About Us
Santalan (सैंटेलिन) means balance.
Created by women for women - with good reason.
As women, we often find ourselves juggling multiple roles, striving to be the best in everything from career to motherhood to making the most of any personal or leisure time. It’s a relentless and near-impossible pursuit. Yet we try.
Ironically in our efforts to balance everything and please everyone, we’re met with imbalance and feel defeated at the apparent loss of our own identity and goals.
We help you reclaim what’s important to you…
Providing a safe space for women to confront and tackle their challenges on both a practical and emotional level, you can start to acknowledge your personal and professional desires. Working closely together, we’ll help you identify priorities, create realistic timelines and give you the strategies, techniques and resilience to not only find but celebrate your new-found balance.
Our team of expert coaches can bring both experience and expertise to every corner of your life from career to relationships and from personal styling to health, wellbeing and nutrition.
… so you can show up more in your life.
Meet the founder
Hello, and welcome to the Santalan story.
I’m Dalbir Bains, the woman who turned her vision into a reality. And I’m eager to help women believe in, pursue and achieve their own goals amidst their complex and busy lives, however modest or grand the dream.
To understand why I created Santalan, it’s good to know a little bit about me.
My pursuit and achievement of success came at a high cost met through many daily sacrifices. Juggling numerous roles, responsibilities and relationships while building what could be described as an enviable and glamorous career, proved to be an enormous challenge. And though I loved my work with a passion, my inability to find some much needed balance left me perpetually frustrated and yes, unfulfilled.
In constant action with my high-powered career in the fashion industry, I was driven and ambitious. And soon went from Trainee Buyer to the headier heights of positions such as Director, Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, before going on to build a new sustainable fashion brand.
But I wasn’t truly happy. Something just wasn’t quite right with my life. The relentless nature of trying to fulfil all my other personal duties at the same time was tough. And the effect this was having on me in all sorts of ways made me realise something had to change.
I decided there and then that no woman should have to feel so compromised and burdened that the only option is to put her own needs last.
A solution was needed. And having found a way to resolve my own issues, I realised I had the answer. Santalan was born.
Dedicated to helping busy women find that elusive thing called balance, our 12 month bespoke coaching programme is designed to address the unique challenges we all face. My passion for encouraging and creating positive change is evident in every aspect of the Santalan experience, where you’re empowered to reclaim your life, define your priorities and achieve your goals - always at your own pace and all while maintaining a sense of harmony and fulfilment.
Practical, enlightening, enriching and purposeful, Santalan will take you on a transformative journey. And I should know, I’ve travelled it.
On behalf of the Santalan coaching team, we look forward to being part of your success.
Dalbir
Just bring yourself, along with your thoughts, dreams, frustrations and desires. And let us help unravel your mind, kick down the door marked ‘if only’ and put you on the path to a happier and more balance future.
Our Mission
To ensure every woman has the opportunity to experience a sense of accomplishment, make significant strides towards her goals, and reclaim her power to live a more fulfilling and balanced life.
Find out more
No hard sell, no obligation - just a friendly get-to-know-you chat so you can be sure we’re a great match for each other.