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In Feb of 22 I had a long awaited hysterectomy and was forced to sit for 8 weeks. Prior to this I had always belonged to some sort of fitness group either at a gym or in my community and tried to keep myself active and moving. So after having the privilege of movement taken from me during that 8 weeks, I made a promise to myself to never begrudge or whinge about exercise again. I started simply by walking on my treadmill, then progressed to some jogging and light weight workouts.
Come January 23, I realised I needed some professional assistance to kick things up a notch whilst protecting my body following surgery. I simply googled ‘personal trainer near me’. I sorted through a few profiles but didn’t resonate with anyone. I wanted more than a list of exercises with 12 reps. Onyx Elite was on my list so I checked Jay’s Instagram profile. Not going to lie, I was a bit intimidated and wondered if I could really see myself achieving what others were on his page but I knew there was only one way to find out. As soon as I met with Jay, I knew I had an opportunity to go beyond my limits. Something told me that if I trusted the process I may just end up surprising myself. I promised that I would follow the program closely for as long as I could and see what happens. After all, this is apparently what I wanted right? Straight away I felt like Jay believed in me. He was supportive and always available for advice and encouragement. Pretty soon I figured out he could help me with way more than just my physical fitness. His broad knowledge of mental health, the nervous system, nutrition and wellbeing was better than anyone I’d ever met and I always felt as though his advice was genuinely given in my best interest. It didn’t take long to be exposed to the restrictions I had been putting on myself for most of my life and after lots of discussion with Jay, I signed up to do a one day retreat in June. WOW! My life has literally done a 180 since then. My whole way of thinking was challenged and I learned things about myself that I really don’t think I could’ve in any other scenario. It was so amazing that I followed it up with a 5 day retreat in November. This was hands down the most profound experience in my life and one that I can’t recommend enough. The lessons learned were indescribable and ones that I will remember forever. Jay has changed my life. Simple as that. It’s been so much more than just building muscle and improving fitness. My entire perspective and sense of worth is different. The learning for me will never stop. I will go forward knowing that the time is now and the only limits are the ones I put on myself. I'm forever grateful 🙏🏻
I feel very blessed to have my first journey in such a safe environment. With 4 facilitators who I trust and respect and a team of brothers and sisters who all had each others back. I had powerful moments and an amazing positive experience!
The journey was delivered with honour, respect, purpose and love. After settling in to normal life for a week and reflecting I still feel so amazing and connected. I feel focused healthy and pumped. lam responding to stress better and therefore I'm not feeling anxious. I feel calm and energetic. I'm making decisions quicker and not procrastinating. I'm more connected to what's really important and aligned with Yin Yang thug my wife and kids that little bit longer and little bit tighter. I feel like I have more love to give I have found confidence and I feel powerful. I feel like training harder! I don't crave sugar or coffee. I don't take my ADHD medication anymore. I feel closer to finding my purpose!
I feel powerful I wanted to use this platform to thank Jay for always being in my corner and showing me the way!
My life has been better since you have been in it.
I feel recalibrated. Back to myself really. I've been in a situation where l've been put down for such a long time that I lost sight of me.
Being in this environment around FUCKING
AWESOME people has filled my cup right back up. Even my clients see it in me. I realise how important it is to be around good people. I think the longest study was on what makes people live the longest, and it's the relationships they have. So live just poured back into me
• I have clarity and l've journaled because of this.
I have joy. It's just really beautiful to be feeling like me. I don't want anyone to take that from me again and I'm so grateful to everyone of you to see me.
Such a blessing thank you.
What a ride! I have participated in two one day retreats with Onyx Elite, I also had a privilege to train with Jay and his crew for a few years now.
The Onyx Elite model of training and performing is just next level and forces you to show up and level up on every aspect -physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual. No stone is left unturned and if you commit and come with clear intentions, you will find the answers you looking for.
You will be challenged, you will be tested, you will work hard, you will cry, you will laugh and if you dig deep and give it everything you got, you will come out on the other side, reborn - stronger, healthier, happier and more aware.
I highly recommend doing the one day retreat as a first step on your journey to self improvement, however you must be sure and committed and you must set clear intentions for this to work.
You need to be ready to look deeply inside your soul and implement the changes you already know you need to implement. You need to be ready to let go of everything that has held you back and jump into the unknown. It’s not as easy as it sounds but if I could do it, so can you. Embrace your potential.
You can Trust the people from Onyx Elite to take you to the next level, these guys know what they are doing.
For me this was a life changing and life saving experience that I am forever grateful for.
It’s hard to put into words the enormity of an impact that joining the Onyx Elite community has had on many aspects of my life. Jay is a unique man who has a huge wealth of knowledge and experience in working with the human mind and body and this was very evident from the moment I stepped in the gym and witnessed what he was achieving with the clients he trained.
I used to train for the same reasons as most people; to look good, to feel good and reduce stress, and because I loved working out with like minded people. Onyx is about so much more than training on a physical level, it’s a space for awakening your true self.
I have been on two retreats with Onyx now, with plenty more to come. Jay and his team take care of literally everything from recovery protocols to food and drink so that all you have to do is show up and trust the process. The physical challenges of the 4 day retreat are epic and pushed me beyond what I ever imagined I was capable of. This along with breath work, meditation and other modalities along the way gave me the tools I needed to breakthrough a lot of emotional baggage that I just didn’t need in my life anymore, and the feeling was nothing short of exhilarating. These tools continue to serve me now and have become an integral part of my lifestyle. What I enjoy most about the retreats is the space that is created for strangers to connect, be vulnerable, be authentic and support each other through the journey. Each experience with Onyx offers something that can’t be found anywhere else, whether it’s on a retreat, a session in the gym or a Saturday morning trail run. I’m eternally grateful for each of these experiences and the many more to come.
My return to a wellness journey started in April 2020 during our first COVID lock down. I had just had enough. In my early years I had been incredibly fit and healthy, but almost two decades on I was not happy with where I was. I was struggling with my weight and motivation to do something about the lethargy I was feeling. I knew with the right coach fit I would have the support and accountability to make gradual steps back.
I met Jay through a friend who said he was amazing. I was skeptical...After 3 kids and a terrible pelvic floor I was nervous about that being the right fit for me, especially when you see some of the high performance athletes that he supports...I was very much at the other end of the scale!
It took a month or so to settle in to perform assessments and see if the pairing would work. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Jay and I attribute my success at losing roughly 15 kg over 6 or so months to his program, patience and guidance.
Jay’s experience and program focused on helping me achieve my goals and made every session challenging (& somehow fun). My fitness has increased noticeably and I’ve seen improvements in my ability to perform every day activity. Jay ensures that technique is always correct to avoid any injuries and I loved the wide variety of exercise that was covered.
I thoroughly enjoyed working out in the outdoor environment.
Still more to do for me but I now am able to prioritise my health activities and plan my week around them which was NEVER the case. I am happier in myself and my kids see that also. The spark is back in my eye and for that I am grateful.
I would highly recommend Jay to those that might be looking to kick start something similar for themselves, you won’t regret it.
I have trained with Jay for over 10 years. It is easy to talk about his ability to get you into shape, which is a guarantee. Training with him offers so much more, insights into training, nutrition, breathing, recovery it truly is a holistic approach to training. Having unprecedented access to Jay/Onyx elite over the last 12 months in particular has taken my health and fitness journey to a whole new level. Breaking barriers I never previously imagined possible and finding a love and passion for seeing what my body can achieve.
My connection to Jay came via his results. My wife, knowing that I was searching for support in bringing about change in my life was given the details of Onyx Elite Performance by her friend. That friend had seen seismic changes in the life of her partner and was quick to recommend that I speak with Jay.
Some background on me. I’m a husband, father, veteran and continuing bush fire volunteer of 19 and a bit years. The man who first met Jay at his gym in September of 2023 was adrift, disconnected, and struggling. Attempts at mindfulness and exercise seemed to have no effect, likely unable to work thanks to the prescriptions for insomnia, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress.
I was ready for change but wouldn’t just grab any suggestions or advice given to me without a bit of checking on my part. When we started, I would listen to Jay, then make a note for later. After our sessions I’d start my research; trust but verify what I was being told and shown. Quickly I saw it was good stuff with solid academic backing. What had me all in was the results coming from the US veteran and first responder studies.
Thanks to Jay I was able to work through the months-long process of reducing, then finally eliminating my prescription medications. At times it was tough, but I felt able to do this thanks to the ‘toolkit’ of breathwork, mindfulness, and exercise techniques he taught. Also important was the programmes and guidance material shared with me through my personal online folder.
At the beginning of March, I participated in one of the Onyx-led 24hr retreats. With his expert guidance we were pushed to where we needed to be to open up to some real soul-searching and personal development. The personal significance of this session cannot be overstated; the 1st and 2nd of March represents a re-connection with parts of myself I thought had long disappeared.
The man writing this referral in April 2024 doesn’t recognise the one who started out with Jay 7 months before. I feel more engaged with the world around me, a better and more present partner and father. The physical and personal changes have also been noticed by my colleagues at work and at the fire station, in turn encouraging me to better prioritise my personal health and wellbeing.
Jay and Onyx Elite Performance have been great for my health and wellbeing. I encourage you to check out what is on offer in the group activities and/or the personal training options. For me I see an ongoing engagement with Onyx (and Jay); the programmes kicking up a notch as I continue to push past health milestones.
Thanks Jay!
Physically - phenomenal, I feel like I can move a mountain. My training this week has been so empowering; I can push myself more because I know what l'm capable of.
Mentally - clear, focused, determined, motivated Emotionally - fresh, new, balanced and centred Socially - feel ready to share my energy again with others and just be in community
Spiritually - still synthesising, my soul is feeling a little solitary (haha, SOULitary) post-ceremony comedown. I wrote in my journal "I still can't make sense of some things, and I find myself questioning whether they're supposed to be made sense of, or just experienced?
Perhaps we don't have the capacity to speak the language of the soul, and we just need to surrender to its knowing?"
So enjoyed being my nurturing self, and identified the need for connection with my younger self. Prioritising the femme energy now, and also doing things I used to love like skating, singing, piano, dancing...
A lot of us just need someone to make us show up, be accountable, be committed and belong to a tribe of likeminded individuals. Jay is that leader that helps you navigate towards these life goals.
His knowledge, skills, ruthless routines that are well crafted to bring out the best version of you, encouraging you dig deeper into a mental/emotional space you’ve never explored before.
Coping with my grieving process as this is my biggest accomplishment that I have immense gratitude for.
It’s never a failed moment with Jay, you just keep returning to his institution until you graduate to the next level of fitness.
Jay and I first crossed paths at the back end of 2019.
What really appealed to me about Jay was his no nonsense approach towards training, rehab and recovery.
After battling a knee injury for 12 months and not being able to make any inroads into my rehabilitation.
I decided that it was best for me to work one on one with him.
That was by far the best decision I made in what was turning out to be a draining process.
Jay has not only helped me physically but also mentally which is a massive credit to himself.
He has set me up with some amazing skills that can not only be transferred into my sport but also into everyday life.
He channels all of his energy into making sure that you become the best version of yourself, trainers who have that mindset are few and far between.
And most importantly, I return to my sport with full confidence in my body being physically stronger and fitter.
I would like to express my gratitude for holding and facilitating this journey. You always manage to provide a very safe space for many beautiful souls to release.
You haver an incredibly powerfut product and service you deliver. This is your calling.
Thank You
I started with Jay at Onyx about 4 months ago. This whole journey has been something I could never put into words nor try to !
From the first initial sit down with Jay the confidence I felt of sitting with a coach that had many years worth of true knowledge and was confident in it.
I can hand on my heart say that for the better I am not the same woman I was at the end of last year.
I was in a space of not knowing where I was going, no purpose, not sure who I was and always looking outside myself for love, safety and security.
With embarking on one of the retreats in March this has completely flipped my world upside down (for the better), the around the clock support and guidance before during and after this experience was in it’s self something phenomenal! I will forever be grateful for this amazing support.
This deep dive I have been on has taught me and still teaching me everyday new things that no one could ever take away from me. The tools I have been shown are now apart of my every day routines and lifestyle.
I will forever be grateful for this amazing, ongoing journey and it wouldn’t have been possible without Onyx.
I cannot recommend enough starting this journey you will never look back 🙌🏼
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