Mindfulness I Storytelling I Training 

Hashima people. Although I returned from Sierra Leone a couple of months ago, I was so unsettled due to two deaths of people close to people who were close to me and could not separate the feelings relating to that from writing about the work I went to do. Thus I did not write… anything,. No stories, no poetry, or reflections, even my freelance work in London took a break as I became quite internal around my sense of agency in this world and in developmental work. I took one

On the face of it this statement is somewhat discriminatory against uncoordinated people; nevertheless it is a fact that both fighting and dancing require very similar balance, coordination and body control: skills than can of course be acquired by learning them. Still, I digress… The notion of ‘cool’ arts is imbued in many African warrior practices and is certainly part of KaZimba. Multiple Intelligence theory categorises intelligence as diverse in nature and shows clearly t

Seven Days of Mindfulness Hacks The sun is shining and I am lucky to be having a lie in! However I can hear the forced clip of hurrying heels and the tension in school bound voices. “Hurry up! We’ll be late!” So many people start their day stressed! From small children to school teachers, from street hustlers to company executives stress unites us all… And sadly, is slowly killing us all. My friend and fabulous youth facilitator Kathy Elwand taught me the lyrics of a song: “W