National Museum of Scotland

22nd March 2024

I delivered an interactive ‘Introduction to Mindfulness’ training to members of the Community Engagement team at the National Museum of Scotland.

This gave them the opportunity to find out more about mindfulness, practice different types of mindfulness, and better their understanding before delivering their Wellbeing Wander to members of the public during Mental Health Awareness Week at the museum.

I supported them with the development of how to structure their Wellbeing Wander and how they could incorporate mindfulness using the senses as part of their tour.

After this training and development session, I delivered two family mindfulness sessions, ‘Slow Down Sunday’ on the 19th May. These sessions aimed to introduce children and families to mindfulness through storytelling with my debut book ‘Slow Down Amaya’, a variety of mindfulness practices, yoga activities and craft.

The Joy Movement

1st November 2024

I delivered a 3-hour training on ‘Creating a Racially Inclusive Coaching Business’ to Dr Sarah Madigan's Spectacular School coaching programme.

In this online session, I shared my personal experiences of moving from a participant in wellbeing spaces to becoming a qualified wellness professional. 

This was an interactive training that covered:

Brand culture 

Mental health and the nervous system

Talking about race

Supporting Black clients

Be United

21st February 2025

Be United hosted its Creative Partnerships Conference at the University of Glasgow.

This annual event gathered many creatives and offered a variety of talks on personal development and wellbeing.

I delivered an interactive wellbeing workshop about ‘Everyday Mindfulness for Creatives’, to explore ways for Black Creatives to support their mental wellbeing through mindfulness

The session provided practical strategies to bring mindfulness into their daily life.

Participants gave their thoughts on the workshop and how they felt afterwards, they shared the following words:

Content. Relaxed. Mindful. Easy to Understand. Informative. Engaging. Fun. Inspired. Calm. Unique. Interesting. Helpful

UK Reads

8th March 2025

I collaborated with UK Reads, an umbrella programme and initiative of the World Literacy Foundation, to deliver a webinar for parents and carers on ‘Homegrown readers and writers: Crafting a literacy rich environment for your children’.

This was a 1-hour interactive webinar that covered practical tools to make literacy engaging and fun for primary and secondary aged children.

The webinar covered creative ways to support children to creatively develop their:

Speaking

Listening

Reading

Writing

This session provided parents and carers with practical tools along with opportunities for reflection, discussion and questions.

Work + Play Hub

22nd May 2025

I will be a speaker at the Work + Play Hub Parents Mental Health webinar to support Mental Health Awareness Week.

This organisation strives to create meaningful change in workplaces by supporting gender equality and parents' mental health. They are the first family-friendly co-working space.

In my pre-recorded 10 minute talk, ‘Taking care of your mental health when raising a child with ASN/SEN’, I discuss ways that parents and carers can bring practical mindfulness techniques into their daily life to reduce stress.

More information is available here.

Manchester Mindfulness Festival

24th May 2025 

I will be delivering a presentation on ‘Diverse Spaces: How Mindfulness Teachers Can Develop a Culture of Inclusion and Accessibility’.

This is the fifth annual festival with the theme for 2025 being Increasing Inclusion: Diversity, Equity, and Neuro-Inclusion in Mindfulness.

My talk is part of Manchester Mindfulness Festival's Online Events and is the first talk of the series.

After my presentation I will be interviewed by the founder of Manchester Mindfulness Festival Christoph Spiessens, followed by an audience Q&A.

Tickets are available here.