Earth Talk: With Kaira Jewel Lingo

Self-Knowledge and Interbeing as the Heart of True Leadership
8pm
£5.00 / £4.00 Concessions

In this Earth Talk, we will explore the art of power and its foundation in self-awareness and intimacy. True power, real authority, is about relationships. To have resonant leadership, we must know ourselves and others deeply. We must also understand our fundamental interconnectedness with all of life. As we understand interbeing, we learn we cannot separate ourselves from others, inside from outside, humans from other beings, this from that. With this insight, our leadership is sustainable, enjoyable, fulfilling and successful in the deepest sense of the word, wherever we are, whatever we are doing.

Kaira Jewel (formerly Sr. Jewel) is from the US and has been practicing mindfulness and Buddhist meditation since 1997. She was ordained as a nun by Thich Nhat Hanh in 1999 and as a Dharma teacher in 2007. She returned to secular life in 2015 and continues as a lay Buddhist teacher and mindfulness teacher. Before ordaining, she graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology and Social Sciences. She has led mindfulness retreats in the US, Europe, Asia, Brazil, India and Southern Africa. She spends much of her time sharing mindfulness and compassion, especially with children, families and young people, and bringing mindfulness to teachers and schools. She is editor of Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children by Thich Nhat Hanh. She is passionate about exploring the ways art, play and spiritual practice connect. She leads mindfulness courses for artists and has a background in dance and improvisation. She is also a certified Yoga Teacher and InterPlay leader.

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