Community

Meet the experts we’ve previously invited to our seminars—specialists from all corners of the world, each bringing their unique expertise.

Kiana Reeves

For over a decade, Kiana has been working at the intersection of sex, embodiment, intimacy, pleasure, birth, and well-being. Her approach is holistic and somatic, addressing the emotional, biological, personal, ancestral, and spiritual aspects of sex and intimacy. Kiana is a Certified Somatic Sex Educator and Sexological Bodyworker, a Certified Embodiment and Intimacy Teacher, a Certified STREAM Pelvic Health Practitioner, a Full Spectrum Doula, and a mother of two wonderful and spirited children.

Michaela Boehm

Michaela Boehm is a globally recognized expert in intimacy, relationships, and embodiment. With over 35,000 hours of in-person counseling experience, she specializes in trauma, addiction, and somatic approaches. Her work has been featured in international media, including the Netflix series “Sex, Love & goop” with Gwyneth Paltrow and Will Smith’s memoir Will. Michaela is the creator of The Non-Linear Movement Method® and author of The Wild Woman’s Way.

Bandana Tewari

Bandana Tewari is a renowned fashion journalist and sustainability advocate. She was the former Editor-at-Large at Vogue India and is a vocal proponent of compassionate consumption and ethical fashion. Bandana has been instrumental in raising awareness about the impact of fashion on social and environmental issues. Her work emphasizes the importance of cultural storytelling and the need for authenticity in marketing. Through her thought-provoking articles and public speaking engagements, she continues to inspire change within the fashion industry, promoting sustainability, and fostering a deeper connection between consumers and the stories behind the products they choose.

Madhu Vaishnav

Madhu Vaishnav is the founder and executive director of Saheli Women’s parent organization, the Institute for Philanthropy and Humanitarian Development (IPHD). She is from Jodhpur, India, and has ten years of work experience in civic and social organizations. Madhu founded IPHD in 2013 and launched Saheli Women in 2015. Madhu founded Saheli Women because of the need for livelihood opportunities for women in the village of Bhikamkor.

Nina Gualinga

Nina Gualinga is an Indigenous woman defender of the Amazon from the Kichwa community of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon who advocates for women’s rights and climate justice. She is an international spokeswoman for Mujeres Amazonicas and the Women Defenders Program Coordinator at Amazon Watch.

Nathalie Kelley

With a background in Social Science and Policy, Nathalie strives to tell stories that educate and inspire. She is on the board of Kiss The Ground and and the Fungí Foundation, using her platform to elevate Indigenous wisdom and technologies as a means of coming back into justice and harmony with our ecosystems. She is in deep devotion and service to the entire web of life, advocating in particular for the health of our soil, water, the fungí and forests.

Anna van den Bogert

Anna van den Bogert founded Artipoppe in 2012, inspired by the birth of her second child and a desire to reconnect with the essence of organic motherhood. Now a mother of four, Anna envisions Artipoppe as a catalyst for empowering mothers globally through beautifully designed baby carriers that promote deep maternal bonds and personal style. Her concept of The New Motherhood champions women’s instinctive wisdom and their right to shape their unique motherhood journey. Through personal spiritual practices and a profound connection with nature, Anna cultivates harmony and sovereignty. Her work embodies a dedication to fostering innate power and freedom in mothers, hoping for a harmonious future.

Alice Aedy

Alice Aedy is an award-winning documentary film-maker and campaigner. Alice is Co-Founder and CEO of Earthrise, an impact-driven media company for climate. With years of experience telling the human stories that matter most, Earthrise harnesses the power of innovative multi-media storytelling to transform climate, culture and consciousness. In 2023, Alice was featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Impact.

Isabella Noero

Isabella Noero works to engage people in the climate and social justice movements through art and culture, Colombian art historian, cultural producer and climate justice advocate. Now the Head of Collaborative Partnerships at Earthrise Studio, an impact-driven media company and creative studio with a focus on climate storytelling. Leading the development and implementation of strategic partnerships with organisations, businesses, institutions, and individuals.

Simone Cipriani

Simone Cipriani is a prominent social entrepreneur
and founder of the Ethical Fashion Initiative, which
integrates African and Afghan women into the
international fashion industry’s supply chains. Through
organizing hubs managed by social enterprises and
cooperatives, Simone ensures high-quality products
with a positive social impact, adhering to international
labor laws and living wage standards. His work focuses
on investing in human capital and closing wage gaps
through training and development. Simone is a strong
advocate for sustainability, financial literacy, and
ethical practices in fashion, collaborating with top
brands to create meaningful and socially impactful
products.

Samira Mahboub

Samira Mahboub is a German Moroccan entrepreneur, performance artist and co-founder (along with her husband; Zaid Charkaoui) of Limala celebrating Moroccan’s artisanal culture by highlighting the beauty behind the art of traditional rug making - co-creating with small artisanal families. Limala is builds an inclusive, mindful and conscious community with their customers and collaborators and contextualises her business within broader scope of cultural storytelling. Through her work, she educates on cultural appropriation and she sheds light on decolonial practices that we can employ in our daily lives.

Quanita Roberson

Quanita Roberson is an entrepreneur, author, coach, consultant, organisational shaman, keynote speaker and the founder of Nzuzu Consulting and co-founder of Fire & Water (A 16-month Leadership Journey and Rite of Passage Cohort). With over 20 years of experience as an international personal and professional development facilitator, supporting in areas of healing, grief, leadership, diversity, and inclusion.

Jenna Weakland

Jenna co-founded the SelfHealers Circle—the first virtual self-guided healing membership where members from over 160 countries are joining together to heal in community. She hosts the weekly ad-free podcast “SelfHealers Soundboard” with over 5 million downloads.Her life’s work in childhood development and education, pediatric and adult oncology, integrative nutrition and holistic health, spiritual growth and community service, combined with her own personal journey, has made Jenna into someone who deeply understands and knows how to help guide and heal people from the inside out.

Ebyan Zänini

Multi-disciplinary artist (poet, creative director/producer, dancer) and teacher. She is the founder of Mother Tongue, an online educational platform at the intersection of decolonization, eco-sensuality, and feminine mysticism. Ebyän’s work bridges art and activism and is deeply inspired by the animist spirituality of her Nubian ancestral heritage. You can find more about her upcoming courses, creative offerings, and talks on her Instagram.

Belinda Idriss

Belinda Idriss is a social entrepreneur and founder of
Aartijan, a platform supporting artisans in developing
countries. Formerly a corporate professional in Switzerland,
Belinda left her career to volunteer and learn about cultural
heritage. In March 2021, she volunteered in Afghanistan,
where she extended her stay to support local artisans
amid the Taliban’s rise. After evacuating Kabul, she created
an online platform for artisans’ products, advocating
for sustainable development and investment. Belinda’s
work emphasizes resilience, cultural preservation, and
empowering women, providing hope and showcasing
Afghanistan’s beauty and potential despite challenging
circumstances worldwide

Jane Shaw

“We are all unique and within that, there will be a way and direction that feels true to you. A way of living, working, and dreaming that resonates with you.” Jane loves helping you connect with that awareness and inner truth within you. From a background in both the Corporate and the Mystic world she offers several ways of working, one of them being Human Design.

Lucy Russell

Lucy Russell practises Integrated Hypnotherapy. Her work connects people to their unconscious mind, diffusing imprints and unpicking patterns that have proven destructive. Working with Lucy allows for new programs and pathways to be created enabling you to purposefully emerge into renewed conscious awareness and generative possibility.

Amanda Norgaard

Amanda is the founder of ILLUMINATION, an online atelier that blends yogic science, futuristic education, punk-rock poetry, and community engagement. With over 15 years of experience in the spiritual, creative, and fashion realms, Amanda is a practical dreamer who seamlessly intertwines art, culture, and spirituality through her unique poetic punk-rock style. She is also a writer, creative mentor, and Kundalini yoga teacher.

Mira Katz

Mira Katz is an entrepreneur with a background in the scientific method. She blends creativity with a systematic approach, and is obsessed with problem-solving, business, and aesthetics. She works with small to enterprise-sized businesses as a strategic consultant and fractional COO. Her expertise is in financial modelling, pricing, organizational structures, and brand messaging.

Sophie Schnapp

Sophie Shnapp is a transformative change agent who’s spent her career building bridges between policy, culture and community. Influencing policy that shapes the structures we need for a new future. Harnessing culture to inspire the change that turns possibility into reality. Empowering communities to root that change deep into the soil so new life can grow, for all. For over a decade Sophie has worked alongside public and private stakeholders to bring a depth of energy and climate expertise to local, EU and international administrations.

Lauren Walsch

Lauren Elizabeth Walsh is a trauma-informed Life Coach of 12 years, a healer, teacher, visionary, and founder of Global Sisterhood. Spending her life’s work helping women transform from trauma to rise into their power and leadership through gathering in Circle - as well as, intuitive ritual, lunar alignment, and sisterhood. Over the past few years, Global Sisterhood has grown into a movement that helps connect hundreds of thousands of women in over 100 countries. It is now a blossoming online space and podcast for women to connect together online, diving into meditation, ritual, intention setting, and authentic sharing.

Begum Elsa

Begum Elsa Cura is a Business Consultant and Strategy leader of a Series-D music ticketing platform. With a mission to share her knowledge of the startup ecosystems from the past decade, Begum’s consultancy, Reset, creates tailored programs for entrepreneurs to transform their ideas into thriving realities by providing easy-to-follow frameworks, versatile structures, and personalised coaching.

Shaina Conners

Shaina is an earth-steward, song-bird, passionate warrior of change and resurrection. She is versed in the historical suppression of the feminine as a means to help liberate ancient cages into something more wild and beautiful. Shaina spends much of her time stewarding Spirit of the Forest, a mission to bring the healing modalities of the Amazon forest to the hearts of humanity, while also protecting indigenous practices, land and food sovereignty and culture.

Mariana Maia

Mariana Maia, a Brazilian advocate for indigenous rights, passionately champions the causes of tribes like the Huni Kuin and Yawanawá. Fluent in Portuguese and English, she bridges tribal leaders, NGOs, and governments, fostering meaningful dialogue and cultural preservation. Through UNESCO initiatives, cultural celebrations, and storytelling, Maia empowers indigenous communities to protect and share their heritage. She embodies activism, guiding transformative journeys into the heart of the rainforest.

Iris Verstappen

Certified Hormonal Health Coach, Functional Hormone Specialist, Orthomolecular Advisor and Birth Worker with an academic background in medical anthropology & women's studies. She’s also qualified in traditional midwifery practices, and trauma informed coaching. She holds space for people to come home to themselves through embracing their bodies and cycles, practicing cyclical living and being in flow with their cycles instead of going against them.

Nisha Subramaniam

For over a decade, Nisha Subramaniam has woven
bonds of empowerment with traditional weaving
and pastoral communities nestled in the tranquil
landscapes of Himachal Pradesh, India. In 2010, her
journey intertwined with the skilled hands of local
women in Naggar village, sparking the genesis of Kullvi
WHIMS. As a beacon of change, Nisha orchestrates
a symphony of commerce and compassion, bridging
distant markets with the intricacies of regional craft.
With each visit, she nurtures dreams of self-sufficiency,
while fostering cultural exchanges between budding
designers and seasoned artisans. Nisha’s tireless
commitment breathes life into heritage, crafting a
legacy of resilience and revival amidst modernity’s
tide.

Sara Fuentes Maldonado

Hailing from the kaleidoscopic tapestry of Ilumán, Ecuador,
Sara Fuentes Maldonado embodies indigenous resilience
and cultural stewardship. Deeply rooted in her Kichwa-
Otavalo heritage, she shines as a radiant advocate for
indigenous rights. Sara’s odyssey commenced within
the Secretariat of Management and Development of
Peoples and Nationalities of Ecuador, where she cultivated
community bonds. Presently, as an Indigenous Fellow at
WIPO, she channels her wisdom into safeguarding ancestral
knowledge and cultural expressions, crafting a narrative of heritage protection. Co-founding the “Tuparina Collective,” Sara sparks empowerment among her peers, particularly indigenous women and youth. Across global stages,
including the United Nations, her voice resounds, a guiding
light illuminating the path toward justice and recognition for her community’s aspirations.

Yeye Teish

Yeye Teish is an Iyanifa and Oshun chief in the Yoruba tradition and one of the most renowned Yoruba priestesses globally. Celebrated internationally as a speaker, writer, and ritual-maker, she is a powerful and inspiring teacher who spreads her message of love and hope worldwide.

Carry Somers

Carry is a British fashion designer, social entrepreneur, and activist. She founded Fashion Revolution, the world’s largest fashion activism movement, in response to the 2013 Rana Plaza factory disaster in Bangladesh. The movement advocates for systemic reform in the fashion industry, emphasizing supply chain transparency. Somers was also the founder and director of Pachacuti, a pioneering ethical fashion brand.