PowerUp!

Writing is about listening. Connecting and tuning in. All of this enables the words to come through the body.    “When we only move from the logical mind and we don’t move from the body mind and the heart mind, and we don’t integrate these different parts of ourselves, then it can feel like it’s [writing] taking and not also nourishing us.”    What an incredibly special episode to close the season and the show on. The wisdom and generosity that Toni brings to this episode around the power of language through her embodiment as a listener who listens through writing, poems, and the earth - for the stories that help us remember our power and our magic, is precious and invaluable.   Toni Giselle Stuart works as a poet, performer, creative writing facilitator & healer. Her work includes Krotoa-Eva’s Suite – a cape jazz poem in three movements with filmmaker Kurt Orderson; Poetry, Paramedics and Film with filmmaker/health researcher Leanne Brady (2018); What the Water Remembers at Woordfees (2020); forgetting. and memory with vangile gantsho & Vusumzi Ngxande, at the Virtual National Arts Festival (2020). She has an MA Writer/Teacher (distinction) from Goldsmiths, University of London, where she was a 2014/2015 Chevening Scholar.   Mentions: Connect with Toni Website: https://tonistuart.com/ IG: @tonigiselle_official Email: mail@tonistuart.com Dot Dot Dot Dance: https://www.dotdotdotdance.com/ Anis Mojgani: Shake the dust Badilisha Poetry Festival D'bi Young: Rivers and Other Blackness Between Us Gabeba Baderoon Shine Lulu Kitololo Business course for creatives: http://www.lulukitololo.com Speculative fiction trilogy and verse In bloom: Poetry with time on the land The Writers Oasis: https://tonistuart.com/the-writers-oasis Rah Nomvula Busby of Divine Lotus Waatlemoen konfyt: Watermelon preserve In Bloom: https://tonistuart.com/_____in-bloom Cairn = A pile of stones or rocks intentionally piled up one on top of the other as ways to show the path   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com,  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

‘Language can be many different things…allow it to be those.’   Language is a vehicle for communication and for expression. How does it equip and support us? How does it get in our way? Deep dive with us and Nkem Ndefo, founder of Lumos Transforms and creator of The Resilience Toolkit, as we unpack the power of language. You’re not ready for this one!   Nkem Ndefo, MSN, CNM, RN, is the founder of Lumos Transforms and creator of The Resilience Toolkit, a model that promotes embodied self-awareness and self-regulation in an ecologically sensitive framework and social justice context. She is known for her unique ability to connect with people of all types by holding powerful healing spaces, weaving complex concepts into accessible narratives, and creating synergistic and collaborative learning communities that nourish people’s innate capacity for healing, wellness, and connection. Originally licensed as a nurse midwife, Nkem has extensive post-graduate training in complementary health modalities and emotional therapies and has worked in settings ranging from large-volume hospitals to mobile community clinics. She brings an abundance of experience as a clinician, educator, researcher, and community strategist to innovative programs that address trauma and inequity, build resilience, and shape liberatory change for individuals and organizations across sectors, both in her home country (US) and internationally. She regularly provides trauma-informed subject matter expertise to organizations, initiatives, and governmental agencies. Nkem is particularly interested in working alongside people most impacted by violence and marginalization. Most recently, she led a multi-year embodied diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism initiative for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.   Mentions: Connect with Nkem Website: lumostransforms.com IG: @nkemndefo @lumos_transforms Nervous System PUP! episodes: Ep 42: Building a Flexible Nervous System with Ama Rouge and Ella Mesma https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HChaGu0JxQpQI7mMq2VLc?si=78897fbbfebb4580 Ep 43: Regulating my Nervous System Changed my Life with Anastasia Ttofis https://open.spotify.com/episode/5SdliYzbeXw9sTOtrL72oH?si=f5abe68c47be4cd8 Em 44: The Human Experience of Relating to What Shows Up with Martha Cuffy https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZyecTSdljdVOKEQK2xUFY?si=2d9ecce467204ed1 Ep 64: How About we Evolve? with Akeim Toussaint Buck https://open.spotify.com/episode/4RjxD511ds0PysPfcNj9xE?si=1b48a5a4dd074c8a Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com,  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

We want to empower you to choose whether you listen to this episode or not, and let you know that in this episode slavery is mentioned. If you are affected by anything discussed in this episode, we have provided links to organisations you may find helpful at the bottom of these show notes.   The mightiness of this episode is next level! Join us as we talk with Safiya about the power that language carries - through the lens of her debut poetry collection Cane, Corn & Gully, ancestry, dance and poetry.   A powerful & passionate choreo-poet who is just getting started. Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa is a British born Barbadian raised choreo-poet and PhD student at the University of Leeds in Cultural Studies. Her interdisciplinary art braids dance and poetry on the page and stage. She is an Obsidian Foundation fellow and an Apples & Snakes/ Jerwood Arts Poetry in Performance recipient. Her work has appeared in a variety of journals including Poetry London, Poetry Review and Wasafiri. Safiya is also a national and international spoken word champion and came third place in The London Magazine Poetry Prize (2022).   Mentions: Connect with Safiya:  Website: https://www.safiyakamaria.com/ IG: @safiyakamaria Buy Cane, Corn and Gully: https://www.safiyakamaria.com/product-page/cane-corn-gully Hair & MUA, Consultant - Kamanza IG: @kamanzaa Labanotation: Graphic notation for dance/dance scores The Kamaria technique Ep 41: We Move in Circles with Thomas "Talawa" Presto https://open.spotify.com/episode/1549ahF6J5dojFC35OvC3i?si=daff6659ad68482e Poem read: Speightstown Is Such a Darling Place   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com,  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team   If you are or have been affected by any of the topics we've discussed in this episode here are some organisations you may find helpful:   https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/ www.mind.org.uk https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/

“There is a mental health crisis in the Arts, a workforce at its lowest ever point psychologically, and a lack of support available for those who need it most”. Wellbeing in the Arts.   How can we work in ways that safeguard our mental health and overall wellbeing? We’re joined by Leah Francis who shares how overworking, and a lack of knowledge around safeguarding within the Arts led her to a breakdown. Since then integrating access needs are a central part of her working practice. Press play and join our conversation.   Leah Francis is a theatre maker performer/divisor from Leeds with experience in directing, facilitating, performing, and writing. Her passion lies in creating theatre involving song, movement and spoken word that seeks to empower the community. Leah also has a desire for telling diverse women's stories and in 2013 set up her own Theatre Collective, Speak Woman Speak who performed internationally at Fira B Festival in Mallorca. More recently Leah has completed her MA in performance at Leeds Beckett University with a distinction and has been encouraged to carry on studying and researching for a PhD.   Mentions: Wellbeing in the Arts: https://www.wellbeinginthearts.org.uk Speak Woman Speak: www.speakwomanspeak.com Soledad and Betto Douglas White Walls Lateisha Davine Lovelace-Hanson: https://www.instagram.com/lateisha_davine/?hl=en Yayoi Kusama: http://yayoi-kusama.jp/e/information/ Audre Lorde: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde Bell Hooks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks Trisha Hearsey Nap Ministry: https://thenapministry.com/ Bertolt Brecht: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/bertolt-brecht Bechdel Test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com,  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team   If you are or have been affected by any of the topics we've discussed in this episode here are some organisations you may find helpful:   https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/ www.mind.org.uk  https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/abuse/#DomesticAbuseAndViolenceSupportOptions https://www.wellbeinginthearts.org.uk

Ahmad shares how following his curiosity led to an expanded sense of self and expression. Getting to know your own shook man is personal to you and opens up the way for you to get out of your own way, transmuting your fear into joy. And in Ahmad’s case, improved his mental health.    Ahmad is the creator of SHOOK MAN®, a character who represents our fears & anxieties and is an engaging way for people to talk about their mental health. Ahmad understands people who feel powerless in life - he used to be that way. For 10+ years he studied the best courses on human nature. He has coached hundreds of people around the world and produced podcasts, events, and courses. How are you getting to know your own shook man?   Mentions: Connect with Ahmad:  Website: www.ahmadjooma.com IG: @shook.man @ahmad.jooma Internal family systems: No bad parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model: Dick Schwartz: shorturl.at/mpvy6 Elizabeth Gilbert: Big Love Quote: shorturl.at/rBUY5 Mini book link: www.shookman.com   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com,  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

Join us as we open our series on mental health by speaking about our own mental health and what we’re learning.   Mentions: The 5 Tibetan Rites: https://mayagandaia.com/the-five-tibetan-rites/ Chakras: https://mayagandaia.com/chakras/ Embodied Alchemy: https://mayagandaia.com/embodied-alchemy/ Betterhelp.com The Self Space: https://theselfspace.com/ TRE: Ep 44 The Human Experience of Relating to What Shows Up with Martha Cuffy https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZyecTSdljdVOKEQK2xUFY?si=13a38967842548f4   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com,  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

Get comfy and lock in as we talk creativity, revolution and evolution with multifaceted performer and creator Akeim Toussaint Buck. Akeim is an interdisciplinary performer and maker, born in Jamaica and raised in England. His intention is to create moving, thought provoking, accessible and free-spirited projects calling on multiple art forms to tell the story. Audiences are invited to not just observe they are implicit in the experience. His work aims to reflect on reality, looking at ongoing socio- political issues, with a humanitarian intention. Mentions: Connect with Akeim: Website: toussainttomove.com FB, IG, Twitter: @toussainttomove   Element Arts: https://elementdance.co.uk/   Ecological Beings: https://www.instagram.com/p/CeqUMjgIaLt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link ‘Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.’ Bertolt Brecht Beverley Thomas episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rjHZ5Muz1iheyqUwSFN8I?si=a8de7be34b00472b The Arts Foundation Fellowship: https://artsfoundation.co.uk/ Compton Verney: https://www.comptonverney.org.uk/ Making Mischiefs Exhibition: https://www.comptonverney.org.uk/event/making-mischief-folk-costume-in-britain/ Isaac Ouro Gnao episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6C2fkbkBWNwjGgYTxS2GX6?si=2bae24aac8604355   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com,  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“Redefining protest - let's not get rid of the word, let’s redefine it and get rid of some of this baggage”.   Dr. Hannabiell Sanders is a musician, educator, activist, entrepreneur, and an ambassador of fun. A bass trombonist, African & Latin hand percussionist, composer, producer, and activist. She is a charismatic performer and teacher who is committed to using her music and knowledge in service to social justice to break stereotypes and bring diverse communities together. Hannabiell is the Artistic Director of the social enterprise, Harambee Pasadia which creates, organises and manages festivals and events that focus on community building, arts from the African Diaspora, and intergenerational collaborations with artists and organisations all over the world. She is also the Musical Director for the Ladies of Midnight Blue and the Hannabiell & the Midnight Blue Collective.    Mentions: Connect with Hannabiel IG, Twitter, FB, LinkedIn: @Hannabiell Harambee Pasadia Amiri Baraka Bell Hooks People's Organization for Progress  Vicky White Larry Ham KwaZulu-Natal Norfolk State University Mason Gross School of the Arts - Rutgers University Norfolk State University Spartan “Legion” Marching Band Podcast episode: How do our Beliefs get in the way of our Possibility? https://open.spotify.com/episode/655kFC0bfpHpS1VK5YRzZJ?si=ad1851fde3b64aa6 Yillis Suriel The Sage Secret Garden Party (Chai Wallahs stage): https://www.secretgardenparty.com/products/secret-garden-party-2023 Kendall Calling (Chai Wallahs stage): https://www.kendalcalling.co.uk/ Greenman Festival (Chai Wallahs stage): https://www.greenman.net/ Shambala Festival (Chai Wallahs stage: https://www.shambalafestival.org/ Aldeburgh Carnival: https://www.aldeburghcarnival.com/ Freedom Festival: https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAjwl6OiBhA2EiwAuUwWZbdNTwpa6Rv-8BM10RCoPdNCUVri7SAr2YpNMOHWAVxi9ZHyJZulzBoC7c4QAvD_BwE The Generator Festival: https://www.generatorlive.org.uk/   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com,  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“Now more than ever we need to speak about mental health, and now more than ever we need creativity, and, now more than ever we can use our language to really unlearn this world where we are taught that success is based on money, and where we are taught that success is based on a form of productivity that doesn’t actually honour and listen to our wellbeing…”   Join us as we open Season 7 introducing you to our themes for the season from a personal perspective. Creativity as a Tool for Revolution, Mental Health and The Power of Language.    Mentions: Rest & Being: https://thenapministry.com/ Taj Lounge: http://www.tajlounge.com/ Salt vibrations patterns: https://youtu.be/wvJAgrUBF4w Embodied Alchemy: https://mayagandaia.com/embodied-alchemy/ Carnival, Mass: https://knowyourcaribbean.wixsite.com/know-your-caribbean   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com,  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“Yoga is about looking at yourself.”   We want to empower you to choose whether you listen to this episode or not and let you know that in this episode eating disorders, excessive drinking and abuse are mentioned. If you are affected by anything discussed in this episode, we have provided links to organisations you may find helpful at the bottom of these show notes.    Nadia Gilani is a yoga teacher, journalist and author of The Yoga Manifesto published earlier this year. Her pronouns are she/her. She first discovered yoga after her mum took her to a class in the 1990s (and she really didn’t want to go!) She has been practising ever since. Nadia has extensive experience of working with people with different bodies and from all walks of life and is deeply committed to making yoga inclusive. Her approach to teaching is contemporary and explorative while maintaining a deep respect for the ancient practice.    Mentions: Connect with Nadia Website: nadiagilani.co.uk The Yoga Manifesto: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yoga-Manifesto-Helped-Needs-Itself/dp/1529065100 Mental Health: MIND, Black Minds Matter Idle Women: https://www.idlewomen.org/ Marlon James: https://marlonjameswriter.com/   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   If you are or have been affected by any of the topics we've discussed in this episode here are some organisations you may find helpful:   https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/ www.mind.org.uk  https://seed.charity/ https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/abuse/#DomesticAbuseAndViolenceSupportOptions   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

You do not want to miss this! We talk yoga, inclusivity, migration and self-care with Dianne Bondy. The mic drop moments though!    Dianne’s pronouns are she/her, she is an Author, Speaker, Activist & Yogi and the leader of the Yoga For All movement. Her inclusive approach to yoga empowers anyone to practise—regardless of their shape, size, ethnicity, or level of ability. Dianne is revolutionising yoga by educating yoga instructors around the world on how to make their classes welcoming for all kinds of practitioners. Change Agent in Modern Yoga, Dianne’s commitment to increasing diversity in yoga has been recognized in her work with Pennington’s, Gaiam, and the Yoga & Body Image Coalition, as well as in speaking engagements at Princeton, Duke, University of Buffalo and UC Berkeley on Yoga, Race, and Diversity. Her writing is published in Yoga and Body Image Volume 1, Yoga Renegades, and Yes Yoga Has Curves. Master Yoga Teacher Dianne is the author of the international best selling book, Yoga for Everyone, co-author of Yoga Where You Are, and a frequent contributor to Yoga International, DoYou, Yoga Girl, and Omstars. She has been featured in publications such as The Guardian, Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Mashable, and People.   Mentions: Connect with Dianne: Website: diannebondyyoga.com, yogaforalltraining.com, yogaforeveryone.tv Audre Lorde: “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare”. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde Brene Brown: https://brenebrown.com/ Maya Angelou: “I am the hope and the dream of the slave”. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46446/still-i-rise Layla Saad: http://laylafsaad.com/ Ahimsa   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

You’re walking a tightrope, there are raging crocodiles below you and yoga is the thing that helps you balance. Journeying with yoga and yoga as activism - let’s get into it.    Mentions: Glo: https://www.glo.com/ Felicia Tamasco: https://www.instagram.com/feliciatomasko/?hl=en Ahimsa Abby Hoffman: http://norwichwellbeing.com/articles/abby-hoffman-yoga-starting-again-25th-september/ Kundalini Orixas / Orishas Kemet Susana Barkataki: https://www.susannabarkataki.com/ Layla Saad - Me and White Supremacy: http://laylafsaad.com/ Dianne Bondy: https://diannebondyyoga.com/ Nadia Gilani: https://nadiagilani.co.uk/ Cultural appreciation, appropriation and arrogation Vedas book: American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation How Indian Spirituality Changed the West: https://www.waterstones.com/book/american-veda/philip-goldberg/9780385521352   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

TASLIMA K is a luxury conscious fashion label with a purpose to make a positive impact in this world. Founder/Fashion Designer/Artivist, Nike Guest Designer, Celebrity Stylist, Art/Creative Director- Taslima Khan sat down to chat honestly about sustainability and fashion with us. Taz's pronouns are she/her. She designs, she pattern cuts, sews and styles. She is the one woman team. Taslima Khan is a creative professional, whose self taught sewing led to BA (Hons) Fashion Design And Marketing. TASLIMA K brings together her creative life with her passion for human rights activism.    Mentions: Connect with Taz: IG: @tazlimastyle @taslima_k_ Website: https://www.taslimak.co.uk/    Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

Are you consciously unconscious? Unconsciously unconscious? How can we unlearn and become consciously conscious? Welcome to today’s episode where we talk slow fashion, comedy and individual responsibility.   Mentions: Lucy and Yak: https://lucyandyak.com/ Kala Sangam, Bradford: https://www.kalasangam.org/ Dr Natalie Diddams: https://www.facebook.com/RadicleComedy/ Good on you App: https://goodonyou.eco/ Impact Festival: https://www.impactfestival.co.uk/ How bad are Bananas: https://howbadarebananas.com/ Taslima K: https://www.taslimak.co.uk/  The Rainbow Butterfly, Ella Mesma Company: https://ellamesma.co.uk/   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com,  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @Ellamesma @powerup.podcast FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @ellamesma   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

Reimagining futures and living without limitations starts with us. So where do we start? We chat to Researcher, Creative and Business owner Beverley. Beverley is a full-time PhD researcher based within the School of English, at the University of Sheffield. She is doing a creative writing doctorate that delves into identity, particularly Black British, Caribbean, and African descendants. Her research also focusses on identity through the prism of trauma, double consciousness, homosexuality, family secrets, slavery, the supernatural, the mystical and Afro-futurism.    She has been published in several magazines, including Bad Form and the Dream Catcher’s Magazine. Her poetry was exhibited in the ‘Being Human’ national festival November 2021: His House to Our Home - 3D virtual exhibition by Public Engagement Sheffield | art.spaces | KUNSTMATRIX. She has guest lectured on Octavia Butler, spoken to an international audience for the Daring to Dare developmental programme and was a speaker at the University of Sheffield English Colloquium 2022.   She is currently the CEO of BDT Creatives, a grant writing and editing company.    Mentions: Connect with Beverley: Website: bdtcreativeservices.weebly.com, creativewakefield.net/beverley-thomas Twitter: @BDT_Services   David Lammy Andrea Levy Ryan Coogler YCEDE Board: Dedicated to equity at doctoral level by improving access for graduates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds The Booker Prize Tade Thompson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tade_Thompson Bob Marley: Free our minds PowerUp! Episode: Play is a State of Mind with Adele Cleaver https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ztXYkpBV3gwctuNVNwthj?si=bd990b4ce8ee4fdb Audre Lorde: Self care is revolutionary In the Black Fantastic: Southbank Centre Hayward Gallery Barbican Exhibition https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2022/series/journeys-across-afro-futurism The Rainbow Butterfly, Ella Mesma Company: https://ellamesma.co.uk/   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

We continue talking Human Relationships this week with the incredible Tie Simpson. Tie Simpson is an Atlanta-based International Yoga Instructor, Wellness Influencer and mother of 2. She’s also the Founder and CEO of Sisters of Yoga (SOY), a global wellness collective and non-profit where she oversees the programmes, policies, and procedures of the company.   Affectionately known as ‘Hippie Heathen’ in the social media world, Tie serves as a guide for yoga living, self-healing, spiritual expansion and sprinkles of conscious parenting. Her free-spirit, transparency and shared wisdom has inspired transformation in thousands of women seeking to show up for themselves and cultivate a more healthy, happy and intentional life.    As a creative yoga-lifestyle-mom-preneur, Tie travels the world sharing her journey to self-healing using the practices of yoga, meditation, and holistic conscious living; She creates wellness lifestyle content for household brands like Adidas, Bose, Lincoln, and Fitbit; and she creates safe and brave spaces that encourage personal and spiritual expansion through her international healing retreats for women.   Mentions: Connect with Tie: Website: hippieheathen.com, sistersofyoga.org. IG: @hippie_heathen @findyourfreeretreat @sistersofyoga YTT = yoga teacher training   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

Caleb Nelson grew up in a cult. We speak to him about what it is to be human in all it’s complexities, rawness, gloriousness and discovery. Caleb is a Professional Optimist and likes to be naked on Sunday. Naked Sunday is a conversation around the question: "Why do you love yourself?" The extent to which we do not love ourselves on the inside, is amplified in magnitude of hate in our external world. Caleb is working towards a vision of World INNER Peace. He aims to help visionary leaders rediscover and optimise their energy and passion so they can inspire others to cultivate harmony and prosperity in their community.   Mentions: Connect with Caleb: Website: nakedsunday.coach  IG & TikTok: @nakedsundaypodcast  Podcast: Naked Sunday https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nUqnEgQQLblz0HFqMktjZ?si=2bd1fd573dc248bc   Shout out to Lexi IG: @mrsnelsoninreallife   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com,  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

We talk Tyler the Creator, Teedra Moses, moving from banking to running multiple businesses and doing it all the slow way, with Mark.   “The mat has always been the safe space I can go to. I can delve into different learnings…and different appreciation of what yoga is beyond what is put out there.”   Mark’s pronouns are he/him, he is an entrepreneur, music lover & connector of people. He likes problem solving and creating a platform for other people to express themselves and thrive. He ensures he has a good work / life balance, which has been bettered since he discovered yoga in 2012.   Mentions: Connect with Mark: IG: @akwaabayoga  Website: www.akwaabayoga.com Tyler the Creator: https://www.instagram.com/feliciathegoat/?hl=en Teedra Moses Complex Simplicity Album: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ds3BcAZoYcGl8H1yMbnHg?si=FE-MlvsaQ42qXVP-iD2NIw Boxpark Croydon: https://www.boxpark.co.uk/croydon/ Harry Styles: https://www.instagram.com/harrystyles/?hl=en   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“But then I noticed I was continuously always on, and being always on I noticed that I didn’t have these slow moments, and these slow moments in which I would just turn things off would often give me the moments to be more creative…”   Slow living guide, creative producer, consultant and business owner Priscilla Macintosh joins us sharing about how reaching a pivotal point in her career forced her to slow down. She didn’t give it all up and move to the countryside, she found her way of slow living in the city.    With Adjuma Tribe, her slow living platform, Priscilla helps freelancers and business owners on their own slow living journey. To achieve a more vital and better work-life balance, manage stress, and improve their overall health. In her spare time, she loves art related things, being creative, dancing, being in nature, eating delicious food, and doing absolutely nothing.   Mentions: Connect with Priscilla: Website: www.adjumatribe.com IG: @adjumatribe @priscillamacintosh  FB: adjumatribe   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“It creates space around things…I recognise that’s really a key part of me feeling centred and feeling like I can then pour out in the ways I’m choosing to in my day. And also enjoy what I’m doing in my day.“   Slow living on our terms. We invite you into our world of slow living and to muse over what slow living uniquely looks like for you.   Mentions: TRE: http://www.tre-association.co.uk/ Ep 44 with Martha Cuffy: The Human Experience of Relating to What Shows Up https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZyecTSdljdVOKEQK2xUFY?si=0bae568f9b0b4760 Ella’s book: Journal to Joy (first edition) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Journal-Joy-Transform-Accompanying-Manuscript/dp/1982282355 Wild Within: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @wearewildwithin TRE: http://www.tre-association.co.uk/ Ep 44 with Martha Cuffy: The Human Experience of Relating to What Shows Up https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZyecTSdljdVOKEQK2xUFY?si=0bae568f9b0b4760 Ella’s book: Journal to Joy (first edition) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Journal-Joy-Transform-Accompanying-Manuscript/dp/1982282355 Wild Within: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @wearewildwithin The Twelfth House podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5HyQgYpzIkF1oo63aDVZzC?si=5a0e5b0cb60249d4   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma  FB:@EllaMesma  Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team