Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes

Produced by J’aime Rothbard

Original music for this episode by Siri Dharma

Imagine a world where your deepest emotions are not just acknowledged, but embraced as catalysts for growth. Siri Dharma combines the wisdom of mindfulness with the power of Compassionate Inquiry® to facilitate the safe exploration of her client’s innermost truths.

Let Siri Dharma’'s wisdom inspire you to:
• Uncover your truth by embracing your emotions with courageous curiosity
• Transform your pain into purpose, and adversity into strength
• Cultivate mindfulness as a pathway to healing addictions and welcoming inner peace
• Harness your sensitivity as a superpower

Siri Dharma's life story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. the power of compassion, and her unwavering commitments to justice and truth. From the tumultuous streets of apartheid-era Johannesburg to the halls of justice in the stronghold of the oppressor, her journey from human rights lawyer to legal teacher/mentor, mindfulness and Compassionate Inquiry® Practitioner shows that our darkest experiences can become our greatest teachers. Her work with HIV/AIDS orphans and political activists honed her ability to find light in the darkest of places, a skill she now shares with the world.

Through Siri Dharma’s compassionate lens, you'll learn that true forgiveness is about exploring and processing our own emotions. And to truly forgive is to understand the wounding driving the perpetrators of the transgression.

Are you ready to embrace the transformative power of emotional healing? To stand in your truth and find freedom through deep exploration and self-compassion? Join us and allow Siri Dharma's highly sensitive nature to guide you through the labyrinth of your own heart. 

About Siri Dharma / Sheila Tyacke
Lawyer, Mediator, Legal Trainer & Mentor, Compassionate Inquiry® Practitioner, Training Facilitator & Counselor

Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Siri Dharma is an accredited mediator with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR). Trained as a lawyer in South Africa, she currently trains and mentors young lawyers.  

She also has training in Nonviolent Communication, Family Life and Addiction Counseling. She is the lead South African trainer for the Beyond Addiction Program, before which, she spent more than 15 years teaching Kundalini Yoga for addiction recovery in primary rehab.

A certified Compassionate Inquiry® (CI) practitioner Siri Dharma has been a facilitator of its online training since its inception in 2019.  She co-leads the CI Safety and Connection course which fosters safety in both the CI training and sessions. Along with Vimalasara Mason-John, she serves as an officer in the CI Integrity and Equality Office. Their function is to resolve any disputes or conflicts that arise in the context of the training. 

As a highly-sensitive person  Siri Dharma has a deep interest in ensuring that highly sensitive people are welcomed and safely held in the Compassionate Inquiry® training as well as in private mentoring sessions.

Today, Siri Dharma lives in Johannesburg with her 27-year-old foster son, whom she met when he was just 4-years-old, when teaching yoga to HIV-positive children at a local orphanage.

Resources

Websites:

Compassionate Inquiry Practitoner Profile
Compassionate Inquiry Facilitator Profile
Beyond Addiction Profile    
The Truth & Reconciliation Commision (TRC)
Elaine Aron: The Highly Sensitive Person

Quotes:

"When you know the truth, the truth will liberate you." - Jesus, John 8:32

"First you come transparent to yourself, then others become transparent to you, and then you become transparent to others." - Joan Halifax 

"Your burden is your liberation" - Siri Dharma.

"How are we changed by that which we cannot change?  By finding our tears" - Gordon Neufeld

Original Music by Siri Dharma:

When the View Changes
First Sat Siri Akaal
Second Sat Siri

Books: 

Country of My Skull  (A nonfiction book about the South African TRC)
Ties of Blood (A novel about South Africa’s Struggle for Freedom from Oppression)
Cry, the Beloved Country  ( A novel set in the prelude to apartheid in South Africa)