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Rasha Kenawi is a senior Economist and Advisor to Governments turned Leadership Development Expert, Trainer and Corporate Culture Consultant. She is one of the awarded Top 50 Most Influential Women during 2020. Rasha holds a Master’s degree for Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School, a program for mid-careers that is known to prepare leaders among the world for a greater impact. She also earned an extra distinction of her achievement of the HKS certificate in Management, Leadership and Decision Sciences, which demonstrates a high level of training.Rasha became obsessed with transforming organizations and their people who are seeking higher performance level. Her end goal is to develop moral leaders around the world and to design resilient businesses that survive through tough times. She started this career with Harvard Kennedy School as a Teaching Fellow on “Leadership and Public Narrative”.Rasha is now working with global brands as a highly-rated Executive trainer and Transformational leadership consultant. She is also traveling around the world as a Business Coach to leaders to help transform executives/middle-managers/employees of multinationals or family business CEOs into highly effective leaders and to guide emerging and established young leaders and startups to grow their business. She is also very interested to transform women, grow their leading skills and help them go beyond the glass ceiling and fight the stereotypes.  Rasha works with Government entities to help them lead into more innovative solutions. She is a motivational speaker with interest in innovation and social change. Her passion is to design, deliver and facilitate leadership programs through developing workshops on Transformational Leadership, as well as creating organizational culture of values, expectations and practices that will guide them, achieve the required transformation and create performance growth.Rasha holds another Masters for Economics from the American University in Cairo. In the last 20 years, she was a Senior Independent Consultant in Public Policy with a demonstrated history of working with different Governments. She published articles on Egypt’s economic issues and has been speaking at different conferences and international organizations on authentic leadership. She worked as Senior advisor to different Egyptian Ministers, Ambassadors of the USA to Egypt and to the International Labor Office in Geneva. She was awarded by Assistant Secretary Of the USA, David Welch Outstanding Performance award for her contribution, as the only Egyptian member on U.S. Embassy side, to the success of negotiations between the State Department, and the Government of Egypt on the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement between the two countries. 

Daughter of the famed movie director, Sherif Arafa, Sherine Arafa the  YouTube starlet has taken over the internet by storm. Garnering a staggering rise in followers in just a short period of time, her videos have only gained support and positive reviews from the Egyptian public. Sherine Arafa would describe herself as a satirist with a hint of cheekiness. She puts a funny spin on her videos, combining both comedy and truth. Sherine Arafa’s topics range from Egyptian traditions, motherhood problems, social media fakes, and the pressures of being a woman in an Arab country.Source: https://identity-mag.com/sherine-arafa-a-youtube-sensation/

Mona is the founder of EPN Ltd (www.epners.com), a tech-driven community startup that connects & empowers success-driven Egyptian professionals worldwide. EPN has been recognized amongst the most impactful digital communities globally, taking part in Facebook's first Community Accelerator program in 2020, and has been featured on the recent YouGov & New York University report on 'the power of virtual communities. In 2020, Mona was amongst the first 100 community leaders to become a Facebook Blueprint Certified Community Manager and in 2021 she was recognized by Facebook as one of the top 26 influential female social media leaders in the Middle East. Mona is also the founder of UNLOCK (unlock.epners.com), an online matchmaking platform connecting Egypt's finest professional services providers with service seekers worldwide. Mona has 15+ years' Strategic Marketing experience (including Cadbury Schweppes and Johnson & Johnson) & she holds an MBA from Cambridge University.

Hypnotherapy -- or hypnosis -- is a type of nonstandard or "complementary and alternative medicine" treatment. It uses guided relaxation, intense concentration, and focused attention to achieve a heightened state of awareness that is sometimes called a trance. The person's attention is so focused while in this state that anything going on around the person is temporarily blocked out or ignored. In this naturally occurring state, a person may focus their attention -- with the help of a trained therapist -- on specific thoughts or tasks. Hypnosis is usually considered an aid to psychotherapy (counseling or therapy) because the hypnotic state allows people to explore painful thoughts, feelings, and memories they might have hidden from their conscious minds. In addition, hypnosis enables people to perceive some things differently, such as blocking an awareness of pain.How Does Hypnosis Work? We ask Menna ShomanMenna Shoman is Hypnotherapist, mindfulness coach and corporate trainer who is committed to help clients manage stress and anxiety. A firm believer in the need of continuous learning and accordingly obtained MA degree in Economics with focus on game theory and competitiveness. As well as a certified nutritionist, wellness coach and clinical hypnotherapist which is a passion area to enable building a happy and productive organization. Currently she is continuing her learning journey via doing a masters degree with King’s College London in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health.

After completing a Degree in BA, Ramy pursued his passion for telling stories, Completing a Writing Course with the acclaimed writer Robert Mckee, Ramy began his career as a script writer for the award winning animated series WuzzWuzz and by the end of the first season he was producing the series as well. While completing his Academic Studies in Film Directing with the acclaimed Egyptian Director Sherif Arafa, Ramy was working as an Assistant Director in with the American Film Maker Brandon Dickerson on several Music Videos both Nationally and Internationally. Writing and Directing the 28 Episode Television series "Love Life" Ramy filmed all over the world in a 2 Year Project, while Directing Several Documentaries and PSA's for Clients such as UNICEF, Save the Children, UNDP, UNAIDS, British Embassy in Cairo, Book of Hope International, The petroleum Ministry and Egyptian LNG, Tahrir Monologues, No Military Trials for Civilians and many more. Directing Tmore than 11 short Movies including the Award winning short "Ana Asser", Chiffon and the story of a country, Ramy also Wrote and Directed several TV Campaigns including "Egypt is changing" and "Choose Egypt" and several Music Videos. Ramy went on to direct season 2,3 and 4 of the Novella Heba Regl ElGhorab (Betty la Fea) Directing the Hit TV show Abu Hafiza for MBC Masr. Teleet Rohy, Ana Sherry dot com and the feature Film the Good, Bad and the Tramp.

Ahmed Amer is an Egyptian writer/director/producer living between Cairo and New York. He recently released his first feature “Kiss Me Not” بلاش تبوسني  that premiered at Arabian Nights at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) and toured the festival circuit including the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) and the Miami Film Festival.Amer has a strong background in film having worked as an assistant editor, writer and script consultant for both theatre and film.He co-wrote “Feathers of a Father”, 'فيلم 'ريش  the debut feature for director Omar El Zuhairy (Cannes Cinefondation). 'Feathers' wins Grand Prize at Cannes' International Critics. Egyptian film ‘Feathers’ wins best Arab feature at El Gouna Film Festival 

Iman was introduced to yoga 18 years ago and has been dedicated to Ashtanga yoga for 14 years. She is the first authorised Ashtanga teacher in Egypt from (kpjayi) she has been traveling to India since 2008 learning in The Ashtanga Yoga Institute of Mysore. She also managed Purple Valley yoga retreat in Goa where she worked with and assisted many of ashtanga Yoga's renowned certified teachers. 

While the true self is represented by our real feelings and desires, while the false self is a side of us that has changed its behaviour, repressed feelings and pushed needs aside in order to survive. Who Am I Really?! True self vs. false self.

Dr. Maha Emadeldin the Professor of Psychiatry and the Head of Psychiatry Department, for the Faculty of Medicine, at Beni Suef University. Previously she worked as the Director of the Child and Adolescent Unit of the General Secretariat for Mental Health, Ministry of Health and Population from 2010-2013. 

Raneem Mohamed Yasser Saad El Din El Welily (Arabic: رنيم محمد ياسر سعد الدين الوليلي‎; born 1 January 1989, in Alexandria, Egypt) is a former professional squash player from Egypt. She has reached a career-high world ranking of No. 1 in September 2015. She is a three-time finalist at the World Open, in 2014, 2016, and 2019/2020. She became the World Champion in 2017, after defeating Nour El Sherbini in the finals. World No.1 Raneem El Welily  announced her retirement from professional competition in June 2020.

Omar Hegazy: the first Egyptian to swim from Jordan to Egypt with an amputated leg.  Egyptian swimmer Omar Hegazy, 30,  became the first Egyptian to cross the 20 kilometers from Jordan’s al-Aqaba to Egypt’s Taba, challenging his own limits after having lost his leg in a tragic accident.Since this accident, Omar has been keen to continue all his favorite sports — swimming, diving and even mountain climbing — to “prove to the entire world that people can always choose to be greater than they ever thought they can be.”

 Farida Ihab received an Art Therapy and Creativity Development master’s degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She also graduated with a B.A in Psychology and Philosophy from York University in Toronto, Canada.  Additionally, she obtained Yoga Teacher Training certificates at YogaWorks and Daya Yoga Studio, both in the US. In Cairo, She practiced as a Psychologist in a Mental Health and Rehabilitation Center Hospital and a psychiatric clinic. In Brooklyn, worked as an Art Therapist in a non-profit organization and a creative therapies clinic. Throughout the different settings, She worked with a variety of mental, mood and personality disorders as well as different developmental stages and cultural backgrounds. Should you decide to explore art therapy, start this transformative practice with Farida.

Learn to eat mindfully with our Clinical Nutritionist, Lina Ezzat. Lina is dedicated to supporting clients understand the importance of nutrition in their mental wellness journey. Connect with Lina today, and nurture a healthy relationship with your body and mindLina Ezzat. MC & Trainer. ‍ Presenter @elwasfa ‍♂️ Community Director @basecampegypt Clinical Nutritionist @ninepsychologycairo @o7therapy

As an Associate Professor in the Psychiatric Department, at Cairo University, Dr. Ashraf Adel earned a Master's Degree working with cancer patients at the Cancer Institute, and have completed a PhD in substance abuse. For more than twenty years, he has been teaching at Cairo University, at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level. He is also responsible for the training process of individual and group psychotherapy for psychiatrists and psychologists at the University. This is through lectures and regular peer supervision. He practices Gestalt Therapy, that emphasizes personal responsibility and focuses upon the individual's experience in the present moment and Eclectic Therapy which incorporates a variety of therapeutic principles in order to create the ideal treatment program to meet the specific needs of the client including Humanistic and Gestalt approaches. He has  been practicing Gestalt Here and Now groups for the last twenty years. ​ He worked clinically and through research at RidgeView Psychiatric Hospital Atlanta, Georgia, working with adolescents with emotional and behavioral challenges. Additionally, also worked with children facing attention and learning difficulties, misconduct, autism, nocturnal enuresis, depression, anxieties and other challenges.  In 2019, Co-founded a mega virtual clinic offering diverse mental health services—O7 Therapy.

Acceptance and commitment therapy, or ACT, is a mindful approach to accepting the hardships in life to improve one's overall quality of living. It's a form of psychotherapy kindred to cognitive-behavioral therapy that helps people focus on the present and move forward from overwhelming, difficult emotions. While treatment time may vary from person to person, it can help diffuse the impact of negative emotions and reshape your thinking to treat depression, anxiety, and other similar mental disorders.

Nirvana Zaher the founder of Beach Monkeyz (The Fitness Playground)  in El Gouna, we can safely say that Nirvana Zaher brought fitness to the Red Sea, put El Gouna on the map as an international health and fitness destination and ushered in the trend of working out at the beach.Get Nirvana’s take on healthy living in her own words.

MA in psychotherapy. Diploma in counselling survivors of sexual abuse. Founder and CEO of Safe Egypt since 2012 that empower kids, teens, parents and women against sexual abuse. Through implementing awareness workshops for parents, kids, teens, community leaders. Creating games, stories and songs to empower society against gender-based violence and sexual abuse. 

“Wonder Yousra”: An Inspirational Story You Haven’t Heard About. Yousra Kamel Abo El-Naga is a wonderful lady who got hit by a car causing her right hand and leg mobility impairment. She spent a couple of months visiting several doctors who all recommended immediate surgical procedures, but Yousra had lost her father only two months after her accident and consequently had a wrecked financial status. She was forced to give up on her operations and continued living in Cairo to finish her freshman yearShe went through different phases of frustration and pain until she decided to become a professional athlete despite her recovery from a primary vein withdrawal operation and a recent clot. She chose not to give up and motivate others and started in a professional running team with a Spanish leader and achieved a very high score, studied sports and got several certificates, continued running professionally alone and never disappointed anyone. “My dream is to be a non-stop person,” she said.

A holistic approach to Health & Wellness. A holistic approach means to provide support that looks at the whole person, not just their mental health needs. The support should also consider their physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing. Introducing Season Three with our partner O7 Therapy, CEO and Co Founder Ashraf Bacheet.