Finding Calm with Mindfulness

Interactive and informal
Fun and informative
Practical tools to help you to feel calm focusing on our cultural capital.

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This series of events focuses on Investing in our Cultural Capital for Better Brain Health and explores what we have within our traditions and cultures to support brain health and mental wellness.

Mindfulness, meditation and relaxation techniques can support mental wellness. On this walkabout we will discuss the neuroscience, health benefits and offer practical strategies to help you. Dr K Ranchod will be joined by Nonny Vilakazi, Leseli Niitse and Ela Manga

Nonny Vilkazi

Nonny Vilakazi is a Palaeo-herpetologist at University of Johannesburg. She has a particular interest in fossil reptiles and the important role they play in understanding the human evolutionary journey. She is also a Sangoma with 17 years’ experience, and this works well with her chosen career as she connects people with their departed loved ones using bones. Spirituality in any shape is quite fundamental in one’s growth and she believes one needs to know where they come from so they can have a better understanding and prepare for the future.

Leseli Ntiise

Leseli is passionate about supporting mental, spiritual and physical wellbeing in an integrated way. This is motivated by personal and professional experience. Leseli is currently studying OT @ Wits.

Ela Manga

Ela Manga, is an integrative medical doctor, writer and founder of Breathwork Africa. She is passionate about sharing the art and science of conscious breathing as a tool for self awareness, self regulation, transformation and creation of healing informed systems.

Kirti Ranchod

Kirti Ranchod is a neurologist, founder of www.memorability.co, co-founder of the Africa Brain Health Network and a Global Atlantic fellow. Her work focuses on transforming neuroscience into practical application to support brain health and mental wellness and includes cultural, traditional, Indigenous resources to do this.