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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, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK 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, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK 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, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK 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, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK 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, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK 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, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK Twitter: @podcastpowerup   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

We talk to Bellatrix about Gender, Identity and how radical acts of self-care can move you further and further away from who you are not.    Bel's pronouns are they/them. They are a Queer Non Binary Cosmic Anarchist Earth Witch.... or.... musician! There are multifaceted artists, and then there's Bellatrix. A spellbinding singer and instinctively expressive songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist, a versatile performer and former world beatbox champion, Bellatrix complements artistic wholeness with an inventive, all-encompassing and hands-on creative vision that can't help but resonate. Starting out as the first professional female beatboxer in the UK, Bellatrix - who now identifies as non-binary - has been a trailblazer in their field and is a fierce advocate for those who are under-represented in their communities. Bellatrix has since been making a name for themself as both a solo artist and a highly sought after collaborator, touring internationally and performing at many of the top festivals and venues across the world. Bellatrix is currently playing bass for Grammy nominated artist NAO, releasing “daring pop” music as a solo artist, and also has a monthly radio show on soho radio. They recently co-created the project “Like Mercury” - a dance/music collaboration with dancer Emma Houston that interrogates exclusionary dominant narratives of success and happiness through a queer lens.    Mentions: Connect with Bel:  IG: @bellatrix_music Twitter: @bellatrix_music FB @BellatrixMusic YT: http://youtube.com/bellatrixmusicchannel Website: https://www.bellatrixmusic.co.uk/ Accessibility Training: Koko Brown: https://heykoko.com/ Developing Your Creative Practice Grant: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/DYCP   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 Twitter: @podcastpowerup FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia Twitter: @podcastpowerup FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

How do you honour your experiences, and give room for all your expressions of self that are often not understood or realised within societal constructs? Ffion Campbell-Davies addresses this and lets us into their multifaceted world.    Artistic Director and Producer Ffion is a multidisciplinary artist and Associate Director of House of Absolute. Sound & film producer, composer, instrumentalist, singer, poet and dancer, born and raised in Wales. They are a Welsh speaking non binary woman of mixed Welsh Grenadian heritage. They completed their degree at London Contemporary Dance School and California Institute of the Arts 2013.   Mentions: Connect with Ffion:  IG: @ffioncampbelldavies House of Absolute: www.houseofabsolute.com IG: @houseofabsolute Julia Cheng: IG: @juliachenghoa Check out episode 48's show notes for resources around gender identity   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 Twitter: @podcastpowerup FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia Twitter: @podcastpowerup FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“Where do I find my freest expression as a human being? For me that truest expression transcends gender.”   Mentions: Jay X: https://www.instagram.com/lgbtqiawithjay/ Goddxx Path: https://mayagandaia.com/ Tomboy: defined as a girl who enjoys rough, noisy activities traditionally associated with boys. (From https://www.lexico.com/definition/tomboy) Jaguaracy Santos: https://m.facebook.com/jaguaracy.santos.54 Kundalini: https://mayagandaia.com/kundalini/ Boy-Wives and Female-Husbands: Studies in African… by Stephen O. Murray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boy-Wives-Female-Husbands-Studies-Homosexualities/dp/1438484100/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Boy-Wives+and+Female-Husbands%3A+Studies+in+African%E2%80%A6+by+Stephen+O.+Murray&qid=1654354056&s=books&sr=1-1 Oxum & Xango: https://ellamesma.co.uk/folklore-inspirations Edson Burton: https://twitter.com/edsonburton Alok Vaid Menon's read books: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/100867863-alok-vaid-menon?shelf=read Alok Vaid Menon: Beyond The Gender Binary https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Gender-Binary-Pocket-Collective/dp/0593094654   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 Twitter: @podcastpowerup FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia Twitter: @podcastpowerup FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“I really-really understand that there are many experiences that you get to have in different life times, and that you get to also choose the experience that you want to have in this lifetime, and I know that one of my missions…is to learn to let go of things. I'm in a constant process of letting go.”   Vangile is the author of 3 books: Heart, Mind & Money: Using Emotional Intelligence for Financial Success, and The Holistic Wealth Manifesto Workbook, and The Next Level You Money and Womb Journal. She has a finance honours degree from the University of Cape Town and an MBA from the Simmons School of Management. She started her personal finance journey by paying off US$60,000 in debt and living a cash life. She's a full time entrepreneur and the founder of wealthy-money.com, a company she says helps women of colour heal ancestral money trauma so they can fall in love with their bank accounts, increase income and live their best lives. Vangile is also the host of 2 podcasts: The Money Magic Podcast and The Property Magicians Podcast, an A to Z guide to property investing. She has been travelling for 15 years and has lived in over 12 different countries, building her company as she travels. We talk with her about what creating looks like through learning to let go and letting her intuition lead.   Mentions: Connect with Vangile: Website: www.wealthy-money.com IG: www.instagram.com/vangilemakwakwa YT: www.youtube.com/wealthmoney1 Twitter: @vangilemakwakwa Podcast: wealthy-money.com/podcasts Free Workbook to change your spending habits: wealthy-money.com/workbook   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team@rougedoesfood

“Once I understood the power of emotions in creating, then I started to realise that as a creator really understanding my emotions and really being self aware of them….helped me to start to believe that I could create what I would love.”   We're joined by Creator, Coach and Founder Lucy Nolan. She works with purpose led businesses to create digital structures that allow them to reach a larger audience whether through products like building apps, digital marketing strategy or community engagement strategy. Lucy shares her inspirational story from Leeds to Accra on a journey to follow her joy and find her true identity and creativity.   Mentions: Connect with Lucy: IG: @lucy_lockitt Twitter: @weareimaginal Email: lucy@weareimaginal.co.uk Website: weareimaginal.co.uk   Northern School of Contemporary Dance: nscd.ac.uk Phoenix Dance Theatre: https://www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk/ CBT: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cognitive-behavioral Ryan Pinnick: https://www.supergeniuscoaching.com/ Rebecca Roy Fashion Stylist: https://www.rebekahroy.co.uk/ Holistify Wellness Platform: https://www.holistify.me/ Levi Roots: https://leviroots.com/ Enneagram: Ep 9 https://open.spotify.com/episode/0NU8DVpQszkCFDOF65awvs?si=39d13de7a04c47d3  Maureen Apeenteng-Osei-Mahonie  The Year of Return 2019: https://www.yearofreturn.com/ Womb Awakening: Ep 34 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5KNT0sxqsLKAa0BfxIitSo?si=f938205eb5174a2b The Institute of Intuitive Intelligence: https://instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com/ Building a Flexible Nervous System: Ep 42 https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HChaGu0JxQpQI7mMq2VLc?si=4a2437dc5d4846ec Tapping: https://www.healthline.com/health/eft-tapping Mitch Gainey: https://www.mitchgainey.com/   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

Where do you put the power? How can you get free? How can you move from illusion to joy to embody your true nature? We begin Season 5 (yes you heard right!) with more introspection, unlearning and expanding. Let's go.    Mentions: William Whitecloud https://naturalsuccessacademy.com/   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

Join us as we talk to wellness architect and Leadership Coach, Martha Cuffy. Her curiosity about how we walk with aliveness and how the body facilitates this has been a source of lifelong fascination. It's taken her to live in an ashram university for 2 years where she studied for an MA in Yoga Psychology, to other wellness experiences like wild swimming in Wales and designing primal spa experiences in a rainforest garden in Dominica. Perhaps all an antidote to her previous life of MBA studies, working in tech and corporate finance. Working as a certified TRE provider gives her the honour of guiding people into deeper relationship with their own body. To not fear what lies within, but to meet it with vulnerability and sometimes play. Martha's passion is supporting Black leaders - in various settings from Windsor Castle to online forums to help them gain board positions. She was born and raised in East London, Newham, and has lived in France, Germany, India and Dominica.   Mentions: Connect with Martha: marthacuffy.co.uk - book a 30 min consultation IG: @marthajcuffy  Twitter: @marthacuffy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marthajcuffy/. YouTube relaxation videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo5B-npdwyw&t=77s   My Grandmother's Hands: https://amzn.to/3uZNI0y Karine Bell: https://www.karinebell.com/ Amber McZeal: https://decolonizingthepsyche.com/ Resmaa Menakem: https://www.resmaa.com/ Iyengar Yoga Institute: https://iyengaryoga.org.uk/ The Heroines Journey: https://amzn.to/3LzLxa0 Bihar School of Yoga: https://www.biharyoga.net/ Asana, Pranayama, Mudra Bandha: https://amzn.to/3uSbgET Chi Nae Tsang: https://www.chineitsang.com/what-is-chi-nei-tsang   Titration means that we slow things down. Slowing down looks like working with only small bits of difficult experiences at a time. Titration is a way to limit potential side effects by taking time to see how your body will react.   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

We talk to Anastasia Ttofis about how panic attacks led to her creating the BusyBuddha retreats in order to bring what she learnt about regulating her nervous system and rewiring her subconscious to other professionals and help them achieve more balance, focus and longevity in their careers, and live a more fulfilled and happy life.   Anastasia is the founder of the BusyBuddha Retreats, Solicitor, Director and multi-business owner. She has over 7 years' experience in the legal industry and has most recently started her own law firm (iLA). She has substantive experience acting on high profile litigious banking claims, and advising on complexed banking facilities and security documents. She is also a company director and co-owner of a Specialist Finance Broker, and a local networking company.   Despite having a very busy and demanding working and personal life, Anastasia is able to live a life full of gratitude and serenity. After being introduced to yoga, meditation and mindfulness she saw first hand the benefits it had on her ability to navigate a high pressure career with more clarity and focus, as well as ensuring that her own wellbeing is properly cared for.    Mentions: Connect with Anastasia: Connect@busy-buddha.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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team  

“The more that I feel safe, the more that I'm able to be creative, and the more I'm able to be creative, the more I'm able to express myself, and the more I express myself, I express my boundaries…and so on…”   We share candidly about some of our life experiences which have led us to choosing to (and having the privilege to) build more flexible nervous systems in our lives. How do you tell yourself you're safe and how are you building a more flexible nervous system?   Mentions: TRE: https://traumaprevention.com/what-is-tre/ Impala shaking off trauma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z41x1BaXMdE Being Well podcast: Polyvagal Theory with Dr. Stephen Porges: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3g9U4XaBg11oWn3vD68yXw?si=ee391bc84bf0478b Wheel of Consent: www.wheelofconsentbook.com See the wheel here: www.ellamesma.co.uk/the-wheel-of-consent More resources on the Wheel of Consent: www.schoolofconsent.org Unlocking Us podcast: Brené with Emily and Amelia Nagoski on Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6L48OhNvYeIlv7Tir3yij0?si=c47a2657beac4ed3   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“To have a circle is not the absence of having a front, it's having multiple fronts at the same time.”   We juicily dive into the role of the circle within dance and movement with Thomas “Talawa” Prestø. You are in for a real treat with this rich and mind blowing exploration. Thomas is the founder and artistic director of Tabanka African & Caribbean Peoples Dance Ensemble in Oslo, Norway. The company and its associated movement technique, the Talawa Technique, has been 23 years in the making. The Talawa Technique is one of few fully codified techniques drawing from Africa and the Diaspora. Tabanka Dance Ensemble is northern Europe's largest full time black dance company. The company works outside the western canon of art production creating highly kinetic contemporary work drawing from African, Caribbean and Diasporan movement practices. The company's technique, slogan and core principle is Ancient Power - Modern Use.   Mentions: Connect with Thomas or Talawa Theatre: http://www.tabankacrew.com/  IG: @tabanka @thomastalawapresto Irie Dance: https://www.iriedancetheatre.org/ Tabanka Dance: www.tabankadance.com Talawa technique: https://tabankadance.com/about-us-2/ Sylvanus Kuwor: http://www.ug.edu.gh/dance/staff/dr-sylvanus-k-kuwor Is Salsa a Martial Dance? In Conversation with Thomas Talawa Presto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdN57o0ApV0&t=1s Serendipity: https://www.serendipity-uk.com/ Makeda Thomas: https://www.makedathomas.org/ Jamie Philbert: https://www.jamiephilbert.com/work/dance-performance-an Kalinda/ Kalenda or Calinda/ Calenda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calinda Pawlett Brookes: https://www.serendipity-uk.com/ceo-pawlet-brookes/ Jeanguy SAINTUS: https://www.ayikodans.com/index.php/about-us Barbara Ramos (Danza del Caribe, Cuba): https://www.danzadelcaribe.com/about.html L'Antoinette Stines: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20210207/dr-lantoinette-stines-dance-love-story-renowned-dancer-choreographer https://www.linkedin.com/in/l-antoinette-stines-ph-d-b915791a6/ https://www.lacadco.net/ d-choreography   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

We talk sacredness and circles with Ira Calixto. Ira is a Dance therapist, sound and energetic healer, born in Brazil of an indigenous native mother, as medicine-midwife and a Brazilian father of African roots. She grew with the traditions and teachings of herbs, prayers, songs, drums and dancing. Conscious of the nature and healing power of the plants, of the earth and all the elements. She arrived in Mayan lands Mexico in 1994. From that time until now she remains in love with these magical Mayan lands, where she connected with indigenous teachings, traditions, worldviews and ancestral philosophies. Initiated as a Guardian of Sacred Fire and the Cacao Ceremony, she runs the holistic centre Casa Mama Yemi in Mexico.   Mentions: Connect with Ira or Book onto a retreat  IG: @casamamayemi Email: casamamayemi@gmail.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/CasaMamaYemi Fire Without Flame by Yemi and Hank Bates-Jones: https://www.amazon.com/Without-Flame-Vital-Mutation-Theory/dp/0966997603 Boom Festival: https://boomfestival.org/boom2022/tickets/tickets-info/ Portugal retreat with John and Julia Scott   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

Circles Circles Circles! They're everywhere. In Art, Religion, Nature. What is it about the circle that is so powerful?   Mentions: Dreamspell Astrological Diary: 1st September 2021 - 18th May 2022: Galactic Synchronicity Journal: https://amzn.to/3L1H5AO Full Circle (NYC Breaking crew run by Rokafella & Kwikstep): https://www.fullcirclesouljahs.com/ Elsie's episode: Creating a Culture of Transparency and Healing: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ibJ5bl7yYR9GCnKjEJL2a?si=d97295b0a48d452b Death Doula: https://www.instagram.com/howcarolinecarolines/?hl=en Adinkra are visual representations of important concepts in Akan philosophy Adinkrahene: chief of the Adinkra symbols, symbolises greatness, charisma, leadership Owia Kokroko: greatness of the sun, symbolises vitality and renewal.   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“If you question yourself along the way…in a way it shows you have a healthy brain. Where the problem comes in is not having the imposter syndrome, the problem comes in when you let the imposter syndrome stop you from doing what you want to do.”   Celest is a geek that loves anatomy, neuroscience and biomechanics. She miraculously acquired her BSc (Hons) in physiotherapy in 2009 despite dropping out of school at 16. She found learning at school really tough, however now credits her ability to make complex concepts easy to grasp, down to her learning struggles. She runs regular education based workshops where she takes current scientific research, anecdotal evidence from senior healthcare providers and applies them to movement disciplines. She's currently studying neuroscience and learning how it can be applied to improve health.   Join us as we talk candidly with Celest about Imposter Syndrome.   Mentions: Connect with Celest: Website: https://www.celestpereira.com IG: @celestpereiraphysio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuLvzH925cHpSOO4MYha-DA Podcast: Love at First Science https://open.spotify.com/show/71pTkeCTOQ9AIX2qenu2w6?si=7b3a09e31fb24815 Buy her book: Too Flexible To Feel Good https://www.hypermobileyogis.com/book   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

We talk mental health, creativity, and tips for managing imposter syndrome with Togolese-British dance and writing-based multidisciplinary artist, and freelance journalist Isaac Ouro-Gnao.    Isaac creates empathetic and thought-provoking work rooted in magical realism and Africanfuturism with a focus on themes of childhood, memory, and mental health. His impact in the hip hop theatre and contemporary dance world has been multifaceted; working as a performer, voice artist, scriptwriter, and marketer for esteemed dance theatre artists and companies. His writing has appeared in the form of features, reviews, and poetry in publications such as Lolwe, The Stage, RAD's Dance Gazette, BlackInk, Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal, and more. Isaac is a member of Body Politic's board of directors and is a mental health advocate through Mind charity's Young Black Men steering group. Isaac is currently studying an MA in creative arts and mental health at Queen Mary University of London.   Mentions: Connect with Isaac Website: https://isaacourognao.com/  IG: @isaacourognao Ep 9: Enneagram Deep Dive with Julija Kubova https://open.spotify.com/episode/0NU8DVpQszkCFDOF65awvs?si=f471a933fa5c4648 Ep 18: How wrapped up is your identity in what you create? https://open.spotify.com/episode/31bEpxvXZGYS2C0RLDx4Qn?si=3d2611976823479b Body Politic: https://bodypoliticdance.com/ Google scholarly: https://scholar.google.com/ JStor: https://www.jstor.org/   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

Ella & Ama open Season 4 talking vulnerably about Imposter Syndrome, the ways it can manifest and how it shows up personally for each of them. Why might we have it? How might we change the world by unlearning it? And how can we unlearn it?   Mentions: Ep 6: Do you Believe You are Possible? https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uc0lX8mte0U7LEXImb9Wf?si=0c83734bed85491f  Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits Ep 9: Enneagram Deep Dive with Julija Kubova https://open.spotify.com/episode/0NU8DVpQszkCFDOF65awvs?si=f471a933fa5c4648 Valerie Young: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVe_tuz74tg Liz Lerman technique: https://lizlerman.com/critical-response-process/ 3 FREE spots on Ella's NEW Imposter Syndrome course: The first 3 people to 1. rate us 2. leave us an imposter syndrome episode review 3. email ella@mayagandaia.com with your reason for wanting to do the course, will receive their FREE spot. Good luck!   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

What is Colourism? Why is it important? How does it impact and shape us and society?  And how do we talk about it with children? Dr Sarah Webb answers all of this and more in our special birthday bonus episode.   Dr Sarah L. Webb is an international speaker, consultant, and coach. She launched the global initiative Colorism Healing in 2013 to raise awareness and foster healing. Dr Webb has been featured on numerous radio and podcast shows, Fox Soul TV, the Illinois Times, and the TEDx stage.    Enter our BIRTHDAY COMPETITION for a chance to win one of her ‘I see colour and I love it' sweaters/ jumpers/ sweat-shirts/ swumpers! Head to our IG @powerup.podcast post with the beautiful black women in a black top to enter.    Mentions: Dr Sarah Webb's hub (all resources): www.colorismhealing.com IG: @colorismhealing Her books: https://colorismhealing.com/bookstore/ Her offerings:  1-2-1 coaching available to all  Group coaching for dark skinned women Email: sarah@colorismhealing.com Mixed Bloom Room & Sarah Lotus Garrett: https://mixedbloomroom.com/ Harvard University test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/user/agg/blindspot/indexrk.htm Sister's of the Yam by the late great Bell Hooks: https://amzn.to/3ngtZ8i Trailer of Passing directed by Rebecca Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trwq3CNCMkU Passing the 1920s novel by Nella Larsen https://www.amazon.co.uk/Passing-Nella-Larsen/dp/0593437845/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0593437845&psc=1   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

We close out Season 3 (sob sob, we know) with an intimate chat between ourselves. What is holistic pelvic care? And how can it support us to come back home to ourselves? You're about to find out. Oh and 31 January 2022 is our 1st BIRTHDAY!!! Look out on our IG socials @powerup.podcast for ways to celebrate with us!   Mentions: Wild Femine, Mothering from your Centre, Wild Creative all by Tami Kent https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tami-Lynn-Kent/e/B0042CZJ6C%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share The Family Practice, Gloucester Rd: https://www.facebook.com/familypracticebristol/ Juliana Hounsfield Helen Hodder Wheel of Consent work: Robyn Dalzen www.robyndalzen.com   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“When there's pressure…and when we allow ourselves to feel it and not resist it, that's when we're able to step into our potential.”    Heart-Centered Human, Mother, Moon Lover, Birth & Motherhood Guide, Karolina Barwinski works with women on their motherhood journey who want to fully awaken to and embody their creative feminine power. Through the lenses of yoga, breathwork, astrology, mindfulness, and the subconscious mind, she guides women to create a unique blueprint of self-care and self-love for themselves, and own their feminine power.    Karolina is trained as a childbirth educator, prenatal yoga teacher, Yoga Nidra guide, and nutrition and healthy lifestyle coach and infuses her embodied wisdom across all her programs and coaching.    Mentions: Karolina Yoga Nidras: https://moonlightmotherhood.com/shop Website: www.moonlightmotherhood.com IG: @karolinabarwinski and @moonlightmotherhood Email: hello@moonlightmotherhood.com The Heroines Journey by Maureen Murdock https://amzn.to/3m5bbJb "Intuition is the voice of the soul" said by Clarissa Pinkola Estes Women who run with the wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes  https://amzn.to/3lXRIKd Anatomy of the spirit by Caroline Myss https://amzn.to/3jo1i7F   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

Join us for our first episode in the Pelvic Power series as we talk to Sacred and Moon Medicine Activist Ruth Lorna King about navigating our periods and how they can be a powerful time in our cycle of receiving and renewal. We also talk about the healing power of music and finding your voice.    Mentions: The Heroines Journey by Maureen Murdock: https://amzn.to/3mFxJ3x FB, IG: @ruthlornaking Email: ruthlornaking@gmail.com  Ruth's course will be up in Spring, email her to register your interest  Email her to support her crowdfunder Marge Simpson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_50J-4NB-c Dot Cotton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDBxpWdRYUI The Goddxx Path: www.mayagandaia.com   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

‘The only thing I have more of a passion for than creating a positive impact, is helping others do the same. I believe the world has a habit of teaching us to limit ourselves, but all of us have the power to defy that.'   Andre Bright is a creative - a Sierra Leone born Architect, Dancer and Entrepreneur living in London. He totally filled this episode with his light! It was a truly beautiful episode to record. Andre spoke to us about reclaiming the narrative, alchemising shame and external expectations, changing the ‘brand' of Africa and facing your giants.   Share with us over on Instagram what your superpower is and how it impacts the way you move through the world. Tag us @powerup.podcast with #mysuperpower #poweruppodcast   Mentions: Become immersive: https://www.becomeimmersive.co.uk/ Andre Bright: www.andrebright.co.uk IG: @andrebright @becomeimmersive Email: info@andrebright.co.uk African History project: https://africanhistoryproject.org/ Africa centre: https://www.africacentre.org.uk/ Centre for pan African thought: https://panafricanthought.com/ Chia Phoenix: https://www.instagram.com/chiaphoenix/?hl=en 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama: https://amzn.to/3A3sIoz The 50th Law by 50 cent and Robert Greene: https://amzn.to/3l2KF2m The 48 laws of power by Robert Greene: https://amzn.to/2Ykp5hm Usifu Jalloh, The Cowfoot Prince: https://www.bexsingleton.com/category/thecowfootprince/   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team  

“The more space and freedom people have to be themselves without worrying about someone else's narrative the better things will be.”    Talking with Mara was like drinking a tall glass of refreshing agua fresca whilst receiving the wisdom of your ancestors. Mara Livermore is the creator of House of SweetWaters, a coaching, healing, and consultancy space dedicated to bringing transformational healing energy to individuals and businesses. She is a priestess of the water deities delivered to her through her Hoodoo ancestors and she specialises in elevating the sacred energy of Black and Afro/Diasporic people. Mara is here for anyone who is ready to disrupt the status quo by returning to their pre-colonial lineage practices. In her academic work she is writing on African traditional religions in anti-slavery resistance and you'll often find her dancing and looking beyond the veil to receive high frequency insight for herself and her clients.   Share with us over on Instagram what your superpower is and how it impacts the way you move through the world. Tag us @powerup.podcast with #mysuperpower #poweruppodcast   Mentions: https://houseofsweetwaters.co.uk/ Email: mara@houseofsweetwaters.co.uk IG: @houseofsweetwaters @_maraelizabeth LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/maralivermore The Heroines: https://theheroines.co/ Ritual Excel  The Kongo Cosmogram Black Joy by award-winning journalist Charlie Brinkhust-Cuff and Timi Sotire https://wordery.com/black-joy-charlie-brinkhurst-cuff-9780241519660/GB?currency=GBP>rck=true&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-eeMBhCpARIsAAZfxZBJdMa4mDvU_1nIIxqKoUdGT0MYA95-kAbpyH_Vv2FDPdpon8ebz_4aAnFLEALw_wcB   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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

18 years of friendship (and counting) makes for a bloody good episode full of jokes, honesty, big-ups and vulnerability. We open the first episode in the Superpower series reflecting playfully and honestly about our superpowers, introduce you to #JOJ and of course talk about how unlearning helps feed your superpower(s) and can minimise you playing small or arriving at burnout. Ultimately how unlearning can support you to show up as your true superpower self.    Let us know on Instagram what your superpower is and how it impacts the way you move through the world. Tag us @powerup.podcast with the following so we can read it #JOJ #mysuperpower #poweruppodcast   Mentions: Coach with Ella www.mayagandaia.com Create your Destiny - William Whitecloud https://naturalsuccessacademy.com/ Join the community www.wearewildwithin.com @wearewildwithin  @readwithrougebookclub    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   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

Four friends of varying skin tones sit down to talk candidly about colourism and identity through our experiences growing up as teenagers in the UK, in the 90s to the present day. We talk about the importance of language and our collective responsibility toward learning and unlearning. Looking ahead to the next generation, we ask how we can pass on as much of our learning as possible for them to build upon?   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.   Mentions: Kristel's writing/appearances: https://mediadiversified.org/2018/04/26/we-need-to-talk-about-light-skinned-privilege/ https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/02/mixed-up-yes-you-can-still-be-racist-even-if-you-have-mixed-race-kids-10840351/ https://mediadiversified.org/2018/02/27/stormzy-should-be-grateful-tell-the-daily-mail-shut-up/ https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/cat-person-short-story-new-yorker-viral-what-men-should-take-learn-sexism-sex-consent-a8105421.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8rqQUaz3Hk&t=1857s   Why the term ‘white passing' can be problematic for mixed-race people: https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/06/what-is-white-passing-and-is-it-problematic-for-mixed-race-people-14522039/ Halu Halo: https://www.haluhalo.org/ The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet: https://amzn.to/3lN8njE  The Mixed Bloom Room: https://mixedbloomroom.com/ The Space Between Black and White by Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith: https://amzn.to/3voXAiY The film Passing directed by Rebecca Hall, based on the 1920s novel Passing by Nella Larsen https://www.amazon.co.uk/Passing-Nella-Larsen/dp/0593437845/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0593437845&psc=1 Book Layers of Blackness by Dr Deborah Gabriel FREE here https://layersofblackness.deborahgabriel.com/   Connect with Karla: Website: www.artolution.org  Email: misskjt1@gmail.com IG: @artolution @kj3t (private profile so DM first)   Connect with Kristel: IG: @kristel_etc Twitter: @the_vajabond    Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   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:   www.oursocialtherapy.com https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/ www.mind.org.uk  www.ptsduk.org https://www.haluhalo.org/ https://mixedbloomroom.com/

TW: In this episode we briefly mention George Floyd. 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.   “To know better is to do better...You can't go back.”     We discuss Dance Artist, Creative director & changemaker Iris De Brito's new and important work, Skin (working title) looking at how and why colourism is the motivation behind her piece. We also talk about our own experiences of colourism growing up in London, Kent, Bristol and Portugal.   Mentions: Iris' website: https://www.irisdebrito.net/ IG: @irisdebritouk FB: Iris De Brito Full Salsa UK Andrea Stewart http://www.andreagstewart.com/ Negra by Victoria Santa Cruz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZBHvMaTiuU Natives by Akala https://wordery.com/natives-akala-9781473661233?cTrk=MTg5ODM3MzY2fDYxN2RjNDFhMGMyNTU6MToxOjYxN2RjNDEzOTFlMTA2LjQ2Nzk1OTk5OjI3MmZjMmU2   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   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:   www.oursocialtherapy.com https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/ www.mind.org.uk  www.ptsduk.org https://www.haluhalo.org/ https://mixedbloomroom.com/

Welcome to Season 3! We know - when did Season 3 happen?! We open this season talking with Dr Emily Zobel Marshall, Author, Poet, Activist and Reader in Postcolonial Literature at the School of Cultural Studies at Leeds Beckett University. We discuss colourism through the lens of her grandfather - the author Joseph Zobel who was considered 'too black' in the Martinique, her Caribbean grandmother's attitude to race and the pigmentocracy in the Caribbean, and her experiences as a light skinned mixed race woman in the UK today.    Her research specialisms are the cultures and literatures of the African Diaspora and she is widely published in these fields. She develops her creative work alongside her academic writing and has had poems published in the Peepal Tree Press anthology Weighted Words (2021), Magma (‘The Loss', Issue 75, 2019), Smoke Magazine (Issue 67, 2020) and The Caribbean Writer (Vol 34, 2020, Vol 35, 2021 & Vol 36, 2021).    She is Vice Chair of the David Oluwale Memorial Association, a charity committed to fighting racism and homelessness, and a Creative Associate of the art-based youth charity The Geraldine Connor Foundation.   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.   Mentions: Black Shack Alley by Joseph Zobel https://tinyurl.com/d6v9pkwy Don't Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri https://tinyurl.com/ys5u88yn La Rue Cases Nègres (film) by Joseph Zobel https://tinyurl.com/3k9nk64r Halu Halo IG (An honest exploration and celebration of being mixed race, in all its forms) https://instagram.com/halu_halo Franz Fannon; Black Skin, White Masks; https://tinyurl.com/532vc4w Anansi's Journey: A Story of Jamaican Cultural Resistance by Emily Zobel Marshall; https://tinyurl.com/e992hxy9 American Trickster: Trauma, Tradition and Brer Rabbit by Emily Zobel Marshall; https://tinyurl.com/45pftzrh   Connect with Emily: Professional Profile: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/dr-emily-zobel-marshall/ Twitter: @EmilyZMarshall and @CarnivalCultr17 IG: @dremilyzmarshall Caribbean Carnival Cultures website: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/research/centre-for-culture-and-the-arts/caribbean-carnival-cultures/   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   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: www.oursocialtherapy.com https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/ www.mind.org.uk  www.ptsduk.org

In our final episode within the Play series we're joined by Artist/Confluencer Bryan Aldea and Designer Maker and 3D Workshop Instructor Sami Lovett as we chat about their journeys into living more collaboratively playful lives via virtual and hands-on play.    AND it's a SUMMER OF PLAY! Which means COMPETITION TIME! **Enter our very first PowerUp! competition to WIN a free signed copy of Playworker, Community Organiser and Author Adele Cleaver's new book Children don't dissolve in the rain (UK postage only) - visit @powerup.podcast @adeleplayworker, @ama.rouge or @ellamesma on instagram and look for our SUMMER OF PLAY posts. All entry details are in the caption, best of luck!**   Mentions: Sami's website: www.makersatthemill.co.uk, www.justlovettdesign.co.uk  IG & FB: @justlovettdesign @makers.at.the.mill  LinkedIn: Sami Lovett Sami's email: sami@justlovettdesign.co.uk Bryan's email: bryanaldea@gmail.com  IG: @whoabry A Jellyfish Lovesong http://ellamesma.co.uk/a-jellyfish-love-song Burning Man https://burningman.org/ Topia https://topia.io/ Pervasive Media Studio https://www.watershed.co.uk/studio/   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“Maybe the reason why people think there's a crucial difference between play and being a child and adulthood is this idea of stakes...the stakes are so high [etc]...but once the stakes are gone you really see people flourish...once we take away the weightiness of things.”    In this episode we're joined by dad, teacher, human Ben Asiedu and mum, intuitive therapist & spiritual life coach Danielle Byars as we talk play and parenting. Are they mutually exclusive? How do you find harmony? Can we let go of gender when it comes to play?   AND it's a SUMMER OF PLAY! Which means COMPETITION TIME! **Enter our very first PowerUp! competition to WIN a free signed copy of Adele's new book Children don't dissolve in the rain (UK postage only) - visit @powerup.podcast @adeleplayworker, @ama.rouge or @ellamesma on instagram and look for our SUMMER OF PLAY posts. All entry details are in the caption, best of luck!**   Mentions: Dani's email: dani@lionesswellness.co.uk  IG & FB: @lionesswellness  FB Group: 'Mums Seeking Magic', Website coming soon Carol Dweck Growth Mindset https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/ Carol Dweck Growth Mindset book https://amzn.to/3BC73WD Growth Mindset and Resilience resource pack https://amzn.to/3y1CQOI Ido Portal http://www.idoportal.com/ The Matrix (1999) William whitecloud https://naturalsuccessacademy.com/ The secrets of natural success https://amzn.to/3kONUuL Adele Cleaver www.bigblueplay.org/shop Butoh explained  https://thetheatretimes.com/butoh-japanese-dance-darkness-helps-us-experience-compassion-suffering-world/ Butoh & Gender https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/arts/dance/queer-butoh-virus.html https://www.critical-stages.org/3/femininitymasculinity-beyond-the-border/   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

Safe. Unrestricted time. Unburdened - conditions we recognise we need to be able to play. What conditions do you need? How do you play? And how can you have more play in your life? In this episode we talk intimately about our individual relationships with play, and how play connects to intuition and pleasure.   REMEMBERING it's a SUMMER OF PLAY! Which means COMPETITION TIME! **Enter our very first PowerUp! competition to WIN a free signed copy of Adele's new book Children don't dissolve in the rain (UK postage only) - follow @powerup.podcast @adeleplayworker, @ama.rouge or @ellamesma on instagram and look for our SUMMER OF PLAY posts. All entry details are in the caption, best of luck!**   Mentions: The Neuroscience of Play by Dr Stuart Brown, Founder of National Institute of Play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrw68eID4Zk Gendowlyn Smith, An insiders view of Play Well, Wellcome Collection https://wellcomecollection.org/articles/XfpagxEAACEAG0W0 Ella Canta - Mexican fine dining https://www.ellacanta.com/ Danielle Lioness Wellness Email dani@lionesswellness.co.uk, IG & FB @lionesswellness Kid In You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh77cUr0pk4, IG @kidinyou   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“When you recognise that there's all these different ways to play, you can see how play comes into your daily life but maybe you don't recognise it as play…play builds so much resilience in us”   In the playwork world play is a set of behaviours that are: freely chosen, personally directed and intrinsically motivated. Join us as we chat to the brilliant and incredibly knowledgeable playworker, author and community organiser Adele Cleaver about the different types of play, trusting ourselves to play, our barriers to play, how we can play more (which we feel we all need living through a pandemic and multiple lockdowns) and how artists can get past themselves and truly play to arrive at a desirable end result - without the focus being on the end result!   **Enter our very first PowerUp! competition to WIN a free signed copy of Adele's new book Children don't dissolve in the rain (UK postage only) - visit @adeleplayworker, @ama.rouge or @ellamesma on instagram and look for our SUMMER OF PLAY posts. All entry details are in the caption, best of luck!**   Mentions: IG: @adeleplayworker  Website: www.bigblueplay.org bigblueplay@gmail.com Buy Adele's book Children don't dissolve in the rain from www.bigblueplay.org/shop Bob Hughes' 16 play types: http://theinternationale.com/papers/PlayworkPrimer_2010.pdf (this is part of the Playwork Primer by Penny Wilson) Playing Out: https://playingout.net/ If you want to hear more from Adele listen to The Parent Journey Podcast. This episode is all about play: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BMnZbEsOL3VSDxOGU4tGC The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron: https://amzn.to/3q6V3XS   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge, @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

We dare you to reach the end of this episode uninspired! We chat with incredible human and artistic director Nadia Iftkhar about creating what you want to see when there's no blueprint, leading intuitively, co-creation; and how intrinsically it's linked to the identity of Company of Others.    Nadia is the founding Artistic Director & CEO of Company of Others, a North East based dance theatre organisation which collaborates with people who have experience of being ‘othered' by the society we live in, to co-create dance theatre experiences which highlight and share stories of the human experience through their lens. As a choreographer she is interested in how we physically unlearn, learn and share our stories.    She is proud to be Co-Vice Chair of Newcastle East mixed multi Academy Trust.   Mentions: Company of Others: https://www.companyofothers.org.uk IG: @company_of_others Twitter: @company_others What is Being Positively Productive? - Scroll back and listen to episodes 14 - 17 Elizabeth Gilbert TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_your_elusive_creative_genius   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com IG: @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

We peel back the layers with the incredible artist, choreographer and activist Emma Houston in this episode as we chat frankly about resolving our identities, artistic evolution, pleasure activism and pistachio doughnuts. We had a blast. Press play and come on in!   Mentions: Emma's work: IG: @ellshortbreaduk FB: @bgirlshortbreaduk Twitter: @emma_houston3 ‘Like Mecury' collaboration between Houston Dance Collective and Bellatrix at Birmingham International Dance Festival https://dancexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Media-Release-new- Performance date: Saturday 25th September For info & future updates head to IG: @ellshortbreaduk @hstndancecllctv Pleasure Activism written and gathered by Adrienne Maree Brown Burnt Out: The exhausted person's six-step guide to thriving in a fast-paced world by Selina Barker https://amzn.to/3wENDgH Emma Gannon Ctrl Alt Delete podcast   Wild Within website: wearewildwithin.com IG: @wearewildwithin  Bread Ahead doughnuts @breadaheadbakery   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: wearewildwithin.com IG: @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team