While the rat race has made many of us forget the appeal of hobbies, scientists and researchers have been reiterating the power of hobbies in healing and transforming people. Activities like hiking, creating or consuming art, swimming for leisure, or even cooking are not only fun and exciting but also have healing benefits. Research has also proven that hobbies are …
How Mariane’s ‘Aha’ moment led to the creation of jobs for many visually impaired women In 2014, Mariane Akwenye founded Nomad African Spa with the obvious goal of providing a restorative environment for clients, but she went much further and also created a powerful healing environment for her staff. The combination is authentically African, and award-winning, with Nomad African Spa …
Internationally awarded creative director and winner of Fear Factor South Africa, Conn Bertish, was in 2006 diagnosed with a severe form of malignant brain cancer. His approach to his healing has resulted in him beating cancer and developing a program to encourage patient’s involvement in their own healing. In this episode of the MYD Show, Conn joins us in studio …
Art can be a form of self-expression or a reflection of our society, it can also be a tool to heal. The latter was what initiated Namibian painter Silke Berens’ solo exhibition titled ´Brothers in Arms´. Faced with the trauma of war that spanned generations in her family, Silke took to her canvas to explore hard issues that are often …