Women Building Community Conference
PRESENTATIONS and WORKSHOPS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Didi Ananda Kalika’ Member of the Order of Australia (AM) 2009
“Nurturing Mongolia’s Young Lives”
Didi (which means Sister) is the founder and director of the Lotus Children’s Centre. She first came to Mongolia in the early 90’s to teach yoga and meditation and was moved by the plight of the children on the streets of Ulaanbaatar. Starting from a single apartment Lotus has grown to house, feed, care for and educate 80 children. At one stage Lotus was caring for around 150 children including many abandoned babies. Now the economic situation in Mongolia is better and babies are abandoned less and less. This is reflected in the ages of the children in the care of Lotus, that in 2015 ranged from 4 to 19 years old. Didi will share her journey with us.
Didi Ananda Shamita
“Exploring your inner potential through Meditation”
Modern science has made it possible for us to explore deeper and deeper into the far reaches of the universe. But how much do we understand about who we are in the depth of our own being? Meditation allows us to gain access to our subtler levels, providing doorways to a tremendously powerful and profound sense of being.
Although meditation and yoga and the deep philosophy behind it emerged thousands of years ago, today the value of this practice and the perspective it imparts is being increasingly recognised by medical science and the study of psychology. In this workshop you will learn about the yogic perspective on how the mind is structured and how we can gain fulfillment by accessing the subtler levels of our being. You will also learn a meditation technique that you can use as a daily practice.
Terri-Anne Goodreid
“Aboriginal Women Building Community”
This workshop will include stories of Aboriginal women across Australia who are working to build their communities as well as women building Aboriginal communities in general.
Kate Lukis
“Maintaining the Balance in an Unbalance World”
Discussion of Mind Body balance
- What you can do
- Importance of social connection
- Listening to your body
- Food for health
As a workshop, we can discuss what women do for themselves and share experiences – add to what they are currently doing or change what isn’t working.
Melanie Robinson & Emma Tonkin
“Heartlight” a duo artist performing warm and heartfelt music
Together Emma and Melanie will perform a set of original songs, arranged for voice, guitar and cello, some sweet covers and a lovely sing-along to open the heart, breath and mind. Expect a warm and heartfelt moment in time.
Cherie Minniecon
“Conversations with women”
This session provides participants with an opportunity to network with one another and to have conversations around topics that are of interest to them.
