Geeta Lachmandas
Geeta is a chef, certified holistic health & Wellness coach , vedic meditation instructor, cancer survivor & international speaker on a mission to inspire people , especially women feel their own greatness, feel connected & empowered and to remember that anything is possible at any age. Her life’s work is about creating structure around easy going practises that can help people dissolve stress, gain physical & emotional strength & radiate awesomeness into the world. When you feel your best the world becomes a beautiful place & her mission is to help peope feel fantastic.
Workshops:
1) The Power of Self Compassion in Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts & Emotions.
The psychological benefits of mindfulness meditation are well established. Yet for people who struggle with difficult emotions like anxiety, guilt, anger, loneliness, sadness, or low self-esteem, mindfulness practices can be enhanced by adding a simple yet powerful ingredient: self-compassion. Without it, we all too often respond to emotional suffering with self-criticism, shame or defensiveness. This talk will illuminate the nature of self-compassion and offer easy-to-follow, steps for incorporating this into our daily life. Practical examples and innovative exercises and techniques make this an ideal introduction for those who are new to mindfulness or want to bring an important new dimension to their meditation practice.
2) Fermented Foods and How they can help Autism
Today in the health & wellness world we are facing a crisis in 2 major areas. One is the escalation of Autism Spectrum Disorders in children worldwide & the other is the problem of gut Dysbiosis i.e. the increasing deterioration of our gut health resulting in the uptrend of chronic diseases like Chrones IBS , type 2 Diabetes & many others. At first glance these conditions may look seemingly unrelated but with regard to children there is now rising scientific & anecdotal evidence to show that autism spectrum disorders in children although a neuro-developmental brain disorder could also be caused by an imbalanced bacterial ecosystem within the digestive tract of the child . This is a fairly new area of research but what has clearly been found to help children with this condition is the inclusion of fermented foods into their diet.
This talk is focused on looking at what exactly is the process of fermentation , how to do it , why it helps & the types of fermented & cultured foods & drinks that we can do ourselves at home to help our children who are suffering from this. This is a basic introduction , simple demonstration of how to make some easy ferments & samples to try.
