About the workshop

Restoring dignity as part of healing has been a core theme for postcolonial southern Africa and the global South. What are the practices that bring heartfulness, courage and presence when facing difficult contexts and histories? How does the relationship I have with my ancestors play into this? What do we remember of their ancient ways? What role do inner work and self-realisation practices play in fostering the patience, robustness and momentum needed for transforming wounded social realities? Where do we even begin?

We invite you into a circle to explore the questions that matter to you in this regard, sharing some of the realities and learnings from Southern Africa, Colombia, South Sudan, Bangladesh and Yemen spanning diverse realms of work from mindfulness-based programmes, trauma therapy, to gardening, to dance, yoga, movement and breath work. 

About the workshop holder

Undine Whande, born in Germany, has lived and worked continuously in Southern Africa since the mid-nineties.

She worked with the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Healing of the Memories, later providing community mediation support and accompanying transformation processes in institutions. '

Throughout her life she has held a personal line of inquiry asking how the histories of countries, communities, families and individuals are intertwined, and how we can grow and evolve from our wounded histories. Accompanying herself through an extensive personal healing process as child of parents deeply traumatised by war, led her to systems constellations work, mindfulness and meditation practices. She has since been working with leaders and their teams in intensive creative reflection processes based on their own questions.