What happens when Poonam and Punam come together? A feast for all the senses obvs!

I recently facilitated a creative workshop for the Barbican Centre part of their ‘Growing A Relationship’ which was exploring the importance of nurturing healthy relationships to enact positive social change.

What’s On Your Plate, M8? is a brand new eating series that explores the power of connection.

My intention grew from observing many communities experiencing disconnection, loneliness and struggle to juggle all the plates they are carrying.

Earlier in January I was invited to speak at Apple, Covent Garden on how to practice self-care in the modern world. I shared wisdom snacks of the power of creativity, my cultural heritage and spiritual practices that have supported my healing journey.

We hosted our Rituals and Rhythms retreat to support people to reconnect to their inner child, let go of their judgements, have fun and slow down.🌀

YSM8 recently held a craft workshops with London Youth to support young people to learn and connect with preserving craft and story-telling in their cultural heritage.

We held an embodied collaging workshop in collaboration with Collage Club at The NOW Gallery.

In our forth session, we collaborated with illustrator, storyteller and printmaker, Aleesha Nandhra at the NOW Gallery.

In our third workshop, we collaborated with That Feeling When podcast at the NOW Gallery, to help our community tune in and explore new ways of thinking and creating to help them get clear on their vision and create with confidence.

We held our second workshop 'Naturally Creative' with founder and headmaster of Freedom and Balance, André Anderson apart of our series “Express Yourself”, in partnership with the NOW Gallery.

I’ve curated a series of creative workshops with the NOW Gallery and creative collaborators to help you switch off from your digital devices, express yourself through creativity and explore new ways of thinking and creating. Using the mind, body and flow connection to help you slow down, rest and create.

Excited to announce our mini podcast series, SUPERSELF in collaboration with Selfridges. I will be chatting about spirituality, emotional wellbeing, somatic practices, interconnectedness, finding and living your purpose. Our first session is about the Mind-Body Connection. Take a pause, grab your cuppa and listen to feelgood-ness with us

Last month at Envision East festival in Hackney, we explored the notion of home, belonging, sacred rituals and healing practices for Black, Brown and POC folks.

Last night, I teamed up with Stef Sword-Williams the founder of F*ck Being Humble and Daisy Morris, founder of The Self Hood for a real, honest and open chat about how we navigate business, confidence and productivity, while taking care of our wellbeing.

Want to hear about Poonam’s journey and why self-compassion is healing? Grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy this podcast chat.

Our founder Poonam Dhuffer shares her eight wellbeing tips for the New Year with Creative Entrepreneurs.

Anyone else having trouble sleeping? Yeah mate, you’re not alone. So many of us are feeling stressed about the future and feeling exhausted.

What does it mean to be a "well" being? We explored with our mates and collaborators from our Good Stuff zine.

Hello M8! How are you feeling?

We explored the wellness industry, wellbeing and community care from a POC lens.