Can you absorb other people’s energies and traumas? – Healer Talk
A Guide to Energetic Protection and Clearing for Healers and Empaths – tried and tested tools,…
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The Telepathy and Serendipity these days!
Have you noticed it? Perhaps you think of someone one morning, and in the afternoon they…
A Conscious Shift from Stagnation to Flow
Exactly 2 months ago, I left the city for the coast, guided by an insistent inner…
Collective Cognitive Dissonance with COVID
Are you also confused? Firstly, is COVID a real virus or a hoax by the powers…
Conscious Gatherings are a-Sprouting
Can you feel the energy shifting? What seemed so still, even stagnant, as we were forced…
Why I choose the Life of a Nomad
I have been at my parents’ house for the last 3.5 months of the coronavirus period,…
Rollercoaster of Eclipses and Emotions
This month has been an emotional rollercoaster. One day, filled with ecstasy, joy and positive energy;…
Letting go of Control & Fear. Embracing Uncertainty
More than COVID19, the real pandemic that has really taken us over is Fear. It set…
Fireside Tales
I am starting a new live storytelling show on YouTube! Crazy tales from my backpacking adventures,…
Poem for Dad
Daddy, caring father Hubby, loving husband Bro, always watching Son, dedicated in life and death Global…
Ten Profound Positive Implications of COVID-19
When it comes to spiritual consciousness, society and the environment, there are some underlying blessings to…
That time I had to dig jiggers out of my toe…
A jigger, also known as a sand-flea or chigoe flea, is a parasitic insect found in…
Rise Up, Earthlings
Listen to this while reading: Rise Up (Yves LaRock) Watch the butterflies dance This morning, when…
What is the Mother Earth energy?
Channelled from the highlands of Kenya in Jan 2020. I am up in the cold, green…
What is Love? A Philosophical Pander.
One starry night, I was in the fine company of humans, trees, sound healing instruments, insects,…
20 Top Tips for Backpacking in Vietnam
Vietnam is a dream backpacking location – safe, cheap, and friendly. Whether you are looking for…
An Eclipse into a New Dawn – Good morning 2020!
2019: Stepping onto my path Come last January, I was ready. I had spent all of…
The Pagan Origins of Christmas
Feasting, decorating Christmas trees, giving presents, whispers of Santa Claus, telling ghost stories by the fire,…
An Unexpected Taste of Nun Life at Plum Village Vietnam
I had no idea what lay in store for me, but my time at the mini…
Beyond Death
Dear Janine, It has been exactly 6 months since you left this earthly realm. And what…
Our Land – Public Space in Nairobi
Did you know that 47.5 square kilometres of Nairobi are public space? That almost one-twelfth of…
Wild Woman Dance
Hold me close ancient guardians Woman breathe Woman relax Woman love Ancient females lift me up…
Fear and a dash of hope – Kenyan Elections
Nairobi, Kenya. Six days to the national elections. There is a cloud of fear and dread casting…
Paganistic Ode
Geometric patterns flash in neon colours Circling and changing Coming together to form A river The…
Meet Fiona Solis, Beautiful Transgender Model
“You can call me lady-boy, he-she, she-male, whatever, I don’t care. I am proud of who…
Ey mamí! Hola Colombia…
Listen to these beats from Bomba Estéreo as you read about the lush and lively country where I began…
Throwing my stable life to the winds..
I can now die with no regrets. In December 2013, amidst studies in California, I crossed…
Short Stories of India
Some fun little tales from my trip to the motherland.. Mumbai International Airport It is witching…
Hurtling Blindly through Life’s Motions
First came the baby and toddler stages, gradually learning to think. Through primary and secondary school…
100 Hours of Meditation
I joined a Vipassana meditation course without knowing what it was. My favourite cousin and wild…
Brown Privilege and Rockets
Time for some honest racial realizations from yours truly. Brown Privilege We all know about White…
From Shame and Fantasy I Rise – by Maimouna Jallow
In the post “Am I Kenyan or Indian?”, I described my identity search as a Kenyan…
This blog changed its outfit!
My dear subscribers, I finally managed to revamp the People in the Margins blog! This did mean…
A Backpacker’s Life
Trudging through foreign lands like a turtle with your life on your back; not knowing where…
Sacrificing Human Rights for Development
“Whoever is cutting off the source of water to the lake is being selfish by flouting…
Sacrificing Human Rights for Development
“Whoever is cutting off the source of water to the lake is being selfish and wants…
Sweetbitter Reunion
Seasons of friends Sweet their entrance Sorrowful their departure Alien the reunion. Distance can mean Growing separately…
As Ghosts of Cancer sweep Marsabit… – by Laura Maina
Northern Kenya is known as “The Cradle of Mankind” due to the famous paleoanthropological site ‘Koobi…
“I don’t need Kenya. Kenya needs me!”
Ever watched a talk show where the host has a speech impediment? Stay with me, there’s…
Excuse me, but Who are you calling a Third World Country?
Dear First-World, American and western European countries are typical examples of what are commonly known as…
Turkey: Land of Contradictions
Istanbul. Where impossible contradictions make up an intricate carpet woven by a potpourri of tailors, over centuries…
Overcoming Discrimination in Kenya – by Laura Maina
Discrimination is treating someone differently in a negative way simply because of who they are or…
Cycles of Life and Liberation Struggles
I used to dream of changing the world. Of course, within my lifetime – I would…
The [non]Sense of [in]Justice in Kenya
by Yule Mbois Mndialala A young Dutch man challenged a group of us with a couple…
The [non]Sense of [in]Justice in Kenya – by Yule Mbois Mndialala
A young Dutch man challenged a group of us with a couple of questions, after listening…
On Corruption
3rd Place winner of My Corruption-Free Africa competition Look beyond corruption. What do you see? Why…
On Corruption (3rd Place winner of My Corruption-Free Africa competition)
Look beyond corruption. What do you see? Why does corruption exist? Are all people who partake…
Get off your pampered ass and face up to your duty!
If you are benefiting from unequal distribution of wealth (if you are middle- or upper-class), and…
Do you choose Happiness or Freedom?
To be slightly more politically correct, I will refer in this post to a mystery Country…
My Country is More Important than Yours
We Kenyans need to stop scapegoating Somali refugees. You know the phrase “blaming the victim”? It’s…
I am a product of Racism, Imperialism and Inequality
Also Love, Culture and Dedication It hit me in the airport toilet that the lady cleaning…
I am a product of Racism, Imperialism and Inequality; also Love, Culture and Dedication.
It hit me in the airport toilet that the lady cleaning the toilets probably never gets…
Lake Turkana – a Miracle in the Desert – In Danger
The Turkana – a resilient people The scorching sun beats down as I trek across the…
The Jade Sea – a Miracle in the Desert – In Danger
The scorching sun beats down as I trek across the hot, dry sand. Streams of sweat…
Sex Worker Heroes
She was a prostitute. Famous on the streets of Naivasha at night. To me, she is…
Challenging the Status Quo together . .
Over the last 15 hours, I watched a play and a TEDx talk that have gotten…
Does Democracy Require a Patriotic Education?
Democracy. What most states these days strive for. It is supposed to mean political equality of…
Hands Off Our Elephants
1 elephant killed every 15 minutes. 10 years to extinction, at this rate. Last Saturday, 4th…
#HandsOffOurElephants
1 elephant killed every 15 minutes. 10 years to extinction, at this rate. Last Saturday, 4th…
World’s Largest Desert Lake Under Threat
The world’s largest desert lake lies in north-western Kenya. This World Heritage site is a breeding…
Lake Turkana under threat
The world’s largest desert lake lies in north-western Kenya. This World Heritage site is a breeding…
People in the Margins
They scream. We hear not. They cry. We listen not. They demand equality. We ignore. People…