Bio

In the system we’re in, I’m a journalist, a life coach, and a teacher; in life, I’d just say I like hearing and telling stories. The human mind is wired for narratives. My grandparents were all scholars: Grandma taught art, taught me to knit and sew; Granddad carved, took photos, taught history. He sang to me, read and told me stories. Naani sewed, wrote, recited the Qur’an. Cooked and gardened, too. They each passed on practices around gathering and sharing their own knowledge and experiences of the universe through creation.

Artist Statement

I make voiceovers for short documentaries; I dance; I make food; I grow things. I try to uncover stories within whatever I’m doing. Capturing images, poetry, drawing, journalism, teaching, dancing. I believe there’s a point at which all facets of an individual’s intelligence –however cultivated they are in one area or another– converge to create our own unique experience of the world. Some use words like ‘soul’, ‘awareness’, ‘consciousness’, the ‘self’.

Why MW is important

When we create, in our unique way, we’re stringing together those facets of human intelligence – cognitive, proprioceptive, and so on, particularly emotional. We’re transforming our own experience as an individual into part of something bigger, a collective intelligence. And collective is what Magical Women is all about. There’s nothing more uplifting and inspiring than seeing others choose to come together over creating, sharing knowledge, and experience. That’s why I wanted to be added to the directory.