Shahbano has been learning, practicing and teaching Mindfulness Meditation for the past 10 years in various places around the world including Karachi. She currently lives and works in Karachi with her husband and looks after her mother who has happily reached 94 years of time spent in this world. She finds that her caregiving roles, that also include two children who are now adults and a labrador dog! have greatly benefitted from her journey of Mindfulness Meditation and believes that sharing her learnings with others is part of her personal practice. Should you require any further information, Sheherbano is available on shahbanol@hotmail.com and on (not very active) Instagram accounts shahbanolodhi / mindfulness_karachi
Workshop
Shahbano Lodhi offers a workshop based on Kristen Neff’s concept of Fierce Self-Compassion – a missing element in many lives and particularly for women, as society traditionally emphasizes her role of a tender caregiver and censures her qualities as a fierce protector. In Kristen’s words “Specifically Fierce Self Compassion can propel us to stand up for and protect ourselves, meet our own needs without continually subordinating them, and motivate change both in ourselves and the world around us”. In the workshop, Shahbano will invite you to do a ‘Dastak’ on this topic and discuss where this need sits in our culture and particular context. The session will include mindfulness practices that help cultivate self-compassion.
