Jaiya’s passionate, poetic presentations offer philosophical perspective to transform heart and mind; always with the intent of stirring the soul to remember itself. This work is truly his mission, ministry and life.
You may contract with Jaiya to speak on a wide array of specific areas. Jaiya never gives a canned presentation. Each is tailored exactly to the needs of your particular audience. Jaiya works with you to ensure that what he presents fulfills your vision. Audiences are left not just with an educational experience, but a personally transforming one as well.
Jaiya offers soul-stirring keynote and keynote-style presentations of up to 3 hours in length, depending upon the needs of the client. Longer sessions can include a Q&A discussion. Jaiya also provides an informal interactive period that includes one-one-one sharing and book signing. This one-on-one period allows for personal sharing, questions, encouragement, support, resource identification, and relationship building, and is a unique aspect of Jaiya's speaking service.
Jaiya speaks at international, national, and local events, and at any special event you may have in mind. His style mixes social science, professional and personal experience, poetry, and narrative to create an effect facilitative of true audience personal growth and transformation.
The topic areas below are only a representative selection of the human relations isues you can have addressed. Ultimately Jaiya's message serves what you feel are your audience needs for their professional and/or personal lives:
diversity
spirituality
culture
leadership
mentoring
race relations
self-esteem
prejudice
teambuilding
creative self-expression
child welfare
community development
education
motivation & achievement
social change
civil rights
juvenile justice
youth development
literacy
identity
family development
YOUTH KEYNOTE AUDIENCES Jaiya enjoys sharing empowering messages with children and youth of all ages and backgrounds. He conducts keynote-style talks to larger groups, which also may include Q&A discussions, if desired by the client. Jaiya often shares inspirational poetry relevant to particular young lives. His distinctive manner and spirit for engaging youth holds their attention effectively and allows them to experience personal transformation in a safe, casual, relaxed environment. These moments go beyond learning information or being inspired. Youth come away having moved forward in their journey of self-discovery . . . and in their way of seeing life.
SACRED YOUTH CIRCLES Imagine young people gathered inside a space of their own, with only a single adult present, feeling safe, celebrated, and encouraged to face and express their truth. Hearts open. Vacant inner spaces are filled with soul. Closed interiors become gushing spring water. Spontaneously, the intrinsic storyteller in youth comes gloriously out, as they bravely break into their own song, dance, poetry, and healer/leader/brother/sister giftedness. They are flowering with their purposefully unique culture, heritage, journey, and vision! Jaiya offers sacred youth circles to smaller groups, ideally seated in circle or concentric rows of circle. These sacred circles are based on African and Indigenous cultural traditions emphasizing communal gathering, honoring of voice, and the power of story.
The circles consist of him sharing a message and facilitating a Q&A peer-teaching discussion. Honoring personal truth through storytelling and life-visioning are central. Jaiya often recites poetry relevant to the lives of each particular audience; encourages youth to creatively express themselves in the circle, and in their lives; and guides them toward developing a positive, purposeful identity. Most of all, Jaiya creates a safe space in which these sojourners feel secure and encouraged to express themselves; become peer teachers during the circle; and explore their honest feelings, thoughts, and unique beauty. This circle is sacred ground because inside of it youth discover their sacredness!
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