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Dona animated an incredible session dedicated to collective liberation and the ways that discrimination and biases can show up in a yoga/movement space. Her approach was dynamic, multi-faceted, and creative. Everyone was included and got to express themselves through art, poetry, and words. Dona introduces topics patiently, clearly, and directly and is thoughtful and experienced in handling questions related to the topics at hand. Many thanks!

Dona’s calm, capable, and multi-faceted approach had us moving and even laughing, all while discussing sensitive and vulnerable topics about care and boundaries. She provided simple yet profound insights, offering her own expertise while also building on the knowledge and experiences of our team. She challenged us in the best of ways.

Dona is an amazing facilitator who can jump in mid-project without missing a beat and make a workshop her own! She creates calming, yet energizing, spaces with such ease and picks the perfect activities to reflect the learning of other sessions during a conference. Her ability to adapt to the needs of a space is also worth noting. Working with her was an absolute delight!

From the very first day, the stretches and exercises gave it a relaxing mood. The closeout sessions and engagements from Dona allowed for full attention all through the session.

I admire Dona’s ability to bring a diverse group of participants (age and backgrounds) together through her animation and fun interactive exercises. The various exercises were stimulating and allowed us to tap into our creativity within a short period of time. I would love for our community to have more of such creative writing workshops.

The Spoken Ancestries workshop was very different from anything I have ever done. The unusual mix of people – from a 13-year-old to an 80-year-old with widely different world experiences – made it even more valuable as we could test our writing against the knowledge and interests of a very broad range of people. Dona Nham is engaging, ensures everyone has a chance to speak, provides constructive feedback, is upbeat – I liked everything about the sessions, and appreciate the opportunity to be published.

Dona’s interesting exercises and prompts brought a freshness to my reflections and writing practice. I appreciated being part of the Spoken Ancestry workshop.

Dona has been such a source of support and encouragement for me as a Black Queer facilitator in a predominantly white program. From giving me tips on connective exercises I can use to hold collective space, to just being an ear to listen and understand some of my unique struggles, Dona’s grounded wisdom has definitely helped me show up in a powerful way for my cohorts. So much gratitude for their commitment to supporting me and the shaping of the Eco-Institute from afar, even with all they have going on!

Dona is a very thoughtful, conscientious, and empathetic facilitator. She is able to create an atmosphere where everyone feels welcome and heard, and her interactive group activities allow for in-depth conversations about difficult topics in a safe inclusive environment. It was especially refreshing to be able to connect with her thoughts on the positionality of being a diaspora Asian and settler of colour on Tio’tia:ke. I hope to participate in more of her work in the future!

Dona is a very skilled facilitator, with many years of experience, with extensive knowledge of earth-based forms of facilitation, and broad knowledge that ranges for poetry to ecology, all of which she diligently brings to each of the spaces she comes into.

As a mediator, Dona has offered her talents as listener, space holder, negotiator and dare I say – therapist – during some heartbreaking and difficult conflicts. Her humanity shines through when sets firm boundaries in a respectful, loving way, while ensuring that step-by-step, all members are consenting and on the same page. She has taught me how to separate personal from professional matters and has lightened my heart and vision.

Dona is an exemplary community leader whose fierce light has inspired me in my own growth and practices as entrepreneur and artist. I’ll never forget when I saw her in action at an event she had organized at Ausgang. There were hundreds of attendees and people buzzing around. There she was, all smiles, navigating teams and logistics all the while graciously welcoming attendees. I realized then that Dona could dream big and execute.