Summer of ’88

Little did I know in the start of that summer it was my last one in Lahore. By the fall of same year I was 6,300 km away on British Council fellowship at Chelsea School of Arts. Then I was teaching photography at NCA. Most afternoons,after college, I would traipse the city to discover new places, sample food, drink copious quantities of sugarcane juice with lemon and ginger, and to photograph people.

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A Touching Story of Healing Hands-London

Artist and masseur Ali Zaidi gets hands-on about healing the body, mind and spirit. Ignore the picture though, he doesn’t practice rake-i.

Let me begin by saying that I was not always comfortable with my body the way I accept, respect and love it now. Love is an important word that I repeatedly return to throughout my work as a self-confessed connector. Continue reading A Touching Story of Healing Hands-London

Healing Hands-London… Tantra Touch

An invitation for you to experience healing bodywork with a tantra touch.

Healing Hands-London, an invitation to tantric bodyworks

Healing Hands-London offers bodywork to stimulate the human body, mind, the emotional centre and spirit together. Most importantly, a safe space of non-judgemental intimacy is created which allows a person to feel their most authentic. Authenticity is an essential state for acceptance and healing to take place. Continue reading Healing Hands-London… Tantra Touch

Happy Nowruz

Nowruz… Clematis Armandi

Nowruz, the Persian New Year is worldwide celebrated on March 20, 2017 and means “The New Day”. It takes place annually at the equinox in spring and so the exact date is varying. Nowruz is mostly celebrated in Iranian cultural regions, where pupils get a two week holiday to take part in this traditional family feast. People visit their friends and neighbours, exchanging small gifts and best wishes. Continue reading Happy Nowruz