Author: Elana Shyong

Weekly Recap below! From Bulgaria to London. From Digital Nomad Fest to back to reality.  A week of thinking, planning, and still processing ✨ 🎭 𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆: Over the weekend, spent 6 hours discussing strategy and shaping next steps for this wonderful organization. Having been a student of ISTA – Global Learning Through the Arts…

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗸𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁? At Bansko Nomad Fest just last week, there was so many brilliant talks. One talk that stuck with me in particular was by SHOKO HIROSE on The Power of Yohaku, the Japanese concept roughly…

Recap of the week! 🎭 Bansko Nomad Fest: So many inspiring ideas, new ways of working, and amazing people met along the way. 🎭 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮’𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝘅 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: In the middle of it all, I ran an online workshop on critical thinking, using the story of Pandora’s Box through drama in education. Always fun! 🎭 𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔…

Bansko Nomad Fest day two, and my key takeaway was: 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. The session that resonated with me most today was Piera Mattioli’s talk on online collaboration through participatory design. In meetings, online or in person, there are often voices that don’t get heard. Maybe people need more time to find their…

Thrilled to be the moderator Coliving Hub‘s panel here at Bansko Nomad Fest yesterday. This week, 800+ digital nomads from all over the world and walks of life are gathering to explore, discuss, and reflect on what it means to live and work this way. Yesterday, Haz Memon from ESCAPE, Katia Dimova from Chateau Coliving…

Busy week last week, so here’s my weekly recap a little late. 🎭 𝗢𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: Ran one of my favourite process drama workshops online, where we stepped into a 19th-century village and used drama as a way of exploring inclusion. 🎭 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: Ran Coliving Hub’s Gathering right before Bansko Nomad Fest – three…

I’ve just arrived in Bansko, Bulgaria ahead of Bansko Nomad Fest, and being in the mountains already feels like a deep exhale. There’s something about mountain air, open space, and the simple act of slowing down that brings me back to myself. Over the years, I’ve come to understand just how important my reconnection practices…

What if play is one of the most serious tools we have for learning? Last week Jessica and I ran The Authenticity Experiment in Barcelona. Ten people, one room, and a real curiosity about what it means to show up authentically at work. We opened with storytelling, then moved into improv games that looked playful…

A week of new beginnings! Weekly recap below. 🎭 𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Had a great chat with Steven Parker, the new chair of the ISTA – Global Learning Through the Arts board, and it was very valuable to have a deeper conversation and hear more about this exciting new chapter for the board of trustees. 🎭…

Weekly Recap below! Some weeks are slow, and honestly, that can be a good thing. It leaves room to breathe, reflect, and notice what really matters. 🎭 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: Truly insightful workshop with Teodora Sklayne from ATTIKA Fitness exploring breathwork and the central nervous system. It’s crucial in understanding what stresses our bodies since it…