{"id":54016,"date":"2020-08-04T09:19:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T09:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accounts.consciouskenya.com\/?page_id=54016"},"modified":"2021-11-12T17:43:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T14:43:24","slug":"a-dream-for-the-conscious-kenyan-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/a-dream-for-the-conscious-kenyan-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; enable_overlay=&#8221;enable_overlay_value&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1612438332223{margin-top: -60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1596535721211{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 15% !important;padding-left: 15% !important;}&#8221;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-94456a654ce018bb2\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-94456a654ce018bb2 uvc-3956 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-94456a654ce018bb2 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/accounts.consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/meditation-and-healing-nairobi-group.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-52511 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/accounts.consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/meditation-and-healing-nairobi-group-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/meditation-and-healing-nairobi-group-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/meditation-and-healing-nairobi-group-660x458.jpg 660w, https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/meditation-and-healing-nairobi-group-624x433.jpg 624w, https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/meditation-and-healing-nairobi-group.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a>A Dream for the Conscious Kenyan Community<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\u201cAre there any Kemetic yoga teachers or past-life regression therapists in Kenya?\u201d \u201cWhere can I buy ethically and locally produced sage, crystals, superfoods or essential oils?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\u201cIs anyone planning an ecstatic dance, drum circle or group meditation this week?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->The answer to questions like these is usually \u201cI\u2019m sure there\u2019s someone, but how to find them, I don\u2019t know. Let me ask around\u2026\u201d And so the wild crested crane chase begins\u2026 And thus the Conscious Kenya dream was born:<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\r\n<li>One place to find all yoga teachers, alternative therapists, energy healers, herbalists, and holistic wellness practitioners<\/li>\r\n<li>One place to find all vendors of eco-friendly, organic, and holistic wellness products<\/li>\r\n<li>One place to connect with like-minded seekers across the country<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->The wellness community in Kenya is growing as people are finding their lives becoming more hectic, fast-paced and demanding, thus calling for a return to connection with the body, the spirit and the Earth. However, it can be difficult to find exactly that therapist, coach or teacher you are looking for.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->Similarly, most mainstream products in the supermarkets and online stores were mostly not created with your best interests at heart, and finding healthier alternatives can be a futile and expensive search.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->Conscious Kenya was born out of the recognition that the wellness community in Kenya was very scattered, and there was a need for a platform where wellness practitioners and vendors of holistic products could come together and share their services and products.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->A platform with no long chain of middle-men, so one can buy directly from the producers. A platform where Kenyans can find products that are created in an ethically and ecologically responsible way &#8211; no harmful chemicals, no animal testing &#8211; just love and dedication to wellness of people and planet. A platform where it\u2019s easy to find your local Kundalini yoga teacher, or your local vendor of natural body butters and soaps.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->A platform where you can quickly and easily connect with the conscious tribe. We hope you enjoy exploring the wide range of holistic events, services and products available right at our doorstep. We wish you good health, inner peace, joy and love.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; enable_overlay=&#8221;enable_overlay_value&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1612438332223{margin-top: -60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1596535721211{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 15% !important;padding-left: 15% !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[808],"class_list":["post-54016","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54016"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73958,"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54016\/revisions\/73958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consciouskenya.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=54016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}