Lena Shah was a student at Hymers College from 1989 until completing her A Levels in 1998. She is now a mindfulness and yoga coach, as well as the founder of Metaworks coaching and author of "Impetus", a healing and mindfulness journey told through poetry, prose, illustrations and vibrant colour musings.

She gave a mindfulness-based talk about her time at Hymers, her career and journey in mindfulness, poetry and writing to the English Society. As well as poetry readings she also took the students through some mindfulness techniques.

If you would like to read more on Lena's work, please visit:

Published articles:

• Praising the Venus within you (femalefirst.co.uk)
• Letting go of limiting beliefs (readersdigest.co.uk)
• The London Economic; UK's leading SME business magazine (bmmagazine.co.uk)
• Global Woman Magazine
• William Blake Society feature blakesociety.org/VALAissue-2.pdf (P.62)
• Letting go of limiting beliefs (readersdigest.co.uk)
• 'Impetus - No Cover Up' By Lena Shah (thelondoneconomic.com)

Visual poetry:

• Relish the beautiful poem ‘Sun, please embrace me’ by Lena Shah | Thoughtprovoking Poems - YouTube

Other:

• "Impetus -No cover up" By Lena Shah - YouTube Blog — Metaworks Coaching.