Why I loved but left South Africa
with Keryn Paull
Streamed live on Jan 4th 2018
Heidi’s introduction to the show:
When I hear the words “South Africa” I think about lions, elephants, zebras, wonderful wide land and more. Later comes the memory of Apartheid and Nelson Mandela and also the amazing opera singers who have won prizes in international festivals and who were grown and born in a township.
I am sure my view on South Africa is somehow romantic and idealistic. How can it be otherwise when you have no direct connection to the country, when you live far away and have never been even near to that part of the globe.
The few South Africans I personally met could have been Europeans or Americans instead, and only when we talked about their origin I found out where they came from and that they had very interesting things to share with me, with us.
I met Keryn Paull, our guest in this show, many years ago at a course and we became buddies in our work to get the certification as a coach. Since then we were in contact and lately I hear that she left the country to live in UK. I became very curious and wanted to know why. I find her stories so interesting that I thought to give you all the possibility to hear them as well: first hand experience of what is going on in a country which seemed to have overcome huge problems, which was developing for a while. And now?
Excerpt of a text written by Keryn:
Click on the links below to find books written by Jane Duncan Rogers or which have inspired her
South Africa: A Photographic Exploration of its People, Places & Wildlife
Wildlife of Southern Africa: A field guide to the animals and plants of the region
About Keryn Paull
Born in Southern Africa in 1952 Keryn Paull has always been close to nature, an upbringing in the wildness of Rhodesia led to the unique experience of developing a very intimate communion with the natural world. This crucible provided a singular possibility to unconsciously forge a deep connection to the nature and the divinity of All That Is.
By stark contrast her twenties was spent living the high life in Europe making her way as a fashion model, exploring the very different experiences this world provided.
Back in South Africa and back on the land – life took on some dramatic turns, which together with the advent of motherhood set her on an path to explore her own limitations. Realising that her psychological wholeness was the key to guiding her child to a successful holistic life led to a longterm immersion in personal development and spiritual growth.
There followed an extensive career as a decorative painter in the interiors field, which has allowed for the artist to emerge, and all aspects of the creative journey have been a constant interest along the way.
Keryn regards herself as a humanitarian, a seeker on the journey to greater self-realisation, a creator of her own reality.
An artist, an environmentalist, a gardener, a big picture thinker, and especially an advocate of solutions and possibilities far removed from the traps of consensus reality.
Complementary and alternative medicines – medicinal uses of plants, natural healing of mind body and soul are all on going passions and pursuits.
