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Radio Headspace Rewind: You Were Born With A Destiny

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.62.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

The things that keep you from “fitting in” can be your greatest asset

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, my name is Rosie and I'm one of the new hosts of Radio Headspace.

0:06.0

I'm an author and a yoga meditation teacher and my new episodes are debuting February of next year.

0:12.0

I can't wait to share them with you.

0:14.0

In the meantime, I'd like to let you know about a new show from Headspace Studios called Dear Headspace.

0:20.0

It's a call and advice show where Headspace teachers answer questions each week about anything and everything.

0:26.0

We talk about family, relationships, mindfulness and so much more.

0:30.0

You can find your Headspace on the Headspace app or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening.

0:50.0

Hi, I'm Dora and welcome to Radio Headspace.

0:52.0

And to Friday, here's to us to making it to the end of the week.

0:56.0

So I was reading a book The Other Night Before Bed by African Shaman Malidoma Somay.

1:02.0

And he says, each person is born with a destiny and he or she is given a name that reflects that destiny.

1:10.0

Over the past year, I've been learning more about my own ancestry and lineage.

1:14.0

My mom is from Kenya and my dad is from Ghana.

1:18.0

They both immigrated to Canada over 30 years ago but still have held on to certain cultural traditions.

1:24.0

And one of those things was the way that they named their children.

1:28.0

In Kenya, there's a matronum and patronum naming system which means that their children are named after their grandparents as a way to honor our ancestors.

1:38.0

Dora means God's gift or gift from God.

1:42.0

My middle name is Kaffirra and Amma share the details of when I was born.

1:48.0

Kaffirra means little rain and when I was born it was drizzling outside.

1:52.0

And Amma means Saturday for the day that I was born.

1:56.0

Finally, my last name came out means silent warrior and originates from the Mao Mao tribe in Kenya.

2:02.0

Growing up with two immigrant parents wanting to create the best life for their children, we had to assimilate.

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