This course is a five-part wellbeing and emotional literacy program designed for early years and primary educators and their students. It combines guided, sensory-based meditation lessons for children with professional development for educators, allowing both teacher and student to experience the benefits of emotional regulation, grounding, and imaginative connection to nature and Country. Each themed lesson—featuring visualisation, reflection, creative expression, and affirmations—is supported by a corresponding professional learning piece that encourages educators to participate fully, deepen their cultural and emotional awareness, and model calm, presence, and respect. Together, the course creates a gentle, culturally respectful framework for building inner strength, classroom belonging, and connection to self, others, and the natural world.
International award-winning Australian Aboriginal artist, educator, and teacher.
On behalf of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child sexual abuse, Donna spent several years interviewing Aboriginal abuse victims in indigenous communities. As a trauma counsellor and community liaison, Donna supported many clients through this difficult process.
Donna has been teaching the latest counselling techniques to clients such as Gestalt Therapy Australia’s upcoming year three students, University Queensland Psychology students, and many more, bringing a modern approach to counselling that reduces stress and anxiety within clients.
Donna is a Wailwan/Wiradjuri woman from outback NSW. Donna is from the stolen generation, and she wanted to create training resources to educate mainstream Australians (without blame, guilt, or anger) about Aboriginal people and to bring Indigenous wisdom to the counselling field.