Ananda Leeke (http://www.anandaleeke.com), a lawyer turned “innerpreneur” and social capitalist, is President and CEO of Kiamsha.com, LLC, a company that in-powers and empowers individuals through creativity, coaching, contemplative practices (i.e. yoga, Reiki healing touch, meditation, breathing exercises, journaling, affirmations, and prayer), and community building that awaken the human soul and transform everyday living.
Leeke is currently completing her book, That Which Awakens Me: A Creative Woman’s Poetic Memoir of Self-Discovery (iUniverse, Inc – September 2009). Her debut novel, Love’s Troubadours – Karma: Book One (www.lovestroubadours.com) was published in 2007. Leeke’s poetry appeared in Beyond the Frontier: African American Poetry for the 21st Century edited by E. Ethelbert Miller. She also published several books of poetry and women’s creativity workbooks that are used in her workshops and creativity coaching practice. They include My Soul Speaks (1992), I am my sistas keeper (1994), Baby I got it bad for you blues (1995), Feminist Soul (2000), Monday Morning Meditations (2000), Be Fearless and Choose Love (2000), Blessed is the fruit of thy womb (2001), La Bohemienne (2001), and Our Womanist Spirit (2002).
Leeke is a graduate of Morgan State University (B.A. in French, 1986), Howard University School of Law (J.D., 1989), and Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. in Securities and Financial Regulation, 1991). Her memberships include the National League of American Pen Women, Yoga Alliance, Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington’s Business Volunteer Program, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., All Souls Unitarian Church, and Insight Meditation Community of Washington’s People of Color Sangha. She lives in Washington, D.C.
For more information about Ananda’s services and fees, visit http://www.anandaleeke.com or contact kiamshaleeke@yahoo.com.
I am Here for:
Learning, teaching yoga, sharing information, connecting with others, and building communities
Hobbies:
Yoga, Reiki healing touch, art, writing, music, meditation, walking, reading, traveling, museums, history, and more....
Favorite Movies:
Love Jones, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sex and the City Movie, The Notebook, Che, Crash, Their Eyes Were Watching God, all of the Matrixes, Soul Food and more
Favorite TV Shows:
Soul Food, Living Single, A Different World, The Cosby Show, Sex and the City, HawthoRNe, Army Wives, Young and the Restless, Ugly Better, and more
Favorite Music:
Alice and John Coltrane, Eric Roberson, Dwele, The Roots, Deva Premal, Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Sista Shree, HKB FiNN, Tunde Jegede, and more
Favorite Books:
The Whuffie Factor by Tara Hunt, 4 Ways to Blank Your Blog by Deb Rocks, Power by Thich Nhat Hahn, and Belonging by bell hooks
I Love:
apple sauce, Thai food, and Veggie Bento boxes
