Jamaica Gleaner

CoWork JA fêtes females

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COWORK JA on Friday observed Internatio­nal Women’s Day with a raft of activities intended to “celebrate and elevate the whole woman”.

CoWork JA’s founder, Tara Playfair-Scott, said she wanted to make the space, which has become very popular, “something extra special, and focused on women as soon as we open our doors on Friday”. As such, they partnered with well-known brands, and women, to make this happen.

In partnershi­p with Nature My Therapy and National Bakery’s Crave brand, CoWorkJA invited all women entreprene­urs to ‘Start Your Day with a shot’ with a free ginger and turmeric energy shot and sweet treats. In addition, there was a 50 per cent discount on hourly, daily and weekly rates. Coffee Traders also provided caffeine fixes throughout the day, while Robyn Fox of EITS Cafe & Food Basket offered delicious ‘Build It Yourself Power Salads’ for lunch.

“It’s important to recognise that as women we deal with a lot – personally and profession­ally – and we have to take care of ourselves emotionall­y and mentally as well,” Playfair-Scott said.

As a result of this, yogi Sonita Abrahams from AfyaYoga Studio held a guided morning meditation session, dubbed ‘Mental and emotional self-care… get into it’.

Playfair-Scott further shared the excitement for having Naomi Garrick and Cathy Goodall, who provided mentorship and coaching sessions around the topic of personal branding.

“Not only are they both superwomen when it comes to brand developmen­t and coaching, but they both understand what it’s like to be executives and entreprene­urs – we’re providing the best resources and ways to become our best selves as women,” Playfair-Scott stated.

 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D ?? Sonita Morin Abrahams from Afya Yoga Studio demonstrat­es one of several easy-todo yoga moves, while sitting at work, as part of the morning meditation on Internatio­nal Women’s Day.
CONTRIBUTE­D Sonita Morin Abrahams from Afya Yoga Studio demonstrat­es one of several easy-todo yoga moves, while sitting at work, as part of the morning meditation on Internatio­nal Women’s Day.
 ??  ?? From left: Alex-Ann Stewart, project assistant; Tricia Tucker, assistant manager, finance & compliance; Cathy Goodall, John Maxwell coach; and Jamaica’s own PR Chick Naomi Garrick stop to pose after a coaching session at CoWork JA on Internatio­nal Women’s Day.
From left: Alex-Ann Stewart, project assistant; Tricia Tucker, assistant manager, finance & compliance; Cathy Goodall, John Maxwell coach; and Jamaica’s own PR Chick Naomi Garrick stop to pose after a coaching session at CoWork JA on Internatio­nal Women’s Day.

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