Maheen Mohammed

Maheen Mohammed is a mindfulness facilitator based in Karachi. She came across mindfulness practices in 2008 during a particularly turbulent time in her life, and found this way of meeting her experiences to be life changing. Maheen experienced such profound shifts, she was inspired to integrate mindfulness into her work as a school psychologist, and to pursue further training to learn how to share these practices with others. Maheen has been teaching mindfulness and self-compassion workshops, courses, and retreats since 2013, and is passionate about guiding and accompanying people as they learn to befriend themselves and their experiences with kindness and curiosity. Maheen remains committed to her own personal mindfulness practice, and considers herself to be a life-long learner.
Maheen is a Certified Mindfulness Instructor (CMI) through Mindful Schools, an accredited Breathworks Mindfulness Teacher (Breathworks Mindfulness, UK), a Trained Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Teacher, and a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher after completing the two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program taught by renowned meditation teachers Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. Maheen also holds the designation of Certified Mindfulness Teacher - Professional Level (IMTA CMT-P) through the International Mindfulness Teachers Association.

Rahma Muhammad Mian

Rahma Muhammad Mian is a somatic healer and a qi gong and reiki practitioner. Their trauma focused bodywork practice and teaching is grounded in their Vipassana practice. An active part of the local Vipassana community, Rahma along with other mindfulness practitioners and teachers in the city have been organizing the Karachi Sangha since 2018.
Rahma’s trained in Hatha yoga from South India and is a registered teacher (RYT-200) with Yoga Alliance. Apart from western trauma and somatic focused trainings, they are currently enrolled in Ihsaas, a trauma-informed, somatic healing programme designed primarily for Muslim women.
Rahma also teaches science, technology and society, and critical media and cultural studies to undergraduates at the Social Sciences and Liberal Arts program at IBA, Karachi. They have a Masters in Media, Culture, and Communications from New York University.
As an educator, Rahma is committed to bringing mindfulness to classrooms and educational institutions. They regularly work with young children, adolescents, and teens and have taught breath and bodywork to children aged 3-5 years at Veritas Learning Circle, and 13-15 year olds at Zindagi Trust schools. Expanding on this work with children and young people, they have also conducted workshops with parents and teachers at various institutions in the city. (You can read more at https://www.mettarahma.com)

Nida Khan

Nida Khan has been a practicing Psychotherapist for over 12 years, and a Clinical Supervisor for over 3 years. She holds a double Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from the US, with a specialization in working with Children & Adolescents; a Diploma in Clinical Supervision from CPPD, a London based counseling training program, and training in Expressive Arts Therapy from Australia. Nida is also currently in the process of qualifying in Sandplay Therapy from the Association of Sandplay Therapy (UK), and likes to integrate creativity, mindful play and bodywork like QiGong into group processes. Nida has worked in high schools in the US and Pakistan, is currently in private practice, on the teaching staff at The Lyceum and a faculty member at CPPD Counseling School.

As a musician and poet, Nida particularly loves to facilitate therapeutic songwriting as a vessel for sharing and owning our stories.

Shama Mohammed

Shama Mohammed has worked in the development sector for 20 years in the fields of health, education, gender, community development, and microfinance. She holds a Masters degree in Public Administration in International Development from Harvard University. Shama also loves to crochet and runs a small business that sells handmade crochet toys. As part of the KWF team, Shama is particularly excited to curate and facilitate activities to build community through connection and kindness.

Muzaffar Bukhari

Muzaffar received a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Northwestern University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2006. Muzaffar has a MBA from Institute of Management Development (IMD), Switzerland, and graduated with distinction in leadership in 2011.
Muzaffar started his career with UBS Investment Bank, New York, in 2006. He later moved back to Pakistan to work in the financial services industry and was involved in asset management and commercial banking. Through various life experiences, Muzaffar stumbled on the path of seeking therapy, which helped him discover his true calling in the field of education and mental health.

In 2016, he founded Veritas Learning Circle (VLC), a school based out of Karachi, which believes in the power of play and human connection.
He went ahead to complete his Advanced Diploma in Integrative Humanistic Counselling from CPPD, UK and co-founded Tribus Partners to advance the mission of CPPD in Pakistan.

Muneera Alavi

Muneera Alavi is an early childhood educator with over 25 years of work experience as a teacher, a trainer and a school administrator. She has served as both a trainer and master trainer for TCF schools. Passionate about crafts and cooking, Muneera enjoys crocheting toys and bags for her family and friends in her spare time. Over the past three years, she has played a key role in organizing the KWF, contributing to its smooth execution and success.