Charles Daniel McDonald's articles Alef Trust News The Alef Trust Lamp: Illuminating Consciousness Some symbols are consciously designed to carry meaning; others acquire it slowly, through use, memory and the relationships that gather around them. The Alef Trust lamp belongs to the latter […] Charles Daniel McDonald and Les Lancaster September 22, 2026September 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Community Rooted in Silence, Reaching Towards the World: The Living Symbolism Behind the Alef Trust Tree When Alef Trust marked its tenth anniversary, the organisation chose to celebrate not with a campaign or a commemorative tagline, but through an image intended to speak directly to the […] Les Lancaster and Charles Daniel McDonald December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Conscious Community Initiative Participatory Media: Images of Change – Children Reimagining Their Environment Through Song and Story The Participatory Media Project, supported by the Alef Trust Conscious Community Initiative and facilitated by Manjusha Nair in partnership with Deer Park Institute, offers a vivid insight into how children […] Manjusha Nair Joseph and Charles Daniel McDonald December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Conscious Community Initiative Tending to The Body & Soul in Pakistan As the next cycle of Ayesha Iftikhar’s ´Tending to the Body and Soul´ project unfolds, her work emerging in Pakistan is entering a pivotal stage. The past two years have […] Ayesha Iftikhar and Charles Daniel McDonald December 8, 2025December 13, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Conscious Community Initiative A Place for Us Education: Building Hope and Education in Rural India In the heart of rural Uttar Pradesh, one of India’s most disadvantaged and densely populated regions, a small but determined grassroots initiative is quietly transforming lives. A Place for Us […] Adi Asana and Charles Daniel McDonald October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Holistic Change Creative Alternatives: Celebrating 10 Years of Arts Prescribed Mental Health Support in Merseyside In a world where the pressures of modern life increasingly erode mental health, community initiatives rooted in creativity and care are proving to be vital lifelines. One such regional based […] Charles Daniel McDonald October 7, 2025October 8, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Holistic Change Creative Alternatives: Interview with Helen Holden – What are Arts on Prescription? For almost two decades, Creative Alternatives has been pioneering arts-based approaches to mental health and wellbeing in Merseyside. What began in Sefton in 2006, has grown into a long-standing programme […] Charles Daniel McDonald October 5, 2025October 8, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Conscious Community Initiative Holding Space with Vulnerability: Ayesha Iftikhar on Tending to the Body and Soul As part of the Alef Trust’s Conscious Community Initiative, Tending to the Body and Soul is a pioneering project led by Lahore- based psychologist and facilitator Ayesha Iftikhar. Her work […] Ayesha Iftikhar and Charles Daniel McDonald September 20, 2025September 22, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Conscious Community Initiative Building Safe Spaces for Transformative Learning in India Manjusha Nair speaks to Charles Daniel McDonald about her work with Alef Trust’s Conscious Community Initiative, Participatory Media Images of Change, exploring how transpersonal approaches can reshape education and nurture […] Manjusha Nair Joseph and Charles Daniel McDonald September 9, 2025September 9, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Conscious Community Initiative Rooted in Compassion: An Interview with Rahul Nagar of A Place for Us Rooted in Compassion: An Interview with Rahul Nagar of A Place for Us In a remote village in Neemka, India, a quietly radical experiment in grassroots education is transforming the […] Rahul Nagar and Charles Daniel McDonald July 27, 2025August 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Conscious Community Initiative Nurturing the Nurturers: An Interview with Ayesha Iftikhar on Tending to the Body and Soul In a world marked by profound uncertainty and global transformation, those who sustain others; caregivers, support workers, and community leaders, frequently bear the heaviest burdens with the least support. In […] Charles Daniel McDonald and Ayesha Iftikhar June 4, 2025June 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Conscious Community Initiative Inside the Embodied Permaculture Project with Dan McTiernan Dan McTiernan and Johanna McTiernan are the co-founders of the Embodied Permaculture Project, an initiative at the leading edge of sustainability, rooted in the premise that true systemic change begins […] Charles Daniel McDonald, Dan McTiernan and Johanna McTiernan May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Loading Load more
Alef Trust News The Alef Trust Lamp: Illuminating Consciousness Some symbols are consciously designed to carry meaning; others acquire it slowly, through use, memory and the relationships that gather around them. The Alef Trust lamp belongs to the latter […] Charles Daniel McDonald and Les Lancaster September 22, 2026September 22, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Community Rooted in Silence, Reaching Towards the World: The Living Symbolism Behind the Alef Trust Tree When Alef Trust marked its tenth anniversary, the organisation chose to celebrate not with a campaign or a commemorative tagline, but through an image intended to speak directly to the […] Les Lancaster and Charles Daniel McDonald December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Participatory Media: Images of Change – Children Reimagining Their Environment Through Song and Story The Participatory Media Project, supported by the Alef Trust Conscious Community Initiative and facilitated by Manjusha Nair in partnership with Deer Park Institute, offers a vivid insight into how children […] Manjusha Nair Joseph and Charles Daniel McDonald December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Tending to The Body & Soul in Pakistan As the next cycle of Ayesha Iftikhar’s ´Tending to the Body and Soul´ project unfolds, her work emerging in Pakistan is entering a pivotal stage. The past two years have […] Ayesha Iftikhar and Charles Daniel McDonald December 8, 2025December 13, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative A Place for Us Education: Building Hope and Education in Rural India In the heart of rural Uttar Pradesh, one of India’s most disadvantaged and densely populated regions, a small but determined grassroots initiative is quietly transforming lives. A Place for Us […] Adi Asana and Charles Daniel McDonald October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Holistic Change Creative Alternatives: Celebrating 10 Years of Arts Prescribed Mental Health Support in Merseyside In a world where the pressures of modern life increasingly erode mental health, community initiatives rooted in creativity and care are proving to be vital lifelines. One such regional based […] Charles Daniel McDonald October 7, 2025October 8, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Holistic Change Creative Alternatives: Interview with Helen Holden – What are Arts on Prescription? For almost two decades, Creative Alternatives has been pioneering arts-based approaches to mental health and wellbeing in Merseyside. What began in Sefton in 2006, has grown into a long-standing programme […] Charles Daniel McDonald October 5, 2025October 8, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Holding Space with Vulnerability: Ayesha Iftikhar on Tending to the Body and Soul As part of the Alef Trust’s Conscious Community Initiative, Tending to the Body and Soul is a pioneering project led by Lahore- based psychologist and facilitator Ayesha Iftikhar. Her work […] Ayesha Iftikhar and Charles Daniel McDonald September 20, 2025September 22, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Building Safe Spaces for Transformative Learning in India Manjusha Nair speaks to Charles Daniel McDonald about her work with Alef Trust’s Conscious Community Initiative, Participatory Media Images of Change, exploring how transpersonal approaches can reshape education and nurture […] Manjusha Nair Joseph and Charles Daniel McDonald September 9, 2025September 9, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Rooted in Compassion: An Interview with Rahul Nagar of A Place for Us Rooted in Compassion: An Interview with Rahul Nagar of A Place for Us In a remote village in Neemka, India, a quietly radical experiment in grassroots education is transforming the […] Rahul Nagar and Charles Daniel McDonald July 27, 2025August 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Nurturing the Nurturers: An Interview with Ayesha Iftikhar on Tending to the Body and Soul In a world marked by profound uncertainty and global transformation, those who sustain others; caregivers, support workers, and community leaders, frequently bear the heaviest burdens with the least support. In […] Charles Daniel McDonald and Ayesha Iftikhar June 4, 2025June 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Conscious Community Initiative Inside the Embodied Permaculture Project with Dan McTiernan Dan McTiernan and Johanna McTiernan are the co-founders of the Embodied Permaculture Project, an initiative at the leading edge of sustainability, rooted in the premise that true systemic change begins […] Charles Daniel McDonald, Dan McTiernan and Johanna McTiernan May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
