In Learning the Language of the Land, Donna Kerridge from Aotearoa (New Zealand) invites audiences into an Indigenous perspective on healing, memory and human wellbeing. Drawing from Rongoā Māori knowledge traditions, her talk explores how health emerges from relationship – with land, ecosystems, ancestry and community – rather than from the body alone. Through story, metaphor and ecological insight, Donna reflects on what modern societies may be forgetting about belonging, balance and the living intelligence of nature. This session offers a thoughtful and deeply grounded exploration of how remembering our connection to the natural world may be central to both personal and collective healing.
Speakers
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Donna Kerridge Donna Kerridge is a Māori practitioner and educator from Aotearoa (New Zealand), working in the field of Rongoā Māori – traditional Māori healing. For over two decades, her work has focused on Indigenous wellbeing perspectives, knowledge transmission and the relationship between human health and the natural world. Donna is recognised for her ability to communicate complex cultural and ecological concepts through accessible narrative and relational frameworks. Her work spans teaching, speaking and creative knowledge development, with a particular interest in how Indigenous wisdom traditions inform contemporary understandings of healing and self-healing. |
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Facilitator
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Songqiao Yao Songqiao Yao is deeply passionate about bridging diverse ecological paradigms and indigenous wisdom to cultivate a reciprocal, nourishing relationship with our living Earth. As a member of the Club of Rome and the founder of WildBound, she acts as a global catalyst for systemic change, guiding educators, youth, philanthropists, and place-based communities toward collective action, resilience, and inner and outer regeneration. Her global perspective is shaped by her academic journeys in the US and Europe, alongside her deep field knowledge in Asia and her personal practice as a student of the ancient art of tea. Through her work, Songqiao blends international systems thinking with local, holistic traditions to help reweave the sacred relationship between people and place. |
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Date
22 June 2026 (Monday)
Time
19:00-20:30 HKT (11:00 - 12:30 GMT)
Format
Zoom
Language
English (supports simultaneous interpretation in Cantonese and Putonghua)
Fee
Free (a donation to support our conservation work is appreciated)
Donations help cover essential expenses such as speakers’ fees, translation services and other resources. Additional donations support KFBG‘s ecological conservation and holistic education work. Please donate within your means, or still join us even if you are unable to contribute. Together, we can foster a transformative shift towards an ecological perspective.
Application
Please click HERE for online registration by 19:00 HKT, 22 June 2026
Note
● You will receive an auto-reply confirmation email upon registration with the Zoom link attached.
● In case of cancellation, you will be notified in advance.
Enquiry
Email Jamie Ngai at jamie.ngai@kfbg.org
Kadoorie Earth Programme (KEP) is co-created by KFBG and its network of collaborators and volunteers. By integrating the various strands of KFBG’s nature conservation, sustainable living and holistic education programmes, it provides life-transforming learning experiences that reconnect people with themselves, each other and the rest of nature and enable them to cultivate resilience in the face of climate crisis, economic uncertainty and other related challenges.