Kimberley Jiyigas (Birds) is a ‘Movement of Kimberley Indigenous women influencing social change’ and was established in 2018 in response to the lack of womens voices being included in important decision making for our region. We believe that women are an untapped resource for social change and can – and should – be engaged in a greater way to bring positive changes to our communities.

Kimberley Jiyigas recognises Business as a new way to Innovate to create changes by not being restricted by established structures that discourage innovative thinking and do not reward independent thinking, passion and pro activeness. Business is now allowing greater freedom to use internal motivation and desire to influence changes by using our own God given talents to produce outcomes that are God inspired. 

For Kimberley Jiyigas, business is not about the priority of making money, but rather, its about using money to reinvest into community initiatives and support local people for empowerment purposes. We are also passionate about building bridges and closing the divide that exists between people of various cultures in our communities. 

Since business is a relatively new space for Indigenous people to navigate, there is huge opportunity to encourage more Kimberley Indigenous people into this space. Greater collaboration can then happen from which change can be effected, especially using the power of the collective.  Kimberley Jiyigas would love to be the inspiration that causes others to consider business as a way to innovate and use their own creative talents to influence change.

My challenge to women attending the conference would be not to allow fear to stop them from attempting new and great things in lifes journey. Failure and flying are both in the package.

Kimberley Jiyigas is a Proud Sponsor of The Deborah Conference. 

Kimberley Jiyigas is a MOVEMENT of Kimberley Indigenous women united in their passion to lead and speak in order to influence social change within their communities, region and nation. Kimberley Jiyigas are a dynamic collective of indigenous women whose heritage links them personally to the Kimberley region. Jiyigas is the Jaru word for Birds.

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Ladies, Do you often feel stiff, sore and sluggish while working away for hours on end at your computer? ☹

Sadly, you’re not alone.  

Even worse, feeling this way becomes many people’s ‘Normal’. 

Yet it doesn’t have to be that way! 

The strain, drain and pain of sitting at your desk doesn’t have to hold you back from feeling amazing and being all that you are created to be!

Busy business women often struggle to find time to fit in the movement they need to stay healthy, maintain their weight and be physically strong and supple enough to keep up their hectic pace, without undue strain on their bodies.

By following 5 quick and easy principles you can, however, turn your daily grind around- from feeling slumpy (and grumpy) to smiling and smashing it! ☺

I’ve taken what’s worked best with my clients throughout 20+years of being a physiotherapist and bundled it up into the most essential and effective things you can do to ‘Be Fit 2 Sit’ – that is, to feel your best and & be more productive at your desk!

…And I’m so excited to share my Five simple steps to being ‘Fit 2 Sit’ with attendees of the 2019 Deborah Conference!

You’ll feel equipped and empowered in

1. How, when, why and just how little it takes to boost your energy levels, brainpower and fat-burning potential while sitting.
2. Practical Posture Tips to position yourself for less strain on your body
3. Setting up your Desk for success- Ergonomics advice to help you feel awesome
4. Developing Healthy Habits and maintaining them while using electronic devices, travelling, working out and about.
5. The Best stretches and exercises to stretch your tight muscles, switch on anti-slouching muscles, relieve soreness and improve your posture.

I promise you’ll take away heaps of useful tips and tools you can use immediately to help your body feel less tense and more energised.

If you can’t wait and are keen to get started today, you can access my favourite 4 Desk exercises for free on my website www.kymsiddonsphysio.com.au

And follow me on Facebook and Instagram @Workstationwellnessphysio

On LinkedIn @kymsiddons

My name’s Kym Siddons and I’m a physiotherapist on a mission…

…to empower everyday people to maximise their health and wellbeing at work, in their study and ‘downtime’ by equipping and empowering them with effective exercises, great posture, positioning & productivity techniques, optimal ergonomics and inspire healthy habits so they are ‘fit’ to live the active life they dream of!

For many years I worked and travelled with elite athletes such as the Australian Women’s Cricket Team, Australian and QLD Women’s Waterpolo teams as an APA Sports Physiotherapist. 

I’m now also a mum of 3 and when I moved with my husband and young family to Adelaide (Australia) a few years back, I started work in a sports injury clinic in the city…

Working family-friendly hours saw me applying my expertise in injury prevention and rehabilitation to the ‘occupational athletes’ I now saw streaming in from surrounding offices. 

I noticed that desk workers and students also suffered from overuse injuries, just of a different nature.

So I got my certification in Occupational Health Physiotherapy and combined all my skills to educate and inspire my clients, particularly those who sit at a desk a lot, with amazing results… 

I was astounded by the impact that a little ergonomic education, regular postural changes and specific exercises made in reducing people’s pain, improving their posture, boosting their health and their outlook on life.

Now I am committed to spreading the message further to help more people…

To help them journey towards less pain and stiffness, better posture and flexibility, improved metabolism and concentration and to combat the serious side-effects of sitting at a desk!

I want more people to discover how ‘little things, done regularly, can help them feel their best and achieve their best at their desk & beyond!’

https://kymsiddonsphysio.com.au/

Change was coming. Isaac could feel it in the air as he sat beneath the branches of a big apple tree. This time of year the sun still had its warm glow but you could feel the crisp chill of autumn just below the surface, like a fish you know lies in the dark hollows of the water, but your eye just can’t quite make it out. “It must be the season for it”, thought Isaac. He could feel the answer to his problem swimming just below the surface of his conscience, but no matter how hard his mind’s eye concentrated, he just couldn’t see it. “This is maddening!” Isaac muttered to himself, and with an exasperated thump he lied back against the rough trunk of the tree. The sudden bump of his body weight against the tree caused all the leaves in the tree to shake, and suddenly one red apple fell from the branches and hit Mr. Isaac Newton on the head.

Isaac Newton is probably one of the greatest innovators of human history. Most of modern science is built on the foundations of Newtons ideas. What I love about Isaac Newton’s work though is the fact that most of his work wasn’t about creating something new, but rather about bringing clarity and understanding to what already existed. Mr Newton didn’t invent gravity, but rather identified it and gave language and understanding to what gravity is and how it functions. His ability to define and measure that the force of gravity on planet earth is 9.087 m/sec 2 has revolutionised science.

I believe that the “Call to Innovate” that God is bringing us into in this season isn’t about creating something new, but rather, like Newton, God is bringing deep clarity and understanding to His people about how He has designed His creation. Like gravity, I believe that God has created “laws” of how business and wealth is created, and that when we build our businesses according to these laws we can guarantee the outcome in the same way that we can guarantee that an apple will fall from a tree at 9.087 m/sec 2 every time. I like to think of these rules as “The Natural Laws of Business”

One of The Natural Laws of Business that I have found to be true is that generosity leads to growth.  God has called us to build kingdom businesses, and the purpose behind kingdom business is to bring the kingdom of God to earth. If the core motivation behind our business is profit alone then we will never find long term, sustainable success. However, if we see our business as a tool that provides influence, opportunity, and wealth to bring healing and positive change to the causes that break the heart of God, then The Natural Laws of Business tell us that with time and dedication we will be successful. 

It is this idea that is the foundation of our Purpose Driven Brand System. As business owners we should earnestly desire more influence! We should desire to have more power, resources, reach, and innovative ideas, not because we want those things for our self, but because we have a deep and driving passion to bring healing and restoration to the causes that we have been called to be the hands and feet of Jesus to. 

We are so excited to be sharing more at The Deborah Conference what we have learned about Purpose Driven Branding and how you can utilise your business brand to create business growth and increased influence for the kingdom of God. If you haven’t booked your ticket for the conference yet, BOOK HERE.

Diana Henderson, from Life as Art Photography & The Purpose Driven Brand

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