Ethical Metals and Manifesting Your Intention

Where do gold and silver come from? Who digs them out of the earth?

How do they do it and what impact does it have on the world?

Join us for a 2-hour session exploring these questions, meditating in a session led by Luke Tapp to clear your mind and making your own pendant using recycled silver with symbols to set intentions to guide you through these testing times. Each participant will be given 5 grams of precious metal clay, all tools required to make a small piece of jewellery and a small necklace made from recycled slippers. The final pieces will be finished for you by Poras over the course of the week.

About Us:

Luke Tapp

Luke is passionate about meditation.   Luke engages in daily meditation and believes passionately in the positive impact that mindful and guided meditation can have on people’s wellbeing and personal growth. In his career, Luke is the Operations Partner for Pinsent Masons in the Middle East.  Pinsent Masons is one of the largest UK law firms with operations in the Middle East.  As Operations Partner for the Middle East Region, Luke manages the operations of the firm’s business within the region on a day to day basis.  Luke also leads the firm’s Middle East Employment Practice for the firm’s international clients.  Luke is ranked as a leading lawyer by Legal 500 and Chambers respectively, and was awarded Young Lawyer of the Year at the 2017 DIFC Gala Dinner.   Chambers 2020 describes Luke as having “an extensive knowledge of employment law in the UAE” and Legal 500 refer to Luke as ‘an exceptional lawyer – his in-depth knowledge of the UAE employment laws coupled with his practical, pragmatic approach to issues makes his advice second to none.‘ Luke likes to use his experience within the corporate world, together with his passion for meditation, to lead guided meditation sessions that can help people to identify and achieve their professional and personal aspirations.

Poras Dhakan

Poras Dhakan is a practicing lawyer, photographer and a Fairtrade goldsmith. Poras was born in India and raised in Dubai, having moved here with his family in 1989. He is passionate about analogue photography and alternative printing processes and helps run ‘Analog Photography in UAE’ group. Poras is a Fairtrade registered goldsmith and an advocate for the use of Fairtrade metals in jewelry making.