Joanna Tomkins

I moved to Cape Town in 2009 to guide in the Southern African wilderness. I have directed social documentaries and initiated various cultural and wilderness projects. In addition to travel, event and project management experience, I am also trained and work as a ceramic artist. I founded Gaia Speaking in 2020 to walk the Spiral of the Work that Reconnects.

Joanna Tomkins, Cape Town, Scarborough

A wilderness guide, WTR facilitator and artist, Joanna Tomkins encourages ecological awareness and positive action through workshops and events, art and nature immersions, podcasts and articles, designed for individuals or communities.

She co-designs and facilitates song circles and artistic workshops to introduce the WTR to a broader public in South Africa, where it is still emerging.

“The WTR framework mirrors my own personal values and knowledge, thereby anchoring and increasing the consciousness of my personal, parenting and professional decisions. I am very grateful for these tools.”

“I will serve Gaia purposefully and inspire people to be a part of the Great Turning, honouring the miracles of the web of life.”