This week’s #TOBcommunity spotlight is on Juspreet Kaur, the founder of Kaur Health. Kaur Health offers Holistic Nutrition Coaching and Natural Family Planning for hormone-free contraception, conception and general body literacy.

What organisation(s) do you run or work for?

I am the founder of Kaur Health, a health advocacy organisation. Kaur Health offers Holistic Nutrition Coaching and, more recently, Natural Family Planning for hormone-free contraception, conception and general body literacy. I also work with the grassroots Sikh collective NSYF, and I am the founder of Kaur Faction - a space dedicated to Kaurs.

How do you / your organisation support and celebrate marginalised people? 

For Brown folks, the conversation of sex + contraception is pretty low-key as we've internalised conservative Christian norms through colonisation. As an Amritdhari Sikh woman, I am fully aware of how challenging it can be to speak about these topics whilst centring empathy. Through my work, I actively start these conversations and create spaces where Otherised folk feel comfortable. I set clear boundaries in these spaces, and try my best to use inclusive language around gender/sexuality. I am still learning, and still making mistakes, but I remind myself progress is better than perfection.

What can we expect from you in the coming months?

I’m running monthly masterclasses online for the rest of the year! Some will be by myself, exploring the basic principles of Natural Family Planning. Others will be hosted with friends from the health/wellness industry. Some of the topics lined up so far are; herbal medicine for PCOS, fitness during + after pregnancy and how to overcome emotional eating.

What’s your secret superpower?

Taking inspiration from the ways of knowing and being of our ancestors and martyrs and the amazing anti-racism work done by giants like bell hooks, I build bridges in my community to create and hold space for the work that needs to be done.

Favourite quote that sums up your philosophy on life: 

“Physical death I do not fear, death of conscious is a sure death”– Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindrawale

Describe yourself in 3 words: 

Organised + laid back

Where can people find you?

Instagram: @kaurhealth
Twitter: @kaurhealth
Website: www.kaurhealth.co.uk

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