Dr. Tesfay Solomon Tsegay
Teacher Writer Trainer I have been teaching at university for over twenty years, some of them in management positions. In addition to being a qualified English language teacher, I am a certified Transformational Leadership coach and Mindfulness teacher, Assertiveness and Life Skills trainer to mention a few. I have written and published teaching and training materials, and articles on teaching English, organizational leadership, academic leadership, gender and leadership, among others. Since the end of 2012, I have been on a spiritual journey, giving up my teaching and life in the capital city, Addis Ababa, and moving to and living around nature in Hawassa. I just live in peace reading about and sometimes writing on life and spirituality for three years. After that I joined Hawassa University (HU). The first book that highly influenced and transformed me is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, which I have translated into Amharic and is available as an audiobook. Some of the other works that have been invaluable to my life and have translated into Amharic and published include the Tao Te Ching (ዳዎ ደ ጂንግ), The Mastery of Love and The Four Agreements (በፍቅር የመካን ጥበብ - አራቱ ስምምነቶች). Other works that I have already published include ወርቃማ ምክሮች፣ ወዴት እያመራን ነው?, a book on letting go (የመተው ጥበብ) and a book on university life (ህይወት በዩኒቨርሲቲ). I have finalized manuscripts on Mindful Life (ቀልበ-ሙሉ ህይወት መግቢያ) and Meditation (አርምሞ የማሰላሰል /የሜዲቴሽን/ ጥበብ መግቢያ) both in Amharic for publishing. Moreover, I have published four books in Tigrigna. I have practiced meditation for some years now, but after taking a course on Mindfulness from a school in London, I am regularly practicing mindfulness throughout the day. My meditation and mindfulness practices have helped me live a life of peace, health, happiness, serenity, compassion, contentment and gratitude. I have developed Mindfulness – based courses for leaders, parents, sport persons and coaches, in addition to the 8 week programme called Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). My purpose in life now is finding ways to share to others the wisdom, insights and practices that have helped shape a new life for me. I have introduced Mindfulness training to public and private organizations in Ethiopia for the last three years mainly to teachers and managers at Hawassa University and beyond. I have also provided training on the Wisdom of Letting Go. Tesfay S Tsegay, PhD ttsega222@gmail.com soultess4t@yahoo.co.uk