Manifesto — Farah Liz Pallaro

Fashion. Business. Spirituality Manifesto

Sharing with you the definition of spirituality you may find on the internet:

“Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives.

In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience—something that touches us all.-

Spirituality is knowing who you really are and connecting with something larger than yourself. Some people believe it’s God or Spirit or the Source of all that is, and that it is outside you.  

Others feel spirituality is inside us.”

My definition:  I believe it’s both. And I also believe is common sense.

The SUPPORT

Since I was a fashion student I always dreamed of creating my own Fashion Academy with a holistic vision, a more inclusive perspective of the world, and of course, a strong and systemic spiritual background.

I believe that education and knowledge should be accessible to everyone, and so today and after almost 20+ years working in the Fashion Industry and 10+ years as a teacher & educator I decided to build a platform where to create the Fashion Light Workers Academy and the Farah Liz Pallaro Membership.

In 2018 I was invited by ICAAD organization in London , Uk for a panel about “creativity & Mental health for fashion professionals, and it was there where I learned about the numbers I am sharing here with you:

60% of fashion professionals have experienced emotional or psychological stress due to industry pressure and unhealthy environments, 30 % had developed mental health issues because of this and 16% are in s therapeutic support.

These are the numbers provided by the *ICAAD report 2018.

My platform wihses to give support to prevent these professionals to develop burn-out, with a holistic approach that combines 20 years of fashion expertise with spiritual and well-being methodology.

My mission is to contribute to creating a more positive and ethical fashion industry, with a special focus on healthier working environments, help professionals achieve a “life/work” balance and, by doing so, creating a better fashion system.

My platform is a hybrid of Academy/Community and Media that delivers in a holistic and eclectic way, monthly resources to support our community of fashion professionals, the ones we call “Fashion light workers”.

BURNOUT & MENTAL HEALTH in Fashion Professionals

Ilustration by https://www.clorophillastudio.com/

* ICAAD Mental healht insititution London, Uk , 2018 Report.

1. THE Human as the pivotal point that sustains the whole.

Companies, brands, and institutions in the fashion industry are made by people, not robots (yet)!  As I always say, we are a group of people creating products and services for another group of people, the human link it’s in every part of the process. For years, the fashion industry gave priority to profit and other external factors forgetting what is the real value of things, people, and their energy. We believe it is mandatory to put as a number one priority in the hierarchy of the fashion system: the people that create it every day, with their efforts and contributions.

3. Building Heart-Driven companies: a virtuous fashion system.

As I wrote in my book "Fashion.Business.Spirituality", there are “Heart Driven“ Companies, moved by their values, purpose, and vision of an ethical and sustainable world. The difference between them and the “Fear Driven“ companies that are moved by profit, is that they believe a better world is part of the process of us evolving human beings. Their contribution to the fashion system involves supporting people, businesses, and the world.

2. Spirituality, a supporting system, and protection tool.

Spirituality's a non-religious experience that involves getting in touch with ourselves is knowing who you really are and connecting with something larger than yourself, the source of all, the intelligent bigger system that holds life.

Spirituality often involves looking beyond the surface of things and trusting the process of how our lives unfold.

In all our methodology, resources, and material we use the studies of ancient spiritual philosophies as a tool to help overcome the struggles fashion professionals face in their everyday life. I believe that there is a reason why our ancestors gave us the knowledge of tradition and spiritual practices, and if they do still exist, it's because it still works.

We apply the wisdom of some of the most ancient philosophies such as Shamanism, Kabbalah, Buddhism, Tao, and other studies to support our community of fashion professionals around the world.

4. The Power of community.

We all came into this world with a value message and contribution, as we are all part of the puzzle of life. We can not do things alone, the change needs to be driven by the group.

We strongly believe in the power of community as the supporting mechanism that will make a positive change in the fashion industry possible.