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A Poem by a Special Needs Advocate

I feel like a changed person since meeting Hamdah Khalfan Al Mansouri. The first thing that caught my attention was the empowering smile. The smile said Yes I can and also Yes you can. She has not walked, but she has traversed the universe with her passion and with her … [Read more...] about A Poem by a Special Needs Advocate

A Thank You Note to my Travel Companions at the Poetry Therapy Workshop

Dear Travel Companions, How to begin to thank you for this wonderful gift of our time together today. How fortunate I am to have found you all at this point of my journey on this day. Today was the first official Poetry Therapy session I have held, the first of many I … [Read more...] about A Thank You Note to my Travel Companions at the Poetry Therapy Workshop

The Pilgrimage Within: A Poetry Writing and Healing Workshop. Saturday January 12. Cafe Arabia

Dear Friends, it is such a pleasure and honor for me to continue in the footsteps of my mentor and teacher John Fox. During his visit to Abu Dhabi, he had a wonderful poetry writing and healing workshop at Cafe Arabia. There were many in the group that showed an interest in … [Read more...] about The Pilgrimage Within: A Poetry Writing and Healing Workshop. Saturday January 12. Cafe Arabia

New Year Resolution 2013 Mind Soul and Body

Here we are at the onset of another year. As always there are those of us that start thinking of New Year Resolutions. There were times that I with the help of one of my older brothers Hamid, who passed away 23 years ago, used to make resolutions each year. Hamid (God rest his … [Read more...] about New Year Resolution 2013 Mind Soul and Body

Teacher: John Fox, Student: Bahareh, Lesson: Poetry Therapy

The great fortune of having a teacher on one's path. I think it is true what they say when the student is ready the teacher appears. That has been the case for me all my life as I have come across really wonderful teachers in my life. I had the great honor of having my teacher … [Read more...] about Teacher: John Fox, Student: Bahareh, Lesson: Poetry Therapy