A couple of months ago, I got a most beautiful email from my niece Kira. She is actually the daughter of a very close friend. Somehow Kira and I have had a bond since the very beginning of our meeting. I always enjoyed our family visits but it was the time I had with her and of … [Read more...] about Touched by Wisdom of One Soul
education
Poetry at Emirates National School for Girls in Abu Dhabi
I would like to dedicate this blog to each and every student that I met on my visit at the Emirates National School in Abu Dhabi. I would also like to thank each and every teacher and administrator that attended the workshop sessions. From the Arabic teacher to Mr. Paul who came … [Read more...] about Poetry at Emirates National School for Girls in Abu Dhabi
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
School Shooting at Sandy Hook Connecticut: Poem: Children, Teachers ,Guns,Lives and Deaths
How does one begin to sit with the news of the shooting at Sandy Hook School in Connecticut. I am reminded of the times I have seen a child fall on the ground with a scratched up knee, and how my heart beats faster. Now to think of children's blood being shed and on the … [Read more...] about School Shooting at Sandy Hook Connecticut: Poem: Children, Teachers ,Guns,Lives and Deaths
What’s On
Bahareh talks about her work with the community and Poetry Therapy, and her upcoming performance with Speak Abu Dhabi at the Paris Sorbonne University. … [Read more...] about What’s On