by Shira | Jun 7, 2021 | Featured Posts, Message from the Heart, Uncategorized
Dear friends, The last several months have been a time of immeasurable human suffering all over the world. I have heard about loved ones in Nigeria and India facing unimaginable difficulty and recent violence in the Middle East touches the deepest ancestral wounds...
by Shira | Dec 11, 2020 | Featured Posts, Message from the Heart, Upcoming Events
Dearest friends, As we approach the holiday season in lockdown after months of separation and isolation for many people (at least here in Toronto), it feels important to reflect on how we can deepen connection to ourselves, each other, and life in general over the...
by Shira | Dec 5, 2018 | Featured Posts, Message from the Heart
Dearest friends, After an incredible and memorable visit from Father Charles Ogada (which many of you were involved in and generously volunteered your services for!) followed by an equally amazing week at the Parliament of World Religions, I’ve found myself ready to...
by Shira | Nov 14, 2018 | Featured Posts, Message from the Heart, Uncategorized
Since as early as I can remember, I’ve known what it feels like to not belong. Being from a culturally and religiously mixed family (Caribbean/Christian/Maritimes/Jewish) my nuclear family was never like my Christian or Jewish relatives on either side. And so at an...
by Shira | Jan 12, 2018 | Featured Posts, Message from the Heart
Dearest friends, I hope that you all had a beautiful holiday season and New Year. I know it is very cold in Canada this winter and I wish you much coziness! I could never have guessed one month ago, that I would be performing on the flute, singing, and co-conducting...
by Shira | Oct 25, 2017 | Featured Posts, Message from the Heart, Upcoming Events
Dearest friends, The last few months have been a time of quiet, inner reflection, and transition. I have appreciated being away from the computer and from writing but it now feels like it is time to reengage again. In this newsletter I’m happy to be sharing some...
