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 | Aug 17, 2017 | Featured Posts, Message from the Heart, Uncategorized
Dearest friends, I sit writing in the Cairo airport as I return to Toronto from rural Nigeria. I spent ten days conducting training programs in mindful teaching, and on women’s health and menstruation at The Embodiments of Love Academy (and yes men, you should...
by Shira | Nov 11, 2016 | Featured Posts, Uncategorized
Dearest friends, I was planning to send my newsletter today on the theme of Beginner’s Mind but in light of current events and the political surprises to the South of us, I thought I might share some reflections on the new world reality, a reality in which the leader...
by Shira | Nov 9, 2016 | Featured Posts, Uncategorized
Dearest friends, As we move into this season of celebration, celebrating the victory of the light of wisdom and the birth of unconditional love, it is an opportunity to return to these qualities of wisdom and love within our own hearts. One of the ways I like to bring...
by Shira | Sep 19, 2016 | Featured Posts, Uncategorized
Dearest friends, There are few human beings on this planet who walk with the unbridled enthusiasm of a child while radiating joy and love in every moment. There are even fewer whose compassion is so complete, that there is nothing that can dissuade, discourage or...
by Shira | Aug 7, 2016 | Featured Posts, Uncategorized
This morning was a regular morning. I was out on my bicycle for one of my usual visits to what has become a kind of urban temple for me, Leslie Spit. The sun was glimmering off the water greeting my eyes with sparkling stars of light. Between the sightings of gold...
