Photo by Enas Sistani, Insta @solovagabond

My Path to Authentic Living

A mandala with 2 damselflies, a blue heart in the center and e dandelion flowers. Text reads"Perservere & find your way home."
Persevere Mandala. Original by Maharani Faleiro

This medicine mandala sums up my life is with its vivid colors, circuitous paths, dragonflies, dandelions and the HEART in the center. With all of life’s challenges and blessings, I persevere as I continue to learn/unlearn, heal, and transform so that I can fully be my authentic, expansive, liberated self.

My commitment to seek out the delight in life sustains me as I navigate the sorrows, rage, shame, and trauma that society and my ancestors have given to me. I continue to grow in empathy and compassion, as I walk with grief and cultivate joy.

The various paths also represent my diverse professional and life experiences. Keep reading to find out more about me.

I am a Multipotentialite

someone “whose interests span multiple fields or areas, rather than being strong in just one.” [Wikipedia]

I am a lifelong learner and educator. My training, life experience, and explorations allow me to integrate science, somatics, and spirituality into all that I offer – from mentorship, doula support, body-mind practices/therapy, workshops and community co-creation.

A mandala with 2 damselflies, a blue heart in the center and e dandelion flowers. Text reads"Perservere & find your way home."
Photos by Enas Sistani, Insta @solovagabond

My Training

Formal Education

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW,
Neurobiology of Addiction.
Ph.D., CELL BIOLOGY
Cancer Biology & Cell Death.

M.Sc., PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY
Plant Defense Chemicals.

B.Sc., BIOLOGY
Communication & Relationships are the common underlying themes to my research studies.

Teaching Experience

MEDICAL SCHOOL LECTURER, RCSI-Bahrain, Bahrain
ADJUNCT LECTURER,
Suffolk Community College, NY, USA
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER
Gulliver Academy, FL, USA
LAB TEACHING ASSISTANT, Florida International University, FL, USA

Educator Experience

Home Educator,
Bahrain, Ireland
Cooperative PlaySchool Cofounder, Bahrain
Unlimited Learning Collaborative Facilitator, Bahrain

Yoga Training

Structural Yoga Therapy Training , RYT500,
2006-07, UK
Womb Yoga, [Pregnancy, Mother-Baby, Well-Woman]
2010-19, U.K., Portugal
Kids’ Yoga,
2011, Switzerland
Free-Flowing Yoga Course,
2015, Greece
Yoga Nidra,
2019, UAE, Portugal

Somatic training

Somatics Advanced Enquiry,
2019, UK
Somatic Movement,
2020, online

Doula Training

Birth Doula,
2012, U.K.
Postpartum Doula,
2016, Ireland
Birth Doula,
2017, Indonesia
End-of-life Doula Training,
2016-20, UK

Menstruality Training

Menstruality Workshops & Retreats,
2013, UK
Womb Yoga Retreat,
2014, Italy
Menopause workshop, 2014, ireland

Mentorship Training

Mentoring Young Women,
2012-13, Online
Women’s Quest Leadership Training,
2015, UK

Trauma & Psychology

Trauma Informed Yoga,
2017, Ireland
Role of Trauma in Addiction & Chronic illness, 2018, Ireland
Project LETS, online, USA
Anti-Carceral Approaches to Suicide, 2021
Anti-Carceral Approaches to Altered States, 2023
Pre- & Perinatal Educator Training, 2019, 2024-present, Online

My Journey

A mandala depicting sunset with a blue path starting from the bottom and extending towards the setting sun. It is surrounded by smaller circuitous paths and dotted with multicolored hearts.
Find the Path Forward Mandala. Original by Maharani Faleiro
A mandala depicting sunset with a blue path starting from the bottom and extending towards the setting sun. It is surrounded by smaller circuitous paths and dotted with multicolored hearts.
Surfing the waves of emotion Mandala. Original by Maharani Faleiro
A mandala with crying eyes. The tears form a pool of water from which river flows.
Waves of Grief Mandala. Original by Maharani Faleiro
mandala with daisies and orange and purple flowers against a black background. The center is brown soil wih orange and purple seeds that have sprouted the flowers.
Being Joy in Dark Times Mandala. Original by Maharani Faleiro
mandala with a red downward pointing triangle. "Love" is in the center and is surrounded with joy, honesty, reverence, curious, authentic, sovereign. small petalled purple flowers are amongst the words.
Who Am I Mandala. Original by Maharani Faleiro
A mandala with a red heart in the center with streams of gold, orange, and purple flowing out. It is surrounded by smaller streams and waves of various shades of blue and turquoise.
Heartful Mandala. Original by Maharani Faleiro
A mandala with 2 damselflies, a blue heart in the center and e dandelion flowers. Text reads"Perservere & find your way home."

What Is Your Path ?

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