Sailing Leaf

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𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚, 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜, 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠...

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝘂𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺 & 𝗥𝗵𝘆𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁!

We laughed

  • at our foolishness
  • at the benchmarks we inherited, consciously or subconsciously

We tuned in

  • to our wisdom
  • to self-compassion

𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀. 𝗔 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲.

Oh, I forgot, we also gave birth to poems we never knew were waiting inside our womb all this while.

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Introducing Enso Writing Circle for Adults!

Join a safe, intimate, inspiring space to write-

· To discover yourself

· To uncover a hidden talent

· To meet like-minded people

· To cultivate listening ability

· For emotional well-being

· For the joy of creativity

· For the love of stories

· For the experience of life

No previous writing experience required. Only willingness and openness to write and discover.

WhatsApp ‘Adult’ to receive the brochure.

www.manmeetnarang.com

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Tanana tana na na na….

Can you recall this tune from Malgudi Days?

Now guess who is with me in the picture?

The fearless troublemaker among the friends of Swami- Mani!

Well, the tall guy in long shorts emerged right out of my core memory of childhood into the studio of Red FM this Sunday.

You can notice the girl in the candy store smile on my face and the fact that I knelt to have a picture taken with him to honour the little girl in me.

I remember watching Malgudi Days on Doordarshan with my elder sister and being transported to the little town created by R.K. Narayan. For me it was not a T.V. show, but a world that existed somewhere and just its sheer existence brought me comfort and joy. Without knowing, I was Swami and at times one of his friends.

Who knew we would one day meet and that too in Canada. Not just that, also do a show together!

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𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗽!

At a time and age when-

• children cannot take their eyes off the 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻

• teenagers are constantly exposed to 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and hence the 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆

• the new generation trusts 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜 to express on their behalf

On World Poetry Day, nine adolescents switch off their phones for two hours to become present to their thoughts and feelings and write their hearts out in the form of poems. 

If you are a parent, while you have every right to freak out after watching the latest show on Netflix, it is also your prerogative to take some conscious steps to help your children 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆.

If you are raising a teenager or if you know one, here are the dates for future workshops-

𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮-𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝟱.𝟯𝟬-𝟳.𝟯𝟬 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗖𝗧

𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮-𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝟭.𝟯𝟬-𝟯.𝟯𝟬 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗖𝗧

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗶- 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹, 𝟲-𝟴 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗜𝗦𝗧

DM for details and to register.

                         

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆?

This is what adolescents and young adults of Maitri had to say at the end of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Be it footsteps, raindrops, or little bites of food, I realized everything must be 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 and lived.

I discovered I can write poems. And that writing makes me feel 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿.

I will not rush through my day from tomorrow. I 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to my routine for the first time.

I will eat 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆. Because today I ate slowly, the taste is still lingering in my mouth.

I am doing so much yet I am not 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 on my growth and working towards being calm. I will give more time to myself.

I felt peaceful and so 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺. It was like tasting the joy of slow living.

I realize it is not that I can’t write and that I write best when there is 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵.

𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨
𝘼𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚
𝘽𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨
𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚.

𝗔𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵( 𝟭𝟭-𝟭𝟳 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀) 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮:
21st March: 6-8 p.m. IST
4th April: 6-8 p.m. IST

𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮:
26th March: 5.30-7.30 p.m. CT/ 3.30-5.30 p.m. PT/6.30-8.30 EST
29th March: 1.30-3.30 p.m. CT/11.30-1.30 p.m. PT/2.30-4.30 EST

If you are raising a youth at home or know someone in your circle who can benefit, reach out to me at [email protected] or whatsapp at +1 437-228-9454/+91 9871090943

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𝗔𝗵𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 '𝗥𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺 & 𝗥𝗵𝘆𝗺𝗲': 𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀.

✏️Writing worked as a magnet that pulled out everything from within me. I normally write poems on what I love but never paid attention to my body. For the first time, I acknowledged how I don’t like some of my body parts and had a conversation with them. Through this workshop, I realized I have never thanked my body, never loved it or pampered it the way it deserves. I thank all my internal organs for working constantly for my wellbeing. 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱- 𝗠𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆.

💡I learnt how my mind and body are connected. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲. I feel empowered to make healthier choices and take care of myself. What I liked was that it was a collaborative learning experience where it felt safe to share our deepest thoughts.

🪞The workshop encouraged me to introspect and scan my body. When I wrote a poem about my insecurities related to my body, what came out was raw and beautiful. 𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

🔐The most important lesson I took away is that expressing what we feel is essential, no matter how we do it. Writing down our thoughts helps unburden the mind. I've never attempted poetry before, and honestly, I always thought it wasn’t for me. But when we were asked to express our feelings in a Kavita, I hesitated—How? Yet, in that moment, I just wrote from my heart. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱—𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱.

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Dear Parents

This is the first time we are not holding a workshop to mark the birth of Sailing Leaf. We won’t be cutting a cake with the number 9 on it! But that does not mean we are closing this beautiful initiative, which has helped hundreds of children and youth connect with their inner voice. It only means we are working to make it more accessible and effective. We plan to do more work with youth and adults, and if we can garner enough support then even children!

We took an unconventional path on 23rd Jan 2016 to support children to use creative writing as a spade to discover who they are. We plan to continue walking that path by expanding this self-discovery and self-expression so that children can live their authentic powerful selves.

Sailing Leaf would not have sailed this far without your support and faith. The reason why we say ‘we’ instead of ‘I’ is the fact we all are together in this.

With gratitude and love

Manmeet

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Poetry is not just a skill or art, it is a gateway to know yourself!

The Poetree Workshop: For 8-10 years on 12th and 19th Nov.

The Poetry Door Workshop: For 11-14 years on 13th and 20th Nov.

No selection criteria. Because we believe everyone can write and everyone deserves to express.Write fearlessly and freely with coach Manmeet Narang.

Whatsapp 9871090943 to register.

www.sailingleaf.in

Unearth Creative Thinking and Writing Program starts on 8th Oct.

Email [email protected] to know more details and to register.

Know About the Coach:

Manmeet Narang is an internationally certified coach. As founder of Sailing Leaf, she has been mentoring and coaching youth on writing and creativity for more than 8 years now. With her proven tools and experiential interactive methodology, she has impacted hundreds of youths.

She is a radio host, a storyteller, and a poet. Her stories and poems have been published in various anthologies. Her short story was declared winner pan Asia by Times of India in 2020. Presently, she is studying creative writing from UOFT and working on her book of short stories.

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Announcement!

UNEARTH Creative Thinking and Creative Writing Program for Youth starts on 8th Oct.

Who should join?

-Those who write

-Those who don't write

-Children who express freely

-Children who feel limited in expression

-The ones who want to learn to give direction to their emotions and thoughts

-Youth who want to gain more confidence and enhance their communication skills

Email us at [email protected] to know more details or to register.

www.sailingleaf.in

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What do people from Egypt, Korea, India, and the Caribbean have in common?

Stories!

o  Stories with emotions that you and I carry inside our hearts and bellies.

o  Stories about relationships we live behind the closed doors of our home and outside it.

o  Stories of struggles that become maps of our life which we navigate with the compass of human spirit.

The creative writing class at UOFT was an insightful experience. It was the varied cultures we came from that made it even richer. We learned about different food, languages, rituals, customs, family settings, beliefs, ideologies, and perspectives. The more we discussed the differences, the more we discovered our similarities. Like a common thread tying us together.

o We were so different, yet the same.

o Our stories were personal, yet so universal.

o Our nations are continents apart, yet the same longing for home.

o We come from different directions and are walking different paths, yet love and connection are what we all are in search of.

I passed the class with honours and a heart with fewer boundaries.

What are the borders that stop you from reaching someone who appears different from you?

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