Dear <<First Name>>,
I think I can, I think I can....
Over the past year, this adage from Watty Piper's classic book, The Little Engine That Could was my mantra while juggling school and full-time responsibilities of running Soaringwords. Well folks, it's official -- my Capstone thesis has been approved and is published in Scholarly Commons. My empirical research study measured the impact of a positive Soaringwords intervention on the well-being of hospitalized children. Well-meaning, thoughtful expressions of compassion and empathy can facilitate growth. We have begun the next wave of research and will be expanding the study with additional hospitals in the fall.
A few weeks ago, as a family tradition, my husband and I traveled to Maine to visit our son Josh in camp. I enjoyed a relaxing and rejuvenating mini-holiday. Savoring the moments while looking forward to the next soaring adventure.
Sending you much love and soaring words,
Lisa
Soaringwords News
Recent cool Soaringwords events.
Soaringwords + Zumba® Fitness = Love for hospitalized children
 
Whenever I get together with Zumba® lovers, I may enter the room as a stranger, but I always leave as part of a powerful community. It was a thrill to participate in a Zumba® Fitness Master Class in Miami orchestrated by the generous Dr. Olgalucia Duran and 15 awe-inspiring instructors who came together to raise funds to support bringing free monthly Zumba® Fitness classes to pediatric patients, families and staff in Miami hospitals. If you are going to be at the Zumba® Instructor Convention in August, please stop by our table to learn more about Soaringwords' Zumba® Fitness in hospitals initiative. (Photo Right: Dr. Olgalucia Duran, Manu Musica, David Topel and Constanza Moreira) MORE PHOTOS
Community Outreach at PS163
 
Summer school is serious business which is why 70 students at PS 163 look forward to a Soaringwords service learning program as the highlight of each week. Even record high temperatures could not deter volunteers and students from creating wonderful gifts during each weekly module -- SoaringSuperheroes®; SoaringConstellations; SoaringFables®; Hieroglyphs from SoaringMuseums®; and SoaringMurals® for hospitalized children. Please contact us if you'd like to volunteer at our expanded fall program in six NYC schools or to bring a Soaringwords Educational program to schools nationwide.
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SoaringStars
Marcella Palmer and Shea Maultsby of M.INK Productions have been devoted and generous collaborators on multiple videos for the Soaringwords Book Club, as well as SoaringMuseums® - Hatshepsut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts at the New York Armory and most recently at MoMA’s Rain Room. Shea and Marcella are innovative professionals, always adding great value to each project. We had some great laughs -- such as the time the entire crew packed into Marcella’s SUV to get a clean audio track because the rain was too noisy during the Rain Room filming. If you have a production project that needs top notch talent, reach out to M.INK Productions.
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SoaringHealth & Wellness
At the International Positive Psychology Association global conference in Los Angeles, I had the pleasure of creating a Soaringwords video, with Gallop senior scientist, Shane Lopez. We discussed his latest book, Making Hope Happen. Watch the video to discover the difference between hope and wishing.
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Touch Points
Soaringwords has powerful employee-engagement service projects to add to your fall and 2014 conferences and meetings.
If you know of fabulous, hard-working, brilliant students or grownups, we still have space in our Soaringwords internship programs for fall or winter.
Contact us at:
646-674-7105, heal@soaringwords.org.
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