Spirituality
Spiritual revelations do not arrive from thinking long & hard about Divinity. They come through silencing our thoughts, moving our ego out of the way, and opening up to the quiet, mysterious, spiritual realm that is always here with us. The world of soul is here and now, superimposed and woven through the world of the five sense. It doesn't take belief. It is Reality itself. You must only learn to see beyond the veils.
“There is another world, but it is in this one."
–W.B. Yeats
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Spirituality
Spiritual revelations do not arrive from thinking long & hard about Divinity. They come through silencing our thoughts, moving our ego out of the way, and opening up to the quiet, mysterious, spiritual realm that is always here with us. The world of soul is here and now, superimposed and woven through the world of the five sense. It doesn't take belief. It is Reality itself. You must only learn to see beyond the veils.
“There is another world, but it is in this one."
–W.B. Yeats
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Spirituality
Spiritual revelations do not arrive from thinking long & hard about Divinity. They come through silencing our thoughts, moving our ego out of the way, and opening up to the quiet, mysterious, spiritual realm that is always here with us. The world of soul is here and now, superimposed and woven through the world of the five sense. It doesn't take belief. It is Reality itself. You must only learn to see beyond the veils.
“There is another world, but it is in this one."
–W.B. Yeats
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Healing
Healing occurs in the mind, heart, spirit, and body. Any system of self-improvement that does not address all of these essential components of the human being is lacking. I believe this so strongly I’ll repeat it: Any attempt to heal only one aspect of yourself without addressing the others, will ultimately lead to imbalance and unhappiness.
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Welcome!
This page contains pictures & information relating to my role as Associate Professor in the UNLV Honors College. This page is not meant to act as a teaching portfolio, but rather a place for students to catch glimpse of the classes I teach... as well as the "flavor" in which I teach! If you are interested in reading through my academic materials such as my curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, list of conferences, awards, service, thesis committees, etc., please contact me.
Classes Currently in My Teaching Rotation
Click on the trees below to learn more about each class. To note: the syllabi for my classes are not included on the respective course pages, but if you'd like to take a look at any particular syllabus, just let me know :)
HON 410
Persian Poetry:
The Imaginal Realm
HON 100
Honors Writing
HON 110
Perspectives on
the Human Experience
HON 430
Poetry, World, &
Spiritual Thought
HON 410
Creative Writing
(no link for this one)
HON 420
The Art of Storytelling: from Page to Film
HON 410
Meaning, Truth, & Sense:
an exploration
HON 410
A Place of Transformation: The Desert in Literature
teaching back in graduate school
(assisted by Carl Sagan)
Mindfulness in the Mountains
This is a video introduction to the Mindfulness in the Mountains meditation program I created for UNLV Honors College students.
"We Got This"
This is a video made by myself and some of the UNLV Honors College students, toward the start of the COVID pandemic.
"Elephant Daydreams"
And this is a beautiful short film by Nadine Veitnere, a student in my class, "The Art of Story Telling..." Nadine's film was accepted into the 54th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and won an award in the "Whimsical Shorts" category. Nadine is an awesome human being, and I'm so impressed that she completed this project entirely on her own, while in quarantine. Not to mention, Nadine isn't even a fine arts/liberal arts major... she's studying biology. You kick butt, Nadine!
