http://janera.com program director | producer Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:23:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://janera.com/2012/02/20/peterson-is-free/ http://janera.com/2012/02/20/peterson-is-free/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:34:50 +0000 Janera Soerel http://janera.com/?p=1423 I’m just back from another incredible week at St. Damien’s Pediatric hospital in Haiti, where I worked as an Urban Zen Integrative Therapist. Read Keely's full report here. When I went for the first time, in December, I met Israel Wood Peterson, a charismatic, feisty 12-year old boy who took our children’s yoga class. He was chained to a big oxygen concentrator that needs to stay plugged into the wall for electricity.]]> http://janera.com/2012/02/20/peterson-is-free/feed/ 0 http://janera.com/2011/12/20/holiday-gift-peterson-needs-an-oxygen-concentrator/ http://janera.com/2011/12/20/holiday-gift-peterson-needs-an-oxygen-concentrator/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:37:11 +0000 Janera Soerel http://janera.com/?p=1314 I am just back from Haiti where I volunteered at St. Damien's Pediatric Hospital which serves the the poorest of the poor. One of the patients is Peterson, a boy who lives at St. Damien's because he is chained to an oxygen concentrator. It's a big machine which needs to stay plugged into electricity.]]> http://janera.com/2011/12/20/holiday-gift-peterson-needs-an-oxygen-concentrator/feed/ 0 http://janera.com/2011/12/14/principles-and-commitment-father-rick-at-st-damiens-hospital-in-haiti/ http://janera.com/2011/12/14/principles-and-commitment-father-rick-at-st-damiens-hospital-in-haiti/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:13:48 +0000 Janera Soerel http://janera.com/?p=1252 http://janera.com/2011/12/14/principles-and-commitment-father-rick-at-st-damiens-hospital-in-haiti/feed/ 0 http://janera.com/2010/03/15/the-questions-surrounding-haiti/ http://janera.com/2010/03/15/the-questions-surrounding-haiti/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:27:22 +0000 Janera Soerel http://janera.com/?p=1093 JANERA's recent event, “Haiti’s Reconstruction & the Geopolitical Implications of a Permanent U.S. Presence,” buzzed with curiosity, invested interest, heartfelt concern and a commitment to rebuilding the earthquake-devastated country.]]> http://janera.com/2010/03/15/the-questions-surrounding-haiti/feed/ 0