CURRENT MISSION

To innovate and create. To be an instrument of change. Problem solving through design thinking.

ABOUT ME
I live with my husband, Tom and our 3 year old Indo-German son currently in Goa.
Here's a peek into what I do: www.shirinjohari.com

A Creative professional working in Innovation, Design, Brand Building, Communication / Entrepreneur / Mixed Media artist / design thinking for problem solving

I love the sea. The healing energy of water brings in its own love as I spear head into new projects and parenting life. I am a seeker. Whether it is a spiritual quest or one to new intersections in science and design, I am always asking questions.

I founded https://shirinjohari.com/Clap-Global a platform that enables international travellers to visit local school classrooms and have eye-opening conversations with students. - Listed as one of the top 20 Social innovations globally, 2017.

PHILOSOPHY

I like what Dylan says ' I guess i was born very far away from where i was supposed to be and now i'm just going home!' Because i cant explode into a hundred Shirins and explore different places and possibilities of my life, i'm going to have to discover everything a little slower. I like it that every six months i look back and see that i'm a slightly different person, hopefully better :) I try and learn something new, do something new everyday for someone else or myself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm grateful to have met and hosted people who are today friends for life. Many others have expanded my world view and brought in new life perspectives. I've really had a good time taking folks out in my home town Bombay for local experiences, join into gatherings with friends or home meals. I look forward to meeting many more wonderful souls who I can share and learn from.

Interests

Graphic design, art, new ideas, the intersection of mindfulness, science and art, advertising, product design, reading new authors, water, scuba diving, swimming, traveling, pranic healing - a science of healing, theosophy, Yoga, heights, photography, cinematography, film making, world cinema, meeting people with a different laugh, cycling, installation art, new music, interesting people, adventure sports, colours, Physics, chemistry.

• arts
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• film making
• dancing
• belly dancing
• bollywood dancing
• yoga
• meditation
• flying
• shopping
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• fishing
• kayaking
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• sports
• basketball
• swimming
• chemistry
• physics
• science
• mountains
• cinema
• spirituality
• humpback whales

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors- GabrielGarcia Marquez, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Douglas Adams, Amitav Ghosh, Shubhangi Swarup, Vikram seth, Salman Rushdie, Shashi Tharoor, Chinua Achebe, Haruki Murakami,Chuck Palahniuk, Arundhati Roy, Isaac Asimov, Khalid Hosseini, Paulo Coelho, Woody Allen, Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Adiche and many more
Movies : Well written, purposeful, engaging, entertaining, enlightening.
My playlists have a lot of variety - lately i'm loving the jazz, blues, electro swing, rock, alternative rock, folk, ambient, soul, electronic. But I do enjoy bollywood dance music too.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming with the humpback whales in Tonga for 8 days in the Pacific wild, trekking in Patagonia in the Chilean Antarctic, trekking in the Faroe Islands, learning German before our indo-german son could begin to speak (its not an easy language!), floating in a river 3degrees cold, flowing between towering mountains in Bhutan, night scuba diving in Thailand, Scuba diving in the canary islands -feeling part of a surreal movie surrounded by UV colour fish , kayaking in Goan ocean waters, getting my open water scuba diving licence in the Andaman islands, looking at the city of Kuala Lampur, Malasia, hanging upside down 100 meters high while participating in the television show, Fear Factor., watching the young king of Bhutan play a basketball match, trekking in the thick Bhutananese forests, getting an underwater massage called watsu in Auroville, meditating in the matramandir, Vipassana,

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm up for learning almost anything new. I'd love to share what I know about the science of energy healing. I can also invite you to learn a beautiful twin heart meditation and various healing breathing techniques, a bit of yoga and superbrain yoga. I often love to share on 'The Anatomy of Intuition' a talk I have been invited to give a few times - its about a exploring a hack for cultivating intuitive intelligence.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bhutan, Bolivia, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Tonga, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Germany, India