Nisreen's Art World

       Japanese follows English/日本語は英語の後に記載 Hello, this is Nisreen! Welcome to the 17th episode of my podcast!  I named today’s episode after the late 90s romcom, How Stella Got Her Groove Back.’ Unlike the film, though, I’m going to talk about how I got my creative groove back, not my romantic one!  I’ve been painting and belly dancing to express myself and, at times, as a professional endeavor for years now. If you’re also a creator, of any kind, you may have experienced creative slumps. I’d love to share three things I stopped doing to get out of times I was in a creative slump. I hope they resonate with you! Please find the audio file and full script below. The episode is available on  Apple Podcasts  and  Spotify  too. X Reference The Artist's Way - A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity - A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self - First Edition 1992, 48th Printing  X Script Hello, this is Nisreen! Welcome to the 17th episode of my podcast! It’s lovely to speak

      Japanese follows English/日本語は英語の後に記載 Hello, this is Nisreen! Welcome to the 16 th  episode of my podcast!   Today, I’d love to talk about my favourite art form again - belly dancing! I have been performing and teaching belly dancing for years now, primarily in Japan. I ‘m currently based in the United States. You may have heard the saying that ‘belly dancing is for all sizes, shapes, colours and ages.’ Another popular campaigning phrase for belly dance schools in Japan is quote ‘Don’t worry even if you’re not slim!’ unquote. Are these statements true? Please find the audio file below. The episode is available on  Apple Podcasts  and  Spotify  as well. Please do share your thoughts about this topic on social media or from the contact form below! You can find the full script and related links as well. - Reference- Feminism And The Sexual Revolution American Cabaret by Lauren Zehara Haas (with Japanese translation) The Belly Dancer’s Body -Stance on Dance by Luna of Cairo Eating psy

    Japanese follows English/日本語は英語の後に記載  Hi all! This is Nisreen.   皆さん、こんにちは！ニスリーンです。 One thing I used to do when making a phone call to a clinic or something in the early days in the States, which confused people was to say  'I have a question' or 'May I ask you a question about X?' and WAIT for them to say something. They, meanwhile, were WAITING for me to move on to the question. Of course, some people respond 'sure' or 'go on!' But there were many times when they were just silent. I wondered if they were there until they asked if I was there. lol I think this is because the set phrases in similar situations in Japan: 'お訊きしたいことがありまして/I have a question' or 'お訊きしたいことがあるのですが今お時間よろしいでしょうか？/ Is this the right time to ask a question?' The set response is always something along the lines of 'はい、どういったことでしょうか？/Yes, what is it?'  私が米国で初めの頃、病院などに電話をかけるときの無意識の行動で、ちょっとした戸惑いの原因になっていたことがある。 それは「質問があるのですが」とか「Xについて質問してもよろしいですか」と言って、相手が何か言うのを待

    Japanese follows English/日本語は英語の後に記載 Hello, this is Nisreen! Welcome to the 15 th episode of my podcast!   Today, I’d love to share my excitement about the news about an upcoming animated film, The Rose of Versailles / or Versailles no Bara . For those of you who don’t know, Versailles no Bara is a classic Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialised in the manga magazine Margaret from 1972 to 1973. It’s still loved across generations all over the world.　 Please find the audio file below. The episode is available on   Apple Podcasts  and  Spotify  as well. You're more than welcome to share your thoughts on social media or the contact form below. -Reference- The Rose of Versailles Teaser PV2/IN THEATERS in JAPAN -- EARLY SPRING 2025 Wiki The Rose of Versailles Aongking Carving Department Supplier Marble Sculptures Hideko Mizuno (Japanese) Makoto Takahashi (Japanese) Fukiya Kohji, various forms of 'Jojoga' - Yukiko Yama

       Japanese follows English/日本語は英語の後に記載 Hello, this is Nisreen! Welcome to the 14 th episode of my podcast!  It ’ s lovely to speak to you again. This time, I’d love to talk about an insightful book I ordered from Japan -- called ‘ 日本に導かれた運命 ’ or ‘ A Tryst With Destiny in Japan. ’ It is a biography written by the first Indian-descendant politician in Japan, Mr. Yogendra Puranik. I wanted to introduce this book to everybody because it poses an important question- how can we create a society where ethnically and nationally diverse people happily live together?  Please find the audio file and the full script below. The episode is also available on  Apple Podcasts  and  Spotif y. Please let me know your thoughts via social media or the contact form below. -Reference- Yogendra Puranik Website Immigration and Residence Management Agency Number of foreign residents at the end of 2023 (Japanese) -Script- Hello, this is Nisreen! Welcome to the 14th episode of my podcast!  It’s lovely to