Ali was selected to give a TEDx talk in 2014, for a TEDx event called “Activate!” She underwent three months of coaching by a team of TEDx curators, whose task it was to curate an overarching narrative from the stories of all the TEDx speakers at the event, and to help each speaker sculpt their talk to bring meaning to their shared experiences. The goal: to uplift and activate the audience, to make the world a better place.
Watch Ali’s TEDx Talk
Ali's work with high arctic Inuit communities and experience teaching Zen meditation and yoga to maximum security men's prison inmates has led her to discover the power of replacing ambition with inner contentment and outer aspiration. This TEDxSantaCruz talk is one of 22 surrounding our theme of "Activate" at the third full-day TEDxSantaCruz event held March 8, 2014 at the Hotel Paradox in Santa Cruz, CA.