Paula Ford has been a student of Sufism since 1980, and has been teaching classes in the Sufi Order International for over 30 years. She participated in the Dances of Universal Peace for 35 years, and led the dances for several years in Vancouver. She had a great time teaching preschool for many years and later worked at Seva Canada selling the fund-raising calendars and cards developed by her husband, Brian Harris. Now retired, among many other things, she enjoys volunteering at UBC Farm gardening with school children, growing apples and veggies on her balcony, practicing Tai Chi, walking by the ocean with Brian and the occasional trip to India.