Ashira is a Palestinian journalist, activist, therapist, motivational speaker and the creator of Active Meditation, a healing modality focusing on trauma therapy and integration. She specializes in addressing the trauma experienced by Palestinians, drawing upon her own personal journey of healing from full-body paralysis with a severed spinal cord in 2012.

Ashira Darwish has featured in the powerful film "Where Olive Trees Weep" released early 2024 which is currently being screened worldwide.