Empowering the Dreams & Spirit of Women

August 2012

Share your Music and Art at the 21st WOW Conference

Feb. 14 - 18, 2013

Deadline for submitting music and art is September 1 

Share your music to open one of our evening events!  Please send a CD to
WOW, PO Box 30043, Seattle, WA 98113 for the committee to review or email mp3's to wow@womenofwisdom.org.  

 Artists - if you'd like to submit your art for consideration for our brochure cover, please send us jpeg's of your art.  The theme is not finalized but we're focusing on the topic of Midwifing the Evolutionary Shift and the art should also reflect  powerful women in this role!   Please email your art to wow@womenofwisdom.org and write

  "brochure art" in the subject box.

Women's   

Spirit Drum Circle

Drumming with Intention 

   Facilitated by Veronica Appolonia & Bergith Kayyali, join us as we drum, tone, & share with our sisters in a talking circle. You are welcome to bring your ideas for a focus for the next Spirit Drum Circle. 
There will be opportunities for others to facilitate future drum circles if you are interested.

Thanks to the efforts of the ego is why we hold so much fear around death. This is due in large part to thought that created myth, folklore, mistaken beliefs, false ideas, fears, darkness and despair around the idea of death. If you doubt this, then you are not listening to your truth deeply, for the truth is buried in your DNA and it is obviously, a direct link to our cosmic source and origin.

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Join me (Karen Joy Fletcher) for an adventure of a LIFETIME in the Western Wild Lands of China. I'm co-leading 2 China Qigong & Wilderness treks in the Tibetan Plateau, Sichuan Province (9/9-9/22/12) and the land of the last matriarchal society, Yunnan Province, (10/28-11/10/12). Details on Facebook & LittlePo.com: Sichuan & Yunnan treks.

Hello Woman of Wisdom,

Have you already written the book, created the course or product, or become certified but now feel lost when it comes to launching "you" or "it" in a big way that really makes an impact?

Are you ready to share your gifts and talents with the world but aren't exactly sure how?

Do you struggle to be financially successful-even though you have a powerful message and/or product?

You are not alone!

There are so many talented people who have simply never learned the "how-to-succeed" side of this business, who feel like giving up.

If this is you, please read on>>>

My friend and colleague, Crystal Andrus, the founder of The S.W.A.T.

Institute (the world's #1 online Personal Empowerment Certification Program for women), has created another wildly successful curriculum that will help you launch your business into massive success!

"The Business Behind the Business Program" embraces the most comprehensive teachings I've ever seen that will empower you with everything you need to master the business side of turning your passion into a lucrative, sustainable, and profitable business.

This program is interactive and the team literally supports you every step of the way to creating the business of your dreams! You owe it to yourself to at least take a peek. Click here now.

 And here's some more really fantastic news>>> (keep reading!)??

Simply by clicking here, you will receive a $500 OFF Coupon for The Business Behind the Business Program, along with a 45-minute tele-seminar called "The Three P's (Prerequisites) for Massive Success in Business" at no extra cost!

During this free tele-seminar, Crystal Andrus has outlined three simple yet profoundly significant reasons you've missed the mark - why you haven't been able to achieve massive success yet!  You are going to learn that even if you have two of the three "prerequisites" covered, without knowing and mastering "The Three P's (Prerequisites) for Massive Success in Business", you won't succeed.

So, if you are a woman who has found her "thing!" You know what you want to do! You know that your business model, idea, concept, and/or talents are brilliant . . . and you also know that if given the right opportunity, you could be wildly successful, then click here now!

Here's to your infinite success!

Dear Woman of Wisdom,

It's safe to say that, if you're reading this, you would like to see more peace in our world. And it's probably not a stretch to say that you love to help bring that peace to our world.

But how do you do that? How do you become an instrument of peace?

Gandhi opened a doorway to the big picture when he encouraged us to "Be the change we wish to see in the world."

But in addition to this encouragement, we also need the practical steps and actions we each can take to create peace within ourselves and in the world. So what are those steps?

No one can say what those steps and actions are for you. Only you can know that. But if you want to learn hundreds of insights, ideas, possibilities and practices that can help you create more peace in your life and in the world, I encourage you to join me for the Summer of Peace 2012.  

Join us for  this FREE 3-month series of live and online events that will empower you (and thousands of others in this growing, global movement!) to create peace from the inside out.   

Get all the details by clicking here. 

The Summer of Peace features inspiring peace leaders including Arun Gandhi, Alice Walker, Jack Kornfield, Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury, James O'Dea, Belvie Rooks, spiritual leader Matthew Fox, international peace activist Azim Khamisa, Civil Rights activist Bernard Lafayette and many others.

You'll learn from these remarkable peace pioneers, and find out how you, too, can participate in the birth of a new human consciousness rooted in the principles of peace, compassion, and equality for all.  

The Summer of Peace is a must-have experience, if you want to...

• Experience inner peace and the physical, emotional and spiritual ease that blossoms from that harmony.
• Create harmonious relationships with your family, friends, coworkers and community members.
• Discover new ways of communicating that create deeper trust, love and intimacy in all your relationships.
• Learn how to forgive people who have harmed you in the past.
• Learn how to forgive yourself for harm you have inflicted on others.
• Heal painful wounds within yourself, family, community and nation.
• Make a commitment to peace and to become a beacon of peace in the world.
• ...And so much more!

Featuring more than 80 of the world's leading peacemakers, the Summer of Peace is your opportunity to become a beacon of peace and discover the actions that YOU will take to be the change you wish to see in the world.

You can listen to the Summer of Peace calls from the comfort of your home or office, and the live calls are completely free.

So what are you waiting for? Make a commitment to a world of peace and sign up for the Summer of Peace NOW! 

Yours truly,

Kris

P.S. During the Summer of Peace, you'll also find out about community actions and local projects you can get involved in. Together, we're birthing a new human consciousness--rooted in peace, justice and equality for all living beings!

Join me here.   

Go to www.howtoliveanamazinglife.com and get your copy now.

Dear Woman of Wisdom

A renowned cardiologist.  A tragedy.  And an unexpected gift.

"A truly magnificent story, written by a man I consider to be one of the finest human beings I have known." ~ Dr. Wayne Dyer

We all have our dark times to get through. They're inevitable. But we truly can turn tragedies into opportunities for growth, enlightenment and positive change. In No Storm Lasts Forever, renowned cardiologist Dr. Terry Gordon, honored by the American Heart Association as National Physician of the Year, recounts his weathering of a horrific family tragedy that caused him to re-think everything. Order the book today during the official launch and get valuable free gifts with it!  Click here, now.

 "No Storm Lasts Forever will rekindle your belief in the human spirit. Terry Gordon and his amazing family show us how to thrive even against an immeasurable, seemingly unbeatable adversary. ~ Kenny Loggins

This book of striking wisdom was written not by a self-appointed "grief expert," but by an eminent physician who lived through a real-life tragedy himself - learning invaluable lessons, and opening his soul to you and me to equip us for our own tough times.

It's a book you'll want to keep on your bookshelf to turn to for comfort and wisdom that will get you through your own inevitable times of trial.

When you read No Storm Lasts Forever, you'll discover very quickly that the author is not just a skilled physician, but a brilliant thinker as well. Throughout the book, he draws from great minds of the past and present, from world religions, yoga, philosophy, even his own meditations on nature, to understand the trial he is enduring.

Perhaps the most surprising and gratifying aspect of the book is the astonishing love displayed within Dr. Gordon's family of six as they come together to face a devastating event. In a sense, this book is not about a tragedy - it's a love story.

"The arc of Terry Gordon's once comfortable future was shattered in an instant. After a phone call left them only shards of their former life, the path he and his family have taken hovers between a cautionary tale and a clarion call. This is an American story worth your attention."

                                                                     ~ Nick Clooney, author/ reporter,

(father of actor George Clooney)

 Order this wonderful book today during the launch and enjoy the valuable free gifts that come with it. This book is a blessing!

P.S. Of course you can purchase the book anytime, but you can only get the

Online Courses Now Available!

Go to www.womenofwisdom.org to register 

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Access Your Wild Feminine Creativity! by Jennifer Lothrigel

Reach deep within to un-tether your soul and discover your unique creative essence. In this 8 week course Jennifer draws on her experience as a Spiritual healer and an Expressive Arts Practitioner to gently guide you into your unique, soulful, beautiful and unbound creativity.  With Spiritual and creative exercises as your tools you will explore your unique creative expression, giving birth to your wild feminine creativity!  This class leads you on a soulful journey within using guided meditation, dialoguing with and examining blocks to creativity, energy practices for being receptive to creative inspiration, and creative expression through drawing, poetry, storytelling, drama, dance and more!

Jennifer Lothrigel specializes in healing blockages (mental, physical, emotional and spiritual) and reclaiming wholeness for women using spiritual, somatic and creative practices.  She is a certified Holistic Life Coach, Holistic Health Practitioner, Expressive Arts Practitioner, Master Herbalist, Clinical Nutritionist, Aromatherapist, Reiki Master and Shamanic practitioner. Jennifer was a presenter at this past year's conference.

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Women's History you have never been taught  

by Kathleen M. Bishop, Ph.D.                                    

Women's history is not taught in schools or universities, meaning each woman has to learn her history on her own or not at all. This Teleclass will discuss how women's history has been lost, some important facts like the Peking man is actually the Peking woman, and rewrite some of the women back into history that have made a difference in all of our lives. This course, hoped to be the first of many, will focus on how the history was lost, the importance of spirituality and healing for ancient women, as well as accomplishments of women in the arts. Suggestions and exercises will be designed to help participants re-find and re-store this history. The course facilitator will also give suggestions on resources of Women's History and creative ways to learn about women's history.

Kathleen M. Bishop, Ph.D. is a Gerontologist with a specialty in aging in people with disabilities, women, and environmental design. She has presented over 15 years on-line  and over 30 years of traditional classroom teaching. Her passion is women's history, she presents frequently on topics related to women's history. She is also a published author of 'Whistling up the Wind" and is currently writing a book 'Reclaiming women's lives through diaries and letters.'

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Divine Nourishment / Cook Your Way Into Your Soul   

by Mary Lane

Divine Nourishment is an 8 week course with seasonal steps to live and nourish yourself according to the Earth's wisdom. It uses the ancient Taoist 5 Element system of nutrition to articulate the language of nature. It gives you season by season support, recipes, and cooking tips. This is woven into the fabric of the healing and reclamation of the Divine Feminine necessary to honor the Earth's nourishing wisdom. You will see yourself reflected through the eyes of nature and receive practical support to apply this in your daily life as a foundation of healing and reclaiming the Divine Feminine.

Mary Lane has been a professional chef for over 30 years. She has flown the world as a high end chef, catered numerous spiritual and health retreats and been a full time student of nature for 20 years. She is the author of the book Divine Nourishment, a Woman's Sacred Journey with Food and draws upon her own extraordinary journey to support women to transform the self rejection hidden in the shadows to self care, honor and love.

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Celebrating Spirit in Community with Plants

by Julie Charette Nunn

Julie Charette Nunn, Crow's Daughter, offers this 3-session exploration in  shamanic herbalism with simple practices in listening, connecting and collaborating with plants.  The ancient ways of deep listening will be offered through shamanic exercises, stories, writing assignments, spending time in nature and herbl crafting.  Lessons will take place in your home, in your yard, and in your surrounding community.  This course is seasonal in nature and will express the unique dance of each month's energy.  When you complete this course, you will see the world of plants through different eyes.

Julie Charette Nunn, Crow's Daughter, joyfully teaches wise woman ways through weekly and residential shamanic herbal apprenticeships, classes and one-to-one teachings at her farm on Whidbey Island and around the Puget Sound area in Washington State.  She has had a lifelong relationship with the plants of the Pacific Northwest and has been teaching for over 25 years.  Among her wise teachers are the common plants, the compassionate ones.  This online course offered through Women of Wisdom will lead into other online classes that Julie will offer through her website, www.crowsdaughter.com.  

The Wise Woman University 

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Inspiration for Living a Passionate, Authentic Life! 

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Standing Stone Healing & Arts    We have a lovely hall for rental in our urban oasis complex in the Greenwood neighborhood.  With a full kitchen, 2 bathrooms and access to peaceful gardens, it's perfect for your event.  We also have office space for healing practitioners.  Go to StandingStoneHealingandArts.com for photos, office availability, and how to contact us. 

Come be a part of our community!

Recommended Products by WOW

  

Feminine Mysticism in Art: 
Artists Envisioning the Divine
This animated film of transcendental art synchronized to music
is a stunning collaboration by over 75 visionary artists and
musicians. The core artistic mission is to cultivate an awareness
of the Great Goddess so that we can move into a
new mode of consciousness.
For more information, visit: femininemysticisminart

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"Living Temples - Sacred Land,
a 45 minute healing journey featuring original soundtrack by
David Lanz and Gary Stroutsos is turning home entertainment centers into a healing centers. Available on DVD, BluRay and eco-friendly online HD download at www.thirdplanetproductions.com
 
 25% of your purchase goes directly to Women of Wisdom. 
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"...strikes a rare chord that heals mind and body. 
If you're ready for inner change, press 'play'."
 - Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D,
author of "The Biology of Belief"


 
Women & Spirituality and Signs Out of Time
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The acclaimed series Women & Spirituality: The Goddess Trilogy is now available for the first-time on DVD from Alive Mind. It is a stunning and poetic work comprised of three one-hour programs: Goddess Remembered, The Burning Times and Full Circle. Created by Donna Read, this multi-award winner is the definitive series addressing mythological, historical and contemporary political manifestations of feminine spirituality.
 

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Signs Out of Time, a film byDonna Read and Starhawk, examines the life and work of world-renowned archaeologist Dr. Marija Gimbutas. Drawing from her extensive knowledge of mythology and linguistics, Lithuanian-born Gimbutas uncovered the life-affirming and goddess-worshipping civilizations of pre-historic "Old Europe." Weaving together footage of Gimbutas herself, as well as interviews with her supporters and critics, Signs Out of Time reveals a visionary scholar whose theories challenged the "establishment" of her time and influenced a generation of scholars, feminists, and social thinkers.

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Check out products from Hemitra Crecraft and her coming of age products and Women's Rites of Passage Home Study Course.

For more information, click here.

Becoming Peers - Mentoring Girls into Womanhood by DeAnna L'am.

An inspirational guide for mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers, aunts, or any woman wishing to nurture a girl through her Coming of Age (while empowering herself!) The book provides practical guidelines for mentoring a girl into womanhood. It offers creative ceremonies and activities designed to honor a girl's transition, and call her to new levels of maturity. At the same time, it presents the adult woman/mentor with powerful tools for enhancing her inner and outer life. To purchase, go to : www.womenofwisdom.org/products/products.php