Ep 38 ~ Amy Tatsumi Divine Feminine Creatrix

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AMY TATSUMI SHOWNOTES:

I am a leader of international Divine Feminine Creatrix retreats.  Upcoming Retreats include : Japan, Paris, and Hawaii.

I sherpa women into their creativity, sensuality, and divine femininity.

I am a coach : a coach is doing what you want to be doing,  is where you want to be and is your step-by-step guide on how to get there. It's different from therapy. 

I am an art therapist with a thriving practice with clients i adore in a magical brownstone brick-and-mortar office, complete with twinkle lights, citrine, and the meanest cup of tea this side of the Mississippi.  

I am a Qoya teacher: offering classes and workshops in DC & LA.

I am being trained as a tantric coach.

I am a mother of a 5 year old who is obsessed with drawing hearts, growing fairy gardens for rose baths, wearing pendulum, and sage~ing the house as a morning ritual.

I am a foodie who loves rosewater ice cream as much as her koji chicken.

I am an initiator, integrator and believer in the saying { by oprah } :: opportunity is luck meeting preparation.

Connect with Amy:

http://www.amytatsumi.com/

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Singapore

The Haw Par Villa in Singapore was built by the Haw Par brothers from the fortune they amassed selling the famed Tiger Balm throughout the world.  The grounds of the villa are filled with eccentric artistic pieces. Hours can be spent exploring all of the incredible designs.  Many of the scenes depict tales from Chinese mythology.  The statues seen here were part of a display on a stage tucked away under some trees.  Haw Par Villa had many hidden treasures that revealed themselves as more time was spent soaking up the details ~ just as life reveals itself to us daily.

Ep 37 ~ Kedar Brown Balancing of Presence

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KEDAR BROWN SHOWNOTES:

Kedar is a ceremonialist, healer, licensed psychotherapist, intuitive and teacher of psychological and spiritual awareness. Over the past thirty years he has developed an effective and unique approach to emotional and spiritual healing by braiding together his depth of clinical knowledge of experiential psychotherapies with more nature based, indigenous wisdom teachings and healing methods from around the world.

Kedar is the founder and director of Rites of Passage Council, an organization offering nature based treatment and professional training programs. Kedar is a member of an International Wilderness Guides Council and known for his ability to blend many creative and expressive forms of depth psychology and therapy, with more ancient methods of healing through vision quest ceremonies, sweat lodge ceremonies, rites of passage experiences and personalized ceremonies and rituals in his work with individuals, couples, groups and communities.

You can reach Kedar at 828-231-4290.

Connect with Kedar:

www.KedarBrown.com

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Travel Image ~ The Elder

Chichicastenango, Guatemala

On Thursdays and Sundays the quiet cobblestone streets of Chichicastenango erupt into a vibrant and dynamic market where travelers and the K’iche Maya from the surrounding highlands converge to buy and sell.  The main market is set between two large white churches. Standing at the top of the church steps looking down, the center is swirl of color.  This elder wears the traditional headscarf for men in the area and his face shares the landscape of his entire life.  There is a reverence for the elder wisdom among the Maya ~ both the men and the women.

Ep 33 ~ Nicole Annette Sharing Your Story

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NICOLE ANNETTE SHOWNOTES:

Stories have shaped my life as a young girl, and continue to do so.

Many of life's greatest lessons, I learned from the stories of others. As a youth, I began to collect my stories and the stories of others through journaling.

Journaling has been a means of growth, clarity, and healing for me over the years. It has been my passion to share my love of journaling with others. For this reason, Journal Junky® was created. It is my desire to empower the lives of women through journaling and story. As a woman, I realize that we many times have misgivings when it comes to sharing our stories.

For a number of reasons, we feel ashamed, embarrassed, or inadequate when in reality, we all have a story that someone needs to hear. Once we release our inhibitions, we begin to realize that our stories truly hold magic, beauty, and power to inspire, motivate, and help others.

I seek to inspire women to embrace & share stories, through journaling tips, groups and workshops.

Connect with Nicole:

www.journaljunky.com

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Bombay, India

The city of Bombay bustles with life.  North of the city center lies some quiet havens where space exists for your thoughts to abound as the waves of the Indian Ocean crash the shore.  This girl and her mother live in one of these quiet havens that erupt into excitement during weddings and festivals.  The henna on their hands is temporary but is part of intimate ritual and worn by the bride’s family for her wedding.  It is the writing of the ancient designs for the well wishes to the bride for a happy marriage and fulfillment of her dreams.

Ep 32 ~ Sahar Paz Find Your Voice

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SAHAR PAZ SHOWNOTES:

Sahar Paz is a keynote speaker, author of “Find Your Voice” and passionate about starting critical conversation that impact the emotional health of individuals, schools, and society.

She guides students, adults, educators, and professionals to understand the relationship between their thoughts and emotions, freeing them - and their voice - from destructive coping patterns. Her passion for this work came from her personal journey of surviving the Iran-Iraq war, sexual abuse, suicide attempts, and professional burnout.

Her first book, Find Your Voice, The Life You Crave is a Conversation Away is a critically acclaimed memoir and reflection guide based on her journey, and the tools that ultimately saved her life.

Sahar's thought-provoking keynotes have been presented at respected conferences such as Emerging Women Live, Women In Leadership Forum in Dubai, and University of Denver Women’s Conference. Her clients range from high schools dealing with bullying and suicide, to Fortune 500 companies like Facebook, and socially-conscious organizations like Whole Foods.

Connect with Sahar:

www.saharpaz.com

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Bodhgaya, India

Beyond the Buddhist temples and the chanting monks of Bodhgaya, there are numerous side streets teeming with day-to-day life.  Getting a bit lost in the outskirts can prove to be a fun-filled experience.  You may be invited into homes and introduced to family members and livestock alike.  The tremendous openness and hospitality in our world is always awe-inspiring.  This young girl was playing in the front yard with her sister, chewing on a stalk of pure sugar cane from the fields. Not even the camera could pull her away from the delicious sweet delight.  Her innocence and spirit have stayed with me.

Ep 31 ~ Lisa Lister Connect With Your SHE Power

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LISA LISTER SHOWNOTES:

Crowned ‘the defender of female awesomeness’ by Cooler magazine – I know, right? – I’m Lisa Lister, (formerly known as Lisa Clark until I married a hot viking and decided that Lisa Lister sounded far more super-hero-y.)

I’m creatrix of The SASSY SHE  and I help girls and women to physically, energetically + spiritually reconnect with their body + their SHE Power through the wisdom of their womb, menstrual cycle, vag – in fact, their ENTIRE lady landscape –  in badass Boudicca style, RARRR.
Basically, when you work with me, read my books, read the blog, you’ll have EVERYTHING you need to create a bloody amazing business/relationship/life. Period.

I’m a called girl.
(Not to be confused with a call girl. That’s something entirely different. Although, if you’re not following your big beat-y heart and you’re pimping yo’self out in a job or a life you don’t dig, there might be something in that.)

A Called Girl experiences life, moment to moment.
She’s in tune with her feminine cycles, her body’s rhythms and the cycles + seasons of the moon + mumma nature – this allows her to fully own her divine, feminine SHE Power.
Our SHE Power is the power to see and embrace things that are beyond our control, the things that our heart yearns for – intimacy, creative expression, authenticity, sisterhood and being of service. It’s no wonder that we suffer so much stress in modern life; our energies – physical, mental, emotional + creative – have been forced into a structure that is masculine, yang energy and simply doesn’t fit with the natural flow of the female cycle.

She doesn’t hold on too tightly to a defined and specific outcome, in fact, she doesn’t care to much for that at all.
Instead she shows up, raises her heart and boobs to the sun, open to the infinite possibilities that occur when you collaborate with the divine.

 What was my call?
To write a new story.
One in which you, me and the entirety o’ lady-kind connect with the power of the moon and our menstrual cycles, come into a ‘I really dig you’ relationship with our bodies no matter what shape or form we are in, and stake our claim in the world by telling our deepest, heart-thumping truth, no matter how messy and imperfect that might look and feel.
Forget self-help books, THIS is how you launch a business, make money, rock out in your relationship, have awesome sex and create an amazing life.

Connect with Lisa:

http://www.thesassyshe.com/

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Travel Image ~ Lady In Red

Osiyan, India

The bleak deserts of Rajasthan create a canvas for women dressed in intense hues to splash the landscape with bursts of color.   This woman outside the small town of Osiyan lights up in red.  She is a new bride, as indicated by the red sari she adorns and the intricate henna designs on her hand. The henna adornment signifies the strength of love in a marriage.  No matter where a woman resides in the world she a being of shakti…the power that links and births us all.

Ep 21 ~ Carina Lyall Holder of Exquisite Space

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CARINA LYALL SHOWNOTES:

Carina Lyall is a teacher and space holder.

She gathers women in circle and one on one, to honor themselves and honor their lives, healing the stories that appear as obstacles to feeling fully alive.

She deeply values a good laugh, doing this work grounded with both feet on the earth.

She desires to bring community back and re-connect us to nature - where we all belong.

Carina is a mother of 3 girls and lives in the woods with her family. 

Connect with Carina:

www.carinalyall.com

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Travel Image ~ Strength of a Woman

Jeypore, Orissa, India

Sometimes along the way, truly phenomenal opportunities present themselves and though unexpected, they may be the most memorable part   of your day.  This woman was working with the women of her village in a rice paddy outside of Jeypore.  The women stood in the calf high muddy water picking rice from the vivid green of the paddy   in full bloom.  Being able to interact with them was a wonderful surprise.  This woman symbolizes the vibrant and powerful women working throughout the Indian countryside. 

She is India. 

Her strength inspires me.

Ep 17 ~ Tayria Ward Dream Weaver

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TAYRIA WARD SHOWNOTES:

Tayria Ward has a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, California. Tayria lived for 30 years in the Los Angeles area where she raised her family, worked for 20 years as a minister and later as a professor at undergraduate and graduate levels.

In 2004, she moved to the mountains of Western North Carolina to found Bridging Worlds Mountain Retreat Center. She ran the center for 8 years before moving to Asheville to begin a private practice working in dream analysis and depth psychology.

She also conducts dream groups, offers lectures, workshops, retreats and vision quests upon request.

Connect with Tayria:

www.tayriaward.com

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Travel Image ~ Woven Huipel

Chichicastenango, Guatemala

The textiles of Guatemala are intricately woven patches of intense color.  Each region of the country has its own textile design and color palette.  Many of the women still dress in the beautiful, traditional clothing.  The complexity and intensity between color and pattern is analogous of the complexity and intensity of life in Guatemala, and serves as an expression of Mayan culture.  It also mirrors the way our dreams weave together into a beautiful tapestry.

Ep 16 ~ Irene Fehr Sexual Healing

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IRENE FEHR SHOWNOTES:

Lover, healer, guide, fire igniter, Irene teaches women about sexual pleasure - how to ask for it, receive it and enjoy it. Inspired by her own experience discovering the feminine through sex, she leads women on the journey of connecting to their sexual woman inside through their body, mind and soul. 

 Her mission is to empower every woman to create and receive sexual pleasure and connection that nourishes her soul.

Through her framework of Desire|Pleasure|Truth, Irene teaches women how to connect to their body, feel desire, enjoy unbridled sexual pleasure, and ask for what they want unapologetically. 

 Irene is a frequent speaker, workshop facilitator, writer, as well as a Huffington Post blogger who writes about "connection sex", women's sexuality and pleasure.

Connect with Irene:

www.ignitedwoman.com

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Travel Image ~ Shades of a Woman

Havana, Cuba

The buildings and sidewalks of Havana come alive with gorgeous expression.  The Cubans elevate graffiti as an art form of the highest level.  Vibrant colors and hopeful messages mix with images that contain an aura of reality.  Being surrounded by the art makes the city vibrate in a unique way.  This woman of the wall is quizzical and innocent with a hint of sadness and wonder.