Enrich, honor and celebrate your relationship with the Mother Earth with JoAnne Dodgson, author, teacher, and healer. JoAnne is a medicine storyteller and weaver of webs of balance in ancient Peruvian medicine ways Ka Ta See, ‘living in balance from the heart.’ Joanne has a doctorate in counseling psychology and over twenty years experience offering transformational counseling, ceremonial gatherings, holistic healing, workshops and community outreach. She teaches at Southwestern College in Santa Fe. JoAnne lives in the enchanted desert mesas of New Mexico.

JoAnne is a mentor at the Wise Woman University, she teaches:

"Manifesting with the Moon" online distance learning course invites you to explore the unique energies and opportunities in each moon phase during one complete lunar cycle, one mo(o)nth. With the moon as a guide, you will engage in an organic manifestation process which begins with claiming your intent, giving voice to your visions and dreams. Connect with the energies of the Moon and her cycles to awaken your natural ability to manifest your dreams.

Increase your awareness of unfolding moon cycles and integrate these potent natural energies with your personal process of manifestation. You will explore the moon phases during one complete lunar cycle, one mo(o)nth.  Joanne and the Moon will serve as a guide to awaken and empower your natural ability to manifest your personal visions and dreams. Register at Wisewomanbookshop.com

"Shaman's Circle" online distance learning course invites you to explore the path of the shaman and bring ancient healing ways into your modern-day life. You will be guided in explorations of your personal connections with the earth, spirit realms, and vast web of life.Learn about the shaman's 'walk in both worlds,' linking the linear and nonlinear realms, the physical and spiritual dimensions.  Experience your personal connections with Animal Nations and Spirit Guides.  Discover the shaman's way of first-hand experience as the key to acquiring and remembering your true knowingness. 

Experience your personal connections with Plant Nations and Spirit Guides. Explore the shamanic approach to creating a world without hierarchy, a circle of life filled with equity and respect. 

Experience your personal connections with Waters and Rock Nations and Spirits. Discover the shaman's way of living in relationship with natural cycles.  Experience your personal connections with the Winged Ones and Spirit Guides. Register at Wisewomanbookshop.com

UnLeashing Love by JoAnne Dodgson

Medicine stories are shared with the intent to evoke healing and inner reflection, to feed the spirit and awaken the heart. Unleashing Love is a beautiful collection of unique medicine stories filled with rich and compelling experiences to delight the senses and expand awareness, to nourish personal quests and invite connections with unseen worlds, to awaken the passions of life within us and all around. Order at Wisewomanbookshop.com

Walking the Spiral Path book by JoAnne Dodgson

A rich collection of medicine stories sparked by the inescapable callings to delve deeper for understanding, to see the unseen and give voice to the unspoken, to unravel bindings in the quest to be free. These captivating stories are woven with lived experience and curiosity-filled explorations of the very substance of our lives - who we are and what we do; our web of relationships; our bodies and food; the earth and her seasons; birthings and new beginnings, endings and deaths; our inner quests and spiritual callings - for extraordinary potentials are there for the discovering in each and every moment, in all aspects of our lives, when we claim our truths and follow our passions. Order at Wisewomanbookshop.com

MoonDance Journal A one-of-a-kind journal by JoAnne Dodgson – a unique sacred space for exploring your inner journeys, spiritual quests and life path through thirteen cycles in a lunar year. Awaken and enrich your connections with the Moon. Empower your own natural cycles of healing, growth and change. Celebrate the rhythms and seasons of your life. MoonDance Journal invites you to connect with the dynamic energies of each moon phase and your own unfolding process of healing, transformation and change. Write, draw, creatively express who you are ~ your joys, your dreams, your passions! Order at Wisewomanbookshop.com

Healing Sessions with JoAnne Dodgson

Awaken your freedom to create a joy-filled, purposeful and passionate way of life. In a deeply respectful and spirit-filled space, JoAnne Dodgson shares the ancient teachings and self-empowering tools of the Peruvian tradition, Ka Ta See – the ways of the Eastern Andes as taught by the Hetakas.  She also offers counseling and energy healing and balancing to nourish and enrich your path of self-discovery, health and well-being.

In sessions, the Ka Ta See teachings, counseling and/or energy healing and balancing will be incorporated uniquely with each person – to specifically address your individual interests and needs, spiritual quests and healing path.  We can meet in person or by phone.  Contact JoAnne about personal sessions, women’s circles and retreats.

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RECONNECTING WITH NATURE – Wise Woman University

This upcoming WWU class will help people to really see and understand their environment, to connect with their own sacred spaces to reach harmony with their surroundings and within themselves.


INNER GUIDANCE NATURE RETREATS

Small group retreats held in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario, on an island, in a century-old family cottage. The intentions of the June retreats are to give people a chance to reconnect with nature and in so doing: 

• Revitalize the body
• Clear the mind
• Celebrate the spirit

• Grounding through nature
• Connecting with the ancient wisdom of plants, animals, crystals and minerals
• Meditating and practicing energy work to seek inner guidance
• Relaxing, canoeing, hiking, and having fun with like-minded people!

• "The Perfection of the Moment" -  Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, January, 2010 
• "A Droplet of Peace" - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, August, 2009
• "Sacred Spaces and Places" - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, April, 2009
• "Muskoka Vibes" - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, November 2008
• "Bird Vibes in Sedona" - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, August 2008
• "The Herring Gull's Blessing" - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, April, 2008 
• "Birds, our Spiritual Guides " - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, March 2008
• "Spiritual Encounters with Hawks" - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, February '08
• "Bird Vibes" - Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, January 2008

Click on the radio bar (heart arrow) to listen to the 30 minute interview with Sally Fallon on dietary health and nourishing traditions.

More about Sally Fallon
Journalist, chef, nutrition researcher, homemaker and community activist, Sally Fallon is the founding President of the Weston A. Price Foundation and author of Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook . This well-researched, though-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels.

Mrs. Fallon explains the importance of returning to organic farming, pasture-fed livestock and whole traditional foods, properly prepared, if Americans are to regain their health and vitality, and return to an economy based on small scale organic production and food processing that returns added value to the independent farmer, rather than to large scale food processing conglomerates.

Mrs. Fallon's lifelong interest in the subject of nutrition began in the early 1970's when she read Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A Price. Called the "Charles Darwin of Nutrition," Price traveled the world over studying healthy indigenous populations and their diets. The unforgettable photographs contained in his book document the beautiful facial structure and superb physiques of isolated groups consuming only whole, natural foods.

Price noted that all of these diets contained a source of good quality animal fat, which provided numerous factors necessary for the full expression of our genetic potential and optimum health.

Mrs. Fallon applied the principles of the Weston Price research to the feeding of her own children, and proved to herself that a diet rich in animal fats, and containing the protective factors in old fashioned foodstuffs like cod liver oil, liver and eggs, makes for sturdy, cheerful children with naturally straight teeth and a high immunity to illness.

When the youngest of her four children became old enough to attend school full time, Mrs. Fallon applied her writing skills and training in French and Mediterranean cooking to the subject of nutrition and began work on a comprehensive cookbook that would combine accurate information on nutrition with delicious, practical recipes.

First published in 1996, Nourishing Traditions has stimulated the public health and medical communities to take a new look at the importance of traditional foods and preparation techniques in human health, and to reexamine the many myths about saturated fats and cholesterol. The book places special emphasis on the feeding of babies and children, to ensure optimal development during their crucial growing years.

Mrs. Fallon and her colleague, Mary G. Enig, PhD., a world renowned expert on the subject of lipids and human nutrition, draw on a wealth of scientific and anthropological findings that include the importance of traditional broths as a source of minerals and as an aid to digestion, made from the bones of chicken, fish, beef and lamb; of proper preparation of grain, nuts and legumes to neutralize enzyme inhibitors and mineral-blocking substances found in all seed foods; and of ancient techniques for food preservation that enhance nutrient content while supplying beneficial digestive flora on a daily basis.

Resources discussed during interview with Sally Fallon

Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook  by Sally Fallon - The best-selling nutritional cookbook that is changing the way Americans eat!

For fifty years, big business, government agencies and medical organizations have campaigned deceptively against animal fats, meat, eggs, butter and other nutritious, traditional foods, leading to huge profits from the sale of toxic margarine, shortenings and liquid vegetable oils, and the foods that contain them. Scientific data contradicting current anti-animal fat public health policy was suppressed and censored for many years. Dr. Enig and Sally Fallon now tell you the truth about how that happened.

The Oiling of America will open your eyes to fraud and deception behind the lipid hypothesis of heart disease.  Topics covered include:

• How scientists cheat in scientific studies
• Why cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease
• The dangers of cholesterol-lowering diets and drugs
• Why trans fatty acids and liquid vegetable oils are so dangerous to human health

Nourishing Traditional Diets DVD:  The Key to Vibrant health.  Sally Fallon's popular seminar on the work of Weston A. Price and the principles of nourishing traditional diets.  Sally Fallon Morell's popular seminar answers that critical question: What is a healthy diet? She presents eleven principles of healthy traditional diets based on the pioneering work of Dr. Weston A. Price and the food choices and food preparation techniques of healthy non-industrialized peoples from around the world. She then provides practical steps for changing your diet for the better. Run time 5.5 hours. Topics covered include:

• the vital role of animal fats in human nutrition;

• the dangers of modern vegetable oils;
• the safety and health benefits of raw milk;
• the dark side of modern soy foods;
• how to prepare grains and legumes for optimal assimilation and digestion;
• the health benefits of enzyme-rich lacto-fermented foods;
• and the benefits of homemade bone broths used in soups, stews and sauces.

Article on Traditional Diets by Sally Fallon.

Susun Weed

Listen to the 30 minute interview here:

More about Kris Steinnes
In 1993 Kris Steinnes founded Women of Wisdom, a conference on women’s spirituality, which has continued until today to empower women to live a fulfilling and purposeful life. A women’s community was built, where the feminine is honored, and healing the wounded feminine has helped many women to claim their power.

Kris Steinnes is the author of the award winning, #1 Amazon best selling book, Women of Wisdom, Empowering the Dreams and Spirit of Women, which is a compilation of inspiring messages from the conference of our presenters; art, poetry and stories from 60 women expressing the Divine Feminine. 

"Women of Wisdom: Empowering the Dreams and Spirit of Women"   
 Paperback by Kris Steinnes. ~ An inspiring collection of keynote presentations from Women of Wisdom between 1995 and 2006, filled with stories, art, poetry and songs by Women of Wisdom participants. Order Here

"It’s time to respect and honor women’s voices. Inspire women to be the leader of their life!  We let our dreams and our voices get stepped on - squashed. Life can feel like a roller coaster and that you’re not in control. Only you can stop that and make the changes in your life – to create and lead your life! People are looking for someone to rescue them and it’s time to look inside yourself. You are the leader of your life."  - Kris Steinnes

Since founding the Women of Wisdom Conference 16 years ago, Kris Steinnes has seen women change their lives and become awe inspiring to other women.

Kris Steinnes teaches Reclaim Your Feminine Wisdom ~ Become a Powerful Woman

at the Wise Woman University - an online learning space for women.

We will reclaim the feminine and our wise woman unique gifts and learn how we can utilize them to manifest your purpose and contribute to the healing of the planet.

What can you do to transform the feminine in your life?
How can you take control of your life and create the life you dream?

Step out of the patriarchal wrap we are in, and allow the feminine to come forward in your strengths, honoring your feminine wisdom and knowing that it is very needed now on the planet. It is a time to stop hiding and allow yourself to be heard.

PREVIEW of MAIN POINTS OF THIS COURSE:

• Recognize how the feminine has been wounded and how you have rejected your own feminine gifts
• Identify how you’ve abandoned yourself
• See where in your life where you have hid your true self
• Acknowledge how you lived your life as a victim
• Deep inner work on your relationships in your family 
• Develop a road map to reclaim your feminine wisdom

There will be meditations in this class, exercises for you to do and daily journal work that will assist you in healing the wounded feminine. 
 
Register for Reclaim Your Feminine Wisdom ~ Become a Powerful Woman at the Wise Woman University - an online learning space for women.

18th Annual Women of Wisdom Conference
February 11 - 15, 2010
From Ancient Ground We Dance the Transformation

During her interview with Susun Weed, Kris shares:

• Why it is important for women to share their stories, be witnessed and support each other in pursuing their dreams
• Why no is so powerful to achieving your dreams!
• Why women mentors and role models are needed now for women and young girls to discover the value of their voice and embrace their innate feminine strengths so women’s values will be respected in the world.
• Why you shouldn't sit back and wait for a leader.
• How to use your circle of friends to support you and your dreams.
• What is Circle leadership and how it can help you.

The Women of Wisdom Foundation is based in Seattle, providing diverse and innovative programs that offer women opportunities for personal growth and transformation. WOW promotes women's spirituality, creativity and wholeness, and empowers women's voices and their contributions to the world, honoring the Divine Feminine in all.