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Women’s Goddess Festival 2012

Women’s Goddess Festival 2012

Goddess Festival Redwood Trees

Z Budapest presents Goddess Festival 2012!

Please join us for Z Budapest’s women-only Goddess Festival 2012!Women are gathering again in the Redwood Forest of the Northern California Santa Cruz Mountains, September 7th-9th.

Entertainment will include a wide array of Goddess music and musical performances. We will have rituals lead by Z Budapest happening every day.

We have two days of powerfully sacred workshops lead by some of the most spiritually focused women of our times. We have ordination rituals. Initiation rituals. Musical Goddess sing-a-longs! Drum-a-longs! And a swimming pool for the heat of the day! Endless forests to explore as you commune with the ancient Redwoods! All of Nature is just a step outside your cabin door … and wonderful Sisters to share the whole experience with.

All meals are prepared for us. There is no work duty. No food to cook. No dishes to do. The Camp’s staff does it all for us.

You can attend the workshops, listen to music, you can shop with the vendors, you can walk amongst the redwoods or you can rest. What you do when is up to you.

At night we light a huge bonfire in the center of our sacred ritual space deep in the heart of the redwood forest and then, we gather round. We sing. We dance. We worship the Goddess. We recognize the goddess in each other. We celebrate life!

Learn more and register here: http://goddess-festival.com/

Wise Woman Ezine ~ August 28th, 2012

Wise Woman Ezine

August 28th, 2012

Weekly Words of Wisdom from Susun and Friends!

Greetings from Susun – August 28th, 2012

On this week’s weed walk we’ll meet the marvelous, madcap mallows and malvas. Late summer, early autumn is an excellent time to find many Malvaceae in bloom. Two of my favorites did not show up for their photo shoots. Nonetheless, I found a passel of pretty mallows, and a slew of new mints to share with you too....

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http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/august28-2012/index.html

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Wise Woman Ezine ~ August 22nd, 2012

Wise Woman Ezine

August 22nd, 2012

Weekly Words of Wisdom from Susun and Friends!

Greetings from Susun – August 22nd, 2012

Thanks so much for your comments. I enjoy doing these weed walks with you, too. They push me to look for new plants and to learn new things about some of my old green allies. I hope these virtual walks are encouraging you to get outside and encounter the plants in person. The Earth gives us such an amazing abundance of food, medicine, and beauty. It fills my heart with gratitude and joy...

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http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/august21-2012/index.html

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Free Webinar Event- Indian Summer: Nourishing the Earth Element

Free Webinar Event- Indian Summer: Nourishing the Earth Element - Sept. 1st - 11am ET

Free Webinar Event

Register Now

with mentor Thea Summer Deer

at Wise Woman University

 

• Heal and understand your digestive system for optimum health and longevity.

• This class draws on the wisdom of Chinese Five Element Theory to explain the main functions of the spleen, pancreas and stomach and their relationship to the Earth Element.

• The Earth Element embodies divine nourishment and abundance and has the power to absorb and transform on both the physical and mental level. There is no better time than now, at the turning of the ages to nourish our Earth Element as we reclaim the sweetness of life and birth a New Earth.

Register now for this Free Webinar -

Sept 1st, 2012 - 11am ET

 

 

Indian Summer: The Abundance of Earth

By Thea Summer Deer, PhD

 

This was the year for me to let things go to seed. In the past I was too busy to be bothered with the collecting and storing of seed. Anxious and impatient I couldn’t stand the thought of letting the garden get so unruly. I either wanted to clear the way for a fall garden and greedily harvest right up until the first freeze, or put the garden to bed altogether. But this year I waited. And as I waited and watched the chard took over half the garden until by mid August I harvested enough seed to plant the whole town in chard. I am currently harvesting coriander seed; sweet basil and Thai basil seed, marigold, bush bean, heirloom tomato seed and more. There are also the wild edible and medicinal seeds like lamb’s quarters and primrose. I did well to wait this year and appreciate the power and abundance contained within a seed.  There is something very satisfying about saving seed and not needing to go to the store and buy it.  It feels rich to gift my neighbors with seed: a promise for a future full of potential.

 This saving of seed puts me in touch with the cycle of the seasons. I love these seeds rich in primordial oils and containing DNA. The plant devas are all about DNA because they are the keepers of the cellular blueprints and genetic codes. And they were telling me – pay attention in the waning light of summer to the magic in a seed.

 And so, in the lateness of this summer season – I paused. Late Summer is the season, according to Chinese Five Element Theory, that corresponds with the element of Earth, more affectionately known as Indian Summer. It is the transition point between the yang expansion of spring and summer to the inward yin of fall and winter.  The time between late summer and early fall metaphorically speaks to the transition between all of the equinoxes and solstices.  It is when the middle way is summoned between the extremes. It is the pause between the in-breath and the out-breath at the change of the seasons when the pendulum reverses its swing.  

Read the full article with recipes here ...

Thea Summer Deer, PhD is a clinical herbalist, singer-songwriter and author ofWisdom of the Plant Devas: Herbal Medicine for a New Earth.

Learn more about the Earth Element and Digestive System in Thea’s new class,Indian Summer: Nourishing the Earth Element at Wise Woman University. This class includes four interactive webinars. Visit here for a class overview andfree introductory webinar.

Indian Summer: Nourishing the Earth Element

Join Thea Summer Deer for her new course, Indian Summer: Nourishing the Earth Element at Wise Woman University and dive deeply into:

• The main functions of Spleen-Pancreas and Stomach and their relationship to the Earth Element.

•  Physical, psychological and emotional symptoms generated by an Earth imbalance.

• Dietary & lifestyle recommendations and herbal strategies that nourish and support the Spleen-Pancreas and Stomach.

• Considerations of the Earth Element and Spleen in weight management.

Lessons in PDF format and four live interactive webinars with Thea - playbacks will be available

Learn more here ...

 

Testimonial for Susun and Green Goddess Apprenticeship

Testimonial for Susun and Green Goddess Apprenticeship

 

I spent August 6-12 at Laughing Rock, Susun Weed’s property/home in Woodstock NY for the Green Goddess Apprentice Intensive.    And I have so much to share.  Today I will give a broad overview of my week.  Over time I want to share many of the Susun’s philosophies and usable daily tips on health, nourishment, the feminine and connection to Mother Earth. 

It was challenging physically, mentally and emotionally and took me far outside of my comfort zone box.  And as I always say –“ if you are comfortable, you aren’t growing”.   Well I was given lots of space for growth!!

I slept in my tent the whole week.  Only got one shower.  Took out my contacts.  Was outside and barefoot almost all day.  I fell asleep to the owls and awoke each morning to the sunrise and the chirp of the titmouse.  Yarrow tincture on our feet and ankles each morning to deter ticks and mosquitos.  3 wonderful nourishing meals each day….no white sugar or white flour.  No snacking, other than a wild plant here and there.   All we drank from morning to night were nourishing herbal infusions (much more on that to come!!), with the exception of a 5 year old bottle of homemade dandelion wine that she opened for us one evening….delicious! 

Our days were structured around the schedule of the goats as they are free range so must be watched.  They were milked at 9 and then let out.  Wherever they wandered, we went and then sat for lessons on  the wild plants….weeds as they are known to many.  Did you know that you can crumble Queen Anne’s Lace flowers in your salad?  And that the young leaves of Virginia Creeper, five fingered ivy, make an excellent addition to your salad greens?  Or that the needles from a white pine tree make a delicious vinegar? 

Our mornings began with a 7 directional movement meditation that I would love to teach you all, led by Whitefeather.  What a beautiful way to welcome in each new day.  In the afternoons we spent some time beading our power shields.  In the evenings we had different events and rituals – yoga, watching Susun give free phone consultations, a Moon Lodge, a Goddess pageant and one night we kept a heart beat drum going from 8pm to 6:30 am, each taking 2 hour shifts and sleeping around the fire in between.   And all done with 6 other beautiful women ranging in age from 27 to 62. 

Susun is a unique individual.  Strong, extremely intelligent, passionate, controversial, driven by what she believes in, tough, caring, and a wonderful story teller.  She pushes….hard.  She screams… a lot.  But she also hugs.  I realized that being around her makes you stay present.  She is who she is and makes it clear that you don’t have to like her.  She just wants you to learn from her and carry it back to share. 

By the end of the week my feet were earth stained, my skin felt smooth, my hair was close to starting on dreadlocks, and I felt so alive.  So full.   So connected.  And the effects of the week continue to unfold inside of me. 

Bringing my heartbeat in rhythm with the earth’s,

S.C.

Wise Woman Radio ~ Susun Weed Interviews Vincent Leleux

Theta Healing with Vincent Leleux

Susun Weed interviews healer, coach and teacher Vincent Leleux

30 minute on-demand radio intervew. Listen now or download mp3.

 

 

 

Vincent Leleux was a successful web designer who experienced a miracle, when he was healed after one single session of the healing technique Theta Healing.

He was so amazed, that he changed his career to become a Theta Healing practitioner/intructor, and uses all his talents and creativity to change people’s lives.

Today he is helping thousands of people all around the world to release their blocks and move forward in their lives with grace and ease, and become aware they are magnificent miracles. He is also actively working with the new enlightenment energy towards 2012 Ascension.

Experience instant healing using holistic healing techniques. Theta Healing is a surprisingly quick and easy way to make permanent, sustainable and effective changes in your life.

 

 

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Susun Weed, guest host at WomensRadio.com is the author of the acclaimed best seller Wise Woman Herbal Series.

Her health books for women offer Wise Woman approaches to common women's ailments including menopause, childbearing, fertility, cancer prevention and treatment, breast health, and reproductive health.

Susun Weed offers women safe and easy solutions to common problems, visit her at SusunWeed.com for 3000 pages of Wise Woman wisdom and wit. Join the Wise Woman E zine for articles on women's personal empowerment and well-being.

Go to the forum for support and networking with like-minded women. Listen to Susun Weed's engaging weekly radio show at WiseWomanRadio.com. Read women's e-news, view women’s art, read and post poems at our web-log WiseWomanTradition.com. Browse thousands of articles, recipes, and more at WiseWomanWeb.com.

All free all the time, knowledge is empowerment, herbal medicine is people’s medicine, join us now.

 

Step Away from the Soda!

Step Away from the Soda!

Dr. Martha Howard Explains the Dangers of Consuming Sugary Beverages and Healthy Back-to-School Alternatives

In wake of the recent child obesity epidemic, scientists have determined the primary cause of clinical obesity in nearly 9 million American children: soda.  Whether it is because of America’s stressful, on-the-go lifestyle, or the ad agencies that dazzle consumers with visions of delicious drinks, Americans simply cannot stop consuming sugary beverages. ChicagoHealers.com Practitioner Dr. Martha Howard examines the health risks involved with children who consume a large amount of sweetened beverages.

Kids that guzzle non-diet sodas are adding inches to their waistlines with copious amounts of sugar.  Sugary drinks that provide empty calories and raise blood sugar contribute to metabolic syndrome, or the combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing heart disease and/or diabetes.  When examining the numbers, the amount of sugar and empty calories packed into these addicting beverages is astounding:

• 9 ½ - That’s the amount of sugar cubes being consumed per 12 oz. can of Coca Cola, along with 140 calories that provide no nutritional benefit. 
• 364 – That’s the amount of empty calories contained in a 32 oz. Big Gulp, along with 23 ½ sugar cubes packed into a drink that 7-11 markets as “genetically engineered to quench even the most diabolical thirst.”

These frightening figures, along with the recent fad diet craze, have contributed to the shift in consumption from non-diet to diet sodas.  However, diet sodas are just as bad, if not worse than regular sodas.  Majority of diet sodas contain the no-calorie sweetener aspartame, a sweetener that has been scientifically proven to increase appetite.  In addition to an increased appetite, aspartame presents a number of additional health risks:

• It’s a neurotoxin – Upon consumption, aspartame breaks down into methanol.  In the past, methanol was consumed as “absinthe,” which was soon banned in the US due to its side effects:  hallucinations and blindness.
• It produces a dangerous amount of formaldehyde– The methanol in the body then breaks down into formaldehyde.  Even if only 10% of the formaldehyde produced is retained in the body, the amount retained from drinking two diet sodas would be 20 times the EPA-approved amount of formaldehyde in drinking water.

So what drinks are safe to consume?  Dr. Martha Howard advises that filtered water is always the best drink option.  To appeal to children with a sweet tooth, she suggests adding fresh fruit to water to give it flavor and sweetness.  For kids that need fizz, Howard recommends combining two ounces of 100% fruit juice in a glass with sparkling water, a quick and easy option for families on the go. 

About Chicago Healers

Chicago Healers (www.ChicagoHealers.com) is the nation’s pioneer prescreened and integrative health care network, offering a comprehensive understanding of each practitioner’s services, approach and philosophy.  Its holistic health experts teach and advocate natural and empowered health and life choices through their practices, the media, educational events, and the website.  With close to 200 practitioners and over 300 treatment services, Chicago Healers has provided nearly 400 free educational events for Chicagoans and has been featured in 300+ TV news programs and print publications.  For more information, visit www.ChicagoHealers.com.

CANCELLED September 1-2 2012 Labor Day Work Weekend at the Wise Woman Center

~Cancelled~

September 1-2 2012

Labor Day Work Weekend at the Wise Woman Center

~Cancelled~

Wise Woman Radio ~ Susun Weed Interviews Sheryl Schlameuss Berger

Discovering Reiki with Sheryl Schlameuss Berger



Susun Weed interviews reiki master teacher Sheryl Schlameuss Berger
 

30 minute on-demand radio intervew. Listen now or download mp3.

 

 

 

Sheryl Schlameuss Berger is a Reiki Master Teacher and a firm believer in the mind, body and spirit connection. She advocates a consciousness based on positive/intuitive living and personal empowerment. 

Sheryl is passionate about sharing healthy living practices to bring a greater sense of balance and well-being into the lives of others.

She provides in-person healing sessions as well as Reiki training and courses for students in Long Island, New York and the surrounding area.

She offers distant healing sessions to clients worldwide. She also enjoys blogging about what she terms a "positive energy lifestyle."

 

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Susun Weed, guest host at WomensRadio.com is the author of the acclaimed best seller Wise Woman Herbal Series.

Her health books for women offer Wise Woman approaches to common women's ailments including menopause, childbearing, fertility, cancer prevention and treatment, breast health, and reproductive health.

Susun Weed offers women safe and easy solutions to common problems, visit her at SusunWeed.com for 3000 pages of Wise Woman wisdom and wit. Join the Wise Woman E zine for articles on women's personal empowerment and well-being.

Go to the forum for support and networking with like-minded women. Listen to Susun Weed's engaging weekly radio show at WiseWomanRadio.com. Read women's e-news, view women’s art, read and post poems at our web-log WiseWomanTradition.com. Browse thousands of articles, recipes, and more at WiseWomanWeb.com.

All free all the time, knowledge is empowerment, herbal medicine is people’s medicine, join us now.

 

Floyd Yoga Jam

In simple terms, The Floyd YOjam is a 3 day music festival with 3 full days of music and 3 full days of yoga classes and workshops in the magical Floyd County, Virginia. We’ve created a well rounded festival experience with 17 bands on 2 stages, 2 large yoga tents, local beer, wine & healthy eats, curated vendor village, holistic healing oasis, performance & interactive arts, meditation sanctuary, kid’s area, onsite car camping, inspirational speakers, herb workshops, firewalking, slacklining, hoop park, community hangout tent, shaded creekside, aerial dancers, fire dancers, and a mobile solar power stage art car. Just to give you an idea.

Learn more and Register here:http://floydyogajam.com/