IN HER ELEMENT: The annual Wise Woman herbal conference "is the single most self-empowering event I've ever attended," says participant and presenter Danielle Creeksong. Photo by Lisa Sarasohn
The Southeast Wise Women Herbal Conference, founded and directed by herbalist Corinna Wood, took place in Black Mountain, NC the weekend of October 2-4.
I reported on the conference for Mountain Xpress, Western North Carolina's weekly newspaper. You can find the article here.
Charged with reporting rather than opinionizing, I've had to reign in my urge to editorialize. Given Asheville's recent Waking Life scandal and our moment of conversation about rape culture, that was hard to do.
The sordid details of the sexual exploits broadcast by two men, the proprietors of the Waking Life Espresso coffee shop, can be found here and here and here and here.
I'm hoping readers, including you, will take this opportunity to write letters to the editor, naming women's empowerment as an essential ingredient in the recipe for moving beyond rape culture — a cultural evolution to benefit both men and women.
Vive la France! The French edition of Lisa Sarasohn's The Woman's Belly Book: Finding Your True Center for More Energy, Confidence, and Pleasure comes out in January 2016. She writes about health, wellness, and body-centered spirituality.
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My workshops flow from my quest for the Sacred Feminine blended with my experience practicing and teaching yoga.
I've been a Kripalu Yoga instructor since 1979. I've also trained as a yoga and bodywork therapist.
From 1981 to 1988, I served on staff at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Lenox, MA. During this time, I led yoga classes for thousands of guests, conducted a practice in bodywork therapy, designed workshops on many aspects of holistic health, and trained yoga teachers and bodyworkers.
In the course of my continuing yoga studies, I learned how cultures around the world have valued the body's center as sacred. Delving deeper into this subject revealed connections between the body's center and qualities of the soul, the extent of women's power in family and society, and the degree of a culture's reverence for Sacred Feminine.
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My articles on honoring the body's center have appeared in publications including Yoga Journal, SageWoman, Radiance, and Personal Transformation. My workshops have been sponsored by colleges and universities, health education agencies, and holistic learning centers.
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