All workshops are $35 for members, $45 for non members.

All workshops are for women only, except Saturday afternoon from 1:30 - 4:30PM which include men.

All events will be held in the North Seattle Community College, Education Building.


To register for these events go to the registration page


For any questions about the conference go to the conference information page




Danica Anderson

Saturday, February 14th
9:00 AM - Noon


Danica Anderson
The Kolo, The Round Dance,
The Circle;
South Slavic Women's Wisdom


The intentional focus on Female Shamanism of South Slavic Hagiography magnifies and sheds light onto the art of daily life and healing arts. Over 200 million Slavs, Slavic studies, traumatic stress studies, and war & conflict issues, Slavic Shamanism & Sorcery along with a heightened focus on women as a life saving resource ignites curiosity and resiliency/recovery life skills.


In this workshop you will experience the great round/Kolo dances of South Slavic women, sing their chants, and incorporate art and stories of the ancient female humanities social memories.


Danica Anderson, founder and Executive Director of the Kolo: Women's Cross Cultural Collaboration, is a forensic psychotherapist. She approaches catastrophic violence/wars/conflict and natural disasters with the gender lens in female social justice reforms. Ms. Anderson has been working in Bosnia, Africa, Sudan, Kerala, India Tsunami survivors and Sri Lanka.




Melissa Wadsworth

Saturday, February 14th
9:00 AM - Noon


Melissa Wadsworth
Discover Your World Connection Through Powerful Personal Visuals


This creative, interactive workshop will enable you to explore the personal and professional talents, strengths, heart and spiritual gifts that you have to give the world, as well as take a look at what you would like to receive from "the world." You will leave with a powerful personal visual that reminds you daily of all that you can give and receive for a richer and more fulfilling life experience. $5 material fee paid to the presenter.


Melissa Wadsworth is an author and seminar leader specializing in visual techniques that empower others to turn possibilities into clear vision. She is the author of Small Talk Savvy, and these ebooks: How to Picture Your Life & Manifest Your Dreams, Small Talk Secrets for Women Who Network, and Small Talk Secrets for Dating and Socializing. Melissa hosts an ezine "What You Notice Matters!"




Susan Crampton Davis

Saturday, February 14th
9:00 AM - Noon


Susan Crampton Davis
Discover Your Brilliance


In this interactive workshop we will explore that one, unique talent which is only yours and is calling to be named. You know - it isn't something you learned in classroom or on the job, but something that is innately who you are; you've been excellent at this for as long as you remember. Through participatory exercises and self-discovery, you will surface this gift, name it so you can claim it, and get clear on how this can be used to benefit those around you. Bring your curiosity, an open mind, and a friend so you can continue the journey outside of the classroom. $10 for workbook paid to the presenter.


Susan Crampton Davis is the founder of The Positive Change Network, which provides leadership and career coaching, conducts self-discovery workshops and HR consulting services. Susan's career in Human Resources includes senior leader at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and leadership roles at Getty Images, Amazon, HomeGrocer, Staples and W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.




Dianne Juhl with Lynn Fuller & Lee Fuller

Saturday, February 14th
9:00 AM - Noon


Dianne Juhl
with Lynn Fuller
& Lee Fuller
The Feminine Face of Money:
Living Soulfully & Erotically in a Material World


How might we women companion one another (and the men who love us) to live soulfully and erotically in a material world? We'll explore this provocative question via guided dialogue with our money stories, supported by Authentic Movement in a mutually-created, safe and sacred container. This dynamic process also integrates story-telling, dream-tending, and the arts. Participants gain actionable skills, knowledge and resources, empowerment for personal and professional well-being.


Dianne Juhl, M.A. is the creator of The Feminine Face of Money™, which aspires to completely transform how women feel about and interact with money for both personal gain and the greater good. Dianne's successful career at Microsoft, depth psychology education, research experience, and social activism gives her an insightful perspective on women and money.


Lynn Fuller, MA, MFCC and Lee Fuller, MA, ADTR are sisters, colleagues as psychotherapists, and teachers/facilitators of Authentic Movement & Witnessing which they have studied and practiced for more than 30 years. They continually open to this elegant form, exploring its healing, creative and contemplative aspects. Their focus is the neurobiological, energetic, and spiritual implications of embodied presence.




Lisa Powers

Saturday, February 14th
9:00 AM - Noon


Lisa Powers
The Native Perspective - How We Can Protect Mother Earth


In this workshop we will discuss the Native Perspective on the Condition of the Earth and to share the mandate by the Elders to take their message to as many people as possible. The workshop will be held in a Talking Circle format to share Traditional Prophecies and discuss ideas on how we can come together to try to avoid further changes to our world. We will also discuss the changes coming in the near future as predicted by Native Prophecies. Then we share ideas on how to become more prepared on an individual and community level to face these changes.


Lisa is Numunu - Traditional name for the Comanche Nation and of Irish decent. She has participated in Traditional Elder and Youth Circle gatherings since 1974; the longest lived Native Elder and Youth organization in the country. Through prophecy they work with the younger generation to help them become more proactive and better prepared to face this future. It is imperative that Indigenous knowledge is shared with non-Natives to help us awaken from the nightmare before it's too late.




Heather Ash Amara

Saturday, February 14th
All Afternoon workshops from 1:30 - 4:30 PM are open to men and women


Saturday, February 14th
1:30 - 4:30 PM


Heather Ash Amara
Awakening Your Inner Fire


Open to men and women


Your inner fire is the core of our being, our unique ray of light from Spirit. Being in communion with our inner fire brings a sense of purpose, peace, and connection to the sacred. Join Toltec teacher Heather Ash for an inspirational exploration on how to creatively move past the obstacles and fears that block your inner fire from shining brightly in the world. Learn how to listen more deeply to your inner self, serve your community, and use the four elements to bring balance to yourself and the world.


Heather Ash Amara spent many years studying and teaching with don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements, and is a Sundoor Master Firewalk Instructor. She is the author of The Four Elements of Change, Toltec Tarot, and co-author of Spiritual Integrity with her husband, Raven Smith. She is currently working on her new book, Sacred Time Management. Heather Ash is the co-founder of The Toltec Center of Creative Intent in Wimberley, TX.




Miriam Dyak & Richard Berger

Saturday, February 14th
1:30 - 4:30 PM


Miriam Dyak & Richard Berger
"Honey, I shrunk the world." How to Take on the Impossible.


Open to men and women


It can all seem so overwhelming! How to start from where and who you are, take small doable steps, and create big results that can really make a difference. Through storytelling, "heart-brain-storming," and embodiment and group exercises we will open the door to the possible. We will see how we can separate from our fantasies of who we think we have to be to become effective and get grounded in starting where we are. Through Social Artistry embodiment exercises we will experience a sensory/kinesthetic anchor in the step-by-step process so that we can begin to claim our own energetic and organic avenue to action. $3 material fee paid to presenters.


In 2006 Richard Berger received a Wisdom University "Ordinary People - Extraordinary Outcomes Award" for single-handedly mobilizing several organizations and hundreds of individuals to send 150,000 survival blankets to Pakistan after the earthquake. Miriam Dyak is a Voice Dialogue facilitator and poet who has participated in the Social Artistry Leadership Training with Jean Houston for the past three years.




Janice Eng

Saturday, February 14th
1:30 - 4:30 PM


Janice Eng
Transforming Enemy Images


Open to men and women


Empathic listening is one of the most powerful skills of social action. Martin Luther King, Jr. commented, "You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt." In this workshop you will learn tools to connect to the humanity and the true needs underlying someone's unskillful actions or words. When people can be understood, without the fear of moral judgment, domination or blame, it is much easier to build trust and cooperation. Also, in times of overwhelm, despair or tiredness, empathic listening is also used to regain clarity, and restore connection and hope, especially during difficult times.


Janice Eng has taught Nonviolent Communication in Washington State Prisons since 1999 through the Freedom Project, an organization she helped found, which is committed to transforming prisoners into peacemakers and safety in the community. She also organizes community events welcoming people back into the community from prison. She is on the 2008 Asian Pacific Islander Leadership Foundation Team.




Colby Wilk

Saturday, February 14th
1:30 - 4:30 PM


Colby Wilk
Galactic Travel: Out of This World & the Collective Paradigm


Open to men and women


In this interactive, experiential class we will learn how to operate your energetic field to shift out of this realty and out of the world's collective paradigm. See life from an intergalactic perspective and experience how time, space and form can be irrelevant. Gain perspective on your personnel challenges and on life on earth. We will access the universal grid system to travel to individual worlds, stars and inner realms for healing. Experience the intelligence and profound light emanating from the Galaxy. Learn how to impact collective consciousness by bridging divergent points through intention.


Originally a counselor/coach, Colby recognized that there was a power beyond traditional therapeutic methods that could shift what seemed unchangeable-the very core of a person. Through spiritual healing, Colby teaches participants to recreate their relationship to themselves and to life. He trains others to be their own teacher, to access spiritual states and to overcome blocks. He earned his Masters from NYU.




Judith Laxer

Saturday, February 14th
1:30 - 4:30 PM


Judith Laxer's workshop has been cancelled.

Rev. Judith Laxer
Earth Stewards: Gaia is calling!


Open to men and women


Gaia is calling us to be Her stewards and all over the planet, we are gathering in circle to heal Her and ourselves. Spiritual activism is powerful and magick is the potent tool we use for positive change. Creating sacred space together, we will engage the elements and determine, declare and commit to taking action on behalf of Mother. $1 material fee paid to presenter.

Rev. Judith Laxer treasures her profession as the founding priestess of Gaia's Temple, Minister, Spiritual Counselor, Psychic and Hypnotherapist. She dedicates her work to restoring the balance of female and male energies in our culture. She has taught classes and workshops on the Goddess and Women's Mysteries nationally since 1993, and was the ceremonial director for the Women of Wisdom Conference for five years.