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You can register for individual events or the weekend packages.

All half-day workshops are $35 for members, $45 for non-members, $25 for seniors 65 years or older, $25 for students (with student id cards), and $5 for teens age 13-18. Exceptions noted for featured presenters.

All workshops are open to young women 13 years old and above, except as noted on the individual workshops. Parental permission forms are required if attending without a parent/legal guardian. Download a parental permission form here.

To register for these events go to the Registration page.

These workshops and In the Rounds will be held at the North Seattle Community College in the College Center/ Administration Building. The evening events will be held at Seattle First Baptist Church.

We are striving for a fragrance-free event to accommodate attendees with asthma and chemical sensitivities (and to improve awareness for all people regarding fragrance chemicals). Thank you for not wearing perfume, cologne, or other scented products.

For any questions about the conference go to the Conference Information page.

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Jean Houston, Ph.D.
New Women, New World, New Powers

"Surprise your elders, shock your children, and delight the Gods"

Workshop for Women Only

Right now, Dr. Jean Houston is working in critical areas to inspire and train women to take their power. This is the open moment in history for women everywhere to use their gifts, ignite their courage, train themselves and each other to receive and act upon the destiny that is theirs. That destiny is ultimately a world that works for everyone. Learn how to activate latent capacities in body, mind and spirit, as well as discover their purpose for this time and place. Jean will bring you to new ways of being in your life, and your unique and critical place in this, the most important time in human history. She will help you design strategies and actions to profoundly make a difference and be part of the radical shift that is the destiny for women in the 21st Century.

Dr. Jean Houston, scholar, philosopher and researcher in human capacities, is one of the foremost visionary thinkers and doers of our time, one of the principal founders of the Human Potential Movement. A powerful and dynamic speaker, she holds conferences and seminars with social leaders, educational institutions and business organizations worldwide. Jean Houston has worked intensively in 40 cultures and 100 countries helping to enhance and deepen their own uniqueness while they become part of the global community. In 1965, along with her husband Dr. Robert Masters, Dr. Houston founded The Foundation for Mind Research. She is also the founder and principal teacher since 1984 of the Mystery School, a school of human development, a program of cross-cultural, mythic and spiritual studies, dedicated to teaching history, philosophy, the New Physics, psychology, anthropology, myth and the many dimensions of human potential. She also leads an intensive program in Social Artistry with leaders coming from all over the world to study with Dr. Houston and her distinguished associates. She is a prolific writer and author of 26 books. As advisor to the United Nations in human and cultural development, she has worked to implement some of their extensive educational and health programs. Since 2003, she has been working with the United Nations Development Program, training leaders in developing countries throughout the world in the new field of social artistry. To date she has worked in some 107 countries and 40 cultures. www.jeanhouston.com.

For information on Jean Houston's Evening Event, Women and the Re-patterning of Human Nature click here.

Ubaka Hill
Rhythms That Move You ~ The Art and Spirit of Drumming

Workshop for Women Only

Explore the dynamic power of old, new and contemporary rhythms of drumming music that moves and regenerates energy for inner peace, joy and multi-level rejuvenation. Drumming has always been a modality of our ancestors and is used by contemporary sound healers and musicians to assist and facilitate Mind-Body Holistic Wellness. Rhythms That Move You ~ The Art and Spirit of Drumming is a high energy intensive workshop that will be of interest to drum circle facilitators, musicians, drum and percussion ensembles, new and experienced drummers, sound healers, healthcare providers, energy workers, community organizers and classroom teachers. Join us in the discovery and direct experience of how drumming music rejuvenates and restores our Divine connection to the core of our Essential Self. All are welcome wherever you are in the world of rhythm. All levels, all hand drums and percussion welcome. Participants must bring own instruments.

Ubaka Hill, visionary, motivational leader, has been a performer of percussion, poetry and song for over 30 years since the age of 17 and a teacher of hand drumming for over 25 years! Ubaka is a nationally known and respected performing artist and teacher of hand drumming for all ages and especially for the liberation and reclaiming of the sustainable power of women and girls. She is a strong advocate of the power of re-mything and redefining ourselves for a new paradigm. Ubaka is the founder and Musical Director of the Drumsong Orchestra and The ShapeShifters Ensemble. Founder of the first Museum and Archives of Women's Drumming Traditions. Ubaka has envisioned and initiated the first Million Women Drummers Gathering 2013, a global initiative currently being organized in many local communities. She was the visionary, co-founder/co-producer of The Happen'n, the first all women's drum camp on the east coast. Her teaching skills, generosity of knowledge, information and encouragement has inspired the development of other women's drum camps in the US and Canada, drumming groups and women-owned business related to the needs of drummers.

She has recently invited to be on the Advisory Council of the Women's Leadership Center of the Omega Institute. Ubaka has received many special recognitions and City proclamations. You may have seen her performance or participated in her Drumsong workshop at many well known national women's music festivals, sacred music festivals, world music festivals, and conferances and in documentary films such as Radical Harmonies. She is also singing and drumming in the DVD documentary of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, at their first gathering meeting in upstate New York.

Ubaka has 3 music CDs : ShapeShifters, Dance The Spiral Dance and her latest CD called, Beyond The Wind, each CD is a vibrant authentic tapestry of rhythmic music, poetry and songs. All of her recordings include many skilled, multi-cultural musicians of various instruments and women of her Drumsong workshops from across the United States, The Drumsong Orchestra. Ubaka's music is message music to massage the mind, body and spirit.

Contact information and Calendar:
www.ubakahilldrumsong.com

For information on Ubaka Hill's Evening Event, Music That Moves You, click here.

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Emily Dykstra & Cathy Sims
Here I Am ~ A Fiber Art Journey to the Heart

$7 material fee paid to presenter at the workshop

Explore the layers of your life through fiber as you fuse together layers of fabric, yarn, found objects and mementos to build a vibrant expression of your heart's desires and your true self. With fiber materials, paint and words we will explore our past, present and future. Using fabric allows for a tactile experience as we rip, shred, and cherish the precious. You will bring home with you not only a work of art, but also a deeper understanding of who you are in this world. You can bring little mementos, tiny found objects, or personal fabric to add to the fabric, paint and design elements provided.

Emily Dykstra is a fiber artist, committed to helping people access their creativity. She also has nearly two decades of experience empowering people to enhance their lives through social service. Cathy Sims is a life coach on a mission to help people transform their lives. She is a visual & performance artist —with a background in social services, and graphic design. www.aliveandfabulous.com

Together they meld song, paint, fiber and coaching into a medium that impacts the soul. Cathy & Emily's dynamic energy and enthusiastic support help their students explore new means of self expression and unleash their lives!

Devaa Haley Mitchell ~ WORKSHOP CANCELED
Embraced by Love ~ Journey into Aphrodite's Garden

Age 18 and over are welcome.

We invite you to take time out of your busy life, unplug and immerse yourself in sacred beauty and soul nourishment. Refuel and renew yourself as we create a space for the Goddess in each of us to wake up and stretch out! Journey into Aphrodite's Garden and your inner goddess will be re-awakened as you come alive to your fullness, and you will receive lavish, loving attention that can only happen in a sacred sister circle. Experience living your life as love through an immersive experience into the temple of the Goddess of Love within you.

Devaa Haley Mitchell is a spiritual guide, public speaker and musician, offering Soulful Women programs and devotional music to support the feminine awakening of our planet. She Founded and co-hosts the Inspiring Women Summit, a virtual gathering of more than 53,000 participants from 160 countries. www.inspiringwomensummit.com. She also serves as the Chief Transformation Officer at the Shift Network, Inc. For the past 19 years Devaa has studied and experienced many systems of spiritual development and was ordained an interfaith minister. A core part of Devaa's path includes sacred music. Her debut CD, Sacred Alchemy, invokes 13 aspects of the divine feminine. www.devaa.com

Linda Neale
The Power of Ceremony ~ Restoring the Sacred in Our Lives

Develop a closer relationship to Earth, Spirit, and our fellow human beings through discovering ceremony. Using seven principles from "The Power of Ceremony: Restoring the Sacred in Our Selves, Our Families, Our Communities" – Listening, Intention, Preparation, Structure, Symbols, Prayer, and the Unexpected, you can begin building your own personal or family ceremony based on your particular spiritual orientation. Three basic types of ceremony -- healing, transition, and celebration -- are reviewed, as is the concept of "liminality". We will write, sing, and drum as we create ceremony.

Linda Neale, LMFT, LPC is a writer, and a licensed marriage and family therapist who is married to a Native elder and has participated in native ceremonies for over 30 years. In 1991 she founded the Earth & Spirit Council, a nonprofit educational organization in Portland, Oregon. Her recent book, The Power of Ceremony: Restoring the Sacred in Our Selves, Our Families, Our Communities, was published in April, 2011, by Eagle Spirit Press. Linda integrates ceremony into her therapeutic work and has dedicated her life to helping people develop ceremonies that heal feelings of separation in modern society. Linda's extensive ceremonial work overlaps the circles of deep ecology, Native American spiritual traditions, women's spirituality, and depth psychology. She has helped develop many community ceremonies, including The Women of the 14th Moon, Honoring Our Ancestors, and the Women's Medicine Wheel. www.lindaneale.com

Erica Rayner-Horn
Wake Up to Mindfulness ~ Fully Present-Fully Alive!

Discover how the ancient teachings of mindfulness relieve modern day stress and help you access your own inner oasis of peace and tranquility. If you feel overwhelmed with work, health, or financial stress, empower yourself with the tools of mindfulness to improve your health and restore balance to your life. Learn simple mindfulness practices of meditation, mindful movement, and mindful eating to relax your body and mind, and deepen awareness, acceptance and joy. Experience softening the heart, quieting the mind, and being fully present in the each moment. Bring yoga mats, sitting meditation cushions and a snack.

Erica Rayner-Horn, MA, L.M.H.C. is a mindfulness-based psychotherapist in private practice in Seattle. She is passionate about teaching mindfulness as an extremely effective way to find an inner refuge of stillness and sanity in these turbulent times. Erica has taught and presented at local hospitals, cancer support groups and the University of Washington, and is an instructor of the 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course. Drawing on more than 30 years of meditation training and practice, Erica skillfully guides you in discovering how to reduce stress and live a healthier, more relaxed and peaceful life. She is the author of the CD "Finding Tranquility-Guided Mindfulness Meditations for Stressful Times." www.mindful-therapy.net

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Deborah DuPey
Fire and Wings ~ Ignite Your Passions and Take Flight

We all have it – some aspect of our lives that is keeping us from fully living our dreams. It could be negative core beliefs, addictive behaviors, reactive emotions, job or relationship woes, etc. But really wouldn't you rather soar? Join us for a spiritual, movement exploration that combines dance, meditation, ritual, and journaling. We'll use Fire to connect with the positive process of destruction, as well as the energy and passion that propels our life's flight. We'll spread our Wings to connect with our ability to let our dreams take flight. In this workshop, participants will rise from the ashes of what they discard and let their inner phoenix soar. Bring a notebook or journal.

Deborah DuPey has studied Nia, African and East Asian Dance, and Ecstatic Dance and has led movement workshops to a diversity of audiences in the United States and in Central America. She uses art, writing and meditation to help others heal from emotional trauma and has designed healing retreats for homeless women in the U.S. and survivors of Civil War in Central America. She is also the founder and CEO of Corazon Scarves and Accessories an enterprise that sells scarves and accessories made by women overcoming oppression and violence. corazonscarves.com

Kamala Easton
Embodying Kali ~ Goddess of Transformation

The Goddesses of India: Kali, Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati represent archetypal powers - The power of the Divine Feminine, which lie dormant in us but need to be experienced, and brought into consciousness in our lives. We will honor the divine essences of these Goddesses. This workshop will focus on the energies of Kali who represents: transformation, death, destruction, change and our ability to release aspects of self which are false and/or no longer needed in our lives. We'll engage in discourse on the Goddess, Yoga, Breath, Meditation and Chanting of Her Mantras.

Kamala Easton holds a Ph.D. in Education from UCLA, and a B.A. in Psychology from UC Berkeley. She spent 9 years in India, featured on PBS and Discovery Channels, Keynote speaker at the US Consulate Chennai, India, and Bio- Energy Therapist, & Clinician: UCLA Medical Center. She is an International Speaker and created workshops on the Divine Feminine and Embodying Spirit. Currently she is an Intuitive and Spiritual Advisor in Santa Fe, NM. Her Readings come from that place where ALL is known and reveal the deepest issues of the heart including relationships, business, finances, health, and spiritual evolvement. www.embodyingthegoddess.com

Deborah Koff-Chapin
Drawing Out Your Soul ~ An Experience of Touch Drawing

$5 material fee paid to presenter at the workshop

Touch Drawing is a simple yet profound process. Move your hands on paper that is placed over paint and see the impressions on the underside of the page. It feels as if your soul is pouring through your fingertips. Many drawings emerge in a single session, creating a visual record of your inner process. Deborah holds a sacred space that supports deep, authentic expression. She gently guides you with non-intrusive suggestions and evocative live music. People are often surprised by the creativity, transformation and insight they access. Touch Drawing has endless applications for therapy, creativity and spiritual awareness. No artistic confidence is necessary! Bring a smock or old shirt.

Deborah Koff-Chapin has introduced Touch Drawing worldwide and is creator of SoulCards 1&2. Deborah is Adjunct Associate Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies and faculty at Omega Institute, Esalen, Hollyhock. She is also a vocalist and has deep experience with sacred ceremony. www.touchdrawing.com

Lisa Michaels
Elemental Wisdom ~ Activate Your Financial Flow the Divine Feminine Way

The Goddesses of ancient money, prosperity, and abundance are a wonderful reminder of the capacity to naturally create abundant flow in a unique feminine manner. In this workshop discover the five secrets to applying Mother Nature's Elemental Wisdom to consciously expand your money mindset and fully claim your feminine financial power. You will set your intention for working with the money goddess energy. We will discuss the unique way women engage financial flow and the basics of the creation power of nature.

Celebrated elemental wisdom teacher, author, and Natural Rhythms president, Lisa Michaels teaches you how to connect with the profound power of Nature so you can dramatically increase your ability to thrive in every area of life. Chosen as a Hay House Mover & Shaker, Lisa can help you ignite your inner gifts through her products, workshops, facilitator and coach trainings. She is the creator of the Elemental Forces of Creation Oracle, and author of Natural Rhythms, Nature's Success System, and the Elemental Forces of Creation Audio Book. Lisa's work has helped thousands of people find keys to moving their lives forward, thus enlivening their ability to co-create and unlocking their natural growth potential. www.naturalrhythms.org

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Katie Lynn Harrison
Understanding the Heart of the Transgendered Woman

Join us for this forum on transgendered women to have an open and honest discussion about what it means to be a transgendered woman in our world. We'll share our wisdom, and answer questions about how we can welcome transgendered women into our circles and into society in general.

Hosted by: Katie-Lynn Harrison, a transsexual woman and member of the 2012 Women of Wisdom conference planning committee. Katie-Lynn is active in the trans community and in two area Christian churches. She is retired from 33 plus years in real estate sales, and is a licensed in home care giver.

Jennifer Sundstrom
Celebrating the Voice of the Goddess

In this fun workshop, we will tone, chant, and sing your way into greater connection with yourself and each other. Using sacred Sanskrit mantras and chants we will dive deep into the powerful sound vibrations that bring healing and transformation easily and gracefully. Be witnessed as the Divine Goddess you are as we run Sacred Sound through our bodies. Facilitated by Jennifer Sundstrom and her harmonium (Indian squeeze box), we will warm up our instruments and dive deep into the potent vibrations of sound. Bring a cushion to sit on, and water.

Jennifer Sundstrom is an herbalist In the Wise Woman Tradition, and Sadhak on the path of sound. Jennifer offers classes on various herbal topics, and Sounds Healing workshops in the greater Seattle area. Jennifer regularly leads and participates in bhakti (devotional) chanting as the blissful path to celebrate the Divine Spirit that resides in us all. Jai Ma!

Karen Fletcher
Qigong ~ A Simple Life Science

Qigong (pronounced “chee-gung”) is a Chinese system of breath, meditation and movement that develops our physical, energetic and spiritual anatomies. Through daily practice we cultivate good health and aliveness and also develop our innate healing and wisdom potential as humans. In this class you will learn simple yet profound tools to immediately increase your energy and vitality. Karen will also share tips and resources for bringing your training back outdoors where an abundance of harmonic life force can flood your being. Simple techniques guide effective cleansing, gathering and absorption of these vital energies.

Karen Fletcher, MPH, is a certified qigong teacher and personal student of Grandmaster Xu Mingtang, who is the lineage holder of ZY Qigong, a self-development system steeped in Buddhism, Daoism and Shamanism. She has trained with Grandmaster Xu at Shaolin monastery in China and traveled worldwide as his assistant. Karen is also the founding President of ZY Qigong non-profit, a student of and interpreter for Master Chinese doctor, Dr. Zhao Fuxue, and an applicant for the upcoming 2012-13 Fulbright Scholarship to study in China for 1 year. She teaches weekly classes, is the innovator of QiDancing and founder of a bi-monthly family dance jam, and she leads Qigong & Wilderness day hikes and backpack adventures in the Pacific Northwest. www.qidancing.com/

Kathleen Hjørdis Knudsen
Introduction to Medical Intuition

Are you curious about medical/health intuition? The joys and sorrows that are an integral component, classes that are available, and the ethics of this work will all be brought to light. Embrace your divine spark within during this life-enhancing experience. Develop your own intuitive powers to promote healing and well-being for everyone in your life. Join me as we even have some fun exploring your innate intuitive abilities!

Born into a very traditional Norwegian family culture, Kathleen Hjørdis Knudsen was discouraged from expressing her ‘intuitive’ experiences, aware of the‘knowings’ she felt, but ignoring the path that called her to use her intuitive knowing in a direct manner. In crisis at age 44, Kathleen finally was able to allow herself to flow with the intuitive aspects within her, now a certified hypnotherapist, animal communicator, and Health/Medical Intuitive, having trained with Linda Eastburn of International Academy of Intuitive Arts.

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Goddess Chant

Composed by Shawna Carol

Produced and directed by Pamela Gerke and Rev. Judith Laxer

Performed by a women's choir accompanied by Anne Silverman on piano and Simone LaDrumma on drums

Praise Her from Goddess Chant by Shawna Carol

Goddess Chant is composed of ten songs delicately woven together with spoken word, movement and ritual gesture, beginning with the creation of sacred space and ending with a community candle-lighting ritual. With beautiful, stirring and sometimes rockin' music, the Goddess is invoked in Her aspects of Mother, Star Goddess, Goddess of Pleasure and more. Goddess Chant was performed at Women of Wisdom in 2000, directed by returning artistic directors Rev. Judith Laxer and Pamela Gerke. Goddess Chant can be heard on the best-selling CD (see: CDBaby.com).

20th WOW Celebration Party

After the performance of Goddess Chant, you are invited to join us for festivities at our celebration party for our 20th year! We'll have some WOW entertainment, time together to meet each other, and celebrate with cake and cider. We will also honor WOW's founder, Kris Steinnes, in her last year of directing the conference.

 

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