| We
Are What the World Needs
for Healing
 I
had the pleasure of speaking with Victoria Stewart for an interview
appearing last month in Issues
& Alibis. Here's a brief excerpt from our conversation: I
believe that none of us has arrived on this planet by accident. We've
each received an engraved invitation to be here now, to add our gifts to the mix
of being human. We're
each here to enact the purpose that ignites our soul power. As women validate
ourselves, speak our truth, and act upon our deep soul guidance, we bring the
feminine principle into the world. We,
in all our authenticity, are exactly what the world needs for healing.... Wishing
you well,
Lisa Read
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| Crown
Yourself Queen... | | ...and
Gird Yourself for Action!  That's
the title of my article in the March issue of SageWoman.
Watch for it on newsstands, or subscribe to this magazine dedicated to "the
goddess in every woman."
Back
in 1996, SageWoman published The
Goddess Ungirdled: How I learned to love my belly and found the Sacred Feminine
within, launching this affirming approach to developing body confidence. More | Healing
Bodies & Souls:
The Century Project |  Bodies
& Souls is a series of stunning (and at times playful)
nude portraits of women combined with their personal statements.
Presented
as a book as well as a traveling exhibit
(plus a selection of photos online),
the images bring forth what photographer Frank Cordelle calls The
Century Project. Cordelle
photographs women of many sizes, shapes, and ages — from newborn to nearly
100 years old. Celebrating
women and our bodies as subjects, not objects, The Century Project is on
view with exhibitions in Kentucky, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina
— April 6-9 at Western
Carolina University in Cullowhee. I
heartily invite you to consider bringing an exhibit to your community. See The
Century Project's website
for details. Bodies
& Souls |
| | Times
& Valentines | Like
many holidays, Valentine's Day holds a secret. In
other times, this day was a celebration of women's pro-creative power — the
body-centered power to renew life, and the pleasure of doing so! To
unearth some of the Celtic, Roman, and heretical Christian strands weaving through
Valentine's Day, see... St.
Valentine's Day
Notes | | Upcoming
Events |  June
22 • Asheville, NC
Gutsy Women!
Time
for Our Power
Time
for Our Power (June 20-22) is a conference for women throughout the southeast...and
beyond. Keynote speakers include Jane Fonda, Starhawk, and Julia Butterfly Hill.
Workshops take place at venues throughout Asheville's downtown. Don't
miss out — register
now! | | Love
Your Body |  February
is Eating Disorders Awareness month. In Atlanta, EDIN
is scheduling a whole calendar
of Love Your Body events.
One highlight: singer-songwriter Cosy
Sheridan's free performance of her award-winning show, The
Pomegranate Seed. The show (also on CD )
chronicles one woman's journey into the underworld and her rebirth into vibrant
life. Tuesday,
Feb 19, 7-9pm, Kennesaw
University, info: Sherry Grable
The
Pomegranate Seed
| | Activate
Your Core Energy |  | Learn
and practice the power-centering moves with this
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"I
am LOVING doing the Honoring Your Belly 'workout'! It is enriching my personal
growth and healing work in a deep and wonderful way. The DVD has been extremely
helpful, and it's a great companion to the book."
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| | Help
Girls Thrive... |  ...by
equipping them for leadership — that's the intention Lisa
Sjostrom puts into play as she trains facilitators to lead Full
of Ourselves, an eating disorders prevention curriculum
for middle school girls.
Sjostrom,
together with Adrienne Ressler of the Renfrew
Center, present at the Healthy
Eating and Living conference taking place February 22 in Asheville, NC. Full
of Ourselves | | Shopping
For Celebration
| These
three designs are available on scoop neck and V-neck t-shirts in women's plus
sizes as well as in other styles and sizes. See the selection at these online
shops at CafePress.com:  |  | | O
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