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- Why I'm choosing to give:
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Because I believe there is enough for everybody.
- What I'd most like to receive:
- Abundance in in all realms.
- How did you hear about the 29-Day Giving Challenge?
- I gave Cami Walker the 29-Day Giving Challenge as a prescription to help her through a crisis.
- About me:
- I am a medicine woman, teacher, healer, creative artist and cowrie shell diviner. I also do telephone divinations.The 29 day giving ritual originated from the Medicine work I have embarked on. When we have so much we can still live in the scarcity of not having enough or being enough a message received in the Western world on a daily basis. Giving of any kind, taking an action begins the process of change, and moves us to remember that we are part of a much greater universe. Try this what if you were to give away something that you felt you could never part with?
I have been a Holistic Health Educator, Group Facilitator and Traditional Practitioner for the last 30 years.
I completed an MA in Therapeutic Bodywork from The University of Westmister, London, the first of its kind, where I gained a Post Graduate Diploma. I have spoken and taught Internationally on holistic health. This took me to Europe, London and the USA. My audience has included health professionals such as nurses and doctors.
I have a diverse background in the healing arts, and I combine my knowledge in Integrative Medicine, traditional practices and spiritual guidance to provide a sound foundation in healing modalities that work with the whole body in a unique way.
In 1999 I joined The Institute for Health and Healing, San Francisco’s Integrative Medicine and Spirituality Program, California Pacific Medical Center, where I devised a massage program later sought after by other medical establishments all over the country. I was a major contributor to the Institute’s Transformative Education Program, devising curriculum, structure, and co- ordinating retreats for renouned speakers in Integrative Medicine. It was there that I introduced ritual into mainstream medicine. I was known by my students for holding a sacred space while working with their deepest fears and process. I see the potential in all of my students and clients I guide them to bring forth their greatness, while moving them to explore the mystery of their life.
I have worked with people in all works of life. More recently I have worked with homeless and substance abuse addicts. In 2006 I trained to become an HIV/ AIDS Educator and Counselor with the homeless,and it is a privilege.
In 2002 I studied the Art of Cowrie Shell Divining and became a Diviner. I have worked extensively with clients, one on one and also as a retreat facilitator. I introduce participants and clients to Nature as healer, ancestors as support and guides and ritual as prescriptions for healing and change. I have lead vision quests in California for the last six years.
I have four published articles on Integrative Medicine, specializing in the Power of Touch and Mindfulness. My writing has appeared on line in blog format in 29 gifts, my own blog, on South Africa. I continue to travel around the country by invitation, where I provide Divination Salons and speak about my work to many people.
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RAPE OF THE MOTHER
There is a saying in South Africa when you hit a woman you strike a rock. Credo Mutwa, High Sanusi said it to me this way, when you strike a woman you strike your mother. "When the men entered the mines they were forever changed, it was like raping their own mother." It went against their traditional beliefs and culture. Himself a miner in days gone by, Credo was speaking with much pain aboutThe Pass Book and the Sharpville Massacre
I am choosing to write about this today because yesterday I received my Identity Document book for South Africa. The history and metamorphosis of this book is long and carries with it a stigma of the past oppression during the struggle of apartheid. Receiving this felt like a huge milestone for me after 55 years. I am now a citizen of South Africa, something I know my parents would be rejoicingHonoring Our Fathers
When ever I return home from South Africa or London, I hear more stories and see more photos of my father, as I did not know much about his history. A plethora of mixed emotions that makes me sad (because there was much I did not know and joyful because I discover more about him each time ) He died in Spain, when I was 24 years old on the way back to England and on the way to my wedding. HeMama Africa, Miriam Makeba (1932-2008)
I awoke this Thanksgiving morning with the song of Wimoweh in my head. And I wanted to say thank you (Ngiyabonga) to one of my heroines. As a child I will always remember hearing Miriam Makeba songs in our household. It was our family's connection to South Africa, when we moved to London in 1954. Just five years later in 1959, at the age of 27, Makeba's passport was revoked for criticizingTruth and Reconciliation-Xenophobia comes to remind us
"Breaking the Silence" Madelaine GeorgetteI need to know what and how to do what they are doingI need to know how to forgiveeven when the cruel ones won't admitthey have been cruelI need to join in this experiment of living compassionso that my heart can open its wingsand at last be freeEveryone needs to understand the secret of this deep and honest wayIt is the great mystery of compassion thatmbali- 29Gifts Spiritual Advisor's images
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i now say a prayer every morning asking for direction in regarding to - my gift. i realized that i need to spend alot more attention to my marriage. so my husband and i sent quality time together. i really didn't realize how much dam...
I made a pop-up card for a friend who is working hard. He sounded tired and I thought of sending him a "hug" - a pop-up hug. So looked up on how-to make one and made it, while sitting at work. It's quite easy! I sent it out, but it will reach only...
I am sure your Mom will be thrilled and you are a wonderful daughter! Have a gr8 day at home and enjoy all you can =o)
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This morning I had a great yoga class with my Mom. She is such an amazing woman. To be able to do 90 minutes of Bikram Yoga is not easy for anyone, but she does her best, and tries as hard as she can, like she does with everything.
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Your photos are so inspiring! Living Ubuntu.
Here's a gift for you =) Salutes & regards
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