Avra-kehdabra*:
'I will create as I speak'

(*Aramaic)

Services

  • Enjoy traditional (folktales, fairytales, myths and lore) storytelling for adults with professional tellers quarterly at Wu Wei Tea Temple in Fairfax, CA.

    In 2024:

    April 17 - Anita Gail Jones (African-American storytelling)

    July 10 - Nancy Binzen (myths and fairytales from the Old World)

    October 9 - Kirk Waller (Appalachian tales with banjo accompaniment)

    7p-8:30p; pass-the-hat for the teller

  • I provide strategic advice, tactical implementation and writing services to small, non-profit organizations, community groups, and individual entrepreneurs with heart.

  • I offer the following services:

    • Soul Retrieval

    • Spirit/Power Animal Retrieval

    • Celtic Tree Rune Readings

    • Dagara Cowerie Shell Divination

Books

  • A practical guide to doing ritual from a variety of traditions, including the Dagara of West Africa, Feng Shui and Tantra.

    Using a simple, step-by-step approach, you’ll learn how to build an altar, open and close sacred space, and access the world of spirit helpers, Ancestors and animal allies. The book includes a variety of different types of rituals for both individuals and groups.

    Available on Amazon.

  • A quick pick-me-up when you need a little sisterly solidarity and a wry smile to get you through the day. In 16 humorous poems fairy tale princesses skewer conventional wisdom about helpless maidens and dashing princes.

    And even as you laugh, they provoke some serious questions for your consideration. What does it mean to be a woman of power? Are there trade-offs or compromises? What dreams are you afraid to dream because you fear there may be consequences? What does the new feminism look like?

    Comes in a convenient pocket-size to tuck in your purse or keep by your bedside. (Because there are days when we need all the help we can get.)

    Available on Amazon.

  • For mothers and mentors of 9-13 year-old girls, Is It Okay for Girls to Slay Their Own Dragons? is a creative way to:

    • Engage in a meaningful conversation without your daughter getting defensive, impatient or embarrassed.

    • Share your own values and morals without sounding "preachy."

    • Encourage your daughter to question mainstream messages, stand up to peer pressure, and think for herself.

    This beautifully illustrated "playbook for becoming a courageous, bodacious girl who thinks for herself," contrasts well-known fairytales and fairytale expectations ("as the men told them") with witty observations by the princesses themselves ("what they said"). Each one is followed by a series of thought-provoking questions ("what do you think") to challenge conventional assumptions by encouraging conversation, journaling, or bringing into a group discussion.

    Available on Amazon.

  • Rites-of-Passage Challenges (Seven Rituals for Individuals and Groups)

    A woman is never too young – or too old – to discover how strong and capable she is. This easy, do-it-yourself guide includes:

    • Tools that reflect, encourage and celebrate your daughter's growing individuality and increasing responsibility as she moves from childhood into adolescence.

    • Individual challenges designed for 9-13 year-old girls that incorporate the five elements every rite-of-passage should contain.

    • Simple rituals to help you step into your own power, including:

    * Releasing what no longer serves you.

    * Rekindling your dreams.

    * Letting go of the past.

    * Making peace.

    * Claiming your true self.

    Available on Amazon.

  • Every moment in your life is a thread in your soul story.

    If you had the opportunity to weave these threads into a bolder, more vibrant pattern, would you do it?

    If you answered, "Yes," the Soul Stories Workbook is for you.

    The workbook is built around 11 stories by real people of a moment in their lives that challenged them to weave a bigger soul-pattern for themselves. Some moments are small, some dramatic. All are inspiring.

    By working with the questions that follow each narrative, you will discover how to create a bigger, bolder soul story for yourself.

    And one that – perhaps for the very first time – fits you perfectly.

    Available on Amazon.