JOIN BEST SELLING AUTHOR SHAKTI GAWAIN FOR ONE DAY SEMINAR
Healdsburg, CA, September 22, 2009: You are invited to spend the day with best selling Author and Teacher, Shakti Gawain and Visionary Artist and Teacher, Shiloh Sophia McCloud for this empowering day all about YOUR VISION FOR YOUR LIFE! These amazing women will share the powerful tools and techniques they have used in their own lives including creative visualization, painting as a spiritual practice, and working in circle.
Shakti Gawain is a pioneer in the field of personal development. For over twenty-five years, she has been a best-selling author and internationally renowned teacher of consciousness. Shakti has facilitated thousands of individuals in developing greater awareness, balance and wholeness in their lives. Shakti has written numerous books considered classics in her field. Her distinguished publishing history includes selling over 10 million books and translated into more than thirty languages. She is the co-founder, with Marc Allen, of New World Library Publishing Company. She has appeared on such nationally syndicated programs as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The Larry King Show, and has been featured in Time Magazine. Through her seminars and her books, Shakti helps people heal and develop all levels of their being — spiritual, mental, emotional, physical — and access their intuitive inner wisdom. She facilitates us in finding deeper meaning and purpose through developing our unique gifts and abilities.
“I am honored to be teaching a workshop with a woman I consider the foremother of the personal transformation movement” says Shiloh McCloud. Ms. McCloud is herself an accomplished artist, author and teacher famous for the healing power of her illustrated journals and her vibrant woman-centric paintings. Shiloh has published six journal/workbooks which are widely used by tens of thousands of women as a tool for transformation through creativity. Originally conceived as tools for therapists, they are being used by cancer survivor groups (Toledo Hospital), in women’s recovery programs (Pine Grove), as curriculum in school programs (Institute For Transpersonal Psychology and California Institute of Integral Studies and Mt. St. Mary’s), Aids Survivor Circles (Foothills Aids Foundation), and Native American Circles, in women’s prisons, and girl’s educational programs.
Ticket sales open today: http://www.cosmiccowgirls.com. We will sell out quickly, so get your tickets now!
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August 26, 2009
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SPEND an AFTERNOON with ALICE WALKER
Sonoma County, CA, August 26, 2009: A Conversation With Alice Walker is being produced by Palm of Her Hand, and is a benefit for the Margaret Okari Children's Foundation in Kenya, East Africa which works with educating children who have been orphaned by AIDS. Join Alice at the Raven Theater in Healdsburg, on Sunday, October 25th at 3:00 p.m. The afternoon holds live music, tea, chocolate, an art auction, and of course, the gift of hearing from Alice Walker, including poems from her forthcoming book, ‘Hard Times Require Furious Dancing’, as well as a question and answer period.
The founder of the Margaret Okari Children's Foundation, Kwomboka Okari will be joining Alice and sharing about her work with children in Kenya. Shiloh Sophia McCloud, the founder of Palm of Her Hand, will MC the day. The afternoon will conclude with a reception at Electric Rose Gallery on the plaza, which is donating 20% of proceeds to the Foundation.
“If you have ever heard Alice Walker speak, you will know what I mean when I say that her presence is the very impartation of being “peace” even in the middle of a war zone. Whether that war is metaphoric, personal, or political, the space she holds of how we can continue to choose happiness despite out challenges, is riveting and transformational” says Shiloh McCloud.
Alice Walker, a visionary for our times, continues to share her wisdom and inspire our hearts and minds through a series of conversations happening internationally, and online in her “living book”,www.alicewalkersblog.com. From Mexico to Burma, from Rwanda to Egypt, from Berkeley to Healdsburg, we get to share in her experiences through her teachings on topics all of us can relate to: love/hate, justice/injustice, war/awakening. Through all of her work, central messages emerge that are that ultimately call us to compassionate action.
This event, takes place on the 3rd day of a Visionary Conference called Bountiful which features teachings by Bay Area women visionaries on creativity, transformation and thriving during challenging times.
Ticket sales open today at http://www.palmofherhand.com We will sell out, so get your ticket now! Learn more about the Margaret Okari Children's Foundation at http://www.okarichildren.com. Visit Alice on-line at http://www.alicewalkersgarden.com
To learn more about the three day Visionary Conference for Women called Bountiful: http://www.cosmiccowgirls.com
Healdsburg, CA – September 1, 2009.That revolutionary company, Palm of Her Hand, founded by Visionary Artist and writer, Shiloh Sophia McCloud is at it again with another book designed to bless the world – and this time, the topic is something not many people like to talk about: the death of a baby.Author Mary Burgess, Shiloh Sophia McCloud and Phyllis Klaus, poignantly talk about this subject in their new collaboration.
This incredible new journal and workbook, ‘Mending Invisible Wings’, takes the mother on a healing journey working through the grieving process after the loss of her child, during late pregnancy, at birth, or within the first year of life. True to form with other Palm of Her Hand books, the journal uses creativity and self-expression for healing.
Shiloh met Mary Burgess, a Doula from Bellingham, Washington, a year ago after Mary had created a draft book for this delicate topic.The two collaborated with Palm of Her Hand and Cosmic Cowgirls Ink, as well as grieving mothers, midwives, doulas and birth experts like Phyllis Klaus, to produce this heartfelt offering.Mary had as a doula, witnessed a stillbirth, and as a mother she experienced the loss of her first baby early in pregnancy and the more she began to share about it, the more she heard about all of the other birth practitioners, and hurting mothers, who were in need of support on a topic so tender, there are often no words.
Mending Invisible Wings addresses a small window of time in a woman’s life, when she has lost a baby, but it is an experience that hurts for a lifetime no matter how much time has passed."When a woman loses a baby, she finds that she has very few outlets for her grief, and very few people who will talk to her, listen to her, without adding their own stories. There are very few places that she can deeply, honestly express herself, her grief, her birth story, her journey of loss and all it encompasses. This book is vibrant, and welcoming and encourages a baby lost Mama to fully express herself, through writing, drawing, painting, visualization, poetry, gentle ceremony, and so much more” says Mary.
This unique offering includes poetry, illustrations to color, creative healing expressions, ceremonies, rituals and guidance on moving through to the other side of this challenging experience.The previously released titles from Palm of Her Hand/Cosmic Cowgirls are ‘Heart of the Visionary: A Workbook for Entrepreneurs’, and ‘The Caring One’, for Alzheimers Caregivers. The publishing company is woman and girl owned and is dedicated to providing tools for healing and transformation on topics close to our hearts. The next two books deal with recovery from addiction, and recovering from cancer.
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THE CARING ONE
A RESOURCE FOR ALZHEIMER CAREGIVERS
THROUGH THERAPEUTIC JOURNALING and ART
Healdsburg, CA, March 2009: The Caring One is an illustrated workbook designed to provide care for caregivers and family members touched by Alzheimer's. Artist and author Nancy J. Ballard shares her story with compassion and inspiration. She invites others to join her on this road of discovery by offering a journal that provides comfort and a means of expression.
This gentle guide is a source of information that offers facts and practical suggestions along with an interactive journal. The journal invites you to not only tell your story but to tell your story through creative writing, art, meditation, prayer and imagery. Through these exercises you will gain insight not only into yourself but also into the person for whom you are caring.
Angel Duncan, Director of Memories in the Making Alzheimer’s Association says: “Nancy Ballard’s book is a thoughtful instrument which enables any caregiver to find meaning in their process and rediscover memories of their loved one. Nancy presents gentle ways of jumping into creative outlets as you begin exploring your own creative thoughts and emotions, molding what works for you."
Tremaine Thomas, UCSF Memory and Aging Center says: “Nancy Ballard is a true kindred spirit. Inspiring and loving, facilitating her own findings within art therapy and Alzheimer's disease while sharing her expertise, love and joy of artistic expression with those who have no other outlet. Nancy is definitely on the forefront of sharing with the world the role that art therapy attributes to expression within Alzheimer’s and other neurogenerative diseases."
Nancy J. Ballard partnered in publishing with Palm of Her Hand founder, Shiloh Sophia McCloud, who has published journals/workbooks in the field of wellness. Palm of Her Hand is a division of Cosmic Cowgirls Ink, LLC a woman and girl owned publishing company committed to creating positive media and tools for transformation.
Organizations supporting people with Alzheimer’s and other related disorders will be able to purchase the book at a volume and non-profit rate. For more information about the journal or to interview Nancy Ballard, please contact Mary MacDonald.
Berkeley, California, November 3, 2008. Announcing the launch of Alice Walker's website, www.alicewalkersgarden.com featuring one of the greatest visionaries of our time. For over forty years, Alice Walker's works have touched the hearts and minds of people throughout the world.
Alice's website is a garden of inspiration for long-time fans and newcomers alike. This website not only chronicles the work of a woman who has spent her life working towards uplifting the soul of humanity, but signals the beginning of new works relevant to today's challenges, calling us to go deeper with what is important, and what brings us joy.
The website title is inspired by her essay from 1974, "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens," in which she explores the creativity of women, especially that of black women in the South. The essay includes Alice’s appreciation of her own mother's gift for gardening: "She planted ambitious gardens...whatever she planted grew as if by magic..." Alice Walker's Garden features her poetry and writings, photographs, timeline of her work, a bookstore and a link to her NEW blog! Alice will use her blog to publish new articles like "Anxiety Soup!" – her latest article created especially as medicine for this moment in our history. You can also read Alice's other timely writings like the blog posted there now regarding the election and Barack Obama.
People the world over look to Alice for her thoughts on current events, and now she will make them available to us as her own journey unfolds. She speaks to us from the welcome page of her website: “It is with infinite hope that I offer these thoughts from the internal road. I want to share with you thoughts about other things, like gay marriage, orphaned children, and the impact of war.” Alice Walker is one of the best-known and most respected authors in contemporary writing today. Alice was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, as well as the first person to create and teach a class dedicated to African-American women writers at Wellesley College. Alice is a novelist, short story writer, poet, activist, mother, daughter, gardener, and in her own words, "a happy woman."
Alice Walker lives in Northern California while continuing her activism throughout the world. She creates radiant gardens wherever she lives - and is often found outside in her garden picking greens for dinner, flowers for the table, and gathering ideas for new writings from clusters of zinnias.
Alice reminds us: "No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow." This is Alice Walker’s first and only site and blog, and she intends this new communication offering to be a source of information and inspiration for "our right to grow."
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Palm of Her Hand is happy to produce the official Alice Walker website, Alice Walker's Garden.
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A New Book With A Feminine Approach to Visionary Business!
Contact: Mary MacDonald or Shiloh McCloud
Phone: 1-888-385-6866
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Email: cwoman@mcn.org
Mendocino California —July 2008—Reverend Shiloh Sophia McCloud, famous for her illustrated journals and her vibrant woman centric imagery, collaborates with 22 other Authors and Artists to publish Heart of the Visionary - A Workbook For Women's Work which guides users to create and realize entrepreneurial dreams that are in alignment with their personal values.
The research for this book is based on over a decade of Shiloh's work guiding thousands of women in the realization and manifestation of their life work. Shiloh continues to see the power of putting tools into the hands of women, and is sharing her process by inviting women to be Member-Owners in a publishing and production company, Cosmic Cowgirls Ink, LLC which she founded in 2006. This is the company's first book under the publishing brand, Palm of Her Hand and the foreword is by best selling author SARK.
This exciting workbook is designed to be used through the lens of creativity, using right and left brain practices. The book features a fill-in-the-blank visionary plan, a business plan template, inspirational stories, affirmations, illustrations, teachings on abundance, bookkeeping, marketing, sales, and so much more, all done with a woman's creative flair and a heart for blessings others! Where else can you find traditional entrepreneurial wisdom combined with Art, Poetry, Laughter Yoga, Painting Days, Raw Food Recipes and the development of a woman's legendary self?
“I wanted to create a business know-how workbook for budding women entrepreneurs,” says Shiloh. “Most of all, I want women to see that they CAN do business, that they CAN do it their way, that they do not need a ton of money, a lot of people, or even a traditional business plan to get started. They just need a focused plan of action that is written in a language they can relate to as women.” Shiloh has sold two million dollars of her own work and has previously published five titles. Workshops by the same title are being offered in the Northern California area.
Primary Authors: Shiloh Sophia McCloud with Mary MacDonald, elizaBeth Benson-Udom, Shannon McCloud and Caron McCloud.
Contributing Authors are: Nancy Ballard, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Alisa Franzone-Davis, Dori Etter, Kelly Takunda Orphan Martinez, Jenett Miller, Sherri Morris, Marilyn Nyborg, Caterina Rando, Nikiah Seeds, Julie Lampros-Trad, Gennifer Mountain, Alice Walker, Ananda Wildflower and Ama Zenya.
Illustrated by Shiloh Sophia McCloud and Sue Hoya Sellars
