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How visionary leadership dramatically transforms graduates from break-down to breakthrough? [Based on a true story]

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How visionary leadership dramatically transforms graduates from  break-down to breakthrough? Based on a true story  by Sacred Walker Founding CEO of Kuumba Health LLC Student Wellness and Leadership Initiative      She slumped down in the chair in front of us, her care team. Her facial expression and body language was clear: "I do not want to be here, I do not belong here, and I do not want to talk with any of you." We, her chaplain, social worker, nurse, and lead psychiatrist sat in a circle of chairs for her interview and welcome to the women's in patient unit. She answered slowly under her breath and the mutterings spilled out of her mouth like crumbs of a bread half eaten and a life unfinished. Patience was in the air and yet the long line of intakes spoke to a long morning of rounds ahead.      Our team was very compassionate and was present to her silence. Slowly her silence became murmurs of disapproval of being committ...

Where does universal thought on divine spirituality intersect with positive health goals? 

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Spring! The earth awakes. Let’s take time to smell the green in the air; to hear the birds talking; and to feel the mud between our toes.   Let’s channel that creative energy  to move forward and achieve our goals.   Thousands of years ago,  Women Goddesses of Fer tility, Birth, and Regeneration    were honored in many cultures. How many Goddesses are you familiar with?   OS H UN….. West African ( Yoruba )   God dess of L ove, fresh waters and F ertility. Oshun’s compassionate, sensuous nature   and her water element nature encourages healing, mothering, and harmony.   GAIA…..Greek   Goddess of the E arth and the mother of all creation. The heavenly gods co me fr om her union with Uranus, the S ky.   PRITHRI….Hindu and some branches of Buddhism   Goddess of the  E arth. Her name means The Vast One.   PACHAMAMA….Inca   G...

Becoming Love Medicine by Sacred Walker ; Edited & Published by Many Voices

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Becoming Love Medicine Posted by   Sacred Walker  ; Edited & Published by Many Voices Sacred Walker I stood there in the Norman Manley Airport of Kingston, Jamaica. My small 11-year-old palm connected to my lanky brown hand held tightly on to my mother’s full warm palm center. What do you do when your home and world don’t feel safe? Where do immigrants land when suppression is the only way to get by? My father stood to the left of me with his tall brown caramel skin, shooing away flies. We had not been to New York since we immigrated when I was four, and now, to secure permanent residency “green cards,” we were back. I was delighted at the red, orange, yellow, and green bustling people. Then suddenly, my father’s booming voice interrupted my serene moment, “There are so many flies here. Kind of like you and your mother, just buzzing around and annoying in my ear. Don’t embarrass me out here, you know.” He spoke in a strong, threatening...

Check out the HOTT of the presses Episode 2 #ManifestationMonday Hallows Eve Night Cap Vlog!

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#ManifestationMonday Makes you say Thank Goodness It's ...Monday! Start off your week with this HOTT of the presses Episode 2 #ManifestationMonday Hallows Eve Night Cap Vlog & Women Rise Seminar Invite! Register by this Friday for the Members Exclusive discount HERE

A journey to Sacred Erotica: A Participatory Poem

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A journey to Sacred Erotica Power Words In honor of Beyond Brave & Bold Participants of the Black Lesbian Conference Barnard College March 2016

KHHP Successful Summer 2013 exPANsion- THANK YOU!

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October 5, 2013 Dear Friends, Family, Colleagues, and Community: I am writing to announce that  together we have surpassed my fundraising goal needed to meet Kuumba Holistic Healing Project's (KHHP) summer Practitioner expenses. Enclosed are summer picture tours and information on the goals met, which YOUR donation made possible this summer. Check out my updated user friendly website: KuumbaProject.Blogspot.com for continued updates and resources, offering opportunities to continue to foster the soul care in health care. Additionally , cre ative pieces which document my summer experiences at:  KuumbaProject.blogspot.com   such as "Summer Chronicle Stories" are there for your perusing pleasures. Thank YOU for your continued support, and giving the gift that keeps on giving!  If you did not get the opportunity to fiscally give this summer, thank you for your continued encouragement and prayer donations, as KHHP expands it's business platform in...