Welcome to the Ask Sacred Walker Journal, CEO

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...

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtDM2lNUvPp8ZafQMbsyG8173RPwLCe4EHU4Q5C1VO2WO57yhqtWFZx_eCjZE-ciAxMKA73FE3OeKSVS22uatUZ5S3pjHJ-urufi2LKF8bIwkdLte8IN9qevmbcEJ2ONPtino2KsZY29n/s1600/womb+of+creation.jpg Pt III: How acupuncture moved some old anger energy in my womb. I was in my mid twenties living in a beautiful studio apartment in Oakland. I had an overall balanced and happy life, except for every couple of months when I bled. I remember waking one morning in immense pain. I knew that if I didn't act quickly and get my iron and banana, my body would feel like I was going into anemic shock.  The pain and throbbing in my pussy began to intensify, and I immediately wanted to take a long bath. I got into the shower and began to sob heavily. My pain increased but atleast the aching in my pussy had simmered. I suddenly began to feel calmer. I cried out to God to make it stop. I didn't take over the counter pain pills because...

The story of finding the strength the birth new things amidst challenging times, tapping into that fire to create new life is an intergenerational choice that spans for generations in my family. I interviewed my mom regarding my birthing story, attached below. I found out many things, but one thing in particular stuck out to me. My mom birthed me alone. My father felt threatened by our other family members, and forbade her from seeing her mom and siblings. They went to the hospital room together, but he didn't join her in the labor room. She had me as a natural childbirth. Yet, she birthed me alone. And once I was born she would sneak me off in the daytime to see my family, and particular her mom. She was very afraid of my dad's temper, if he found out. But she took the risk anyway because it was important to her to have us both visit our family. Yet, she chose to stay. I was born within a tumultous environment. Having now understood the risks my mom took to reduce her isol...

Today I took a tour of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, in White Plains, NY. It is housed at New York Presbyterian Hospital- Westchester Division. Open for two months, and it is already booming with cutting edge research and collaborations to meet high community needs. Here are pictures of the state-of-the-art facility. This tour was indeed an awesome training on how to create patient centered medical architectural models, amongst other things, for my developing brain as a practitioner and practical visionary.* A picture is worth a thousand words. I'm happy to share this tour- speaking volumes, now with you. For more information on the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, and/or specifically on Autism, please see the links below: Center for Autism and the Developing Brain Autism Speaks Website * Disclaimer: This post is not an endorsement of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain nor for Autism Speaks, and more so shares professional opinion...

January 24, 2013   National Coalition Against Domestic Violence   VAWA information link Please forward to everyone you know who cares about ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking!  Breaking News Alert: VAWA Reintroduced Yesterday- Take Action Today by Contacting Your Senators! Yesterday, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Senator Michael Crapo (R-ID) introduced S. 47, a strong, bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)! This bill closely mirrors the bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Leahy and Crapo last Congress and would improve VAWA programs and strengthen protections for all victims of violence (see description of legislation below). In order to continue our incredible momentum from last Congress, we need you to take action TODAY by contacting your Senators to co-sponsor S. 47. Our goal is to get 60 co-sponsors by January 31 st   so that VAWA c...