Annice and founder, Corinna
The 7th annual SE Women’s Herbal Conference
What a great week-end I had at the 7th annual Southeast Women’s Herbal Conference in Asheville, NC. This year, was the biggest conference ever, almost 900 women gathered to learn, connect, and deepen into the Wise Woman Tradition… earth-based healing, local plants, & deep nourishment. Those of you who know me, know I’m not an herbalist but I tend to use herbs and natural products as my first line of defense when I feel something coming on. This conference brought together such an amazing group of healers, and not only did I get to attend this year, but the organizers invited me to monitor the Embodiment track. There were 8 incredible classes ranging from Shadow Work; Making Peace with your Body; Our Predatory Nature; and the Power of the Drum. Let me just say that listening (and dancing) to over 100 women learning to drum was phenomenal, and these women practically brought the tent down.
What I loved most about the class was the teacher, Kristen Arant, who runs a non-profit in Washington, D. C. called the Young Women’s Drumming Empowerment Project which helps promote self-esteem in young women. Now why didn’t anything like that exist when I was growing up?
President Obama visits Asheville
So, after an inspiring week-end, I was given a ticket to attend Obama’s kick-off speech in Asheville to promote his “Jobs Act” bus tour. What amazed me was that after living in D.C. for 20 years, I could still get excited about seeing the President and shaking his hand. I know North Carolina is a battleground state, but hey, he won it before, and it ain’t over till it’s over.
