Nature, Culture and the Sacred with Nina Simons

On the latest episode I'm joined by the inspiring Nina Simons, co-founder and Chief Relationship Officer at Bioneers, an innovative nonprofit organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet. Nina has worked with nearly a thousand diverse women leaders across disciplines, race, class, age and orientation to create conditions for mutual learning, trust and leadership development. She co-edited "Moonrise: The Power of Women Leading from the Heart," and authored the book "Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership," which won Nautilus awards in the categories of Women in the 21st Century and Social Change & Social Justice. During our conversation we discuss:

• Nina's awakening to the wisdom of the Divine Feminine, or "Mother Life," as she says, via the groundbreaking documentary "The Burning Times"
• Why she feels like so many of our cultural problems can be traced back to an imbalance between the masculine and the feminine
• How her work through her 30+ years of co-producing Bioneers has been informed and guided by Indigenous allies, and what's she's learned in the process
• How her own understanding of gender bias has helped deepen her understanding of racial bias
• How deepening with the wisdom of Sacred Feminine has also invited her home to herself

Show Notes

• If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/
• You can also visit the Coalition of Natives and Allies for more helpful educational resources about Indigenous rights and history. 
• I'm so excited to announce the launch of the Home to Her Academy, a school dedicated to seekers of Sacred Feminine wisdom! To learn more and register for my upcoming class, "Home to Herstory, Home to Your Story," please visit www.hometoheracademy.com. And while you're there, don't forget to sign up for my newsletter to stay up to date with upcoming classes. 
• My book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is available from Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit  https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/home-to-her/. It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too.
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• You can learn more about Nina at her website, https://www.ninasimons.com/. You can also find information about her book, "Nature, Culture and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership" at bioneers.org/ncsbook, follow her on twitter at ninabioneers;  Facebook: ninasimons; and  Linked In: Nina Simons

Here are a few of the many wonderful resources Nina referenced during our conversation:

• The Arica School: https://www.arica.org/ (you can also find information about the Enneagram here)
• Changing of the Gods:  https://changingofthegods.com/
• Cosmos and Psyche, by Richard Tarnas
• The Burning Times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ow_kNnoro
• Nina referenced epigenetic trauma. This Scientific American article provides more information: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-parents-rsquo-trauma-leaves-biological-traces-in-children/
• "Women Lead the Way," by Linda Tarr-Whelan
• Lyla June's article, "Reclaiming Our Indigenous European Roots": https://moonmagazineeditor.medium.com/lyla-june-reclaiming-our-indigenous-european-roots-64685c7fc960
• Some excellent information on Decolonizing Thanksgiving, from Bioneers: https://bioneers.org/decolonizing-thanksgiving/

Related podcast episodes:

• The Healing Power of Art with Arla Patch: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-healing-power-of-art-with-arla-patch
• The Opportunity of This Moment with Jyoti Ma: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-opportunity-of-this-moment-with-jyoti-ma

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