From the very beginning of her musical career, Joan Baez has never sought to draw lines between real world, real time events and her own artistic vision. Her instincts have often been that of a journalist--or an incurable romantic. There are plenty …
Women, Spirit, and Peace
Women, Spirit, and Peace is a series of KPFA FM Pacifica Radio conversations with remarkable women from Northern California and beyond. Women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s are featured with a wide range of backgrounds and a fascinating array of personal philosophies. Working in a multiplicity of disciplines and using their creativity they each promote peace—within themselves, their communities, and the larger world.
Over a period of four months, our weekly guests include scholars of Women’s Spirituality, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, recording artists and poets, political activists, anthropologists, shamans, musicians, dancers, journalists, painters, gardeners, teachers, psychiatrists, and more.
Related to this series, Sandy was awarded a Master’s degree in Philosophy & Religion (Women’s Spirituality) from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. Graduation was held at the historic Palace of Fine Arts.
Angeles Arrien
Angeles Arrien, PhD was an anthropologist, educator, award-winning author, and corporate consultant. She lectured worldwide, conducting workshops that bridge cultural anthropology, psychology, and mediation skills. She founded the Anthropology …
Arisika Razak
Arisika Razak (second from left) has been a midwife, healer, and spiritual dancer for over thirty years. She directed the Integrative Health Studies Program at CIIS, San Francisco. She brings three leading African-American healers from the community …
Virginia Anderson
Virginia Anderson, PhD, is a shamanic psychologist who investigates the relationship between spirit, nature, and being in community. She shares her new book, Circling the Bay: Sacred Sites around San Francisco …
Jill Mellick
Jill’s book, The Art of Dreaming, examines the link between our dreams, creativity, and spirituality. She is a Jungian psychologist who also cowrote Coming Home to Myself with legendary Jungian analyst Marion Woodman. www.jillmellick.com …
Patti Boucher
Patti Boucher has been interested in the language of the heart for many years. Patti teaches about speaking the truth without blame or judgment, and she applies this practice to promote healing in the community. Patti is a specialist in adoption and …
Alice Walker
Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for her novel The Color Purple. She is also the author of Possessing the Secret of Joy, By the Light of My Father’s Smile, and many other poems, essays, and short stories. Alice joins …
Mara Keller
Mara Lynn Keller, PhD, (left) is former Director of Women's Spirituality, Philosophy & Religion, at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. She co-founded the Global Peace Studies program at San Francisco State University, …
Marguerite Rigoglioso
Marguerite Rigoglioso, Ph.D., is a member of the faculties of Dominican University of California, the California Institute of Integral Studies, and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, where she teaches courses on women and religion. Her …
Starhawk
Starhawk (right) is the author/coauthor of nine books, including The Spiral Dance, now in its 20th anniversary edition, Truth or Dare, and The Fifth Sacred Thing. Active in social change and earth-based spirituality movements for over thirty years, …