Center Her Power

When I spoke to @anitakopacz about her new novel, I had only read a few pages, but I knew Shallow Waters would be a book I would love.

This book reminds me of books by two of my favorite authors, Tananrive Due and Octavia Butler. It is very similar to Children of Blood and Bone by Nigerian author Tomi Adeyemi. I love how modern day myths are being written about African characters.

The Creator, expressing as our African ancestors, are speaking in multiple ways. Our collective consciousness is seeing ourselves as powerful and supported by the mysticism that is the nature of this Universe. We have been taught to ignore it. We have done so at our peril.

Shallow Waters, gives us a myth to help us conceive of ourselves differently. Kopacz is Spiritual Psychologist as well as an Artist and healer. Our conversation was so rich that I invited her to come back on the show to discuss the healing work she is doing at her upcoming retreat.

Anita talks about the ritual she used to petition Yemaya and how the energy of the ocean responded and much more!

Accolades for Shallow Waters, A Novel

Spellbinding...A captivating debut.” —Harper’s Bazaar ​

Anita Kopacz is an award-winning writer and spiritual advisor. She is the former Editor-in-Chief of Heart & Soul Magazine and Managing Editor of BeautyCents Magazine. When she is not writing, you can find her on the dance floor or traveling the world with her children. Anita lives in New York City with her family.

Host Sanaa Green is Spiritual Royalty, an Indigo Child, descendant of Madagascar and Lemuria, Reiki Practitioner, Ecopyschologist, Community Activist, Environmental Educator, Youth Development Coach, Teacher of Belly Dance for Earth & Soul and Spiritual Thinker.  She is also a graduate of Howard University and a native of Detroit, Michigan.  Contact her at [email protected], www.centerherpower.com OR Instagram@centerherpowerpodcast

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The Divine Feminine has re-emerged and is showing herself in the works of Abiola Abrams!

On this episode we discuss her deep connection with the goddess and the inspiration for her new book.  Abiola did a reading using her new oracle card deck.  The reading, featuring Mawu, was for me, and for whoever feels called to the message.  Listen, it may be for you too!  It is near the end of the interview.

What you will hear in this episode:

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Host Sanaa Green is Spiritual Royalty, an Indigo Child, descendant of Madagascar and Lemuria, Reiki Practitioner, Ecopyschologist, Community Activist, Environmental Educator, Youth Development Coach, Teacher of Belly Dance for Earth & Soul and Spiritual Thinker.  She is also a graduate of Howard University and a native of Detroit, Michigan.  Contact her at [email protected], www.centerherpower.com OR Instagram@centerherpowerpodcast

About Abiola Abrams

Self-Worth Midwife Abiola Abrams is a Spiritpreneur® Transformation Coach, speaker, writer and media personality and who empowers Big Vision Women find freedom from their personal fears, manifest authentic power and align with purpose.

Abiola is the author of the Hay House book "African Goddess Initiation: Sacred Rituals for Self-Love, Prosperity and Joy. Her newest meditation program is called, "Enter the Goddess Temple."

Abiola also leads transformational workshops from London to the Bahamas, speaks at organizations and schools from Dropbox to Cornell University, and creates spiritual wellness retreats from Bali to Belize. The award-winning motivational speaker, transformational author, and advice columnist is passionate about midwifing conscious women leaders to breakthrough.

With a BA in sociology and creative writing from Sarah Lawrence, MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in women’s media and storytelling, Abiola's coaching certifications include neuro-linguistic programming from American Union of NLP. Her practice includes teachings in mindfulness, emotional freedom technique and intuitive mindset reprogramming . As the first person in her family born in America, Abiola is committed to using her gifts to inspire, uplift, transform and inspire.

This is a story for your listening!  

I (Sanaa Green)  am still gathering historical data about Mawu.  This story is shared here as a thought starter and as entertainment. It is in no way meant to be the authoritative account of this Goddess or the religious beliefs that are tied to her. 

 As a child, I loved to be read to!  As an adult, I still love to listen to a good story!  That's what this is, a good story with lessons that can be applied today.  Lessons on; humility, kindness, interconnectedness to others and the earth, using time and resources wisely and more.

The Divine Feminine has many faces and has been depicted in a variety of ways depending on the culture.  This new series is simply offering accounts of views of the Divine Feminine from various cultural angles.

This story was read from the book: Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood by Merlin Stone

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Host Sanaa Green is Spiritual Royalty, an Indigo Child, descendant of Madagascar and Lemuria, Reiki Practitioner, Ecopyschologist, Community Activist, Environmental Educator, Youth Development Coach, Teacher of Belly Dance for Earth & Soul and Spiritual Thinker.  She is also a graduate of Howard University and a native of Detroit, Michigan.  Contact her at [email protected] or www.centerherpower.com

This episode, which I affectionately call; 'Winged: Women In Nature' is a monthly feature of the Center Her Power Podcast.

During our conversation, Tepfirah and I touched on a broad range of topics including; racial equity in environmental organizations, how children change when they spend time in nature, leadership, motherhood, kayaking, being biracial and more!

Tepfirah, also known as Tee, is a Co director at Keep Growing Detroit and there has assisted hundreds of gardeners with resources and education. In 2020, she helped established the Black Farmer Land Fund which to date has awarded 30 black urban farmers money to purchase land in Detroit. Tepfirah is Board Treasurer of the Detroit People’s Food Coop which is slated to open 2022 and Co-founder or Black to the Land Coalition which connects BIPOC people to outdoor recreation. She is also currently a Board Advisor to several other community projects including RAHAM Detroit, Green Thumbz Consulting, Detroit Environmental Agenda, Detroit Partnership for Learning and Innovation, and Rescue MI Nature Now. She formerly held seats at the Detroit Food Policy Council and the steering committee for the Uprooting Racism Planting Justice initiative.

Host Sanaa Green is Spiritual Royalty, an ancient soul, an Indigo Child, descendant of Madagascar and Lemuria, Reiki Practitioner, Community Activist, Environmental Educator, Spiritual Thinker, Urban Nature Lover and Teacher of Belly Dance for Earth & Soul. She is also a graduate of Howard University and a native of Detroit, Michigan.   

Contact her at [email protected] or www.centerherpower.com

Menopause does not need to be about struggle!  Learn how to get ahead of menopause symptoms with useful information from Jennifer Gale.

I didn't realize how much I allowed struggle to control my life!  Experiencing pleasure during menopause is an act of self liberation!

Here are 2 books that I found useful: "The Essential Oils Menopause Solution" by Dr. Mariza Snyder and "What's Your Menopause Type " by Joseph Collins.

Jennifer Gale, The Urban Naturopath

The Urban Naturopath is found in both the urban and rural setting, and freely moves between worlds. We gather the best of both realms and hopefully inspire all to move to a higher place. The Urban Naturopath can navigate easily on a farm with the traditional farmer, help build an urban garden on a rooftop in the big city, or walk a neighbor through the grocery store to pick out what will be best for them.

Naturopathic training is rigorous – 4-6 years of academic work – intertwined with a mix of hands-on application work, research, presentation, and study.

Examples of the modalities Naturopaths use are:

Herbalism, Aromatherapy and Essential oil work, Cranio-sacral therapy, Nutritional counseling, Homeopathy, Energy work, Hydrotherapy, Music/Color/Art therapy, And so many more!

A hallmark of naturopathic work is teaching classes and doing community outreach. Make sure to check out my website and follow me here for all the latest class information.

Sanaa Green is a ancient soul who is connected in other incarnations to Lemuria, Atlantis, and Tehuti/Thoth.  She is an Indigo child here to help re-establish the Divine Feminine in the world for ascension of the earth and human kind.  She is a Healer, Teacher of Belly Dance for Earth & Soul, Informal Environmental Educator, Entrepreneur and Community Activist.  Contact her at [email protected], website -  www.centerherpower.com, Instagram - @centerherpower

The Summer Solstice brings forth the brightness of the sun and the force of the Divine Masculine.  This is a time when the masculine energy of the Sun and feminine energy of Cancer work together for our good.  I have been thinking about my father all week.  This morning he woke me at 2:30am to share revelations that have been percolating.  My father and bonus father reflected the Divine Masculine in my life.  I am more aware of that now than ever before. 

My father was a community activist, artist and a member of the Afrocentric Council of elders.  His ashes are buried in Ghana.  My Step father was a music teach and gospel choir director.  At his funeral the church was filled with hundreds of former choir members all singing in  harmony songs he taught them. 

This is the legacy of my fathers--they used their gifts to help others.  They made the world better because they gave the best of themselves.  This is my father's day blessing and challenge--infuse their light into my heart.  They embodied the Divine Masculine.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/DETROIT GATHERING: WISDOM AMIDST COVID-19

Host Sanaa Green is Spiritual Royalty, an Indigo Child, descendant of Madagascar and Lemuria, Reiki Practitioner, Ecopyschologist, Community Activist, Environmental Educator, Youth Development Coach, Teacher of Belly Dance for Earth & Soul and Spiritual Thinker.  She is also a graduate of Howard University and a native of Detroit, Michigan.  She lives on land of the Fox Native American Tribe.  Contact her at [email protected] or www.centerherpower.com

Black women are connecting to nature in brave new ways!  This is a segment focused on women who are doing cool things in nature!  Every so often I will feature this series inside of a podcast focused only on women in nature.  The Divine Feminine is re-emerging and sometimes she is wearing hiking boots and carrying a fishing rod rather than a long flowing gown and a crown!  She is connected to Mother Earth Gaia in a real way.  This series exposes her in all her dirty-finger-nailed-grander!

This episode features SoulVival Life founder, Adrienne Wells.  She is an archer, member of the Black Bottom Gun Club, Prepper and more!  Her group creates a place for folk to talk about outdoor adventures of all kinds!  

If you want to connect to the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/soulvivallife

SoulVival Life is for Black people located in Michigan and/or surrounding areas, and is dedicated to helping its members learn skills in survival, prepping, and homesteading in order to promote a more self reliant lifestyle. We are also a group of outdoor enthusiast, so if you enjoy any of the following; gardening, camping, backpacking, defense, fishing/hunting, foraging, or bushcraft, then this is the group for you. All levels are welcome.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/DETROIT GATHERING: WISDOM AMIDST COVID-19

Host Sanaa Green is Spiritual Royalty, an Indigo Child, descendant of Madagascar and Lemuria, Reiki Practitioner, Ecopyschologist, Community Activist, Environmental Educator, Youth Development Coach, Teacher of Belly Dance for Earth & Soul and Spiritual Thinker.  She is also a graduate of Howard University and a native of Detroit, Michigan.  She lives on land of the Fox Native American Tribe.  Contact her at [email protected] or www.centerherpower.com

This is a mini episode that offers an affirmation in words and song to Black people who are experiencing trauma after recent killings of Black people at the hands of White Police Officers.  We need to address this situation on multiple fronts, and one front that I can assist with is healing.   There is much fear in the world now.  Many lives are being lost through the COVID19 pandemic as well as killings of innocent Black people.

We are in the midst of a great shift and there is chaos all around us as belief systems are rooted out and shown for what they really are.  No one can hide anymore.  The truth, no matter how ugly, is coming out.  Goodness and depth of spirit are also emerging as truths.

This is the affirmation that Sanaa Green explains and sings in this episode:

WE ARE THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE

THIS ADVERSITY IGNITES OUR GENIUS

AND WE WILL RISE JUST LIKE THE DAY

I WILL RISE UNAFRAID

The host, Sanaa Green is an Earth Priestess, Spiritual Thinker and Teacher of Belly Dance for Earth & Soul

Contact her at: [email protected]

Key words: Black Healing, Divine Feminine, Healer, Trauma, Black Trauma, Sound Healing, Affirmations, Singing Affirmations, Lemuria

Guests on This Episode discuss

Tchiya Amet

https://lightbeingwellness.com/about/Tchiya Amet became a sound healer the moment she began her Self Healing and Self Care Journey. She originally trained to become an astronaut while a Physics major undergrad at Oberlin College and then a Galactic Astronomy grad student at UT Austin until she experienced much womb calamity and catastrophe. At the foundation of her adventures back to a life of balance, she home birthed (assisted by their father alone) and homeschooled two daughters back in the days when this was practically unheard of.

An internationally acclaimed Reggae and World Music artist for over three decades, Arit sought to find a way to combine her three passions: the Celestial Realm, Music, and Healing. With KemeTones Cosmic Sound Healing, she has made a way. With the birth of HeruScopes, 13 Month Kemetic Sidereal Astrology system, her decades of research in Cultural Astronomy burst onto the scene. Now that her music has expanded from Reggae, encompassing Native Reggae and Reggae Fusion Jazz, to World Music, her music has taken another turn around the Spiral Dance into the genre of Devotional World Music: music designed to lead us to Be Enlightened in Every Moment.

An avid naturalist and activist, the life of Arit Neter S has also included organic farming, cultivation of medicinal cannabis and medicinal products, festival production, property management and real estate, herbalism, natural living (Vegan for over 30 years), wellness coaching, candle making, triathlon training, standing rocks, medicine wheel gardening, Egyptian yoga, Kemetic spirituality and culture, travel for a research project in Cultural Astronomy, and much more.

www.sistashamon.com 

Maria Lanier a.k.a ,SistaShamon attended Barat College obtaining a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Theater and Dance. She then pursued dance with several Chicago-based dance companies including, Julie Salk Dancers, Akasha Inc. and Zephyr Dance Ensemble ( She was a founding member.)  Returning to her childhood dance studio, Mayfair Academy of Fine Arts, she enjoyed a 30 year career and served as a dancer, choreographer, instructor, production manager, Assistant Director and Artistic Director under the direction of Ms. Peggy Sutton, Director.

Maria has continued to  pursue her love of the Spiritual Healing Arts by studying the Art of Metaphysics at the Johnny Coleman Institute, Christ Universal Temple, Chicago. She has studied with Shamanic Astrologer Kelly Beard and joined the Venus Circle, where she fined tuned her skills in astrology  and its impact of on one’s body’s and soul’s vibrations. This enables one to navigate and co-create their present and future lives.

SistaShamon has worked to awaken, accept and  manifest her ability to, share and teach her Spiritual gifts, by studying at various workshops including:  “Light Healing, and Ancestral guidance”, Activation in Sacred Ancestral Wisdom Shaman Lone Wolf, Sedona, Az, Soul Awakening Activation/ Spiritual retreat with Light Worker Shanta Gabrieo, Mt. Shasta, CA,Light Healing Activation, Mt. Shasta, CA, Light Worker Shanta Gabrielle, Indian Smoke Lodge Initiation and Ancestral Activation, Mt. Shasta CA, Shaman Frank, Inner Child Soul Retrieval, Mt. Shasta, Light Worker Marion Arrends, Pixie Lighthorse, Mother Wound self guided study.

Her personal practices and trainings at various yoga centers in the city of Chicago, Reiki meditation Reiki Master Lisa Espinosa, Chicago, Reiki Level 1,2 and 3 Reiki Master certifications Reiki Master Lisa Espinosa, Chicago, Spiritual career, Inner Souls growth and women’s circle Reiki Master Lisa Espinoza, Chicago, Reiki Master and Community Healers session, Full Moon ceremonies and Community Reiki events Soder World, Willow Springs-IL.

This episode triggered feelings of body shaming for the host, Sanaa Green.  While the interview is gracious, it has sparked exploration of the ideas of body positivity, and how Black woman's bodies are view in American society.  It brought up areas for me to examine for healing.

Krystal discusses "healing through pleasure, sapphism and much more!

From Krystal's Website:

Tantra is from two words: Tanoti; to expand and Trayati; to liberate.

Tantra Yoga: That which expands the limited world of the Ego (little/lower self) to the unlimited world of the big self (higher self)

-Ishta Yoga

Tan: to stretch, Tantra “to web or loom” -The Wheels of LifeThe core experience of Tantra is the sexual secrets. Tantra is a philosophy, a science, an art and a way of life whereby sexual energy is consciously and creatively utilized.

- Sexual Secrets

Health & Wellness Website

Intimacy Coach

@Krystal_tantricyogi

June 2021 Retreat Information:

https://www.straightbutnotnarrowladies.com/sapphism.html

The Host:

Sanaa Green - [email protected]

Host of Center Her Power Podcast https://anchor.fm/sanaa-green0

https://www.youtube.com/channel/DETROIT GATHERING: WISDOM AMIDST COVID-19

Teacher of Belly Dance for Earth & Soul

Urban Nature Lover & Educator, Community Activist, Spiritual Thinker, Energetic & Sound Healer

* Informal Education & Outreach Specialist, Youth Program Coach and Assessor

*Founder of In The Center of Her Power Company and the Sacred Hips Certificate Course

*Re-Convener of Lemurian Intention Circles to bring healing sound to the collective consciousness