Author Archives: Lisa

Mother’s Day in America didn’t begin as a commercial holiday, but as a call for peace and women’s activism. In 1870, horrified by the human devastation from the Civil War, Julia Ward Howe — better known as the author of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” — conceived of an International Mother’s Day in which [...]

Individuals gathering in circles, fostering unity and co-creation is a powerful concept. And yet there is another paradigm for inspiration just as important — the need for quiet introspection and time spent alone. Susan Cain wrote in The New York Times (The Rise of the New GroupThink) “people are more creative when they enjoy privacy [...]

In a study reported by ScienceDaily, researchers from MIT, Carnegie Mellon University and Union College examined levels of collective intelligence in groups and found that those containing more women demonstrated greater “social sensitivity “– the ability to perceive other members’ emotions — and thus performed better in complex undertakings. Sounds like the feminist principle of co-creation [...]

Why do so many young women and girls in today’s society feel disempowered? “You can’t be what you can’t see,” Jennifer Siebel tells us in her new documentary “Miss Representation,” which explores how mainstream media portrays women in limited ways. Namely, that womanhood means being young, beautiful and thin. Without realistic role models, is it [...]

I have always loved autumn. It feels like new beginnings; a new grade at school, a new semester at college, a fresh start, and not surprisingly, my only child was born in October. It is also the time of the Autumn Equinox, a day when the duration of light and dark are equal, before the [...]

In a few weeks, I will give birth to an eight year-old — or that is what self-publishing my first book feels like. When first conceived, I thought the path to publishing Goddess on Earth would be fairly complex but straightforward. Instead, it took me to unknown lands, introduced me to wondrous individuals and in [...]

Green Tara, the Tibetan Goddess of Compassion provides Tashi Dolma with strength and peace. A trained medical doctor from Tibet, Tashi now lives in New York where she operates the successful Tibetan Healing Clinic in Valley Cottage. Leaving her homeland of Amdo, Tibet during the winter of 1990, her treacherous journey on foot brought her [...]

For the last 10 years, I’ve attended a women’s spirituality festival called “Where Womyn Gather” held in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, I missed this year’s gathering because I was overseeing the printing of “Goddess on Earth” in Verona, Italy, but you can be sure I’ll be there next year! It was at these gatherings that I was [...]

Last week we celebrated Mother’s Day and there is no better Goddess to reflect on during the month of May than Gaia, the personification of Mother Earth. Gaia, one of the first deities in existence,  is said to have emerged from Chaos – the primordial abyss, giving birth to the sky and the sea. She [...]

I met Jan while walking the festive streets of Nyack during one of their seasonal street fairs. I noticed her from a distance, as her dynamic character was apparent, as was her striking appearance. She was no doubt intriguing, and I thought she would portray a goddess wonderfully. I approached her and after introducing myself, [...]