RE:IJSNC, Issue 1, Volume 2, May 2012 - Ocean Seminary College

Washburn, M. (1994). Transpersonal psychology in psychoanalytic
perspective. Albany, NY: State University
of New York Press.
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SHARON G. MIJARES, PHD, is a licensed psychologist
and a graduate of the Union Institute and University.
Her education, psychotherapy practice, and
life have centered on gender balance, and she has
led groups and workshops on women’s development
for decades including Institutes for Women and
Global Change in Egypt, Venezuela, Ecuador, and
Costa Rica. Her publications include: The Root of
All Evil: An Exposition of Prejudice, Fundamentalism
and Gender Imbalance; Modern Psychology and Ancient
Wisdom: Psychological Healing Practices from the World’s
Religious Traditions; The Psychospiritual Clinician’s
Handbook: Alternative Methods for Understanding and
Treating Mental Disorders (edited with Gurucharan
Singh Khalsa); The Revelation of the Breath: A Tribute
to Its Wisdom, Power and Beauty; and A Force Such as
the World Has Never Known: Women and Change, edited
with Aliaa Rafea and Nahid Angha. Sharon is
adjunct faculty at National University and Brandman
University, and she is a visiting professor with
the UN University for Peace in Costa Rica. She has
a black belt in Aikido.
“Dragonfly” © 2012, photograph by Raymonde Savoie, all rights reserved.
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Mijares : Embodying Power and Beauty
“Goddess” © 2012, photograph by Raymonde Savoie, all
rights reserved.
RAYMONDE SAVOIE, born in rural eastern
Canada, has been fascinated with dreams ever
since she was a little girl. She has used journaling,
photography and dream deciphering extensively
to heal childhood trauma and its after
-effects, and to discover her life purpose. Fascinated
with the power of plants and natural
spaces to heal both spiritually and physically,
Raymonde also creates herbal remedies, flower
essences and garden designs specifically chosen
to impart healing energies catered to her
client’s individual needs. She now resides in
New Brunswick, Canada and works in a plant
nursery