Music:
Session 1 Opening: “We Are” by Sweet Honey in the Rock (Songwriters: Taka, Toru, Colin Cunningham, Nicholas Long)
Session 1 Closing: Lullaby from the Great Mother by Paul Winter
Session 2: Flute music by Brent Chase
Lyrics: Find all song lyrics here
Poems: (find all poems here)
Session 1: Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
Books:
Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin by Ashley Montagu
Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost by Jean Liedloff
The Sacred Tree: Reflections on Native American Spirituality created by the four Worlds Development Project
The Evolved Nest and the wonderful and very important work of Darcia Narvaez
Welcoming Spirit Home: Ancient African Teachings to Celebrte Children and Community by Sobonofu E. Somé
Original Instructions: Indigenous Teachings for Sustainable Future Edited by Melissa K Nelson (Bioneers)
Look to the Mountain: An Ecology of Indigenous Education by Gregory Cajete
Indigenous Community: Rekindling the Teachings of the Seventh Fire by Gregory Cajete
The Healing Wisdom of Africa: Finding Life Purpose through Nature, Ritual, and Ceremony by Malidoma Patrice Some’
How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems: 1975-2001 Joy Harjo
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth, Wahinkpe Topa and Darcia Narvaez
Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World by Bill Plotkin
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture, Gabor Maté with Daniel Maté
Slides: (find all slides here)
Session 1: The Five Sacred Questions