About Us
Who are we?
We are a communityA community is group of individuals who unite purposefully around a common goal and shared aspiration, committed to dedicating time, pooling resources, and offering mutual support to enact beneficial transformations. of like-hearted women devoted to living into our healed feminine power.
Having walked the inner path needed to healHealing is coming back home to ourselves, to our wholeness. It's the innate mechanism through which the body rejuvenates itself, encompassing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of our being. It's an evolutionary journey of rediscovering, reclaiming, and embodying our authentic essence – our true selves before external influences (such as systems, structures, family dynamics, beliefs, or wounds) dictated who we should become., transform, and become sovereign in our own right, we are free of the fears that lead to separation, competition, domination, and power struggles that are the mainstays of today’s culture.
We know—deep in our hearts—that there are healthier, more sustainable ways to relating with one another, and to creating and leading healthier lives.
We know—deep in our hearts—that when led from a place of love, truth, and equality, a community can become a sacred means to a successful life with much creativity, positive contribution, personal empowerment, satisfying relationships, and sustainable prosperity—for everyone.
Thus, our aspiration for our collective is to foster a new culture with wiser values of interbeing, shared leadership, shared prosperity, and right relationshipThe core ethos of many indigenous cultures is to live in harmony and sustainability with all living beings, recognizing our interconnectedness. This perspective acknowledges that all life is sentient and deserves respect, nourishment, and engagement. Even if we are unaware, we are interconnected with all beings. Being in right relationship involves acting with awareness and intention, treating all forms of life with reverence and respect. It emphasizes living in balance, reciprocity, and harmony with everything, including natural elements, celestial bodies, and the Spirit. with all our relations.
“When we each contribute our unique gifts and abilities to the whole, we always have more than we need.”
—Toko-Pa Turner, Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home
Why only women?
Since there are no men in our group, we do not feel we can represent their voices, hence the formation of a women-only collective.
However, as wise women who are restoring the balance between our inner sacred feminine and masculine—the harmonizing of our inner couple—we understand the crucial importance of joining our strength with that of Men of Heart, as equal co-creators of an awakened, bright, and fully conscious community and future of wisdom weavers.
Therefore, if you are a conscious man who would be interested in creating content, please contact us at info@wisewomenscollective.com.
Contributors
Meet the Wise Women
Melanie Berndt
Nelson, British Columbia
Isabelle Goulet
Wakefield, Quebec
Vision
To create a multidimensional platform to support women in remembering themselves home. We envision a diverse and flourishing community; a healing hub where women are honored for the sacred gifts they share with the world.
Mission
To provide education and resources that promote the conscious evolution of the feminine.
Purpose
To be a catalyst for advancing the philosophy and practices of holistic living, while strengthening women’s impact in their communities.
“Goose Medicine is flying farther together by supporting each other, sharing resources, taking turns in leadership roles, cheering progress, and being loyal to a purpose.”
—Adapted from multiple sources
OUR CORE VALUES
OUR CREDO
Right Relationship + Stewardship
Integrity, honesty, trust and transparency are at the foundation of everything we do. We aspire to be consistently rooted to our values, for we know that consistency can be the stepping stone to a thriving community, to trust, and to healing.
We are dedicated to creating even more beauty than there already is in the world. We are stewards of Nature and all of Her kingdoms, knowing that our intentions and actions are far-reaching and extend out like hands holding—akin to seeds sprouting new growth toward past + present + future generations.
Service
We are visionary leaders in service to Love + Truth + Consciousness.
We arrive each day inspired to hold courageous and safe spaceHolding Space means witnessing and actively listening to another person with complete presence, inviting them to fully inhabit their own experience within a judgment-free and non-intervening environment. It’s being so that the other can also be., to witness and facilitate healingHealing is coming back home to ourselves, to our wholeness. It's the innate mechanism through which the body rejuvenates itself, encompassing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of our being. It's an evolutionary journey of rediscovering, reclaiming, and embodying our authentic essence – our true selves before external influences (such as systems, structures, family dynamics, beliefs, or wounds) dictated who we should become., and to provide guideposts that support the transformation of people, communities, and all beings toward self-empowerment and sovereigntySovereignty refers to the autonomy and authority of an individual or entity over themselves, their decisions, and their actions. It encompasses the freedom to govern one's own life, make choices, and express oneself authentically, both physically and spiritually.. We serve from the grounded wisdom that understands we are always free. Our passion is for the evolution of consciousnessConsciousness is the state of being aware of and able to think about one's own existence, thoughts, and surroundings. It encompasses our experiences, perceptions, and the recognition of self and others, extending to the awareness of the broader world and cosmos. Consciousness is infinite and expansive, reflecting our capacity for introspection and understanding.. (And we’re not afraid to get our hands dirty!)
Innovation
Innovation inspires Presence. We endeavour to show up as our best selves in each moment, to foster transformative experiences for those we serve, and to be catalysts for the change we wish to see in the world. Our greatest wisdom comes from embracing the unknown.
The Ten Agreements for Evolving Women
1. Holding an Evolutionary Perspective
She strives to live in the knowledge that the creative intelligence that gave birth to the universe is not separate from her true self. She knows that all of the ways that she is conditioned—biologically, socially, and psychologically— are not personal to her, but are part and parcel of a universal developmental process.
2. Trusting in Life
Through letting go of her need to control over and over again, she has discovered the empty Ground of Being that lies at the depth of herself. This profound experience of liberation frees her at the deepest level. As a result, she is at ease, manifesting an undefended innocence, dignity, and independence of spirit.
3. Taking Responsibility for Evolution
Knowing that the entire developmental process is One, she endeavors to take full responsibility for evolving her own consciousness, realizing that her development moves the leading edge forward for all womankind.
4. Realizing Unity with Other Women
She relaxes more and more into a unity with other women as she refuses to act out of the nearly universal compulsion for women to separate from and compete with each other. She doesn’t deny that this compulsion, which has been key to women’s survival in the past, operates in her psyche, nor is she afraid or ashamed of it, but she works to keep her focus on evolving women’s relationships through trust, transparency, and a passion to create the future.
5. Being Emotionally Rational
Despite how overwhelming any emotional experience may be, she strives for objectivity and aspires to liberate her power of choice so that she is no longer trapped by fears and desires rooted in her biological and cultural conditioning. She is developing the emotional maturity to not dis-integrate and give in to ancient survival impulses when she finds herself under pressure.
6. Standing Autonomously and Not Wavering
Rather than gauging her responses by what she thinks others want and need, she is cultivating a radical autonomy, grounded in her longing for liberation and her passion for the evolution of consciousness. She increasingly finds manipulative game-playing distasteful, and craves being simple, straight, and clear in her relationships with others.
7. Relinquishing Sexual Power
She is awake to how deeply identified she is with her sexual power and how instinctive it is to use it to get what she wants. Aspiring to drop this fundamental identification, she finds that sexual relationships become more straightforward and less of a priority and marker of personal success. The more she succeeds in this aspiration, the more she discovers a profound intimacy with others that is not related to sexuality at all.
8. Leading by Example
Dropping the many masks of pretense and self-image, she strives for a rare vulnerability and authenticity that is not emotional but comes from being unafraid of the impulses and motivations that drive women. She is discovering a deep confidence that is not edged with hardness but founded in transparency and humility. She is willing to step forward and be a pioneer, and does not abuse the power that comes with leadership.
9. Being Trustworthy
Resisting the temptation to be dishonest or inauthentic under scrutiny, she desires to act with integrity so that her word is her deed. She aspires to be consistently true to a higher purpose no matter what personal challenges she faces.
10. Rejecting Victimhood
She recognizes that she has co-created history with men and is not a victim of it. She seeks to take full responsibility for her own choices, past and present. Today, she stands side by side with men as an equal co-creator of an enlightened future.
© 2012, Elizabeth Debold. Used with permission.