PinnedCarla WoodyinILLUMINATION Book ChaptersStanding Stark: The Willingness to EngagePrefaceApr 5, 20219Apr 5, 20219
Carla WoodyinILLUMINATIONThe Legacy of My Grandmothers: Bringing Their Voices to LightThere are long held secrets on both sides of my family. One I’ve known about for a long time but hadn’t readily understood the whole story…Sep 15Sep 15
Carla WoodyinILLUMINATIONNurturing Core SilenceMy invitation to meditation came more than forty years ago. As many such things that arrive, it was of necessity, and I was unconscious of…Jun 177Jun 177
Carla WoodyinILLUMINATIONOne Last CeremonyThe day I knew would one day come arrived in late January 2024. Since 2007 I’d been bringing small groups to Chiapas, the southernmost…Mar 13Mar 13
Carla WoodyinILLUMINATIONVoice Hearing and Other Natural PhenomenaStillness and solitude are my dearest friends. It’s from these states guidance and insight may necessarily emerge, opening the way toward…May 22, 2023May 22, 2023
Carla WoodyinILLUMINATIONTracing Threads to Their Whole: A Mystery of GuidanceFirst, you need to understand I don’t know what I’m talking about. What I’m going to relate? Much is still a mystery to me. And I ventured…Apr 16, 2023Apr 16, 2023
Carla WoodyinILLUMINATIONThe Wellbriety Journey to Forgiveness: A Native American Film of HealingI will tell you upfront that this is a difficult film to watch and can bring up all kinds of emotions. But if you’re going to watch it…Jan 13, 20231Jan 13, 20231
Carla WoodyinILLUMINATIONFinding the Heart in Courage: A Personal StoryIt’s nearly eight years since I walked the Camino Francés, starting in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side of the Pyrénées and…Jan 4, 20232Jan 4, 20232
Carla WoodyinILLUMINATIONXapiri Ground and Crafting the FieldI met Jack Wheeler while in Cusco about 5 years ago after being urged to do so by someone pointing out Xapiri Ground’s mission overlapped…Dec 5, 20222Dec 5, 20222
Carla WoodyinILLUMINATIONThis is the last year for the Dakota 38 + 2 Memorial Ride.The last ride will begin December 10 from Lower Brule, South Dakota, marking its end in Mankato when the riders arrive for ceremony at the…Nov 29, 20221Nov 29, 20221