Just a few weeks ago, we celebrated our Initiation for the ninth class of Woman at Nyack College! Part of the Initiation involved the leaders sharing their stories of embracing their own womanhood. Our Alumnae Coordinator, Rebecca Cheung wrote hers out–BEAUTIFUL! She’s let me share it below: I didn’t know that I was fighting myself Woman revealed lies I didn’t…
When Wanda Velez, Wanda Walborn, and I met in the fall of 2010 to plan a rite of passage for spring, 2011, I never dreamed that Woman would grow to be a year-long process, produce a two journal articles and The Book of Womanhood, and form a strong community of around 30 mentors, 144 alumnae. We started small! Women that I know and…
The Woman Rite of Passage process has 4 primary stages. . . STAGE 1: BECOMING A PARTICIPANT Even before the first meeting, Woman participants take initiative and show commitment and courage. They first take an online survey that gets them thinking about their personal relationships with God, self, others, and creation. We then contact them for an interview that is…
Our new theme song, by Martine! She sang it to her grandma, and we join as we sing to the formative women in our lives! +4
This is the Affirmation of Identity that we state at every meeting Here’s the text: We are blessed women of God, who will continue on this journey called womanhood, realizing our identity through relationship with God, self, others, and creation. We will not stop asking the Holy Spirit to bring about deep change, receiving full understanding of ourselves in the…
Do I think that being a woman is about dressing up? NO! I love to be comfortable in yoga pants, and the image of a woman is not all about being fancy. But there are times when it’s appropriate to dress up, and this is the Crossing Over Ceremony for the Woman Rite of Passage. And those are the only…