Maria Mar and Corazon Tierra are writers, performers and shamans. Maria Mar is also a visual artist. Maria's performances have been featured in PBS, in "Las Americas Series" (1992) and Maria has been featured in New York/Newsday Manhattan Profile and other media as a pioneer in the use of theatre in the prevention of violence in the family and against women and children. She has created The Bewomaning Experience to convey the Female Power Principles she learned in her own journey as a Woman of Power. Corazon Tierra is also an editor. A pioneer in editing and writing Spanish national magazines in the USA, Corazón has provided Hispanic and Latino readers with a wealth of alternative information. Millions of readers have enjoyed her feature articles about culture, family, health and nutrition published in magazines such as Healthy Kids en Español. Corazón has written extensively about her experience of healing from anorexia, publishing articles in magazines such as Latina Magazine. Maria and Corazon have trained as Women of Power (shamans) for more than 12 years. They have translated all that they learned into readily available personal power tools that they share in the art events, books and products offered by ShamansDance. This path of self-transformation through the arts is called The ShamansDance Way® (previously Path of the Swan). It is the basis for the knowledge imparted to their readers and audiences. Maria Mar and Corazon Tierra have helped thousands of women and families in the USA, Puerto Rico, Spain, South Africa and Mexico.

Likes

• Living creatively and joyfully

Dislikes

• War
• Violence against women
• body image stereotypes of women