HEAL YOUR VOICE AND SHINE YOUR LIGHT
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From: Andrea H.
Date: Friday, May 20, 2011, 6:13 AM
Subject: Heal Your Voice and Shine Your Light
ID: 271969

Good morning dear Sisterhood,

Conscious Choices: An Evolutionary Woman's Guide to Life emerged out of an Evolutionary Women Retreat in Maryland. The book was co-created and published in 2008. Three years later, the next birthing has emerged in a non-profit organization called, "Heal My Voice."

I have just returned to California after two amazing weeks in Maryland launching the non-profit organization, Heal My Voice. The first book project was launched at the Awesome Women Hub Event. The stories will have the theme Fearless.

I was invited to co-host on WomanTalkLive Radio with Ann Quasman; Guest Speaker at On Purpose Networking (Ginny Robertson) with the subject: "Heal Your Voice and Shine Your Light: The next step in owning your personal power and empowering other women to do the same."

First Board Meeting was held where we are using The Co-Creator's Handbook by Carolyn Anderson.

First Kick-off Celebration and Fundraiser where we raised enough money to apply for tax exempt status and to attend the next Awesome Women Hub Event in New York City in June. (Thank you to Karen Porter who held the vision and did the work to make this a success.)

We will be offering Book Projects in New York City and in California at the Awesome Women Hub Events in June and July. The goal for the first two years is five to ten book projects with women who attend an event or are part of an organization. And to create a facilitator program to take this work into women prisons, grief support, domestic abuse shelters, transgender groups, schools, teen organizations and more. Infinite possibilities.

I feel an important element in Heal My Voice is for women to create spaces with each other where they feel safe to express themselves and heal. I am sorry for the times I have dimmed a sister's light because I felt less than or better than someone. I hope that the work I am offering now and the willingness to take responsibility for the feelings within me will help to heal the voices of women. I want to support women to shine their brilliant lights.

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The next phase in fundraising is to offer conscious businesses and women the opportunity to sponsor and advertise in the books and on the Heal My Voice website. I love Social Media and promoting businesses and events so we have added that element to the sponsor package. There are Facebook sites with 15,000 to 30,000 members where I will promote your business and events and charities, as well as on my own Facebook Fan and Personal Pages.

Sponsor/Advertisers for the Book. Prices range from $500-$2000 and include logo on the website for a year, a social media package that ranges from 3-12 months, and an ad in the published book.

Currently we are looking for sponsors/advertisers for the first book which will highlight stories of Being Fearless.

If you are interested or want more details, e-mail Andrea: HealMyVoiceInc@gmail.com.

Website: www.healmyvoice.org

Spread the word to anyone you think might be interested in supporting the project and receiving advertising and social media promotion.

In gratitude, Andrea

***** Here is information from the Facebook Note that gives a brief overview of the nine month book process of Heal My Voice:

Heal My Voice, Inc is a non-profit organization founded by Andrea Hylen In Jan 2011.

The first collaborative, anthology book projects will be offered to women in Baltimore/DC, NYC, L.A. (Andrea managed and co-created the book Conscious Choices: An Evolutionary Woman's Guide to Life in 2008 with 44 women who each wrote a personal story)

First offering is in Baltimore/DC and the focus of the book is stories about Being Fearless. The cost is $100 and can be paid all at once or in 4 monthly installments of $25. This will cover the cost of publishing the book.

Each woman will receive one 30 minute energy-focus session with Andrea. This is about exploring a topic in your life connected with money, career, relationships, your story or something else. It is on the phone or with SKYPE. Each woman will also receive 5 copies of the published book, a copy of Conscious Choices: An Evolutionary Woman's Guide to Life and nine months of optional monthly/weekly group support. (You can also write your 1500 word story and opt out of the monthly in-person gathering and phone calls.)

Why would women want to participate in the nine-month book experience?

*To become a contributing author in a published book with women

*To participate in a community space with women.

*To feel the support and to connect, collaborate, gather and integrate changes that will occur in 2011 and 2012

*To have an opportunity to share their unique gifts in an encouraging, supportive, "Shine Your Light" Space

Book Project: Nine-month process:

Every month, a variety of women in the book group will offer their unique gifts as we support each other in writing our stories and shining our light.

Every month:

One in-person event

3 one-hour phone calls using teleconferencing

Monthly Focus

Month 1: Journaling for Ideas for Your Story

Month2: Writing story for book. Honoring each woman’s voice.

Month3: Gentle reader feedback and support. Reviewing and Re-writing

Month 4: Final writing and editing due

Month 5 and 6: Speaking our voices. BlogTalk Radio Station, audio recording, speaking in front of the group.

Month 7 and 8: Next step leadership and reflection. Books published.

Month 9: Celebration

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During the years 2011-2012, the major focus for Heal My Voice, Inc:

1) To co-create five to ten book projects with a woman's organization. Each project is a nine month process of the exploration of writing, speaking, and leadership development. A published book is a product at the end of the nine months.

2) To develop the structure for a facilitator program to teach women how to lead this nine-month book process to women in areas like prisons, domestic abuse shelters, grief centers, cancer support and more. (All of the projects will be with women or girls with one additional common element, such as connection to an organization, an experience in prison, domestic abuse, death of spouse...)

3) To establish the organization as tax exempt.