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List of the women Interviewed so far
INDIA
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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Tibetan Buddhist Nun, founder of Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery, Kangra Valley
Vanamali Mataji, Krisna Devotee, founder of Vanamali Ashram, Rishikesh
Devaki Ma, devotee of Yogi Ramsuratkumar, Director of Yogiramsuratkumar Ashram, Tiruvannamalai
Amma Thiyaneswar, Guru in the Shivam Yoga lineage, Tiruvannamalai
Kristina Kolokolova, nun in the Shivam Yoga lineage, devotee of Mauna Swami, Tiruvannamalai
Lakshmi Amma, founder of Lalita Ashram, Tiruvannamalai
Maa Gyan Suveera, Vedanta Teacher, Rishikesh
Venerable Jamyang, Tibetan Buddhist Nun, Dharamsala
Sangeeta Lavin, devotee of Papaji, kirtan singer, peace activist
Barbara Paschinger, healer from Auroville, Sri Aurobindo & The Mother
Carola Paramjyoti Stieber, sacred dancer (Devadasi)
Sneha Choudhury, Ramana Maharshi devotee, editor of Women Devotees of Bhagavan, Advaita
Jessica Walker, Advaita, Theatre director & Spiritual Coach
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ITALY
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Ayya Soma, Theravada Buddhist Nun, co-founder of Empty Cloud Monastery, NJ
Antonella Lumini, Christian Russian Orthodox tradition, Custodian of Silence, Urban Hermit
Antonietta Potente, Dominican Christian Nun
Marina Borruso, Translator of Eckart Tolle, teacher of non-duality
Anna Maria Shinnyo Marradi, Soto Zen Buddhist nun, founder of Zen temple in Florence
Ananda Assisi (intervista di gruppo), Kriya Yoga teachers, Paramahansa Yogananda Lineage
Francesca Bocca Aldaqre, Muslim teologian, writer, Teacher of Islamic studies at the University of Padova
Anne Overzee, Core Process PsicoTherapist, Meditation Teacher
Julia Bolton Holloway, Christian nun, custodian of the English Cemetery of Florence
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FRANCE
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Karine Martin, Daoist Priestness and neuroscientist
Livia Kohn, emeritus professor of Religion and East Asian Studies at Boston University
Sister Chodron, Tibetan Buddhist Nun, founder of Oasis de La Long Vie
Sister Chan Khong, Vietnamise Buddhist Nun, Thich Nhath Hanh (Plum Village)
Sister Annabelle Laity, Vietnamise Buddhist Nun, Plum Village
Catherine Despeaux, Daoist, Expert of Chinese Medicine for Women
Veronique Cluzel, Christian, Teacher of Emotional intelligence and leadership
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US
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Lama Tsultrim Allione, Tibetan Buddhist Teacher, founder of Tara Mandala (Colorado)
Dena Merriam, writer of spiritual books, founder of the Global Peace Initiative of Women (NYC)
Susan Piver, NY Times bestselling author, meditation teacher, founder of Open Heart Project (Boston)
Prajna Hallstrom, Harvard professor of Hinduism and Buddhism, Anandamayi Ma devotee (Amherst)
Sister Claire Carter, Japanese Buddhist Nun, peace activist, co-founder of New England Peace Pagoda (NE)
Diane Berke, Interfaith Minister, visionary spiritual leader, educator (NYC)
Ananda Karunesh, Founder of DeviCircle.org (Amherst)
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ONLINE INTERVIEWS
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Elena Brower, Author, Yoga & meditation Teacher, Artist, Buddhist Chaplain
Julia Watts Belser, rabbi, writer, advocate for disability and gender justice
Sara Bigatti, Yoga Teacher founder of La Scimmia Yoga
Samaneri Jayasara, Theravada Buddhist nun and creator of Wisdom of the Masters Youtube Channel
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Where can you find the interviews?
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Some of the interviews have been published on the Women Awakening Project Youtube Channel.
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Some of the interviews have been published in the Italian Book "Donne che Esplorano il Divino" and some more on the book to be published "Women in Love with the Divine".
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The other interviews are in the process of being edited and published. You can help the process by donating for the postproduction phases & the planning of the future interviews.