Nina Simons’ New Book is Launching June 7!
We are excited to announce that the second edition of Nina’s book, Nature, Culture and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership, is launching on June 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon!
Nature, Culture and the Sacred offers practical guidance and inspiration for anyone who aspires to grow into their own unique form of leadership on behalf of positive change. Join Nina on an inspiring journey to shed self-limiting beliefs, lead from the heart and discover beloved community as you cultivate your own flourishing and liberation.
Praise for Nature, Culture and the Sacred
The world seems to be divided into two kinds of people—those who divide everything into two, and those who don’t. Reading Nature, Culture and the Sacred is a step toward melting this false division into “feminine” and “masculine,” and allowing each of us to become fully human again and at last.
— Gloria Steinem, co-founder of Ms. Magazine
In Nature, Culture and the Sacred Nina Simons has woven a compelling and honest tapestry of hard-earned personal and collective wisdom, honoring the earth and igniting the revolutionary ways of women. It’s a book as much about the inside as it is about the outside, exploring where and how they can meet for a sustainable future.
— V (formerly Eve Ensler), founder of V-Day and author of The Vagina Monologues
This is the time when the power of women returns to us, as we reaffirm our relationships to each other and to our Mother Earth. Together we will doula the next economy into being, re-birthing ourselves and this world. Nina’s writing explores the path forward on this journey that we will make together.
— Winona LaDuke, Executive Director, Honor the Earth
Nature, Culture and the Sacred invites all of us into a new way of living, loving and leading in the world; one that embraces the quest towards wholeness, honors the commitment to full integrity and celebrates the courage of true alignment. Nina has given us a gorgeous roadmap, paving the way towards greater self-love, appreciation and acceptance, all of which are sorely needed to lead in these times.
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— Rha Goddess, Founder of Move The Crowd and author of The Calling
With characteristic grace and great insight, Nina Simons shows us another path for leadership, one that grows from intuition, emotional intelligence and, above all, connection in every form, including human relationship. This book is a treasure chest of both knowledge and know-how, giving us what we all need, women and men alike: a larger vision with which together we can save the Earth and ourselves from the devastation that comes from the sadly more narrow and impoverished ways of seeing we mistake for reality. This book is the real thing.
— Susan Griffin, author of Woman and Nature and The Roaring Inside He
Nature, Culture and the Sacred Correlated Media for Curricula
Informed by her extensive experience with multicultural women’s leadership development, Simons replaces the old patriarchal leadership paradigm with a more feminine-inflected style that illustrates then interconnected nature of the issues we face today. Sharing moving stories of women around the world joining together to reconnect people, nature and the land – both practically and spiritually – Nature, Culture & the Sacred is necessary reading for anyone who wants to learn from and be inspired by women who are leading the way towards transformational change by cultivating vibrant movements for social and environmental justice.
Part 1
Cultivating Inner Balance: Marrying the Moon and Sun Within
Shifting Guidance from Head to Heart
Nina Simons discusses reclaiming the feminine in order to realign our personal and societal values and practices.
“When I listen with my heart, I am pierced with an empathic awareness that calls me into action beyond what any amount of learning, reading or mental understanding can prompt.”
Walking While Listening
Nina Simons describes her journey to discover her true self and her inner leader.
Mourning Into Daybreak
What happens when we cultivate empathic connections towards ‘others’? Nina Simons describes her vision of a beloved community that encompasses other people, all species, and the natural world.
Inflection Point: How Femininity Can Save Humanity
What if the root of all the world’s problems is the imbalance of masculinity and femininity in our leadership?
In this interview by Lauren Schiller, Nina Simons discusses how she discovered that leading with the feminine can help anyone–male or female– find their purpose and their passion.
Part 2
Women’s Leadership: The Challenges, The Pathways and The Promise
For the Wild: Nina Simons on the Holistic Endeavor of Shifting Culture
In this podcast, Nina takes on some far-reaching questions about organizing for systemic change amid convergent ecological crises. Her deeply informed critiques shed light on topics of sacrifice, denialism, gender and race tension, privilege, empowerment, indigenous leadership, and building successful movements.
Eve Ensler: The Alchemy of the Apology
Eve Ensler, the brilliant playwright (author of the world-changing The Vagina Monologues) and tireless activist for women’s rights globally, shares her story and explores how other survivors of abuse might be able to mobilize their imagination and inner strength to move from humiliation to revelation to find healing and inner freedom.
Eve Ensler: Eve’s Revolution
Eve Ensler deconstructs the tale of Adam and Eve from a feminist perspective.
“This is the time for radical change. This is the time to come into our bodies to dance and drum and rise. This is the time to stop apologizing for our belief that it is possible to live in a world where everyone gets fed; taken care of.”
Part 3
Toward Wholeness: Gender Equity and Racial Justice
Escaping the Tilted Room
Nina Simons’ address to the 2012 Bioneers National Conference.