Meet the Awakening Women Team

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SimoneRita is a single mother of two teenagers and lives in Zurich. Her path has led her to various wisdom teachers, from toltec shamanism up to tantric Buddhism. Her feminine spiritual practice consists of meditation, dance, movement, chanting, being a business woman and a mother. For many years she has been holding women’s temple groups and workshops for women. As a Yogini she practices feminine embodied spirituality. She passionately engages in an intimate relationship with every experience and every moment, always in search of unconditional truth in this often times challenging life in a woman’s body. SimoneRita has been studying with Awakening Women since 2013.

what I love: my children, my sisters, the women’s circle, hugging trees, wind in my hair, watching the horizon, hummingbirds

what I am committed to: to serve the awakening of the divine feminine, to evolve together, to see and honor the beauty in every single being and to love untamed from the impeccability of my heart

what I do: I am teaching the Awakening Women Facilitator Training and the 9-Month Program. I take care of the Temple Mama community and work in various other projects.

the best part about working at Awakening Women for me is: the way we all walk our talk in this glorious team, to create a culture that is aligned with what my heart knows is possible. There is a deep sense of gratitude, meaningfulness and peace.

what you can count on me for: my loyalty to the circle and that I deepen my practice every single day to keep my heart clear and to go out of my way.
my vision for the world: that we remember who we truly are, reconnect and live joyfully in peace on this beautiful planet.

In 2011, Karen stepped into the Yogini circle in Corfu and knew the feminine practices had something beautiful to offer her heart. Inspired to living a life more intimately connected to truth, she maintains a daily commitment to sadhana. She keeps her AWI sisters in flow with her welcoming presence and administrative support for a variety of projects that keep the women connected to their own practice. A yogini living in southern California, Karen also enjoys hands-on house projects, hiking and being car-free! what I love: Chanting mantras, creating art, eating avocados any time of the day and early morning meditation with the stars. what I am committed to: Doing my own practice, smiling and serving without attachment. what I do: Welcome sisters’ inquiries, coordinate events worldwide,  proofread and assist in delivering Yogini Wisdom into your mailbox. the best part about working at Awakening Women for me is: Our heartful sister team, supporting the women in our circle to live awake lives and working in alignment with my natural rhythms. what you can count on me for: To create clarity and ease by tracking on the details, to respond from a clear space and to pray for the well-being of all. my vision for the world: That we slow down, breathe and connect with that part of ourselves that is already whole, peaceful and wise. As this connection deepens, humanity naturally comes together to serve and uplift others, take care of our Earth home and live as joy itself!

Carri found Awakening Women Institute in 2011 and has been a passionate yogini devoted to feminine embodiment practices ever since.  It is her greatest honor as well as her joy to assist the AWI team with its online and in-person retreats and to provide sister support for the global yogini sisterhood. She lives in Northern California where she enjoys daily walks by the river near her home and also creating altars of beauty wherever she is. what I love: My sons, my sisters, my friends, my dog, our beautiful planet and all of her living beings. Humans with open hearts. Sacred ceremony and sisterhood circles. Devotion. what I am committed to: My spiritual practice as an alive and living way of being in the world.  Serving the work of AWI for the awakening and empowerment of women. Standing for love. Creating beauty to nourish the soul. what I do: Oversee the FB Yogini Sadhana page. Assist with various administrative tasks and provide sister support. the best part about working at Awakening Women for me is: Consciously serving the birth of this work and our embodiment practices into the world—for the awakening of all women. Working on the amazing AWI team with our incredible group of women who are each committed to their own practice as well as to the benefit of all sisters worldwide. what you can count on me for: To do my practice, to bring deeper insight and understanding to how I show up. To honor the sacred—in you and in everything. my vision for the world: That women have sovereignty and feel the loving support of sisterhood.  That all of humanity lives with a sacred and holy relationship to all of Creation.  That love is at the center of all choices. “May all beings be happy and free from suffering. And may the thoughts, words, and actions in my own life in some way contribute to that happiness and that freedom for all.”

Hoann is from Toronto, Canada and currently lives in a small village. She started working with Awakening Women in 2021, creating social media content.
what I love: animals, wildlife in wild spaces, native plant gardening, travel, satire, books & podcasts.
what I do: share Awakening Women’s message and teachings in the form of social media content and work on marketing-related activities.
what I am committed to: considering the perspectives of those who have been historically marginalized and working in integrity with the Awakening Women values.
the best part about working at Awakening Women for me is: sharing many values and sister support.
my vision for the world: that we individually and collectively move through the world with self awareness and reverence for the Earth and our fellow living beings.