INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE AS A WAY OF LEARNING

THIS KIND OF LEARNER ENJOYS BEING AROUND PEOPLE AND LOVESTO TALK. THEY USE WORDS TO INFLUENCE OTHERS AND MAY BE A GROUP LEADER OR FOLLOWER. THEY ARE GOOD AT CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND THEY EXCELL IN LISTENING, NEGOTIATING AND PERSUADING. THEY ARE HIGHLY INTUITIVE AND EXCELLS AT WIN TO WIN GAMES.

THIS TYPE OF PERSON EXCELLS AT COACHING OTHERS AS WELL AND LOVES TO DEBATE, INTERVIEW, AND DO SURVEYS.


THEY ENJOY EXCHANGING IDEAS AND LIKE PEER PARTNERS AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING. I HAVE BEEN THIS TYPE OF LEARNER MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE.

History of Healdsburg Frog Pond

As told in a book called Sacred Sonoma by Ann Markell the center plaza was a frog pond. The pond caused people to become ill if people went to it. Samuel Barrett said the pond was gone by 1908. The cemetery in Healdsburg is built on a former village site known as frog pond place. Apparently William Fitch who founded the town in the mid 1800's drained the pond when he settled Healdsburg. The people did not go into the pond and stayed away from it. The entire Russian River and Dry Creek areas had many village sites situated along the banks.

Frog Pond has now become a fountain in the center of the plaza where people enjoy to meet and children play in the water. There are many live performances and events in ans around the plaza in Healdsburg. It is similar to towns in Mexico where I have visited which usually have a center with a green park.

MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE

THERE ARE 7 TYPES OF LEARNINING INTELLIGENCES THAT HAVE DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. ONE IS A MUSICAL RYTHMIC INTELLIGENCE THAT MEANS THE PERSON IS SONG SMART. THEY LIKE HUMMING AND TAPPING AND ENJOYS MOVING TO MUSIC. THEY ARE SENSITIVE TO A VARIETY OF SOUNDS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. THEY PROBABLY PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND IS ABLE TO TELL WHEN MUSIC IS OFF KEY - THEY CAN IDENTIFY MELODIES FROM A SHORT PIECE.

THEY LIKE POETRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOUNDS. THEY ALSO ENJOY PARTICIPATING IN MUSICAL SKITS AND MUSICALS. THEY HUM TO IMPROVE MEMORY THIS INTELLIGENCE IS LOOKED AT AS AS AN EXTRACURICULAR ACTIVITY. AND THEY IDENTIFY PIECES OF MUSIC FOR AN APPROPRIATE BACKGROUND MUSIC.

COYOTE

IN PREHISTORIC TIMES COYOTE WAS KNOWN AS A TRICKSTER. HE WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE MAKER OF HUMANS IN THE POMO TRIBE. HE CREATED 2 WOODEN STAFFS AND PLANTED THEM INTO THE GROUND. HE MAY HAVE DREAAMED HUMANS INTO EXISTENCE. HE WAS NOT ONE OF THE ANIMALS THAT PEOPLE ATE BECAUSE OF THIS. HE COULD CAUSE DISEASE OR UNHAPPINESS, AND HE COULD HAVE MAGICAL POWERS BESTOWED UPON THE TRIBE. HE IS FAMOUS FOR PLAYING TRICKS ON MANY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN TRIBES, AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. HE WAS KNOWN AS THE FOOLISH ONE, THE RABBIT, SWEET-MEDICINE, HARE, WAKDJUNKAGA, OR RAVEN.

HE STOLE SALMON AND DEER MEAT FROM THE VILLAGES.IN A MIWOK TALE HE IS AN ANCIENT FIGURE OF GOOD AND EVIL, THE WISE AND THE FOOLISH, JOYFUL AND TRAJIC COMBINED IN A COMPLEX AND CREATIVE ANIMAL.

KINESTHETIC LEARNING

I AM A KINESTHETIC TEACHER AND LEARNER WHICH MEANS THAT I TEACH BY USING ALL FIVE SENSES AS WELL AS HAVING MY STUDENTS MOVE ABOUT ON TRAILS OR AROUND SCHOOL YARDS. wHEN WE LEARN KINESTHETICALLY WE PROCESS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH BODILY SENSATIONS. AS A YOUNGSTER I WAS SO ATTRACTED TO ARCHAEOLOGY BECAUSE IT INVOLVED A LOT OF HEAVY LABOR AS WELL AS BEING OUTSIDE. ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO SOCIETY VALUED THIS PERSON- TODAY WE HAVE CHANGED!

MANY CHILDREN AS YOU KNOW CANNOT SIT STILL FOR VERY LONG. THEY BECOME SUCESSFUL IN EITHER OR BOTH SPORTS OR IN MUSICAL ADVENTURES. I HAVE A DISTINGUISHED VOICE THAT I DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT MY LIFE AND PEOPLE RECOGNIZE ME AS A UNIQUE LECTURER WHO CAN FEEL WELL INTO VARIOUS SITUATIONS A WELL AS PLAY AT VARIOUS SPORTS. IF YOU ARE A KINESTHETIC LEARNER YOU PREFER TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACTIVITY VERSUS WATCH OTHERS PERFORM GAMES. YOU ARE SOMEWHAT COMPETITIVE AND ENJOY BEING INVOLVED IN TEAM A ND GROUP ENDEAVORS.

I DEFINITELY ENJOY MAKING VARIOUS ARTS AND CRAFTS AND SMELLING THE RESIN OF VARIOUS REEDS FOR BASKETS, AND MAKING POTTERY AS WELL AS ROCK ART AND SEWING.

MY SON IS ALSO A KINESTHETIC LEARNER. TODAY MANY STUDENTS ACT OUT IN CLASS WHEN THEY ARE NOT GIVEN ENOUGH TIME TO GET UP AND MOVE ABOUT THEIR CLASS ROOMS OR OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES. THIS IS A GOOD LESSON FOR TEACHERS. AS A MOM I AM ABLE TO LEAD MY TRIPS AND ECO ADVENTURES MUCH EASIER SINCE I ENJOY THE MOVEMENT OF OUTDOOR HIKES IN COMBINATION WITH LEARNING. I HAVE BEEN WITH MY SON ON MANY FIELD TRIPS WHICH WERE TOO STRICTLY ORGANIZED FOR THE KIDS. I ENJOY LETTING KIDS BE KIDS AND WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN.

SHAMANS CHANGE THE WEATHER

I AM A SHAMAN AND I HAVE LEARNED THAT SHAMANS CHANGE THE WEATHER FOR THE GOOD OF THE WORLD. THEY CAN MAKE THUNDERCLOUDS APPEAR OVER LARGE AREAS OF FOREST FIRES. THEY CAN MAKE THE WHIRLWINDS APPEAR IN THE DESERT.

SHAMANS CHANGE THE WEATHER BY SUPERNATURAL FORCES AND THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORLDWIDE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. CHANGES IN THE WEATHER ARE GOOD FOR PROPLE AND FOR NATURE.

IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE EARLY RAINS THIS YEAR HAVE BROUGHT AN ABUNDANC3E OF ACORNS TO OUR FIELDS AND HAVE LESSENED THE YIELD OF GRAPES FOR WINE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD THING AS THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE ADDICTED TO WINE AND OTHER PHARMACEUTICALS. IN BIBLICAL TIMES THEY EVEN DRANK PLENTY OF WINE AND THIS HAS PERSISTED IN MANY COMMUNIONS IN CHURCHES. I DO NOT PARTAKE OF WINE DURING COMMUNION. ALMOST ALL CHURCHES DO USE WINE. THE ONE METHODIST CHURCH I ATTENDED AT ONE TIME IN SANTA ROSA DID NOT USE WINE.

SHAMANS ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE HEALERS OF THEIR TRIBE - AND THEY CAN BE BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DECISION ABOUT HOW THE TRIBES WERE RUN WAS MOSTLY MADE BY WOMEN.

VISION QUESTS

NATIVE AMERICANS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HAVE GONE ON VISION QUESTS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THEIR NEXT DESIRE IN LIFE. I HAVE RECORDED NUMEROUS PREHISTORIC VISION QUESTS THROUGHOUT THE WEST. MANY OF THESE ARE INDICATED BY A N OBLONG CIRCLE OF ROCKS ON MOUNTAIN TOPS - TYPICALLY THIS AREA IS WHERE PEOPLE WENT TO FEEL MORE PEACEFUL AND IN TUNE WITH THEIR CREATOR.

VISION QUESTS ARE STILL A COMMON THING TO DO AS THE WORLD IS SPINNING INTO THE FAST LANE. AS A SHAMAN I GO TO THE MOUNTAINS TO ATTAIN PEACE OF MIND AND GLARE AT THE SKIES AND PURITY OF THE AIR.

VISIONS COME TO ME AS GOD IS SPEAKING TO ME WHENEVER I NEED TO FIGURE OUT MY CHALLENGES. I LIKE TO LEAD PEOPLE TO HIGH PLACES WHEN WE GO ON AN ECOADVENTURE. I ASK THEM TO CLOSE THEIR EYES AND THINK OF WHAT NATURE IS TELLING THEM TO DO. THEN WE COME INTO A CIRCLE AND DISCUSS EACH OTHERS THOUGHTS - WE GET STIMULATED BY EACH OTHERS IDEAS.

WHEN I WORKED IN THE DAKOTAS AS WELL AS IN THE SOUTHWEST WE FOUND MANY VISION QUEST CIRCLES INDICATED BY STONES PLACED IN AN OBLONG AREA ABOUT 6' X 3' (LARGE ENOUGH FOR ONE PERSON TO LAY DOWN. I RESEARCHED THESE AND IN ARIZONA SOME WERE FOUND WITH CEREMONIAL SITES. IN SOUTH DAKOTA I USED TO CLIMB UP A SPIRITUAL BUTTE DAILY WHICH WAS USED AS A VISION QUEST PEAK IN PREHISTORIC TIMES. IT HAD BITS OF CLOTH TIED TO THE TREES AS THE NATIVES DECIDED TO GIVE OFFERINGS TO THEIR CREATOR. IN THE SOUTHWEST THERE WERE MANY VISION QUEST CIRCLES ASSOCIATED WITH PETROGLYPH SITES. THEY MADE ROCK ART (PETROGLYHS AND PICTOGRAPHS) IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE TO EACH OTHER WHERE A WATER SITE MAY BE OR TO INDICATE A GOOD DIRECTION TO TRAVEL TO A TRAIL OR TO INDICATE A CLAN SYMBOL. VISION QUESTS WERE PLACES THE NATIVES WENT TO COMMUNICATE WITH SUPERNATURAL BEINGS.

IN CALIFORNIA THE NATIVES FASTED FOR UP TO FOUR DAYS WHEN THEY WENT ON A VISION QUEST. THIS GAVE THEM A SENSORY DEPREVATION WHICH THEY THOUGHT GAVE THEM A CLEANSING. IN SOME AREAS OF THE WEST PEOPLE DECIDED TO CONTACT THEIR SPIRIT HELPERS - OR ANIMALS THAT THEY ASSOCIATED WITH - AT THE VISION QUESTS.

TRAIL OF TEARS

THE POMO HAD A HARD LIFE DURING THE LATE 1930'S. THEY WERE FORCED TO WALK FROM THEIR RANCHERIAS TO COVELO IN ORDER TO LEAVE THEIR LANDS FOR THE PIONEERS. THEY HAD TO LEAVE THEIR RANCHERIAS AND PACK THEIR BELONGINGS IN A TRAVOIS AND THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN HAD TO WALK MANY MILES. BECAUSE THEY WERE FORCED OUT OF THEIR SPIRITUAL LAND THEY HAD MANY ISSUES AND CRIED - THUS THIS JOURNEY WAS CALLED "THE TRAIL OF TEARS". THEY ALSO DID NOT GET FED ENOUGH DURING THIS JOURNEY AND ELDERS, WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND SOME MEN DIED FOR LACK OF FOOD.

IT WAS DIFFICULT TO LEAVE THEIR HOMELANDS AND RELOCATE TO COVELO WHICH WAS WHERE MANY TRIBES WERE SENT. HISTORIC COVELO WAS A PLACE WHERE MANY TRIBES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MIXED. ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE WRITTEN THAT THE PREHISTORY OF THE AREA WAS A PLACE WHERE THERE WERE QUITE A FEW BATTLES - NOT ONLY BETWEEN THE TRIBES BUT ALSO BETWEEN THE ANGLOS AND NATIVES.

HOW TO CURE POISON OAK

I ONCE WAS PUSHED INTO A LARGE PATCH OF POISON OAK. I DECIDED TO TRY TO USE THE ANCIENT TRADITIONAL PLANT OF SOAPROOT TO HEAL MY HANDS. i DUG SOME UP WITH A DIGGING STICK AND SMASHED THE BULB OPEN. THE GLUE OF THE SOAPROOT I APPLIED TO MY HANDS AND IT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ITCHING. IT WORKS LIKE MAGIC!

THE SOAPROOT IS EASILY RECOGNIZABLE BY IT'S FOOT LONG CURLY LEAVES AND TUFT OF BROWN HAIR ON THE BULB. IT ALSO HAS A SAPOTOXIN THAT WAS USED DURING SPRING AND FALL FISHING. THE WOMEN CRUSHED THE BULBS AND THROUGH THEM INTO SECTIONS OF THE STREAMS THAT WERE SECTIONED OFF FOR CATCHING TROUT AND SALMON. THE SOAPROOT STUNS THE FISH AND THE PEOPLE COLLECT THEM IN BASKETS. THEN THEY SMOKE THEM AROUND A CAMPFIRE.

HEALDSBURG HOTEL

LAST NIGHT I WENT TO THE HEALDSBURG HOTEL TO LISTEN TO SOME JAZZ MUSIC. THERE WAS A DUO PLAYING A BASS AND A PIANO. THEY WERE ENTERTAINING ABOUT 30 PEOPLE IN THE LOBBY. THEY HAD A GREAT FIREPLACE AND I THINK IT IS THE BIGGEST HOTEL IN HEALDSBURG LOCATED JUST ACROSS FROM THE PLAZA.

IT ALSO HAS A SWIMMING POOL AND SPA - AS WELL AS A LARGE RESTAURANT. THE MUSIC IS ONLY ON FRIDAY NIGHTS.

ABOUT ME

I AM A SPIRITUAL POMO AND CHEROKEE MEDICINE LADY WHO HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED TO AN ANTHROPOLOGIST. I ALSO HAVE ANCESTORS FROM AUSTRIA,EGYPT, HAWAII, MONGOLIA, EAST INDIA, ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND MEXICO.

I HAVE TRAVELLED AROUND THE U.S., MEXICO, AND CANADA. I LIVE IN HEALDSBURG AND MY OUTDOOR LECTURES ARE HELD AT BISHOP'S RANCH ON WESTSIDE ROAD.

I SPEAK ABOUT THE WAY THE PREHISTORIC NATIVES LIVED FOR 50,000 YEARS.

I AM A KINESTHETIC TEACHER AND HAVE ALL KINDS OF NUTS, SEEDS, MEDICINES, AND TREE TYPES THAT YOU CAN SMELL AND TOUCH. I TEACH MY STUDENTS HOW TO PREPARE THESE WHOLE FOODS DURING ABOUT 15 YEARS. MY OTHER CAREERS WERE AN ARCHAEOLOGIST, CATERER, LIFE COACH, HEALTH FOOD DEMONSTRATOR, AS WELL AS A FOUNTAIN ARTIST. I HAVE TAUGHT AT VARIOUS SCHOOLS WHERE MY SON STUDIED, SHOWING SLIDES AND BRINGING IN A VARIETY OF BASKETS AND OTHER TYPES OF ETHNIC ARTIFACTS.

I NOW MAKE ROCK AS MY OTHER PASSIONATE ARTISTIC TALENT. I MAKE BOTH PICTOGRAPHS AND PETROGLYPHS. I HOPE SOME OF YOU WILL COME TO BISHOP'S RANCH TO SEE MY ROCK ART.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN HEALDSBURG

I WALKED DOWNTOWN TO THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH WHERE THEIR SERVICE WAS QUITE FORMAL AND SIMILAR TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THEY HAD A STORY FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THERE WERE ABOUT 60 PEOPLE THERE. THE CHURCH IS MADE OF REDWOOD WITH BEAUTIFUL STAINED GLASS WINDOWS. THERE WERE PEOPLE FROM MEXICO AND OTHER TYPES OF ANGLOS/NATIVE AMERICANS. AFTER THE SERVICE I MET SOME OF THE LADIES AND SOME WERE LOOKING FOR JOBS. WE HAD A LOT OF CAKE AND COOKIES FOR VALENTINE'S DAY. THERE WAS A WEDDING HAPPENING AT THE CHURCH THAT AFTERNOON.

THE MINISTER GAVE THE PEOPLE COMMUNION AND I DID NOT PARTAKE OF THE WINE - IT'S AN OLD TRADITION THAT STARTED IN BIBLICAL TIMES.

WE SANG A FEW SONGS WITH "ALLELUIA" AND PEOPLE KNELT ON KNEE PADS DURING SOME OF THE CEREMONY.

NEXT WEEK MARKS THE LENT SEASON WHICH STANDS FOR SPRING AND MOST PEOPLE IN BIBLICAL TIMES FASTED. BY FASTING IT MEANT THAT THEY ONLY ATE 1 MEAL PER DAY INSTEAD OF THREE.
THEY HAVE A PANCAKE DINNER. THEY HAVE A PANCAKE DINNER AT THIS CHURCH THIS WEEK FOR CELEBRATING LENT.

MY walk to DOWNTOWN

TONIGHT I WALKED DOWNTOWN AT A PACE OF 4 MILES PER HOUR. I SAW ANS SMELLED SOME GREAT BLOSSOMS OF FLOWERS AND SOME SMOKE FROM CHIMNEYS. I noticed on Matheson sT. some great Victorian houses that musthave fireplaces to heat them. Much of the town is made up of Hispanic populations who workin the vineyards and do tree cutting and gardening. I'm part hispanic as well. THE TOWN FEELS LIKE THE SMALL TOWN IN WHIHC I GREW UP - Troy, Ohio. There are some very old houses and there are only a few people out at night in the winter months. I'm living only about 2 miles from the downtown area.

I like walking at night and I feel comfortable with this area since I have lived here for almost 25 years. I know that the winters here are mild and mediteranean like. WE JUST PICKED SOME GRAPEFRUIT, TANGERINES AND ORANGES FROM OUR NEIGHBORS - THE TREES ARE SO FULL OF FRUIT HERE - I THINK THE RICH SOIL HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BOUNTY OF THESE FRUITS. And prehistorically the NATIVES HAD A VERY EASY TINE WITH COLLECTING MANY RICH SEEDS, NUTS, BERRIES, AND GRASSES AS WELL AS MEDICINALS. There was little need too have any warefare or battles since there was plenty of food for all tribes and that gave then plenty of timeto conceb=ntrate on there arts.

WALKING IN MARKETS TO LOOSE WEIGHT

I usually walk in markets to loose weight and I usually walk very fast and I ask people what tribe they are from- some of them know they are Native Americans and some of them do not. I tell them that I am part Pomo Indian and they laugh.

The employees sure can tell that I'm a fast walker and they are able to tell me that I'm one of the few people who do this racing around their stores. If you want to do this just tell them you want to loose weight and keep your bones strong.

As a coach I have read that a book about supermarket walking. It really works. However, it only works if you are full and do not eat at all the food demonstrators.
I usually buy food that is locally grown in California to save our gas economy.

Being Authentic

I am a medicine woman from the Pomo tribe and have been trained as a life coach and have always been a great cook. I followed in my mother's footsteps and learned to cook many different ethnic foods. I have been able to relate to any kind of ethnic group. Many people have told me that I have a good voice and it is very distinguished from others. I have sold whole wheat breads at numerous groceries and health food stores and have discussed what type of health concern they have. It was very interesting to me to know about people's health.

I have been a spiritual coach and have healed many people using ancient techniques such as accupressure, jin shin jytsu, and massage. And I have been past life regressed so that I have healed many of my past lives. It is a technique that helps you become more available to who you are - meaning you have more original behaviors than before.

By being authentic I know how people are sensitive to certain spirits and foods. My son is especially sensitive to many things and I know he is more able to care for himself as a young adult since I taught him to read the labels of all the foods that he eats and to watch for his safety. He is a very brilliant young young man.

He is a great leader and has been very secure in his environment. We need to be more friendly towards each other. I have taught him to be kind and gentle with everyone he meets. By being authentic we have greater self esteem. We see the world in a greater perspective than before. We have a brighter outlook on eveything we see and do.