As a healing and creative artist, Carolyn Renée created W.H.O.A. ~ Women Helping Others Advance, a domestic nonprofit organization as a platform for collaboration with others and their network of supporters. The platform that is W.H.O.A. exist for progressive healing and creative art-based project that contribute to cultivating tolerance and cooperation among human beings.
VISIONARY
Why W.H.O.A.? Carolyn Renée has developed her gifts and wanted to create a way to play and create a new word with others. She is a healer, teaching and performing artist, and community organizer. In 2008, she became certified as a natural health and wellness consultant, and Reiki Master. Coming from a family of healers, she honors this legacy by teaching Naturopathic Reiki in partnership with A Life of Peace Education and Wellness Institute. She was also among the first group of initiates to go through A Life of Peace Education and Wellness Institute’s Sacred Goddess Temple. She is also former Executive Director of Alternate ROOTS, a nonprofit that supports the creation and presentation of original art rooted in communities of place, tradition or spirit. In this role she worked closely with nonprofit community and arts organizations throughout the southeast United States and the District of Columbia to organize workshops, learning exchanges, retreats, showcases and member gatherings. Wanting to brings all this experience to bear fruits of change, and co-create with others powerful collaborators she created W.H.O.A.
COLLABORATORS
One of W.H.O.A.’s collaborators is Dr. Akua–a naturopath, spiritualist and master teacher, is the International Operations Director for A Life of Peace Education Wellness Institute, Inc., an international holistic health education and wellness non-profit organization. She is the author of numerous books including, The Natural Health and Wellness Manual, Naturopathic Reiki Volumes I, II and III, Veggie Delights: Recipes for Holistic Health, Eating Live for Maximum Nutrition and Wellness, Akwaaba! : Dr. Akua’s Ghanaian Vegan Cuisine, Today: Wellness Manifestations and Holistic Sexuality: The Practical Guide to Sexual Healing.
Dr. Akua has shared the gifts of her works with the international communities of the USA, Canada, The Caribbean, Isreal, The Phillipines, England, Qatar, Germany, Japan and Ghana. An outstanding educator for 20+ years, Dr. Akua holds degrees and certifications in Naturopathy, Education, Telecommunications, Metaphysics, Hypnotherapy, Iridology, Reiki, Pranic Healing, Shiatsu, Colon Hydrotherapy, Midwifery and African Nutritional Science. At A Life Of Peace Wellness Education Institute Dr. Akua currently teaches classes in Naturopathy, Sacred Goddess Temple Rites of Passage, Nutrition, Holistic Health Business, Vegan Foods Preparation, Reiki, Holistic Doula Training, and many areas of alternative health options.
Dedicated to issues of Pan African empowerment and health – Dr. Akua has worked on family empowerment and healing as a Spiritual Counselor, Holistic Health Consultant and Holistic Birth Coach. She continues to enhance her spirit through many avenues of consciousness elevation. Akua currently lives bi-continental between Texas and Ghana. The nurturer of three SUNS who are the mirror of life she has lived. She shares these accomplishments with her divine reflection of 29 years Dr. Chenu. Click here to connect with Dr. Akua Gray akua@alifeofpeace.org