Meet the Juicy Wise Women Founders
Dee GoldDee Gold, MA, ERYT-500 has a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology and a master of arts in dance therapy. She holds the highest certification available to yoga instructors and has written an award winning book on the creative art of yoga.
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YOLANDA MARTINEZYolanda Martinez is of Apache, Comanche, and Spanish heritage. She is an award winning Artist, Singer, Composer, and Master Drum Maker. Her mission is to help women awaken to their power.
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SHARON KINGSLEYSharon Kingsley, M.S. has a passion for education. She taught primary school for 25 years, creating for her students a safe space to grow, laugh, freely explore and learn. In 2018, Sharon retired from teaching and began her journey of personal development.
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What's our story?
What do you get when you put three women over 50 in a room with no windows? A womb with a view!
Now, it isn't exactly true that we found ourselves in a room with no windows but it is true that we were well over 50 years old when we met. Yolanda was presenting a drumming workshop in the yoga studio where Dee had been teaching. Sharon and Dee attended Yolanda's workshop and the rest is juicy history. It was one of those all too rare times in life when we three just "clicked." We got together post workshop and found that we inspired each other to look into the windows of our souls. We discovered a shared wisdom that only comes from decades of experience as women in what our mothers used to call "a man's world." While women have made great strides in recent decades and no longer think of the world as a men's club, of sorts, we found ourselves admitting that we still struggled with certain biases. We discussed our difficulties regarding the culturally accepted idea of physical beauty. We revealed to each other that aging, especially as women, felt somehow unacceptable. We laughed out loud at shared foibles and we cheered for one another's successes. We found a shared zest for the juiciness of life and a mutual respect for our individual stories. It wasn't long before we declared ourselves sisters and began to dream of a time when our sisterhood would expand. We knew that our shared challenges and joys were not unique to us. We knew that women of all ages in our culture struggled with similar biases and celebrated similar triumphs. And so, we chose to invite others into the sisterhood of Juicy Wise Women in support of the reality that women improve with age. Women of every age deserve to step into their power, embrace their juiciness and share their wisdom. We want to lead the way!
Now, it isn't exactly true that we found ourselves in a room with no windows but it is true that we were well over 50 years old when we met. Yolanda was presenting a drumming workshop in the yoga studio where Dee had been teaching. Sharon and Dee attended Yolanda's workshop and the rest is juicy history. It was one of those all too rare times in life when we three just "clicked." We got together post workshop and found that we inspired each other to look into the windows of our souls. We discovered a shared wisdom that only comes from decades of experience as women in what our mothers used to call "a man's world." While women have made great strides in recent decades and no longer think of the world as a men's club, of sorts, we found ourselves admitting that we still struggled with certain biases. We discussed our difficulties regarding the culturally accepted idea of physical beauty. We revealed to each other that aging, especially as women, felt somehow unacceptable. We laughed out loud at shared foibles and we cheered for one another's successes. We found a shared zest for the juiciness of life and a mutual respect for our individual stories. It wasn't long before we declared ourselves sisters and began to dream of a time when our sisterhood would expand. We knew that our shared challenges and joys were not unique to us. We knew that women of all ages in our culture struggled with similar biases and celebrated similar triumphs. And so, we chose to invite others into the sisterhood of Juicy Wise Women in support of the reality that women improve with age. Women of every age deserve to step into their power, embrace their juiciness and share their wisdom. We want to lead the way!
The Sisterhood
Maya Ramamurthy joined the Juicy Wise Women team as one of our content consultants in 2021. She also teaches meditation and gentle exercises for joint health. But that's not all! Thankfully, Maya keeps our books, too.
Meghan Murphy is our social media guru. She wants you to check us out on Instagram and Facebook! Just search for "Juicy Wise Women" then "follow" us!
Nicole Felton is a volunteer coordinator for Juicy Wise Women.
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Karen Melcher is a volunteer coordinator for Juicy Wise Women.
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