▁Life ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁Iowa , ▁she ▁arrived ▁in ▁Ber keley , ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁she ▁created , ▁graduated ▁with ▁hon ors ▁from , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁taught ▁in , ▁the ▁first ▁women ' s ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁studies ▁program ▁at ▁Colorado ▁College . ▁No ble ▁worked ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁with ▁arch ae ologist ▁Mar ija ▁G im but as , ▁and ▁has ▁lect ured ▁and ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁level , ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁abroad , ▁on ▁female ▁sh aman ism ▁and ▁the ▁he aling ▁arts . ▁She ▁has ▁written ▁several ▁books , ▁developed ▁a ▁rit ual ▁he aling ▁process , ▁and ▁led ▁t ours ▁of ▁women ▁on ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁sacred ▁God dess ▁sites ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁to ▁Peru , ▁Ireland , ▁England , ▁B ali , ▁Mal ta , ▁Greece , ▁Turkey , ▁Egypt ▁and ▁the ▁A ege an ▁Islands . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁hal ft ime ▁position ▁as ▁Sch olar ▁in ▁Res idence ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Spirit ual ity ▁gradu ate ▁program ▁at ▁New ▁College ▁of ▁California ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁She ▁also ▁currently ▁teach es ▁at ▁the ▁California ▁Institute ▁of ▁Integr al ▁Studies . ▁Her ▁most ▁recent ▁research ▁project ▁has ▁taken ▁her ▁into ▁Russia ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁arch ae ologist ▁Je ann ine ▁Davis - K im ball , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁E uras ian ▁Nom ads