Carla Woody's Biography (Long) Carla Woody had a serious health crisis at 27 that led her to meditation, questions about living mindfully and studying human potential. She continued a mainstream existence working as a logistician for government agencies, but felt as though something essential was missing. She began doing service as a conflict mediator for inner city neighborhoods, but it wasn't enough to satisfy her desire for something more meaningful. In the early 1990s, she encountered two catalysts that revolutionized her life. The first one was training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Through NLP, she uncovered the clarity and courage she needed to leave a "safe" eighteen-year career. Carla established herself as an organizational development consultant and created a private NLP practice for whole health. The second shift arrived in the person of the respected Andean mystic Don Américo Yábar, following shortly on the heels of her first NLP certification. Through a healing with Don Américo, Carla first found what it was like to experience a true expanded state of consciousness. A decade-long involvement in Andean mysticism continues to enrich her awareness of non-ordinary realities not commonly noticed. Carla admits that since the early 1990s, she's been on a "fast train" readily focused on her own evolutionary process. Through feedback from others, she finally woke up to the fact that she had something to share with those who wished to live an enriched life, but didn't know how. At that point, her work became dedicated to people who were willing to commit themselves to living through what she calls the "Core Self." Today, Carla is considered a conscious living teacher in her own right. She founded Kenosis, providing programs that guide people in transforming areas where they may have challenges, such as life direction, relationship and health, and embracing a spiritual path. Kenosis is based in Prescott, Arizona. Her methods often merge NLP with guided imagery, art, meditation and subtle energy work. She is the author of the books Standing Stark: The Willingness to Engage and Calling Our Spirits Home: Gateways to Full Consciousness, the course Navigating Your Lifepath, and recording Breath Meditations. She's currently working on a shamanic adventure novel. Carla holds a B.A. in Communications from Wright State University and M.A. in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma. She is certified as an advanced practitioner of NLP (special applications to health), hypnotherapist, conflict mediator and Reiki Master Teacher. Carla has lived and traveled widely in the United States, Europe and Middle East. Her study of world traditions and spiritual practices has also taken her to various sites in North Africa, India, Peru, Mexico and Central America. These influences color not only her writing, but also her work with others. She dabbles in writing poetry and is an artist who used to limit herself to oils on canvas. Carla also often captures the flavor of the people and places she visits through black and white or hand-colored photography. She makes her home on land outside Prescott in a sparsely populated area that she found by getting lost. She decided she hadn't gotten lost after all and now calls this space "Sanctuary." She shares it with a couple of very wise cats.

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