Click on these links to go directly to your area of interest, or scroll down. Testimonials Current Class and Retreat Schedule "Women gather together because they must. The core spirit and soul of woman is— connection." — Joan Clark I love to teach. There is something so ancient and powerful about gathering together to share and remember teachings that awaken our heart memories. I believe that when a “temple” is activated— the akashic records within— a sacred contract is revealed and a remembering of ancient wisdom and truth is released into consciousness for the purpose of transformation, understanding and healing. In the inspiration between the giving and receiving of knowledge, each person is transformed. It is the most blessed of gifts we offer to each other on our journey to authentic self realization and oneness. “I would rather teach a person how to find their joy, passion, creativity than anything else.” Joan Clark is considered one of the foremost aromatherapists/natural perfumers in the world and a renowned speaker and teacher in what she calls the “subtle arts” of awakening the divine feminine. She has traveled the country and abroad teaching the art and science of aromatherapy, healing, creativity and beauty… all intertwined as equal aspects of the divine working through us in (evolving) human form. Her specialty, as plant-spirit wise-woman following the Path of of the Goddess, is the sacred and ritual use of plant spirit medicine. For the past 20 years she has been involved in creating, educating and designing aromatherapy programs and natural healing products for body, mind and spirit. Joan now lives in Lawrence, Kansas where she is planting herbs, writing, painting, offering apprentice programs and creating sacred land altars with her husband David and her 4 pets. Joan's holistic background includes: Certified aromatherapist/natural perfumer, certified reflexologist, kundalini yoga practitioner/dance therapist ,Reiki Master, Intuitive energy/emotional release/esoteric healing practitioner, shamanic healing practitioner, and more. For more on Joan's healing treatments please visit the Consultations/Healing Treatments page. She is the originator of: Aroma*Fitness (tm), Present Moment Yoga (tm), The Pet*Alchemist (tm) Natural Pet Care Line, Joan Clark's Palais Aromaetica (tm)— complete line of Aromatic Products, Joan of Art— Intuitive Art Work & Sacred Altars, founder of the Powerful Passionate Woman for Peace (tm) snf Women of Essence women's groups, and co-creator/publisher of DoingIt! (tm)— a journal of positive living. Testimonials "She has an infectious, joyful energy that I just want to bottle up and take with me wherever I go. I feel her love, caring and sincere commitment to help us discover who we are— why we are here and how we can help others. She opened me up to an understanding of who I truly am and a sense of my journey greater than I could have ever imagined. She showed me my issues and taught me to focus on my inner goddess, to trust my intuition, get help, make positive changes and move on. I left the retreat empowered, having faith, hope and belief that anything is possible." --M.D. "Joan has the ability to look into your heart as she grabs you by the hands and says, "you can do what ever your heart desires! You are a powerful woman capable of changing the world!" Every time I am with Joan I walk away feeling like I can move the stars! She has an amazing gift! And she makes every woman in the room feel that way." --M.H. "She is an incredible medicine woman with many years of knowledge from working with the plant medicine. In her teaching she shares willingly all her knowledge from a place within her heart. Joan encourages me that, "What I dream for myself I can achieve, and I am supported in all I do." Thank you Joan for showing me how to continue to do my work from a place of creativity and commitment. "Anything we want.....We shall have...." --S.H. "Many other classes I have taken were all about mind information. Joan puts that information into the body, into the place of feelings and soul. Instead of just talking about it she encourages us to create from that place— to create art, create aromatherapy, create poetry and most importantly, create our lives to serve our soul's desire. " Everything she touches becomes magical. --T.B. photos courtesy of Tanja Bochnig Joan's Current Class Schedule— 2009 (tentative, please continue to check back for updates). Sacred Heart Rattle Making Class January, Lawrence, KS (call or email for details) Present Moment Yoga January, Lawrence, KS (classes now forming for this season, call or email for details) The Goddess Mystery School Teachings February, New Jersey The Goddess Mystery School Teachings March, Los Angeles, CA The Goddess Mystery School Teachings April, London, UK The Goddess Mystery School Teachings May, Arizona France Pilgrimage July (details to come) The Goddess Mystery School Teachings August, Chicago 6th Annual Moon Goddess Retreat September 12th-20th (tentatively), South of France A very special retreat this year which puts us on The Path of the Magdalene. Some of the special places we will explore and create ritual, aromatic blends, and magic are: * Paris— Ooh la la * Lourdes— AMAZING * Chartres Cathedral— Beyond Words * Rennes les Chateau— Intriguing, Mystical & Life changing * St. Marie del a Mer— Holy Sacred Ground * Carcasonne— Fabulous & Fun * Avignon— Delightful & Beautiful; and * the St. Baume Grotto of Mary Magdalene— Inspirational & Breathtaking. We will also experience local markets, the festival of lights at Chartres, the local landscape… and find new parts of ourselves!! The cost of the trip is being worked out and depending on the euro will be around $3,200.00, not including airfare. If you are at all interested in this— please let me know for I am making arrangements for rooms/transportation/etc. now. Space is limited. Once the price is confirmed a non-refundable $500.00 deposit will be required to hold space. Limited single room requests are available so if you desire a single room an estimated extra cost of ~$650 will be required. The Goddess Mystery School Teachings November, New York City, NY As some of my available classes may not always show up on a particular schedule, I make available an informational page with a sample of past offerings. Here you may get an even better idea of all that is available, the progression of this work, something that may be more to your liking and specific classes you may wish to sponsor in your area. Also included in some cases are copies of the flyers from some of those past classes, to allow you to capture an even greater sense of the essence of this work. Please Click Here to visit the Past Classes page. *New* Joan Clark's Palais Aromaetica Gift Certificates Purchase for any $ amount. Good on all of my products, classes, readings, etc. Call or E-Mail me to order.