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About Hopi Wisdom Teachings

Beginning in 2019

and at the age of 75, Grandmother Medicine Song decided now was the time to make the necessary bridge to a larger global community by co-creating with the help of a few of her students the Hopi Wisdom Teachings website and our official Facebook Page.

One purpose of this endeavor is to preserve for current and future generations an archive of the Hopi and American Indian spiritual teachings as developed and taught by Grandmother Medicine Song. Although her early learning of the ways of the people was primarily Hopi, she continued to learn from several American Indian Spiritual Leaders and Teachers in her early career.

It’s been over 25 years since Grandmother Medicine Song began the journey of creating and teaching in Circles following the Spiritual Philosophy of the American Indians that she had studied with. Her wish is that together, we might weave a new story. Every year the “Circling Community” grows and evolves and what has emerged is that something ancient, archetypal and deep is evoked. And so, the story continues that together we may create a global “Circling Community” based around the principles of walking in balance, unity, harmony, right relations, kindness, and walking the beauty way.

It is through continued ongoing education and practice of these teachings that together, will make a positive difference so all life might coexist and flourish on Mother Earth. This magic is created by the by the coming together of people for the common and specific purpose of spiritual self-discovery.

As we move into the Fifth World,

Grandmother Medicine Song finds the energy of the Circles moving to hold a healing, not only for ourselves, but for all living beings and our Mother Earth.

When we come together there is a strong sense of, and an ancient knowledge that we have sat together over eons of time, midwifing each other into greater spiritual awareness. A dim memory is awakened, a memory that she thinks is transmitted through our genetic blueprint.

It is our prayer that we may continue to remember together. It is our prayer that this archive will serve as a resource to aid in the healing of all life forms and Mother Earth so we may preserve this world for future generations. We invite you to join our “Circling Community”.

“Itam wunupti tugayta (We stand listening)”

Life is a celebration. Life is a Ceremony. quote by Grandmother Medicine Song

About Grandmother Medicine Song…

Grandmother Medicine Song is a storyteller and teacher of American Indian and Hopi Wisdom Teachings.

Grandmother Medicine Song shares her story of walking in two worlds – that of the Anglo and that of “the people”.

To learn more about Grandmother Medicine Song , also known by Jeremie Leckron, Ph.D. click the button.

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In the world of “the people”,

Grandmother Medicine Song spent her summers on the Mesas of Arizona with her Hopi grandmother where she learned and lived the mysteries and ways of the people.

In the world of the Anglo,

Grandmother Medicine Song, known as Jeremie Leckron, has a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California and Post Doctorate work in Religion from the California Institute for Integral Studies. For over twenty years, Grandmother Medicine Song had an active practice as a Jungian analyst.

In the hope that bridges between these two worlds can be built,

Grandmother Medicine Song’s teachers have given her permission and encouragement to bring forth the wisdom of the old ways at this critical juncture in humanity’s evolution.

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What Others Say

“Grandmother Medicine Song’s unique combination of psychology, the Hopi way of life and common sense approach has opened pathways for me; allowing and encouraging me to explore my thoughts and actions, as well as my fears.”

Carole Y.

“Through her wisdom teachings I have been able to shift my thinking, increase my self-confidence, recognize my self-worth and embrace my gifts and talents. I have learned so much! Grandmother Medicine Song saw me before I could see myself.”

Joyce A.

“Grandmother Medicine Song has a deep ability to connect and assist young and old at exactly where they are on their journeys. Her wisdom, experience, compassion and love gather to create a safe and profound personal experience. ”

Kyrita S.

“Grandmother Medicine Song has been an inspiration to me on my own spiritual journey as a Christian and a spiritual journeyer. Her wisdom and clarity have helped me to grow and even to open myself to the “broader spirit world” which we hopefully are all striving to live in. Anyone who hears her will be greatly blessed by her teachings and spirit.”

Father Dennis K.

“Her teachings helped me to remember the sacredness of all, connection to all, and being one with all of my relations. Her love, compassion and healing work has surrounded me and helped me heal, grow, transform and step into my own gifts.”

Betty Jo J.

“I am grateful for the many circle teachings from Grandmother Medicine Song that have helped me to understand and embrace my place on the wondrous web of life and how to walk the beauty way. The teachings on balance, harmony, integrity, reciprocity, and respect for all beings are catalysts for the shifts in consciousness happening now within ourselves and on our planet.”

Ann M.

“Being in the wisdom circles and participating in the workshops and ceremonies has enriched my life beyond measure. ”

Paula W.

Heather W.

“Grandmother Medicine Song has, through her teachings, shown me how to walk in balance and in the Beauty Way. Following these precepts is a vital part of my spiritual practices. As a result, my life has truly been enriched.”

Cedaliah M.

What I am describing is not an ideological shift, not a change of philosophy; it is a shift of being. Grandmother Medicine Song, said simply…”So, you have become part of it.”

Jeanne T.

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Meet The Happiness Team at Hopi Wisdom Teachings

Editorial Department

For over 30 years, Jeanne Terry worked as a teacher with children and teens with emotional and behavioral challenges. Later, she directed a program for teen parents to help them finish high-school or get their GED and to learn the life-skills they would need to parent and earn a living. Along side those (steady income) jobs she worked for 30+ years as a body worker focused on bringing to light the emotional basis of chronic pain in the body.

Jeanne’s role at Hopi Wisdom Teachings is Content Editor. She works closely with Grandmother and Barbara Lee to assist with content creation, editing materials for publication and participating in recording sessions.

Since 2006, Jeanne has been sitting in Grandmother’s circles. She finished her seven-year apprenticeship with Grandmother Medicine Song at the end of 2015. Jeanne is also trained by Grandmother Medicine Song to teach circles in her home in Kentucky.

What Jeanne says about Grandmother Medicine Song and her teachings,

“For me these teachings have dispelled any lingering ideas that I am a separate being in a world of other material things. Now I find myself living in, and deeply connected to a world that is sentient and alive. I feel as though the all of nature has become a magical, sentient, alive being that can and will support me and teach me. This, too me, is living in Sacred Life.”

Global Community Outreach Department

Satya Henkes is our Global Community Outreach Director. She graciously serves Hopi Wisdom Teachings from the European continent by helping us build international awareness and connections in her home country and abroad.

Satya lives in the Netherlands and has a bachelor’s degree in Theater. She currently works as a program manager for the second largest city in her country. Satya is in her sixth year as an apprentice to Grandmother Medicine Song and has been trained by Grandmother to teach specific Wisdom Circles in the Netherlands. Satya has a growing community of students and helping them to integrate Grandmother Medicine Song’s teachings into modern work environments.

For more information email our Global Community Outreach Director.

Click here to learn more about Satya’s offerings in the Netherlands.

What Satya says about Grandmother Medicine Song and her teachings:

“What I learned most through her wisdom is to listen to my own ancient voice within and start living by this knowing. This gave me back my joy, my latent knowing of how everything is connected and the importance of living my own life in right relationship with all created.”

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Digital Media, Art & Marketing Department

Barbara Lee Black has a Master of Fine Arts degree in studio art, with a concentration in fine art photography and digital media. She has received two Artist Fellowship Awards from the Alabama State Council on the Arts. From 2009 until 2018, she was a professor of Digital Media and Photography at the University of Alabama. You can view her art works at, www.barbaraleeblack.com

Her role at Hopi Wisdom Teachings is as the Digital Media, Art & Marketing Director. She assists with a myriad of things from web design, audio and video recording, marketing, content creation & editing, and technology support.

Barbara Lee began sitting in circles with Grandmother in 2015. She is currently in a seven-year apprenticeship with Grandmother Medicine Song.

The School House Department

Shawchyi serves as The School House Program Coordinator and Homeschool Liaison for Hopi Wisdom Teachings. Her role is to help create programs that speak to the child and their families so that they may know what it means to live Hopi.

Shawchyi Vorisek holds a Master’s degree in Biology and worked for over 10 years with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources before leaving to stay home with her children. She homeschooled her two older children who had been struggling with learning disabilities in public school for two years and continues to homeschool her younger son.

Shawchyi is in a seven-year apprenticeship with Grandmother Medicine Song and has been a part of her circling community for over 10 years.

What Shawchyi says about Grandmother Medicine Song and her teachings:

Grandmother Medicine Song’s teachings have been life changing for me and my family. They have brought in me a sense of peace and understanding that has affected my interactions with my family, friends, and community, and how I see the world. It has created stability in my home and a sense of self-awareness of my place in the web that I could not have found anywhere else.

Administrative Department

Betty Jo Jackson has been the Community Liaison of our local community here in Kentucky for over six years. Her role at Hopi Wisdom Teachings is Administrative Director and entails overseeing our office administrative system, billing and account receivables, record keeping, maintaining databases and communications.

Betty Jo finished a seven-year apprenticeship with Grandmother Medicine Song at the end of 2018 and has been sitting in Grandmother’s circles since 2007. She has been trained by Grandmother Medicine Song to teach circles in her home in Kentucky.

What Betty Jo says about Grandmother Medicine Song and her teachings,

“ My journey over the past 13 years has been one of much learning, change, ceremony and healing that I humbly hold sacred in the deepest part of my heart with a desire to help others find the path that has given me a life, helped me remember who I am and provided me with all I need to live my best life.”

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