Publications
An article about three medicinal herbal roots: echinacea, yellow dock and valerian.
Beautiful design by Honey Lee Cottrell. Atava's article, "Herbs for Colds and Flus", plus herbal recipes and book reviews.
Atava's 2003 master's thesis from Naropa University Oakland. She writes about her family, her trip to the farmlands of Poland, Slavic indigenous spirituality, ancestral dreams, Matka Ziema (Mother Earth), Mary Magdalene, and Baba Yaga.
"Yarrow- An Ally for Emergency," by Atava plus "Holistic Disaster Relief in New Orleans," and much more. Beautiful and in color!
Another beautiful layout by Honey Lee Cottrell. "Flower Essence Healing" article by Atava plus "Plants as Healers and Teachers" by Kara Sigler and articles on stevia and wild oat.
A paper written for a class at Naropa University Oakland. Written collaboratively with Maura Singer Williams. The first co-creation by the founders of the Polish Ancestral Healing Project.
Written for the class at a class at Naropa University Oakland called Moon and Dreams as Mythic Metaphor. Describes the series of dreams I had about my Polish ancestors before and during my ancestral journey to Poland.
A paper written for the Environmental Intimacy class at Naropa University about my ancestral journey to Poland through the lens of indigenous science. Talks about Matka Ziema ("Moist Mother Earth"), Our Lady of Czestochowa, the Wieliczka salt mines and the traditional Polish farmers.