Raven

Raven is a viticulturist (fancy word for farmer), author (obsessive tinkering disorder), women’s self-defense instructor with 35+ years of teaching experience (proficient in Ninjutsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Tai Chi Chuan), volunteers at wildlife rehabilitation centers and sanctuaries (a keeper of all things wild), and dances ecstatically (battling inner demons, and outer ones too, always with hints of playfulness, love, and gratitude). His qualifications to write these workbooks: Raven’s family has gone through hard times; indeed, he went from being homeless to having a life many are jealous of, not because of fancy cars, which he doesn’t own, but because of the life he lives and the epic friends he has. But more than being often found in libraries and bookshops, more than a dusty diploma proving something was memorized for a test 30 years ago, Raven’s real qualification is that he’s stubborn. Staying with the questions longer, listening to Elders and dreams, he brings about in his words uncommon ideas. The most uncommon of all? Rather than guiding you, Raven’s only goal is to help you guide yourself. “If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your path.” -Buddha