Pace e Bene

The turtle is an ancient symbol of women’s wisdom and power. The women from one of the TWT classes at the Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, California added color and their own flair to this mural created by Kendra, a colleague at the American Friends Service Committee.

The Traveling with the Turtle small group process manual, workshops, classes, retreats and trainings enhance the journey women are on as they seek to experience peace in their own lives and make peace with others.

Who We Are

Traveling with a Turtle is based on the premise that women’s spirituality is a powerful force for peacemaking.  Women healing from violence and claiming their power in this world is an act for peace and justice in the face of a society that still dominates them in so many arenas.

This program creates opportunities for women (especially women who have less access to resources that would further their healing) to explore the values and practices of this spirituality and how they contribute to personal healing, the transformation of anger and interpersonal conflict, and the creation of healthy relationships and peaceful, just and inclusive communities.

Small Group Process

Traveling with the Turtle: A Small Group Process in Women’s Spirituality and Peacemaking is the TWT manual designed for use by new or existing circles of women. This process invites you to explore women’s spirituality and its contribution to peacemaking, to consider your own experience of conflict and violence and habitual responses to them, and to discover and unleash the power you possess deep within to make peace in your life in ways that are practical, creative, and inclusive.

Workshops and Retreats

Women’s Spirituality: Empowering Ourselves, Transforming Our World

Women Healing from Violence

In the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, TWT currently offer this class for women living in prison, transitional housing and domestic violence and homeless shelters. Our classes address the following elements: increased self-esteem; the ability to advocate for oneself; a deeper spiritual life and incorporation of various spiritual practices into their everyday lives; the ability to stay out of abusive relationships; the use of tools that allow them to manage overwhelming emotions and then express anger and resolve conflict in a constructive manner; and an understanding of the need to create a support system/community. If you are interested in taking this process into a prison or shelter near you, please contact us.

Traveling With the Turtle Coordinators

• Cindy Pile
• Irene Woodward

To take a workshop or class, contact us at: cindypile1@juno.com

Peace X Peace
The Peace X Peace Global Network connects individuals and circles of women everywhere in the world via the Internet for spirited conversation and mutual support.