7.1 Symbols: The Power of The Body

Update: 2022-05-26

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Explore ideas on the power of the body in the instinctual world. In this episode, Maria Souza will reflect on how one standard of beauty robs women of their creative life and why we must reclaim the wisdom of La Mariposa, the Butterfly Woman.

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7.1 Symbols: The Power of The Body

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7.1 Symbols: The Power of The Body

Maria Souza

7.1 Symbols: The Power of The Body