Donna Henes is an internationally renowned urban shaman, eco-ceremonialist, certified funeral celebrant, award-winning author, syndicated columnist, popular speaker and workshop leader whose joyful celebrations of celestial events have introduced ancient traditional rituals and contemporary ceremonies to millions of people in more than 100 cities since 1972.

In addition to her popular public rituals for equinoxes and solstices, she is the official Grand Spirit Marshall of the world famous Greenwich Village Halloween Parade and the Mistress of Blessing Ceremonies for NYC Earth Day Festivities.

She has conducted public blessings of the NY Stock Exchange on Wall Street, Blessings of the Hudson River, Blessing of the Fleet for the NY Quadracentennial Celebration, and an Inauguration Purification Ritual in Washington, DC.

She has published four books, a CD, an acclaimed quarterly journal and writes for The Huffington Post and UPI (United Press International) Religion and Spirituality Forum.

Mama Donna, as she is affectionately called, maintains a ceremonial center, spirit shop, ritual practice and consultancy in Exotic Brooklyn, NY where she works with individuals, groups, institutions, municipalities and corporations to create meaningful ceremonies for every imaginable occasion.

Henes is a founding member and on the Board of Directors of the International Center for Celebration, and she served as a children's book award judge for the United Nations Jane Addams Peace Association from 1980-1988.

In 1982, she composed the first satellite peace message in space: "chants for peace * chance for peace."

She has been a recipient of four fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as numerous project grants from municipalities, corporations and foundations.

In addition to teaching and lecturing worldwide, she maintains a ceremonial center, ritual practice and consultancy in Exotic Brooklyn, New York, MAMA DONNA'S TEA GARDEN AND HEALING HAVEN, where she works with individuals and groups to create personalized rituals for all of life's transitions.

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