DreamWeather Foundation was seeded by a dream in which Anne was shown how a woman carries the wholeness of life within her.
Through programs based on some of the fundamental qualities of the feminine—Listening, Beauty, Stillness, Attention, Holding Space, Longing, Healing and Belonging—DreamWeather supports women to uncover and remember their forgotten wisdom and unique contribution to life.
Since its inception in 2001, Anne has collaborated with organizations and communities in the United States and around the world, gathering with women in retreat centers, churches, living rooms, conferences and homeless shelters. Our initiatives affirm and nourish the interconnectedness of all life.
The nature of feminine power and longing is often revealed through women’s dreams and life stories, and can play a vital role in creating personal and social transformation. Our work is the work of Service, something we do for our families, communities, the Earth and all living beings.
“Women carry in their bodies a spiritual substance that nourishes Earth and life on earth…This means that she has a deep instinctual, natural understanding of creation that a man doesn’t. My hope is that women will regain connection to the creative centers within creation so a certain healing can take place…”
~ Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Sufi teacher and author
We sponsor:
- Online and in-person programs that help women awaken their feminine values, connect with community, and nurture practical skills to restore and nourish the sacred in life.
- The focus of our work is Listening Circles: Seeding Life which are small intimate groups where women gather and reconnect to our instinctive knowing that life is sacred. We learn to remember how to listen to life, act in relation to the heart, which can help restore what is most vital to our families, communities and to our Earth.
- Books and other resources by Anne that deepen our understanding of the feminine, by bringing the sacred into the heart of everyday life to heal what has become fragmented.
- Facilitator Training — we will soon offer a training program by Zoom and follow-up support for women who feel drawn to facilitate a Listening Circles: Seeding Life women’s circle. It is our experience that this work comes alive in a unique way for each woman who participates.
- Giving Voice Blog — where words and wisdom, love and simplicity, nourish the light within everyday life.
Founding Director
Anne Scott
Founder and Executive Director of DreamWeather Foundation, Anne was born in Hawaii and began her working life as an international freelance journalist for publications in Asia including the Wall Street Journal, Asia Weekly, The South China Morning Post, and The Miami Herald.
She travelled to the People’s Republic of China, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Panama where she was introduced to many cultures and belief systems. In her travels with her husband and young child, she sought to make connections with women elders in different traditions, and it was during this time of exploration that her own inner journey began to unfold. She started to cultivate a unique perspective on women and traditional wisdom. In 2005 she began to write articles for spiritually oriented publications and lead workshops and retreats for women on spirituality in everyday life.
Anne has presented at global conferences including the Global Peace Initiative of Women at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland; Making Way for the Feminine for the Benefit of the World Community in Jaipur, India; and Cultivating Women’s Spiritual Mastery in Italy.
In 1991 she began to follow the path of Sufism and is a student of Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee. She also formed relationships with Native American elders, and was invited to participate in several gatherings, including Morningstar Foundation Grandmothers Gathering in 2007. Since 2010 Anne has had a special passion for working with women in homeless shelters.
She is the author of several books, and her most recent book, Listening Circles: Seeding Life – A Guide to Facilitating Groups of Women in Community, is a manual intended to inspire women to create women’s circles in their own communities. If you are interested in becoming a women’s circle facilitator, please click here!
Collaborators
Diana Badger — has made many essential contributions over the years in book editing/writing, curriculum development and group facilitation. She is a trained counselor and facilitator and has worked with women in a homeless shelter, children of incarcerated parents, incarcerated men, and those who serve in caregiving professions.
Claire Noble — is responsible for creating communications materials used for online events and gatherings and the Giving Voice blog. She provides input for social media and content development.
Karen Jurgens, MS, LP, LMFT (retired) — has supported the work of DreamWeather since 2005, has managed in-person retreats and events, and provides input for social media and content development.
Najeea Leslie — has supported DreamWeather since 2020 and manages and hosts our Zoom gatherings and event registration.
Megan McFeely — has been familiar with the work of DreamWeather for 20 years, and offers consulting regarding marketing/PR strategy and implementation.
Artwork — Our deep gratitude to Allison Davis for her vibrant digital paintings! www.AllisonDavisCreative.com
For many years, I gathered weekly with a group of women to meditate together. We made charcoal drawings which emerged through the silence of meditation. These black and white drawings are translated into color using Photoshop tools. Inspired by Slobodan Dan Paich’s daily drawings, each day after work, I would sit at the computer and while my dinner was bubbling away in the oven, I would create a digital painting—a most satisfying end to my day!
– Allison Davis