Luisah Teish is the author of several books on African and African American Spiritual Culture. They include “Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals” a women’s spirituality classic. “ Carnival of the Spirit: Seasonal Celebrations and Rites of Passage “, Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Seasons with Celebrations from Around the World”, and “What Don’t Kill Is Fattening Revisited: Twenty Years of Poetry, Prose, and Myth. She has contributions to thirteen anthologies and has written numerous movie, play and book reviews. She has published articles and interviews in magazines such as Essence, Ms., Shaman’s Drum, and the Yoga Journal. She teaches Ritual theater, Eco-Mythology and Rites of Passage;serves as a keynote speaker and workshop leader internationally. Her new book "On Holy Ground: Commitment and Devotion to Sacred Land" is co-authored with Leilani Birely, a Hawaiian Kahuna and Hula instructor.