In the Name of Allah
Most Gracious-Most Merciful
Anisa Abeytia, MA, MS
Profile:
Education:
University of Southern California B.A. English/Creative Writing 1996
Stanford University M.A. English/ Literary Theory 1998
Hawthorn University M.S. Holistic Nutrition 2005- 2010
Anisa Abeytia holds an M.A. in Literary Theory from Stanford University and a B.A. in Creative Writing (Poetry and Fiction) from the University of Southern California. She worked in Hollywood as an assistant to the Director of Development for the producer of the Godfather and has published poetry and art criticism in the US and England before she discovered her love for natural health and healing.
Since 1999 Anisa has been studying and researching health, healing and natural living and studied to become a Certified Islamic Healer. She attended the oldest herbal school in the U.S. and studied with some of the most renowned herbalists, including Rosemary Gladstar. She founded Alya's Botanicals, an herbal body care company specializing in black cumin seed products. While attending Hawthorn her research as a MS student in Holistic Nutrition focused on hypothyroidism and she developed a Nine-Step Program to regain and maintain thyroid health. She currently works with clients worldwide and maintains the website, www.womens.healingcircle.org.
She writes on topics of health, nutrition, natural living and homeschooling and her work has been translated into five languages. She currently lives in Dubai, UAE with her husband and five children.
Published Work
OnIslam
“Chocolate, Good and Good for You,” November 25, 2010
“The Dubai Sun”
“Dealing with Depression: A Holistic Approach, ” Issue 17 March 2010
IslamOnline
"Eating Healthy on a Budget," May, 3, 2009
"How to Look Ageless and Beautiful," April 12, 2009.
"What Your Body Needs During Pregnancy," June, 16, 2008
"What is Your Teen Eatting?," Oct. 30, 2008.
"How to Establish Healthy Eating Habits in Children," Oct. 9, 2008.
http://www.livestrong.com/children-diets/
"Eating Young When You Are Old," Nov 4, 2008.
Best Weight Loss Plan for You," Mar 1, 2009.
Spiritual Detoxification Tool Box” Sep 16, 2009
“Emotional Detoxification Tool Box” Aug 18, 2009
“Dealing with Depression: A Holistic Approach,” Dec 31, 2009
“Tips for Winter Health, “Jan 17, 2010
“Your Smile Tells A Lot About Your Health,” Jan, 5, 2010
“Kick the Caffeine Habit, Naturally,” Dec 23, 2010
“Health Benefits of Green Tea,” Sep 15, 2009
“Have Fun This Summer, but Beware,” Jul 26, 2009
“Natural Detoxification,” July 9, 2009
“Estrogen Causing Your Health Problems?’ Jun, 11, 2009
“Can Stress Cause Wight Gain? “ Dec 27, 2009
“Why Vegetables and Fruit Help Prevent Cancer” Oct 11, 2009
“This Ramadan, Begin Your Path to Health,”Aug 25, 2009
“Are Digestive Problems Ruining Your Ramadan?” Aug 23, 2009
“The Best Weight loss Plan for You,” Mar 1, 2009
“Homeschooling: Selecting Your Method” Dec 1, 2009
“Homeshooling: Selecting Your Curriculum” Dec 13, 2009
“Homeschooling: Teaching Math” Jan 18, 2010
“Homeschooling: Teaching: Writing” forth coming
“Homeschooling: Teaching Reading” Feb 16, 2010
“Homeschooling: Teaching Arabic” forth coming
“ Balancing Home And Work, “ Oct 1, 2009
“The Health Benefits of Chocolate,” forth coming
“Natural Remedies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome,” forth coming Multi Media
"Your Dietay Plan During Pregnancy"
“10 Stress Busting Foods”
“Foods to Boost Immunity”
“Ramadan Recipe Make Over’s”
Interview
Lose Weight the Natural Way
Part 1 and Part 2," Islam Online, by Aisha El-Awady. Dec 25, 2008, Jan 1 2009.
Live Clinics
Thyroid Problems, Islam Online, May 19, 2009.
"Staying Healthy Against Flu," Islam Online, April 29, 2009
"Nutrition During Hajj," Islam Online, Nov. 13, 2008.
"Herbal Remidies," Islam Online, Mar. 5, 2009
"Menstral Abnomalities," Islam Online,
“Spiritual Detoxification: letting Go of the Past” Dec 30, 2009
“Emotional Detoxification Tool Box: How to Connect to Your World” Nov 11, 2009
“Homeschooling: Selecting Your Method” Dec. 12, 2009
“Homeshooling: Becoming the Teacher,” Feb 3, 2010
“Menstrual Irregularities,” Dec 17, 2010
Sisters, London, England Volume 1, Issue 1
"Cleaning House: Supporting Physical, Mental and Spiritual Detoxification."
Volume 2, Issue 1
"Aromatherapy Around the House."
Edible EastBay
cover story, Summer 2007,
"Curries, Tajeens and Moles."
Contributor
Latitude, October 2007. This will be the companion book to Latitudes an art exhibit of cutting edge Chicano art work. My contribution is the introduction essay titled, "A Space of Their Own: Creating Liminal Spaces of Inclusiveness.
Interviews
"Even as Islam Booms, Its Many Face Can Deter Convents," Part of the series Faces of Faith In America
"A Journalism Initiative of the Carnegie and Knight Foundations, By Mrinalini Reddy. Aug. 23, 2007.
In Focus Magazine August, 2006
"Why I Converted to Islam." (English)
(Albanian)
Illume Magazine,
Newark ,Ca, Volume 1, Issue 1,
Volume 2, issue 1-2, Volume 3, issues 1-2, Volume 4, issue
"Soul Food: Nourishing the Muslim Body", October, 2006
"Soul Food: Are You Sugar Sensitive",November, 2006
"Soul Food: Making Sense of 'Low Carb' Diets", December, 2006
"Soul Food: Vitamins and Minerals", January, 2007
"Soul Food: Soy Good, Soy Bad,"June, 2007,
http://download-book.net/whole-soy-story-pdf-pdf.html
Soul Food: Moo Culture-Microbes and Meditations Over Milk", August 2007
The Lone Star Crescent, Dallas
Huston Texas Volume 2, issue 3, Volume 2, issue 4
"Soul Food: Nourishing the Muslim Body", February-March 2007
"Soul Food: Are You Sugar Sensitive", March-April 2007
"Soul Food: Making Sense of 'Low Carb' Diets", August, 2007
Our Rising Star,
Issaquah, Washington
Volume 12, issue 4
"Curries Tajeens and Moles "
"A Cause To Pause: Some Things You Should Know Before Immunizing Your Child'
"Canker Sore/Mouth Ulsers"
http://openpdf.com/ebook/gingivitis-definition-pdf.html
Avian Flu
Forthcoming Books
The 9 Step Thyroid Cure
The Muslim Homeschooler’s Hand Book
Natural Beauty: From the Inside Out and From the Outside In
The Chronicles of the Great Resistance, Books 1-3
Contact Information
anisa@womenshealingcircle.org
www.womenshealingcircle.org
