Shahinaz Elhennawi 

I am the founder of Shams Women,  spiritual life coach and peacemaker.  For the last 20 years I have been working with women and youth in Africa, Asia and the Americas for projects on peace education, conflict resolution, leadership. I have been facilitating women circles, workshops and retreats for the last 10 years. I am also the Arabic Coordinator of the New York Center for Nonviolent Communication and Middle East Compassion Project. I am a Certified Moon Mother, Kidding Around Yoga teacher and Certified Resilience and Thriving facilitator by the National Wellness Institute.  Currently I live on my farm, Dancing Moon Farm in the USA with my husband, my jewels daughters, animals and nature. My passion is all about helping people especially women and girls connect with their true selves and their surroundings, living wellness lives and be conscious human beings. 

Dina Ali

Co-founder
My dream is to provide a safe space for women to share their stories and
express their vulnerability with no shame and fear of being judged. I wish
all women know how brave they are, how beautiful and Sacred and
inspiring, regardless of how they look, what religious beliefs they have,
what past experiences they carry and what social background they belong
to. We should hold each other hands to grow together, to inspire and
support one another, to spread peace, love and compassion. My first
awakening was in 2010 in Ananda, where we had our first retreat, since
then my life was never the same again. I turned from a walking dead
person, an employee and a mother immersed in materialism, to a spiritual
being reclaiming its true essence, its life mission and passion. Since the
2011 Revolution, I’ve been engaging in campaigns fighting sexual
harassment, sectarian violence, discrimination and bullying. I’m a Global
Sisterhood certified Women Circles facilitator, Compassion Course
facilitator with New York Center for Non-violent Communication, and now
studying to be a life coach with THE ACADEMY OF MODERN APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY (Achology) in the UK to help women find their way.

Our Story 

It all started with a dream by our founder. Her dream was to bring women together to know themselves  and know one another, to share sisterhood in love, and spread peace to make the world a better place to be. Her dream became ours and our mission is to provide a safe and sacred space to women to be themselves and support each other.
In April 2010 we had our first retreat in Ananda, "bliss", one of Egypt's magical attractions in the red sea. It was a real bliss for all of us. We started our journey of transformation, of knowing who we truly are, understand and claim our true worth. Ever since that retreat we continue to bring women together to celebrate, share and love..

Our Vision 
Shams Women envisions women undergoing
an awakening evolution of global feminine consciousness.
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Our Mission
We are dedicated to develop innovative programs, which help women to know themselves, realize their potentials, connect with the universe and work on wellness with oneness towards wholeness.
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