Elizabeth B. Jenkins, MA, MFCC, is a licensed psychotherapist, founder/director of the Wiraqocha Foundation for the Preservation of Indigenous Wisdom, author of Initiation: A Woman's Spiritual Adventure in the Heart of the Andes, (Putnam, 1997) and Journey to Q'eros (2004), and a contributor to Shaman's Drum magazine. In 1997, her book Initiation was an international best seller and has been translated into eleven different languages. Jenkins, also a singer/songwriter, has just completed her first recording project, the CD Inka Spirit. The sound is contemporary latin jazz using traditional Andean instrumentation. Jenkins, an initiated fourth-level priest of the Andean tradition, has led Initiation Training trips to Peru for the past 13 years. She teaches and lectures internationally, and is a frequent speaker to groups on ecopsychology, creativity, and spiritual experience.