CRONING: A celebration of an older woman's age; a ritual rite of passage into an era of wisdom, freedom, and personal power. Croning is a collection of poetry that celebrates the Crone, the third stage of a woman's life, a time of wisdom, compassion, transformation, healing, and clarity. A book of poetry.Paula Martin is an award-winning writer, teacher and healer who has been helping people tap into their own divine essence for over 25 years. Along with teaching creative writing, spiritual expression, and arts classes, her background includes extensive mentorships in shamanism and new-paradigm healing, attunement in Usui Reiki Level II, black belt in Cuong Nhu Martial Arts, and years of practicing multiple spiritual pathways and meditation. She is the author of the critically-acclaimed novel, Bone by Bone: A Love Story (2017) and the poetry collection, Earth Songs: Winter (2018).