Sobonfu Somé’s mission has been to share the ancient wisdom of her ancestors—the Dagara of Burkina Faso, West Africa—with those of us in the West. She is the author of several books, including The Spirit of Intimacy, Welcoming Spirit Home, and her latest, Falling Out of Grace. Sobonfu has written two books, “The Spirit of Intimacy" (William Morrow) and "Welcoming Spirit Home" (New World Library), her newest offering which draws on rituals and practices involving community, birth miscarriage and children. Filled with grace and eloquence, Sobonfu possesses a charm and modesty that enables her to touch her audience deeply. Her message about the importance of spirit, community and ritual in our lives rings with an intuitive power and truth that Alice Walker has said "can help us put together so many things that our modern western world has broken."