Gina was born in New Orleans, and like the gumbo this famous city is known for, she is quite a mixture. Her heritage is Creole, made up of the African, Native American and various European ethnicities. “The question I was asked most while growing up – and even still today – is: what are you? I feel like a citizen of the world, in that almost everyone I meet sees a part of him or herself reflected in my face because of my ancestral tapestry.” Due to the tense racial politics in the South, Gina’s parents relocated to Los Angeles when she was 6 years old. At age 16, Gina fell deeply in love with dance when she began to study jazz technique, and performed locally for several years as a member of a dance company in Los Angeles. Gina also discovered a passion for theatre and writing while attending UCLA . She has also studied yoga, voice, theatre, African and Brazilian dance, all of which brought her into deeper relationship with her body, setting her on a path of self-empowerment and self-discovery. With her body as teacher and guru, she realized her path was one of healing.

    With all that in her voudou bag (she is from New Orleans, after all!), Gina wanted to make a difference in the lives of other, and to share her life experience with others. She is a deeply devoted teacher, healer, dancer, writer, and mother of a ’tween daughter. She has spent the last 20 years developing this body of work based on the powerful—often misunderstood, misrepresented, even despised— biological cycles of women's lives, through her own personal journey into self-mastery, and the idea that women can and do heal themselves. Her work, which is the alchemical blending of techniques from every part of the world, teaches self-transformation through self-empowerment, and the outcome is deep and beautiful in the areas of self-love, self-respect, self-esteem, and self-confidence, all through the powerful medium of the Feminine.

    Gina also has a line of women's lingerie, Wild Nectar, in development. She is the host of her own very popular weekly live Internet radio show on www.contacttalkradio.com. True to her “citizen of the world” status, it is no wonder that her show is heard in over 150 countries.

    Gina has a 12-year old daughter and lives in Los Angeles and is deeply committed to her own personal transformation and to teaching self-empowerment to others in a way that brings forth each person’s authentic self, expressed in true beauty and radiating through the heart.

Do you think of yourself as a “woman” – or as W.O.M.A.N. – a blend of Goddess and Empowered Being? "So much of the beauty of who we are has been lost or exploited by the media,” says Gina Cloud, whose inspiring talks reconnect woman and men alike with the mystery that is Woman – her essence, beauty and truth. Gina coined the powerful acronym W.O.M.A.N. – Wild, Open, Magical, Authentically-empowered, Nectar. “It used to be that women honored themselves, their bodies and life cycles with traditions passed on through a community of mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters and cousins,” she explains. “But society has moved away from honoring the female cycles and rhythms. We live in a world where everything is dictated by masculine ideas.”

Gina’s enlightening presentations help women reclaim their feminine power by exploding the myths and misinformation put forth by our culture. She’s also an expert in nutritional rejuvenation, chemicals in our environment and food supply, and little-known secrets that restore health and beauty. And her talks are not just for women. A presentation for men reveals all they need to know about women’s issues and how to build intimacy with the women in their lives, as well as a talk for “’Tweens” that shows girls how to grow up with self-esteem and pride in their inherent beauty as women. You’ll leave Gina’s eye-opening talks with a deep sense of self-love, self-confidence, and self-healing rooted in a new understanding of the powerful medium of the Feminine. Her mantra? "Beauty is not skin-deep, but soul-deep and spirit-fed."
Gina Cloud was born in New Orleans, and like its famous gumbo, she’s quite a mixture. Her Creole heritage combines African, Native American and various European ethnicities. “The question I was asked most while growing up – and even today – is, “What are you?” she says with a smile, adding “I feel like a citizen of the world because nearly everyone I meet sees a part of him or herself in my face because of my ancestral tapestry.” Gina’s parents relocated to Los Angeles when she was 6 years old, and by age 16, Gina was hopelessly in love with dance and performing with a local company. At UCLA, she discovered her passion for theatre and writing, and studied yoga, voice, African and Brazilian dance as well. With her body as teacher and guru, she realized her path was one of healing, and she embarked on a journey of self-empowerment and self-discovery.

Gina is a frequent talk show guest on women's issues. She hosts her own live Internet radio show, “W.O.M.A.N.: A New Definition,” on www.contacttalkradio.com, heard weekly in 250 countries worldwide (and boasting over a million downloads!), and she has appeared on “The Roland Watts Show,” “The Health and Beauty Revolution,” KPFK (Pacifica radio), Playboy Radio, The Gregory Mantell Show, and others. Her expertise is in bringing controvertial issues out and debunking misinformation, so that women can choose from an informed place in their lives. She counsels, is a dancer, a single-mother and a passionate w.o.m.a.n. determined to create a revolution in the ideas that define and confine women, personally, biologically and sociologically. She has a powerful presence and a profound ability to connect with people at the heart, inspiring them to be authentically-empowered, and to love, accept and celebrate themselves.

Gina conducts meaningful rite-of-passage ceremonies and workshops for girls and women. “The Sacred Cycle,” a popular 8-week course, shows women how to be inspiring role models for their daughters by first clearing their own issues around their bodies and self-esteem. Her popular workshop and upcoming DVD, The Goddess in the Girl, brings the message of the “sacred feminine” to young girls, age 8-12. Gina is the deeply devoted mother of a 13-year-old daughter.

Her presentations include:

The Goddess in the Girl
Does your daughter feel safe to talk to you about anything? She will, after this workshop – an honest talk about puberty and “all that stuff.” You’ll learn how to talk to your daughter about topics ranging from female functions to how they can live their most powerful dreams.

Women’s Bodies as the Path to Self-Empowerment
Tap into the enormous power of our biological cycles, specifically the menstrual cycle.

W.O.M.A.N.: A New Definition
Discover the magic inherent in W.O.M.A.N. – the new definition of “woman” as Wild, Open, Magical, Authentically-empowered, Nectar – and unleash your power!

Honoring the Temple
Learn the secrets of natural beauty, including right food and lifestyle, best alternatives to cosmetic surgery, and new ways to restore self-esteem.

What do women need from us? (for men)
Straight talk about women’s cycles and rhythms that assist men in deepening their intimacies with the women in their lives, be they wives, lovers, sisters, daughters, mothers or friends.

A New Look at the Menstrual Cycle
Forget what they taught you about “that time of the month.” You’ll gain a new, positive perspective from this empowering presentation that restores the menstrual cycle to a place of honor and celebration in our lives.

Positive PMS
It’s time to let go of that once-a-month fear and dread and reclaim your power. By the end of this talk, you’ll have a new slant on PMS as a process that offers profound insight and guidance.

Balancing Hormones Naturally
Are your doctor and his pharmaceutical friends suppressing information you need to know about hormone replacement? An unnerving and provocative exposure of the ways women are being lied to and manipulated by the medical community. Learn the latest alternative solutions that are just as effective as drugs – and totally safe.

Journey through Pregnancy and Birth
Let go of society’s concept of pregnancy and birth and reconnect with its true message as a rite of passage and empowerment.

What people are saying. . .

“Gina Cloud was terrific. She’s wise and informative, and most of all genuine. She has a lot to teach women and a lot of women of all ages wish to learn this information.”
– Patty Kovacs, Executive Producer/Host, “The Health and Beauty Revolution Show”

"What you do for women is so powerful – your teachings have changed me, opened and healed me in a way like no other ever has. Continue to have the audacity to be who you are – the world needs you!”
– Brigette Secard, author of Soulfire

“Gina served as a beautiful catalyst in helping me and others shed our wool cloaks, come out of hiding, and allow our femininity to reign supreme! She’s a gift to humanity!”
– Shelli Alexander