Arlyn J. Macdonald is a writer and researcher of human development. She is an experienced mother and grandmother. During her varied career, Macdonald has been Co-Editor of Mothering magazine, a childbirth educator and lay midwife. She has studied Huna for the past thirty years and is a Certified Huna Counselor/Teacher and ordained minister. She has authored several books based on the Huna teachings, including Nurturing Our Inner Selves: A Huna Approach to Wholeness, and presents Huna Workshops in the U.S. and Canada. She continues her spiritual counseling practice in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.