The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • January - April 2014 • Page 116
Teachers, Lecturers, Workshop Leaders and the Centers Aaron “is a spirit who has been a Buddhist monk and scholar in many previous lifetimes and is a being of great love, compassion, wisdom, and gentle humor. In his final lifetime, he was a Vipassana meditation master in the Theravadin tradition” and is channeled through Barbara Brodsky. Fadia Abdouni is an intuitive, longtime metaphysical student, personal life coach, and healthcare provider. Linda Adamcz, MSW, Music and Art Therapist, is a certified practitioner of Integrative Breathwork and Psychospiritual Integration. She is an individual therapist, group facilitator, and case manager in the mental health field for 26 years. Laurie Akerros, BA, MA, LMT, is an accredited teacher of subtle body healing with the International Network for Energy Healing for 14 years. She maintains a private practice in Ann Arbor offering counseling, in person or distant energy healing sessions, craniosacral therapy, EFT, and flower essence therapies, and teaches holistic healing classes. Don Allen is a drum circle facilitator, musician, and artist. Eril Andes, CMT, APP, is a graduate of the Ann Arbor Institute of Massage Therapy and The Polarity Center, and has been practicing as a licensed CMT for the past ten years. Ann Arbor Storytellers’ Guild is composed of artists, musicians, teachers, librarians, and others who gather monthly to share stories and develop the craft of storytelling. Chuck Barbieri, a kindergarten teacher for 14 years, has been presenting mindful parenting workshops for the past eight years. Deanne Bednar is coordinator and instructor of the Strawbale Studio Natural Building and Sustainable Skills Program, and has been natural building since 1997. She is also illustrator of the Hand-Sculpted House and two other natural building books. Christopher Bednash is an interdisciplinary artist, illustrator, performer, creative community organizer, goofball, and former longtime Crazy Wisdom staffer who is dedicated to nurturing the notion that more beautiful futures are possible. Carol Bennington, PhD, Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner, is one of a dozen US instructors for the Bach International Education Program, whose courses are approved by the Bach Centre, UK. She has spent two decades as a practitioner, instructor, author, and speaker. Leslie Blackburn, MS, is a sacred sexual healer and transformational guide, speaker, seminar leader, radio show host, artist, and yogini. Laurie Blakeney has taught Iyengar yoga in Ann Arbor, around the country, and abroad since 1977. She is a Certified Advanced Iyengar Yoga Teacher.
Diane Brandt is an instructor authorized by the Bharati lineage. Patty Brennan, Director of Center for the Childbearing Year, has advocated for 30 years as a childbirth educator, doula trainer, midwife, and nonprofit executive. She is a DONA International-approved birth and postpartum doula trainer and author, and founded Michigan Doula Connection, a web-based nonprofit linking volunteer doulas with low-income families. Tana Bridge, PhD, LMSW, is a trauma expert and the MSW Program Director for the EMU School of Social Work. Barbara Brodsky is founding teacher of Deep Spring Center, has practiced meditation since 1960, and teaching since 1989. Her teaching draws from dual roots in Buddhist and Quaker traditions. She became totally deaf in 1972, and is a channel for the spirit, Aaron.
Richard Miller of Ann Arbor Tai Chi has taught Tai Chi classes since 1993. More information about his ongoing classes can be found in the Tai Chi, Martial Arts & Self Defense section on page 111.
Barbara BrookensHarvey is a clinical social worker and licensed yoga instructor. She believes that yoga, mindfulness, and the cultivation of joy allow the body to move towards physical, emotional, and spiritual well being. Kimberly Cardeccia, MA, LPC, has been a therapist in private practice since 2001, and has had over 30 years experience in the horse world. In 2006, she moved her practice to the barn to incorporate the guidance and support of horses into her work with clients. Marianne Carduner offers property clearing and teaching of healing arts through Fusion Energy Arts, along with Mara Evans. Kapila Castoldi is a student of Indian spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy and has studied meditation for over 28 years. Center for the Childbearing Year is Michigan’s premier DONA doula training center and childbirth preparation and parenting community offering comprehensive online childbirth preparation, hosted by Patty Brennan, in addition to community-based education.
In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds. —R obert Green Inger s oll
Lennen Chance is a graduate of AAIMT and is currently practicing massage therapy in Ann Arbor. She is also the Admissions/Academic Coordinator for AAIMT. Carl Christensen, PhD, is an MD and addictionologist.
Chrissie Blaze is a speaker, astrologer, spiritual teacher, and author of 11 published books. Carol Blotter has been practicing Insight (Vipassana) Meditation since 1989 and has been teaching since 1999. She is a teacher for the Forest Way, an organization dedicated to providing retreat opportunities conducive to spiritual growth. Michele Bond has over 500 hours of training in yoga and yoga therapeutics, and studies meditation with Dr. Paul Muller-Ortega. She has a background in martial arts, dance, competitive synchronized swimming, gymnastics, stunt fighting, and swordplay.
Clonlara School in Ann Arbor has been open since 1967, with a home-based education program as well as a campus program. Lori Coburn, MSW, has been writing on and teaching A Course in Miracles for eight years. She has presented at national conferences and has an internet ACIM radio show. Stefanie Cohen, MA, Registered Somatic Movement Educator, teaches and performs throughout the country. With a background in somatic education, performance, and improvised dance, she facilitates classes in contemplative dance, embodied anatomy, performance skills, and creative process.
Rowena Conahan has a Bachelor’s in Anthropology, and is a certified Montessori teacher and professional storyteller. She attended Tom Brown’s Tracker School in New Jersey, Wilderness Awareness School’s Art of Mentoring class, and Kamana Naturalist Training Program. Brother Edward Conlin is an addiction counselor with the Detroit Capuchin Service System and former team leader of Dawn Farm’s Detox facility. Karn Cornell has been an astrologer for over 30 years and utilizes the astrological consultation to assist in self-discovery and empowerment. Dorothy Ann Coyne has been a student and practitioner of yoga and meditation since 1971. She is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher and senior teacher of meditation for Deep Spring Center. Ray Dalton, MA, is the coordinator for the Dawn Farm Outpatient Adolescent and Community Corrections Programs, and previously coordinated a suicide prevention hotline for the state of Kansas. Dawn Farm is a non-profit organization that provides a continuum of services for people who struggle with drug and alcohol problems. Christy DeBurton is a Registered Yoga Teacher who has received training from both Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and The Center for Yoga. She has been teaching yoga since 1998. Deep Spring Center for Meditation and Spiritual Inquiry is a non-profit organization devoted to offering teachings of non-duality and the meditation practices which support those teachings. Barbara Brodsky is the founder and guiding teacher. Mary Jo Desprez, MA, is the Director of Health Promotion and Community Relations for the Univ. of MI Health Service and helped initiate the Univ. of MI Collegiate Recovery Program.
The background information listed here pertains specifically to individuals and centers whose classes and workshops and events are listed in this current issue of the Crazy Wisdom Calendar. If you are a holistic/spiritual/psychological growth practitioner in the area, but you don’t regularly lead classes or workshops, you can still be listed for free in our Holistic Resource Guide on the Web. Go to AnnArborHolistic.com.