The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • September - December 2016 • Page 122
Teachers, Lecturers, Workshop Leaders, and The Centers Self Realization Meditation Healing Centre, founded by Mata Yogananda Mahasaya Dharma, is a nonprofit near Lansing. Its aim is to give support to those struggling or suffering in life on any level, and to assist those who seek inner knowledge and personal growth in the pursuit of peace, health, and happiness.
Julie Tumbarello is a Level Three Certified Active Dream Teacher through Robert Moss’ Dream School. She leads workshops helping people wake up to life through dreaming.
Laura Seligman, MS, is a SoulCollage facilitator, artist, and docent. She also volunteers at the U-M Museum of Art.
Will Tuttle, PhD, is an awardwinning visionary speaker, educator, author, and musician with a doctoral degree from UC Berkeley.
Elizabeth Shadigian, MD, is an obstetrician-gynocologist, consultant, educator, and researcher specializing in the health, safety, and wellbeing of women. Shining Lakes Grove is a local branch of A Druid Fellowship, Inc. (ADF). Antonio Sieira, PhD, is a professional member of the American Hypnosis Association, with certifications in past life regression, smoking cessation, and weight loss therapies. He is also certified by the American Alternative Medical Association as an Alternative Medical Practitioner, and is the creator of the Mindfulness Meditation System. Lynn Sipher, LMSW, has provided psychotherapy since 1985 and mindfulness-based classes/workshops since 2006. Sophia Unfolds is a community of awakening women and men in support of building a new relationship to the divine feminine, one another, and the world. Richard and Victoria Smoot have been astrologers for over four decades. Southeast Michigan Astrologers’ Round Table (SMART) is a local chapter of the National Council for Geocosmic Research (NCGR).Matthew Statman, LMSW, CAADC, is the U-M Collegiate Recovery Program Manager and a board member of the Association of Recovery in Higher Education. Ema Stefanova, MA, E-RYT500, is a yoga and meditation master as well as an experienced teacher trainer and therapist since 1979. She belongs to the Satyananda yoga lineage. Gari Stein is an educator, author, consultant, motivational speaker, creator of the Sing with Me Curriculum, and director of Music For Little Folks. She has degrees in child development and dance and has been an active member of the early childhood community since 1966.
Mayam Vakilian is originally from Persia and she has studied Reiki with Iranian and Indian Masters. Jennifer Vanderwal is a Healing Facilitator, Reiki Master, Intuitive Spiritual Counselor, and Melody Crystal Healer Instructor. She has taught classes for over ten years. George Vaillant, PhD, is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, a well-known author and researcher, and a founding member of Positive Psychology. Pauline Valvo is a trained presenter for HAI Global with many years of experience. Bart Vermilya, L.Ac., has a master’s degree in Oriental Medicine and training in Tui Na (Chinese style massage) and Seifukujitsu, a Japanese style of restorative body work used by martial artists.
Claire Maitre is leading a workshop this fall titled "Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy." For more information, see Personal Growth on page 106.
Cam Vozar, LMSW, LMFT, a psychotherapist in private practice for over 25 years, has worked with individuals and couples focusing on trauma, recovery, spirituality, and EMDR.
Kashi Walters is the Co-Director at the non-profit Kashi Nivas Shiva Meditation Center in Ann Arbor. She is an experienced hatha yoga, meditation, and self-inquiry instructor.
Aileen Storoshchuk, BA, BSW, reads Akashic Records and does tarot, crystal healing, Reiki, Ama Deus, Light Body, pastlife regressions, and Access Bars in her private practice.
Sifu Joseph Wang is the Head SUN SHEN Tai-Chi Instructor and Senior Tai-Chi Students of Master Sang Kim. He has been teaching since 2005.
Stephen Strobbe, PhD, RN, is a Clinical Associate Professor at the U-M School of Nursing and the Department of Psychiatry. He is also Co-Chair of the Washtenaw Health Initiative (WHI) Opioid Project.
Mother Clare Watts is an internationally-known Christian mystic.
Janene Ternes is a commissioned spiritual director and founder of Prayer in Motion, LLC. She has developed a variety of workshops that teach and inspire holistic forms of prayer to help others find and achieve their own inner connection with God. Tatianah Thunberg, RYT, a holistic psychotherapist, yoga teacher, and Thai bodyworker, is a graduate of Blue Lotus Thai workshop series in Ann Arbor. Stephanie Tighe, MSW, is a teacher and shamanic healer who co-founded Spirit Weavers, a training and support organization for shamans. She has over 25 years of experience healing and leading workshops nationally and internationally. Mary Tillinghast has managed Castle Remedies for 33 years and received hands-on training with Dr. Lev Linkner, having worked with him in his medical practice. Judy Lee Trautman is a certified leader of the dances, an initiated Sufi, and an ordained Sufi Cherag.
Lou Weir is a long-time student of the Diamond Approach and a teacher-in-training. He is also a founding teacher of Insight Meditation Ann Arbor. Suzy Wienckowski is a Reiki Master and Massage Therapist with over 35 years of experience in healing arts. She teaches the traditional Usui System of Reiki Healing and has studied with two Masters initiated by Hawayo Takata and Hiroshi Doi, members of the original Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai in Japan. Debra Williams, LMT, is a board-certified, licensed massage therapist who has been providing Reiki to the community for over six years. Matt Wood has many years of clinical herbalism experience. He is well known for his books on herbal medicine. Julie Wolcott, MA, CSW, LPC, has practiced in the fields of counseling and psychotherapy for over 40 years. Besides being a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Practitioner and Kripalu Yoga teacher, she is also a Certified Transformational Breath Facilitator since 2004 and a Senior Trainer with the Transformational Breath Foundation since 2006.
Women’s Divorce Resource Center (WDRC) is an allvolunteer, non-profit, educational organization. It offers workshops by experienced divorce professionals including Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Certified Divorce Financial planners, and Attorneys. Yoga Focus, an Iyengar Yoga studio, is celebrating 25 years as a yoga center. Teachers value their practice of yoga and the respect for their students. Yoga Space consists of teachers certified in the Iyengar method with decades of experience. They excel at making yoga fun and accessible for everyone. Dana Clay Young, PhD, is a world-recognized leader and teacher in the natural health and wellness industry. He is President and Founder of Be Young Total Health. Master Wasentha Young is a Master of T’ai Chi and Qigong with over 48 years of experience. She has received formal instruction in different styles of meditation and massage therapy and has a master’s degree in Transpersonal Studies. Karlta Zarley, RN, CHTP, has 35 years of experience in preventive and holistic nursing care, and is a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner. She has been in private practice for 17 years as a professional healer and educator. She leads classes and retreats, and also provides energy work, spiritual direction, and consultations on essential oils and flower essences. The Zen Buddhist Temple was formally opened in 1981 as part of the Buddhist Society for Compassionate Wisdom. The Temple functions on three levels: as a temple serving the public, as a training center for ordained members, and as a Sangha or community of members.