The purpose of the Heart of Now is to radically change the way people live their lives, interact with each other and see the world. Our goal is to influence individuals, groups, organizations and political movements, primarily by supporting and educating people to become present, flexible and fully alive. We live by the truth that each individual has value and wisdom and that we all are teachers as well as students.
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kaseja Wilder took her first course on communication over 25 years ago and has been excited about human growth and development ever since. She has found deep intimacy in life by practicing honesty with herself and others. She has extensive experience working with people recovering from sexual abuse and Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) and loves helping people work out conflict through mediation. In her own words: "Facilitating the Heart of Now workshop is exciting; I believe the workshop gives people an opportunity to connect with their intrinsic sense of wholeness, which is a beautiful way of changing the world toward a loving supportive place." Email kaseja at kaseja@heartofnow.org |
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Grá Linnaea has been teaching communication and facilitating greater group connection for the past 13 years. He is the founder of the Walnut Street Housing Cooperative and BioCar Share, a biodiesel car cooperative, both in Eugene, Oregon. When not teaching or facilitating, he writes speculative fiction and composes & performs music. Email Grá at gra@heartofnow.org |
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Lisa Stein has been participating in the Heart of Now for seven years and has been involved in personal growth work for the last twenty-five years. Her roots are in co-counseling, gestalt, dreamwork, psychotherapy, and process-oriented psychology which she incorporates into her work as a facilitator and mediation counselor. Lisa truly loves teaching the Heart of Now, utilizing these modalities as well as encouraging the practice of honesty, presence, and honoring personal wisdom in everyday life. Email Lisa at lisa@heartofnow.org |
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Kim Krichbaum has been facilitating Heart of Now for 5 years, and other personal growth experiences for over 25 years. It is one of the great joys of his life. He has extensive experience in gestalt, encounter, body work, and co-counseling as well as other modalities. What he loves most about the Heart of Now, is that it brings out the wisdom of each person, rather than just focusing on the wisdom of the folks in front of the room. When not involved in Heart of Now, you might see Kim doing Ecstatic Dance or singing karaoke. He wants his life to be as much like a musical as possible. Email Kim at kim@heartofnow.org |
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Karen Suwinski came to Heart of Now with a background in administration in eco-tourism and experiential education. Since October 2004 she has served as course Registrar and as a member of the Heart of Now facilitation team. She is constantly inspired by the growth and transformation she witnesses in the Heart of Now, and appreciates the support and expansion she experiences in her own life through connections made in the program. She is excited to see the reach of Heart of Now expand, especially to progressive business, social service and community activists groups. Her passions include finding connection in the natural world, doting on her dog, yoga, dance, backpacking, meditation, celebration, and living a life of balance and service. She has recently been trained in mediation and hopes to bring Heart of Now principles into the field of Conflict Transformation.Email Karen at registration@heartofnow.org |