Dorothy Pitkin, LCSW, PhD (she/her)
San Luis Obispo, CA Dr. Dorothy Pitkin is passionate about her work. She loves witnessing individuals reclaiming their energy and zest for life, becoming more balanced and present as well. Dr. Pitkin is an LCSW ( Licensed Clinical Social Worker), with a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpenteria, California. She was […]
Chelvanaya Gabriel (they/them)
Holyoke, massachusetts Chelvanaya Bayo Gabriel (they/them) is a queer trans non-binary disabled multidisciplinary artivist and resilience facilitator. They currently work at Hampshire College as the sciences lab manager and graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a degree in Chemistry & Asian Studies. A prolific self-taught visual artist, they found an Audre Lorde-inspired form of self-care […]
Crystal Peña (she/her)
Austin, TX Crystal Peña is the Founder and a Facilitator of Healing Through Movement (https://www.facebook.com/htmatx) in Austin, Texas. Crystal sees movement as a universal language. During her 15+ yrs of psychotherapy work, postgraduate training in trauma, movement, expressive arts and somatic therapy interventions she explored and found connections between evidence based practices and ancient wisdom, […]
Kathleen McGoey (she/her)
Longmont, CO After working on the U.S.-Mexico border for five years in her twenties, Kathleen realized she was drawn to being the point of connection between people who perceive themselves to be divided. She began to practice the art of listening between the lines to track people’s values, inquiries, and inherent desire to be heard […]
Rahshaana Green
Brooklyn, NY After receiving her BA in Biophysical Chemistry from Dartmouth College and an MBA from University of Texas-Austin, Rahshaana combined her passion for science and business skills to spend 15+ years in Marketing and Business Development for medical device and life science companies. One day, a car accident helped her find her way to […]
Staci Haines (she/her)
Oakland, CA Staci has been experimenting at the intersections of personal and social transformation for the last 30 years through the work of somatics, trauma healing, embodied leadership, and transformative justice. Staci is the author of “The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice” (North Atlantic Books 2019) and “Healing Sex: A Mind Body […]
Zulma Berenice (she/her)
Pensacola, FL Zulma is a Coach & Holistic Health Practice at Vino and Vision. Often describes having lived her 20’s in the body of an 80 year-old as chronic pain took over every single aspect of her life. However, that same pain was transformed into a new understanding of her body and the process of […]
Ayya Niyyānika Bhikkhunī (they/them)
Traveling Monastic Ayya Niyyānika is a fully ordained Buddhist monastic in the Theravada tradition. Ayya uses they/them pronouns. Before becoming a monastic, Ayya Niyyanika balanced life in Minnesota between work as an ontology consultant for building management and emergency response systems, and practicing at Common Ground Meditation Center and its retreat property in Wisconsin Common […]
Andrea Carandang (she/her)
San Jose, CA Andrea Carandang is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She offers consultation services for mental health and integrative health practices. She also offers a variety of presentations, workshops, and training in areas such as wellness, stress management, mindfulness, happiness, work-life balance, and leadership. She currently works the Wellness Coordinator at Mission Early […]
Barbara Simpson – Epps (Ms. Bob-e) (no pronouns)
Eden Prairie, MN Bob-e is a trauma specialist, relationship builder and an expert in facilitation. Helping individuals, communities and systems leaders to acknowledge historical trauma and its impact on making meaningful change. Engage all in ways that leads to understanding what it means to be equitable, inclusive and diverse. Coupled with the necessity to address […]