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DAviD ABrAm Jeffrey Allen lori Austein Jeff BArnum
David Abram, cultural ecologist, geo-philosopher and award-winning author of Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology and The Spell of the Sensuous. Named by Utne Reader
as one of a hundred visionaries transforming the world, described as “revolutionary” by the Los Angeles Times, “daring” and “truly original” by Science. David’s writing helped catalyze ecopsychology, with essays appearing in Shambhala Sun,
Orion, Adbusters, Environmental Ethics, Biosemiotics, Parabola, and The Ecologist.
Jeffrey Allen supports people through deeper connections in soul, spirit, community, and purpose. A Vermont psychologist, he has led dream workshops, wilderness-based programs, and rites of passage throughout the US. He’s a founding member of the Burlington Taiko Group and a co-founder of Men Alive, a Vermont men’s community. He has an ongoing commitment to
a healthy, embodied masculine. As an Animas Valley Institute guide, he delights in evoking the mystery.
Lori Austein is an educator, lawyer, mediator, certi ed trainer, and facilitator of the council process. She spent ve years with the council program at Palms Middle School in Los Angeles and has facilitated Council programs for educators in California and BC, including presenting Council to students at the Waldorf Institute of Southern California and to participants at Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) Paci c Northwest Conferences.
Jeff Barnum is an artist, teacher, and social entrepreneur. His consulting work focuses on helping people understand, harness, and apply creativity. He is a co-founder of Reos Partners, an international social innovation consultancy.
Prior to his work with Reos, Jeff created processes for business, government, and cultural leaders at learning festivals and conferences with IDRIART, the Institute for
the Development of Intercultural Relations through the Arts.
Corrie Adolph has a master’s degree in Professional Communication with a specialization in Intercultural and International Communication from RRU. Over the last decade she has designed and delivered training
for a range of clients, including the Canadian Forces, NGOs in Africa and Asia, the Conservative Party
of Canada, and several Canadian government departments. Most recently, Corrie was delivering a unique and successful employment training program on Alberta First Nations’ reserves.
Dr. Corrinne Allyson has been
a student of dreams, alchemy,
and Jung for years. As a Jungian psychotherapist with over 25 years’ experience, she has facilitated numerous workshops. Corrinne’s approach is down to earth, practical, and grounded in experience. She combines Eastern and Western approaches to the transformative journey, having lived and studied within the yogic/Vedanta tradition in India as well as for extended periods in a Zen Buddhist monastery.
Sharon Blaker is currently the Restorative Justice Coordinator with E Division RCMP in the
Crime Prevention and Program Support Services section. She travels the province to provide CJF facilitator training and supports restorative communities upon request. She ensures the RCMP website training materials and new training resources are current. Sharon was the Executive Director for Chilliwack Restorative Justice and Youth Advocacy Association, managing approximately 50 volunteers and over 100
referrals annually.
Shannon Beauchamp is a former federal government manager and senior learning and development specialist who decided to live her authentic life
by opening up her own consulting business. With great humour, this reformed perfectionist has facilitated workshops and courses in the private and public sectors in the areas of leadership development, leadership and storytelling through an Aboriginal lens, team building, capacity
building, management excellence, performance management, and effective communication. ShannonBeauchamp.com
Corrie ADolph
Dr. Corrinne Allyson shAron BlAker shAnnon BeAuChAmp
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