Karen Goens has attended nearly every session of Deep Singing as a camper. She started singing late in life so, to make up for lost time, jumped into as many learning experiences as possible – community chorus, Christmas caroling, Threshold Singers, workshops, Bellingham Sings! women’s classical and jazz choirs.
Barbara Bellamy
Barbara Bellamy has been singing since she could talk and has been playing piano almost that long. Now retired from directing high school choirs and performing in swanky hotels, she devotes her time to creating spiritual musical experiences, and encouraging everyone to find their voice and sing.
Barbara Hebert - Discussion
Barbara Hebert is past president of the Theosophical Society in America. A third-generation theosophist, she has been a member of the Theosophical Society since the mid 1970s and has been active in local, regional, national and international theosophical work. In her professional life, Hebert has been an educator and counselor, receiving her Ph.D. in Counselor Education. She has served in a number of different roles as counselor educator, including a private practice as a therapist and an adjunct professor at several local universities.
Connections Discussion
At connections, each day includes a 1.5 hour discussion period on a theme related to Indralaya’s overall purpose of “an experiment in theosophical living.” Discussion leaders bring questions, readings, and their experiences. All are welcome to join (all ages).
Cordy Anderson
BSN, Retired RN, QTTT (she/her) In 1984 I began my 32-year career as a home health and hospice nurse. Therapeutic Touch magically came into my life as the “what to do when there is nothing else left to help”. Almost immediately I found TT to be an amazing adjunct to my nursing care…to ease someone’s respiratory distress…to relieve phantom pain…to help reduce a fever. Now, in my “retreadment” (a term I learned from Dee) my priorities are to be an involved grandma, teach TT, and offer Therapeutic Touch every chance I get. After over 30 years, I know that I…
Cynthia Peter
Cynthia Peter is a seeker, an artist and has done extensive studies in the creative and healing arts including classes in a variety of art techniques, Sacred Sound and Cross-Cultural Sound Healing, Meditation, and Interfaith studies. She has worked in Healthcare as an Occupational Therapist, Feldenkrais Practitioner, and Interfaith Chaplain for 35 plus years and has offered creative practices for healing and well-being including workshops to enhance awareness through movement, creativity, and sound. She is currently working as a Spiritual Director/companion and plays with clay, paint, collage, and textiles for personal well-being and as an exploration of the human spirit…
Dawn Jex
Dawn Jex is a yogi/gypsy wanderer/ blue-eyed poet/artist who has been teaching yoga for 12 years. She earned her first teaching credentials at Movement Arts in Stanwood, Washington and has added over 1500 hours of varied yoga methodologies since that time. Dawn is also a massage therapist, partner stretching practitioner and playful instructor. She believes that yoga should be accessible for every body and designs her classes to meet the needs of each and every student. She includes breath work, physical movement and extended meditation in each practice. “We work the body, to quiet the mind, so that we can…
Denise Carrico
Denise Carrico, BFA, Certified Integral Yoga Teacher, CBC-Y, Chaplain in Training A life-long artist & seeker, Denise found her spiritual ‘home’ in the beautiful, heartful practice of Yoga and has been offering classes, workshops & retreats for over 30 years. Her hope is to make the teachings & the practices open to all who wish to deepen their relationship with themselves, to become kinder and more intimate with their own bodies & hearts, and to expand that out to the wider world as well. Her practice is a rich, integrated one – using breath, mindfulness, Metta meditation, Yoga therapy, somatic…
Hilarie Hauptman
Hilarie Hauptman, she/her: Hilarie is passionate about connecting people to resources to empower them to move toward the kind of aging and death experience they desire. Grounded in working within the aging field for 40 years as a program developer and trainer, she facilitated numerous workshops on health promotion, caregiving, and advance care planning in professional and community settings. In wanting to share more ground-breaking options, she co-founded the Green After Death Collaborative, helped plan the 2021 North American Green Burial Council Conference, and presented at the North American Jewish Cemetery Conference. She gets her deepest nourishment from walking in…
Imam Jamal Rahman
Imam Jamal Rahman is a popular speaker and author of numerous books on Islam, Sufi spirituality, and Interfaith relations. Along with the Interfaith Amigos, he has been featured in the New York Times, CBS News, BBC, and various NPR programs. Jamal is co-founder and Muslim Sufi Imam at Interfaith Community Sanctuary, and adjunct faculty at Seattle University. He travels nationally and internationally, presenting at retreats and workshops. Jamal’s passion lies in interfaith community building and activism. Jamal’s passion lies in interfaith community building and individual spiritual development. He remains rooted in his Islamic tradition and cultivates inner spaciousness by being…
Jane Cornman
RN, PhD, QTTT (she, her) My study of TT began with Dora Kunz and Dolores Krieger in 1979 and then expanded to teaching TT in 1985. I integrated TT into courses at the University of Washington, Seattle and Tacoma, on Holistic Health and Integrative Healthcare during my 30 years of teaching in the nursing program. Our work in the Community Care Courses group of TTIA and being part of the teaching team at Indralaya has been extremely rewarding. TT to me is like a beautifully healing piece of music that we are given the privilege to share with our healing…
Jennifer Whetham
Jennifer Whetham has taught literature and writing courses in multiple two- and four-year institutions across Washington State. In addition, she is certified in the Gateless Writing method, a technique of teaching the art and craft of writing that draws on the founder Suzanne Kingsbury’s research into Buddhism and meditation, brain science, and creativity, Gateless makes the radical claim that imagination and creativity are best accessed when we reduce activity in the parts of the brain associated with negativity and resistance. Just like trauma, criticism triggers the innate fight/flight/freeze responses hardwired into our brain structures. Jennifer also works as the program manager…
Jody Falconer
CMT, QTTT (she/her) My desire to understand healing, spurred on by my own healing path, led me to Therapeutic Touch in 1994, and then expanded into teaching Therapeutic Touch in massage schools beginning in 1997. From the beginning, TT became a central figure in understanding who I was, and in nurturing my abilities to be of support to others in their own healing. In my massage practice in Sonoma, California, it is at the root of my healing interactions. I have a special interest in understanding trauma and TT, sharing TT to local communities, and looking at how TT can…
Joel and Michelle Levey
Joel and Michelle Levey have devoted their lives to the exploration and integration of the world’s great wisdom traditions and contemplative inner sciences, and are early pioneers introducing mindfulness and contemplative practice into hundreds of mainstream medical, educational, business, sports, and government organizations since the 70s. Over the past 50 years they have studied and practiced with many of the most revered teachers of our time, including the Dalai Lama, Krishnamurti, and Thich Nhat Hahn. Nobel Peace Laureate the Dalai Lama, an advisor to the Leveys on numerous projects, once wrote to them: “You are presently engaged in work that has great…
Karen Goens
Karen Goens has attended nearly every session of Deep Singing as a camper. She started singing late in life so, to make up for lost time, jumped into as many learning experiences as possible – community chorus, Christmas caroling, Threshold Singers, workshops, Bellingham Sings! women’s classical and jazz choirs.
Karen Lohmann
Karen Lohmann, she/her: Karen is a grandmother, plantswoman, artist, ritualist and celebrant. She has worked in the fields of death and dying for the past 18 years. A lay-ordained, Buddhist (Upaya), Sufi, and interfaith Chaplain, working for hospice at present. Annie McManus (a former Indralaya Family Camp Coordinator) and Karen ran “Blessing the Journey” -a home funeral service, for 4 years; Karen continues this work. She has studied with Francis Weller, and Sobonfu Some, students of Maldoma Some, and she has trained with Joanna Macy, and Joan Halifax. Karen is FES Certified in Flower Essence Therapy. She designed and created gardens including Olympia’s Seven Oars Parks,…
Kathy Arquette
EdM, QTTP (she/her) I am an energetic, enthusiastic, and joyful TT practitioner and so grateful to have TT as a lifeway, a journey of fun, learning, compassion, and healing. I was introduced to TT twenty plus years ago, Therapeutic Touch dovetailed so nicely with the Sound trainings I was studying. My TT practice deepened through visits to The Rockery, Dee Krieger’s home in Montana, where we attended to complete a “honey-do” list of projects for Dee. I went twice a year and those visits opened my curiosity. I needed to know more about this wonderful healing modality. The visits were…
Kathy Wilmering
PMHNP BC MSW, QTTT, (she/her) I am a long-time TT practitioner and teacher who has successfully used TT to address my own serious chronic illness. I also had the privilege of studying with TT co-founders Dolores Krieger and Dora Kunz until their deaths. As a nurse practitioner, social worker, and health coach, I have years of experience facilitating groups that change people’s lives. I love teaching Transpersonal because I get to watch people start to feel solid as TT practitioners and really fall in love with TT for what it does for them and their healing partners. They also gain…
Kurt Leland
Kurt Leland has written on out-of-body and near-death experiences, as well as the peak experiences possible when composing, performing, and listening to music. He is the author of numerous books, including The Multidimensional Human: Practices for Psychic and Spiritual Development and Rainbow Body: A History of the Western Chakra System from Blavatsky to Brennan. Based in Boston, Mr. Leland is a national and international lecturer for the Theosophical Society (Adyar).
Laurie Rotecki
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Leeann Tourtillott
she/her: In Leeann’s Environmental Education career, she taught college, wrote instructional materials, did research, and consulted with nonprofits and government. Also, as an educator, she started working for Hospice, mostly in family bereavement services. In her role as an interfaith minister, she has supported families, as a loved one approaches and meets death. Assisting and coordinating home funerals are also in her death care resume. Leeann is a trained Advanced Care Directives Facilitator, presenting that information to organizations since 2017. She consults privately, helping individuals and couples work through advance directive paperwork, getting their thoughts and priorities clarified, and documented. …
Leonie Van Gelder
BA LMT QTTT I originally learned Therapeutic Touch in the 1970’s, but it wasn’t until I began to manage Camp Indralaya with my husband in the mid 1990’s that I more fully committed myself to an ongoing practice. Over the years, I have worked on people with a variety of conditions, and I continue to learn. As I grow in experience and confidence, my receptivity also grows. Currently I am on the Therapeutic Touch International Association’s board. During these past few years, I have practiced TT in person as a caregiver, and also on Zoom with friends and colleagues. Therapeutic Touch…
Lin Bauer
MS, CCMHP, QTTT (she/her) I have been a Therapeutic Touch practitioner since 1992 and teacher since 2002, teaching all three levels of TT. A retired Special Education teacher after 32+ years, I am also a Sound Therapist, practicing since 2001. I am currently on the board of Camp Indralaya and am the Education Trustee for TTIA board. I am also on the boards of TT Dialogues, Inc, and the Northwest Therapeutic Touch Institute. In addition to working with people with special needs, my TT practice includes working with people with cancer, and those who are on hospice. I have presented Therapeutic…
Mary Lou Trinkwon
RTTP (she/her) For nearly 20 years, I was an arts educator at a small university in North Vancouver, B.C. In 2013 my program was cut and I lost my job. As I proceeded forward into what felt like a big mess –doors appeared to me that opened to the world of Therapeutic Touch. I immediately fell in love with the practice and the community. My healing journey through this difficult life transition was supported by TT in a profound way. The assumption in TT that we all have the potential to help and heal others as well as ourselves, was…
Pat Moffitt Cook
PhD, is the founder and director of the Open Ear Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is a distinguished pioneer in the field of sound and cross-cultural musical healing applications in healthcare and education. Dr. Cook has extensive training and certifications in auditory stimulation and sensory integration methods including the Tomatis Method and the Listening Fitness Program (LiFT). She is a Fellow of the Association of Music and Imagery (FAMI) and certified in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). Pat is a certified Vedic Chant teacher by the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation (KHYF) and a certified…
Sally Blumenthal
MFT, RN (she/her) I have been loving Therapeutic Touch since the late 70’s when I first met Dee and Dora. Since then, I have used the wisdom I have been gathering with TT to start a hospice, care for many people who were dying, become a therapist, work with our HIV/AIDS community, the Trans community and am finally moving toward retirement, maybe. I just really love what I do. I will continue to share what I have learned on my journey as I am a natural storyteller. I also have a new (old) home on Orcas where I just finished…
Sam Heller
Sam Heller is a holistic wellness coach, meditation and breathwork teacher, with over 1,000 hours of meditation experience. He has extensively studied and applied the practices and philosophies of Vajrayana Buddhism and has also been a student of North and South American indigenous shamanic traditions. Sam is one of the world’s most experienced dark retreat practitioners, having completed a total of 9 completely light-free meditation retreats, lasting 6, 9, 11, 12, 16, 9, 12, 9 and 12 days respectively. He teaches his students how to use meditation as a means by which to transcend psychoemotional blockages, fuel creativity and insight,…
Sandy Revesz
CURN, LMP, BSN, QTTP Hello there, I have been studying Massage and Therapeutic Touch since 1982. I first learned Therapeutic Touch in 1976. I have been teaching TT since 1984, often with Susan Wager M.D. and other health professionals. For many years I worked with people living with HIV-AIDS, doing massage and TT, on a regular visit basis. In addition to teaching TT, I was Massage Therapy instructor in Tacoma and Seattle. I have been part of both the faculty and planning committees for numerous Therapeutic Touch workshops of all levels. I have been an RN since 1989 and helped…
Suzanne Engelberg
PhD (she/her) One of my pleasures in life is compassionately supporting people as they journey towards greater healing and well-being. As a clinical psychologist for over 25 years, I help people who are living with chronic pain, chronic illness, cancer, grief, trauma, and many other difficulties. As a Therapeutic Touch practitioner and board member of Therapeutic Touch Professional Associates, I don’t always know what challenges my healing partners are facing. What I do know is that health struggles can be exhausting and can make it hard to remember who we are beyond our illness. No matter what difficulties Week One…
Tama Recker
RTC-c, TTRT, QTTT (she/her) I live in Ladner, BC and care deeply about balance, wellness and healing. I’ve been a Therapeutic Touch practitioner for 24 years supporting people with chronic pain/illness, cancer, those in hospice, on grief journeys and other transitions. I teach TT locally and afar and also offer workshops: reflective writing, mindfulness, meditation, and creative courses. My counselling practice supports people around end of life and other significant life transitions and stresses. When I’m not working, you’ll find me connecting with nature and marveling at the simple things. I love coming back to connect with Indralaya where there…
Tiffany Stoker
Tiffany Stoker is a musician, designer, performer, filmmaker, and motivational coach. When not in NYC, you can find her working on film sets, leading retreats, and hosting guided meditations on her podcast, ‘Intentional Rising’. Singing is her first love and most powerful tool. Let your sound soothe and your voice be your own medicine in her voice-body connection workshop.