Background Info on the Teachers

Teachers, Lecturers, Workshop Leaders, and the Centers

Aaron is a discarnate entity channeled through Barbara Brodsky, founder and guiding teacher of Deep Spring Center for Meditation and Spiritual Inquiry. Aaron offers wisdom and teaches us that we are all beings of light.

Adrian Dominican Sisters have long been engaged individually and communally, in efforts to protect the integrity of creation and bring about a more just, peaceful, and compassionate world. The Office of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation coordinates these efforts.

Ann Arbor Black Belt Academy uses the latest training methods approved by the National Academy of Sport Medicine blending tradition with science. We adhere to the Kukkiwon and World Tae Kwon Do Federation regulations while edifying tenants of Tae Kwon Do.

The Ann Arbor Karma Thegsum Choling was founded in 1978 by Ven. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, former abbot of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, seat of HH 17th Karmapa in North America.

Ann Arbor Public Schools Community Education and

Recreation provides quality, affordable enrichment and recreational opportunities to Ann Arbor and surrounding communities, and they have done so for almost 100 years. They serve about 19,000 youth and 18,500 adults annually.

Ann Arbor Tae Kwon Do follows Ji Do Kwan Association and World Tae Kwon Do Federation rules and regulations. They are an authentic Licensed Korean Taekwondo in Ann Arbor, MI.

The Ann Arbor YMCA is a charitable association of adults and children joined by a shared commitment to nurturing the potential of children and teens, promoting healthy living, and supporting our neighbors. Beth Ashcraft, LMT is a massage therapist who also creates aromatherapy products. She manages the Student Massage Clinic and School Store at Irene’s. Her massage work is a combination of therapeutic and relaxation techniques, energy work, and Myofascial Release.

Asian Martial Arts Studio is the oldest full-time martial arts school in Ann Arbor; they offer unparalleled opportunities for self-development through training in the traditional martial arts.

Imam Kamau Ayubbi received his religious and spiritual training under the Islamic Supreme Council of America.

Marcia Bailey, M.A., PhD, is a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Practitioner (1999) and Kripalu Yoga Teacher, teaching connected breathing for 30+ years as a Certified Transformational Breath Facilitator (2004) and a Senior Trainer with the Transformational Breath Foundation (2006).

Judith Bemis, MA, was a clinical social worker who retired and started a second life with art. She studied with Detroit artists, Amy Foster and Todd Burroughs at The Atelier in Royal Oak.

Rita Benn, PhD is a psychologist and instructor of mindfulness meditation with over 30 years of experience in teaching mind-body practices. She is a co-founder of the Michigan Collaborative for Mindfulness in Education (MC4ME).

David Black is a certified Sivananda Yoga Instructor.

Darryl Barking Dog Brown - Medidigwe Animush is an Indigenous Odawan Elder, painter, activist, SunDancer, Pow-Wow coordinator, and grandfather.

Michele Bond has an extensive background in martial arts, dance, competitive synchronized swimming, gymnastics, stunt fighting, and swordplay, as well as over 800 hours of training in yoga, yoga therapeutics, and meditation. Laurie Brink, O.P., is an author, a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa, a professor of New Testament Studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and an associate editor of The Bible Today.

Barbara Brodsky is the founder and guiding teacher for Deep Spring Center for Meditation and Spiritual Inquiry and a channel for Aaron. Rooted in the Buddhist and Quaker traditions, her teaching reflects this balance.

Alicia Clark-Teper is a Sacred Ceremony Guide, Holy Fire III Karuna Reiki Master, Intuitive Astrologer, and Moonologist.

Shaila Catherine is a Buddhist meditation teacher, author on concentration and insight meditation, and meditation retreat teacher. She founded Bodhi courses online and is the principal teacher for Insight Meditation South Bay.

Rev. Dr. Sannyu Cawarrie, founder of the 8Ws Joy Healing ministry, is a playwright, a former therapeutic drug counselor for The Parker Coltraine Center, a Family Living Certified Instructor of infant massage, and creator of Atticizing.

Close Quarters Combat Academy is Ann Arbor’s premiere reality-based Self-Defense school which prides themselves on reality-based curriculum. They also believe in character development through martial arts training starting with a positive, confident attitude.

Cohousing Tours are an effort of the residents of Touchstone Cohousing, a neighborhood of 46 households on six acres in Scio Township. One of only 15 worldwide.

Supa (Greg) Corner was ordained in the Chogye order of Korean Zen Buddhism. He studied Tibetan Buddhism with late master Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche and is currently a Jewel Heart instructor, community chaplain, and Director of Jewel Heart’s West Michigan chapter.

The Crazy Wisdom Poetry Circle is a peer-directed writer’s workshop and sponsor of the Crazy Wisdom Poetry Series of poetry and prose readings.

Christy DeBurton is a Yoga and Wellness Educator passionately helping people. For 20+ years she has guided students through private and small group yoga classes, online video courses, retreats, a Yoga Book Club, her Wellness Blog, and more.

Deep Spring Center focuses on how we can live with more wisdom and compassion, with lovingkindness, and non-harm to all beings. Our primary work includes meditation and spiritual inquiry.

Maum Gloria Cox is an ordained temple priest.

Trevor Chaitanya Eller incorporates a variety of healing arts, and meditation to his yoga teaching. His approach is well-rounded, adhering to the spiritual dimensions of the practice while integrating western anatomical principles and modern views on mindfulness mediation.

Kristin Ervin is a certified mindfulness instructor through Mindful Schools who has been teaching mindfulness to youth for over a decade. She is a cofounder of the Michigan Collaborative for Mindfulness in Education (MC4ME).

Jeannie Faulkner is a licensed massage therapist, yoga teacher, and certified Ayurveda therapist through Chakrapani Clinic and Research Center in Jaipur, India with additional studies in bodywork, alternative, and herbal therapies. Faulkner also earned an Education Master’s from Ohio University.

Final Round Training Center is a martial arts gym specializing in high-level Muay Thai, No Gi & Gi JiuJitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, Wrestling, Boxing, and Cardio Kickboxing. Elite trainers actively compete at both a professional and amateur level.

One reason people resist change is because they focus on what they have to give up, instead of what they have to gain.

—Rick Godwin

The First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann

Arbor has been a multi-generational, multiracial, multicultural liberal religious voice since 1865.

John Friedlander is an international psychic, author, and teacher with degrees from Duke University and Harvard Law School. He has studied with Jane Roberts and at the Berkley Psychic Institute. John’s fourth book launched in February 2022. Tret Fure is an acclaimed, multiaward winning singersongwriter, musician, and storyteller extraordinaire who offers exceptionally well-crafted songs and stories rich with poignant themes of our age.

Sifu Genie has trained and taught Wu style Tai Chi Chuan for over 30 years. She is a disciple of Grandmaster Wu Kwong Yu, gatekeeper of the Wu style. Our teachers are her disciples and advanced students.

Karen Greenberg,

RPT, is a SuccessTracking Train-theTrainer, certified Essence Repatterning Practitioner, dance instructor, registered physical therapist (formerly teaching at University of Maryland Hospital), as well as being a Personal and Spiritual Growth teacher/author for metaphysical spiritual seekers worldwide.

Karla Groesbeck has 25 years’ experience in the body movement, meditation, qigong, and Tai Chi Chuan. She founded Tai Chi Love Studios in Ann Arbor. Karla performs and innovates solo Tai Chi, two-person (martial art) and weapons forms.

Kate Hart is a composer, Grammy nominee, developer (“Connecting to Your Core Voice” and “Sayonic Music”) utilizing sound, deeply aligning frequencies, and balancing harmonic fields.

Patricia Cooney Hathaway, PhD, is a spiritual counselor and Professor of Spirituality and Systematic Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan. She has a certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Shalem Institute of Spiritual Formation.

Health Yourself is a community of health-conscious people seeking health self-sufficiency.

Amy Hertz, student of Gelek Rimpoche, currently serves on the Jewel Heart board. In her various positions at HarperCollins, Penguin, and Random House, she has edited and published some of the bestselling Buddhist books for a general audience.

Huron Valley Aikikai is a supportive community of experienced practitioners who are eager to share their passion for training in a serious but approachable manner that develops the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.

INAI: A Space Apart, is a unique art gallery, meditation room, and reading room located near the Weber Center North Entrance on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters.

Jewel Heart is dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan Buddhism and to bringing the practice of this rich tradition within the context of contemporary life to everyone. They offer programs for all levels of interest. Are you craving to cultivate spiritual nourishment?

Are you longing for a spiritually sacred space to de-stress?

Do you desire to meet new friends and become part of a likeminded community?

Weekly Meditations, Sunday Gatherings Spiritual Workshops, “Lighthouse Listening Room” Music Concerts Vegetarian potluck gatherings, Movie nights, Kirtans Raja Yoga (Pathway to Kriya Yoga) via Ananda Michigan

Visit our website calendar to view all our upcoming events!

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The Lighthouse Center, Inc. 740 East Shore Drive Whitmore Lake, MI 48189 David Jibson is a poet, editor, and blog master.

JUMP-IN Therapy & Wellness currently provides

Occupational and Physical Therapy services to adults and children. They will be offering Speech Language

Therapy in the near future. Services are provided for all ages, birth to adults. Hannah Kanter, LMSW, RYT-200, is a therapist, mindfulness teacher, yoga instructor, and Reiki practitioner. She specializes in helping individuals heal from anxiety and substance use disorders.

Karma Yoga offers thoughtful and reflexive yoga to promote both physical and mental well-being through an emphasis on breathing techniques and meditation. Rob Kelly, LMT, is a pain relief specialist that provides clinical style massage therapy massage techniques such as Craniosacral Therapy, Neuromuscular

Therapy, relaxation massage, and fascial mobilization techniques. He is also a Certified Lymphedema

Therapist.

Esther Kennedy, OP, is with the Adrian Dominican

Sisters in Adrian, MI. Jennifer Kirk is a Holy Fire III Reiki Master, Chakra

Energy Healer, and a 20 year Shamanic Practitioner.

She has taught for 10 years and studied with Sandra

Ingerman, Betsy Bergstrom, Ana Larramendi, Herb

Stevenson, Caron Proudfoot-Edgar, and others.

Rev. Annie Kopko is an Interfaith minister.

Lakewood School of Therapeutic Massage offers programs in March and September. Their ten-month massage therapy program is certified and accredited. Lakewood School participates in the Pell Grant program and three Federal Direct Loan programs.