Background Info on the Teachers

Teachers, Lecturers, Workshop Leaders, and the Centers

Active Against ALS is grassroots, nonprofit organization whose mission is to raise funds for research toward effective treatments and ultimately a cure for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), while raising awareness of the disease, encouraging physical activity, and building a compassionate community. Emily Adama has over ten years of experience as a mindfulness/meditation practitioner, and holds a master’s in social work.

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

Nancy Beckman Buddhism began in Japan, where she spent four years learning the Zen practice suizen (“blowing zen”) and using the bamboo flute (shakuhachi). She holds degrees in East Asian Studies and Inter-Arts.

Deanne Bednar is the coordinator and teacher at Strawbale Studio znd illustrator of three books on natural building including The Hand Sculpted House. Rev. David Bell is the senior minister at Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth EarthWell Retreat Center is located 25 minutes outside of Ann Arbor, and offers personal retreats in simple, off-grid accommodations and group retreats focused on mindfulness meditation, yoga, and community-building. Rita Benn, PhD is a trained school and clinical psychologist who has been teaching mindfulnessbased -programs and courses to university faculty, teachers, and mental health professionals for over 30 years. Dmitry Berenson has been writing poetry for twenty years, and his work has appeared in The Worcester Review, Poet Lore, MiPOesias, as well as several anthologies. He has also practiced meditation in the Zen and Vipassana traditions, including daily practice and several intensive retreats. His teaching explores the intersection of meditation practice and poetic creative expression. Biha Birman-Rivlin, PhD is a long-time practitioner and teacher of insight mindful meditation. She is a member of the Teachers Council of Still Mountain Buddhist Meditation Center and a leader of InterPlay – an improvisational creative process and a path of transformation. David Black is a certified and experienced Yoga Instruction in the Sivananda Yoga tradition. Carol Blotter has led retreats and classes since 2000. A student of Matthew Flickstein, she has trained and co-led retreats with him as well as led over 75 retreats on her own.

Michele Bond brings an entire lifetime devoted to fitness and wellness, and a healthy dose of humor to her teaching. Michele has a strong background in martial arts, dance, competitive synchronized swimming, along with training in gymnastics, stunt fighting, and swordplay. Robin Bosilovick is known as the foot lady. Licensed cped, nationally licensed in 15 bodywork therapies, with 15 years of experience.

Barbara Brodsky is the founder and guiding teacher of Deep Spring Center and has practiced meditation since 1960. An ordained Interfaith Minister, she teaches Insight Vipassana meditation and non-dual awareness derived from the Dzogchen traditions.

Donna J. Champine, MD, MA has recently retired as a physician after almost 30 years of practice. Prior to starting medical school, she was a school psychologist for 12 years. Donna is now training to become a certified teacher of mindfulness meditation thru the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP). Alicia Clark-Teper is an Intuitive Astrologer, Tarot Reader, Karuna Reiki Master, Entrepreneur, Moon and Cacao ceremony guide, and double Virgo. Marta Dabis is a board-certified hospital chaplain and ordained Zen priest in the San Francisco Zen Center Suzuki/Katagiri lineage. Christy DeBurton, RYT is a Yoga and Wellness Educator for over 20 years. Christy helps people feel better inside and out through yoga classes, online courses, wellness mentoring, retreats and more. Deep Spring Center focuses on how we can live with more wisdom and compassion. Our primary work includes meditation and spiritual inquiry.

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Alicia Clark-Teper is certified and practicing as a Holy Fire III Karuna Reiki Master, Astrologer, Moonologer, Intuitive Channel, Yin Yoga Instructor, Tarot Intuitive, Plant Medicine Facilitator, and Empowerment Coach. Through all of these modalities she has gained an increased perspective of her body, soul, and intuition. Clark-Teper holds moon ceremonies in alignment with the full moon phases, seasonal changes, and the Celtic holidays. Learn more at sacredlotusexperience.com.

Joan Delaplane is a trained spiritual director. Erica Dutton is a reflective meditation teacher and consultant who has been meditating for 30 years and teaching for more than 12 years. Miriam Dowd-Eller is a song leader, yoga/conscious dance teacher, and retreat facilitator for women, mothers, and girls. Joan Ebbitt is a trained spiritual director. Connie Lee Eiland has been a shamanic practitioner for 20 years and has been teaching for over 10 years. She has studied with Sandra Ingerman, Betsy Bergstrom, Herb Stevenson, and others. Trevor Chaitanya Eller is the Outreach and Education Coordinator for Triple Crane Retreat Center. He also works as a healer in his office at Ann Arbor Massage & Yoga Therapy. Kristin Ervin is a certified mindful school instructor with over a decade of teaching mindfulness-based practice to parents, teachers, and youth. Courtney Fitzpatrick is the owner and caretaker of Verapose Yoga House. She received her RYT-200 in 2010, RYT-500 in 2015, Reiki I and II in 2004 and Reiki III Master Level in 2017.

John Friedlander is an internationally acclaimed psychic, author, and teacher with degrees from Duke University and Harvard Law School. His fourth book, Recentering Seth: Teachings from a Multidimensional Entity on Living Gracefully and Skillfully in a World Your Create But Do Not Control, launched in February 2022.

Golden Lotus School of Yoga is a non-profit organization containing a 200-hour yoga teacher program. Karen Greenberg, P.T. is a Certified Practitioner and Train-the-Trainer in Success-Tracking with Essence Repatterning and D.O.V.E. Practitioner, dance instructor, physical therapist (formerly teaching at University of Maryland Hospital), as well as being a personal and spiritual growth teacher and author. BrinWng the Best of East and West to Your Home

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