Aaron is a discarnate spirit who serves as a wisdom teacher from a realm beyond the Earth plane. He has been a Buddhist monk and scholar in many lifetimes, and expresses as a being of great love, compassion, wisdom, and gentle humor.

Andrea Anzalone is a Yoga instructor, Reiki certified, and an essential oil enthusiast. She has a profound love for animals and is on a unique journey to freedom and healing.

Deanne Bednar has been an instructor at Strawbale Studio since 2003 teaching thatched/living roofs, strawbale walls, earth plasters, round pole, rocket stoves, and foraging. She also is the illustrator of The Hand-Sculpted House.

Carol Blotter has been teaching meditation for almost 25 years. Her practice and study have led to a blending of Buddhism and Non-Duality teachings. She is the primary teacher of Chelsea Meditation Group. 

Michele Bond has 800+ hours of training in yoga, therapeutics, meditation, and a lifetime devoted to fitness and wellness. Dance training, martial arts, competitive synchronized swimming, gymnastics, stunt fighting, and swordplay preceded 20+ years of impactful, lighthearted yoga teaching experience.

Barbara Brodsky, founder and guiding teacher of Deep Spring Center for Meditation and Spiritual Inquiry, has practiced meditation since 1960. Teaching Vipassana meditation and non-dual awareness from the Dzogchen traditions, also an ordained minister. Barbara is a trans-channel for Aaron.

Paula A. Burke has a deep-seated love for reiki, yoga, and essential oils, all of which play a crucial role in her healing sessions. She combines her knowledge of these elements to offer unique experiences tailored to each individual's needs, striving to create a safe and nurturing space for everyone.

Lama Nancy Burks is the resident lama at Ann Arbor KTC and has completed a three-year retreat in the Karma Kagyu lineage. Her students, Drolma Buchanan and Yeshe Soergel, are advanced students and lay householders.

Dr. Kapila Castoldi is a physicist. She has studied meditation under the guidance of spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy for over 35 years. Her classes are offered free of charge as a community service.

Rev. Daniel Chesbro became a seminary-trained American Baptist Minister after college. He was guided to start the Order of Melchizedek in 1986. His work has taken him all over the U.S., as well as to Canada, Europe, India, Tibet, and Egypt.

Venerable Thubten Chodron is an author, teacher, and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, the only Tibetan Buddhist training monastery for nuns and monks in the US. She has studied extensively with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tsenzhap Serkong Rinpoche, and Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche.

Jean Chorazyczewski and Lori Fithian are longtime community music-makers, committed to creating events where people of all ages can play music together, without the pressure of rehearsals and performance - singing, strumming, and drumming 

Crazy Wisdom Poetry Circle is a writers group based at Crazy Wisdom.

Jim Dawson has integrated his longtime Buddhist practice as a director of non-profit advocacy organizations by working for environmental, economic, and racial justice.

The Diamond Approach is a spiritual path which incorporates psychology and non-dual wisdom.

Christy DeBurton, RYT offers Yoga and healthy lifestyle coaching to help you manage stress, restore balance, and feel better in your body.

Kathleen Deignan, CND, PhD is Emerita Professor of Religious and Theological Studies at Iona University in New Rochelle, NY.

Jillian Diwanis a licensed massage therapist, an authorized level 2 Ashtanga yoga teacher, and massage therapist. She has taken many trips to India and Thailand to further her studies in yoga, yoga philosophy, and massage.

Connie Lee Eiland has studied since 2000 with Sandra Ingerman, Betsy Bergstrom, Nan Moss, Ana Larramendi, and more. She has been teaching for 20 years.

The Enlightened Soul Center has a mission is to spread the light to southeast Michigan and beyond.

Marilyn Feingold began training Tai Chi Chuan in 1996 at Botsford Hospital Rehabilitation Center. Retiring from her job in 1991 after being diagnosed with serious health problems, she began training Tai Chi Chuan as a way to help control pain and maintain good joint and muscle mobility.

Courtney Fitzpatrick, RYT-500 and owner of Verapose Yoga & Meditation House. She took Reiki I and II in 2004 with Ray Golden and completed Reiki III Master Level in 2017 with Frans Steine.

John Friedlander, internationally acclaimed psychic, author, teacher with degrees from Duke University and Harvard Law School. Studied with Jane Roberts in her Seth classes and at Berkley Psychic Institute with Lewis Bostwick. John's 4th book, Recentering Seth, launched in 2022.

Norma Gentile trained as a professional singer and has always seen auras. She was invited to sing and work with esoteric teachers of many traditions. She has 35 years of experience blending voice and subtle energy healing with her natural channeling ability. Podcast meditations are freely available.

Karen Greenberg is a Success-Tracking Train-the-Trainer, certified Essence Repatterning and D.O.V.E. Practitioner, dance instructor, physical therapist (formerly teaching at University of Maryland Hospital), as well as a personal and spiritual growth teacher/author for metaphysical spiritual seekers worldwide.

Guffaw University was created by Debra Metler to promote Laughter Yoga and better health 

Ann Harmon has been in the healing arts for over 30 years facilitating groups, sound healing, and energy medicine sessions. She has been sharing sacred art gatherings as a fun way to manifest with sound, intentions, and art.

Peter D. Harper and Bobbi Llewellyn-Harper are award winning Australian musicians (and sound healers with their band Harper and Midwest Kind. Peter and Bobbi have presented their workshops worldwide in the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe, and China.

Infinite Light Center & Sound Sanctuary in Jackson, Michigan provides a variety of events, classes, and healing services, and  sells sound therapy instruments.

Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth has supported a vibrant and diverse community since 1998.

Jewel Heart is dedicated to bringing the practice of Tibetan Buddhism to everyone.

Jewel Heart Instructors lead participants in a guided meditation using visualization techniques to overcome physical, mental, and emotional suffering and are available to answer participants’ questions before and after the meditation.

David Jibson is a poet, editor, blog-master, and former social worker 

Esther Kennedy, OP is a Dominican Sister of Adrian, Michigan,  a retreat leader, and spiritual director. She conducts a monthly Day of Mindfulness at Weber Center.

Jacquelin Kilburn MA, OT is an Occupational Therapist who has devoted more than 40 years to developing expertise in the treatment of the pediatric population. She has worked as a staff therapist, supervisor, educator, manager, a business owner ,and product developer in a variety of places with all ages. Her current professional activity involves her private practice, JUMP-IN Therapy, serving children and adults 

Kathy Laritz served as Gelek Rimpoche’s assistant for 18 years and continues as Jewel Heart Program Director.

Jaime Lawrence, founder of Harmony Garden Music Therapy, has led a team of music therapists since 2006, offering therapeutic musical experiences for all ages.

Sam Lieberman has been practicing yoga since 1988. She received teacher training in Yoga Fit and Yoga Medics. Yoga Medics is a medical model approach with an emphasis on alignment and therapeutic needs.

Mary Light ND M, H LMT directs the Ann Arbor School of Massage, Herbal, and Natural Medicine. She has been a teacher and clinical herbalist for 20 years.

Rev. Michelle McLemore, MA is a former English teacher and current freelance writer and editor. She has published a variety of works. She is also an energy practitioner using Tai Chi, yoga, dance, art, and other stress management modalities with her wellness clients.

Debra Metler is a licensed Social Worker, Certified Health Coach, and Certified Laughter Yoga Trainer. Debra's Laughter Yoga Playshops include the entire Laughter Yoga program as created by Dr. Madan Kataria, the originator of Laughter Yoga in 1995. Prepare to laugh your way to better health.

Rob Meyer-Kukan is a licensed massage therapist, and sound healer. Owner of 7 Notes Natural Health, Rob works with people who suffer from chronic pain, need to relax, and who are looking for natural health alternatives.

Jackie Miller is a Certified Professional Breathwork Practitioner trained by the Transformative Education International in Sydney, Australia. Certified by the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance, an organization for professionalism, ethics, and training standards in breathwork.

Edward Morin is a writer, editor, translator, and former university teacher.

Kirsten Mowrey leads community grief rituals, movement work, and private bodywork and shamanic healing sessions. She has worked with Francis Weller since 2018 and Joan Wilcox in the Inkari lineage since 2017.

Guy Newland is a Professor of Religion at Central Michigan University. He has authored, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism including the three-volume translation of The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment and Introduction to Emptiness.

Joan M. Nuth is an Associate Professor Emerita of Theology at John Carroll University in Cleveland, where she taught in the Religious Studies Department since 1987. In 2003 she founded the Ignatian Spirituality Institute, a training program for spiritual directors in the Ignatian tradition.

John Orr received Theravada Buddhist ordination-training for eight years as a monk in the 1970’s in Thailand and India. He teaches meditation, leading retreats since 1980. He is the guiding Teacher of New Hope Sangha, in North Carolina and is a retired faculty member of Duke University.

Libby Osgood, CND, PhD, PEng is Associate Professor of Sustainable Design Engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

The Peaceful Dragon School has provided the self-care practices of Tai Chi, and Qigong since 1990.

Lissa Perrin is a poet and former clinical social worker.

Shellie Powers is an Advanced Certified Teacher for Akashic Studies, teaching three certification levels: Practitioner, Advanced Practitioner, and Healing in the Akashic Records, for over a decade, using the Pathway Prayer Process© to access the heart of the Akasha.

The Prison Creative Arts Project brings those impacted by the justice system together with the University of Michigan community for artistic collaboration, mutual learning, and growth.

Merilynne Rush has been training end-of-life doulas since 2016, has an MS in Hospice and Palliative Studies, and co-founded and served as 1st President of the National End-of-life Doula Alliance.

Colette Simone has served as a psychologist, educator, and musician. The Ra Material/Law of One led her to Deep Spring Center in 2017. She serves as channel for Yeshua, Mary Magdalene, Anna, grandmother of Yeshua, and I AM that AM.

Bill Sullivan has a passion for transformation and has built his life's work around awakening the power we all have inside to transform our lives from the inside out.

Judy Liu Ramsey is a shamanic teacher, professional animal communicator, and interspecies counselor with over 40 years of experience in counseling, teaching, and mentorship.

Kimberly Rieli, founder of Singing for Your Soul, supports clients internationally in healing through holistic voice work.

Demo Rinpoche is Jewel Heart’s Resident Spiritual Advisor. He studied at Drepung Loseling Monastery in India under the supervision of the Dalai Lama and holds the highest monastic degree of Geshe Lharampa 

Gelek Rimpoche was the Founder and Spiritual Director of Jewel Heart. Tutored by the great masters in Old Tibet, Rimpoche’s command of western culture allowed him to convey the Tibetan Buddhist tradition with wisdom, kindness, and wit.

Hartmut Sagolla has been studying Tibetan Buddhism for over 30 years. Since 2002, he has served as a Program Director at Jewel Heart. He is a long-time Jewel Heart Instructor and Director of the Bloomfield Hills chapter.

7 Notes Natural Health is Ann Arbor’s premier destination for integrative bodywork, incorporating massage, sound therapy, energy work, and reflexology.

Janene Ternes graduated as a Spiritual Director in 2003 and is currently a supervisor for the Ignatian Spirituality Program at Manresa Jesuit.

Unity of Bay City is an inclusive spiritual community open to everyone. We offer a positive, practical, and progressive approach to spiritual living. As our name implies, we honor the universal truths that unite all spiritual paths.

Joe Walters has practiced Tai Chi Chuan for 30 years.

Gary Arthur Weidman is an armchair practitioner of metaphysical philosophy.

Lou Weir is a Certified Diamond Approach teacher, teaching groups and individuals online and in Ann Arbor. He is also a founding teacher of Insight Meditation Ann Arbor.

Suzy Wienckowski, Reiki Master, has over 40 years of experience in the healing arts. Her training includes study with two Masters initiated by Hawayo Takata and with Hiroshi Doi, a member of the original Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai in Japan. She is a Reiki Alliance Member.

Eve Wilson, UCM Reverend and Master Healer, offers cutting edge leadership for world healing and ascension. Award-winning author and blogger, 36 years training and certifying healer practitioners, currently training world healing and ascension workers.

Steve Wyse, is a musician, singer/songwriter, flute-maker, and intuitive.

Wasentha Young is a Master of Tai Chi and Qigong, a practitioner since 1968. She has also received formal instruction in Buddhist and Taoist mindful meditation styles; holds certificates in Acupressure, Five Element Practice, and has a master's degree in Transpersonal Studies.

Celeste Zygmont has been involved with Deep Spring Center for nearly three decades. Taking part in teacher training programs Venture Fourth and Dharma Path, also serving on the DSC Board of Directors. She facilitates the Sunday and Tuesday online meditations.