Crazy Wisdom Community Journal

Emily Adama has been teaching mindfulness since 2014. She holds a master’s in social work from the University of Michigan in Interpersonal Practice and Mental Health.

Suzy Adra, PhD, RYT is an intuitive artist, yoga and Pilates instructor, trauma release practitioner, and metaphysician. She is the founder of Bīja Healing Sanctuary in Italy.

Ann Arbor Yoga and Meditation is a YACEP, and a Holistic RYT200/RYT300 Teacher Training School.

Ann Arbor Zen Temple Priests are ordained temple priests and dharma teachers.

Becky Bail, has her RN from the U of M, is a Registered Yoga Teacher, and a certified Healing Touch Practitioner.

Amanda Bate is a certified energy healing practitioner specializing in the Emotion and Body Code, and Reiki. She helps her clients find balance using muscle testing.

Deanne Bednar has been an instructor at Strawbale Studio since 2003. She Illustrated the Hand-Sculpted House + the Cobbers Companion & The Natural Plaster Book.

David Black was trained by the Sivananda Yoga Organization, and he combines that experience with meditation training.

Savvy Boyd is a massage therapist for the Dominican Life Center

Rachel Briggs has been hosting the on-line Ann Arbor Death Cafe since March 2020. She is an end-of-life doula.

Sari Brown is a musician, sacred space facilitator, coach, and ordained minister (UMC), M.Div.

Buddhist Peace Camp leaders are trained dharma teachers who have led Peace Camp for many years.

Michelle Camillieri has been in the healing arts for over two decades. Her private practice provides reflexology, craniosacral therapy, somato-emotional release, sound, and energy work.

Ginger Chase has a BA in Studio Art and a background in jewelry, metalsmithing, and photography. Currently, she is an MFA candidate at EMU in 3D media.

Rev. Daniel Chesbro became a seminary-trained American Baptist Minister after college. He was guided to start the Order of Melchizedek in 1986.

Khenpo Chophel has a Ph.D in Buddhist Studies. He is interested in applying ancient wisdom to the problems facing the modern world.

Kendra Crombez is a Cranial Message Therapist working with the Weber Center in Adrian, Michigan.

Jeremiah Davies is the Parks and Recreation Director for Adrian, MI.

The Diamond Approach is a path of wisdom which combines the wisdom of the ancient traditions with the findings of modern psychology. 

Sharon Diotte, author, has had three other successful careers: retired Registered Nurse, former teacher at Henry Ford College, and owner of a small hotel on Easter Island.

Michelle Dotter is the editor-in-chief and publisher at Dzanc Books.

Phoenix Duffy is a spiritual development life coach, energy healer/teacher, Akashic record transformer, breathworker, hypnotherapist, and Reiki healer.

Dzanc House is a home and a hub for regional and national arts programming for all ages.

EarthWell Retreat Center employs a team with a diverse professional background in social work, yoga, and mindfulness-based therapies, massage, and sound therapy.

Connie Eiland has been a shamanic practitioner and teacher for over for 20 years. Her numerous teachers include: Sandra Ingerman, Betsy Bergstrom, Carol Proudfoot-Edgar, and Ana Larramendi.

Enlightened Soul Center & Shop aims to spread the light to Southeast Michigan and beyond.

Marianne Fahlman, OP is an Adrian Dominican Sister and Professor of Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Studies.

Marylin Feingold Marilyn Feingold began Tai Chi Chuan at Botsford Hospital Rehabilitation Center as a way to help control pain and maintain joint and muscle mobility.

Courtney Fitzpatrick, MA, E-RYT-500, YACEP, is a Reiki Master and founder of Verapose Yoga & Meditation House. She enjoys sharing the healing potential of yoga with everyone.

Marcella Fox has over 20 years of experience doing intuitive readings. She has a MSW in Mental Health for Adults and studies shamanism and yoga.

John Friedlander is an internationally acclaimed psychic, author, and teacher with degrees from Duke and Harvard Law.

Katy Gladwin and Ariana Riegel are Lamaze-trained childbirth educators with over 20 combined years of experience working with families as they prepare for labor, birth, and postpartum.

Robin Lily Goldberg, (MFA, RYT), is an Ecological Artist, Organic Intelligence® Coach, and Healing-Centered Educator. She offers integrative co-learning opportunities to support personal transformation and environmental revitalization.

Sophie Grillet, with assistance from Larry and Lucie Nisson, Caitlin Boyce-Jensen, and Hannah VanDuinen, brings the 22nd Westside Art Hop to life this year.

Great Lakes Taiko Center and Taiko Arts Collective is a member-led arts & culture organization in Southeast Michigan, celebrating Japanese Taiko Drumming through education and performances since 2009.

Colby Halloran is an actress, playwright, and author.

Steiner Health is an anthroposophical medical non-profit 501{c}[3] organization.

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.

Gloria Hemsher is a psychic, author, teacher, and coauthor of Psychic Psychology.

Amanda Marie Anastasia Hessling is a yoga Instructor, EFT Practitioner, and astrologer.

Irene’s Myomassology Institute, founded by Irene Gauthier in 1987, is the oldest and largest nationally accredited massage school in the Midwest.

The Karuna Buddhist Center is an independent nonprofit with a strong background in Tibetan Buddhism and a nonsectarian emphasis.

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

Key Massage & Wellness is built on trust, expertise, professionalism, and a personal touch.

Rob Meyer-Kukan is a licensed massage therapist, sound healer, and the owner of 7 Notes Natural Health.

Mary Ledvina B.A., M.O.T, is a healer, teacher, writer, and artist. She has taught art journaling, writing, The Artist’s Way process, and more.

Samantha Lieberman loves the process of creating and offering safe yet challenging yoga sequencing and is deeply honored to pass the gift of yoga to others.

Mary Light is a naturopath, consultant herbalist, body worker, and CE provider (NCBTMB).

Natalie Liu is a ceramic artist in Ann Arbor. She has a BFA in General Fine Arts from Maryland Institute College of Arts.

Joseph Loizzo, MD, PhD, is a contemplative psychotherapist, clinical researcher, and business consultant who integrates ancient contemplative science and technology with neuroscience and optimal health.

Jennifer Lenders’ love of yoga infuses her classes with compassionate focus, dynamic movements, and poses leading to the calm balance needed to sit in meditation.

Nina McDermott, Reiki Master and sound healer at AHT, is an intuitive tarot and oracle reader with a gift of offering perspectives for positive change.

Dr. Molly McMullen-Laird, MD and Dr. Quentin McMullen, MD are physicians trained in conventional medicine in the US and received further training in anthroposophical medical in Europe.

Rebecca Melina is a representative from Goodwill working with the Weber Center in Adrian, Michigan.

Debra Metler is a retired Clinical Social Worker and Certified Health Coach. She now helps adults express their inner playfulness for better health.

Jackie Miller is Certified Professional Breathwork Practitioner who trained with Transformative Education International in 2009 and is certified by the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance.

Nicholas O’Donnell uses a unique set of skills melding mindfulness meditation, esoteric studies, and the intuitive arts into a comprehensive system that anyone can understand and learn.

Ordained Dharma Teachers have in-depth training/experience in meditation practice.

Rachel Pastiva, bookseller for over 25 years, founder and president of the Ann Arbor Book Society, and director of the Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library.

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

Ken Pendergrass is a carver working in recycled and upcycled wood who uses traditional carpentry tools.

Joe Pusta is the owner of Lavender Lane in Milan, MI.

Stephen Ragsdale is a PhD Professor of Biological Chemistry at Michigan Medicine and is a Yoga Scientist.

Judy Ramsey offers shamanic healing for both humans and more-than-humans as well as mentoring for practitioners. An ordained animal chaplain, she also teaches and provides animal communication.

Dianna Rhyan is a mythologist and therapist who studies the spirituality of sacred landscapes. She has a PhD in Greek and Latin and is the author of Staff of Laurel among other books.

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

Gelek Rimpoche was the Founder and Spiritual Director of Jewel Heart.

Mindy Rodriquez is a social worker working with the Weber Center in Adrian, Michigan.

Merilynne Rush, MSHP, BSN, provides comprehensive natural death care consulting. She trains EOL doulas, consults, and teaches on home funeral, green burial, and advance care planning.

Hartmut Sagolla has been studying Tibetan Buddhism for over 30 years. Since 2002, he has served as a Program Director at Jewel Heart.

Annette Schilz is a Reiki Master and Intuitive Certified Healing Practitioner in the following areas: Aura/Chakra, Sound Bowl, Tuning Fork, Crystals, Spiritual Path Consultant, and Oracle Cards.

Cindy Schmucker is the Parks & Recreation Assistant for Adrian, Michigan.

Aubrey and Art Schupack own Zion Well in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, both have been teaching yoga for 10+ years. Their studios emphasize the mental health benefits of yoga and community.

Brittany Slater enjoys creating with words, watercolor, and mixed media collage. She encourages everyone to experiment with cutting up paper and see what comes out!

Martina Smith, Co-Founder of More New Frnds and The New Mobile Wellness Spa and the Wellness + Sound Massage Experience, advocates for pain and stress relief.

Ema Stefanova is an internationally certified yoga therapist, a compassionate master teacher, and a UM Integrative Health referral practitioner. Ema specializes in yoga and meditation for anxiety.

Mackenzie Stolzenburg is a local mixed media artist based in Ypsilanti focusing mostly on collage pieces, some mixing analog, and digital.

Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe is a genuine contemplative master and a member of the last generation extensively trained in old Tibet.

Theatre NOVA aims to raise awareness of the value and excitement of new plays and playwrights.

Valerie Thomas has her B.S from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the UofM;  miRcore non-profit worker for eight years.

The Threshold Singers of Ann Arbor sing at the bedsides of people who are struggling; living or dying. We offer comfort through a cappella songs in close harmony.

Riyin Tocco is a multimedia artist who first started exploring creative expression through music then branched out to illustration, sculpture, photography, and creative writing.

Jody Tull has an MA in Music, is a Certified Yoga Teacher, and the founder of Be in Awe Yoga, Ann Arbor.

Ari Wakeman, LMSW, and yoga teacher, has worked in a variety of integrative medical and community settings, as well as retreat programming.

Rory Walsh has eight years of experience and is a certified Qigong instructor trained by Master Wasentha Young of the Peaceful Dragon School.

Matt Watroba is the producer and host of the Folks Like Us program, the nationally syndicated Sing Out Radio Magazine, and Folk Alley.

Lou Weir is a certified Diamond Approach teacher of 30 years and a teacher at Insight Meditation Ann Arbor. 

Suzy Wienckowski, Reiki Master, has been teaching Reiki for 30 years. She trained with Hawayo Takata and with Hiroshi Doi of Japan. Reiki Alliance Member.

Sue Whitmarsh, AHC/AYT500, is a Yoga Instructor and Ayurvedic Health Counselor. She has been a practitioner of both for over 15 years.

Suzanne Willets Brooks earned her BS in dance and education. She is a CMT certified in Pilates, GYROTONIC®, GYROKINESIS®, and a is a level four Franklin Method® therapist.

Ruth Wilson is a certified McKenna hypnotherapist, also certified in coaching by American Union of NLP, with long and varied experience in training, including training in intuition.

Wasentha Young is a Master of Tai Chi and Qigong. She practices Buddhist and Taoist meditation styles and holds certificates in Acupressure and Five Element Practice.

Sharon Zayac, OP is a member of the Adrian Dominican Sisters of Springfield. Her passion is the Cosmic Creation Story and its implications for life and faith.

Mari Ziolkowski Ph.D in Women’s Spirituality, also known as Sparkle Goddess, is an author, meditator, nature mystic, Goddess devotee, and student of African Traditional Religions.