GUEST SPEAKERS & GUEST TEACHERS
Betsy Van Dorn, US
Board Member Compassion & Choices
Betsy Van Dorn is a retired writer and founding editor of The Family Education Company, a Web-based parent education site. She currently serves on the board of Fenway High School, an internationally recognized pilot school in Boston and on the national board of Compassion and Choices. She also volunteers as a docent at Discovering Justice, the James St. Clair Education Project at Boston’s Moakley Federal Courthouse.
Betsy is the former board chair of Goddard House, New England’s oldest nonprofit organization for elders and wrote the history Goddard House: 1849-1999. A graduate of Oberlin College and Boston University School of Education, she worked for Houghton Mifflin Company, Harper and Row, Scott Foresman, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich and Pearson Education.
She is married to Walter Van Dorn, a retired tax attorney, and has two sons, two stepsons, and four grandchildren.
Board Member Compassion & Choices
Betsy Van Dorn is a retired writer and founding editor of The Family Education Company, a Web-based parent education site. She currently serves on the board of Fenway High School, an internationally recognized pilot school in Boston and on the national board of Compassion and Choices. She also volunteers as a docent at Discovering Justice, the James St. Clair Education Project at Boston’s Moakley Federal Courthouse.
Betsy is the former board chair of Goddard House, New England’s oldest nonprofit organization for elders and wrote the history Goddard House: 1849-1999. A graduate of Oberlin College and Boston University School of Education, she worked for Houghton Mifflin Company, Harper and Row, Scott Foresman, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich and Pearson Education.
She is married to Walter Van Dorn, a retired tax attorney, and has two sons, two stepsons, and four grandchildren.
Joe Hayes
Joe Hayes is the principal and co-founder of SoundScapers, which brings a deeply therapeutic and profoundly relaxing sound healing practice to a dozen venues each month throughout eastern New England, from Portsmouth, RI to Maine.
Over the past six years Joe has brought his practice to thousands of attendees and hundreds of venues, from yoga studios and assisted living centers to schools, corporations, health and wellness expositions, and healing centers.
He may be reached at joeyghayes@comcast.net
Joe Hayes is the principal and co-founder of SoundScapers, which brings a deeply therapeutic and profoundly relaxing sound healing practice to a dozen venues each month throughout eastern New England, from Portsmouth, RI to Maine.
Over the past six years Joe has brought his practice to thousands of attendees and hundreds of venues, from yoga studios and assisted living centers to schools, corporations, health and wellness expositions, and healing centers.
He may be reached at joeyghayes@comcast.net
Penny Francis, UK
Spiritual-Medium
Penny often demonstrates and speaks at churches in the UK, also working further afield when the occasion demands. Her teaching work is now taking her abroad where she is now a guest tutor in Norway.
Penny has a natural ability to bring out the best in her students, building confidence where there are uncertainties, and helping them understand the mechanics of the Psychic and Mediumship development. Penny's classes are always uplifting and fun, while retaining all the sense of dignity and respect she believes working with Spirit deserves.
Particular areas of interest are Personal Awareness/Authentic Self, Mediumship and Spiritual Philosophy, which she believes firmly underpins spiritual development and unfoldment. A huge fan of philosopher Rumi, Penny always gets to the very essence of good mediumship, which is founded on bringing love and upliftment to others.
Spiritual-Medium
Penny often demonstrates and speaks at churches in the UK, also working further afield when the occasion demands. Her teaching work is now taking her abroad where she is now a guest tutor in Norway.
Penny has a natural ability to bring out the best in her students, building confidence where there are uncertainties, and helping them understand the mechanics of the Psychic and Mediumship development. Penny's classes are always uplifting and fun, while retaining all the sense of dignity and respect she believes working with Spirit deserves.
Particular areas of interest are Personal Awareness/Authentic Self, Mediumship and Spiritual Philosophy, which she believes firmly underpins spiritual development and unfoldment. A huge fan of philosopher Rumi, Penny always gets to the very essence of good mediumship, which is founded on bringing love and upliftment to others.
Ruth Lieberherr
PhD, ERYT 200, Integrative Aerial Yoga Teacher, Reiki Level I&II, Certified Fleming Elastics (TM) Trainer
Ruth is an artist, dancer and experienced yoga teacher. After painting, dancing and performing all her life, as well as practicing yoga for many years, she did a yearlong yoga teacher training in 2003/4 with Deborah Cohen to deepen her own practice. She discovered she loved to share her joy in yoga, movement and dancing with other people. Ruth has taught hatha yoga, aerial yoga, restorative and facial yoga, pre- and postnatal yoga, chair and senior yoga, partner yoga, as well as circle dances, art and choreography and improvisational dance workshops.
Originally from Switzerland, Ruth holds a PhD in German Language and Literature from the University of Zurich. She is a painter, illustrator, liturgical dancer, mother and grandmother. She illustrated a yoga picture book for children (among other picture books), Journey to Inner Space (written by Deborah R. Cohen).
yoga website: www.ruth-yoga.com art website: www.ruthlieberherr.com.
PhD, ERYT 200, Integrative Aerial Yoga Teacher, Reiki Level I&II, Certified Fleming Elastics (TM) Trainer
Ruth is an artist, dancer and experienced yoga teacher. After painting, dancing and performing all her life, as well as practicing yoga for many years, she did a yearlong yoga teacher training in 2003/4 with Deborah Cohen to deepen her own practice. She discovered she loved to share her joy in yoga, movement and dancing with other people. Ruth has taught hatha yoga, aerial yoga, restorative and facial yoga, pre- and postnatal yoga, chair and senior yoga, partner yoga, as well as circle dances, art and choreography and improvisational dance workshops.
Originally from Switzerland, Ruth holds a PhD in German Language and Literature from the University of Zurich. She is a painter, illustrator, liturgical dancer, mother and grandmother. She illustrated a yoga picture book for children (among other picture books), Journey to Inner Space (written by Deborah R. Cohen).
yoga website: www.ruth-yoga.com art website: www.ruthlieberherr.com.
Beth Nagle Griffin
healthy meals vegan chef, teacher and lifestyle consultant
Beth Nagle Griffin is a healthy meals vegan chef, teacher and lifestyle consultant whose love of all-things botanical started at a very early age. Her knowledge base is a built on life-long love of learning and personal experience, leading her to achieve a certificate in plant-based nutrition and a B.S. in Art and Adult Learning. Beth believes organic, plant-based whole food choices are the foundation for making positive changes in the well-being of people and the planet, one delicious bite at a time. It is Beth's passion to share with you the joys and benefits of living a plant-based life!
www.livingtheplantbasedlife.weebly.com
healthy meals vegan chef, teacher and lifestyle consultant
Beth Nagle Griffin is a healthy meals vegan chef, teacher and lifestyle consultant whose love of all-things botanical started at a very early age. Her knowledge base is a built on life-long love of learning and personal experience, leading her to achieve a certificate in plant-based nutrition and a B.S. in Art and Adult Learning. Beth believes organic, plant-based whole food choices are the foundation for making positive changes in the well-being of people and the planet, one delicious bite at a time. It is Beth's passion to share with you the joys and benefits of living a plant-based life!
www.livingtheplantbasedlife.weebly.com
