Personal Development

Steve Torma

For over thirty years, Steve Torma has gently guided our culture toward cooperation and regeneration. He is the former President of Earthaven Ecovillage, where he continues to live his passion for community and sustainability. He co-founded The REAL Center in 2007 and was on a core faculty member for The Asheville Tantra School. Steve is trained in Nonviolent Communication, Radical Honesty, Body Electric, Cuddle Party, Restorative Circles, Permaculture, and Creation Spirituality. Through his compassionate presence and guidance, Steve has helped countless people to find healing, direction, and meaning in their lives.

Art of Intimacy Level 1
Intimacy is the ability to know oneself and connect deeply with others. It’s one of the most enjoyable parts of being human. In this workshop we will learn the basics of Nonviolent Communication, a powerful tool that helps us to stay centered in any situation, move beyond stalemates, forgive others and yourself, hear the yes behind every no, be flexible without being submissive, express anger or disappointment without judgment or blame, and more. With the former president of Earthaven Ecovillage and co-founder of The REAL Center.

Art of Intimacy Level 2
For those with some familiarity with Nonviolent Communication. Using NVC Dance Floors and Somatic Experiencing to move from pain to compassion, from the illusion of conflicting needs to finding win/win strategies, from grasping for approval to deep inner peace, and from negativity to the natural joy of life. With the former president of Earthaven Ecovillage and co-founder of The REAL Center.

Eros and the Spiritual Quest
After our survival instinct, sexual energy is the most powerful force in the human experience. How do we access and guide this energy? With the heart. And what guides our heart? The overall spiritual purpose of our lives. When all three are combined: sex, heart, and spirit, we can live a deeply satisfying life of service to our ultimate vision. Ideas and practices for improving your physical and emotionally-intimate relationships. With the former President of Earthaven Ecovillage and co-founder of The REAL Center.

Dee Eggers

Dee is a tenured professor, TEDx presenter, environmental policy scholar, permaculturist and traveler engaged in her passion for creating a sustainable future for all life on Earth. She has pursued much conventional and informal education as well as training in leading personal transformation work because she believes that a critical mass of us must achieve a higher level of consciousness and mental health in order to be able to create that sustainable future.

Nick Atlas

Nick Atlas is the founder of Evolutionary Education®, a multidimensional learning project based on the principles of deep ecology and non-duality—our interconnectedness with each other and the natural world. A native New Yorker and perennial traveler, Nickis an accomplished artist, musician, forthcoming author and graduate of Emory University in Atlanta. He is currently earning his Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of West Georgia, where he teaches courses on self-discovery, conducts pioneering research on lucid dreaming, and inspires the next generation of teacher-healers to realize their maximum potential. www.nickatlas.com

Circlesongs
Calling all singers, beat-boxers, space travelers and lovers of sound!

Experience a multidimensional, improvisational pilgrimage of breath, rhythm, melody and flow designed to open your heart, free your voice, and cleanse your soul! No experience necessary.

MonkeyChant
Experience the raw, primal energy of Kecak, the Balinese Monkey Chant ritual. Tap into your inner animal and share your voice with the tribe in what is sure to be an epic spectacle of sight, sound and soul.

Kennedy

Kennedy is an avid didjeridu player, energy worker, artisan and distributor. Untrained, yet eagerly self-disciplined, he has practiced stepping out, so that spirit may step in. The true healer is simply a vessel, allowing untainted consciousness through the clear channel of the mediator. The didjeridu embodies this eloquently, and he attempts to mimic it’s clarity, becoming an extension of the hollow tube, holding a container that encourages self-healing.

Tangible Vibrations: Didjeridu Sound Showers
Just as a bath can cleanse your physical body so can vibration cleanse your energetic. Primarily utilizing the didjeridu’s vibration along with the gong, singing bowl, voice, monochord, flutes and chimes, you are invited to surrender to vibration through a spontaneous song of powerful resonance.

Laura Karuna

Currently residing in Denver Colorado, Laura Karuna is deeply rooted in the healing arts community. She is currently studying at Massage Therapy Institute of Colorado. Passionate about massage, she also applies herbal arts and crystal energy in her practice. Laura has been working closely with herbs ever since her internship on an organic farm in Ohio, six years ago. Through her fascination with herbs her love for tea was born. Moving to Colorado only helped integrate herbs into Laura’s life; with jobs in a Chinese tea shop and in the medical marijuana industry. She strives to utilize the healing attributes of tea and fresh juice through her private massage practice.

The Sacred Art of Tea
Tea can be the most calm and meditative experience. There is nothing like sipping on a hot cup of puerh; slowly taking in the earthy aroma, before drinking the dark brew. Or drinking in the floral nectar of oolong, which can take you on a journey to the high mountains of Taiwan. Each style of tea has different needs to become the perfect cup. Through this workshop you will learn the basics about puerh, oolong, green, black and herbal teas. Focused on healing arts, Laura will discuss the health benefit for each family of tea. Ending the workshop with a demo of the Chinese tea ceremony and hot tea.

Healing Power of Hugs
This playshop intends to explore the power of intentional, respectful touch. We will discuss the chemical and systemic changes hugs and positive contact can instill. We will also discuss the importance of honoring each individual and their space. Are you interested in learning the cinnamon roll hug, or how about the best friend hug? Join us in adding new hugs to to your repertoire!

Erika Czerwinski

Dr. Erika Czerwinski is a clinical psychologist, who co-founded a non-profit in, and dedicated much of her work to, wilderness therapy. She has traveled extensively to live with and learn about different human cultures. She studies the neuroscience behind attunement, body-mind connection, and unconscious communication, to better understand the natural paths of human relationship. Similarly, her studies in meditation, yoga, essential oils, feminine archetypes, and Egyptian mythology scaffold her work. These seemingly disparate areas ballast her professionally and personally in her roles as clinician, teacher, and guide.

The Art and Practice of Holy Oil Anointing
In this workshop you will be introduced to the history and art of holy oil anointing. Providing a basic foundation, this 1.5-hour workshop describes the science behind anointing, and discusses its use in ancient practices— from consecration to rites of passage in the sacred ceremonies of Egypt. This workshop will begin with informative discussion and end with a self-anointing practice and a guided meditation that uses the oils as a connection to one’s own inner knowing.