Each person and experience, a thread in the tapestry of my spiritual life, along with the true beauty of the Earth. I’m distracted by the pain in the world about as often as I’m distracted by the beauty, and I seem to find beauty in everything. A deeper rooted purpose has arisen before me, which has led me to the SMBI program.Stephanie Simpson is a Life + Business Coach/Speaker,, and educator living in NYC. Since a spiritual awakening in 2012, I have been urged to practice yoga and reiki, and to study eschatology and shamanism.As I step forward into my new role as a shamanic practitioner and healer, I am so thankful to join this cohort, and to craft a spiritual foundation for my future work as an initiator: initiating individuals into their power, initiating youth into maturity, and initiating our world into a new paradigm of neo-indigenous wisdom.Originally from Upper Michigan, I’m happiest grounded in community, nature and working on any type of project that requires creatively connecting strengths and resources available around us and within us at any given time – our natural resources of mind, body and spirit.
It is my goal in life to eliminate the stigma behind mental illness, and to apply aspects of positive psychology and spirituality to the treatment of depression, to help those affected learn to accept and nurture their depression, discover purpose, and thrive. He is so excited to embark on this next chapter!I am an Egyptian/American/Swiss and a mother of two amazing kids, nature’s fiend, sunset watcher & truth seeker with a passion for yoga, meditation, music, travel, elephants, books & healthy cooking.I am also an ex-Economist who previously worked in a bank and the UNDP in Egypt. It will not lead you astray.” —Rumi.Throughout my 16 years in higher education, my passion for learning has propelled me to where I am today – working with people who want to make change in their lives. As a psychology undergrad, I conducted research relating to mindfulness, including its cognitive and emotional benefits as well as its use in wilderness therapy programs. I am hoping after completion of my degree to become a spiritual guider myself, and reach many spiritual seekers as I can, in order to help them on their journey and provide them with the necessary means to endure and persevere on this journey. Running neurofeedback sessions. These experiences helped me discover my greatest passion in life to help bridge the gap between science and spirituality.
That experience changed his life forever and allowed him to develop a unique blend of teachings. I am thrilled to be part of the SMBI Summer Intensive Cohort 2017!
That’s why I’m here at SMBI.
As a teacher, I hope to incorporate the knowledge I learn from this program into my classroom as well as my everyday personal life. Above all things, Haile believes that everyone should be comfortable in their own skin, free to express their truth, and have access to the resources needed to thrive. After a series of transcendental spiritual experiences and synchronicities, I found myself working as a channel, or medium, for.Akashic Records.
Katherine is honored to be a part of Columbia’s program where she can explore the depth of the psyche, the space where East meets West, mind meets body, science meets spirit.Born and raised in Minnesota by way of Colorado, Steph is headed to NYC ready for the whirlwind of the wild metropolis. I have been a teaching artist in over a dozen schools and am currently on faculty at a private school in Brooklyn developing creative movement curriculum for ages,three to ten. I completed an undergraduate from The New School, a BA in Liberal Arts, focusing on Psychology and Literature. It engages Brazil, indigenous people, and biodiversity. It’s these methods that Marshall now uses to help others awaken to their truth, expand their awareness, and live a life of freedom. This inspired a journey of self-discovery and meditation.
Curious and adventurous by nature, I've made homes in the south of France, in New York, in Los Angeles and in London and pursued a professional life that is equally varied. Psychonaut and avid oneironaut. She received her BA from American University in the subjects of philosophy and studio art, and later became a massage therapist and level II Reiki practitioner. I became fully aware of that after a trip to Anand Prakash Ashram in India in 2015.As Mahatma Gandhi once said” The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”.
I have worked as an elementary teacher for the past five years. I’m now working towards my 300-hour RYT teacher certification while teaching weekly Vinyasa yoga classes at Yoga Vida in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn and leading guided meditations at my office.
She is a functional movement expert and an injury prevention and rehabilitation specialist. It engages Brazil, indigenous people, and biodiversity.