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A Brooklyn native, Carol Tandava Henning has worked on and around New York stages as an actor, director, writer, producer, bellydancer, theatrical improviser, and stand-up comic. She has studied acting with T. Schreiber, the RSC’s Lisa Harrow and others, and has worked with many theater companies including New Directions, Love Creek and IRT. As a comedienne, she has worked at The Comedy Cellar, Stand-Up New York, The New York Comedy Club and The Comic Strip, and is a Level 5 graduate of the People’s Improv Theater (PIT). She has been devoted to bellydance since 2004 and has studied with countless teachers in NY and Egypt and has performed in the US, Japan, and Taiwan. She is a longtime member of the Jung Foundation’s Analytical Psychology Club and actively applies archetypal principles to her work. She hopes to bring Blood on the Veil to audiences throughout the US and abroad. See website.

Published February 2012

In this conversation, Warren Farrell reflects on how his books reflect his evolving conception of gender roles in our society.

Dr. Warren Farrell has been chosen by the Financial Times as one of the world’s top 100 thought leaders, and by the Center for World Spirituality (in 2011) as one of the world’s spiritual leaders. His books include two award-winning international best-sellers, Why Men Are The Way They Are plus The Myth of Male Power. His couples communication book, Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say, was a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. Father and Child Reunion has inspired many dads to be more involved with their children and helped others win custody. And Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap–and What Women Can Do About It was chosen by U.S. News and World Report in 2006 as one of the top four books on careers.

Dr. Farrell is currently the Chair of the Commission to Create a White House Council on Boys to Men. See website.

Published January 2012

In this conversation, Warren Farrell reflects on how his books reflect his evolving conception of gender roles in our society.

Dr. Warren Farrell has been chosen by the Financial Times as one of the world’s top 100 thought leaders, and by the Center for World Spirituality (in 2011) as one of the world’s spiritual leaders. His books include two award-winning international best-sellers, Why Men Are The Way They Are plus The Myth of Male Power. His couples communication book, Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say, was a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. Father and Child Reunion has inspired many dads to be more involved with their children and helped others win custody. And Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap–and What Women Can Do About It was chosen by U.S. News and World Report in 2006 as one of the top four books on careers.

Dr. Farrell is currently the Chair of the Commission to Create a White House Council on Boys to Men. See website.

Published January 2012

In this conversation, Alice Ladas reflects on the drive and energy that has fueled her professional activities and her zest for life.

Alice K. Ladas, Ed. D., is a pioneer for body psychotherapy, educated childbirth, breastfeeding, and sexuality education.  The research she and her husband did (Women and Bioenergetic Analysis)  led to meeting her co-authors on the NY Times best seller The G Spot and Other Discoveries About Human Sexuality. Alice was chair of the research committee of the US Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP) for many years. In 2008, the USABP honored Alice by naming its research award The Alice Kahn Ladas Research Award to honor her for her tireless efforts to further research in Somatic Psychotherapy. She is a licensed psychologist in New Mexico.

Published December 2011. See other conversation on this site with Alice Ladas and conversation with her about therapy.

In this conversation, Alice Ladas reflects on the drive and energy that has fueled her professional activities and her zest for life.

Alice K. Ladas, Ed. D., is a pioneer for body psychotherapy, educated childbirth, breastfeeding, and sexuality education.  The research she and her husband did (Women and Bioenergetic Analysis)  led to meeting her co-authors on the NY Times best seller The G Spot and Other Discoveries About Human Sexuality. Alice was chair of the research committee of the US Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP) for many years. In 2008, the USABP honored Alice by naming its research award The Alice Kahn Ladas Research Award to honor her for her tireless efforts to further research in Somatic Psychotherapy. She is a licensed psychologist in New Mexico.

Published December 2011. See other conversation on this site with Alice Ladas and conversation with her about therapy.

In this conversation, Jonathan Foust talks about the moment of change.

 

Jonathan Foust, MA, CSA is a senior teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington,  a founder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute and former President of Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health.  He is a certified trainer in Focusing and incorporates the principles of Focusing and meditation with clients, students and classes.   Jonathan has been leading retreats and training teachers for over 25 years.  He is based in the Washington DC area. Website: http://www.jonathanfoust.com/

Published November 2011

In this conversation, Judyth Weaver talks about how to be in the moment, in a practical, down-to-earth way.

Judyth O. Weaver was a modern dancer in NYC and SF when, in 1965, she went to Japan where she studied Kabuki and Noh and other forms of movement and then entered a Zen Buddhist monastery.  Upon her return to the U.S. in 1968 she studied T’ai Chi Ch’uan and Sensory Awareness, becoming certified to teach both.  She earned her Ph.D. in Reichian Therapy in 1979.

She is also certified as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, and in Prenatal and Birth Therapy. She is a Rosen Method practitioner and senior teacher.  Judyth was professor at the California Institute for Integral Studies for 25 years; is co-founder of Santa Barbara Graduate Institute and creator of its Somatic Psychology doctoral program; she has developed her own integrated manner of working which she calls ‘Somatic Reclaiming.’ She has a private practice in Seattle, Washington, and teaches internationally. See: JudythWeaver.com

Published October 2011

In this conversation, David Smith talks about the creative process, and how to enhance creativity.

David Smith is a certified Focusing teacher with a special interest in how Focusing can enhance the creative arts. As a published author and an award-winning playwright, he draws upon his own background in the arts – including creative blocks – to offer creativity coaching to other artists.

Additional background includes writing for New York children’s television and winning an award for a video project with Simon and Schuster Publishers. He has developed a self-discovery practice called Experiential Journaling, which is based upon the principles of Focusing.

He teaches this practice in workshops and has also produced a CD. See: thewritefocus.com

Published September 2011

In this conversation, Robert Althouse presents a perspective on Zen that is grounded in Western science and psychology. He describes how mindful awareness impacts on the way we experience our lives.

Roshi Robert Althouse is a fully empowered Zen teacher in the White Plum lineage and a fully ordained Zen Buddhist Priest. Roshi Althouse and his wife, Rev. June Ryushin Tanoue, co-founded the Zen Life & Meditation Center in Oak Park, IL. He is the Abbot of the Zen Center and its primary teacher.

Roshi Althouse began teaching in Hawaii where he and his wife co-founded the Zen Center of Hawaii in 1993. They moved to California in 2001 to work for the Peacemaker Community with Roshi Bernie Glassman, where Roshi Althouse served as the Director of the Zen Peacemaker Order for two years.

He has studied with the following Zen Masters: Roshi Taizan Maezumi, Roshi Robert Aitken, Roshi Bernie Glassman, and his transmission teacher, Roshi Nicolee Jikyo McMahon. He studied with the following Tibetan Vajrayana Masters: Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Gyaltrul Rinpoche. He also studied Nonviolent Communication with Marshall Rosenberg. See: zlmc.org

Published July 2011

In this conversation, Chris Frey talks about how to find that you are less alone in adversity than you might think. He speaks from his experience as a cancer survivor.

Chris Frey, MSW, LCSW is a psychotherapist in St. Louis, MO.  For several decades, Chris has been a leading voice and popular workshop leader in men’s issues, addiction recovery, relationships and sexuality.

As a Stage IV throat and neck cancer survivor, Chris was the 2009 recipient of an Armour Foundation sabbatical, which assists in funding creative works. From this sabbatical sprung: I’m Sorry, It’s Cancer: A Handbook of Help and Hope for Survivors and Caregivers, an inspirational and practical guide to creating the optimal medical, emotional, social and spiritual care team for the journey through cancer.

Frey is the author Men at Work: An Action Guide to Masculine Healing and the co-author of FatherTime: Stories on the Heart and Soul of Fathering. See: chrisfreycounseling.com

Published June 2011