What are the Friends of SoULL? SoULL has so many old and new friends in reality. But the people we have listed below have committed to giving advice, counsel, special expertise, friendship on the path, and are special kinds of guardians for this community in this year. There have been others before them. We thank you all, and let you know that their presence helps keep SoULL going.
Is a transpersonal neurobiologist neuroscience educator with many years of public service. Mark spent 10 years at The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, one of the nation’s premier think tanks (stalking behavioral scientists in their natural habitat, undercover as the maintenance man!). Mark is a long time friend, mentor and collaborator with Jeanne, and an early supporter of SoULL. He is also the prize-winning author of the best-selling trilogy: Right Listening, Sacred Listening and Fierce Listening.
Cristina is a Core Energetics Practitioner and Licensed Massage Therapist with certificates from the Integrative Thanatology Counselor (Art of Dying) and Somatic SoULL Programs. She enjoys applying the wisdom teachings to her personal and professional life, in which she focuses on helping clients create a passionate and fulfilling life experience amongst life changes and transitions. Cristina started with the SoULL program from the beginning and has been a devoted supporter ever since. She serves as an assistant and member of the Guidance Team for SoULL.
André is a Certified Leader of the Dances of Universal Peace and a teacher in the Sufi Ruhaniat International. He has led an on-going dance circle in New Jersey for over 15 years and led Dances at a number of interfaith gatherings, houses of worship, and retreats. André has served on the board of trustees of Interweave, an interfaith interspiritual learning center, as well as the board of directors of Beacon Unitarian Church in Summit, NJ.
Retired school teacher, Darice has a deep connection to the heartbeat of our very interesting community here in Racine WI (where SoULL is located). After a childhood in Chicago, Darice spent over 36 years as a math teacher in the public schools while raising two children, serving on boards, committees and engaging in the arts and culture of Racine, most especially dance. Darice has been a serious Folk dancer since she was a child and continues to teach the wisdom of movement in the large, weekly groups that meet here. Darice is a wise guide, helping us learn to engage the diverse community here, first learning and one day, we hope, contributing.
Barbara is a Clinical Social Worker who has been in the mental health field for 45 years. She has worked in inpatient and outpatient mental health facilities and is currently working as a therapist online. She is also a student of Clarissa Pinkola Estés. Barbara came to SoULL in 2020, completing year one and has since enthusiastically offered her services to help establish SoULL as a CEU provider.
Olivia Bareham is a Death Midwife, Interfaith Minister, Workshop Facilitator and Founder of Sacred Crossings -The Institute for Conscious Dying and Alternative Funeral Home specializing in home funerals and green burials. She was born and raised in England and received her BA in Education from the University of London and a bachelors in Natural Theology and Sacred Healing from the Healing Light Seminary in California. Olivia’s experience as a trainer of many in alternative death and dying is a great resource for SoULL.
LiZhen Wang is an astrologer, facilitator, and food-grower based in Oakland (Ohlone territory) and Taipei. They have been a counseling astrologer since 2014, and they started the Astrology for Social Movements project in 2020 to bring astrology into conversation with social justice strategy. In addition to research and 1-1 counseling, LiZhen also teaches a 3-month program called ON PURPOSE: An Astrological Discovery of What You’re Here For.
is a Core Energetics somatic practitioner working at the intersection of trauma healing, culture building, and the climate crisis. Her body of work focuses on cultivating inner resources for collective evolution. She has a private therapeutic practice and leads groups internationally. Janna has been with SoULL from the early days, has helped with many of the tasks of evolution, and has served as a class assistant. Trained for many years as a dancer, she offers her dancer’s sense of movement and flow as well as her environmental awareness to the community.
Jocelyn is a long time supporter of SoULL, artist, chef, healer, grandmother, Reiki master and channel of Li Chen (another wise supporter of SoULL). Jocelyn is the author of Great Awakening. Her unpretentious wisdom, groundedness and humor have been a resource for SoULL throughout its evolution. Jocelyn lives in the San Francisco bay area where she enjoys life, shares her gifts and contributes to her community.
There is hardly anything that Jacqueline Carleton has not done to advance the development of Body Psychotherapy in the United States since the 1970's. With John Pierokos (Core Energetics) from early years, she has gone on to bring clinical rigor to our field, editing the USABP journal for many years, writing, publishing, speaking, teaching and generally advancing the field. She has also shared her somatic expertise with clinical psychologists, training and awakening many. On top of this Jacquie has training in art history and is an expert in Islamic art. Jacquie brings us the knowledge, care and space holding of a expert grandmother of this field, loving care, advice and a critical eye.