Several years ago I received a vision from Great Spirit. It was accompanied by a message to learn from Hiawatha, a historical figure who through healing his own grief, became a messenger of Peace and co-founder of the Iroquois Confederacy. I’ve taken this message seriously, and now consider Hiawatha a mentor.

I firmly believe that all of us have healing to do around the “other.” Throughout my life I have had numerous relationships of profound depth and meaning across different identities. Some of them were moments, some of them were days, and some of them have spanned decades. Out of a deep and inherent commitment to equality, ending harmful power dynamics, and promoting healing, I have thought deeply about these things for more than 4 decades.

Seeing how politics has been tearing friends, families and communities apart, I have decided to offer a workshop series to support and inspire healing between those who consider themselves on the Left, and those who consider themselves on the Right. If you are reading this, perhaps you too feel the call to heal and transform the “otherness” that plagues us.

I believe that embarking on a journey to heal our “otherness,” is also embarking on a journey to bring more profound healing, joy, and meaning to our life and to others.  I feel great reverence for this work. If you are interested, please contact me. I look forward to enhancing your own unique and intelligent life path and your capacity to be a friend, partner, neighbor, and ally to those who think differently than you do.