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Giten Tonkov

Giten Tonkov has been on a journey of self-discovery since the early 1990s. He is a sannyasin, or disciple, of the Indian Mystic Osho. Born in Ukraine and living in New York since 1988, Giten is a licensed Massage Therapist (Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy in NYC ) since 1994, and certified Breath Therapist since 2001. He is experienced in many forms of bodywork and yoga. Giten is a world traveler who has studied Thai Massage in Thailand and Ayurvedic Massage in India.  More...

 

Rohi Custage

Rohi Custage has been on a path of personal development since 1991. She is a sannyasin, or disciple, of the Indian Mystic Osho. Following a career as a professional principal ballerina, including dancing with the Royal Ballet of England, she received her Masters Degree in Counseling Psychotherapy from the University of Minnesota. She later became a Reiki Master and also went on to become a Holistic Nutritionist by training at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York.  More...

 

Carlo Praful Saracino

Praful shares his love to serve the inner potential and the spiritual growth of human beings with passion, joy, and commitment.
In his work around the world, he creatively integrates his life experiences (as friend, husband, father, traveler, meditator), with multiple therapeutic approaches. Trained in Counseling, Doctor Peter Levine's Trauma Healing (Somatic Experiencing), Family and Systemic Constellations with Bert Hellinger, Primal Work, Breath Therapy, NLP, BodyWork, and Meditation, Praful is well-versed in the world of transformation and consciousness. More...

 

Jonathon Miller Weisberger

Jonathon is an intrepid and knowledgeable rainforest guide and ethnobotanist, with 20  years of ground level experience, having guided over 600 participants into remote regions of Ecuador, Peru and Costa Rica. He also practices and teaches Tui Na massage, Foot reflexology, Tai Chi and Dao In (Taoist exercises for health), I Ching study, Herbology and is Guaria De Osa Nature Discovery Center in Costa Rica's  founder and Director, established in 2000 (www.guariadeosa.com). Jonathon is an enthusiastic storyteller who’s extensive and knowledgeable understanding of rainforest medicinal flora and indigenous life and world view is unique. More...

Collaborating Staff

Bela Shakti 

Bela Shakti is an international facilitator of Holistic Therapies with a basis in meditation and self-awareness. Her passion for life is contagious, as she inspires to bring more joy, celebration, gratitude, and awareness into everyday living. She is a co-facilitating staff assistant of the Bio-Dynamic Breathwork Intensive Trainings I, II, III, the Osho Art Therapist Trainings and the Osho Master Painter Trainings at the Osho Meditation Resort in Pune, India.                                                                                                                        Bela Shakti is also a certified Hypo-therapist, Art Therapist  and Master Painter by the Center for Transformation in the Osho Mulitiversity in  Pune, India, and is trained as a Breathwork facilitator by the Osho International Breath Energy School, in Italy and Greece. She completed completed the Yoga Teacher Training from the Yoga Vidya Dham Institute in Nasik, India.  Bela Shakti holds a B.A. in International Studies, with an emphasis in Languages and Cultures from Stephens College in Columbia, MO.  Shakti was born in Spain and grew up in both Europe and the US,  has traveled extensivesly, and now lives in Houston, Texas. She is bi-lingual, fluent in both Spanish and English. Contact: katy1910@yahoo.com

 

Ken A. Hammarlund

Owner and Director of Hammarlund Nurseries in Minnesota, Ken is a Reiki Master and educator on green living and self-sufficient living by growing organic foods. He leads Shamanic and meditation retreats and drum circles for men in his Boundary Waters Retreat center. Contact: acerrio@aol.com

Energy Of Breath Institute Graduate Staff

Grace Sedeen

Grace is a certified BioDynamic Breathwork Practitioner, and Rieki practitioner. In addition she specializes in clutter clearing, and  creating sacred temple spaces in the home and gardens. She wants to use Reiki to help heal animals and plants, so people with sick animals are encouraged to get in contact with her.

Contact: missgrace42@gmail.com

 

Lisa Meta Griff

Lisa is a facilitator of external design and internal redesign.  Her 10 years of graphic design experience partnered with her certification as a BioDynamic Breathwork Practitioner make working with her a transformative creative exploration into new layers of self.  She offers graphic design branding solutions for both print and web, art for interior spaces, support for one's personal redesign through Breathwork and Osho Zen Tarot readings.  
 
Layers of self: Discovery. Awareness. Acceptance. Creation. Reflection. 
 
Contact: www.Metamorfize.com

 

Elena Giordano

Elena holds a Master's Degree in Experiential Health and Healing.  She is a certified Yoga teacher, BioDynamic Breathwork Practitioner, and Reiki Practitioner, and is experienced in various other healing modalities offered in private sessions.  Elena is a singer/songwriter and writes and performs her own solo shows. 

Contact: www.myspace.com/elenagiordano

 

Nessa Pratishta Lear RN BSN MA
Holistic Nurse Consultant, Reiki Master, Intuitive Counselor, Spiritual Healer, Sound Healer, Biodynamic Breathwork Practitioner

Born with intuitive, empathic, and psychic sensitivities, Nessa has cultivated herself as a vibrational healer.  She also brings a solid, science based understanding of human health and well being to her healing practice.  Experienced with emergency medicine, cardiology, maternal/child, gerontology,  community health, and crisis intervention; Nessa can integrate the best of both worlds.  She has dedicated over thirty years  studying the healing arts, in all its forms, and holds a Masters degree in Integrative Medicine.  Nessa possesses  multiple professional healing certifications  and has studied with a variety of Master healers.  She is dedicated to facilitating the transformation process that fosters  true freedom and vitality for every soul. 

To learn more about Nessa go to www.TheFifthGate.com

Contact: nessa_lear@mac.com

 

Monica Prem Jayati Aparicio, MA, CHHC

Transformational Life Coach, Holistic Health Coach and Biodynamic Breathwork Practitioner

Monica Aparicio, transformational life coach and creator of the Heart of Transformation- a process that compassionately guides women in unravelling layers of confusion and fear to uncover the joy of living, which is at the heart of true transformation. Her unique skills allow her to weave holistic nutrition with Biodynamic breath therapy into her coaching. Working from the body/mind connection allows Monica's clients to deeply transform at the cellular level. As co-founder of Urban Breath NYC, she has led over 25+ active meditation workshops and breath therapy workshops in NYC in the past year. Monica's passion for teaching and learning has led her to study a broad range of modern dietary theories and ancient healing arts which include: Ayurveda, herbal medicine making, active meditation practices and Reiki energy healing at the Master level.

Monica holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography, a Masters in School Supervision and Administration and has been a Fine arts educator in the NYC public school system for 11 years.

To schedule a life coaching session with Monica:

Contact: monica@thejoyoftransformation.com

www.thejoyoftransformation.com

 

Devakant Kupetz

Devakant has over ten years experience in Meditation, Bodywork and Breathwork training. He has spent the last five years in C entral American and The US apprenticing with Amazonian Plant Medicine and Shamanic Ritual. He has a degree in Shiatsu and Asian Bodywork, is Certified in Massage Therapy, Bio Dynamic Breath Therapy and is a Reiki Master Level Practitioner. His work is a synthesis of Eastern and Western approaches to healing and is strongly influenced by Chinese Medicine, Five Element Theory, Aryuveda and Energetic Healing. He encourages his clients to take personal responsibility and a become pro-active participant in their own healing.    

Contact: wayofthelight@hotmail.com                                                                       

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Giten Tonkov, Rohi Custage, Carlo Praful Saracino, Jonathon Miller-Weisberger