Short-Term Program Presenter
Nancy Romanovsky
Nancy Romanovsky is a Pacific Northwest landscape oil painter and educator whose work is rooted in forests and close observation of nature. She teaches oil painting as a quiet, mindful practice grounded in light, shadow, and presence. You may want to visit Nancy virtual gallery https://www.nancyromanovsky.com/
Monika Ellis, OSB
Sister Monika is a spiritual director, retreat facilitator, musician and artist. She is an enthusiastic Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) who loves to lead people into discovering the beauty of simple black lines on white paper . She has experienced how a Zentangle practice brings relief from pain, worry, and stress. It is a healing practice.
Kathy Holley, PhD
Dr. Kathy Holley is a speaker, retreat facilitator, educator, and author of: The Prayer of Silence. With a focus on Christian Contemplative Prayer, Wellbeing, and Embodiment, Kathy is dedicated to helping Christians deepen their understanding and practice of resting in God’s presence. Additionally, as the founder of Wellbeing in Nature NW and a certified Forest […]
Walter Siegl
Walter Siegl was a teacher in Vienna, Austria and is a retired Architect, enjoying the endless possibilities of ceramics in the peaceful and serene setting of the studio. He taught evening classes at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California.
Nancy Joan Brighid
Nancy Joan Brighid is a Baptist preacher’s daughter who has had a calling to the spiritual life since childhood. From 1988-2016, Nancy held a career as a field botanist, ecologist, and educator. She did botanical and ecological field surveys all over the Inter- and Rocky Mountain West from 1988-2012. Her career was mostly focused on […]
Monty Smith
Monty Smith is a pastor and now a Life Coach - emphasizing embodied practices. The question “ how can daily life be practice ” has sat in him for decades. He holds BA, JD, and M.Div degrees.
Michael Stein-Ross
Michael Stein-Ross founded Cascadia Forest Therapy in 2017 after earning his Nature and Forest Therapy Guide certification from the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. Since then he has guided over 200 forest bathing sessions across the Puget Sound region. Over the last two years he co-facilitated Cascadia Forest Therapy's transformation into a non-profit, organized […]
Angela Hoffman, OSB, PhD
Sister Angela Hoffman is currently the Prioress at St. Placid Priory and is very interested in our environment. She cleared the original paths on the Priory property in the 1960s and is still involved in their care. She is emerita from the University of Portland where she taught chemistry for nearly 34 years. Sister’s many […]
Jessika Satori, OblSB, Ed.D
Jessika is a writer and poet, global college professor, film director and producer. She has walked with St. Ignatius of Loyola for more than 30 years, including doctoral studies at Seattle University, and has participated in multiple Ignatian retreats including the 30-day Spiritual Exercises. She has traveled to many of the Ignatian pilgrimage sites including […]
Sonja Weber, OSB
Sr Sonja Weber, OSB, enjoyed art throughout her life, and later focused mostly on iconography, combining her desires for contemplation and creativity. She is a Prayer Practices, Oasis, and Retreat Leader.
Ongoing Program Zoom: Prayer Practices Certification Program 2025-2026, OASIS 2026 - 2027,