Short-Term Program Presenter
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 […]
Hybrid: Oblates Only Retreat: Walking In Beauty, Hybrid: Ecological Justice Workshop,
Monty Smith
Monty Smith, who served as United Methodist pastor for 25 years, works now as a Life and Leadership Coach. His daily meditation and coaching emphasize embodied practices. The question “ how can daily life be practice ?” has sat in him for decades. He holds BA, JD, and M.Div degrees and certificates in coaching and […]
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 […]
Sr. Angela Hoffman, OSB
Sister Angela Hoffman is a Benedictine Sister and Prioress at St. Placid Priory, Lacey, WA. She is emerita from the University of Portland where she taught chemistry for nearly 34 years. Sister’s many interests include the beauty and joy of creation, the many ways humans are invited to serve as God’s hands and co-creators, and […]
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 […]
Alan Harvey
Alan Harvey is a retired teacher with a master’s degree in education and fellow member of Immanuel Presbyterian Church. The Arts have always fueled his teaching and his passions. Mixing poetry with a spiritual message makes perfect sense. Together with Beth Prevo, they have created multiple spiritual walks around the Tacoma area. Writing haiku is […]
Beth Prevo
Beth Prevo’s home church is Immanuel Presbyterian in Tacoma’s North End. She holds master's degrees in Pastoral Studies (2019) and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (2001), both from Seattle University. Retired from teaching since 2018, Beth is Parish Associate at Immanuel, where she’s involved with visiting the home-bound and working with the Deacon […]
John Creasy
The Reverend John Creasy is the founding executive director of Garfield Community Farm, a permaculture based non-profit in Pittsburgh, PA. He is also a founding Pastor at The Open Door Church. John lives with his family a mile from the farm in Stanton Heights where they practice permaculture in their 90 year old home with rainwater collection, […]
Rosemarie Oliver
Rosemarie Oliver, is a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist who has worked in the field of nutritional practice since 1978. She became interested in the field of Mindful Eating in 2010. Rosemarie became an MB-EAT (Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training) qualified instructor in October of 2020 and obtained a Certificate in Mindful Eating offered by The Center for Mindful […]