COLLABORATORS
JEFF SCHMITT | eaglecondorcouncil.org
Jeff Schmitt, Ph.D., Folk Healer, Tabaquero, Ceremonialist, Musician & Scientist; he is a walker-between-worlds. Jeff has also practiced and taught Chinese martial arts for most of his life. He is a 32-year veteran scientist, entrepreneur with over 100 publications and patents to his name. As a social entrepreneur he has helped start five companies, one of which went public in 2002. Jeff is a dedicated practitioner and student of the folk healing traditions of Peru and North America. Jeff enthusiastically works with clients using sacred healing and counseling methods; one of his greatest joys is bringing people together in sacred community to facilitate personal and planetary healing. He is also a teacher of the healing arts of South America and the Andes.
KIRSTEN WILKINSON | legacymotion.org | healing-motion.org
Kirsten Wilkinson, MA, YACEP, E-RYT, holds a Masters Degree in Dance and Research from American University in Washington, DC, and a BA in Dance and Kinesiology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Kirsten is the Founder and Executive Director of Legacy Motion, a not-for-profit organization committed to sustaining the ongoing preservation and documentation of endangered ancient dance forms, as well as promoting resiliency, empowerment, trauma resolution, psychosocial coexistence, and peacebuilding through restorative, movement-based practices. Kirsten’s training comes from a broad background including Alexander Technique, LabanNotation, Dance Therapy, TCTSY, and Mind/Body Therapy. She is also the Director of International Programs at BodyWise Foundation.
JEN WORTHEN
Jennifer Worthen, LPC, MT-BC, FAMI is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Board-Certified Music Therapist and a Fellow with the Association of Music and Imagery. She has also trained in the use of an assessment tool utilizing ancient archetypal symbols and mandalas. Jen began her study of indigenous wisdom and folk healing in 2006 with an apprenticeship in the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition with don Jason Blaesing and don Oscar Miro-Quesada Solevo and is now an assistant teacher of the Eagle Condor Council. She has a private practice in which she weaves together her healing altar/mesa, counseling techniques and music or vibratory offerings in humble service to the empowerment of her clients.
DR. PAUL MARPLES AND SATOMI KNUDSEN | sakaso.ca
Dr Paul Marples (Ph.D. in Life Sciences and meditation instructor) and Satomi Knudsen (Intuitive Empath and Medical Intuitive) are both Counseling Practitioners, PSYCH-K® Practitioners, Reiki Masters, and Life Coaches. Together, they founded Sakaso Conscious Healing where they help people find their way in life, naturally heal, and create a life they enjoy living using their Sakaso system. They created Sakaso as a unique 3-step system grounded in science but guided by intuition. By combining the best of science and spirit, Sakaso allows their clients to heal physically, psychologically, and emotionally and/or to get unstuck and achieve their life goals.
SCOTT HOUSTON | thescotthouston.com | soldancemovement.com
Scott Houston is the Resident DJ & Vibrational Curandero for FirstMemory and its shamanic healing events. Also as a 8-year practitioner and Teacher of the 5Rhythms®, Scott facilitates classes on a weekly basis throughout the Atlanta area. Scott delivers his sound as ritual for enthusiasts of the deep and sacred. His DJ sets serve as portals into shamanic realms; seamlessly blending hypnotic rhythms & soundscapes that transform dark, instrumental harmonies into light. Through these vibrational experiences, we receive an opportunity to transcend culture, emotion, time, and space as a means for accessing our fullest capacity as embodied beings by becoming the dance itself.
DRASKO VUCEVIC | drasticstudios.com | moondog.health | theweuniverse.com
Drasko is a sound designer and creative director with expertise in digital and experiential media. With a deep passion for interactive technology and music, Drasko’s projects and initiatives range from music and sound design for Hollywood film trailers to interactive installations and consumer music applications. Drasko is also a founding partner of Moondog. health - a wellness tech startup with musically guided mindfulness apps as the first product. Moondog’s focus is to build tools that help people improve their lives. From mobile apps that help users implement better habits, to integrated systems that make public spaces more positive and human. Drasko’s personal and client work was featured in Music Tech magazine, Web Designer magazine, PressPausePlay documentary, Hollywood films, TV, games, and more. Drasko has also released multiple award-winning EPs and audio-visual projects for the record label Detroit Underground.