A song comes at the edge of what I know.

Cindy worked as a pharmacist for 40+ years before recently retiring. As a survivor of childhood trauma, a major focus of her life has been pursuing a path of healing to alleviate the effects of trauma.  In 1997, a library book that fell off the shelf at her feet led her to anthroposophy.  She has been a devoted student ever since and has experienced much healing and comfort within its teachings.  She completed the Center for Biography and Social Art’s three-year Certificate Program and has been actively engaged in biography & social art (BSA) Circles, including the formation and co-leadership of new Circles.

A particular focus of her work is the use of BSA to support individuals who have suffered trauma and find it difficult to move beyond its lasting effects.  She has special interest in “Baggage Claim” – recognizing, owning, transforming and letting go of the baggage that unnecessarily weighs us down. 

She is a passionate researcher, hoping to bring new Spirit insights to manifestation for her favorite research subjects including self-transformation, support for the growth and development of biography and social art to meet the future needs of humanity, and Christology.

Her hobbies include observation of nature and invasive weeding – clearing invasive plants (including garlic mustard, Japanese stiltgrass, houtuynnia, Japanese honeysuckle, bush honeysuckle, Autumn olive, and multiflora rose) – on her four-acre wooded property. Clearing invasive plants allows native plants to thrive and increases biodiversity.  This hobby is clearly a projection of her Baggage Claim and trauma work that aims to clear away invasive thoughts, feelings, and actions in order to promote soul and spiritual growth, and to become increasingly aware of the diverse ways in which Spirit is always available to help and support us as we navigate the challenges of life. 

Cindy lives in Columbus, Indiana.

Leah has a deep interest in human development and earth evolution, particularly as described by Rudolf Steiner. She is a biography worker, licensed professional counselor, and certified homeopath, currently in private practice.

Early on, Leah took a traditional route, acquiring a master’s degree in educational psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and, after earning her license, working for many years with those recovering from addiction and then with incarcerated teens. She met Rudolf Steiner’s work as a young parent at the Austin Waldorf School and began training in biography and social art (then biography and adult learning) at age 37. 

As a biography worker, Leah feels extraordinarily fortunate to have learned from Maria de Zwaan, an art therapist who lived in Zeist, Holland. Maria’s wisdom shared so many years ago still guides Leah, nearly daily. In 2011, Leah began to teach in the program offered by the Center for Biography and Social Art, initially following in Maria’s footsteps, leading a study of the “life trees.”  Leah soon became part of the Center’s faculty and enjoyed growing in that role for many years.

Leah lives in area once known to be oak meadow – open stretches of transitional grass (short to tall) watched over by sprawling red and white oaks. This landscape was changed dramatically when the oaks were traded for field crops.  Leah, on her modest three acres, now tends more than 200 baby oaks, ranging from a few inches to nearly five feet.  Leah loves this:  “I want to be a person who plants trees knowing I’ll never sit under their shade.” And yes, Leah loves imagining a better future for those whom she'll never know – one full of life, beauty, and strength in every realm of human existence – and to that end she spends a good deal of  her time thinking about how to nurture - and nurturing - new growth toward its realization. 

 Leah lives in Wayne, Illinois.