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Inner
Journey Canada, the Canadian-based affiliate of the U.S.-based
Inner Journey Seminars,
is an educational
organization that offers a curriculum of personal development workshops for
participants 18 years-of-age and older. These programs are designed for anyone
who wants an extraordinary, loving, passionate and successful life.
Our
curriculum is designed to enable people to develop their own path for inner
work. We are open to people of all ethnicities, and sexual orientations. We are not affiliated
with any church group, religious, or spiritual organization.
Facilitators
Typically, one man and one woman from the list below co-facilitate the Inner
Journey, supported by several facilitator-trainees and other staff. Michael Schiesser and Neelama
Eyres facilitate The Human Experience, The Dance of the
Masculine and Feminine, and the Journey into Love; Neelama facilitates the Body
Embraced.
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A former Buddhist monk,
policeman, and therapist, Michael has been
facilitating inner work groups since 1982. He created the Inner Journey
seminars out of his desire to assist people on their paths towards awakening. As
the founder of Inner Journey Seminars, Michael is responsible for course design,
facilitator training, program development and holding the Inner Journey vision. He
facilitates transformational seminars in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
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Neelama Eyres, BA
(Religion)
Neelama's vision and deepest joy is to assist
people on their journeys towards freedom. Her background includes
social work with the homeless, leading meditation and yoga retreats,
extensive travel and meditation throughout Southeast Asia and India.
She created the Body Embraced program out of her desire to assist women
in healing their relationship with their bodies. Neelama
facilitates transformational seminars in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
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Jack Lafleur, MA (Counselling)
A former
military and high school chaplain and long time spiritual seeker, Jack has been
facilitating personal and spiritual growth since 1993. He brings to the
Inner Journey a wide range of experience which includes, organizational health,
spiritual direction, the study of martial arts, working with trauma survivors,
men's issues, teaching various forms of meditation and Ken Wilber's Integral
Model. Jack's work with people comes from a deep trust in
transformational work and in a firm committment towards helping
others awaken to their essential spiritual nature and fullness of
psychological health. Jack currently works as an EAP counsellor and
individual, couple and family therapist in private practice.
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Rita Finnigan, MSW
Rita has worked in the field of social work since the mid 1970s in
community and hospital settings and some private practice. Her spiritual
path has involved bringing three amazing beings into this world and
combined her love of music, of working with people and of connecting to
those deep inner spaces from which to bring her service to the community
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Gerry Giuliani B.A. (Psychology)
Gerry has extensive experience in training and coaching youth and
volunteers in a variety of settings. He is a former National Program
Director of a major youth organization and has had a long standing and
active interest in the areas of education, spiritual and personal
development. His experience includes the Hoffman Quadrinity Intensive
in Toronto, Miracle of Love Intensive in San Diego as well of a number
of other similar intensive workshops. Gerry has been active in the
Inner Journey since it was first introduced in Eastern Canada in 1997
(as Quest)and completed his 4 year Inner Journey Facilitator Training
in 2004. He also has a practice as an Inner Journey Coach offering
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Penelope Bell, MA (Somatic Psychology - in progress)
Penelope has over 17 years of experience as a massage therapist specializing
in working with people who have experienced post-traumatic-shock. She has 27
years of personal experience in both group and individual counseling, including
bioenergetics, Gestalt, Jungian, and cognitive therapies. Her spiritual
practices include Women's Prayer Circles, Afro-Haitian dancing, Dynamic
meditation and Buddhism. One of One of the founding members of the Inner
Journey, she is impassioned about facilitating personal transformation and
deepening connections among people.
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Howard Ross
Howard
has a 20 year background in consulting and training, specializing in leadership,
diversity, and race relations. A former teacher and school/hospital
administrator, he has facilitated in some of the U.S.'s largest corporations,
health-care systems and businesses, as well as in community and not-for-profit
organizations. Howard has participated in and led transformational
programs for almost 20 years.
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