Judith Ansara, LCSW, has been a leading innovator and
teacher of human consciousness for more than 30 years.
With a diverse background in psychology and the arts along
with decades of training in contemplative practice and
transtraditional spirituality, Ansara trains psychotherapists,
coaches, social workers, and educators, and serves as a
consultant and trainer to organizations in the United States
and Canada.
Ansara is the creator of Women, Spirit, and Power empowerment
trainings, dedicated to bringing women and feminine leadership
principles into effective presence in the world. She is
also cofounder of The Peacemaker Institute, which trains
professionals in contemplative-based peacemaking and social
action.
With her husband, Robert Gass, she created the Opening
the Heart Workshops, which are now offered at universities,
businesses, educational centers, and conferences around
the world. Ansara and Gass also bring a depth of compassion
and insight forged in the living laboratory of their 30-year
marriage to retreats they offer for couples in the arts
and skills of committed relationship.
Drawing on extensive study and practice in yoga, meditation,
improvisational movement, and dance, Ansara has a special
gift for teaching the arts of conscious embodiment as a
path for awakening and action. Also a transdenominational
minister and wilderness quest guide, she creatively weaves
ritual into her work as a way of marking passages and anchoring
the experience of transformation. From her home in Boulder,
Colorado, she serves as a coach, consultant, and spiritual
guide to advanced students. |