Pathways to a Decolonized Future

Lab Team

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  Shayla Wright

  Shayla Wright has studied and worked internationally for 35 years as a mediator, depth coach, somatic therapist and group/ritual facilitator. She guides people in a whole ecology of practices connected with transforming our human culture: soul support, individual and collective trauma work, ancestral healing, and relational healing and integration. Her current focus is on the integration of spiritual practice, deep inner transformation, and healing systemic oppression.
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  Jo Hardy

  Jo Hardy has worked for 30+ years as psychotherapist, coach, supervisor, trainer, conscious dance teacher, and group facilitator. Exploring what facilitates lasting transformation led her to study many modalities of transformational work. She trained extensively in Contemplative Psychotherapy (Karuna Institute) and Somatic Psychotherapy (Biosynthesis). Her  approach is embodied, phenomenological and process-oriented. She has studied with Thomas since 2012 and has a 1:1 coaching practice. Jo is also an accredited facilitator of embodied movement and conscious dance – 5 Rhythms, Movement Medicine, Open Floor. She has offered classes and workshops in many places including UK, China, Europe, Canada for 20+ years. www.consciousdancespace.com
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  Rita Maria

  Rita was born in Salvador, Brazil, is an immigrant in the United States and is walking her own decolonizing path as she co-facilitates this Lab. She coaches individuals and small groups of social and climate justice leaders worldwide, most of them in the global south. She has an MA in Social Justice in Intercultural Relations and has trained global executives in international transitions for over fifteen years. She teaches an intercultural course and coaches international scholars at the University of California, Berkeley for the past seven years. Rita has studied mystical principles with Thomas for eight years and is currently in an M.A. in Marriage & Family Therapy and a Somatic Experiencing certification.