About Mara
Hello! Welcome to my "about" page -- where in a perfect world I would be speaking to you from a more current place in time! What follows is an old bio, the new one is under construction! I'm leaving this here in case you haven't met me yet and are curious about my background......
I believe that within each of us is a drive toward wholeness and unitive experience. Personal, interpersonal, spiritual, and professional growth are different aspects of the same impulse—to actualize our full potential and experience our true selves. To support this I continue to learn, practice and teach transformative arts, which I have been doing for 20+ years. My academic background is in Anthropology and Transpersonal Psychology specializing in spiritual psychology and organizational development. Beyond the development of workshops and classes, I have brought this learning into Siena Heights University and Washtenaw Community College classrooms.
As a Transpersonal Consultant, I wish to serve those going through transformative life experiences. My practice is supported by knowledge of the human condition through studies in psychology, religion and spirituality, anthropology, integral theory, and the arts. My practice is grounded in professional, real-world experience with research and development in education, business, and technology. Learn more about this part of my background by visiting my LinkedIn profile.
I believe that within each of us is a drive toward wholeness and unitive experience. Personal, interpersonal, spiritual, and professional growth are different aspects of the same impulse—to actualize our full potential and experience our true selves. To support this I continue to learn, practice and teach transformative arts, which I have been doing for 20+ years. My academic background is in Anthropology and Transpersonal Psychology specializing in spiritual psychology and organizational development. Beyond the development of workshops and classes, I have brought this learning into Siena Heights University and Washtenaw Community College classrooms.
As a Transpersonal Consultant, I wish to serve those going through transformative life experiences. My practice is supported by knowledge of the human condition through studies in psychology, religion and spirituality, anthropology, integral theory, and the arts. My practice is grounded in professional, real-world experience with research and development in education, business, and technology. Learn more about this part of my background by visiting my LinkedIn profile.
Education & Formal Training
Master of Education: Organizational Leadership & Social Change
Meridian University, Petaluma, CA
Creative Action Project: Midwifing Conscious Rites
ABD: Sovereignty as Known and Experienced by Transformative Women Leaders
Master of Transpersonal Psychology
Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA (now Sofia University)
Thesis: The Healing Potential of Organizations: A Heuristic Exploration of Self-Actualization and the Integration of Spiritual Principles into Business
Certificate – Spiritual Psychology
Institute for Transpersonal Psychology (now Sofia University)
Bachelor of Arts, with High Honor (Major of Anthropology, Religious Studies)
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Associate Degree in Arts, Summa Cum Laude (Focus in Foreign Language Education)
Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI
Certificate – Realization Process Teacher – Spiritual Psychotherapy Subtle Self Work & Embodiment
Realization Center, Judith Blackstone, Ph.D.
Certificate – Reiki Master / Teacher (RMT)
Sammara Nichols, Lansing, MI (1996).
Meridian University, Petaluma, CA
Creative Action Project: Midwifing Conscious Rites
ABD: Sovereignty as Known and Experienced by Transformative Women Leaders
Master of Transpersonal Psychology
Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA (now Sofia University)
Thesis: The Healing Potential of Organizations: A Heuristic Exploration of Self-Actualization and the Integration of Spiritual Principles into Business
Certificate – Spiritual Psychology
Institute for Transpersonal Psychology (now Sofia University)
Bachelor of Arts, with High Honor (Major of Anthropology, Religious Studies)
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Associate Degree in Arts, Summa Cum Laude (Focus in Foreign Language Education)
Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI
Certificate – Realization Process Teacher – Spiritual Psychotherapy Subtle Self Work & Embodiment
Realization Center, Judith Blackstone, Ph.D.
Certificate – Reiki Master / Teacher (RMT)
Sammara Nichols, Lansing, MI (1996).