Hi, I'm Reuben. When I was 13, I got the worst report in my school for bad behaviour. I had problems with my attention and little interest in much else. This isn't what you'd expect from someone who is into mindfulness, is it? It wasn’t until I got well into my 20s that I started to find an interest. Fast forward a few years and I’m now working part time in mental health, specializing in addictions, at a health clinic in Melbourne, Australia. I’m the founder of Mindful Creation, a social enterprise that develops and presents resources on the human mind and behaviour for self-growth and meaningful connection. I’m also the president of a charity called ACT on it. We’re currently developing a free psychotherapy smartphone app that is accessible for young people, yet suitable for all. My vision is to inspire and empower one million people towards lasting patterns of mindful change. What a difference that will make to the world! [...]

 An Inspirited Biography Hi, I'm Ana Bess Ana Bess is currently in her final semester of the Drama Therapy Masters program at New York University. She sits on the board of the North American of Drama Therapy Association's student committee. She is currently a drama therapy intern at Access Community Health Center in Manhattan, an outpatient substance abuse clinic. She is also currently consulting as a drama therapy intern for The BETES Organization, which uses theater-driven programming to help patients, families, and health care providers connect and find a deeper understanding of the experience of chronic illness. In the past she held a position as a drama therapy intern at the VA Hospital in West Haven, CT. There she treated patients in hospice, cancer treatment, and facilitated creative arts groups with veterans with PTSD diagnoses. From 2013-2014 she volunteered in San Quentin Prison, where she co-facilitated group talk therapy with [...]

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF DeWayne C. Allen Background. Mr. Allen grew up in Washington State and moved to the Midwest to attend college. In 1963 he began his professional business career in St. Louis, MO, retired in 1989 and moved to Rhode Island in 1992 to pursue his interest in sailing and reengineered his senior lifestyle in philanthropy and volunteer services. Education. He has his BA and MA Degrees from Central Missouri State University, majoring in Education; attended Washington University and other institutions for advanced courses in entrepreneurship, business management, business finance and investing (St. Louis, MO). Business. He has over twenty five years experience in business including Xerox Corporation, AT&T (transition training prior to the corporate break-up; 1974-1980). He was a principal in real estate development, steel fabrication, marketing and direct mail advertising, shared office space management and teaching small business courses. Instructor/Administrator. Mr. Allen coordinated the St. Louis Community [...]

Dale Chihuly Sculptor “I guess there's something to be said for being young and impulsive and more than a little bit crazy.” -Dale Chihuly Born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly was introduced to glass while studying interior design at the University of Washington. After graduating in 1965, Chihuly enrolled in the first glass program in the country, at the University of Wisconsin. He continued his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he later established the glass program and taught for more than a decade. In 1968, after receiving a Fulbright Fellowship, he went to work at the Venini glass factory in Venice. There he observed the team approach to blowing glass, which is critical to the way he works today. In 1971, Chihuly cofounded Pilchuck Glass School in Washington State. With this international glass center, Chihuly has led the avant-garde in the development of [...]