• Barbara Boughton, BFA: Certified Zumba instructor

• Dr. Susan Lord: Physician using an integrative wellness approach during and after treatment. Mind-Body-Spirit Skills Group

Ani Grosser, LICSW

We Have New Board Members!

Ani Nadler Grosser, LICSW has a BA in American History from the University of Wisconsin, and a MSW from Boston University. She is a psychotherapist and specializes in working with couples, a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, and a member of the Imago Peace Project, which has adapted the dialogical tools and principles that are successfully used in couples' therapy for use in community groups. This model is called "Communologue." The structure and guidelines of Communologue create safety so that diverging viewpoints can be openly discussed, and dialogue is deepened.

For the past 30 years Ani has been a student and teacher of meditation and hatha yoga, currently teaching Restorative Yoga. This practice is especially beneficial for people struggling with a variety of conditions such as insomnia, asthma, migraine headaches, chronic pain, and chronic illness. For the past 10 years, she has been a volunteer instructor at the Berkshire County House of Correction and is also a co-author with her husband Bill of a book for couples entitled Heart Tools For Couples: 8 Ways to a Loving Relationship.

Wendy Adam, PhD, LICSW

Gwendolyn "Wendy" Adam, PhD, LICSW is an Associate Professor at Central Connecticut State University within the College of Education and Professional Studies. Preceding this transition, she served as Vice President of Curriculum and Director of Healthy Living Programs for the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Dr. Adam holds a Ph.D. degree in Social Work and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Houston. Dr. Adam's career involves clinical practice in individual, group and family therapy, teaching, program development, research and administration in social work and public health, promoting individual, family, and community health. 

 

Prior to joining the Kripalu team, Dr. Adam held leadership roles in federal government and academia, developing and initiating a constituent-driven National Strategic Plan for Training and was the Principal Investigator and Director for 21 separate competitive grants for community-based initiatives, developing and administering a state and county-funded community-based, experiential youth and family leadership program. Dr. Adam has also developed and evaluated interdisciplinary leadership training curricula for graduate and postgraduate trainees from medicine, nursing, nutrition, psychology, public health and social work. 

Nancy Maurice Rogers graduated from Hamilton College with an emphasis in the Fine Arts.  She also studied the visual arts in Florence, Italy. She was the Executive Director of Wooster Community Art Center in Danbury, Ct. for over 15 years where she created authentic visual arts programming taught by teachers and artists from around the globe. Since moving to the Berkshires nine years ago, she has created educational and community oriented programs in the visual arts, in environmental education, and in various cultural related programs for both youth and adults.  Nancy is a practicing visual artist herself.  Through her on-going development of programs, she is committed to collaboration, inclusiveness and an openness to implement new ideas.  She also works as the Program Director for the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires.

A safe space at the Railroad Street Youth Project drop-in center.

As the Executive Director of the CPC, I was honored to speak at the International Day of Peace celebration at the Railroad Street Youth Project. It was really great to be with youth who are passionate about peace.

After acquiring the new book Across That Bridge by Congressman John Lewis from Georgia (who marched with Martin Luther King), I was inspired to quote him:

For the full speech, visit our website at Center for Peace Through Culture.

 

A Salute to the Greenagers!

 

 

Greenagers. Brenda Mathieson was the first director. Will Conklin is currently the very skilled director leading an extremely successful program that enlists teens in the area to increase community engagement through environmental initiatives. They have graduated and are becoming an independent organization. 

To promote psychological peace, or peace in thought and action, beginning with the individual, expanding to the community and spreading out into the world. 

To develop and support events and programs embodying peace through culture, the natural outcome of creative people collaborating to better the world.

To serve as an educational center for psychological peace and peace through culture through virtual and in-person workshops and services for youth and adults.

  

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