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Inspiration & Background |
In the midst of corporate success, Denise recognized there was more
to experiencing fulfillment than what she had been
taught in a traditional American upbringing. She became
determined to deepen her awareness and seek new possibilities
to live a life filled with greater joy, fulfillment and
inner peace.
As a young
adult Denise was inspired
by her mother’s cousin Elaine,
who was given an abrupt terminal prognosis due to breast cancer.
At the age of 47, Elaine was given less than one year to
live with conventional medical treatment which she chose to
receive.
Several years later Denise did not understand how Elaine
looked so radiantly healthy or how she could even be
alive. At
an annual Thanksgiving gathering, Elaine's eyes
beamed with light as she clasped
Denise’s hand and quietly revealed how she was guided to
deal "positively" with a metastatic disease that filled her
bones. Elaine’s successful
approach to living ignited a fire of curiosity and inspiration in Denise.
Through Elaine's example, Denise
learned that "every thought is a prayer"
and committed to learn and share tools
of empowerment to embody deeper meaning in
various dimensions of life.
By the way, Elaine just celebrated
her 74th birthday this year!
Denise is a visionary who recognizes that
each individual is significant to the greater whole.
She
believes that every challenge is an opportunity for humanity to
compassionately learn and grow with one another through
understanding and collective wisdom. All of life is
interconnected and there is no one action or event which can
occur in isolation that does not somehow impact all of life.
Humanity has an invitation to deepen both individual and
collective awareness while learning to hold diverse
perspectives to make a meaningful difference in the the
global community we live in. No matter what our
past stories or present circumstances may tell, each individual,
community, culture, and nation has
its own unique gifts and talents to share.
Denise's professional life included
being a
consultant/producer/designer of multi-media events for Bell
Labs, AT&T, Genigraphics, The Port Authority of NY/NJ, Merck
& Co, Center for Disease Control. Her professional
life included being the co-founder of the US division of a
multi-national business consulting firm that provided a new
paradigm of collaborative team solutions to Unilever, Ernst
& Young, Toys-R-Us, Staples, and others. Her firm was one of
the top 250 Worldwide Business Partners with Lotus
Development Corp.
Denise
is a professional artist of Peace and Healing
Mandalas and provides Mandala workshops to private groups
and organizations.
Denise is a certified healing arts practitioner in
Jin Shin Jyutsu;
Qi Gong; Toltec wisdom; and is a
licensed New Thought Minister providing private spiritual
guidance and counseling sessions. She provides
consulting services, lectures and trainings to hospitals,
corporations, and educational institutions, including
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, NY;
Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Memorial
Hospital, NJ; Overlook Hospital, NJ; Atlantic Health;
Bloomfield College; The Red Cross; Catholic Charities and
special interest groups.
In 2004, Denise was invited to
maintain a consciousness of prayer and meditation during The
Synthesis Dialogues
III
with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Castel Gandolfo, Italy.
It
was one of many a life changing events.
Denise is committed to supporting the
discovery of our common humanity and inspires social change
through cooperative and collaborative actions that lead to a
more inclusive, just and sustainable community among diverse
belief systems.
Currently, she provides professional speaking
engagements and private salon gatherings about new
paradigms for social change to: businesses, faith based
organizations and special interest groups on topics such as:
• Spirituality as Common Ground Among Diverse Religions
• Integrative Paradigms for Social Change and Action
• Ignite! Inner Gifts of Transformation for Self and
Community
• New Perspectives on Success
• Practical Insights for Meaningful Living
• Integrative Medicine for the Spirit, Mind, & Body
She teaches:
•
Life Visioning
• Life Mastery
Tools and Practices
•
Meditation
Denise is currently a community and business
dialogue model facilitator to numerous groups such
as PBS; Conversation Café; 20,000 Dialogues for Peace; VCU;
University of Richmond, The Bonner Center for Civic
Engagement; Free Press; Internet for Everyone; PSG; and
Community Action Dialogues for Greater Richmond to:
• Increase understanding and improve relations among diverse
communities
• Improve quality of discussions with partners, family,
friends and colleagues
• Facilitate innovative meetings and meaningful discussions
for business and educational settings
• Self-organize support for civic engagement
• Strengthen and develop collaborative partnerships
• Increase environmental awareness about living GREEN and
CLEAN
She is the Project Director of Community Action
Dialogues for Greater Richmond, and has trained
dialogue facilitators for PBS Community Conversations; the
Alliance for Spiritual Understanding; Unity churches; Osher
Institute; Network for Peace Through Dialogue and others.
Denise was born and
raised in New Jersey and now lives in Richmond, VA, with her
beloved dogs (one who believes she is human).
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