Angela is creator of Root&Connect LLC, a licensed professional counselor, hypnotherapist and mindfulness guru. She holds a BA in Journalism from University of Texas- Austin and a masters degree in Education with emphasis in Counseling from Texas State University. Her studies in meditation, mindfulness and yoga inspired her to help others attain wellness at all levels- through a holistic approach that encourages self-awareness by learning how to connect with mind, body, spirit, and most importantly, how to befriend emotions.  Angela currently offers psychotherapy, hynpotherapy, group therapy,  yoga, and meditation instruction in her private practice in SE Portland. Her specialty is to offer guidance on how to manage depression and anxiety in alternative ways through daily practices.

Martha Wright has spent 20 years in Oregon’s wine industry, as the founder of an Oregon pinot producing winery, and a Burgundy and Champagne import company. She was the marketing director for Portland Children’s Museum and two Food Network chefs, and a marketing consultant for several local non-profits. When she found herself stuck in a cycle of nightly drinking that made her feel trapped, powerless, and uninspired, she embarked on a sober curious journey and rediscovered her intuition and voice.

Ryan is cofounder of Pause Meditation®, a licensed mental health professional, and a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction instructor with over fifteen years of meditation experience. He holds a masters degree of social work with a focus in mental health from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studied neuroscience at the Center For Healthy Minds and trained with the Mindfulness Centers at Brown University School of Public Health and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Ryan currently guides classes and courses at the Pause studio in Portland, works as a Mindset instructor at Nike World Headquarters, and facilitates trainings and mindful leadership programs for corporations, nonprofit organizations, schools, and hospitals across the US.

How do we accept, acknowledge and address the collective grief and personal grief we are each experiencing in this moment?

Whitney Hall is a licensed art therapist and counselor. She specializes in grief, compassion fatigue and burnout and life transitions.

Brittney is the Director of Business Operations for Nike Workplace Design as well as a Certified Teacher with the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute and the founder of Lead Awake. With Lead Awake, Brittney teaches workshops on mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence as it relates to business, leadership and well-being. She also teaches meditation and customized group programs as well as give keynote presentations.

Her passion is in helping professionals turn inward to live more skillfully, find connection to themselves and others, and ultimately gain happiness and fulfillment in whatever their ventures are both inside and outside of work.