Wise Council and Advisory Board

Antara Center has twelve Wise Council (Board of Directors) positions. Each member serves for three years and after a one year rotation off may come back onto the Wise Council. This provides a needed rest for them and promotes the emergence of fresh ideas to the Council. Because of this we have a rotation off of one third of the council each year and these new positions are filled in January. We have an Advisory Board to supplement the Wise Council.

2008 Wise Council Members

Janice Mickle, CEO
Janice has visionary and leadership skills with 25 years of corporate sales and management experience. She offers individual and group instruction in Reiki (Energetic Healing), Medicine for the Earth, shamanic journeying, and other spiritual-guided teachings. She also provides individual healing and spiritual counseling sessions.

As a trained minister, she can perform weddings, house blessings and funerals. She is an Usui and Karuna Reiki Master Teacher, receiving her training through Circle of Life Foundation in Irvine, California and lineage through William Rand of the International Center for Reiki Training.

She has trained with Sandra Ingerman as a Medicine for the Earth teacher, and is a charter member of the Society of Shamanic Practitioners. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee and has over 25 years in corporate sales and customer service management.

Cathy Burton Crocker, Vice President
Cathy has over 25 years in corporate management positions with a focus on information systems. She is also a licensed massage therapist and energy healer with a special interest in Eastern healing systems. Cathy is also the owner of Anam Chara Designs, selling her own jewelry designs and others from local and global artisans.

Sela Serenity Pearson
Sela Pearson's healthcare experiences span over 30 years. She is a Licensed Nurse, a Certified Health Counselor, with a MBA/Healthcare Management degree, and a BS in Community Health. She has authored three books and is listed in Marquis' Who's Who in the South and Southwest and Madison's Who's Who. Her achievements have garnered her invitations from People to People Ambassador Programs to act as an U.S. delegate in South Africa, Egypt, and China. She is a Motivational Speaker and was honored as Outstanding Student of the Year (2007) by the University of Phoenix. Her journey on the spiritual path spans over 20 years. "Serenity" is the name she claims through her Cherokee Heritage.

Carol Friday
Carol has over 15 years of experience in managing and coordinating the creative and design efforts in the following corporate settings: Vanderbilt University, FL Companies and The Tennessean. Currently she isinvesting her time in starting up her own business, Serene Soaps & Adornments, www.serenesoaps.etsy.com. Carol has a strong connection to Antara's alternative healing initiatives receiving her 3rd degree Reiki Master and Master Teacher certification in 1996. Carol is also an initiate of the Miriam Rites and willingly shares her connection to Mother Mary with those who ask and seek this initiation.

Shoshana Abraham, Ph.D
Shoshana Abraham, Ph.D is a teacher and writer, interpreting Biblical and other sacred texts, specializing in Hebraisms, Prophetical Writings and Kabbalah. She has shared her knowledge within universities, synagogues and churches, teaching seminars, conferences, symposiums and panels. She has also founded Origins Counseling, practicing intuitive psychotherapy and dream interpretation. Shoshana's vision for peace and unification as we prepare for The Golden Age is to bridge the gap between religions and to offer help in understanding the modern message within the ancient texts, advancing humanity to grow in knowledge and character. She is an also an artist, creating Mosaic, Interior Design, Feng Shui and Floral Design.

Dave Harrison
Dave Harrison has a lifetime of experience as a natural healer and counselor. He is certified as a Reconnective Healing practitioner and a Level II Reiki practitioner. Dave provides leadership for children, formerly through Big Brother and currently through work with Olde Worlde Theatre Company. Dave?s work experience includes director level positions in the transportation and sales industries. His energy and enthusiasm promote teamwork and inclusiveness in diverse work environments. Dave has also been a small business owner. His natural ability to optimize time and motion create efficiency in all he does.

Gwen Pospisil
After 27 years in the health insurance industry and communications with a specialty of dealing with employer groups of 250 to 3,000 employees, Gwen Cupples Pospisil decided it was time to make changes in her life. She left the hustle and bustle of marketing and sales to follow her internal calling as a healer. Gwen is a Usui and Karuna Ki Reiki Master. Instructor of Sum Faht Meditation and Life Coach. She evokes healing frequencies through sacred sound. Her mission is to assist humanity in accessing their own inner healers and in the exploration of one?s unconscious self, thereby connecting body, mind and spirit for total healing.