Heart Wisdom Leadership Faculty
Heart Leadership Faculty
A world-class faculty of leaders, scientists and philosophers, elders and changemakers
– blending direct knowledge and experience from wisdom traditions and leadership fields, integrating Head, Heart, Hands and embracing personal, organizational, and system perspectives.
Program Stewards
The Heart-Wisdom Leadership program is stewarded and orchestrated by its founding team, responsible for the vision, coherence, and academic integrity of Heart Leadership education:
- Paolo Morley-Fletcher, Ph.D. – AtmanWay founder
- Györgyi Szabó, Ph.D. – AtmanWay Education leader
Both also contribute directly as faculty within the program.
Faculty — Wisdom Traditions (Course A)
Anne Baring · Zoltán Cser · Hema Vyas · Rabbi Gábor Fináli Sarida Brown & Pir Zia Inayat-Khan · Jessica Wawoe & Indigenous Elders from the Four Directions (Helene Lindmark, Rutendo Ngara, Lyla June Johnston, Ivy Smith) · Jean Boulton · Paolo Morley-Fletcher & Györgyi Szabó
Faculty — Science, Leadership, and Systems Change (Course B)
Rollin McCraty · Betty J. Kovacs · Thomas Hübl · Susan Taylor & Joseph Jaworski· Jude Currivan · Ervin Laszlo · Alexander Laszlo · Charles Eisenstein · Magdalena Śmieszek & Emanuel Kuntzelman · Alan Seale · David Lorimer & Hema Vyas · Esperide Ananas Ametista · Györgyi Szabó &Paolo Morley-Fletcher
Faculty as a Living Learning Field
The HWL faculty form a living learning field rather than a collection of isolated experts. Participants are invited to learn with faculty through dialogue, inquiry, and shared exploration.
Esperide Ananas Ametista
Damanhur
Ambassador
Esperide Ananas Ametista, PhD, is a spiritual healer, psycho-sociologist, and consciousness researcher. A citizen of Damanhur since 1993, she explores inner alchemy, intelligent subtle energies, and past lives. Esperide bridges science and spirit through coaching, writing, and sacred storytelling, inviting transformation and deeper alignment with the wisdom of the soul.
Anne Baring
ANNE BARING
Wisdom Keeper
Anne Baring, PhD (Hons), born in 1931, is a historian and Jungian analyst. She is the author and co-author of nine books. Her latest book (May 2025) is titled Divine Wisdom and The Holy Spirit: The Forgotten Feminine Face of God. Her work explores spirituality, mythology, and the Divine Feminine across cultures and traditions. www.annebaring.com
Jean Boulton
Embracing Complexity
Academic
Jean Boulton is a theoretical physicist educated at Oxford and Cambridge, specializing in quantum physics. A Fellow of the Institute of Physics, she teaches globally on complexity, systems thinking, and sustainability. Her work bridges science, philosophy, and practice, exploring how understanding complexity can guide wiser action and social transformation.
Sarida Brown
Inayatiyya Healing
International Leader
Sarida Brown is the international leader in the Sufi path of Inayatiyya and Inayatiyya Healing and former editor and founder of Caduceus, international magazine (since 1987) focusing on health, healing and spirituality and exploring the frontiers of sacred science.
Zoltán Cser
ZOLTÁN CSER
Buddhist Teacher & Director
Zoltán Cser is a Hungarian Buddhist teacher, researcher, and retreat leader known for his warm and accessible teaching style. Ordained in 1992, he blends deep meditation experience with academic insight. As Director of the Dharma Gate Buddhist Church, he supports students worldwide through in-person retreats and innovative online education.
Jude Currivan
JUDE CURRIVAN
Cosmologist
Dr. Jude Currivan, a cosmologist and planetary healer, bridges science and spirit to serve global healing. From a coal miner’s daughter to global visionary, she’s traveled the world sharing wisdom, fostering unity, and empowering change—rooted in deep compassion, lived experience, and a lifelong connection to multidimensional realities.
Charles Eisenstein
Sacred Economics
Author
Charles Eisenstein is a writer and speaker exploring the deep connections between ecology, spirituality, and human culture. He invites us to move beyond the story of separation toward a story of interbeing—rooted in compassion, community, and shared purpose. His work is freely offered, inspired by the spirit of the gift.
Gabor Fináli
Neolog Rabbi & Teacher
Gabriel Fináli is a Neolog rabbi based in Budapest, Hungary, with nearly 20 years of religious leadership. Combining traditional Jewish wisdom with modern critique, he engages communities through informal teaching, interfaith dialogue, and music. He leads the synagogue Ohel Avraham, fostering connection, questioning, and accessibility in contemporary Judaism.
Thomas Hübl
THOMAS HUBL
Founder
Thomas Hübl, PhD is a spiritual teacher and author integrating mysticism, science, and trauma healing. A former paramedic, he guides global communities in collective healing and cultural transformation. Founder of the Pocket Project, he brings deep presence and insight to the complexities of human suffering, resilience, and interconnection.
Pir Zia Inayat-Khan
Inayatiyya
President
Pir Zia Inayat Khan, PhD, is a Sufi teacher and scholar of religion. Grandson of Hazrat Inayat Khan, he leads the Inayatiyya and founded Sulūk Academy. His writings, including Immortality and Mingled Waters, explore spirituality, interfaith harmony, and contemplative practice. He divides his time between the United States and France.
Aunty Ivy
OUR Foundation
Aotearoa (New Zealand) Wisdom keeper & Founder
Aunty Ivy, a proud Grandmother, Mother, and Global Aunty from Aotearoa, is the founder of the OUR Foundation. A healer and cultural bridge-builder, she integrates ancestral wisdom with modern tools to address trauma, addiction, and homelessness—guiding communities toward peace, resilience, and a more harmonious, culturally connected future.
Joseph Jaworski
Generon International
Chairman
Joseph Jaworski, Co-founder and Chairman of Generon International, is a pioneer in transformational leadership and strategic foresight. From his home in the Texas Hill Country, he continues to guide global leaders, inspiring them to lead with wisdom, authenticity, and vision while nurturing his inner life through qigong, meditation, and nature.
Lyla June
lylajune
Servant to Future generations
Dr. Lyla June Johnston is a Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European scholar, musician, and community organizer. Her work explores precolonial Indigenous land and water management, ecological healing, and cultural revitalization. Combining her studies at Stanford and the University of New Mexico, she bridges traditional knowledge with modern sustainability practices.
Betty J. Kovacs
The Kamlak Center
PhD
Dr. Betty J. Kovacs bridges scholarship and spiritual experience to explore humanity’s evolving consciousness. With a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Irvine, and decades of teaching myth and symbol, she illuminates how ancient wisdom and personal revelation reveal the deeper continuity of life, love, and transformation.
Emanuel Kuntzelmann
Holomovement
Entrepreneur
Emanuel Kuntzelman is an entrepreneur, writer, philosopher, and activist for social change. After a decade of spiritual exploration, he founded Greenheart International and co-created the Global Purpose Movement. His current focus is the Holomovement, a theory promoting global unity through shared purpose, collaboration, and conscious evolution.
Alexander Laszlo
in Syntony
Ecosystem Weaver
Alexander Laszlo, PhD, is a global expert in systems thinking and sustainability. He explores how empathy, innovation, and collaboration can create a thriving future. Speaker, educator, and author, he works to bridge science and society, inspiring people to lead with purpose and design more connected, resilient, and meaningful systems.
Ervin Laszlo
THE LASZLO INSTITUTE
Philosopher & System Scientist
Ervin Laszlo is a philosopher and systems scientist, author of 106 books and over 400 papers. Founder of The Club of Budapest and The Laszlo Institute, he is a global thought leader honored worldwide, including Nobel Peace Prize nominations and a PBS documentary, Life of a Modern-Day Genius.
Helene Lindmark
Grand Mother Helene
Wisdom Keeper, Voice for Mother Earth & Sami People
Helene Lindmark honors Sápmi traditions while guiding others toward inner healing. As a trauma specialist, she transforms wounds into gifts, bridging ancestral wisdom with modern sustainability. Her work helps shift collective pain into presence, reconnecting people with their roots and the deeper knowledge within. Helene is a voice of integration.
David Lorimer
Scientific & Medical Network
Director
David Lorimer is a visionary thinker, writer, and speaker exploring consciousness, ethics, and human potential. Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, he bridges science and spirituality through over a dozen books and decades of leadership in transformative education and interdisciplinary dialogue.
Rollin McCraty
HearthMath Institute
Executive Vice President
Rollin McCraty, Ph.D. is Director of Research at HeartMath Institute. A pioneer in heart-brain communication and emotion physiology, his work explores human-Earth energetic connections. He’s led studies on heart coherence and health, and is featured in documentaries like The Power of the Heart and The Living Matrix.
Paolo Morley-Fletcher
AtmanWay
Founder
Founder of AtmanWay, an independent consulting company that pioneers a unique approach blending Strategy, Wisdom and Action to facilitate growth and change in leaders, organizations and society at large. Paolo is the initiator behind the Wisdom Dialogue movement, a global initiative that champions Silence & Dialogue to activate a new Dialogue for humanity. Informed by Silence and sourced out of Wisdom, this Dialogue serves as powerful catalyst to translate Love into Action and foster enduring peace.
Rutendo Ngara
Researcher & Advisor
Advisor
Rutendo Ngara is an African Indigenous Knowledge Systems practitioner, spiritual counsellor, and transdisciplinary researcher. A healer, martial artist, and international speaker, she integrates art, science, and spirituality to support collective transformation. She chairs the Credo Mutwa Foundation and co-founded Ancient Wisdom Africa to preserve and activate sacred Indigenous wisdom.
Alan Seale
Transformational Presence
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
Alan Seale is a global mentor, author, and speaker who empowers leaders and changemakers to live and lead with purpose. Founder of the Center for Transformational Presence, he blends wisdom, heart, and presence to help others unlock their potential and create meaningful impact in their lives and work.
Magdalena Smieszek
Humanitarian and Educator
Gabriel Fináli is a Neolog rabbi based in Budapest, Hungary, with nearly 20 years of religious leadership. Combining traditional Jewish wisdom with modern critique, he engages communities through informal teaching, interfaith dialogue, and music. He leads the synagogue Ohel Avraham, fostering connection, questioning, and accessibility in contemporary Judaism.
Gyorgyi Szabo
AtmanWay
Education Leader
Gyorgyi Szabo, PhD, is Dean of Graduate Studies at Ubiquity University and Academic Advisor for AtmanWay. Former Executive Director at the Laszlo Institute, she co-founded ELCAS and contributed to global initiatives. An author and international lecturer, she promotes conscious evolution through a holistic approach to metaphysics and healing practices.
Susan Taylor
TAYLOREDWisdom
CEO
Susan Taylor is a transformational coach and facilitator with 30+ years of experience, empowering clients to unlock potential and achieve meaningful results. As CEO and co-founder of Generon International, she integrates Bohmian Dialogue to transform leadership and culture. She is also a writer, speaker, and advocate for conscious leadership.
Hema Vyas
HEMA VYAS INC.
Omnipreneurial Psychologist
Hema Vyas is an award-winning corporate wellness mentor and Omnipreneurial Psychologist™. She guides leaders to align with heart intelligence, blending ancient insight with modern business. A trusted advisor to global brands, Hema champions conscious leadership rooted in wellbeing, humanity, and sustainability for meaningful impact in work and life.
Jessica Wawoe
Tribal wisdom
Founder
Jessica, a cross-cultural guide and mother of two, founded Tribal Wisdom to connect people through ancient teachings. Deeply rooted in nature, equity, and community, she creates spaces for shared learning. Her global journey reflects her passion for wisdom, connection, and rediscovering humanity’s bond with Earth—and each other.