Welcome to our listing of facilitators!

Please visit our calendar of events to see what the following women are sharing for the Ishtar Project fundraiser.

Victoria Lynn Dorsey Drewy, DMin-C, MAC, LPC - Victoria views counseling as a collaborative process between therapist and client. The client is the expert. The therapist assists the client in finding solutions to presenting problems, provides suggestions, and invites alternative and challenging perspectives. For many years, she knew she wanted to facilitate a collaborative prcess to assist individuals & families. She operates primarily from a Family Systems & Solutions-focused perspective. Her specialty is working with couples and individuals, as well as adolescents. Victoria obtained her MA in Counseling (November 2005) from The Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Pastoral Care and Counseling at Austin Presbyterian Seminary. Victoria is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Texas (License #62569).

Victoria Hoch, MA, MFA - Victoria is a Shamanic Energy Healing practitioner and teacher. She is presently teaching a course called "Foundations of Energy Healing", and she is profoundly grateful for the new energy psychology techniques being made available to all, during times of great change. Her background in shamanic healing is combined with Energy Psychology into a new modality called Dynamic Energetic Healing.

Naya Jones, MA - Naya is a meditation facilitator and conceiver of the Ishtar Project. She facilitates workshops with youth and adults throughout Austin. She brings 6 years of meditation practice, along with 3 years of shamanic journeying, and Reiki III certification. She cherishes the inner peace, balance, and joy she has found through these practices. She is dedicated to sharing in this peace with diverse communities, including those underrepresented as holistic providers and participants. Naya envisions a society where all people experience inner peace and have access to holistic services. 

Kerry Meath - Kerry has been actively practicing and studying holistic health for the last eleven years. She graduated with honors from Brown University, completed her Yoga Teacher Certification in Washington D.C., and spent 2007 through 2009 training in depth atThe Ayurveda Institute with Dr. Vasant Lad and Dr. Claudia Welch. She currently teaches Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Modalities and Ayurveda to medical students at Texas A&M College of medicine, along with other workshops and private consultations in Texas. She feels blessed to have learned with outstanding teachers and hopes to honor them by helping others find greater joy and balance through Ayurveda.

Charlotte Sternkind Del Toro - Charlotte is a massage therapist and doula, specializing in prenatal massage, Reiki, and Surya bodywork. She feels inspired in assisting and empowering women in their choices throughout the childbearing year, with all its physical and emotional challenges.

Kristy Reeves - Kristy is an educator with a background working with diverse populations. She holds a B.A. in Creative Writing and an M.A. in Secondary Education. She has a passion for words and believes everyone has a story to share.

Kate Short -  Kate graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (New York) in 2006 and also holds a B.S. in Psychology. She previously worked as a Nutritional Counselor and Chef for the Open Door Retreat in Mexico. Currently, she is a Holistic Health Counselor and Personal Chef based in Austin, Texas. She realizes how we are all affected by the cyclic nature of life, by the seasonal ripples and shifts that undulate beneath the surface of our lives, in subtle and profound ways. By living our days in observance of nature, we can attune our bodies, minds, and spirits toward wholeness and balance. It is from this philosophy that she derives great joy and inspiration for food and the personal science of nutrition.

Rose Two Feathers Hernandez - Rose Two Feathers is a native Texan of Apache (Aztec), Maya, Spanish, and Italian descent. She has been a practitioner in the healing arts for over 23 years. She has taught her healing arts to communities in South and Central Texas, and as far as Michigan. She continues to conduct mini-workshops in the community and shares her technical skill of creating Native American craft work and healing tools. Rose is a Keeper of the Rock for her Mayan ancestors. You can also find Rose's fine art at the East Austin Farmer's Market, in socially conscious bookstores, gift stores, and at various gatherings of celebration.

Victoria A. Vlach -  Victoria is a skilled Dream Guide who has worked with dreams for over 30 years. She is passionate about bringing the world of dreams into ordinary waking life, and encourages people to talk about dreams and to share dreams with each other. She believes that the dreamer has the final word on what their dreams means to them. Her eclectic and intuitive approach, using a wide variety of techniques, enables dreams to connect with their dreams in a personal and meaningful way. Victoria is also the Organizer of the Austin Dreams Meetup: meetup.com/Austin-dreams.

Pam Yagjian -  Pam is a Clinical Hypnotherapist certified by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners, is a fellow with the International Registry of Medical Support Hynotherapists, and is a certified BlissBorn (TM) childbirth educator. Pam holds a BA in Psychology and an MS in Counseling from the University of Kentucky. Pam teaches her clients to use the simple, effective technique of hypnosis to move past challenges and achieve greater balance in their lives. She works with her clients to help them understand the power of their thoughts and coaches them to intentionally focus and direct those thoughts toward achieving greater health and wellbeing.

Katherine (Kat) Yerger - Kat began studying spiritual disciplines in the early 70s. These studies include Christianity, Shamanism, Native American spirituality, the Tao, and Eastern Indian philosophies, and awakening the subtle energy within. She was the owner of NATIVE WISDOM, a consulting service providing Vision Walks, Medicine Wheel Charts, Divination, and Shamanic practices. She currently facilitates workshops on Awakening, most recently the Kindred Circle Ceremony and Experiencing the Presence. She is the owner of the Kindred Circle Lodge, a gathering place for sacred renewal and ceremony.