ABOUT EARTH CENTERED HEALING
Please view our ECHO (Earth Centered Healing Outreach) brochure.
ECHO Team Leader
Ruby Gibson, healer, author, Earth Centered Ceremonialist and national educator. Certified Somatic Therapist for 27 years specializing in recovery from trauma, PTSD, suffering, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, grief, loss and addictions. She developed Somatic Archaeology™, Trauma Touch Therapy™ and ECHO. Works with children, adults and families. Former director of Colorado School of Healing Arts. Instructor at Naropa School of Extended Studies. Founder and president of Freedom Lodge non-profit group.ECHO Team
Reynel Martinez, author of Six Silent Men, Disabled Vietnam Veteran and Earth Centered Healing Ceremonialist currently training in Somatic Archaeology™. Long Range Reconnaissance patrol, F Company, 58th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division served from Dec 1966 to July 1968 in Vietnam. Earned the rank of Sergeant (E-5) and team leader and was awarded Combat Infantryman's Badge, 2 Bronze Stars with V device and Army Commendation Medal. Vice President of Freedom Lodge.Allen Gaskell, Masters degree in Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from Boston University Grad. Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. Disabled Vietnam Veteran, 101st Airborne Long Range Reconnaissance patrol served from July of 1966 to May of 1968 in Vietnam. Earned the rank of Sergeant (E-5) and was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, 2 Purple Hearts and 2 Bronze Stars. Currently studying to teach yoga for healing PTSD. Board Member of Freedom Lodge.
Mike Farnsworth, traditional healer, teacher and counselor. Adopted into both the Ute and Lakota tribes, Mike has devoted his life to learning and teaching the spiritual practices of both nations. He has participated in traditional Indian ceremonies for the past 14 years, and currently serves as Intercessor for a Lakota ceremony in Georgia. Mike has mentored numerous individuals with drug and alcohol addictions and donates his time to the Wildland Firefighters Foundation, assisting with grief counseling for families of fallen firefighters. Board Member of Freedom Lodge.
Nancy Farnsworth, certified Raindrop Therapist, philanthropist and mentor. After the deaths of both of her sons, Nancy has devoted numerous hours to serving other mothers who have lost children. In addition, she mentors individuals who are struggling to move forward after life tragedies, teaching them that happiness and peace is a choice. Nancy is also involved in charitable activities on Indian reservations, most recently organizing relief efforts for the victims of the fires at Fort Duchesne. She and her husband Mike have opened their home to many individuals who are struggling with drug and alcohol addictions and have devoted their lives to serving others through their understanding of Indian spirituality. Board Member of Freedom Lodge.
Diane Renz, M.A., L.P.C., Licensed Psychotherapist and founder of Present-Centered Psychotherapy™ and Cancer as a Gateway™. Education and training includes a Masters in Transpersonal Psychology, B.A. in Contemplative Psychology, A.A. Social Work. Extensive Post Graduate Studies in Somatic Psychology with emphasis in Trauma Resolution: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Certification in Somatic Archaeology™, and advanced EMDR training. Specialty in psychological suffering with a focus on trauma, catastrophic illness and loss.
Dianna K. Dunbar, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Psychotherapist, Organizational Facilitator, Consultant, and Mind-Body Therapist. Taught Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for 12 years. Adjunct Faculty teaching Group Psychotherapy in the Graduate Department of Transpersonal Psychology at Naropa University. Trained in Gestalt techniques through the Gestalt Institute of Boulder and the Univ. of Mass., Center for Mindfulness, founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Created MCT, Mindfulness Couples Therapy™ and SMART Marriages Conference on "Marital Treatment in the HMO."
Megan Eggers, M.A., CMT, Certified Massage Therapist, Certified in Cranial Sacral Therapy, Certified in Somatic Archaeology™, with a Masters degree in Somatic Psychology from Naropa University in Boulder, CO. Therapist in private practice and instructor at Colorado School of Healing Arts.
Suzanne Lama, M.A. Psychotherapist and mindfulness instructor in private practice over 10 years, works mainly with PTSD and Complex PTSD. Masters degree in Transpersonal Counseling from Naropa University & Certified in Somatic Archaeology™.
