John-Michael Dumais
Life Coach, Writer, and Musician in Keene, New Hampshire
I am most interested in conscious evolution, the potential of myself and others to wake up and create a different world together, one that works for everyone. Central to this is the teaching of nonviolence, which is both about reframing our own tendencies around separation and defensiveness, and building a new language and set of skills around staying in the heart in the midst of all kinds of difficult and challenging experiences.
I am a student of Integral theory and practice and of Spiral Dynamics, which together help to inform a way of considering oneself and the world through multiple valid (if necessarily partial) perspectives.
On my own time, I work to help others free their authentic voice and communicate from the authentic heart. I facilitate inner process work (self-healing of traumas of all kinds). I play guitar and sing, lead sound circles, performing original chants and songs and those from traditions around the globe.
My just-ended day job was as Executive Director for the NH Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (http://nodeathpenaltynh.org). I worked with an excellent team of people who have been committed, many for decades, to ending this inhumane punishment.
You can see one my projects at http://Beauty-Love-Truth.com.