Jane Helsley & Dirk Velten
In the early 90’s, when Jerilyn and Danaan were birthing Essential Peacemaking/Women & Men, we were drawn to the work as a powerful tool for personal and cultural healing. We had the good fortune to attend the first U. S. Advanced EP/W&M training for facilitators in 1992, and have since been privileged to offer more than 35 workshops—both together and with other co-facilitators—throughout the United States and Europe.
In 1993 we traveled to Findhorn, Scotland as part of a 14-person co-facilitator team that trained 168 facilitators from 23 countries in a special week-long EP/W&M. Accredited as Two-Day Trainers that same year, we were also invited to co-facilitate the 3-Day Advanced Trainings with Jerilyn and/or Danaan, including Boston (1994), Nashville (1995), Steyerburg, Germany (1996), and Princeton (1996). After Danaan’s death in November 1996, Jerilyn asked us co-facilitate the 3-day Advanced in Seattle (1997) and to take on the role of 3-Day Facilitators for the U.S. from that point forward.
Danaan’s passing has been an excruciating loss for us all. It has been heartening to us that throughout her grieving process, Jerilyn has been determined to ensure that the Essential Peacemaking network remain vital and strong. We stand with her in that commitment and will do all we can to sustain the original vision as it continues to unfold. And, as Jerilyn and Danaan always encouraged, we hope to contribute our own piece of the puzzle as well.
Because of our interest in healing the wounds of racism — particularly within the United States — we’ve seen to it that our EP/W&M trainings during the last 5 years have been ethnically and culturally diverse, including a Two-Day training that was 75% African-American. Consistently, we’ve found that when men and women of different backgrounds genuinely engage issues around gender, the doors to interracial and cross cultural healing open as well.
We build our personal and professional life together in Dallas, Texas, and our company— Mandorla Resources International— takes much of its inspiration from EP/W&M. The mandorla is the meeting place of difference, and we work with individuals, businesses, and communities that are actively engaging issues around gender, cultural diversity, sexual orientation, and spirituality.

Jane Helsley & Dirk Velten
Mandorla Resources International
9801 Royal Lane #601
Dallas, TX 75231
214-343-7126
E-mail: Mandorlas2@aol.com 
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