Faculty
Steve Hoskinson, MA, MAT
CEO, CCO, Founder
Steve Hoskinson, MA, MAT, is Founder, CEO and Chief Compassion Officer (CCO) of Organic Intelligence® and the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Organic Intelligence Outreach Institute. Steve developed the Human Empowerment And Resiliency Training (HEARTraining®) based on Organic Intelligence, a positive psychology, fractal method known for its implicit exposure approach to trauma.
As a leader in the Somatic Psychology field, Steve has mentored and trained thousands of professionals in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East in the art of the compassionate treatment of trauma. Steve was Professional Training Faculty for the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute for 17 years and is currently Adjunct Faculty for JFK University’s Somatic Psychology program.
Steve is a founding member of the Northern California Society for Integrative Mental Health and the International Transformational Resilience Coalition and served on the Global Training and Education Council for the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.
As a leader in the Somatic Psychology field, Steve has mentored and trained thousands of professionals in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East in the art of the compassionate treatment of trauma. Steve was Professional Training Faculty for the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute for 17 years and is currently Adjunct Faculty for JFK University’s Somatic Psychology program.
Steve is a founding member of the Northern California Society for Integrative Mental Health and the International Transformational Resilience Coalition and served on the Global Training and Education Council for the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.
Our humanity rests not
in what distinguishes us
from the rest of life,
but rather in what we share.
in what distinguishes us
from the rest of life,
but rather in what we share.
Steve Hoskinson, MA, MAT
CEO, CCO, Founder
Marisol Colette, MSW, LCSW, SEP, OICC
Associate Faculty
Marisol Colette, LCSW, SEP, OICC is Associate Faculty at Organic Intelligence®. She holds a Bachelor’s of Social Work from Warren Wilson College and a Master’s of Social Work from Columbia University in the city of New York. Marisol meditates daily and has a regular yoga practice.
From 2007-2015, she worked at the VA Medical Center providing support to Veterans experiencing homelessness, PTSD, mental health and substance abuse issues, chronic pain, adjustments to medical diagnosis and more. In 2010 she began studying somatic therapy, including Organic Intelligence.
Marisol Colette is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), and an Organic Intelligence (OI) and Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) Practitioner with a private practice Sol Reflection. She offers professional and organizational trainings in the Asheville, North Carolina area. Additionally, she teaches in the Social Work Department at Warren Wilson College.
From 2007-2015, she worked at the VA Medical Center providing support to Veterans experiencing homelessness, PTSD, mental health and substance abuse issues, chronic pain, adjustments to medical diagnosis and more. In 2010 she began studying somatic therapy, including Organic Intelligence.
Marisol Colette is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), and an Organic Intelligence (OI) and Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) Practitioner with a private practice Sol Reflection. She offers professional and organizational trainings in the Asheville, North Carolina area. Additionally, she teaches in the Social Work Department at Warren Wilson College.
We do not heal the past by dwelling there;
we heal the past by living fully in the present.
we heal the past by living fully in the present.
Marianne Williamson
Marisol Colette, MSW, LCSW, SEP, OICC
Associate Faculty
Robin Craig, LPC, SEP, OICC
Associate Faculty, Editor-in-Chief
Robin Craig is part of the OI teaching team as Associate Faculty. She has supported the advancement of OI through pre-screening and participating in the OIX video courses and providing website editing.
She has been exploring how to restore physiological, spiritual, and psychological resiliency through Organic Intelligence®, Somatic Experiencing®, and meditation.
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Arizona with an MA in Counseling Psychology and an MS in Biomedical Engineering as well as advanced studies in Neuroscience at the Vollum Institute for Advanced Biomedical Research in Portland, OR.
She is currently a meditation student of Upasaka Culadasa’s and has appreciated his emphasis on a path to awakening that includes cultivating a joyful mind. Living in the mountains and spending time in the ocean have helped Robin cultivate that moment-to-moment joy.
She has been exploring how to restore physiological, spiritual, and psychological resiliency through Organic Intelligence®, Somatic Experiencing®, and meditation.
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Arizona with an MA in Counseling Psychology and an MS in Biomedical Engineering as well as advanced studies in Neuroscience at the Vollum Institute for Advanced Biomedical Research in Portland, OR.
She is currently a meditation student of Upasaka Culadasa’s and has appreciated his emphasis on a path to awakening that includes cultivating a joyful mind. Living in the mountains and spending time in the ocean have helped Robin cultivate that moment-to-moment joy.
Robin Craig, LPC, SEP, OICC
Associate Faculty, Editor-in-Chief
Sean Feit Oakes, PhD, OICC
Associate Faculty
Sean Feit Oakes, PhD, is Associate Faculty at Organic Intelligence® and co-teaches the San Francisco HEARTraining® with Steve Hoskinson. Sean received his PhD in Performance Studies from UC Davis, researching states of consciousness in Buddhist meditation and postmodern dance practices.
Sean teaches OI, Buddhism, and Haṭha Yoga with a focus on the integration of meditation, philosophy, and self-inquiry with trauma resolution and social justice. He has studied in Zen, Tibetan, and Theravāda Buddhist lineages, trained as a monk in Burma, and was authorized to teach Insight Meditation by Jack Kornfield in 2010.
Sean Feit Oakes teaches at East Bay Meditation Center, Yoga Garden SF, Piedmont Yoga, Yoga Tree, and Spirit Rock Meditation Center, where he completed the Dedicated Practitioner, Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation, and Community Dharma Leader trainings.
Sean teaches OI, Buddhism, and Haṭha Yoga with a focus on the integration of meditation, philosophy, and self-inquiry with trauma resolution and social justice. He has studied in Zen, Tibetan, and Theravāda Buddhist lineages, trained as a monk in Burma, and was authorized to teach Insight Meditation by Jack Kornfield in 2010.
Sean Feit Oakes teaches at East Bay Meditation Center, Yoga Garden SF, Piedmont Yoga, Yoga Tree, and Spirit Rock Meditation Center, where he completed the Dedicated Practitioner, Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation, and Community Dharma Leader trainings.
Find Sean's teaching schedule, writing, and audio at SeanFeitOakes.com. Sean will begin a new HEARTraining in the San Francisco East Bay in summer of 2018.
Sean Feit Oakes, PhD, OICC
Associate Faculty
Boaz B. Feldman, BBA, PgD, SEP, OICC
Associate Faculty
Boaz B. Feldman, BBA, PgD, SEP, OICC is Associate Faculty at Organic Intelligence®, teaching the Istanbul HEARTraining® in Turkey. He is a clinical psychologist, certified Mindfulness trainer from the Mindful Academy and a visiting professor at Trinity College Dublin.
Boaz is an engaged contemplative committed to make positive social, environmental and spiritual changes in the world.
Every year, Boaz Feldman spends at least 3 months in silence doing intensive Insight Meditation practice with various teachers, including Joseph Goldstein and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. Boaz has worked as a trainer with bio-psychosocial capacity building methodologies in humanitarian emergencies including conflict-affected regions in Afghanistan and Myanmar.
Boaz Feldman is Founder and Chief Engagement Officer (CEO) of the Swiss Institute for Mindfulness Practice and Life Education (SIMPLE®), a Geneva-based socially progressive organization. He teaches Mindful Leadership at the Trinity College Dublin Executive MBA program, has founded the Corporate Mindfulness Training Series PRO-X: Performance and Resilience for Organisational eXcellence, and teaches Mindfulness to lawyers in collaboration with the Geneva Barrister.
Boaz is an engaged contemplative committed to make positive social, environmental and spiritual changes in the world.
Every year, Boaz Feldman spends at least 3 months in silence doing intensive Insight Meditation practice with various teachers, including Joseph Goldstein and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. Boaz has worked as a trainer with bio-psychosocial capacity building methodologies in humanitarian emergencies including conflict-affected regions in Afghanistan and Myanmar.
Boaz Feldman is Founder and Chief Engagement Officer (CEO) of the Swiss Institute for Mindfulness Practice and Life Education (SIMPLE®), a Geneva-based socially progressive organization. He teaches Mindful Leadership at the Trinity College Dublin Executive MBA program, has founded the Corporate Mindfulness Training Series PRO-X: Performance and Resilience for Organisational eXcellence, and teaches Mindfulness to lawyers in collaboration with the Geneva Barrister.
I never teach my pupils,
I only attempt to provide
the conditions in which they can learn.
I only attempt to provide
the conditions in which they can learn.
Albert Einstein
Boaz B. Feldman, BBA, PgD, SEP, OICC
Associate Faculty
