About the Heart of Now

Our Mission:

The purpose of the Heart of Now is to radically change the way people live their lives, interact with each other and see the world. Our goal is to influence individuals, groups, organizations and political movements, primarily by supporting and educating people to become present, flexible and fully alive. We live by the truth that each individual has value and wisdom and that we all are teachers as well as students.

About Us

The Heart of Now is staffed by a group of committed volunteers who wish to contribute to the world.

kaseja Wilder

kaseja Wilder took her first course on communication over 25 years ago and has been excited about human growth and development ever since. She has found deep intimacy in life by practicing honesty with herself and others. She has extensive experience working with people recovering from sexual abuse and Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) and loves helping people work out conflict through mediation.

"Facilitating the Heart of Now workshop is exciting; I believe the workshop gives people an opportunity to connect with their intrinsic sense of wholeness, which is a beautiful way of changing the world toward a loving supportive place." Email kaseja at kaseja@heartofnow.org

Lisa Stein



Lisa Stein
has been participating in the Heart of Now for seven years and has been involved in personal growth work for the last twenty-five years. Her roots are in co-counseling, gestalt, dream-work, psychotherapy, and process-oriented psychology which she incorporates into her work as a facilitator and mediation counselor.

"We can heal. From wherever we start, our life can get lighter and easier. We can get in touch with the ideas and emotions that have us repeating unwelcome behavior patterns. Becoming aware of them in a visceral way (not just talking about it) will create more room for change. Email Lisa at lisa@heartofnow.org

Kim Krichbaum

Kim Krichbaum has been facilitating Heart of Now for 5 years, and other personal growth experiences for over 25 years. It is one of the great joys of his life. He has extensive experience in gestalt, encounter, body work, and co-counseling as well as other modalities.

What he loves most about the Heart of Now, is that it brings out the wisdom of each person, rather than just focusing on the wisdom of the folks in front of the room. When not involved in Heart of Now, you might see Kim doing Ecstatic Dance or singing karaoke. He wants his life to be as much like a musical as possible. Email Kim at kim@heartofnow.org