Rev. Paulette Pipe is a meditation teacher, podcast host, professional sacred space holder (a.k.a.“Keeper of the Flame”), retreat facilitator, and ordained Unity minister. 

With a distinctive, mesmerizing voice, and a reputation for leading powerful heartfelt meditations, Paulette masterfully creates deep and enriching sacred experiences, drawing from a range of traditional and unexpected spiritual practices. 

She is probably best known as the host of “Touching the Stillness”, her lively meditation and mindfulness podcast—with its unique brand of tranquilizing meditations, powerful affirmative prayer, and themed positive music. She is also a teacher on the Insight Timer App. 

Formerly Spiritual Director of the UK Unity headquarters, and then manager of the Retreats Department at Unity Village, MO, today Paulette heads Touching the Stillness Ministries—a vibrant, thriving non-profit organization created in 2009. It’s through this platform that she’s able to provide resources designed to make meditation and mindfulness both practical and accessible for daily application. 

In her role as a professional sacred space holder, or "Keeper of the Flame”, Paulette serves organizations and individuals in holding sacred space and/or silent vigil, in support of their intentions. 

Paulette is a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle, a project of the Source of Synergy Foundation, where she also currently serves as its “Keeper of the Flame”.   http://www.touchingthestillness.org

Jill Robinson is a writer, content creator, and editor supporting mission-driven leaders and organizations through purposeful storytelling. Recent project collaborations have been with Integral Transformative Practice International, the Mindful Agency, Greenheart International, Sobremesa, Purpose Earth, and the Holomovement. She has worked closely with Emanuel Kuntzelman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist for social transformation, for nearly 15 years. 

Jill is the co-editor and chapter contributor to the anthology The Holomovement; Embracing Our Collective Purpose to Unite Humanity published in 2023. Prior to pursuing her writing career, Jill served as the marketing director for Greenheart Travel based in Chicago, Illinois. 

Dr. Kurt Johnson (https://www.evolutionaryleaders.net/synergycircles; http://www.lightonlight.us), author and activist, has worked in professional science and comparative religion for over 40 years. A prominent figure on international committees, particularly at the United Nations, he is the author or co-author of several influential and award-winning books: Our Moment of Choice (2020) (Gold Nautilus and COVR Awards), The Coming Interspiritual Age (2013), Nabokov’s Blues (2000) and Fine Lines (2015) (Brian Boyd Prize, 2019). 

Kurt has served on the faculty of New York’s Interfaith Seminary for 12 years and, for 25 years, was associated there with the American Museum of Natural History. He is the host of the Convergence series on VoiceAmerica, publisher of three magazines: The Convergence, Light on Light, and Conscious Business, and is a founder of the Light on Light Press. A partner in UNITY EARTH, Kurt is ordained, or certified, in five religious traditions. He has a Ph.D. in Evolution and Ecology and is the author of over 200 scientific articles and seven technical books. A former monastic, is he a member or founder of the Evolutionary Leaders, Association of Transformational Leaders, International Contemplative Alliance, Gaiafield and Subtle Activism Networks, Self Care to Earth Care network, UN NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns, NGO Forum 21 Institute, the UN Committee for International Yoga Day, and is President of the Friends of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. 

Johnson, Mills, and Lennon previously joined in presenting “A Spiritual Lives of Scientists” program for the 2023 Complexity Science Summit.

With over 20 years experience, Mariko Pitts is no stranger to the public relations (PR) and marketing arena. Her career blossomed quickly in one of the foremost PR agencies in Los Angeles, where she designed multi-touchpoint campaigns for large corporations, such as Kelloggs, Sony, New Line Cinema, Pacific Gas and Electric, among others. But after an intense spiritual awakening in 2008, Mariko's entire life perspective shifted, including her career path. She was no longer willing to contribute to manipulative campaigns that didn't serve humanity's best interests—and vowed to craft communications with integrity; and to use her creativity to awaken, inspire, and elevate others. 

Mariko's career has spanned multiple fields, including live and virtual event production (national and international), NGO Board and directorial leadership positions, and over 15 years of transformational coaching and training. She has designed and executed many programs and events for conscious organizations and leaders around the world, including motivational speaker and athlete Bill Bradley, modern mystic Thomas Hübl, renowned theologian Matthew Fox, visionary Stephen Dinan, and more. Most recently, she was the foundation director of The UPLIFT Foundation. Mariko is now the Core Synergist of the HoloMovement. www.holomovement.net