New Consciousness Review Winter 2015 | Page 69

Rising Stars Profiles of Conscious Creatives you may not yet have met ... Founder and director of the Institute for Circlework, Jalaja Bonheim, PhD, is one of the world’s foremost experts in the use of circle gatherings as a tool for empowering women. A uniquely skilled facilitator, Bonheim has trained hundreds of female circle leaders from around the world and is internationally known for her groundbreaking work with Israeli and Palestinian women in  the Middle East. Growing  up German and Jewish in post-war Germany, Bonheim struggled to make sense of the events that had left both the German and Jewish people deeply traumatized. This struggle guided her work and led to new views. Now an internationally acclaimed author and speaker, she shares stores, insights, and hope—grounded in decades of practical experience—with her global audience in her book, “The Sacred Ego - Making Peace with Ourselves and Our World”. Her website is http://jalajabonheim.com Francesca Thoman is an author, painter, Akashic Record r