10 Sep Meet the Coaches
Alaya Chadwick-Raymond, NH
Alaya is the founder and director of The (W)hole Point Institute, author of 4 books, and the creator of the art called (W)hole Life Coaching, based on the process of Intentional Spiraling.
With two advanced degrees and nearly 46 years of experience in the intersection of psychology and spirituality, she brings to her work with couples and individuals a depth of perception and skill that is nearly unmatched. As the teacher of the WLCing two-year advanced training as well as being an active (W)hole Life Coach for both individuals (men and women) as well as PAIRs (couples of all sorts), Alaya’s depth of presence and creative empowerment skills are a gift to all who come to work with her. Regardless of your geographical locations/travel, Alaya works using all possible web-based tools as well as offering live intensive meetings at “Sanctuary”, the land upon which The (W)hole Point Institute is built. More about Alaya: Individual WLCing, PAIRing coaching, Specializing in the intersection of Spirituality & Psychology, Intensives of 3-6 hours per meeting are offered.
Anne Suddy-Merrimack, NH
Anne is considered a natural coach by many of her colleagues. She has been studying the (W)hole Point Wisdom Way since its first workshop in Sep 2001 and continues to study and apprentice with Alaya. Anne is credited with coining the phrase, “We fall in our Holes to find our (W)holeness so we can live a Holy life.” If you would like to find that place of Sanctity in your daily life, whether it be with your job, family member, or friends, let Anne facilitate the application of the Wisdom Way to find your spiritual center and watch your life change. More about Anne: (W)hole Life Coach for Individuals & PAIRs™ through The (W)hole Point Institute, LLC, Certified Master Teacher of Radiance™ Level 7 (CMTR-7) of The Wisdom WAY and aReiki Master of the Usui tradition.
Theresa Robertson-Manchester & Raymond, NH
Theresa has been studying and working with The Wisdom WAY model of empowerment for over 14 years (5000+ hours of direct study). The Wisdom WAY model showed Theresa doorways to empower others. This expression of her greatest loves. providing education, insight, and support to free others to live their authentic life.
Theresa’s love of The Wisdom WAY includes her completion of the ART training (an advanced year-long training in embodied teachership) to empower her to teach to others. Trained as a (W)hole Life Coach (W)hole Life Coaching-PAIRs (a 2-year in-depth training based on the Wisdom WAY) so she can work with individuals and couples.
Additionally, she brings 34 years of experience in the human services field. This adds tremendous depth to her teaching and her coaching. Theresa is also the owner of LROL Together, a business of translating technology to make it accessible. Theresa’s gentle, compassionate, and humorous presence opens hearts, minds, and lives to the wonder of The Wisdom WAY. She is a (W)hole Life Coach for Individuals & PAIRs™ through The (W)hole Point Institute, LLC, Certified Master Teacher of Radiance™ Level 1 (CMTR-Advanced) of The Wisdom WAY™, Reiki Master of the Usui tradition, and a Graduate of previous Master Classes.
Anna Simms-Baltimore, Maryland
Born in VA, raised in the Chicago Area with a BA in Social Work and MA in Interpersonal Communications, Anna has been married to Steve since 1983, a mother of 3 and now Grandmother, with corporate career experience and the U.S. Senate. Anna lives in Avalon, NJ for warm weather months, and has also lived internationally.
Anna began her personal & professional journey with The (W)hole Point Institute in 2010. Thousands of hours of consistent, deep, and sound mentored Coaching, Coursework, and Training with Alaya Chadwick and WPI faculty, Anna is a well-equipped Certified (W)hole Life Coach for Individuals and PAIRs (People Activating Intimate Relating), Radiance Teacher, and Reiki Master.
Her approach is based on her (W)hole Life Experience & the Map, Method, and Means of The Wisdom Way, wherein Psychology and Spiritual beliefs intersect. This “POINT” of Intersection is what Anna found most attractive, powerful, and Important about studying with The Whole Point Institute; regarding the Wisdom Way a gentle, accelerated approach to Making Sense of One’s Life, answering proverbial questions, such as, “How did I Get Here…. AGAIN?” and “What is the Truth of My Life?”
Coaching Sessions are now conducted virtually while maintaining a Creative Interactive Approach with comprehensive use of WPI resources, images, and a vast collection of toys for a “fun” way to deal with tough topics. Each session with Anna is a mini (w)hole-shop in Celebration and Elevation of Individuals & PAIRS who are Ready, Willing, and Able to Say Yes towards Possibilities for Reflection, and a Grace-filled WAY of Being in Life & Relationship.
Marshall Wilensky – Sanford, NC
Marshall Wilensky began his intense study of The Wisdom WAY™ with the men’s-only (W)hole Shop 1 in March 2012, just three months after his first wife died. (W)hole Shops 3 and 4 were instrumental in helping him move beyond his grieving and ready himself for the next seasons of his life. He has taken (W)hole Shops 1 through 7 (some more than once) and is eagerly awaiting (W)hole Shop 8. Marshall continues to study The Wisdom WAY in the more advanced classes including Being the EYE (I) of the Storm, Black Swan Arising, and others.
Marshall completed both of the year-long (W)hole Life Coaching (WLC) programs and can coach individuals and PAIRs™ (People Activating Intimate Relating). Having completed the year-long Apprentice Radiance Teacher (ART) program, Marshall can teach (W)hole Shop 1 which he has done twice.
Marshall moved from MA to NC in 2016 where he is expanding his (W)hole Life Coaching and teaching practice to help take The Wisdom WAY to the wider world. He is a (W)hole Life Coach for Individuals & PAIRs™ through The (W)hole Point Institute, LLC, Certified Master Teacher of Radiance™ Level 1 (CMTR-1) of The Wisdom WAY™, Reiki Master of the Usui tradition
Rochelle Mausteller-Watsontown, PA
The first thing you will notice about Rochelle is her warm inviting presence. As a coach, Rochelle creates an atmosphere where everyone is welcome. She has been a professional working in the business community for the past 30 years in various accounting/information technology positions. As the mother of two young adult children, she is well-practiced in offering direction and allowing the freedom to choose. Her open-hearted embrace creates a safe space for you to explore yourself.
Rochelle is a (W)hole Life Coach for Individuals & PAIRs™ through The (W)hole Point Institute, LLC, a Certified Master Teacher of Radiance™ Level 1 (CMTR-1) of The Wisdom WAY™, Reiki Master of the Usui tradition, Accredited Facilitator for the Awakening Divinity Apprenticeship, Mother of Kate & Cole, and Treasurer for Keystone Quarter Horse Association.
Jan Martinez-Rochester, MI
Jan works with individuals and leaders seeking depth, integration, grounding, and balance to enhance their professional and personal lives. She has held critical roles in manufacturing, marketing, and sales. She has an engineering degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Duke University. Jan is passionate about music, art, dance, the natural world, and how they interconnect. She is a Mentor Coach for New Ventures West, ICF PCC Credentialed, and a Graduate of the previous Master Classes, qualified to teach groups and a (W)hole Life Coach.
Nida Backaitis-Great Falls, Virginia
Nida is the founder of EdgeBrilliant, where she coaches leaders and teams committed to developing the approaches and capacities needed to meet the challenges of our evolving world. She invites them to recognize and release patterns and habits of thought, feeling, and action that no longer serve and to discover and embody leadership in a truer way for them and even more effective for their teams and organizations. Having served in leadership positions, Nida brings compassion and respect to this work. She has worked with leaders at all levels in organizations ranging from start-ups to Fortune 10. Graduate of the previous Master Class, qualified to teach groups and a (W)hole Life Coach.
Ellen Byrne-Bangor, ME
Ellen has worked with The Wisdom Way since 2006 and became a Certified Master Teacher of Radiance (CMTR) in 2009. She offers her students compassionate wisdom and insight, empowering them to embark on their journey of personal transformation and healing. Ellen has enthusiasm and a down-to-earth presence, which makes her an extraordinary teacher. Ellen is also a (W)hole Life Coach, a Reiki Master, an ordained minister with the UBM, a Happiness Consultant, and a Graduate of the previous Master Classes, qualified to teach groups and is a (W)hole Life Coach.
Karen Aznoian-North Andover, MA
Karen has an executive coaching firm that weaves together 30+ years as an executive within the medical, pharma, and broadband industries. With mastery in professional integral coaching, adult development, and leading change for individuals and organizations, Karen is deeply committed to advancing the coaching profession by creating learning and development communities to deepen ourselves and our practice.
Karen weaves together several wisdom traditions in her offerings to clients as a path to returning to wholeness, integrity, and authenticity. She began to walk The Wisdom WAY path in 2001 just after witnessing the devastation in NYC that September day. The unique and particular wisdom of this path has opened her to living with more joy, freedom, wonder, and magic. Introducing others to the Wisdom WAY as a coach and teacher is one of the greatest joys and honors to witness another’s transformation and the release of long-held beliefs and ways of being while becoming more of who we have always been. She is a Graduate of the previous Master Class and is qualified to teach groups. These days, Karen is embracing the wondrous truth of living and aging and being a parent to a wise and soulful young man, Noah.
Rosslyn Chay-Rockville, MD
Rosslyn is many things, relaxing and expanding as a Poet x Author x Healer x trauma-informed certified Integral Coach x Knitter x Designer x Omg, so much more! A series of punctuations: she is a still point; a living question; a radiant…pulsating…being…of light…. At her core, she is an Inquirer, an eternal mystery unfolding, ripening into her ongoing question of Who x What sits as the intersection point. Her deeper purpose is to mend our fractured relationship with our nature, beginning with herself. From fragmented to wholeness, lost to found, she invites you on an adventure with her to discover and truly know: You…are…so…much…more…
Katie Todd-Beacon, NY
Katie Todd (they/she) is a certified executive coach and founder of Pride Coaching, a coaching practice for LGBTQ+ leaders. In addition to coaching queer leaders at various international organizations, they support organizations through workshops and education around trans and nonbinary inclusion. Katie excels at harmonizing teams through individual and group coaching, which helps build a better working culture. Katie is also a graduate of the Master Class and a (W)hole Life Coach
Logie Onselen-Cape Town Africa
Logie van Onselen is a coach and leadership development consultant. She has over 20 years of experience working with leaders across all levels in the private and public sector and has served in multiple corporate leadership positions coupled with a tenure as a management consultant, providing her with a unique perspective and an in-depth understanding of the challenges that leaders face today. She serves organizations through designing and delivering high-impact leadership development programs, leadership coaching, 360 leadership assessments, specializes in Executive team dynamics and post-merger culture transformation. She is fully committed to helping leaders align their purpose and passion for both personal and professional development, bringing their whole, authentic self to the world for the greater good.
Tori has been working with The Wisdom WAY since 2008 as a tool of empowerment and healing. She is a graduate of The Wisdom WAY Master Class of 2024.She wants to share the wisdom of this model with others and describes her journey with The Wisdom WAY as a profound method for looking deeply within, inspiring a coming home to self. Tori holds a BS from The University of Maine Farmington in Anthropology/Ethnomusicology. Tori is also a musician, teacher, dancer, and Life-Breath coach.