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Companion Arts is a 501(c)3 organization which develops and delivers inspiring educational programs and resources. We serve people facing major life transitions and those who care for them, supporting emotional connection by integrating music, the creative arts, and a multi-faith spirituality.


Founded in 2002 by Michael Stillwater and Gary Malkin, creators of the acclaimed audio resource, Graceful Passages: A Companion for Living and Dying, Companion Arts offers Care for the Journey, providing support and renewal for people in the helping professions, and Song Without Borders, bridging boundaries to reconnect people through their innate creativity.
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Michael Stillwater
Founder, Inner Harmony
Zurich, Switzerland


Author, musical intuitive, healing artist, interfaith minister, and educator,
Michael brings his spiritual, artistic,
and editorial gifts to this work.
With thirty years in music ministry and sixteen years in hospice and healthcare,
he serves as Project Director of Companion Art.

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Gary S. Malkin
Founder, Wisdom of the World
San Francisco, CA


A seven-time Emmy
award-winning composer, producer,
and performer, Gary is dedicated to
creating media that supports
the cultivation of spiritual intelligence.
He is an advocate of the
healing power of the arts
and presents at conferences nationwide.


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Board

 

 

 

 

Michael Stillwater
President
Founder, Inner Harmony
Zurich, Switzerland


Susan Osborne
Secretary/Teasurer
Executive Director
Boulder, Colorado


Leland Hoover
Director of Finance & Administration
Boulder, Colorado



 
Care for the Journey
Program Advisors:

Robert Arnold, PhD
Director of Education, Hospice of the Florida Sun Coast
Tampa, Florida


Randy Carter
VP, Organizational Development & Strategy, Planetree
Danbury, Connecticutt

Marita Grudzen, PhD
Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, California

Tom Harrington, PhD
Consultant to Healthcare Leadership
San Anselmo, California

Bobbi Ingram RN, PhD
Salt Lake City, Utah

Marilynn Jackson, PhD, MA, BSN
President, Intuitive Options
Soldotna, Alaska

Tom Lant , RN, PhD
Founder/Director, Spirit of Caregiving
Bryson City, North Carolina

Lynn Rogers ,PhD
Consultant to Healthcare & Hospice
San Rafael, California

Hanna B. Sherman, MD
Director, Physician Well-Being and Professional Renewal Courses, American Academy on Physician and Patient Chair
Lexington, Massachuesetts

Jean Watson, RN, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Nursing
University of COlorado Health Sciences Center
Boulder, Colorado

   
National Advisors:

Angeles Arrien, Ph.D.
President, Angeles Arrien Foundation
for Cross- Cultural Education and Research
Sausalito, California

Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Founder, Mind-Body Health Sciences, LLC.
Boulder, Colorado

Ken Druck
, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Jenna Druck Foundation
San Diego, California

Jeremy Geffen, MD
Founder, Geffen Cancer Foundation
Boulder, Colorado

Bethany Hays, M.D.
Medical Director, True North Clinic
Yarmouth, Maine

David Lieberstein
Founder, Wine Things Unlmited
Sonoma, California

Robert D. McNeice
President, Insight Rising
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Christina Puchalski, M.D.
Founder Director
George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health
Washington, D.C.

Kathleen Dowling Singh, Ph.D.
Author, Grace In Dying
Orlando, Florida

Doris Laesser Stillwater
Psychologist
Zurich, Switzerland

Archbishop Desmond Tutu
General Secretary
The South African Council of Churches
Johannesburg, South Africa