Our Purpose
We create experiences that assist caregivers in becoming expansive in their own being so that when they give care, they do so from a place of abundance, strength and inner harmony.
This work is an invitation to caregivers, from the bedside to the board room, to invest in self-care practices, to be reminded that everyone in the circle of care (caregiver, patients, families, our healthcare system, our world) benefit when caregivers are functioning from a place of inner balance.
To walk the way of personal well being is a choice an individual makes, one caregivers often set aside. Through our work we encourage and support the choice of well being. We do this through powerful experiences that inspire and strengthen the commitment of individuals and groups to invest in and maintain a culture of self care and well being.
Our Inspirational Team
Kathy Douglas
RN, MHA
Kathy Douglas is Founder and President of the Institute for Staffing Excellence and Innovation – part of On Nursing Excellence (ONE), a 501-C3 not-for profit organization whose purpose is expanding the effectiveness, efficiency and recognition of the healthcare workforce. Douglas is CEO of The Sedona Group providing strategic consulting to healthcare executives in the services and technology sectors specializing in improving operations and maximizing performance; CNO for API Healthcare and the Founder at Mirdad Effect, where she recently directed and produced a documentary “The Song Within: Sedona” an exploration of the wisdom of women. She recently founded a new company, Wise Women Circles, which is establishing an international network for the sharing of wisdom across cultures.
As co-founder of The Way of Well Being, she offers workshops and presentations on self care and well being. Her clinical background is in Intensive Care Nursing, during which time she has taught ICU Nursing as a volunteer in India. Ms. Douglas holds a Masters degree from The University of San Francisco in Health Administration and is a graduate of Stanford Business School’s Executive Program. She has published and presented on staffing excellence, competency, workforce awareness, leadership and outcomes in healthcare and authors a regular column for Nursing Economics.
Eddie Madril
Eddie Madril is a member of the Pascua Yaqui tribe of Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora Mexico. He is an active member of the Native American community and a representative of his culture through various aspects: as a dancer, singer, teacher, playwright and filmmaker. For over twenty-five years, his involvement and commitment to Native heritage has provided him with the opportunity to share a wealth of information amongst diverse communities. His work has included the presentation of assemblies and residencies in Bay Area schools working with students and encouraging the development of appreciation and respect for American Indian dance, music, culture, history, art and sign language.
For over ten years he has been member of the Board of Directors for Friendship House of American Indians Inc. and currently acts as Vice President of the Board, additionally for the past four years he has been a member of the advisory committee at the De Young Museum of San Francisco for their Native programming.
He was awarded a three-year recipient of the California Arts Council Artist-In-Residence grant, as well as the San Francisco Foundation individual artists’ grant and a grant from the San Francisco Arts Council grant. He was nominated for the prestigious Isadora Duncan Dance Award as a soloist for his hoop dance presentation in his original play “Sun Dagger Solstice.” In November 2011 he is being recognized by KQED as an American Indian Local Hero.
He has taught American Indian music at San Francisco State University and American Indian dance at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, CA. He’s been a presenter at SFSU, Tufts University, and Bowling Green State University for Academic symposiums on Native issues. As a dancer and educator he has performed and spoken throughout the western United States, including the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival (performer and panelist), ANCC National Nursing Conference (speaker), APN National Oncology Conference (keynote speaker), and World Arts West’s arts education program People Like Me.
Sara Moncada
Sara Moncada has a unique background as a dancer and health practitioner. She began her studies in dance and theatrical performance at the age of six. For over 20 years she has performed and shared the art of Native American Women’s Dance and culture, Flamenco dance and theater to communities across the U.S. She is Co-Founder of Wise Women Circles an organization dedicated to the sharing of Women’s wisdom and traditions through workshops and film.
As a healing arts practitioner she is certified in massage therapy and Jin Shin Jyutsu focused on whole-system wellness. For more than 15 years, her practice has included work with pregnancy, children, athletes, dancers and a focus on the elderly working with projects that range from investment’s in on-going wellness to individuals working with serious illness or large health projects, she played a key role in assisting her mother in her recovery from cancer.
For over 10 years she has been working in technology and education within the healthcare arena and currently is the Managing Director for the not-for-profit Institute for Staffing Excellence and Innovations.