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Gail Straub Has been a teacher and activist for over 20 years. She is considered a pioneer in the field of empowerment, and co-founded the company Empowerment Training Programs, in 1981. Since then she has offered training to thousands of people throughout America, Europe, Russia, China, and East Asia. With her husband David Gershon, she co-authored, Empowerment: The Art of Creating Your Life As You Want It. The book, currently in its tenth printing, has been translated into five languages and is used worldwide as the basis for empowermentsupport groups. From 1983 to 1986 Gail served as the International Director for the First Earth Run, a global initiative that took a torch, symbolizing peace and international cooperation, around the world in 86 days. The project involved 25 million people, 62 countries and 45 heads of state, and raised several million dollars for UNICEF. In 1992, Gail designed an advanced training called Grace: A Spiritual Training Program, for students who want to integrate spiritual development with social and ecological responsibility. Based on this training she wrote The Rhythm of Compassion: Caring for Self Connecting with Society and Circle of Compassion: Meditations for Caring for the Self and the World, both published by Tuttle. |
