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Erin uses the MARI as a spiritual tool, with psycho-spiritual implications. She is a licensced spiritual director, a Board Certivided Chaplain as well as a licensed MAEI teacher. She has vast experience using the MARI with interfaith settings as well as with individuals who claim no speicific stpiriaul tradition. Erin creates mandalsregularly as one of her spiritual tools. She is open to sharing this tool with others, and assessing what its menaing is for one's wholeness and well-being. Erin is Director of Izumi-Welsspring Center. She has over 30 years experinece teaching how to use the mandala to enhance one's own spiritual well-being. She is an international teacher and reetreat leader and has a passion for teaching how to use the mandala and MARI for understaniding yourself in today's world. As an experienced hospice chaplain, Erin has used the mandala for helping people with their grief and moving through spiritual angst.