| The following is an inspiring interview with Lea | | | | discoveries and realizations of their individual and |
| Goode-Harris, PhD. of the Santa Rosa Labyrinth | | | | collective beauty. And I love the flexibility that comes |
| Foundation. Lea is a Labyrinth Designer and Creative | | | | with each encounter that is new and unknown. |
| Consultant based in Santa Rosa, CA. | | | | GJC: Do you work with individuals? Groups? |
| GJC: What do you do? | | | | Workshops? Conventions? Conferences? |
| LGH: I am a poet, a writer, mixed media artist, a | | | | LGH: Yes, I work with individuals, groups, and provide |
| creative consultant, and designer of labyrinths and | | | | workshops for small and large groups. I've been the |
| sacred places. I strive through my art and creative | | | | keynote and featured speaker at numerous |
| consultations to assist people in finding beauty in their | | | | conventions and gatherings, corporate meetings, |
| selves and surroundings, no matter where they are. I | | | | participated in labyrinth dedications, and have |
| use labyrinths and my art as a bridge for the | | | | presented to children and young adults from lower |
| imagination and the heart, and as an inspiration for | | | | grades up through college. |
| connection with self and the dance of being in | | | | GJC: Will you travel? |
| relationship with others. | | | | LGH: Yes! I love to travel! |
| GJC: How have you prepared for your career? | | | | GJC: I like asking these fun facts from people. What |
| LGH: All of my life experiences have prepared me for | | | | is your favorite color? |
| what I now do! And life, has given me a full range of | | | | LGH: Moss Green |
| those experiences! I returned to college for a | | | | GJC: If you were an instrument, which would you |
| traditional degree as a reentry student in mid life. I | | | | be? |
| believed then that I was headed towards becoming a | | | | LGH: On Mondays a flute (some Mondays a Peruvian |
| licensed psychologist. I encountered my first labyrinth | | | | flute), on Wednesdays a viola, on Fridays a cello, and |
| in graduate school which changed forever the way I | | | | on Sundays, I would be the human voice. |
| approach life and taught me my first real lesson of | | | | GJC: What is your favorite style of dance to watch |
| listening to the voice of my heart. I was the first | | | | or do? |
| Ph.D. graduate from the Institute of Imaginal Studies, | | | | LGH: My favorite dance and one of my spiritual |
| now known as Meridian University. With the | | | | practices is Soul Motion & Transformative Dance |
| completion of my degree, I realized that being a | | | | GJC: Favorite play or movie? |
| psychologist did not fit with the way I wanted to | | | | LGH: Spirited Away |
| work with people. I have been foraging a new way | | | | GJC: Favorite sculpture? |
| of working with people ever since. | | | | LGH: Bronze sculpture of Daphne at Santa Rosa City |
| GJC: Why are you called to this work? | | | | Hall by Ron Rogers |
| LGH: It feeds my soul and imagination to work with | | | | GJC: Favorite song? |
| people via the labyrinth and expressive arts. I love | | | | LGH: If It Be Your Will by Leonard Cohen |
| being present with others as they make their own | | | | GJC: Name one book that is inspiring to you. |