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A professor of developmental psychology at the Faculty of Education at Haifa University. Served as dean of the faculty between 2006 and 2012, and as chairperson of the pedagogic secretariat at the Ministry of Education between 2012 and 2013. A certified clinical psychologist. Head of the Center for the Study of Human Spirit (currently under construction).
Her field of expertise is the study of parent-child relations, with a special emphasis on the Israeli context of passage from adolescence to adulthood. Simultaneously, she also studied the motivational system of caring treatments as it comes into play in different contexts, and published a book on this subject, The Caring Motivation. Over the last few years she has been focusing on contemplation and study of issues related to the spiritual aspect of human development, and along with her colleagues organized academic conferences on spirituality, such as: the conference for the study of contemporary spirituality, perceptive pedagogy, and gates to spirituality in psychotherapy and counseling.

A senior lecturer at Beit Berl College. His studies and publications are concerned with laying down the foundations for understanding mindfulness and other introspective practices in education and teacher training from philosophical and psychological standpoints. The courses that he teaches integrate practical mindfulness and yoga with theories from the fields of neuroscience, psychology, consciousness philosophy and education. A member of an international team of 25 scholars established by UNESCO’s research institute in 2019, in order to draft an education vision document that will provide recommendations for educational policies to the 195 member states.
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A staff member at the School of Education and the School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University. After practicing meditation and yoga for more than 30 years, Dr. Tarrasch began to integrate between teaching mindfulness and studying its effects. His main areas of study include the neurological and psychological effects of mindfulness training among adults and children.
He has developed a mindfulness program for children, and even studied the effects of mindfulness practice on adults with learning and/or attention disorders. He is part of the team that implements the Call to Care program in Israel, a program developed by the Mind and Life Institute.

Dean of students at Oranim College since 2016, as well as lecturer and staff member at the college. Head of “Hadara” master’s degree program between 2015 and 2016. His studies focus on empathy in education, perceptive pedagogy, racism in education, multi-cultural life skills and conflicts between groups in Israeli society.

A senior lecturer at the Faculty of Education at Haifa University, in the Department of Consultancy and Human Development and in the Department of Learning, Teaching and Instruction.
As a brain researcher, her study centers around the brain mechanisms involved in the practice of mediation, with an emphasis on a sense of self, as well as on these mechanisms link to education and psychotherapy.

Studies motivation and emotional regulation. A staff member in the Department of Education at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, holding the rank of a lecturer. Interested in the processes through which individuals (children, parents and teachers) internalize goals and values and make them their own, as well as in the link between these internalization processes and emotional regulation processes. Won a grant from the Israeli Science Foundation (ISF) for his study that sought to examine the internalization processes of values in a classroom setting. A clinical psychologist who treats adolescents and adults in a private practice.

Has a PhD in education, an instructor for teachers in personal growth and development integrated with spiritual tools. Delivers lectures in colleges and schools, facilitates mindfulness and positive psychology workshops for personal and professional development. Dedicates her life to active introspection, both as her own personal practice and as an instructor for others.
Promotes the field of mindfulness in education as an expression of innovative pedagogies in education, including the development and integration of mindfulness in the formal array of continuing education programs, in which teachers, students and principals learn how to meditate, to listen to themselves and others and to open their heart. Co-director of the Center for Perceptive Pedagogy at Oranim College and a member of the Center for the Study and Nurture of the Human Spirit at Haifa University.

Holds a master’s degree in human resources , a mentor and facilitator. Co-founder of “Tovanot” Organization for spreading the way of listening circles in Israel and around the world. Additionally, she currently manages, develops and facilitates training programs for listening circles at the international Snapchat company. A member of the Center for the Study of Human Spirit (currently under construction).

Holds an MBA in business administration and finance. A lecturer, consultant and mentor for managers. Co-founder of “Tovanot” Organization for spreading the way of listening circles in Israel and around the world. An expert in facilitating circles and working with teaching staff and students. A member of the Center for the Study of Human Spirit (currently under construction).

A scholar of spirituality from within and without, co-editor of two books on the link between education and investigation and philosophical-spiritual searching. Wrote a book titled “Whirlwinds” on teacher-student relations in the path of spirituality. A doctoral student at the Faculty of Education at Haifa University, where he conducts research and writes his doctoral dissertation on the subject of “Enlightened Life: Interview-Based Study of Spiritual Exemplars”.

Head of the program for the development of education systems at the Department of Learning, Teaching and Instruction.
President of the International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children (ICPIC). His studies are concerned with the philosophy of education, philosophical inquiry with children, study of textbooks and curricula, and studying group narratives. Headed the German-Israeli Committee for the Study of Textbooks (2010-2015) and published three books and dozens of articles in his field of study.

A scholar and lecturer in the fields of positive psychology, existential psychology, logotherapy and meaning in life, spirituality and spiritual growth, mental well-being, and processes of positive change and growth within the life cycles, in various academic institutes and organizations. A logotherapist and the head of the training program for logotherapists at Tel Aviv University, as well as the head of Matzpen Institute for the Search for and Application of Meaning in Life.
Dr. Russo-Netzer is an academic consultant and developer of academic intervention programs and training programs in various public and private organizations. Co-editor of the books “Meaning in Positive and Existential Psychology” and “Clinical Perspectives on Meaning: Positive and Existential Psychotherapy”, published by Springer NY.

Holds a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in group facilitation. Facilitates self-compassion groups and continuing education programs for teachers on self-compassion and the acknowledgement of good. A member of the Center for the Study of Human Spirit at Haifa University.