{"id":40,"date":"2011-07-12T21:50:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T21:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/writeherewritenow\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2011-08-16T18:25:34","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T18:25:34","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/writeherewritenow\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_43\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/writeherewritenow\/files\/2011\/07\/Diane-final-author-photo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/writeherewritenow\/files\/2011\/07\/Diane-final-author-photo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diane Dreher<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Diane Dreher<\/strong> is a writer, college professor, spiritual counselor, and retreat director. She has a Ph.D. in Renaissance English literature from UCLA as well as credentials in spiritual counseling and holistic health. Diane has written the best-selling <em>Tao of Inner Peace,<\/em> <em>The Tao of Personal Leadership<\/em>, <em>The Tao of Womanhood, Inner Gardening<\/em>, and <em>Your Personal Renaissance: 12 Steps to Finding Your Life\u2019s True Calling. <\/em>Her books offer practical strategies from Eastern and Western philosophy to help readers meet the challenges of contemporary life. Diane\u2019s work has been featured in <em>USA<\/em><em> Today,<\/em> <em>The Dallas Morning News<\/em>, <em>The San Diego Union-Tribune<\/em>,<em> The San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>, <em>Redbook<\/em>, <em>Glamour,<\/em> <em>Working Woman<\/em>, <em>Entrepreneur, <\/em>and web sites on leadership and personal growth. She is Professor of English, Work\/life Balance Consultant, and Research Associate at the Spirituality and Health Institute at Santa Clara University.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/writeherewritenow\/files\/2011\/07\/195641161209_0_ALB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/writeherewritenow\/files\/2011\/07\/195641161209_0_ALB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/strong><p id=\"caption-attachment-46\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juan Velasco<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Juan Velasco<\/strong> has been practicing Zen meditation since 1992 and is currently a Bodhisattva Teacher at Empty Gate Zen Center in Berkeley. A literature professor at Santa Clara University, Juan has a Ph.D. in Latin American literature from the University of Madrid and a Ph.D. from UCLA in U.S. Hispanic Literature. He has published poetry, short stories and fiction in both English and Spanish. Velasco\u2019s novel in Spanish, <em>Enamorado<\/em>, tells the story of an Indian monk\u2019s travels through China. His book of poetry, <em>The Massacre of the Dreamers<\/em>, will be published by Editorial Polibea in Madrid, Spain, in December. At Santa Clara, he has been a facilitator in the Ignatian Faculty Forum, which provides an opportunity for faculty members to explore how faith intersects with justice, creativity, and the academy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diane Dreher is a writer, college professor, spiritual counselor, and retreat director. She has a Ph.D. in Renaissance English literature from UCLA as well as credentials in spiritual counseling and holistic health. 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