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Bull Elk
New Orleans, USA
William Thiele
“I create contemplative communities by listening in stillness and serving in joy.”
Following his initiation in 2008 he founded a School for Contemplative Living, gathered a steering committee to sustain the initial vision, and established a series of weekly, monthly, and annual gatherings in support of his mission.