New Earth School PDX
Meet the Teachers
at New Earth School PDX
FERN CAPELLA ALLEN,
CEO of Tarot
Intuitive Astrology
Fern Capella Allen has studied and practiced astrology for over 20 years. She has attended the United Astrology Conference and NORWAC and has spent decades teaching, consulting, and creating original astrology content. She is also the Director of New Earth School PDX, a community learning school she founded around the idea that everyone has something worth teaching and something new to learn. A lifelong psychic and intuitive, Fern blends a strong technical understanding of astrology with intuitive insight in her work with individuals, couples, groups, and parties. Her warm, accessible approach makes astrology personal, insightful, and genuinely useful.
KARIN EDWARDS,
Certified Advanced Rolfing practitioner
Exploring the Enneagram Personality System
Karin Edwards is a Certified Advanced Rolfer with over 20 years of experience, at Awakenings Wellness Center on SE 12th near Belmont. She offers sessions in Spanish and English. Karin has earned her blackbelt in Ki Aikido, a martial art which teaches how to connect with the humanity in all beings -- even when we are under attack. Karin teaches a variety of topics including: the Enneagram, Consent Skills, Personal Growth, Pain, the Nervous System, and "At-Home Jaw Therapy". Adult classes include Flirtation, "Adult" Ergonomics, Hair Pulling, and Feminine Pleasure. Your feedback helps me learn and grow. Here is a google form where you can share about your experience, with the option to be anonymous: https://forms.gle/R6BcSnCD1zor8ydi6
JULIE OSBURNE,
Therapist and Play Enthusiast
Improv As A Life Skill
I am a mental health therapist and a performer who is a play-enthusiast. I see play as an orientation to life, in which we welcome the unknowns of each moment and get to experience and create ourselves as we respond. Youtube channel: The Hungry Id - https://www.youtube.com/@hungryid00
HEATHER HOLLERAN,
Clinical Mental Heath Counseling Intern
The Resourced Parent: Advocacy, Support, and Self-Leadership
for Parents Navigating 504s and IEPs
I am a therapist intern and former special education professional with 12 years of experience working in Virginia and Oregon. As the parent of a child with autism, ADHD, and sensory processing disorder, I understand the complexities of navigating special education systems from both professional and personal perspectives. I am also the parent of a teen who has recovered from an eating disorder and successfully advocated for policy changes within the Hillsboro School District. My therapeutic work is client-centered, trauma-informed, and grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS). I bring professional expertise, lived experience, and a passion for empowering families to this work. IG: @heather.the.counseling.intern
SUMMER ELIZE SMITH, JD, LLM --
Consciousness Evolution Teacher; Author & Creator, The Consciousness of Nature; Regenerative Community Designer
Becoming One With Nature
Summer Elize Smith is a consciousness evolution teacher & evolutionary activist. She is the author of the upcoming book, “The Consciousness of Nature,” where she illuminates the origin of humanity’s disconnection from Nature, & sets forth a pathway to redesign our human presence, for the conscious creation of Life in harmony with Nature. Summer is an animal & environmental protection attorney, a biocentric & regenerative community designer (specializing in social & ecological design), an elephant conservationist, a somatic practitioner, a trauma healer, a yoga teacher, & a humanitarian, with seven years of experience working in Africa in wildlife conservation, poverty alleviation, & regenerative community-based initiatives.
MOSSY B,
Somatic Nourishment Advisor
Somatic Art Therapy
Britt (Mossy) has been guiding embodiment practices for over a decade. She is a yoga teacher, an instructor at echo theater company, and an active member of the ecstatic dance community. Britt has worked and studied various forms of therapy as well as ayurvedic and chinese medicine.
Summer Elize Smith is a consciousness evolution teacher & evolutionary activist. She is the author of the upcoming book, “The Consciousness of Nature,” where she illuminates the origin of humanity’s disconnection from Nature, & sets forth a pathway to redesign our human presence, for the conscious creation of Life in harmony with Nature. Summer is an animal & environmental protection attorney, a biocentric & regenerative community designer (specializing in social & ecological design), an elephant conservationist, a somatic practitioner, a trauma healer, a yoga teacher, & a humanitarian, with seven years of experience working in Africa in wildlife conservation, poverty alleviation, & regenerative community-based initiatives.