Event Sessions

Location: Tabernacle

A lifelong meditator, William Drew, simply known as “Drew,” is the founder & owner of Mindful i Consulting, LLC. As a Mindfulness-Based Consultant and Performance Coach, Drew focuses on seamlessly integrating reflective practices and intentional movement into the workday as foundational to transformational change; equity, diversity, & inclusion. Through his work in schools, Drew has influenced policy, helped drive down behavior-based student disciplinary actions as well as increase learning time for classroom educators. Clients consistently note increased opportunities for physical movement during the workday along with expanded sense of psychological safety necessary for clear empathetic communication and equity that drives innovation and excellence. Since 2012, Drew, has leveraged his experience in project management with Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies along with over 10,000 hours of teaching yoga and mindfulness/meditation through his registered yoga school, Healing House Yoga LLC, to benefit those in education, health care, and for-profit business. As such Healing House Yoga LLC and Mindful i Consulting LLC are recognized as continuing education providers by Yoga Alliance, Board of Social Workers (MN), Board of School Administrators (MN). Drew’s work has allowed him to present the benefits of reflective practices and intentional movement to school districts, community/professional & trade organizations, small and medium-sized businesses as well as medium and large-sized insurance & health care providers. When not writing or training others on Mindfulness/Mindful Movement, Drew is practicing piano and karate, perfecting the flying splits, or working on lowering his time running a 5K.

Location: Tabernacle Meeting Room

Kelly Billings is a Michigan native that has lived around the country from LA to NY to now Minnesota working multiple jobs with kids. Kelly has a BA from Michigan State in Communication Disorders. She has worked in Outdoor Education and summer camp on the beach in California and nannied for a few years for high profile families that were bicoastal which provided great insight and experience into relationship dynamics and youth development. Through that time, I completed many courses on self-development, leadership, and coaching. Kelly received a health coaching certification as well as a soul coaching certification. Her passion, in addition to working with kids (and the kids still inside adults), is helping foster genuine connection and helping others bring out their truest selves and their own passions. Helping create more authenticity, creativity, and permission in this world to be ourselves.