facultyexplore advaya’s teachers
Explore advaya's faculty of teachers, scientists, practitioners, philosophers and storytellers, who share multidimensional, local and diverse narratives from across the world.
Bayo Akomolafe
Sophie Strand
Satish Kumar
Vandana Shiva
Veronica Strang
Manda Scott
Beloved Sara Zaltash
David Abram
Dr Andreas Weber
David Whyte
Helena Norberg-Hodge
Dr. Predrag Slijepcevic
Charles Eisenstein
Aisha Paris Smith
Brontë Velez
Rūta Žemčugovaitė
Rūta Žemčugovaitė is a Lithuanian-born writer, facilitator, artist, and creative consultant based in Berlin.
She is a co-founder of Sympoiesis Experience and Design Lab, where she investigates what it means to grow our psycho-social capacity to collectively metabolize loss while we strive to regenerate living systems. Rūta holds a BSc in Psychology and has trained with the leading trauma healing experts in Costa Rica. She writes a Substack newsletter Regenerative Transmissions and runs writing courses, exploring how we can transform extractive relationships with ourselves, our Earth, and reconnect with our unique creativity. https://rutazem.substack.com/
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Marija Gimbutas: The Regeneratrix of Our Time
In the Nevada desert, Marija Gimbutas planted an apple tree, a symbol of her deep connection to her Lithuanian homeland. Despite the harsh climate, it flourished, much like her groundbreaking work in archaeology. Gimbutas revealed the ancient worship of the Great Goddess as a force of life, death, and renewal—not just fertility. Her intuitive, poetic approach reshaped history, proving the power of matriarchal societies. Gimbutas’ legacy, like the goddess, continues to thrive and transform.
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The Great Goddess and Eglė–Queen of Grass Snakes
Eglė, a Lithuanian myth, reflects the transition from matriarchal to patriarchal societies. It symbolizes the destruction of life-revering cultures by patriarchal forces, with the Great Goddess symbolized by a serpent king.