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As an educator, writer, developmental consultant, and public speaker, Josette specializes in the fields of human development, the Natural Learning Relationships of children, the evolution of consciousness through life, transformation learning, nurturing well-being in family relationships, how adults and children grow together, relationship-based and holistic education, and teacher professional development. Most recently she is teaching in Antioch’s Individualized Master of Arts Program (IMA) in the School of Education.

Over the years, Josette has delighted in sharing her expertise with adults, professionals, and family groups seeking to deepen self-awareness, enliven optimal well-being, and develop access to innate wisdom. She has authored six eBooks and six print books, including Grow Together: Parenting as a path to well-being, wisdom, and joy, as well as articles that focus on relationships with children. Grow Together earned the Mom’s Choice Award.

Together with Ba Luvmour, Josette co-created and developed Natural Learning Relationships, a whole-child understanding of child development. They have studied and explored consciousness since they met in 1979 and have been using Natural Learning Relationships with children, families, educators; in programs; and with schools since the 1980s. Together they produced and hosted the popular podcast series, Meetings with Remarkable Educators. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

 

I teach research methodology in the humanities track of the IMA program.

 
Ashley received her PhD in Humanistic Psychology at Saybrook University, proposing a new philosophy of education and educational design in her dissertation, Regenerative Education and Living Schools. She studied Transpersonal Psychology and child meditation at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology now Sophia University for her Master’s degree.

 

Ashley has taught across the spectrum from preschool to doctorate level. She began teaching at a Montessori school before teaching for over ten years at the community college level where she worked at award-winning Hispanic and Native American serving Institutions in California and New Mexico. During this time she taught and built a variety of classes and programs including Service Learning. Ashley came to Antioch University to direct the successful Title III grant focused on College to Career development for the Santa Barbara undergraduate program. She has taught classes in the undergraduate and PsyD programs, including authoring the Psychology BA degree. Currently, she is teaching in the Master of Arts Program in Individualized Studies (IMA Program) and in the EDD program.

 

In addition to teaching, Ashley also is a Learning Architect Consultant where she works with companies, schools, and community organizations to design holistic and regenerative ecosystems of learning.

 

She is also the co-founder of a nonprofit called Roots2Change which focuses on bringing regenerative ideas to community development. Through this nonprofit, she developed a dual credit Community Leadership Certificate program called the Convergence Project which brings youth from diverse backgrounds to lead youth initiatives, “For youth, by youth.”

 

To her educational endeavors she brings her research and interests in Transpersonal and Ecopsychology, Eastern philosophies, human development, systems thinking, and gamification, to name a few. She loves helping students discover their passion and reach their potential. When she is not working, she is satisfying her wanderlust with her family exploring the world, and eating good food.
 
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