Who We Are | The Team

John Kent - Director

John Kent Born in London, John has lived and worked as a communication trainer, seminar leader and facilitator in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and USA. He has over 30 years experience in developing and delivering intensive seminars that help participants improve both intra-personal and interpersonal communication. He has worked with corporate, academic, medical and scientific organizations as well as many private clients.

John has studied Voice Dialogue with its creators, Drs. Hal & Sidra Stone in the USA and Europe. From 1991 to 1995 he co-founded the Voice Dialogue Centre of Tucson, Arizona and taught Voice Dialogue in San Francisco.

He is now based in London where he conducts Voice Dialogue workshops and private sessions with individuals and couples face to face and via skype. Contact John

Michael Zimmerman - Associate

Michael Zimmerman Michael graduated in economics and managed an import/export business for 10 years before beginning his own personal journey by re-training in massage.

In 20 years as an acupressure practitioner he has worked in private practice, in hospices and in financial corporations. Since 1998 he has lead professional acupressure trainings and business skills workshops across the UK and Europe and has been a regular speaker at health & wellbeing events.

He began his Voice Dialogue training in 2004 and has since studied with Drs. Hal & Sidra Stone in California. He co-presents Voice Dialogue UK workshops with John and facilitates clients in Central London. Contact Michael

Monday, 09 January 2012

Esmeralda

The first time I saw him he was sitting on a small brown suitcase outside Cliff’s Variety store in the Castro area of San Francisco. He looked forlorn and anxious, glancing nervously at the faces of the passers-by from beneath a curly nylon wig. His ankle length dress was decorated with a cheap floral motif and buttoned up to his neck. Over this he wore a soiled, brown raincoat. Perched on his head was a small felt hat and on his feet a pair of old trainers. Leaning against the tin cup in front of him was a small sign, hand-written on a piece of torn cardboard: ‘Only need another $285.60 for my sex change.’

Over the next few weeks I saw him in several different locations, always dressed in the same clothes, a few coins in the cup and the amount on the sign unchanged. On each occ.. more >>