Helen Horigan, Northnode's Associate Director, uses her master's degrees in education and in women's spirituality, her long-time practice in the Vipassana tradition of Buddhist meditation, and her long experience in the grass roots service community to support the search for meaning in our work and in our workplaces. She has facilitated workshops in various parts of the United States that help women nurture and apply their creative capacities to all aspects of their lives. She has also taught meditation to individuals and groups.

Helen integrates creative arts into her daily life and has exhibited mandalas from her art/meditation practice in several group shows, including Interconnections, the premier exhibition of The Art of Compassion. Her piece, "Mandala Meditations on the Death Penalty," from that show was featured in The Fourth R, the 40th Anniversary publication of Amnesty International USA.

Helen's experience in the helping professions ranges from teaching children with learning disabilities to research assistance on projects involving the impact of domestic violence on children, hepatitis C, and the relationship between tobacco use and addiction to other drugs.

The mandala images that appear on this web site were created by Helen in meditation practice.