Bluth runs a Creative Studio which is dedicated to reimagining ritual; elevating beauty; and designing for meaning. Rooted in her own tradition, and ordained as a Rabbi, she spends much of her time traveling around the world connecting with devotional communities and wisdom keepers. Bluth facilitates ritual based retreats around the globe, always grateful for opportunities to connect to immerse in a variety of ecosystems and cultures. Bluth aims to support people to design meaningful lives in relationship with their spiritual traditions, cultures, and wisdom. Trained in interfaith dialogue with KAICIID and Religions for Peace, Bluth founded Achvat Amim's Ruchani program for Israeli Palestinian peace and justice work. Bluth leads life cycle rituals and retreats, and creates beautiful Jewish ritual art.

A ceremonialist & entrepreneur dedicated to fostering connection & openness that enables people to uniquely contribute what is theirs to the world.  As the founder of "Bendichas Manos" (‘blessed hands’ in Ladino), a ceremonial cacao company, Jessie partners with Mayan women's collective Ruk’u’x’Ulew to encourage the recognition of the power our hands, as extensions of our hearts, to shape our lives. Motivated by her own continual journey of sickness, healing, contraction, & expansion, Bendichas Manos advocates for incorporating a simple cacao ritual that offers a daily moment to slow down, ground, center, and listen, to enhance the capacity for deeper relationships with oneself, loved ones, ancestors, communities, and the natural world.

Ganga Devi Braun is an ontological designer, regenerative practitioner, systems theorist, interspiritual minister, and trauma of money facilitator devoted to a future of collective thriving for all of life. The land of ChoZen has been her home since birth, and the unique and delicate ecosystems of this land are her greatest teachers. Ganga Devi brings her background in experiential / ontological design into much of the behind the scenes development work at ChoZen, ensuring that our guests have a transformative experience that brings them closer to their own hearts and the heart of the earth.

Seth Kaufmann is a trauma-informed physiologist, sexologist, tantra educator, interspiritual minister, and trauma of money facilitator committed to bringing an end to the shame and disembodiment that is endemic in our culture. Seth developed and designed our signature ChoZen Flow movement experiences with his wife, Ganga Devi, to bring ChoZen’s guests into a unique experience of depth and connection with the body, mind, heart, and ecosystem. Seth’s methodology is rooted in trauma-informed somatic healing, biotensegrity, longevity science, and the universal principles of regeneration found in all living systems.

CHOZEN FOUNDERS

Tony & Ximena are passionate stewards of the environment. The indigenous wisdoms of Seven Generations planning informs their supportive actions and initiatives. Together they are dedicated to being good ancestors and amplifying indigenous voices, building awareness for environmental and indigenous causes, wildlife preservation as well as mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.