Meet the People Who Tend the Field
A Living Experiment in Sacred Community
At Tending the Sacred, we know we are part of something rare – a living field being tended into being.
We are not just an organization; we are an evolving constellation of seekers, teachers, and visionaries exploring what it means to live as expressions of consciousness itself. Together, we honor the wisdom of the past, welcome the unfolding mystery, and make space for what’s next in human, planetary, and cosmic evolution.
Here, the personal and the planetary / cosmic meet.
The individual and the collective co-arise.
The sacred and the scientific dance in harmony.
This is the work of tending –
Where complexity is embraced, belonging is cultivated, and awakening becomes a shared endeavor.
Our Values
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We create spaces where every being feels seen, safe, and sovereign—woven into a living field of care and connection.
Belonging is not conformity; it’s resonance—the felt sense of being part of something vast, alive, and evolving together.
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We practice attunement to the subtle, trusting that coherence within creates harmony without.
Through shared presence, energy, and inquiry, we cultivate the vibrational intelligence that heals and unites.
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Our work is not theory alone—it is lived, embodied, and refined through practice.
Whether through meditation, dialogue, study, or service, practice grounds the mystical in the everyday and keeps awakening real.
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We recognize that creation is a shared act with one another, with Earth, and with the cosmos itself.
Together, we participate in the unfolding of a new story—one of stewardship, imagination, and collective evolution.
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We honor the perennial teachings of the world’s wisdom traditions while opening to the insights of science, technology, and lived experience.
Wisdom lives where the ancient and the emergent meet, guiding us toward wholeness.
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All awakening finds its fulfillment in compassion.
We serve the greater whole through our gifts, our presence, and our willingness to be instruments of healing in the world.
OUR LEADERSHIP
Our staff, board, and trustees each bring a unique frequency to the field. Together, we hold a living experiment in consciousness, co-creating a sanctuary for growth, healing, and the emergence of a more luminous world.
Carolyn A. Romano
President
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Carolyn Romano, JD, brings together deep experience in law, leadership, technology, and spiritual practice to serve communities with compassion and insight. She is a shamanic practitioner, Lakota sacred pipe carrier, and founder of Bliss Healing Arts, creating spaces for healing, self-care, and empowerment. Carolyn also hosts the popular radio show Living on Purpose with Carolyn Romano, runs Charlie’s Place Animal Sanctuary with her husband Curt, and has served on the Board of the Theosophical Society in Boston since 2000. She is the author of Quantum Bliss: Five Practices to Evolve Your Consciousness and Awaken the World, forthcoming in 2026.
Dani Whitestone
Care & Community Manager
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Dani Mulryan Whitestone, author of The Brilliant Businesswoman and founder of the Women’s Small Business & Leadership Network, blends leadership, coaching, and community-building with a deep respect for energy, balance, and human connection. A lifelong martial artist and Tai Chi practitioner, she brings ancient wisdom and flow into modern business, helping service-driven entrepreneurs grow with clarity and heart.
Certified in Unreasonable Hospitality, Dani believes care and attention transform both business and life. Deeply attuned to people and environments, she finds grounding in the mountains, her dogs, and the joy of presence.
Stefanie Boucher
Treasurer & Executive Board Member
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Stefanie Boucher blends astrology, Human Design, shamanic practice, and coaching to guide others on their personal and spiritual journeys. As creator of the Astrology for Beginners podcast, she shares complex wisdom in a clear, accessible way. Stefanie has over two decades of experience in content development and information design. Her work is marked by warmth, curiosity, and a commitment to fostering connection.
Gena Rotas
Clerk & Executive Board Member
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A Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Gena Rotas blends therapy, coaching, and motivational speaking to help people discover joy, self-love, and personal growth. Through workshops, private sessions, and her books, she uses playful, powerful spiritual and therapeutic tools to foster connection, develop insight, and create lasting change with her clients. Her philosophy: “If it isn’t any fun, find another way to do it.”
Deborah Beauvais
Executive Board Member
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Deborah Beauvais is the Founder/ Owner of the global DreamVisions 7 Radio Network, created in 2007 with a vision to consciously serve humanity. Since 2004, Deborah’s syndicated radio show Love By Intuition has fostered empowerment, healing and unity consciousness. She is an intuitive, healer and facilitator of Light as a Reconnective Healing™ and The Reconnection™ Practitioner trained by Dr. Eric Pearl.
Anne Fitzgerald
Executive Board Member
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A lifelong spiritual seeker, Anne Fitzgerald weaves together social justice, sacred leadership, and global service. Her global explorations have included serving as facilitator at the Parliament of World Religions, presenting on the Divine Feminine, and serving on the leadership council for Gather the Women, and Women of Spirit and Faith. She is an expert facilitator and organizational development consultant recognized for her design of multi-stakeholder engagements. Today, her path is guided by the wisdom of the Earth and the Stars.
Judy Suzanne Reis Tsafrir
Executive Board Member
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Judy Suzanne Reis Tsafrir, MD, is a board certified holistic psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, Tarotist, astrologer, shamanic practitioner, and artist with a private practice of holistic psychiatry in Massachusetts. She serves on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute. Judy is also the author of the award-winning Sacred Psychiatry: Bridging the Personal and Transpersonal to Transform Health and Consciousness.
Sal Caraviello
Trustee
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Sal is a counselor, teacher, coach, administrator, and minister who has spent more than three decades guiding children, families, and communities with compassion and wisdom. Known nationally for his work in healing trauma, Sal helps people grieve, heal, and rediscover joy. His lifelong belief in the inherent goodness of people continues to inspire hope and transformation in all who cross his path. In 2015, the Town of Winchester selected Sal as its Outstanding Citizen of the Year. He is the only non-resident to be awarded this distinction in the 40-year history of the program.
Heather McClurg
Trustee
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Heather is a longtime student of meditation and ageless wisdom, with a deep interest in Buddhism and indigenous traditions. Her volunteer work has focused on improving education and housing for children and families around the world (including Tanzania, Guatemala and Argentica) as well as closer to home in Massachusetts. A former nature educator and Program Coordinator at the Natick Community Organic Farm, she brings her love of nature, mindfulness, and service into all she does. Heather lives in Millbury with her husband, Mike.
When we recognize that unity of all living things, then at once arises the question - how can we support this life of ours with least injury to the lives around us; how can we prevent our own life adding to the suffering of the world in which we live?
–Annie Besant
Honoring Our Lineage
Tending the Sacred carries forward the living lineage of the Theosophical Society in Boston (Besant Lodge)--honoring its founders while reimagining their work as a field of conscious evolution for our time.