Justine Willis Toms, D.H.L.

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Since 1973 Justine Willis Toms has been exploring personal, social, and spiritual transformation through her work as a broadcast journalist, editor, writer, and workshop leader. She is the Co-founder, Creative Producer, and Host of the New Dimensions Radio series, “New Dimensions,” which is an internationally syndicated, radio series featuring dialogues addressing, “the history of the future” with the world's most visionary wisdom leaders. She has also hosted the radio series, “In Her Company: Deep Dialogues with Women of Wisdom,” and produced many award-winning radio series including, “Deep Ecology for the 21st Century,” and “Bioneers:Revolution From the Heart of Nature.” Besides her radio work she leads workshops on, "Finding Grace in a Chaotic World." She is co-author with Michael Toms of True Work: Doing What You Love and Loving WhWork: Doing What You Love and Loving  What You Do and author of Small Pleasures: Finding Grace in a Chaotic World. She, along with Michael Toms, was selected for induction to the 2011 Broadcasters Hall of Fame. 

She is a founding convener of the Millionth Circle Initiative and has been actively involved in circle work since 1980 including being a founding member of a mixed circle of men and women who have been meeting regularly since 1980. This circle has been witness to all the life cycles including birth and death and everything in-between. She also participates in other circles including several women’s circles. In June 2004, she was one of thirty wisdom leaders invited to participate in the Synthesis Dialogues with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India. She also is a member of the Board of Directors and sings in the nonprofit chorus “Joyful Noise Gospel Singers.” She also serves on the Board of Directors of www.worldprayers.org. A website and online database that gathers prayers written by the spiritual visionaries of our planet representing all life affirming traditions