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Leslie Grasa is a performance artist and scholar who creates original performance work inspired by dreams and fairy tales and grounded in deep spiritual exploration. She is currently a PhD student in East-West Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). She holds both Master of Divinity and Master of Fine Art in Contemporary Performance degrees from Naropa, as well as a Master of Art in Theatre degree from Florida State University. Leslie’s current research focuses on how altered states can support people in reframing personal narrative, particularly as this relates to spirituality and chronic illness. She is a certified meditation instructor through Naropa, and she is initiated and teaches in the Hungarian Basca Shamanic tradition, as well as the Usui Shiki Ryoho system of Reiki.
