Rich Walkden has had a keen interest in interpersonal relationships and personal growth work from early adulthood. Rich discovered the Human Awareness Institute in 2001. As a facilitator, he uses his training in Clinical Hypnotherapy, personal growth coaching, and as a mental health consultant to support others in moving from disconnection to deep love and vitality. He has facilitated workshops for men convicted of domestic violence, aiding them in learning healthy, compassionate relationship skills. Rich has also effectively coached young adults confronting issues of sexuality and gender. Rich lives in the mountains of Vermont with his wife, Anne. They have a deep and powerful marriage, personifying and putting into action solid relationship principles and choosing love from moment to moment.

Sarah is a lover of all people. She is a deeply kind, authentic, and revealing facilitator. She has been leading HAI workshops since 1995. Sarah creates the safety for men and women to thrive in areas of love, emotional intimacy, spirituality and sexuality. Her passion is working with women to shed their shame around sexuality and blossom into their sexual aliveness. She currently also leads her women’s workshop called "All About Sex for Women." Sarah is very open about her life and her history, allowing people to feel at ease and supported by her. She is a powerful leader and combines this with a lovely sense of humor. Sarah’s was trained in process therapy at the Process Therapy Institute. The quote she aspires to live by is, “I refuse to tiptoe carefully through life only to arrive safely at my grave.” She has three children and 5 grandchildren and a magnificent relationship with her husband Peter.