World Witnessing Founders

Manda Johnson and Robert Buxbaum are co-founders of the Pocket Project’s Global Social Witnessing Competence Centre and have worked to develop and refine GSW practice since 2017. They have co-created and co-facilitate the GSW Webinar series: Witnessing the World in Me/And Me in the World and The Art of Witnessing. Manda and Robert also co-founded www.World Witnessing.org and partner with the Pocket Project to support this and other Global Social Witnessing programs.
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Manda facilitates groups of business executives in leadership development and works as a coach and somatic therapist. She has studied with Thomas Hubl since 2015, is a member of his EU Core Group and a graduate of the Pocket Project’s, Restoration of Collective and Intergenerational Trauma training.     ​​
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Robert is a certified coach, social activist and former executive leader of large-scale public and private organizations. He has studied with Thomas Hubl since 2015, is a graduate of Thomas’ Hübl’s Timeless Wisdom and Pocket Project trainings, a member of Thomas’ Core Group and part of his Assistant Team. ​     ​​

Witnessing Meta Group & Co-facilitators

Several other long term members of our initial witnessing practice group also serve as co-facilitators for the group, for their own practice groups and for other projects. Together we meet as a Witnessing Meta Group to debrief the learning from ongoing GSW practice and to tune into the emergent future of world witnessing. 
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​Christine Gerike is an essential life coach and facilitator of social witnessing spaces.  She connects with clients and groups “on the playground of being” to expand inner world space and self-awareness. Christine is a co-creator of We-practices, such as Global Social Witnessing or a Social Architect practice community.  She is a senior student of Thomas Hübl and has continuously deepened her understanding of intergenerational and collective trauma work since 2017. She is a graduate of the Global Timeless Wisdom Training, and the Collective Trauma Facilitator Training.  She holds on M.A. in American Studies. 
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Cheryl Sarno is a permaculturalist by heart, learning to listen to what is needed to heal the soil so growth may be restored to its natural knowing.  In self, land and community, Cheryl bows to the intelligence of not knowing and trusting the wisdom of the Earth.  A weaver, believer and witnesser of our times.... Cheryl is a graduate of the Pocket Project training - Collective and Intergenerational Trauma Integration and has been a long time participant in GSW practice, joining as a Meta Group member in 2019. Cheryl has been training in Systemic Constellations and regularly co-leads GSW practice sessions.
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Christopher Then (Christo) is passionate about the practice of Global Social Witnessing and the art of hosting we-space anchored processes. He holds a Masters degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics and is engaged in purpose guiding and workshop facilitation. He has basic training in internal family systems therapy, family constellations, community building, men-work and other practices. His research interest is sacred activism and the potential of spiritual practice to facilitate transformation. Christo co- facilitates GSW  Practice Group sessions.
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Ingrid Pickel is a theatre-director, Integrative Drama Therapist, performer, and coach.  She holds a master’s degree in Politics, History, and French literature.  She teaches improvisation, which combines the kinesthetic knowledge of dance with the emotional power of theatre and the commitment to the now.  She facilitates theatre projects and offers creative spaces, to enable authentic expression and the emergence of 'we spaces'.  She is a long-term student of Thomas Hübl, a graduate of the Pocket Project training and participant in the Coregroup.  Ingrid co-facilities GSW practice sessions.