The people who hold the work.

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Co-Director of Universal Awareness Fellowship and co-founder of Men of Integrity, Michael’s path into this work began with a profound experience in Peru that overturned a lifelong materialist worldview and redirected his life toward spiritual practice, expanded states, and service. His approach is shaped by more than a decade of personal expanded-state experience, five years in a men’s process group, graduate study in social psychology, and formal training in facilitation, preparation, integration, and trauma-informed practice. At UAF, Michael co-leads retreats and works closely with participants to turn powerful experiences into lasting changes in how they live, relate, and show up in the world.

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Co-Director of Universal Awareness Fellowship and co-founder of Men of Integrity, Yoni’s path into spiritual guidance began with a profound awakening in Peru in 2018, followed by years of mentorship, ceremony, inner work, and integration. Today, Yoni guides retreats and works closely with members as they bring spiritual experience into their relationships, choices, and everyday lives. He helps shape UAF around a simple conviction: the experience matters, but how we live it matters just as much.

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Board Member of Universal Awareness Fellowship and co-founder of Men of Integrity, Michael Van Eps has served as a lead facilitator on more than 15 retreats. He brings more than a decade of dedicated inner work to that role, including 12 years of close work with Dr. Aubrey Degnan and formal training with her. Within Men of Integrity, Michael helps guide men through the retreat process with a strong emphasis on honesty, responsibility, relationship, and bringing what emerges back into everyday life.

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Board Member of Universal Awareness Fellowship, Dr. Yusuf Erskine is a holistic osteopathic physician and homeopathic practitioner with more than 30 years of experience. His approach to whole-person care has been shaped by his medical training, family medicine residency, years of clinical practice, and formative service work with Mother Teresa in India. He later developed O.N.E. Yoga, bringing together principles of osteopathy, yoga, and holistic wellbeing. At UAF, Yusuf brings decades of experience working at the intersection of physical, emotional, and spiritual health to his role in helping steward the fellowship with care, integrity, and respect for each person’s own path.

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Board Member of Universal Awareness Fellowship, Matt Caresco is a real estate developer, builder, and entrepreneur with a background spanning operations, regenerative agriculture, and health and wellness. He previously served as Director of Operations at Farmer’s Footprint and now develops design-forward residential and health-centered real estate projects. At UAF, Matt brings entrepreneurial, operational, and systems thinking to the Board.

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Board Member of Universal Awareness Fellowship, Mark Lacher brings a strong focus on governance, accountability, and the long-term health of the organization. He worked closely with Dr. Aubrey Degnan for more than two years and completed two trainings with her. At UAF, Mark helps bring structure, discernment, and stewardship to the fellowship and to the continued development of Men of Integrity.

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Lead Facilitator with Universal Awareness Fellowship, Chris Tomasi brings a deeply relational approach to his work with both Men of Integrity and Women of Sovereignty. His background includes interpersonal process work, Gestalt, Psychodrama, Hakomi, integration work, and Stanford GSB’s Interpersonal Dynamics program, along with training under Susan Campbell, PhD, Aubrey Degnan, PhD, and Richard Lipfield, MFT. His work centers on authenticity, compassion, honest relationship, and meaningful change.

Men of Integrity · Rainbow GBQ cohort

Lead Facilitator with Universal Awareness Fellowship, Travis Stock brings more than 15 years of experience in personal development, coaching, and relational work to Men of Integrity and the Rainbow GBQ cohort. He holds an MSW, is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, and is an Equus Coaching Master Facilitator and instructor. His work focuses on authenticity, vulnerability, relationships, identity, and helping men expand the way they understand and inhabit masculinity.

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Lead Facilitator with Universal Awareness Fellowship, Lauren Trecosta is a therapist specializing in complex trauma and PTSD, with additional experience supporting special operations veterans. Within Women of Sovereignty, Lauren brings a grounded, relational approach shaped by both professional experience and a deep respect for each woman’s individual process.

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Lead Facilitator with Universal Awareness Fellowship, Kerry Derrick is a psychotherapist, clinical herbalist, and nutritional psychotherapist whose work brings together mind, body, and spirit. Within Women of Sovereignty, she brings a whole-person perspective centered on self-awareness, resilience, and helping women reconnect with their own inner knowing.

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Lead Facilitator with Universal Awareness Fellowship, Dr. Katie Simons is a clinical hypnotherapist, breathwork practitioner, and coach with a Doctor of Pharmacy background. Her work focuses on nervous system regulation, subconscious patterns, and the meeting point between science and spirituality. Within Women of Sovereignty, Katie brings a grounded, embodied approach to helping women reconnect with themselves.

Men of Integrity · Veterans cohort

Lead Facilitator with Universal Awareness Fellowship, Matthew Goldberg served 22 years as a U.S. Army Green Beret, including three combat tours in Iraq. He holds a master’s degree in conflict resolution and is a certified substance abuse counselor. Within Veteran Men of Integrity, Matthew brings lived military experience, leadership, and a deep understanding of the realities veterans carry through service and transition.

Men of Integrity · Veterans cohort

Lead Facilitator with Universal Awareness Fellowship, Billy Evans served as a Navy Corpsman during Operation Iraqi Freedom and later became a peer-support specialist and coach for veterans and first responders. Within Veteran Men of Integrity, Billy brings firsthand understanding of military culture, service, transition, and the importance of being met by others who have lived it.