CLAUDIA HORWITZ

Claudia Horwitz works at the intersection of contemplative practice, creative expression, and social change. She is the founding director of stone circles, a nonprofit organization that helps individuals and organizations integrate spiritual and reflective practice into the work of social justice. Based in Durham, North Carolina, stone circles has worked thousands of change agents and activists all over the country through training, organizational development, and interfaith gatherings.

Her previous work includes developing youth leadership, supporting struggles for economic justice, and strengthening nonprofit organizations. Her book, The Spiritual Activist: Practices to Transform Your Life, Your Work, and Your World, (Penguin Compass, August 2002) is a practical guide to individual and social transformation through spirit and faith. She is a Rockefeller Foundation Next Generation Leadership Fellow and teaches Kripalu yoga.