Reverend Gwen Goldsmith is an Interfaith Minister who was agnostic for much of her life.  After a series of life-changing events, she experienced a spiritual awakening and has immersed herself in prayer and meditation in order to deepen her own relationship with her Higher Power.   Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she is the daughter of a Holocaust Survivor and is proud to be a first-generation American.  Her life experience being raised as a Jew instilled in her an appreciation for those in society who are persecuted, disenfranchised, stereotyped and marginalized.   Rev. Gwen has a special affinity for performing ritual, understanding the power of tangible objects in one's spiritual practice.   A life-long activist and feminist, Gwen has spent her life confronting racism, homophobia, religious prejudice, sexism, ageism and size-ism wherever she finds it, believing that all outward expressions of hatred are projections of self loathing and can be healed.

Rev. Gwen graduated from One Spirit Interfaith Seminary where she studied the following: Judaism / Christianity / Islam / Hinduism / Buddhism / Taoism / Twelve Step Spirituality / Paganism  Native American Spirituality /  Yoruba / Santeria / Wicca /  The Course in Miracles

Gwen is a member of Circle of Soul, a women’s interfaith chanting group who create sacred space and meet weekly to honor the Goddess within.  Their album, Songs For Birth, Rebirth and Renewal, was recorded live in 2005.     In 2007, Rev. Gwen joined urban shaman Mama Donna Henes leading the famous Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, blessing the crowds.   Rev. Gwen spent most of 2007 leading chants on Sundays for the Community for Conscious Living.  She writes chants with the renowned Rev. Zenobia Conkerite.   A graduate of NYU’s Tisch acting program, Gwen has worked for over twenty years in theater Off-Broadway and regionally; in film, television and radio.  Most recently, Gwen was hired to do six Google voiceover spots.   Performer, Writer, Director, Producer, Musician & Visual Artist, Gwen’s intention is to find a way, every day, to express her creativity.

Gwen utilizes her performance skills in the corporate and non-profit sectors as a Coach, Motivational Speaker, Trainer and Strategic Planning Workshop Leader.   Rev. Gwen practices Stress-Reduction Bodywork and has over thirty years of training.  She works intuitively, in partnership with the client, to heal the negative effects of stress.

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