An Interactive Workshop Series for Careproviders, Teachers, Families, & Anyone working with the Living Arts
Working Together
with the Living Arts
About the Instructors
Acacia Moore
Acacia is the Executive Director of LifeWays and serves as Director for In-Person and Online Programs. She has been devoted to the mission of LifeWays for many years as an educator and mother of three sons. Alongside her role with LifeWays, she is co-founder and teacher at the City of Fountains School, established 2011 as Kansas City’s first school inspired by Waldorf education. She completed her Curative Educators training with the Mulberry Center for Curative Education in 2024, her own LifeWays Certificate training in 2016, and her Bachelor’s degree in Art Education with a focus on Early Childhood in 2003.
Acacia is passionate about partnering with families and educators to build support systems for children that honor their natural, individual development as spiritual human beings. She is tremendously grateful to be serving the LifeWays community with this very mission.
Laurie Schmiesing
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Laurie Schmiesing RN, MSN is an Anthroposophic Nurse Specialist and a Rhythmical Einreibung Specialist. She has been teaching Anthroposophic Nursing since 2018. She has a wellness practice in San Jose, California, and works in an Anthroposophic doctor’s office in Albany, California. She enjoys making Anthroposophic topics practical and sharing the wisdom of working with medicinal plants in nursing and home care. She is the mother of three.
Jane McCoy
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Jane McCoy is the founder and lead caregiver of Hummingbird Hill Playgarden, a home-based LifeWays representative site program in beautiful southern New Hampshire. Jane holds a B.S. in Elementary Education, and a Master's Degree in Curriculum Development and Design. Jane completed her LifeWays training through the San Francisco Bay in 2010. As Jane says “To say that Marianne and this training transformed my life is an understatement! The insights and inspiration I gained during that year continue to drive my passion and work with the young child”.
Playgarden is now in its 18th year, and Jane continues to open her heart and arms to the opportunities and adventures that await! In addition to Playgarden, Jane was a Grades teacher for many years, has led Parent/Toddler groups, has guided parent education classes, and has been a guest instructor for the SF Bay Area LifeWays training.