About Martha Kiger - Mandala-chi.com

The Mandala

I facilitate mandala circles for spiritual communities, yoga centers, churches, conscious movement groups and retreats.

Certified to facilitate "Mandala Circles for Healing" by Judith Cornell, PhD
Participated in annual mandala facilitation training three consecutive years, served on teams to mentor others, and completed a practicum
Trained with Eileen M. Rose, author of Create Your Own Sand Mandala: For Meditation, Healing and Prayer
Offering regional mandala programs in the Southeast jointly with Nancy David (including retreats at Satchidananda Ashram - Yogaville)

QiGong

I am a certified facilitator of “TaiChi Easy” and dedicated practitioner of QiGong. I have studied under the following teachers:

Thu Nguyen, Mindfulness meditation teacher; ordained by, and family member, of Master Thich Nhat Hanh
Dr. Roger Jahnke, Institute of Integral QiGong and Tai Chi (IIQTC)
Michael Clark and Jan Gillespie, IIQTC teachers

Printmaking

I have created, showed and sold etchings and woodcuts for seven years.

B.A. in Fine Arts - American University
Publications Specialist Program (graduate certificate) - George Washington University
Master certificate, Professional Editing - EEI Communications
Continuing education - leadership development, communication, team dynamics, design, editing

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Dept. of Interior (DOI)

In public service, I had a 30-year career communicating geoscience research and issues. Professional experience in communication now helps me plan and lead programs.

Communications Planning

Led Eastern Regional Internal Communications
Coordinated earth science conferences, events, exhibits
Edited and compiled articles about earth science research for USGS and DOI serial publications

Exhibits Coordinator

Planned exhibits, visual resources, executive presentations for USGS and DOI
Led USGS exhibits at national earth science conferences

Visual Information Specialist

Coordinated production of, designed, and copyedited

Serial science publications
Episodes, an international quarterly journal
Geoscience books including award-winning titles This Dynamic Earth and Eruptions of Hawaiian Volcanoes

Illustrator

Designed and produced publications and presentations for public and technical audiences.

Management Advisory Teams

Served on advisory teams about women’s career issues, vision and mission, USGS Visual Identity System, employee concerns and training, Bureau Exhibits and Fine Arts.

To contact Martha Kiger: info@mandala-chi.com