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Teo Alfero - Castaneda disciple - very active
Sparks:
I got curious when Teo Alfero was recently mentioned by Sandy S. He has been mentioned once before, by educatedindian.
--- Quote from: Sandy S on October 13, 2024, 10:23:18 pm ---In the 2022 book "The Wolf Connection, What Wolves Can Teach Us about Being Human" by Teo Alfero - this is how Glenn Schiffman is identified (apparently self identified in an interview) : "Glenn Schiffman, an Iroquois wolf clan elder".
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--- Quote from: educatedindian on July 22, 2012, 03:48:54 pm ---The cult has regrouped and is preparing a new ceremony selling push. Here's bios of the new cult leaders from castaneda.com. Notice how one of them also claims to be a Cherokee healer.
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Cleargreen Directors
Renata and Nyei Murez
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Facilitators of Tensegrity®
Teo Alfero
Teo Alfero is an Associate Facilitator of Tensegrity® and the Founder and Director of Wolf Connection Conservancy. Born and raised in Argentina, Teo attended military school and then worked as a mountaineering instructor in the Andes Mountains before moving to Los Angeles in 1999. In the Andes, a friend handed him a book by Carlos Castaneda and a video on Tensegrity....He moved to Los Angeles and began attending Tensegrity practice groups and events regularly. He joined the team of Tensegrity facilitators in 2003 and has also helped to lead joint events given by Cleargreen and Wolf Connection.
....He has been a children's Court Advocate with the CASA program and is a registered foster father, a trainer for the Safe School Ambassadors program, and a certified life coach and mentor for adolescents and young adults. In 2008 he founded Spring of Evolution, Inc., a non-profit initiative, with Wolf Connection's youth education and empowerment program as its centerpiece. [Using cult group practices on kids...]
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Home page: https://www.teoalfero.com/
--- Quote ---About Teo
I am Teo Alfero
I have pledged my life to the expansion of consciousness through over 20 years of deep study of shamanic practices, teaching groups and individual students.
I serve people from all walks of life from community leaders, spiritual teachers, celebrities and CEOs to inner city youth, formerly incarcerated individuals and veterans through Wolf Connection, the non-profit organization I founded 14 years ago. I am the author of The Wolf Connection, What Wolves Can Teach Us About Being Human.
I work with energy pathways and configurations that are at cosmic and spiritual levels, but have a very practical application in our everyday life. This creates an alignment, a life that is intrinsically bold, and strong and present, intentional and powerful in ways that are hard to conceive.
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His book is available here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Teo-Alfero/author/B0CWB5BY7V
--- Quote ---About the Author
Teo Alfero is the founder of the Wolf Connection sanctuary and creator of Wolf Therapy®, a singular program that empowers individuals dealing with psychological and emotional pain, addiction, and trauma using the human-wolf bond. Teo is a transformational teacher and shamanic practitioner whose work is strongly influenced by that of Carlos Castaneda. He is a TEDx speaker, one of the 100 Making A Difference, and a member of the Association of Transformational Leaders. He has been featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and other major media. Born in Argentina, he now lives with his wife and daughter and the Wolf Connection pack in California. To learn more, visit WolfConnection.org.
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The book is also here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Teo-Alfero/129512542
Facebook page (not active since 2020): https://www.facebook.com/teoalferoauthor/
He is also on Instagram, which I cannot access at the moment.
https://wolfconnection.org/ — https://wolfconnection.org/about-us/
--- Quote ---The genesis of Wolf Connection started in 2008 with our founder Teo Alfero, a native of Argentina, who had a passion for working with and empowering foster youth. He rescued a young wolfdog Tala, when she was just four weeks old. Soon after, when Teo was looking for a way to take his youth mentoring program to the next level and simultaneously looking for a playmate for Tala, he was introduced to a pack of sixteen wolfdogs, and thus the idea of Wolf Connection was born.
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https://www.eomega.org/workshops/teachers/teo-alfero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqXEykGuueo [Teo Alfero - Wolf Connection] (8 minutes)
Sandy S:
This looks to be a sophisticated operation. Very worth researching.
In corporation documents he is "Pablo (Teo) Alfero".
Note this "Copyright © 2024 Spring of Evolution, Inc – DBA Wolf Connection" at bottom of webpage https://wolfconnection.org/newsletter-signup/
California corporation search here: https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/search/business Search for SPRING OF EVOLUTION, INC. The initial filing document lists his name as above.
He also has TEO ALFERO LLC. He uses "Teo P. Alfero" for that.
Nonprofit info on Spring of Evolution, Inc. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/262162310 Tax-exempt since Sept. 2008.
Prior he ran "School of Applied Consciousness". Also "Satori Botanicals". https://www.linkedin.com/in/teoalfero The Linkedin link for "School of Applied Consciousness" redirects to https://wolfconnection.org/ now.
SPRING OF EVOLUTION INC. got two Paycheck Protection Program loans (pandemic funds, these "loans" are usually forgiven and are not repaid). $84,972 in 2020 and the same amount in 2021. Search here: https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/
Sandy S:
Pablo Gaston Alfero , Palmdale, CA
Also Known As: Pablo G Alfero • Pablo G Alfero SR • Pablo Alfero Teo SR • Pablo Alfero Teo • Pablo Alfero
Born 1971. According to this people search https://www.fastbackgroundcheck.com/people/teo-alf this is our guy. The address matches corporation records.
Sandy S:
--- Quote ---An Age Gap Bridged by a Love of Animals — Vows
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--- Quote ---Renee Dutcher and Teo Alfero, founder of Wolf Connection, exchange vows in front of a tepee on the grounds of the wolf-dog sanctuary
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--- Quote ---Mr. Alfero, who said he grew up as a spoiled brat in a wealthy Argentine family, had come to Los Angeles in 1999 after developing an interest in shamanism and in the followers of Carlos Castaneda, the late author.
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This 2013 NY Times article about the wedding of Renee Dutcher and Teo Alfero is practically an ad for their business https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/fashion/weddings/an-age-gap-bridged-by-a-love-of-animals-vows.html
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2020 NY Times
(Renee Dutcher is 20 years younger than Teo Alfero, they met when she was 17 yrs old and she became a volunteer at his center.)
--- Quote ---Lessons on Marriage and Life from the Wolf-Dog
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--- Quote ---They moved in 2016, soon after the birth of their daughter, whom they named Kaila, a name that is a Native American word for daughter of the moon, Mr. Alfero said
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--- Quote ---Mr. Alfero, who is from a wealthy Argentine-Italian family, came to Los Angeles in 1999 to study at Cleargreen, an organization to promote the spiritual and shamanistic teachings of Carlos Castaneda
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/fashion/weddings/lessons-on-marriage-and-life-from-the-wolf-dogs.html
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Alfero refers to himself as "former military man" - I'd like to know more about that. https://wolfconnection.org/team/teo-alfero/
--- Quote ---In 1999 Teo moved to California and immersed himself in his spiritual and Shamanic studies in the lineage of Carlos Castaneda. He has assisted and led self-discovery and Shamanic, transformational workshops in the Americas, Europe, and Russia since 2003.
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Spring Of Evolution Inc California corporation owns two trademarks on "Wolf Therapy" in class 041 "Educational services, namely, professional coaching of teachers in the field of animal training provided on a real-time basis during classroom instruction". and 044 "Canine-assisted therapy services"
Search trademarks https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search
Sandy S:
Info from Santa Barbara News Press 02 Jul 2019, Santa Barbara, California, USA article (I accessed through public library) "Can 'wolf therapy' open people up?"
Private full moon hikes cost $1,000 per ticket, community hikes of 60 plus guests are $65 a ticket. Smaller group hikes through Airbnb are $165 each.
This is just one of many many ways this group pulls in money.
Cate Salansky is director of development at Wolf Connection.
Women workers do meditation rituals before work. According to this article these are called "host council".
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