About Us

Mission Statement

Provide the framework to Embody the Sacred using physical and emotional healing, a greater connection to oneself and others, and expressions of Spirit that manifest through song, rhythm, movement, bodywork and story.  And to play with the little trickster in all of us!

Vision Statement

Create magic, wonder, awe, empowerment, and beauty by rebuilding the bridge between the physical and Spiritual worlds.  And feed the Gods and Goddesses that feed us in return!

The Instructors at Spirit House approach their work in direct relation with Spirit and grounding in Community. 

Each instructor combines intuition, channeled guidance, and their own prayers and practices with formal training and experience to provide a truly unique learning environment.  To spend time with these remarkable healers is to appreciate the difference between “book learning” and instruction that comes from the deepest places of knowing.

Justin Levy

Justin Levy, founder of Spirit House, teaches coursework at all levels, conducts drumming classes, teaches capoeira when Mestre Almiro is in Brazil, and provides individual energy work.   He is a 2004 graduate of East-West College of the Healing Arts with a focus on massage and a 2008 graduate of Oregon College of Oriental Medicine for acupuncture.  Justin trained from 2001-2016 in capoeira with Mestre Almiro and from 2008-2016 with a Master Healer in the Shamanic tradition.  He began practicing Kundalini Mediumship in 2009 and started teaching its principles in 2012.  Justin overcame a difficult start in life through an ongoing dialogue with Spirit.  He now shares what Spirit has taught him with others who feel the need deep in their bones to explore its gifts.  Spirit House has been operating with Justin at the helm since 2020.

Diane Hall

Diane Hall is the resident yoga instructor at Spirit House.  She is certified in the domains of Power Vinyasa, Yoga Sculpt, and Restorative Yoga.  She also received certification in 2017 through CorePower Yoga in Portland, Oregon, where she taught from 2018-2021.   Diane’s passion for yoga inspired her to share the incredible life-changing effects of rooting physical movement to breath for unearthing the most authentic self.  In addition to yoga, she is a sound healer, incorporating crystal singing bowls to align chakras and raise vibrational states.  Diane has been working with, and providing yoga instruction for, Justin since 2018 and is currently studying at the Advanced level.

Mel Radar

Mel Radar teaches Meditation and Movement at Spirit House.  He is licensed in Energetic Healing, Breathwork and Medical Qi Gong and received certification from the Noble Movement Academy.  He spent 10 years refining his skill at Qi Gong with a variety of teachers and 4 years studying Spiritual Channeling with Kat Bird.  Mel has also received training in Family Constellations/Working with Ancestors and Clairvoyance at The Psychic School.  His discomfort with the awkwardness of the human body and affinity with spirits and subtle energy lead him to develop a profound mastery of the energetic healing arts.  To walk with Mel is to travel to exotic dreamspaces and talk to dragons, angels, ancestors and animal spirits.  He helps the dead to find peace, which helps the living to fully live. Mel has been studying Kundalini Mediumship with Justin since 2018, began instructing at Spirit House in 2022, and is currently at the Practitioner level.

Hanna Rosenthal

Hanna Rosenthal conducts singing classes at Spirit House.  Her love of music began early with several years of violin and piano lessons and group chanting in synagogue.  She continued her training in high school and college settings singing with the Eugene Symphony Youth Chorus, the Oregon Children’s Choir, and the Dorian Jazz ensemble and group a capella at Brandeis University.  Hannah combines her passion for music with techniques that move and transform emotional energy into a beautiful co-creative experience.  She has been working with Justin since 2017, began teaching singing at Spirit House in 2023, and is currently studying at the Practitioner level.

Almiro Aquilino dos Santos

Almiro Aquilino dos Santos is a master of Capoeira Regional. He received his certification at the Academia do Bimba in 1983 and began teaching Capoeira and related music courses at Portland State University in 1986.  Mestre Almiro has also participated in the Portland Public Schools Neighborhood Arts Program, organized cultural exchange trips to Brazil, and founded the Bahia Brazil Art Center in 2004, for which he continues to provide leadership and hands-on management.  Almiro has made his life’s work the realization of his vision to make an impact on the welfare and education of youth in Portland and Salvador, develop intercultural understanding and interaction, and provide basic skills and motivation to help people become "prestativo" (versatile/flexible/capable) members of society.  Almiro currently teaches Brazilian arts classes related to Capoeira Regional at Spirit House.

Spirit House Executive Team

Spirit House is run by a community of members committed to doing the work and upholding the mission of Spirit House.

The purpose of the Spirit House Executive Team is to unite and bring forth support for spiritual growth and transformation in the Spirit House community through shared decision-making processes.

Each member of the executive team has committed to:

  • Maintaining a Spirit House membership, participating in at least one Spirit House course per year, and active “work” outside the Spirit House structure.

  • Maintaining commitment and accountability; executive team members are expected to contribute meaningfully to Spirit House by volunteering time, providing administrative/marketing support, leveraging personal networks to benefit the community, and more. Team members must spend approximately one hour per week on designated Spirit House responsibilities.

  • Being present, in person, at all quarterly meetings.

  • Committing to one full year.

Chair: Jillian Gibson

Treasurer: Gurinder Dhaliwal

Secretary: Diane Hall

2023 -2024 Executive Team:

Ty Hall

Adam Murray

Lori Agnew

Lindsay Wilkinson

Hannah Rosenthal

Justin Levy

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