OAK CIRCLE
Rooted in wisdom,
connected in circle,
remembering how to be human.
Emilyne Love
Emilyne Love is a co-founder, clinical trainer, and practitioner at Oak Circle whose work bridges clinical education, holistic wellness, and the healing arts. She holds two BA degrees from Western Michigan University in Philosophy and Environmental Studies, with a minor in Holistic Healthcare, along with a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, a certificate in Compassionate End of Life Care, and Reiki training. Her background brings together interests in meaning, human development, relationship, and the natural world.
Her professional background includes work in community mental health as a care manager and crisis worker. During that time, she completed advanced training in Motivational Interviewing, including a Train-the-Trainer program through the CMHA.
Emilyne’s work is also informed by herbalism, nutrition, sound healing, ceremonial practice, and relational and earth-centered approaches to growth and wellbeing. At Oak Circle, she helps integrate evidence-informed clinical training with embodied, creative, and holistic approaches to personal and professional development.
Christian Zia Wright
Christian Zia Wright is a co-founder, clinical trainer, and practitioner at Oak Circle whose work bridges clinical education, holistic wellness, and the healing arts. He holds a BS in Psychology from Grand Canyon University and an Associate of Occupational Studies in Holistic Health from The Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, along with certificates in hypnotherapy, life coaching, Polarity Therapy, and yoga teacher training.
His professional background includes work in children’s services and community mental health, including roles as a care manager and crisis worker. While working in community mental health, he completed advanced training in Motivational Interviewing, including a Train-the-Trainer program through the CMHA.
Christian’s work is also informed by mindfulness, depth-oriented perspectives, somatic awareness, and integrative mind-body approaches. At Oak Circle, he helps bring together evidence-informed clinical training with experiential and holistic approaches to personal and professional growth.
Our Values
WHOLESNESS
Honor the whole person—body, mind, heart, relationship, and meaning.
CONNECTION
Cultivate authentic relationship with ourselves, one another, community, and the living world.
WISDOM
Bring enduring traditions into thoughtful conversation with contemporary knowledge.
GROWTH
Support ongoing learning, healing, and transformation across the lifespan.
INTEGRITY
Align our work with our deepest values, ethics, and commitments to justice.
REVERENCE
Meet life with wonder, humility, and respect for the mystery within ourselves, one another, and the living world.