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Teachers Teaching Teachers
Since its inception, the School of Metaphysics has been governed by teachers who have chosen to aid others to greater awareness.
Their education in the School of Metaphysics qualifies them to pass on their experience and wisdom to others.
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President
Dr. Laurel Clark
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Dr. Laurel Clark is a teacher, interfaith minister, counselor, mentor, intuitive reporter, author, poet, editor and composer whose mission is to help people live in alignment with Universal Law and Truth. Born in Denver and raised in Mt. Vernon, New York, Laurel graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a B.A. in Women’s Studies. Her personal quest for meaning in life led her to pursue the martial arts, yoga, and meditation prior to discovering the School of Metaphysics in 1979. Since that time, Laurel has been a student and teacher in the School, aiding people all over the world to fulfill their soul’s purpose. Having earned a Doctorate of Divinity and Doctorate in Metaphysics from the S.O.M., Laurel now serves as President, teaching teachers. An accomplished speaker, Laurel has recently given educational workshops to corporations such as Eli Lilly and Anthem Blue Cross/ Blue Shield. She mentors some of the Spiritual Focus Weekends offered on the College of Metaphysics campus and is the author of several books including The Law of Attraction and Other Secrets of Visualization, Dharma: Finding Your Soul's Purpose and Karmic Healing. Laurel’s accomplishments are noted in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Women. She recently led a group of representatives from SOM to a gathering of the Alliance for a New Humanity in Puerto Rico.
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Area Directors - those who teach in several cities
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Dr. Sheila Benjamin
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In Des Moines, Kansas City, Columbia and Fayetteville, AR
Dr. Sheila Benjamin entered the School of Metaphysics in 1978 after a friend gave her an Intuitive Health Analysis as a gift. Since that time, she has dedicated her life to serving humanity in numerous ways. She has taught and directed several branches of the School, has been a field director, and has served as the School’s President. She has given lectures all over the Midwest to educate people about the vast potential of the mind and spirit. Dr. Sheila ministers to people’s needs as a Psi Counselor and an ordained minister in the Interfaith Church of Metaphysics. She has also been an intuitive reporter for many years. In 1999, Dr. Sheila traveled to India to represent the School of Metaphysics with the People to People Ambassador Program and led a core group of teachers to the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Capetown, South Africa. She and her husband Brad make a home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Dr. Pam Blosser
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In Bolingbrook and Urbana, IL
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Dr. Pam Blosser received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Christian University in English and Sociology. In 1969 she embarked on a decade of world-wide travel including living in the Orient for seven of those years. While in Japan and Hong Kong she taught English and studied the arts and cultures of those lands. In the late 70’s she lived in London where she pursued Montessori certification. Upon returning to the States she began studying at the School of Metaphysics to find this endeavor brought her everything she had been searching for the world over. During her earlier studies she directed and taught at various Schools of Metaphysics in the Midwest. Having earned all the degrees offered from the School of Metaphysics, Dr. Pam currently serves on he Ordination Board of the Interfaith Church of Metaphysics. She is author of Seven Steps to Deeper Meditation and a contributing author to Interpreting Dreams for Self Discovery. A teacher, minister, counselor, lecturer, writer and musician, Dr. Pam is recognized on several Who’s Who lists.
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Field Directors - those who bring the teachings to new cities
Damian Nordmann
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In Dallas, TX
Long interested in the studies of the mind, Damian has been studying in the School of Metaphysics for 12 years. Starting with an interest in Eastern Philosophies and martial arts, he was driven to understand the Self and the Universe to a greater degree and was led to study in the School of Metaphysics. Having directed branches in Oklahoma City, OK and Tulsa, OK, he now serves as a Field Director in Dallas. Damian plans to open new branches in Ft. Worth, TX, Austin, TX, and Denton, TX.
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Ivy Norris
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In Tulsa and Oklahoma City, OK
Long interested in the healing arts, Ivy is a trained bodyworker and has been studying in the School for over 10 years. She is an ordained minister in the Interfaith Church of Metaphysics and is pursuing her Doctorate in Metaphysics. She has directed the Indianapolis, IN and Tulsa, OK branches of the School of Metaphysics and is now serving as the Field Director for the Tulsa and Oklahoma City, OK branches of the School of Metaphysics.
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Amy Pawlus
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In Louisville, KY and Cincinnati, OH
Amy Pawlus served as the director of The School of Metaphysics in Indianapolis for two years. Formerly the office manager of her husband's busy dental practice in Columbus, Indiana, she currently is a full time mother to her seven-year-old daughter Leah. Her directing experience began in1996 in Okinawa, Japan where she developed and directed the Youth Mentorship Program for teens who were living overseas as part of a military family. She is currently serving as the Continuing Education Coordinator for Powers of Ten, having been instrumental in obtaining NASW approval for CEU's. Amy has a vision of sharing the Universal Peace Covenant with everyone in the world and encourages people to observe the Season of Peace from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day.
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Jennifer Childers
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In Palatine and Chicago, IL
Having completed the one-year course of study at the College of Metaphysics, Jennifer is now studying to earn her Doctorate of Divinity and serving as a Field Director, teaching teachers in Palatine and Chicago, IL. Jennifer has directed several other branch locations in the Midwest and is currently training to be an Intuitive Reporter of the Akashic Records. Jennifer loves to create and involve many people in creative fundraisers and events. She directed the Powers of Ten seminar in Chicago in 2006 and the Powers of Ten at College of DuPage in October 2007.
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In Springfield, MO
Currently studying in the fourth cycle of lessons to earn his Doctorate in Metaphysics, Paul is a psi counselor and ordained minister in the Interfaith Church of Metaphysics. He has taught in Indianapolis, IN and has directed branches of the SOM in Columbia, MO, Tulsa, OK, Webster Groves, MO and Springfield, MO. Paul holds an M.B.A. and enjoys speaking to business and professional groups. He is also a conductor of intuitive reports, serving people in two cities to greater self awareness through intuitive research. A Renaissance man, Paul is an artist, composer, musician, writer, storyteller, cartoonist, scientist, grantwriter, and father of 3-year-old Alexandra and 10-month-old Vivienna.
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Paul Madar
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