Shanti Elke Bannwart MA, LPCC, MFA

Shanti Elke Bannwart was born in Hamburg, Germany at the onset of World War II. She moved to the United States in 1983 and studied at Lesley University, Cambridge, for her master’s degree in Expressive Therapies. She also received an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College and is now a Life-Coach and psychotherapist in private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a clay artist educated at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Her essays have been published in national and international magazines and she has been awarded various winning prizes in literary competitions.

Shanti has been following and practicing a spiritual path for most of her adult life. She meditates daily and keeps a balanced life between work, personal and artistic endeavors. She is also a trained artist working with clay. Her collection has been shown in several galleries in the U.S., Australia, and Japan.

Shanti received an M.F.A in Creative Writing from Goddard College, Her essays have appeared in national and international magazines.