named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
A Day of Heartwork
One-day virtual retreat introducing and deepening Heartwork practices, including Soft Body and Awareness Meditations, Inquiry, and Unwinding, for individuals at all levels of experience
Consciousness Retreat
Six-day hybrid retreat exploring the nature of consciousness through Heartwork practices, including meditation, inquiry, and group discussion, offered both in person and via Zoom
Heartwork Love Dogs
Ongoing community program for committed Heartworkers to practice together, share insights, and support lasting transformation through consistent group engagement
The Yellow Brick Road
Introductory course designed to teach foundational Heartwork tools to those new to the practice, preparing them for deeper retreats and community involvement
activities · 2 groups
What they do
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Spiritual Development & Meditation Programs 4 activities
- Developing and distributing guided Heartwork practice materialsProvides audio meditations (e.g., Soft Body, Awareness, Sweeping the Body), written exercises (e.g., Needs List), inquiry materials, and reading resources to support individual practice and preparation for workshops and retreats.
- Hosting workshops and retreats for personal transformationConducts in-person, virtual, and hybrid workshops and retreats—including multi-day Consciousness Retreats and one-day events—using meditative, psychotherapeutic, and experiential techniques to help participants overcome emotional barriers and deepen self-awareness.
- Offering ongoing group programs for Heartwork practitionersRuns regular group programs for experienced practitioners, including an in-person group in Rochester, NY and an online group known as the Love Dogs Group, as well as quarterly Inner Work Groups that use meditation, inquiry, and discussion to deepen inner work.
- Presenting public education on health and mindful awarenessShares public information on attaining and maintaining health through mindful awareness, integrating Eastern meditative practices and Western psychotherapeutic methods to address root causes of personal problems.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Providing individual Heartwork sessionsOffers one-on-one Heartwork sessions conducted in person, by phone, or via video conferencing platforms to support personal transformation through mindful awareness.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2020
revenue
Total revenue$35K
Contributions & grants$18K51%
Program service revenue$17K49%
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expenses
Total expenses$26K
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Total assets$0
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1 years on record · 2020–2020
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2020
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALE L GOLDSTEIN | PRESIDENT | 5 | $8K |
relationships · 9
Who they work with
- Dale Partner — Lead facilitator and creator of Heartwork, guiding participants through meditations, inquiry, and unwinding practices during retreats.
- Dale Partner — Lead facilitator and public voice for Heartwork Institute community initiatives.
- Dale Partner — Lead facilitator offering guidance during group discussion periods and private paid sessions during the Practice Day.
- Dale Goldstein Partner — Founder, creator, and spiritual teacher of the Heartwork Institute.
- Dropbox Partner — Hosts reading materials related to Diamond Approach Inquiry.
- Google Drive Partner — Hosts video content of individuals unwinding.
- Grady Health System Partner — Integrated food prescriptions into primary care
- Strong Memorial Hospital Partner — Site where a real-time demonstration of the Heartwork method occurred with a patient experiencing acute anxiety.
- YouTube Partner — Hosts video demonstrations of unwinding and ecstatic dance practices.
strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Communal and Hybrid Practice for Sustained Transformationmethodology: community-based_transformationBy combining in-person and virtual community engagement with tiered programming, Heartwork sustains transformation over time because individual practice is deepened and stabilized through continuity with a supportive, like-minded community across geographic barriers.
- Experiential Inquiry for Self-Realizationmethodology: inquiry-based_healingBy using meditation and guided inquiry to create direct, experiential encounters with fear, mortality, and consciousness, Heartwork produces insight and transformation because abstract knowledge is insufficient to shift deep-seated self-narratives.
- Integrated Psycho-Spiritual Healingmethodology: psycho-spiritual_integrationBy combining psychotherapy and spiritual practice into a unified system, Heartwork addresses both psychological wounds and spiritual identity, producing lasting personal freedom because neither modality alone sufficiently prevents bypassing or resolves deep self-narratives.
- Somatic and Embodied Awareness as Foundational Practicemethodology: body-centered_awarenessBy grounding healing in somatic and body-centered awareness, Heartwork enables resolution of internal conflict because emotional distress is stored and accessible through the body, making meditation and inquiry more effective when somatic presence is cultivated first.