About Us

The Akhaldans Way, Its Facilitators, and About the School

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We are free to learn at our own pace, to start where we are, to make mistakes, to be ourselves, to leave, and to return. The Whidbey Akhaldans Fourth Way School gives students a protected, confidential space in which they are invited to cultivate deeper self-understanding through potent experiences of self, and connection to others.

Our facilitators are at once compassionate, challenging, intellectually stimulating and emotionally rich. We embrace our students’ individual needs wholeheartedly through conscious and creative engagement.

Read in depth in the coming pages:

Carol Squire - co-founder and Facilitator

Carol Squire - co-founder and Facilitator

Carol is a Sufi Dervish, Fourth Way teacher, Transactional Analysis (TA) facilitator, Sound Healer, Reiki Master, corporate leader, woman, mother, and student--just like all of us. She is also the co-founder of the International Akhaldans Fourth Way ...
Akash Dharmaraj - Founder

Akash Dharmaraj - Founder

Akash Dharmaraj was born on February 20th, 1946, and passed away in September of 2018. She founded Akhaldans, a 4th Way School in India in 2003 and remains an inspiration for the work offered to you through Whidbey Akhaldans. Her unique legacy vibrates...
The Space

The Space

We undertake our Work together in a quiet, serene home on Whidbey Island, Washington, surrounded by opportunities to connect with nature. Against the backdrop of a pristine Pacific Northwest vista, the Whidbey Akhaldans Fourth Way School sits on 5 acres...
The Work

The Work

The Whidbey Akhaldans Fourth Way School is a center that offers students the opportunity to cultivate integrated development of self-awareness and self-understanding. This self-understanding transforms our inner--and outer--experience of life. Through...
The Students

The Students

Our students come from all walks and wanders of life. Those ready to undertake the most precious and challenging Work of their lives form our community of learners. Our students are high potential, and sincere seekers of a deeper truth. All of our students...
The Method

The Method

Our Work is guided–and informed–by tenants of Emotional Literacy and Transactional Analysis; Gurdjieff’s writings and those of his students, ideas, movement, and practice; and integrated personal development that emphasizes the interconnectedness of ou...
Testimonials

Testimonials

Our students’ testimonials highlight their experiences with consistent challenge--and meaningful, vulnerable discussions--in a safe place. Because we treat even our most mundane moments as teaching and learning opportunities, students emerge with direct i...