About Our Team

Israeli Team

Orna Ben Dor

School Director

I am a Biographical Counsellor, teach adult schooling, mind-spirit therapy practitioner for individuals and groups, founder and director of  ‘Hotam’ school for Biographical Counselling.

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Yael Armony

Co-Manager

A Biographical Counsellor and art therapist.
Mid-life I had encountered Biography Counselling and Orna Ben Dor, my life’s teacher. The encounter with this inspiring knowledge steered me towards an initiation journey

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Yafa Lederman

Teacher

Biographical Counsellor, B.A. in Hebrew literature and Talmud – Bar Ilan University. M.A. in world literature –  Bar Ilan University.

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Vered Zvili

Teacher

At the age of 38, I first came across Biographical Counseling through my interest in the relations between life stories and their meaning.

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Avivit Rosinger

Teacher

To me, Biographical Counselling is a journey of development through encounters with people; guides, pupils, colleagues, consultees…

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Lital Kolmar-Menahem

Teacher

When I was introduced to biography work through Orna Ben Dor I was instantly struck by a warm  sense of “coming back home”.

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Rina Osmo – Kfir

Teacher in training

Biographical counselor. I came to biographical counselling with the question of my destiny in life- what do I want to do? Where am I heading? During the process I realized that biography work  provides me with practical  everyday tools that allow me to explore  my inner self, and to know myself more in depth. As […]

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Tali Adir

Teacher in trainig

Biographical Counselor. Born in 1962. Mother to one daughter and a companion to two other girls. I am engaged in the study of spiritual science according to Dr. Rudolf Steiner. I am a graduate of the “Hotam” School and deeply grateful to my teacher, Orna Ben-Dor, who made it possible for me to discover and […]

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Osnat Topper

Teacher in training

My path into Anthroposophy began in 2004 through my daughters, when Waldorf education first entered my life. Later, in 2009, at the age of 42, biography work appeared on my path. Since then, both biography work and Anthroposophy have become inseparable from my life — woven into my inner development, studies, and professional practice. Through […]

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Taly Gofer Karetny

Assistant

Born in Israel in 1978, a mother of a daughter and a son, married, holds a doctoral degree in physical therapy with a specialization in developmental delays in children. Resides in the United States, in upstate New York. A nature, culture, and art enthusiast. I came to Hotam school following a health and occupational crisis. […]

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International Team

Nuria Núñez

Teacher in training

I was born in 1971 in Barcelona. I’m married. I finished my training in Biography Work in 2019 and since then I have devoted my life to it. I meet Hotam School in 2018 through a workshop that Orna gave in Spain and from the very first moment I felt very connected with Hotam’s impulse. […]

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Sarah Putnam

Teacher in training

Born in Oklahoma, USA, I spent years seeking for something that rang true. From an early age I began to study different spiritual traditions, and in early adulthood I lived in Turkey and the South Pacific islands. Off and on, during those years of searching, I completed university degrees and earned a Ph.D. in cultural psychology. It was there, after many adventures and much searching, that I […]

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Andrea Faria do Amaral

Teacher in training

I am Brazilian, born in 1971 in the USA. I grew up in the UK and have lived in São Paulo, Brazil, since the age of 18. I have 3 adult children who studied at a Steiner School, through which I was able to deepen my connection to Anthroposophy. I graduated in Psychology and at […]

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Sara Ponzini

Assistant

I am Italian, was born in Milan in 1964 and there I grew up. Following a long travel in Latin America, at age 27 I moved to Brazil, where I felt called to spend a period of retreat in a spiritual community called Nazaré, in the state of São Paulo. There I got in contact […]

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Angela Vega

Assistant

I was born in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Spanish immigrant parents. I am married and mother of David. My first degree was in chemical engineering, and in my career, I completed several training courses and an MBA in Business Administration. Seeking to complement my knowledge in the human area, I completed two […]

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Inez Vieira

Assistant

I am Brazilian, born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, in 1953. I have been married for 53 years, have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. I graduated in Visual Communication, with a Master’s degree in Business Administration, and pursued an artistic career since childhood, which was my profession until I was 45 years old when I started […]

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Sonia Olazábal Castillo

Assistant

I was born in 1970 in Spain. My longing was always to understand and help others understand, and to advance in the true meaning of life. I studied Psychology, but it didn’t respond to my calling, and I suffered from not finding a way to bring into the world what beat in my heart and […]

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