Graduate Stories
We all hope to leave a legacy. We want our life to be a gift to our family, to people we care about, and our larger community. We want to make a difference.

Nine Gates Graduates impact our world in inspiring and differentiated ways. Their transformation at the individual level often involves struggle as well as breakthroughs. Collectively they demonstrate a determined movement from living unconsciously to learning to live awake. What is your journey and your unique gift to offer?
Three unique women each rediscovers her authentic self, offering her life in service.
Discover how three unique women pursue paths of self- realization, gaining increasing ability to contribute more of themselves in loving service to the world. Although through different expressions such as energetic healing, teaching, and even equine therapy, they share a journey of becoming humbly more.
Ann
Growing up in England, Ann’s family encouraged her innate capabilities towards intellectual pursuits. Her success flourished as she received acclaimed high-level degrees and generated impactful work for society. Yet, something was missing for Ann. Her intuition poked at her, indicating a more meaningful life was possible. As she faced her own challenges and resistance from those around her, she learned she didn’t have to separate the world of traditional academia from spiritual heart-led approaches. Her journey exposes a way of integrating these seemingly disparate worlds, ultimately building bridges between science and spirit and gaining respect in the process.
Tejpal
When Tejpal was young, her inner-guidance forewarned that without a radical search for her own soul-deep truth, she could repeat old familial patterns or completely lose her self. Eventually she leapt into an interior journey of great distance and determination ~ a journey destined to uncover her greatest gifts. As a teacher and intuitive energy healer, leader in kundalini practices, a renowned writer, public speaker, Tejpal invites individuals into their own healing experiences of self-realization.
Megan
Born a high sensitive, Megan knew she wanted to help ease the pain and suffering of others. Untrained as an empath, she often felt overwhelmed in the midst of other people’s emotional struggles. With training, she learned she could center herself and ground into something deep within, allowing her to remain present within her heightened sensitivity. Today, in her clinical work as a nurse practitioner and a teacher, Megan integrates bioenergetics, traditional medicine, and her deep, resonate empathy into a holistic approach to healing body, mind and soul.
Discover how Karen’s life and her unwavering spirit opened her heart to the experience of self-love.
When Loren was young he often felt trapped from expressing his deeper self. As his transformative process unfolded, he learned how to bring his true self into his life.
Tom transforms the quality of life by embracing stillness, welcoming quietness and shifting from mind into heart-centered leadership of family and life.
A long-time resident of Portland, Oregon,Tom served as Executive Director of Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Oregon and Southwest Washington [RMHC®]) for 15 years. In the spring of 2014, he sold his home and set out on a journey through America. Forty-eight blogs and 26,000 miles later, he’s now working on a book about the trip – and serving as a consultant to not-for-profit
Growing up, Tom was referred to as “The Golden Boy” because he wanted things to be done perfectly. His own internal transformation taught him that perfection is an underlying truth always waiting for recognition.
Throughout his early career, Tom pursued intellectually-driven leadership. Yet, despite continued success as a renowned executive and a close knit family, he still felt there was a more meaningful way of life out there for him. Tom’s explorations led him to Mystery School in the midst of an RV, cross-country road trip determined to find what the God of human experiences means to people. Through these journeys, Tom met the God of human experiences inside his own heart and life.