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Artune is shaped by creators, educators, facilitators, and collaborators who bring deep experience in learning, leadership, mindfulness, systems thinking, and human development.
Ara Haroutiounian is an independent facilitator, consultant, educator, and co-founder of Artune, Inc. His work focuses on leadership development, group dynamics, organizational effectiveness, and mindfulness-based learning. He partners with leaders, teams, educators, and organizations to design and facilitate learning experiences that strengthen collaboration, improve decision-making, and support meaningful growth and change.
Ara brings extensive experience in the study and application of systems psychodynamics through his long-standing involvement with the A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems and GREX, where he has served in numerous leadership and staff roles. He directed two Group Relations Conferences at the University of California, Los Angeles, helping create experiential learning environments that explore authority, leadership, identity, and the conscious and unconscious dynamics that shape groups and organizations.
His work bridges practice and education. In addition to consulting and facilitation, Ara served as an Assistant Professor in the Organizational and Leadership Psychology graduate programs at William James College, where he taught and mentored emerging organizational leaders. This commitment to both teaching and practice reflects his belief that meaningful learning happens through the integration of theory, experience, reflection, and application.
Drawing from work across education, healthcare, manufacturing, family businesses, higher education, and the music industry, Ara helps individuals and organizations navigate complexity, uncertainty, and the human dynamics that influence learning, collaboration, and performance.
He is the creator of Group Dynamics for Facilitators.
Ara's approach integrates systems thinking, systems psychodynamics, group relations, experiential learning, mindfulness, and reflective practice. He is passionate about helping people develop a deeper understanding of themselves, others, and the systems they participate in. By making complex ideas accessible and practical, he supports learners in building the awareness and capacity to adapt, lead, and continue learning throughout their lives.
Educational Consultant | Emotional Wellness and Performance Consultant | Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Facilitator
Shakeh helps individuals and educators navigate stress, strengthen emotional awareness, and bring greater focus and intention to their lives and work. She combines more than 25 years of personal meditation practice with a background in education, curriculum development, and teacher professional learning.
With a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction and certification as an MBSR at Work facilitator through Mindful Leader, Shakeh makes mindfulness accessible and practical. Her approach connects reflective learning with everyday action, helping people recognize habitual reactions, respond thoughtfully under pressure, and develop practices that support wellbeing and sustained performance.
Through individual coaching, guided mindfulness, and group workshops, Shakeh creates welcoming spaces for people to pause, reconnect with what matters, and build skills they can carry into their relationships, classrooms, and workplaces.
Build practical ways to pause, regain perspective, and respond more intentionally to the demands of everyday life.
Develop practices that support greater clarity, steadiness, and self-awareness. Individual sessions combine conversation, guided mindfulness, and reflection to help you navigate everyday challenges and build habits that fit your life.
Make space to settle your attention and reconnect with the present moment. Sessions may include breath awareness, body scans, and gentle movement, with guidance suited to your experience and comfort.
Recognize stress earlier and expand your options for responding. Explore habitual reactions and practice ways to meet demanding moments with greater flexibility, perspective, and self-compassion.
Bring greater focus, patience, and intention to the school day. Sessions help educators work with stress, create space before reacting, and approach classroom challenges and relationships more thoughtfully.
Strengthen your ability to focus, communicate thoughtfully, and respond intentionally under pressure. Workshops and guided sessions offer practical tools for navigating demanding workloads, preparing for difficult conversations, and sustaining performance while supporting wellbeing.
A monthly virtual wellness gathering offering space to pause and reconnect through mindfulness, gentle movement, and guided conversation. Leave with a practice or perspective to carry into the month ahead.
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