Born in 1912, Dr. Vera Kohn, escaped from Prague before the outbreak of WWII just as Nazi Germany was invading Czechoslovakia, and along with her family made her way to Quito, Ecuador where many Jews found refuge. Vera has been a practicing psychologist for more than 45 years, a teacher of Zen Buddhism for 40 years, and in the 1960's she founded The Center for Integral Development to provide a place where the study of the mind, body and spirit could come together. Vera is also a leader in the organic food movement in Ecuador and runs an organic farm just outside the city of Quito. Full bio and links »