Kathy Kawalec

Hi, my name is Kathy Kawalec, and I’d like to give you a bit of my background, so you can get to know me a little better -- and I hope to soon have an opportunity to get to know you as well!

I have a vision of a world where people and animals live in harmony, and thrive in an environment of joy, respect, clear communication, and wellbeing. Driven by that vision, I have founded Dancing Hearts Holistic Learning Center, where I focus on facilitating deep and profound connections between people and their animals, between people and their own inner heart and between people and their life's purpose. The name "Dancing Hearts" is a symbol of the joy that is experienced when we have that special heart-to-heart connection with another being, and when we are living a connected heart-centered life.

I am a Certified Tellington TTouch Practitioner, a Holistic Animal Behavior & Well-being Consultant, an Intuitive, an Intuition Development teacher, a Business Development mentor, a Reiki Master Healer/Teacher and a Shamanic Healing Practitioner. One of my loves is sheep, sheep tending, border collies, sheep herding competition and teaching sheep herding skills to others through my Connected Herding program.

My corporate education and background is in marketing and business management in the graphic arts industry, where I spent 30 years gathering solid experience and the last 15 serving in upper level and executive management of a successful commercial printing corporation, until my corporate exit in 2000. I have also been a life-long student of the intuitive healing arts, of spirituality, of building effective human-animal relationships, and of developing compassionate understanding between individuals and between species. For more than 30 years, I have gathered academic, practical and teaching experience in these areas, and I have operated my business for nearly 10 years. However, I must say, my most profound learning and wisdom comes directly from the animals, the plants, nature, and my spirit guides. I blend all of these elements together, sharing my experience, wisdom and knowledge by guiding those who are interested in connecting with and living their soul’s purpose…connecting deeply with their animals…and developing their intuitive skills or their businesses.

I live on a small and sacred farm in Illinois with my husband and family of animal companions including dogs, cats, horses, sheep, chickens and ducks. My entire family and the residing wildlife, plant life, nature spirits and compassionate spirit helpers all work together, creating a safe, loving and healing environment for all visitors, both in person and virtual.

So, I thank you for visiting, I honor you for your contribution to the world of harmony with animals and nature, and I eagerly anticipate connecting with you soon!

The Supporting Team

Joe Kawalec

Joe's contribution to Dancing Hearts and our Vision goes beyond words. In addition to his full time service tech job, he lovingly and patiently executes the endless lists of tasks on his "HoneyDo" list. Joe is a handyman extraordinaire: building, adding, fixing, repairing and troubleshooting all things mechanical around the farm. Getting the camper ready for my trips and taking care of the farm and the animals while I’m gone is a major chore, for which I am ever grateful.

Even more profound is the emotional support he has given me over the years…unwaveringly believing in me and my dreams, and fully investing himself in creating our own little paradise and fulfilling our vision of a joyous and peaceful world.

Joe’s hobbies are golfing and antique tractors. His eyes light up and his heart sings whenever he talks about his latest tractor restoration project…or his next tractor adventure. He’d love to show you his beautiful tractors, so ask him next time you visit!

The Animals

It all started with horses more than 30 years ago…and Maggie continues to bless our farm with her horse-ness, making us laugh and filling us with joy. Horses are wonderful teachers, and Maggie is pleased and honored to assist in many of my classes and workshops.

From Max to Haley and on to Dallas and all of the other border collies, the dogs are the bedrock that Dancing Hearts is built upon. They have each brought the most amazing wisdom into my life, have shaped my path and have pushed me on to stay the course of my dreams.

The sheep serve as master teachers in the art of communication and listening with focused awareness. They are undeniably experts in their field, and patiently spend many hours teaching humans, who lag considerably behind their dogs in learning the lessons of sheep.

The cats over see all activity on the farm, and they supervise Joe at work. The ducks and chickens make us laugh and bless us with their eggs. All of them serve as teachers to those on a path of connecting with their intuition.