Licensed Prayer Practitioners
What is a Prayer Practitioner?
A Science of Mind Prayer Practitioner is a licensed spiritual support person trained to perform affirmative prayer for others. A Practitioner is dedicated to using this gift to uplift, heal and support your spiritual journey. Like other professionals in the healing arts, Practitioners typically charge for their services for one-on-one sessions, but no one is ever turned away due to lack of funds.
Contact a Practitioner if you are in need of inspiration, celebration of a major event and/or healing in any area of your life.
Prayer requests can be made several ways:
- Fill out a prayer request form at the Center in the Sanctuary;
- Click here to complete an online prayer request; or,
- Contact one of our Licensed Prayer Practitioners below.
The CSL Bellingham Licensed Prayer Practitioners are here to support your spiritual growth and journey.

Joanne Allison, RScP
(she/her)
Joanne Allison completed her practitioner studies with Rev. Dr. Andrea Asebedo in 2016. Her background is in the medical field as well as complementary medicine and energy work. Her passion is in recognizing and connecting with the indwelling Spirit. As she does this for herself, she offers it to others through teaching and affirmative prayer.
For Joanne, it brings deep joy to see the Divine spark in each person, as Spirit expresses through them in an ever-expanding way, to live the life they choose. She offers her prayers and teachings of Principle to anyone seeking to transform their lives.

Mary Bellue, RScP
(she/her)
In 1997, Mary Bellue found her spiritual home in the Science of Mind when a friend in Seattle invited Mary to “come check out a metaphysical church.” That experience was a true coming home for Mary. In 2015, Spirit brought Mary to Bellingham and CSLB. You may have seen her serving our community in various roles – usher, children’s program teacher, periodic office support, planning teams for Ritual Committee and Women’s Circle.
Mary loves “drumming you in” at Solstice and Equinox celebrations; dance and movement are Mary’s Joy and Connection with Spirit.
Mary was honored to complete Practitioner training in 2023 under Rev. Dr. Andrea Asebedo. Please call upon her when you’d like to take a deeper dive into Spirit. Mary is also a certified Heal Your Life Workshop Facilitator, based on the works of Louise Hay, who was a Science of Mind minister.

Ronna Biggs, RScP
(she/her)
Being a Practitioner is a great joy and it is an honor to serve in ways that know, reveal and affirm the Good of God for and within each person and our community.
Ronna Biggs has been a practitioner since 2012. She received her training from Dr. Jaine Ryder and Rev. Dr. Andrea Asebedo in Bellingham, Washington. She is also an active student and teacher of mindfulness and meditation.
She gladly offers Practitioner services to support your spiritual journey in an abundant and loving universe.

Leo Brodie, RScP
(he/him)
Prayer and spiritual mind treatment help me remember my divine nature, which sometimes can be easy to forget in the details of daily life. With affirmations and positive thoughts, With prayer, I see my life from a higher perspective. I love to pray for others and be a light to remind them of the God within. We are all spiritual beings learning the art of love and compassion. There is always room for more Good! I’m delighted now to be part of the vibrant community at CSL Bellingham.
Leo started attending CSL Seattle in 2000, and completed his Practitioner studies in 2017 there under Rev. Dr. Kathianne Lewis. He and his wife Cynthia Clay, also a Practitioner, moved to Bellingham in 2020, and are now officially licensed practitioners with CSL Bellingham. Leo is also a musician and occasionally performs with the band at CSLB.

Cynthia Clay, RScP
(she/her)
Cindy completed her practitioner training with Rev. Dr. Kathianne Lewis at the Center for Spiritual Living Seattle in 2019. She and her husband Leo Brodie moved from Seattle to Bellingham in 2020 and are delighted to be members of this healing community.
Cindy has been a business owner for 30 years and has applied the Science of Mind principles in every aspect of running her company. From childhood, she has experienced the healing power of prayer. She found Science of Mind and Spiritual Mind Treatment 25 years ago and loves the freedom of this spiritual practice. She loves affirming the highest Good for others, seeing beyond troubling conditions and aligning her thought with the higher Truth.

Heidi Ruth Dittrich, RScP
(she/her)
What I love about being a practitioner is seeing how, through affirmative prayer and a practice of letting go of the old stories, we can all come back home to our true selves. What a thrill and a relief it is when we recognize our own wholeness and when we wake up to our spiritual nature.
Heidi had the honor of studying with Rev. Dr. Andrea Asebedo to complete her practitioner training in 2016. After two-plus careers, diverse life experiences, a deep commitment to spiritual exploration, and many years away, Heidi was thrilled to finally come back to Bellingham and find her beloved spiritual home and family there waiting for her — the CSL Bellingham community.

Phillip Flores, RScP
(he/him)
Being a Prayer Practitioner affirms in me that Divine Love operates though me, in me, with me, for me, as me – and as you. Oneness is the Truth of who we truly are.
In 2020, Phillip completed his prayer practitioner training with Rev. Dr. Andrea Asebedo at the Center for Spiritual Living Bellingham. He has been a member of the CSL-Bellingham community since 2011, has served as Vice President on the Board of Trustees, and volunteers on multiple service teams.

Francine Kitchen, RScP
(she/her)
I am inspired by the books of Dr. Joe Dispenza, which explain the science upon which these principles are based.
ANIMAL MINISTRY: Practitioners can
- Do affirmative prayer for you and your pet.
- Do backyard pet memorials.
- Do new family member blessings.
- Be your companion when putting a pet down.
Francine has been a member of CSLB since 1999 and has served on the Board of Trustees multiple times. She studied a psychological form of Buddhism for 10 years. Since 2020 she is a licensed practitioner trained by Rev. Dr. Andrea Asebedo. She leads book studies in subjects of social justice.

Susan Jancic, RScP
(she/her)
Susan completed her practitioner studies in 2020 with Rev. Dr. Andrea Asebedo. Susan has served on the CSL Bellingham Board of Trustees, and volunteers in several capacities at CSL, as well as serving as a liaison to Interfaith Coalition.
Susan is honored and overjoyed to be in sacred service embracing and celebrating the creative, ever-evolving, ever expanding loving and vibrant life of the Divine in and through all that is.

Kalish Leviel, RScP
(she/her)
Kalish completed her practitioner studies with Rev. Dr. Andrea Asebedo, in Bellingham in 2016. She is also a Rabbi and loves how the teachings of Science of Mind and Judaism are often identical, just with slight wording variations.
She is here on this planet at this moment in time to share her Light and there is no better, nor faster, way than through Prayer, aka Spiritual Mind Treatment. Feel free to contact her to assist you in your new choices / decisions as you bring more of yourself into your Life.

Wanda Maddox, RScP
(she/her)
In July, 2014, I was introduced to CSL-Bellingham and immediately enrolled in an 8-week class starting in September: Science of Mind 101. It was a life-changing experience! Over the next three years I took 10 more classes and then began the two years of Practitioner Studies. Never before have I experienced such dramatic spiritual growth and evolvement! I am deeply grateful for the support, encouragement and love shared with my CSL-Bellingham Family throughout these six years together.
I feel joy bubbles within my entire being, as I eagerly look forward to opportunities to support the growth and evolvement of each of us knowing the Truth of Oneness and living fresh, solid, and free to be all that we truly are!
In 2020, Wanda completed the 2-year Professional Practitioner Studies program under the direction of Rev. Dr. Andrea Asebedo.

Michael Tatlock, RScP
(he/him)
Michael became a Practitioner at SpiritWorks Center for Spiritual Living, in 2019, under the guidance of Rev. Cliff Rubin and the Rev. Tricia Klink.
He has worked extensively as an actor, director and writer in the Los Angeles area and has begun to divide his time between his husband Tim and their dog, Winston between LA and Bellingham. Michael is excited to learn and grow as a Practitioner and assist others in the discovery of their evolution and attainment of their desires through the use of Science of Mind principles.

Rylen Wingerter, RScP
(they/them)
I have been a student of The Science of Mind for over 15 years. In 2016, I completed Practitioner Studies at Center for Spiritual Living in Bellingham, WA and earned my license. My favorite part of being a Practitioner is sharing a divine connection to Spirit with other people through prayer.
As a Practitioner, I also teach classes and workshops. One of my favorite feelings is the ‘aha’ of understanding when a concept suddenly makes sense. I love to share this with others.
In September of 2019, I began ministerial studies through the Center in Kelowna, BC and through Holmes Institute. During this time of study, I am also pursuing a Masters in Consciousness.
I also volunteer with the neighborhood teen group that my son attends. My family and I like to walk in the woods and by the river on the weekends. I am a writer, filmmaker, and website designer.

Andrea Wood, RScP
(she/her)
Andrea completed her practitioner training under Rev. Dr. Andrea Asebedo in 2020. She has been a member of CSL since 2015, and has served on the Board of Trustees. Andrea enjoys the connection and alignment with Spirit that is inherent in Spiritual Mind Treatment.
For Andrea, there is great joy and peace in supporting people by knowing the highest truth and the vast storehouse of good that is available to all sacred humans through their oneness with Spirit. Andrea is also a CPA and serves Whatcom County as a business consultant.

Kit Zinn, RScP
(she/her)
One of the joys of being a practitioner is seeing the magnificence, empowerment and joy that radiates from each person as they reconnect with who and what they truly are.
Kit Zinn has been a practitioner since 2012. She received her training through Centers for Spiritual Living in Seattle, Edmonds and Bellingham.
Knowing that prayer always works, she offers herself as practitioner in support of your greater, freer, fuller expression of Life – as you choose it to be.
Photos courtesy of Christine Griffin, christinegriffin2244@gmail.com