Gloria is a holistic counselor, spiritual director, teacher, and author. Her seminars as well as her individual in-depth life attunements emphasize the relevancy of universal spiritual principles to everyday life and the interdynamics of mind, body, emotions, and spirit.
Gloria has presented workshops, intensives, and keynote lectures in seven foreign countries (Italy, Germany, England, Switzerland, Scotland, Iceland, Bali, Greece) and in 16 states in North America as well as in over 50 cities. She has conducted seminars and given lectures for such diverse groups as psychotherapists, actors and doctors, in venues ranging from large conferences to colleges, churches, hospitals and specialized groups.
She is the author of two books: Where Two Worlds Touch: Spiritual Rites of Passage and Barefoot on Holy Ground: Twelve Lessons in Spiritual Craftsmanship, both published by Ballantine Books. Both books have been used as texts for interfaith seminaries and study groups. She is currently on an open-ended sabbatical and is working on a memoir.
Gloria maintains a counseling practice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Her website, Gloria Karpinski's Center Circle, includes a calendar of her workshops, lectures, Intensives and other specialized programs.
