Richard Overly met Eva Reich at one of her workshops in Dayton, Ohio, in 1985. Richard used the tools in his private practice, assisted Eva in her workshops, and started teaching his own workshops with her endorsement. In 1991 Richard moved to Asheville, North Carolina to continue working in private practice and teaching Gentle Bio-Energetics. Here he began to author training materials in consultation with Eva Reich and to share his vision of making Gentle Bio-Energetics available to many more people worldwide. In 1997 interested individuals helped establish a not for profit organization, the Gentle Bio-Energetics Foundation with that vision as its mission. The name was changed to Gentle Bio-Energetics Institute to more accurately reflect our commitment to education, in 2002. Richard is our master trainer. He currently trains students in Latvia, Poland, Greece, Singapore, United States, Latvia and Estonia as well as students who have come to the programs from other countries.