Haydn Hasty, MA, EdS, PhD, is president of MindSpring™ Consulting, Inc, a leadership development firm offering workshops and intensives nationwide and from their campus in Asheville, North Carolina. Before starting MindSpring, he was a dedicated student of leadership and behavioral development at a major behavioral science firm for 10 years. He also studied at the Faculté des Lettres in Avignon and Dijon, France and was a former finalist for North Carolina Teacher of the Year, having taught at the secondary level for 20 years.
Haydn is the author of Mind, Intention and Outcomes, Courageous Choice: Transforming your Fixed-Tape-Loop, and The 12 Invitations: Spirituality and Meaning in Daily Life CD products. He is also the author of The Fathers of St. A, a coming-of-age novel. With his wife Terry, Haydn is cofounder of MindSpring™, Inc., WellSpring Wellness Center, TruthSpring™, Inc., and the Becoming You community. Haydn and Terry have developed a unique methodology that reveals the missing piece in life's puzzle—consciousness. In 1999 MindSpring™ was the designer of “Leadership through Emotional Intelligence” which became the foundation of the Middle and Senior Leader programs of the USDA Forest Service. Drawing from 15 years of study of the work of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, they create a learning environment that is both profound and practical.
Haydn holds a bachelor's and master’s degree in French, an educational specialist degree in curriculum and instruction, and a doctorate in psychology.