The Karl Geis Organization provides the optimum atmosphere in which to learn as it is filled with patient, loving, people who often refer to themselves as family.  It is this atmosphere which inspires instructors to celebrate each new person who walks in the door.

"As teachers (of any rank, yellow belt to Shihan) we find ourselves learning just as much from the lower ranked people as we do from the higher ranks.  It is the white belt who asks us why something is done a particular way and notices every detail of every move, right or wrong, and gets us thinking about everything we do and why it works (or doesn't)."

As a means to further her understanding of the arts of Aikido, Judo, and Jodo, Heather frequently visits other dojos in the organization and invites her students to travel with her.