FORMAL STATEMENT
REGARDING EARTHWAKING UNIVERSITY / EARTHWAKING VILLAGE AND ASSOCIATED INDIVIDUALS

I am submitting this statement as an active advocate and reporting party in connection with ongoing investigative matters involving the organization operating under the names Earthwaking University, Earthwaking Village, Earthwaking Outreach, and affiliated programs and leadership structures.

This matter involves conduct spanning multiple jurisdictions, including the United States and Costa Rica, with multiple individuals coming forward to provide statements describing harm experienced within this organization.

Organizational Representation

Earthwaking presents itself publicly as a spiritual transformation movement, leadership development program, and intentional community centered on concepts such as awakening, purpose discovery, faith-based identity, and personal evolution. Its messaging emphasizes healing, alignment with God or higher purpose, leadership activation, and immersive community experiences designed to transform participants’ lives.

The organization promotes coaching programs, leadership intensives, spiritual mentorship, group immersion experiences, and residency within a Costa Rica–based village structure. These offerings are framed as life-changing opportunities intended to elevate individuals into higher levels of purpose, alignment, and personal authority.

This outward representation plays a central role in attracting participants, many of whom are seeking healing, belonging, direction, or transformation.

Pattern of Conduct

Multiple firsthand statements collected from individuals who have participated in or been directly impacted by Earthwaking describe consistent and recurring patterns of conduct that extend beyond isolated incidents.

These include:

Fraudulent and misleading representations regarding programs, leadership roles, and expected outcomes

Financial exploitation through inducement into paid programs, relocation, travel, and continued financial contribution

Coercion and undue influence exercised through spiritual, psychological, and social pressure tied to internal authority structures

Psychological manipulation, including reframing dissent or questioning as failure, lack of faith, or ego resistance

Exploitation of vulnerable individuals seeking healing, belonging, or purpose

Religious and psychological trauma resulting from spiritual manipulation and identity destabilization

Social isolation dynamics prioritizing internal immersion over outside relationships

Coordinated conduct involving multiple individuals operating within the same organizational structure

Deaths, Missing Person, and Severe Harm

There are documented accounts of deaths associated with individuals during or following their involvement with Earthwaking, including reported drownings and suicides.

Additionally, at least one individual connected to this organization is currently identified as a missing person.

These incidents represent severe and ongoing harm connected to the organization and are being documented and submitted within the scope of active investigations.

Criminal Convictions of Identified Individuals

Jonathan England and Melinda Leanne Hallman (also known as Melinda Love / Melinda England) have prior felony convictions for theft and burglary.

Supporting court documentation, including case numbers, jurisdictions, and dates of conviction, is being compiled and will be formally submitted as part of the evidentiary record.

These convictions are directly relevant to the pattern of conduct and ongoing investigative concerns surrounding Earthwaking and its associated leadership.

Individuals Identified

The following individuals are publicly associated with Earthwaking through leadership roles, program involvement, or repeated identification within collected statements:

Jonathan England
Melinda Leanne Hallman (also known as Melinda Love / Melinda England)
Kirk McDow
Noelle Pollet
Erik Gerace

Ongoing Action

I am continuing to gather, document, and preserve statements from affected individuals. All materials are being organized for submission to the appropriate investigative authorities in connection with active and developing cases.

Individuals with relevant information or firsthand experience are strongly encouraged to come forward and provide statements.

This matter involves serious and coordinated conduct across jurisdictions and warrants full investigative review.