Little Lotus Hearts was founded in 2005 by Dean Willard and his daughter, Emily, to provide services to people who have a deep love and respect for animals. As practitioners of the Tibetan Buddhist faith, both Dean and Emily are firm believers in the Buddhist teaching that all sentient beings are equal, in that they all wish for happiness and the avoidance of suffering. This is where Little Lotus Hearts comes in.

Wellspring's classes, special events, and journeys are created to foster personal empowerment and spiritual development in a safe, open-hearted environment sp that we may expand our humanness as spiritual being.