Cynthia Kostas leads retreats, seminars and workshops for audiences of varied beliefs on a wide range of topics pertaining to nurturing one’s spirit and enhancing one’s character. Her non-profit, Photophoros, has been announced by Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver as a ministry of the Metropolis of Denver.  Photophoros is committed to training and encouraging individuals to deepen their genuine connection to God by developing their spirit and integrating their soul and body according to ancient Christian principals.   

Cynthia Kostas graduated from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline with a Masters of Theological Studies degree.  She has studied the integration of body and soul with spirit for the healing of the body and the total person from the perspective of a number of modalities.  She has lectured and led lay seminars at SMU’s Perkins School of Theology, various Orthodox Churches across the country including the Cathedral Center in Boston, as well as various Lutheran, Episcopal, and Methodist Churches. Cynthia has offered the Introduction to Orthodoxy classes at both Annunciation and St. Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church and has taught adult catechism classes and bible study for over two decades at Annunciation Cathedral in Houston, Texas, where she was baptized and raised.

She has served on the Board of the Foundation for Hellenic College Holy Cross, Board of the Biology of Inflammation Center at Baylor College of Medicine,  Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center Council, the Board of Annunciation Orthodox School, and the board of Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral, its Endowment Fund, well as many committees.  She earned her M.B.A. at the University of Texas at Austin, and practiced for over 20 years as a financial and estate planner, helping families fulfill their financial and philanthropic intent.