Steve discovered the Monroe Institute in 1991 by reading a book called The Watchers by Betty Andreasson, where the Monroe Institute was referenced in a footnote.  Through a series of incredible synchronicities he was signed up for Gateway Voyage within a month. It was a turning point in his life. Bob showed him the way across the canyon between believing and knowing that he is more than his physical body. From that week on his life journey took off in new directions of self-discovery. Over the years of attending the Monroe Institute programs his understanding of reality shifted to enjoyment and wonder tempered with the eye of the tourist perceiving this human life as a vast amusement park with every ride imaginable and no lines.    

Taking to heart Bob’s final message to “get it out there” he became active with the LCN (Local Chapter Network) acting as the regional coordinator for the northeastern and southwestern United States.  He met his wife Deryn Winchester at Monroe in 2010 and they married in 2012. In 2015 Steve and Deryn became residential trainers at Monroe.  Currently he trains most of the Monroe Programs. Steve is doing everything he can to share the good things he has received from Bob Monroe and the Monroe Institute.  In 2026 he became a full time employee of Monroe helping the Institute in this time of spectacular growth.

Steve Winchester grew up in Newark, Delaware. There he raised three kids and worked in material science research at the DuPont Experimental Station for thirty-one years. He spent 13 years in Phoenix, working in the computer chip industry. He retired in 2023 and Steve and his wife are currently living in Ruckersville Virginia.  Steve enjoys self-development and living by intention.   He loves to travel and explore the places where hidden history, science and spirituality meet.