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Dr. Debra Burns has been a music therapist for twenty years. She graduated from Illinois State University in 1993 with a Masters in Music and a Music Therapy Equivalency. She received a PhD in Music Education and Music Therapy from the University of Kansas in 1999. Prior to joining the faculty at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis in 2004, Dr. Burns completed postdoctoral research fellowships funded by the Walther Cancer Foundation and the National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Her research training focused on alleviating symptoms distress and improving the quality of life of cancer patients in active treatment. She maintains an active research program exploring the various benefits of music therapy for cancer patients. She has presented nationally and internationally on these topics. Dr. Burns is the coordinator of Music Therapy education programs at the Department of Music and Arts Technology at the School of Engineering and Technology on the IUPUI campus. Dr. Burns is an active member of the American Music Therapy Association and has co-authored books focusing on music therapy techniques and research. She is also an active reviewer for Music Therapy Perspectives and the Indiana University Cancer Center Scientific Review Committee.

Diane Fragale is a certified, licensed Colon Hydrotherapist, Massage Therapist, Yoga Teacher and Natural Healer. Diane recently relocated from NYC where she was in private practice for eight years. She brings extensive expertise and knowledge in the areas of colon cleansing, physical detoxification, diet, natural healing, yoga, meditation, lifestyle changes and improved consciousness. Currently, Diane is in private practice in Miami, Florida as well as working in local spas, health club facilities and yoga centers. Above all, Diane is a compassionate healer dedicated to the continued growth and improvement of her clients and students on the path to improved health, well being and increased consciousness. Visit Diane on her website: www.grdhealing.com.

After a lifetime association with his aunt, Eunice Ingham, it is no surprise at all that, Dwight C. Byers now continues expanding her work with concise, comprehensive and authorative threatise on foot reflexology. Mr. Byers is considered by most practitioners, authors, teachers and everyone involved in reflexology, as the world’s leading authority of the subject and in the Ingham Method™ of reflexology. He is a teacher, lecturer, author and a consultant to many, high ranking medicinal pracitioners who are, implementing reflexology as an adjunct to modern medicine. The contents of this article was written by Mr. Dwight C. Byers in collaboration with his grandson James Pederson and Ignacio “Nachi” Sanchez, whom is a longtime friend and perpetual student of the Art and Science of Reflexology.

Dr. Bauman received his Masters in Education from the University of Massachusetts and Ph.D. in Health Education from the University of New Mexico. He is the director of Bauman College: Holistic Nutrition & Culinary Arts with distance learning and class room programs in Berkeley, Penngrove and Santa Cruz, CA and Boulder, CO. Dr. Bauman has been a ground breaking leader and author in the field of whole food nutrition for the past 35 years. He developed the Eating for HealthTM nutrition model, an effective way to promote optimal health, address life changing illness and discover the joy of eating fresh, local, seasonal, organic, natural foods. Dr. Bauman is the author of Eating for Health: A Guide to Optimum Health and Vitality, The Recipes and Remedies for Rejuvenation Cookbook, and Controlling Cancer in our Community. Dr Bauman is a delightfully wise, practical and inspiring teacher/mentor, who makes complex nutritional information easy to digest and assimilate. For the past 23 years Dr. Bauman has been leading Vitality Fasting Retreats, wherein participants live in a pristine, natural setting and enjoy a healing diet of fresh juices, herbal teas, vital shakes, and mineral broths. Participants will receive ample rest for rejuvenation while having the opportunity to engage in yoga, meditation, massage, hiking, colon cleansing and nutrition education classes. Personal or group nutrition consultations, Jump Start Cleanse and Detox Programs, and Peak Performance Programs and can be arranged with Dr. Bauman by appointment through Bauman Clinic (www.BaumanNutrition.com).

Elizabeth Jones is a leading educator, healer, formulator, and advocate of using therapeutic essential oils for Integrative Medicine. She and her husband, Lawrence Jones, a chemist, own Elizabeth Van Buren Inc. offering quality products to practitioners, spas, hospitals, and stores nationwide. Every essential oil sold is GC/MS tested for purity. For ten years, she has been the founding Director of the College of Botanical Healing Arts, a state approved 501C3 non-profit with a 390-hour program to graduate Essential Oil Practitioners. It provides a curriculum rich in science, energetic healing, and an experiential clinic. The graduates of the school are using essential oils for their own clinical practice, teaching classes at the College and other schools, setting up stores with natural perfumery, administering them in hospice and nursing practices, and using them as Integrative Medicine to heal family, friends, and themselves. Websites: www.elizabethvanburen.com.

Fred Shaffer, PhD, is a professor of Psychology and former Department Chair at Truman State University, where he has taught since 1975. He completed a MS in Clinical Psychology (1973) and a PhD in Social-Personality Psychology from Oklahoma State University (1975). His specialty area is Applied Psychophysiology and has served as Director of Truman’s Applied Psychophysiology research program since 1977. He is a Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA) Senior Fellow and a member of its Executive Committee. He has served on the Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) Board and as its Education Chair and Program Chair, and is a consulting editor for Biofeedback and contributing editor for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. He authored Biofeedback Tutor (2008), a multimedia tutorial in biofeedback and co-authored with Donald Moss, PhD, a chapter on biofeedback in the Textbook of complementary and alternative medicine (2nd ed.) and the Heart rate variability training suite for the Biofeedback Foundation of Europe.

Dr. Jane Guiltinan has been a practicing naturopathic physician for over twenty years. She graduated from Bastyr University in 1986. She completed two years of residency training at Bastyr, and is currently a clinical professor there. She was the Medical Director of Bastyr’s teaching clinic from 1992 until 1998, and Dean of Clinical Affairs at Bastyr from 1998 until 2003. She was the co-medical director for the King County Natural Medicine Clinic, the first publicly funded integrated health clinic in the United States. Dr. Guiltinan was the Medical Director on the Healing AIDS Research Project, and co-author of the paper that was published in The Journal of Naturopathic Medicine in 1992. She was the principal investigator for another clinical trial in AIDS research at Bastyr, and has been involved in research on naturopathic treatments for fibroid tumors in women. She participated on an NIH grant awarded to the Group Health Center for Health Studies in a clinical trial of alternative treatments for menopause. Results from that trial have been published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. She has presented to both professional and public conferences internationally, including a presentation to a subcommittee of the British Parliament. She shared the Blackmore International Award for Outstanding Research in Natural Medicine in 1990. She was awarded the 1995 Physician of the Year by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. In October of 1998 she was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Harborview Medical Center, and is currently serving a third term on that Board. She was elected to the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians Board of Directors in August of 2002, served as President in 2006 and 2007, and is currently Immediate Past President. Dr. Guiltinan’s practice is focused on women’s health.

Judy Dean, RN, M.Ed., is a Reiki Master/Teacher, a Board Certified Massage Therapist with the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, and a Professional Certified Consulting Hypnotist through the National Guild of Hypnotists. Following a long and successful career in Nursing – Clinical Nursing, Administrative- Management, Continuing Education, College Faculty, Nursing / Health Care Organization Consultant and as an officer in the USAF Nurse Corps, Judy began a 2nd career as a Practitioner of Complementary Medicine. The Spirit Within Massage & Hypnosis Center of La Porte, Indiana was opened in 1998 and has continued to offer services oriented to supporting clients on their journey for improved health and wellness. Clients receive the best of both worlds …. The natural healing approaches of Reiki energy, Therapeutic Massage and Hypnosis and, if by choice, the integration with their current health care regime provided by primary Western health care practitioners.

Karyn Siegel-Maier is a freelance writer, editor and book author specializing in botanical therapies. A lay herbalist and member of the International Aromatherapy and Herb Association, she has written more than 300 feature articles and columns for numerous consumer and industry health-related publications in the US, Canada and the UK, and her books are published in three different languages. She is also the founder and facilitator of www.herbalmusings.com, an award-winning Web site and online community dedicated to natural living, health and spirituality. Karyn resides in the majestic Catskill Mountains of New York, with her husband, three sons (now grown), three delightful felines and the latest addition to the family—an Australian Shepard puppy.

Kelli Calabrese is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Personal Trainer and 21 year fitness industry leader residing in Flower Mound, TX. She is the author of Feminine, Firm and Fit – Building A Lean Body in 12 Weeks. She is on the board of advisors for Perdue University, Get America Fit Foundation, Exercise TV, and iParenting. She has 24 fitness, nutrition and lifestyle coaching related certifications through various organizations including the American Council on Exercise, The National Strength and Conditioning Association and the American Association of Health, Fitness and Rehab Specialists. Kelli’s expertise allow her to specialize in body transformations for men and women, building a healthy lifestyle for families and living longer stronger years through fitness and wellness for all populations. Ms Calabrese owned and operated a chain of helath clubs in NJ for 14 years and was the lead fitness expert for eDiets and eFitness for 3 years. Currently she leads a women’s boot camp in Denton County Texas, travels internationally speaking to both personal trainers and consumers about fitness and wellness, is the editor of Personal Fitness Professional Magazine and serves as a spokesperson for various clients. Website www.KelliCalabrese.com.

Manfred Mueller has been a member of the National Center for Homeopathy since 1986 and certified in classical homeopathy since 1995. He is the current president of the North American Society of Homeopaths. Manfred has been an educational consultant with the Program on Integrative Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill since 1995. His practice has been an official clinical rotation site for medical students nationwide and a teaching site for students, residents and faculty associated with the UNC School of Medicine and Duke University Medical Center. He served on the Research Review Committee of a National Institute of Health Educational Grant on Complementary and Alternative Medicine from 2000 to 2005, and has edited educational texts on homeopathy for medical faculty and students. Prior to his training in homeopathy, Mr. Mueller was a psychotherapist with a Masters degree in psychology. In 1986 he opened a full time homeopathic practice in Durham, North Carolina, where he practiced for 18 years, before moving to Southern California. He has recently relocated to the North Carolina mountains where he has a busy phone practice serving clients across the U.S. and in Europe. He can be reached by email at homeopathicassociates@earthlink.net.

Norman Kraft, L.Ac. is an acupuncturist, herbalist, clinical hypnotherapist and author living and practicing in Salem, Massachusetts. He is nationally board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and is licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine. Norman’s areas of expertise include headaches, wellness care, infertility (female and male), internal medicine, musculoskeletal disorders, oncology support, pain management, psychological/emotional disorders, sports acupuncture, and the effects of stress and anxiety. The Founding Dean of the Canadian College of Oriental Medicine and a former faculty member of the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Mr. Kraft has been practicing Chinese medicine since 1980. He holds a masters degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, CA, and has completed additional graduate studies in counseling and clinical hypnotherapy. Website: www.myacudoc.com.

Robert Rickover graduated from the School of Alexander Studies in London, England in 1981 where he also served on the faculty. He studied for over fifteen years with master Alexander teacher Marjorie Barstow and frequently assisted her in teaching Alexander Technique workshops in Lincoln, Nebraska. Before training to become a teacher, Robert was a research economist. He holds degrees in physics and economics from Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Robert began a private teaching practice in Toronto, Canada in 1981 and maintains a dual practice since moving to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1990. He also has taught Alexander Technique workshops at colleges and universities, and in corporate settings, throughout North America. Robert is a teaching member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique, the American Society for the Alexander Technique and Alexander Technique International. He is the author of Fitness Without Stress - A Guide to the Alexander Technique and is the creator of the Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique website:  http://alexandertechnique.com.

Shannon Brophy is a writer on spirituality and yoga living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is an eclectic yoga practitioner who is enjoys various hatha yoga styles. She is intrigued by yoga as a spiritual path and is drawn to non-duality teachings. For 11 years, she was a homebirth midwife. She has studied herbal medicine, homeopathy, and polarity wellness in addition to being yoga practitioner, prenatal yoga teacher and yoga photographer. She is a founder of Yoga.com which has offered yoga resources online since 1995. She travels internationally to volunteer and to do yoga. She is a founder of Karma Yoga Journeys in which participants combine volunteering, yoga and exploration at exotic locales. Most recently she visited Peru where she volunteered at a rural orphanage, as shown in the photo. Websites: http://www.KarmaYogaJourneys.com.

Swami Sadashiva Tirtha, D.Sc. is the author of the Ayurveda Encyclopedia, Ayurveda Primer, and the Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times. He is a monk from the Tirtha/Siddhayoga Lineage, practicing a universal form of spirituality, and earned the first Doctor of Science in Ayurvedic Research in the USA. He is also certified in Vedic astrology (Jyotish) and Vastu Shastra (India's Feng Shui). Swamiji offers certification, workshops, and courses in Ayurveda and spiritual counselling. His main message is, the best medicine is focusing on developing one's inner peace through meditation, universal Ayurvedic lifestyles, living one's life purpose, vision for world peace, and living in one's paradise or ideal place. Swamiji founded one of the first Ayurvedic herb companies, Ayurveda certification schools, and the Ayurveda holistic center; founded a monastery, and a publishing company. He began teaching meditation and yoga in 1976 and certified in Ayurveda in 1987. He received sanyas (monkhood) from Swami Narayan Tirtha in 1990, and had a decade of private study with various Ayurvedic doctors in India. Website: http://swaminarayantirtha.org.