Beth
Baker is a
versatile vocalist
who first honed her
musical talent in
the San Francisco
Bay Area's pop, musical
theater, and concert
scenes before packing
up her impressive
voice and moving
to New York. She
played to sold-out
cabaret houses for
three years until
returning to the
West Coast to help
care for her father
who had been diagnosed
with pancreatic cancer.
The San Francisco
Chronicle once proclaimed, "Baker
at full throttle
is an inspiring thing
to behold," while
Dr. Kirby Shaw, a
world-renowned choral
arranger warned an
audience prior to
a show in which Beth
would sing a rafter-raising
gospel solo, "I
guarantee your DNA
will be rearranged
when Beth Baker sings
tonight." She
is rapidly becoming
a favorite opening
act at The Britt
Festivals, southern
Oregon’s famed
summer outdoor music
fest. Beth is pleased
to announce the recent
release of her second
CD, "The Other Side
Of Me". For more
information, visit
http://www.womensmusic.org/artists-pages/baker.html
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Jean
Shinoda
Bolen,
M.D. is
a psychiatrist,
Jungian
analyst,
clinical
professor
of psychiatry
at the
University
of California
San Francisco,
a Distinguished
Life Fellow
of the
American
Psychiatric
Association
and the
2002 recipient
of the
Institute
for Health
and Healing’s “Pioneers
in Arts,
Sciences,
and the
Soul of
Healing
Award”.
She is
the author
of The
Tao of
Psychology,
Goddesses
in Everywoman,
Gods in
Everyman,
Ring of
Power,
Crossing
to Avalon,
Close to
the Bone,
The Millionth
Circle,
Goddesses
in Older
Women and Crones
Don’t
Whine.Close
to the
Bone:Life-Threatening
Illness
and the
Search
for Meaning was
inspired
by her
participation
in the
Healing
Journeys, Cancer
as a Turning
Point ™ Conferences.
For more
information,
visit www.jeanbolen.com. |
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| Huixian
Chen was
a highly respected
English Professor
at the University
of International
Business and
Economics in
China in 1982
when she was
diagnosed with
terminal cancer
and given a
25% chance of
recovery. In
search of a
cure, Professor
Chen was introduced
to Qigong After
her remarkable
recovery, Professor
Chen became
a devoted practitioner
and has dedicated
her life to
teaching Qigong.
She studied with
the most famous
Qigong masters
in China and
has taught Qigong
to thousands
of people in
China, the US,
and Europe.
From 1993 to
2001, Professor
Chen was the
director of
the Qigong program
at Oregon College
of Oriental
Medicine in
Portland, Oregon.
She continues
to work to help
people heal
themselves,
increase vitality,
and quicken
spiritual growth.
She co-founded
Wisdom and Peace Wellness
Center and is
the director
of the Qigong
program in the
Center. For
more information
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Suzanne
Grace had
a distinguished 20 year
career in the performing
arts as a professional
dancer, choreographer,
teacher and artistic director
of her own dance company,
based in St. Louis, MO. She
now devotes her talents
to the healing arts of
yoga, Pilates, bodywork
and Shamanic energy work. She
volunteered as a
massage therapist for
4 years at the Charlotte
Maxwell Clinic in Oakland and
this past year in Marin County,
created and led a
monthly yoga & relaxation
retreat for women whose
lives had been touched
by cancer. She has
taught and performed worldwide,
sharing her unique understanding
of the wisdom of the body
potential, and inspiring
all who experience her
work to " move with grace." Contact: www.graceyoga.com
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| Lois
Tschetter Hjelmstad speaker,
author, and breast
cancer survivor,
lives in Englewood,
Colorado, where she
owned and operated
a large music studio
for 38 years. She
and her husband,
Les, have four grown
children and twelve
grandchildren. Lois
has given over 500
presentations throughout
North America and
England, speaking
on Breast Cancer
as a Catalyst for
Change, The Issues
of Intimacy, Writing
Our Grief, and related
topics. She was featured
in Rosie magazine
and appeared on The
Rosie O’Donnell
Show. Lois’ first
book, Fine Black
Lines: Reflections
on Facing Cancer,
Fear and Loneliness won
awards in Colorado
and London. The
Last Violet: Mourning
My Mother, published
in 2002, is Hjelmstad’s
sensitive, moving
story of one woman’s
journey from grief
and regret to inner
peace. She says, “My
mission is to bring
whatever insight,
courage, comfort
and joy that I can — especially
to those who deal
with breast cancer
and loss.” Articles
by Lois can be found
on her website, www.
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Susan
Mazer &
Dallas Smith. Susan
Mazer, harpist and
Dallas Smith, woodwind
performer, together
since 1984, are
most known for their
extraordinary sound,
which merges the
aesthetics of jazz,
classical, and world
music into an experience
that feeds both the
intellect and the
spirit. After spending
the first 20 years
of their careers
as full-time performing
and recording artists, 15
years ago they founded
Healing HealthCare
Systems (HHS), focusing
their efforts on
programming specific
to the needs of patients
and hospital staff
members. Today, Susan
and Dallas are acknowledged
pioneers in the use
of music as environmental
design for healthcare
facilities. The authors
of Sound Choices:
Using Music to Design
the Environments
in which you Live,
Work, and Heal (Hay
House, 1999), their
work at HHS includes
the development of
new products, environmental
design consulting,
and educational training.
For more information
- www.healinghealth.com. |
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| Wayne
Muller is
a therapist,
public
speaker,
minister,
and author
of Legacy
of the
Heart,
the best-selling
book which
explores
the resilience
of the
spirit
in the
face of
human sorrow.
His second
book, How
Then Shall
We Live? examines
four simple
questions
that reveal
our natural,
inner abundance,
and liberate
our ability
to be joyfully
kind and
helpful
in our
families
and communities.
His third
book, Sabbath:
Restoring
the Sacred
Rhythm
of Rest,
explores
how, in
the relentless
busyness
of modern
life, we
have lost
the essential
rhythm
between
work and
rest. His
latest
book is
called Learning
to Pray:
How We
Find Heaven
on Earth, a
guide for
finding
peace in
ourselves
and in
the world
in the
midst of
troubled
times.
Wayne is
the founder
of Bread
for the
Journey, a
nonprofit
organization
which supports
the natural
generosity
of ordinary
people
as they
learn to
become
neighborhood
philanthropists
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Tom
Mullins was
Chief of Public Affairs
for the California
Office of Emergency
Services when his
wife of more than
20 years, Attorney
and Agricultural
Economist Suzanne
Vaupel, was unexpectedly
diagnosed with advanced
ovarian cancer in
November of 2001.
Tom's life changed
dramatically when
he immediately left
his job and became
Suzanne's around-the-clock
caregiver and co-traveler
on the pathway of
healing and illness.
Suzanne's journey
ended when she died
in a Los Angeles
hospital in January, 2003
-14 months after
her diagnosis. Tom
will share the experiences
and insights, both
joyful and tearful,
that he gained as
a caregiver and as
the surviving partner
in a long and loving
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Sacramento
Taiko Dan is
a community
based non-profit
organization,
formed
in 1989
by a group
of people
who wanted
to study
the art
of Taiko.
The multi-cultural
group,
comprised
of members
ranging
in age
from 9
years old
to over
70, is
directed
by Tiffany
Tamaribuchi,
a former
performing
member
and current
guest artist
of the
prestigious
San Francisco
Taiko Dojo.
Tiffany
has traveled
extensively
throughout
Japan to
study with
several
Taiko groups,
including
the world
renowned
Taiko group,
Kodo. The
word TAIKO
means “big
drum”.
It is the
word commonly
used to
describe
the art
of Japanese
drumming,
used for
healing
and religious
ceremonies
and once
an integral
part of
Japanese
life. For
more information,
please
see www.sactaiko.org
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Sista
Monica Parker is
a new member of the
board of directors
of Healing Journeys.
She is also an international
recording & touring
artist, vocalist,
songwriter and record
producer. Her 6 th
CD “Love,
Soul & Spirit” Vol.
I. was released May,
2004. Monica has
written and arranged
new music that reflects
a softer, gentler,
inner peace after
her battle with a
rare form of cancer,
Synovial Sarcoma,
diagnosed in January
2003. Treated at
UCSF, she has survived
aggressive chemotherapy,
two major surgeries
and high dosages
of radiation treatments.
This “Love,
Soul & Spirit” vol.
I CD covers some
of her favorite Jazz
standards, contemporary
and traditional Gospel
and inspirational
music, presenting
a new acoustic sound
and musical ministry
of faith, hope and
courage. This year,
Monica is performing
select concerts in
locations such as
Belgium, Spain, and
Sacramento. She is
not merely surviving – Sista
Monica is thriving! www.sistamonica.com. |
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Elizabeth
Stock-Gonzalez, RN was
diagnosed with
Stage III Brain
Cancer in March 2000. She
was a Nurse Manager
in the Managed Care
Department of a major
medical center, and
is no longer able
to work. She
is a single mother
of three daughters,
Chelsea, Hannah and
Sierra. After
a craniotomy, radiation,
2 years of chemotherapy,
and multiple complementary
therapies, she today
leads a full life. She
is the founder and
facilitator of a
Brain Cancer Support
Group that meets
every 4 – 6
weeks, in the intimate
setting of her home. She
believes her faith,
belief in the importance
of her participation
in her healing, and
a fierce determination
to raise her daughters
has brought her this
far. Elizabeth currently
lives in Rocklin. |
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Terri
Tate, RN, MS Thriving
through two bouts
of oral cancer from
which she had a 2%
chance of survival
has taught Terri
Tate lots of lessons
in overcoming obstacles
with grace and humor. Now
she offers us her
wisdom, along with
a hefty side order
of laughs, in programs
like, "We're All
In This Together:
Creating a Community
of Caring in Health
Care," "Straight
From the Patient's
Mouth: A Provider
Speaks Back from
the Other Side of
the Bed," and in
her wildly successful
one woman show, "Shopping
as a Spiritual Path." An
inspirational humorist,
consultant and coach,
Terri's mission is
to inspire others
with her stories
and to create containers
for truth, community
and fun- TerriTate.com |
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| Jeanne
Wallace, PhD,
CNC is
an authority
in integrative
cancer care:
educating cancer
patients and
their health-care
providers about
evidence-based
dietary, nutritional
and botanical
support to complement
conventional
oncology care.
She received
her PhD in Nutrition
in 1998. She
specializes
in primary,
malignant brain
tumors, and
also has extensive
experience working
with clients
with other cancers.
She is the author
of numerous
articles, is
on the Editorial
Board of Integrative
Cancer Therapies..
She is certified
by the Society
of Certified
Nutritionists
and practices
as a clinical
nutrition consultant.
Email: nutritionalsolutions@comcast.net;
www.nutritional-solutions.net.
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