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Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD. is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco, and an internationally known speaker and author. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a recipient of the Institute for Health and Healing's “Pioneers in Arts, Sciences, and the Soul of Healing Award," and 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, Crones Don't Whine, and Urgent Message From Mother. Close to the Bone: Life-Threatening Illness as a Soul Journey (10th Anniversary Revised edition, 2007) was inspired by her participation in Healing Journeys' Cancer as a Turning Point conferences. |
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Eartha Dingle, a two year resident of Greenville, was born and reared in Summerton, SC. Eartha earned a BS in Business Administration/Accounting from Benedict College in Columbia, SC. She is currently Director of Sales & Marketing at the Radisson Hotel & Suites in Spartanburg. Eartha is the proud mother of one daughter, NaToya, who is a recent graduate of SC State University. Ms. Dingle was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2006. After surgery and treatment, Eartha is proud to say that she is a “Cancer Survivor”. Using techniques and skills obtained through S.T.O.R.Y. (Sisters Tell Others and Revive Yourself), Eartha has gained a greater perspective of herself and the people around her. She is dedicated to helping others find their untapped strengths and gifts by sharing her experiences with cancer on her road to total healing.
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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 retired in 1997 upon moving to California and devoted her talents to the healing arts of yoga, Pilates and bodywork. She volunteered for 4 years as a massage therapist for cancer patients at the Charlotte Maxwell Clinic in Oakland, and led a monthly yoga retreat in Marin County for women whose lives had been touched by cancer. Suzanne 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." She resides in the Sierra foothills between two sacred rivers near Auburn, CA.  |
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Chuck Korte, PhD is recently retired from North Carolina State University (NCSU) where he was Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Head of the Division of Multidisciplinary Studies. He is a social gerontologist with a PhD in social psychology from Harvard. At NCSU he co-founded the Encore Center for Lifelong Enrichment. He has had a rare form of cancer (GIST) since 1996. He is active in a GIST patient support and advocacy group called The Life Raft, active in his local church, and is working with his local Hospice to develop a music program using volunteers. He has been married for 42 years, has two children and four grandchildren. |
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Liz Lipski, PhD, CNC holds a doctorate and is board certified in Clinical Nutrition. She has been working in the field of holistic and complimentary medicine for over 25 years. She’s the author of Digestive Wellness, Digestive Wellness for Children, and Leaky Gut Syndrome. She’s the Director of Doctoral Studies at Hawthorn Health and Nutrition Institute, and the nutrition editor for Pilates Style Magazine. She is nationally known for her expertise in the fields of nutrition, integrative health, and digestive and auto-immune conditions. She’s the founder of Access to Health Experts, a holistic health membership website. She is currently in practice in Asheville, NC and offers private counseling in person and over the phone. More information at www.accesstohealthexperts.com |
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Gary Malkin is an Emmy award-winning composer, producer, performer, and public speaker, dedicated to making a difference in the world by offering musical experiences that inspire the heart and catalyze social and individual healing. Together with co-author Michael Stillwater, he produced the acclaimed CD/book Graceful Passages: A Companion For Living and Dying, which was created to help people meet the spiritual issues of mortality in an aesthetic way. As the co-founder (with Stillwater) of the nonprofit, Companion Arts, he has released a new audio resource for healthcare professionals entitled Care for the Journey: Messages and Music for Sustaining the Heart of Healthcare. Gary offers arts and spirituality presentations at places such as Harvard's Conference on Spirituality and Medicine, Scripps Integrative Clinic and UCSF Medical School. Another spoken word and music CD just released for lay audiences is called The Heart of Healing. An artistic director for global healing conferences internationally, Gary is dedicated to using music as an integrative catalyst, helping us to balance our predominantly intellectual lives with more compassion and spirituality. |
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Wayne Muller, MDiv 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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Marina Raye, is internationally-known as the “Feminine Voice of the Native Flute”. Her music is much loved by those in the healing professions. Marina and her flutemaker husband, Charlie Oakwind, live in western North Carolina in a solar-powered eco home. They are committed to living gently on the Earth. Marina will be giving a free CD to every cancer survivor attending the conference.
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Martin L. Rossman, MD, Dipl.Ac. is a physician, acupuncturist, author, and educator known internationally as a pioneer in the field of guided imagery and alternative medicine. He is Founder and Director of the Collaborative Medicine Center in Greenbrae , California and Founder of The Healing Mind, a resource center for evidence-based information and tools for self-healing. Through the Academy for Guided Imagery, a postgraduate training organization which he co-founded, he has taught guided imagery to over 10,000 health professionals. He is the author of Fighting Cancer from Within: How to Use the Power of Your Mind For Healing and Guided Imagery for Self-Healing: An Essential Resource for Anyone Seeking Wellness. Dr. Rossman is a Clinical Associate in the Department of Medicine at UCSF, on the Adjunct Faculty of the California School for Professional Psychology, and a consultant to the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UCSF and the Rosenthal Center for Complementary Medicine, Columbia University, New York. His emphasis is on helping patients learn how to help themselves.
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Sista Monica Parker, singer/songwriter, record producer and award-winning performer, is one of the most sought after and admired Blues, Soul and Gospel singers on the international music scene today. Sista Monica is a 2006 nominee for a W.C. Handy Award (the Grammy of the blues world) for “Best Soul Blues Female Artist Of The Year." She put down her gospel roots singing and touring with gospel choirs in Chicago and Gary, Indiana. She exploded onto the music scene in 1992, singing festivals, concerts and producing original songs. In 2003, she was diagnosed with a rare and severe form of cancer, Synovial Sarcoma. Determined to sing and live out her purpose, she has survived aggressive chemotherapy, two major surgeries and high dosage radiation treatments. Sista Monica is a soul survivor. She contends “It was surely the music and the grace of God that kept me alive!” Her 7th and latest CD, " Can't Keep A Good Woman Down," released in 2005, is certainly a testament to that. Mostly original songs, it offers hope and a reflection of her remarkable recovery experience. |
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One World Taiko is a professional Japanese drum ensemble that incorporates dynamic movement with heart pounding percussion. Their music is drawn from Japan's ancient tradition of lively and spirited festival drumming and One World Taiko's own creative rhythms, arrangements and choreography, adding a modern spirit to the ancient art of Taiko. They have auditioned and been selected by juries to several regional Performing Arts Rosters. After relocating to Seattle in 2001, One World Taiko was selected to be on the King County Arts Commission's Touring Arts Roster for 2002-2003 and 2005-2006 and Washington State Arts Commission's Artist in Residence Program for 2003-2005. One World Taiko performs regularly at festivals, colleges, corporate events and schools throughout Washington and the U.S.
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Jonna Tamases grew up in Northern California and started performing in grade school. She attended Columbia University and Stanford University, then honed her comedic skills with various sketch and improv groups in San Francisco. In LA she has been in plays, television shows and movies, most recently recurring as Irene in the ABC sitcom “Less Than Perfect,” and she writes and performs sketch comedy with ACME Comedy Theater's Main Company. A 3-time cancer survivor (Hodgkin's Disease, Large-Cell Lymphoma, Breast Cancer), she has turned her experience into a highly acclaimed one-woman show, "Jonna's Body, please hold." The show was nominated for two Ovation Awards: Best World Premiere Play and Best Lead Actress. A movie version will be available June in '07.
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| Panel: What Can Patients and Family Do to Enhance Health? |
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| This interactive conversation among two oncologists, an oncology nurse, a chaplain, and a nutrition expert will explore leading edge options available to patients, families, and those who love them. More information on our panel. |
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