Jeremy R. Geffen, MD, FACP is a board-certified medical oncologist, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a leading pioneer in integrative medicine and oncology. He is president of Geffen Visions International and author of the highly-acclaimed book The Journey Through Cancer: Healing and Transforming the Whole Person (Three Rivers Press, 2006). He is also creator of The Seven Levels of Healing®, a leading-edge integrative medicine and oncology program which is now being offered in multiple cancer centers in the US. This Program integrates state-of-the-art conventional cancer treatments with a wide array of complementary therapies designed to help patients and family members heal and transform at the deepest levels of the body, mind, heart, and spirit. For more information, visit http://www.geffenvisions.com.
Belleruth Naparstek, LISW, BCD is a psychotherapist, author, guided imagery innovator, and the creator of the popular Time Warner Health Journeys guided imagery audio series. Her first book, Staying Well with Guided Imagery, is a widely used wellness primer. Her second, Your Sixth Sense, has been translated into nine languages and called one of the most thoughtful and sophisticated books on intuition in print. Her book on imagery and post traumatic stress, Invisible Heroes: Trauma Survivors and How They Heal (Bantam Dell), won the Spirituality & Health Top 50 Books Award and came out in paperback in January of 2006. Her audio programs have been involved in over two dozen clinical trials, with nearly a dozen studies completed to date. Efficacy has been established for several psychological and medical challenges. Her website is a heavily visited resource and information center providing searchable databases of cutting edge mind-body-spirit research, programs, practitioners and training. www.healthjourneys.com.
Terri Tate, RN, MS is a speaker, performer and consultant whose voice and life were threatened by two bouts of oral cancer. But her sense of humor was never in danger. Terri’s hilarious solo show, Shopping as a Spiritual Path, chronicles life’s challenges including the cancer from which she had a 2% chance of survival. Terri offers customized keynotes, workshops and webinars such as Healing with Humor; Caring for Colleagues: Workplace Violence Prevention; The Power of Our Stories; and Humor, Resilience and Hope in the Face of Unwanted Change. Terri has a special way of connecting with people. Audiences across the country are moved to laughter, tears and standing ovations by her powerful performances. www.territate.com.
Liz Lipski, PhD, CCN, CHN is board-certified in Clinical Nutrition & Holistic Nutrition, the author of Digestive Wellness, Leaky Gut Syndrome, and Digestive Wellness for Children. She is the founder of Access to Health Experts, an educational membership website for consumers and health professionals. She is the Director of Doctoral Studies, and Educational Director at Hawthorn University. She is on the faculty and a member of the Nutrition Advisory Board for the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). Dr. Lipski is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP). She speaks all over the country at professional meetings and is frequently interviewed for media of all types. She is in private practice in Asheville, NC. www.innovativehealing.com.
Gaye Adegbalola is a powerful singer/songwriter who received the Blues Music Award (formerly known as the W. C. Handy Award) and is a founding member of Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women. In addition Gaye performs solo, in a classic blues duo with accompanist Roddy Barnes, and is front woman for Miz A & The Freedom Band. She plays guitar and harmonica, is a composer, and has recorded 10 CDs. Gaye taught science in public schools in Fredericksburg, VA for 18 years and was named Virginia State Teacher of the Year in 1982. She was a 2008 nominee for Blues Music Award’s Contemporary Female Blues Artist, and, in 2009, is again a BMA nominee for Acoustic Blues Album of the Year with Saffire. She is the survivor of two primary cancers (uterine and cervical) in 1992. www.adegbalola.com.