Melanie Shehan is a registered dietitian with Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital. She helps people of all ages who need help with nutrition education, diabetes management and other digestive-related conditions.
Carolyn Smith Adams (on the right) and Kathleen Deeds are owners of Ascension Star Bookshop located within the Institute of Bioenergy Studies and the Institute for Transformational Hypnotherapy in Okemos, Michigan. The bookshop focuses on spirituality, healing and transformation. They are both healers and teachers in private practice as well as bring healing energies into the shop
Jermaine L. Alexander is the Personal Training Manager at the Michigan Athletic Club in East Lansing, Michigan and a Certified Personal Trainer.
James Andrew has a B.S. in Operations and Logistics. He has been working in the biotech industry for the past five years, in both development and commercial manufacturing. James manages the supply chain operations at two manufacturing facilities at MedImmune and is currently completing his MBA.
Annette Barton, LMSW, ACSW, BCD, has worked in the mental health field for more than 20 years and has maintained a private psychotherapy practice since 1989. She works with older adolescents, adults, couples, and groups. She has a holistic focus and specializes in coping with grief and loss, managing stress, improving moods, enhancing relationships, and overcoming trauma.
John Benedict is the co-owner of Playmakers. He has over 20 years experience in the sporting goods industry. John can be reached at 517-349-3803 or www.playmakers.com.
Andy Boesky has been in private chiropractic practice for 20 years. He graduated from Western Michigan University in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree, and from Life Chiropractic College in Marietta, Georgia, in 1988 with a doctor of chiropractic (D.C) degree. He specializes in pediatric chiropractic care (for conditions of the spine resulting in ear infections, colic, bed-wetting, and immune disorders), and also works with adults, including senior citizens.
(On the right) A seven-time Hawaii Ironman Triathlon participant, and three-time Boston marathoner, Lizzie is an avid competitor. She realized an athletic dream when she won her age division in Hawaii in 1987.
Peggy Caputo owns Soul Reflections LLC, a private practice in which she provides one-on-one spiritual mentoring and classes and healing sessions. She is a Reiki Master and Esoteric Healing Practitioner. As a development consultant, she works with Ascension Star Bookshop in Okemos, MI.
Maryann Anandi Concannon is a certified Pilates and yoga instructor. She teaches in Lansing at the Downtown YMCA Wellness Center. Her web site is www.creatingsilenceyoga.com.
Kathy Debler, Audiologist and Owner of Audiology and Hearing Services, has over twenty years experience working with hearing and hearing loss. Founded in 2000, Audiology and Hearing Services specializes in improved hearing by making sure you have the best service available and by meeting your hearing needs in a comfortable and professional environment. Call her today and find out how you can ‘improve your hearing, improve your life’.
Carolyn Smith Adams and Kathleen Deeds (on the left) are owners of Ascension Star Bookshop located within the Institute of Bioenergy Studies and the Institute for Transformational Hypnotherapy in Okemos, Michigan. The bookshop focuses on spirituality, healing and transformation. They are both healers and teachers in private practice as well as bring healing energies into the shop.
Mike DePrekel is a personal trainer at the Powerhouse Gym in Dewitt, Michigan and has been a personal trainer at homes and in various gyms throughout Michigan and Minnesota.
James R. Duby, Jr. is an attorney and founder of the firm Duby & Associates, PLC in East Lansing, Michigan. His primary areas of expertise are trademark, copyright, trade secrets, Internet, business formation and transactions, corporate, secured transactions, tax law, international intellectual property law, and domain name disputes.
Kate Durda, MA, is a developmental psychologist, shamanic practitioner, and educator. She has had extensive training with the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, Sandra Ingerman, and other shamanic practitioners and indigenous shamans from around the world. She has also studied Esoteric Healing (International Network of Esoteric Healing Training - INEH) and Reiki.
Rob and Catherine Wall Emerson are both orientation and mobility specialists, teaching in the Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies at Western Michigan University. Rob earned a Ph.D. in education and human development with a specialization in orientation and mobility from Vanderbilt University in 1999. Catherine, after earning a master of education in educational psychology from McGill University in Montreal in 1997, went on to earn a graduate diploma from Mohawk College in Ontario as an orientation and mobility instructor. In 2002, she earned her rehabilitative services credentials from San Francisco State University.
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Jessica English, BA, CD(DONA), LCCE, is a mother, doula, natural childbirth instructor and birth activist. She first became interested in birth as a student at Kalamazoo College, where she researched and wrote about midwifery. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and went on to a career in marketing, public relations and journalism.
Lori Evesque earned her BS in Food and Biological Process Engineering from Purdue University and her MS in Food Science from the Universityof Illinois. An Advanced Master Gardener, Lori has spent the last 20 years learning how to improve her health and the health of her family through natural means.
Elina Fedotova is an organic skin care innovator, cosmetic chemist, herbalist and aesthetician. For more than a decade her handmade, organic, trans-dermal skin care products have been featured in the finest clinics in the world.
Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, B.S., D.C., N.D. is a unique Chiropractic Holistic Wellness Consultant in Livonia, Michigan. She has been in private practice for over 24 years, with specialized training in natural hormone evaluation & therapy, diet modification, nutrition, weight loss, gentle chiropractic, detoxification, acupuncture, wellness care, herbs and homeopathy.
(On the left) Kathy has an interesting background in both food service and nutrition. She began her culinary career at Detroit’s London Chop House with Jimmy Schmidt. Kathy worked with Peter Goatley-Detroit’s leading gourmet caterer of Peter’s Palate Pleaser for over a decade.
Dr. Kathleen Ireland Gregg is a national health educator and lecturer who has been in practice in natural health for 25 years. As the founder and director of Health Matters, a center dedicated to wholeness, Kathleen is committed to promoting quality living through teaching complementary pathways to health and well-being. Her office and clinic are located in Bath, Michigan.
David Hanson is an experienced cycling enthsusist with 31 years in the bicycle business. He has owned Riverfront Cycle for the past 21 years, which employs 6 employees for most of the busy season. Another of his endeavors for the past 10 years is Mclain Rollers which manufactures exercise equipment for bicycles and wheelchairs and distibutes them world-wide.
Claudia Harris, RN, CDE, practiced as a diabetes educator in Eugene, Oregon, for 10 years before joining Abbott Diabetes Care recently as a clinical specialist. She was named Diabetes Educator of the Year in Oregon in 2003.
Raymond A. Harris has a notable history of helping the elderly and individuals with disabilities. He volunteered at the Elder Law of Michigan clinic during law school where he assisted with the Michigan Pension Rights Project. He was also a student attorney at the Sixty Plus clinic where he represented low-income seniors in various matters. He graduated cum laude from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in May of 2007 and was admitted to practice law in Michigan in December of 2007.
Shalena Havens, is with Creative Wellness in East Lansing. She is a Licensed Acupuncturist with a Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, and holds a Bachelors of Science in Biology from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Jen Hayes is an avid yoga enthusiast who works at Yoga State at 515 E. Grand River, East Lansing, Michigan. The phone number at Yoga State is (517) 282-3922 and the website is www.yogastate.net.
Amanda Howell has been a Certified Professional Midwife since 2004. Before becoming a midwife, she completed a Master’s degree and worked as a medical and biological illustrator.
Joe Kennedy has 35 years of experience in accounting and finance, with most of those years associated with manufacturing firms, and the last five in biotech with MedImmune. Joe is a proud husband and father of three healthy, beautiful children and five healthy, beautiful grandchildren. He is a life-long learner, and at 55 is currently completing his MBA.
Brian Klatt is the Director of the Michigan Natural Features Inventory of Michigan State University Extension. He is certified as a Senior Ecologist by the Ecological Society of America and holds an earned doctorate from the University of Illinois’ Ecology Program, a master’s degree from Northern Illinois University and a bachelor’s from the University of Michigan.
Kimberley Krapek has been a registered nurse since 1980. She became a Certified Diabetes Educator and clinical specialist while working as a staff nurse at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. She has spent the past 25 years educating and caring for people living with diabetes.
Kevin Klobucar is vice president of Products and Marketing and regional executive for Blue Care Network of Michigan, the affiliated HMO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
Joshua Knight is a Residential Designer and Project Manager for Fred Motz Builder Inc. Josh is a graduate of Lansing Community Collage with a degree in Architecture utilizing Computer Aided Design or CAD.
Matthew LaFountain is a medical travel agent based in Lansing and Jackson. He recently started Mid Michigan Medical Travel Agency LLC. This company coordinates medical treatments abroad for individuals who cannot afford the care they need domestically. Too many Americans cannot access care and Mid Michigan Medical Travel Agency LLC is dedicated to assisting individuals find quality care abroad at accredited international hospitals.
As a board certified pediatrician specializing in holistic medicine, Dr. McCreadie’s vision is to heal children with any illness, naturally. During her training as a medical doctor and pediatrician, she witnessed many children benefiting from the advancement of western medicine; however she also realized that many children’s healthcare issues go beyond the traditional medical paradigm.
Barbara J. Meconis, R.N., B.S., has extensive health care experience in clinical and administrative roles, for both non-profit and for-profit organizations. Skilled in leadership, Barb is highly sought after as an expert speaker. She has also many publication credits, including that of an award-winning disease-management program
Jill Nelson, a recovering computer consultant, is a nationally licensed massage therapist, certified lymphedema therapist, clinical instructor, and a graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing. She has an active massage and healing practice in south Florida.
Mariah Newborne is a Licensed Esthetician and is certified in Jin Shin Jyutsu®, Reiki I, II & III, MariEl-Reiki and Acupressure. She has a practice in Ann Arbor and offers natural skin care and healing work. She can be reached at www.naturalskincareannarbor.com or (734) 657-4652.
Bill Parravano is an Ortho-Bionomy instructor and an advanced Ortho-Bionomy practitioner in the Louisville, Kentucky area. Over the past eight years he has studied with a wide spectrum of experienced instructors while traveling throughout Europe and the United States.
Physiology is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. Dr. David Pawsat is a physiologist at heart.
In 1985, he received a Bachelors of Science degree in physiology from Michigan State University. After college, he performed pulmonary function and sleep testing for Sinai Hospital in Detroit, where he was an integral part in the development of Sinai's first sleep center.
Holly Jane Perry, B.S, received her Human Energy Field Practitioner certification in Brennan Healing Science in 2000; she is also a sacred space practitioner. Holly has a deep passion for studying the human energy field and the energetic function of all aspects of who we are. She believes that self-perception energetically manifests all of our life experiences, including illness and disease.
Beth Scott Roberts, LMSW, is a family therapist in Okemos and adjunct instructor at Michigan State University. She works with children, adolescents and families on issues such as homework and relationships as well as mood and behavior disorders, self-harming and risk-taking behaviors.
Leslie Samuelson is the 2009 State of Michigan Champion in Forms and Sparring Competition. She also was a top ten competitor in the ATA World Championships.
Derek Sanders is a certified athletic trainer with Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital. He assists patients with rehabilitation exercises and is the Athletic Trainer at Charlotte High School.
Renu Sharma is a registered occupational therapist who has practiced in the Kalamazoo, Michigan, area for the last 20 years. Along with her husband, Raj, a physical therapist, she owns and practices at Advantage Physical Therapy in Portage, Michigan.
Melanie Shehan is a registered dietitian with Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital. She helps people of all ages who need help with nutrition education, diabetes management and other digestive-related conditions.
Kathleen L. Strauch began touching bodies for healing while a nurse's aide at St. Joseph Hospital in Ann Arbor while attending U. Michigan Honors college where she completed a degree in Mathematics and Psychology. She continued on to Law School at Wayne State University and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
Becky Sundeen is the owner and founder of In Step Reflexology and works in the Okemos area. She’s also a trainer/instructor for Branch Reflexology Institute.
Dr. Stephen Thimmig is the warm hearted veterinarian at the Zeeb Pet Health Center in Dewitt, MI. Dr. Thimmig worked with large animals until 2000 when he suffered a brain aneurysm. His clients (both two and four footed) adore him! He can be reached at www.pethealth.net.
Stephanie Tighe, M.S.W., has an advanced degree in social work, and is a supervisor for a program for adults with mental illness. She is a shamanic teacher and healer, and has received training in various shamanic, spiritual, and meditative traditions from around the world since 1973. She has facilitated several drumming circles including two in prisons. Currently she is teaching courses in shamanism and facilitating shamanic healing.
When Cyndi Turner was working in her father’s orthopedic practice in Florida, she noticed that even the best spinal surgeries didn’t last for more than 10 years, but those patients who got involved in a good exercise program had much better outcomes. So she earned a B.S. in physical therapy from Loma Linda University in 1983.
Richard A. Van Enk, Ph.D., CIC, has served as the Director of Infection Control and Epidemiology and Infection Control Officer at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan since 1994.
Terri Vought is a personal and professional life coach who has been coaching, training, and consulting in the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, Michigan, areas for more than 25 years. Her purpose is to inspire and lead people to live fuller, happier, and more balanced lives.
Judith A. White, M.A., L.L.P., L.P.C., N.C.C. has nearly 20 years of experience in the mental health field. Judy is certified in holistic health counseling and has a specialization in clinical mental health.
She is a certified cognitive behavioral therapist and an endorsed domestic violence counselor. Judy also holds a bachelor’s degree in special education for emotional, learning, and behavioral impairments.
Betsy Willey graduated from the University of Michigan and is a retired high school English and History teacher. She received a certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Dominican Center in Grand Rapids in 2000 and completed a two year program in Interfaith Spiritual Guidance in Ann Arbor in 2006.
Valerie Wilson is a whole foods, macrobiotic chef who teaches cooking class in Westland, Michigan. She has been living a macrobiotic lifestyle since 1993. Chef Valerie, also known as MacroVal, has been teaching healthy, macrobiotic, vegan cooking classes since 1997.
Cassandra Worth—or Cazzi as she prefers to be called—has been practicing massage therapy for 10 years. She is nationally certified by the NCBTMB (the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork), and is a graduate of the Healing Arts Institute in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Cazzi is experienced and certified in several different traditions of massage. One type is La Stone Therapy bodywork, which involves the use of heated and cooled stones.
John O. Wycoff, D.O. is the founder and CEO of the Wycoff Wellness Center located in East Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Wycoff has an undergraduate degree in biology and chemistry from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. He earned his doctorate degree from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He served as chief resident of the Sparrow Family Medicine Residency. He has served as the Chief of the Medical Staffs at St. Lawrence and Sparrow Hospital in Lansing.
Beverly Yee has been a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner for 15 years and has sat on their Board of Directors for 4 years. She earned a BS degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Traditional Oriental Medicine (MTOM) degree from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.