Presenters
DR. BERNIE SIEGEL, M.D.
Physician and Author
Dr. Bernie Siegel has cared for and counseled innumerable people whose mortality has been threatened by an illness. Bernie embraces a philosophy of living and dying that stands at the forefront of the medical ethics and spiritual issues our society grapples with today.
Dr. Bernie Siegel, M.D.
ANGELA STOKES-MONARCH
Raw Foods Advocate
After a thyroid condition saw her weight increase to nearly 300lbs, Angela turned to a raw food diet that saw the pounds drop off and let her take control of all aspects of her health and her life. Angela is an inspiration to so many people, helping them achieve better health through a true understanding that you really are what you eat.
Angela Stokes-Monarch
GERALD CELENTE
Director, Trends Research Institute
Gerald Celente is the Director of the Trends Research Institute, a group that analyses world-shaping events and forecasts tomorrow's trends. "Evolving over the past two decades, along with growing acceptance of seeking alternative medical options, the Heal Yourself Health Care trend is being driven by both the lack of money and the power of the mind."
Gerald Celente
JOHN KOHLER
Health Advocate
John Kohler has been on the living and raw foods diet since 1995 after being diagnosed with spinal meningitis and almost losing his life. One of John’s goals is to educate the world about the power of living and raw foods. John has turned his regular front yard into a vibrant, living nursery producing enough food to feed not only his own family but that of his friends too.
John Kohler
DR. O CARL SIMONTON
Oncologist
Dr. O. Carl Simonton is best known for his pioneering insights and research in the field of psychosocial oncology. He used to be chief of Radiation Therapy at Travis Air Force Base. He founded The Simonton Cancer Center, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and lives of cancer patients and their families through psycho-social oncology.
Dr. O. Carl Simonton
TONY SAMARA
Spiritual Teacher and Author, U.K
Tony Samara discovered the “Zen Buddhist philosophy” whilst in Norway which prompted him to live and learn with shamanic communities around the globe including a period of time spent with some highly influential shamans in the Amazon River region and the Andes Mountains.
Tony Samara
JOHN GRAY, PH.D.
Author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
World-renowned author of the best-selling book Men Are From Mars, Woman Are From Venus, John Gray's early background was that of a health researcher, teaching yoga and keeping a vegetarian diet. He has a deep & well-studied knowledge of health and nutrition.
John Gray, Ph.D
KEVIN GIANNI
The Renegade Health Show
Kevin Gianni was the fouled of the The Renegade Health Show which introduced thousands of people to a complete wellness system that helps people reach optimal health in the least amount of time. Kevin has been quoted in many national publications.
Kevin Gianni
PAUL NISON
Health advocate and author
Raw foods chef and educator Paul Nison has been eating a raw food diet since he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (Crohn’s disease) many years ago. With no other choice but surgery according to the medical profession, Paul decided to stop eating all cooked foods. Today he is 100% cured of this so-called “incurable disease” and still eats a raw food diet.
Paul Nison
ANDREW COHEN
Author, Publisher & Visionary
Andrew Cohen is an American spiritual teacher and visionary thinker, widely recognized for his original contribution to the emerging field of evolutionary spirituality. Through his magazine, What is Enlightenment?, books and retreats, Andrew is awakening in people around the world, a purpose for living.
Andrew Cohen
DAN ARIELY, PH.D.
Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University
Dan Ariely is the Alfred P Sloan Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, and he researches irrationality. Part of this research has included the powerful effect placebos can play in our healing. Dan became engrossed with the idea that we repeatedly and predictably make the wrong decisions in many aspects of our lives and that research could help change some of these patterns.
Dan Ariely
AUBREY HAMPTON
Founder, Aubrey Organics
A pioneer in natural hair and skin care, Aubrey Hampton paved the way for a fledging natural products industry in the 1960s by making plant-based, synthetic-free personal care products on his own terms, through his company Aubrey Organics, which are now sold throughout the world.
JEFFREY HOLLENDER
Co-founder, Seventh Generation
Jeffrey Hollender co-founded Seventh Generation, a manufacturer of eco-friendly household products. He now is an advocate for corporate responsibility and for the untapped power of community wealth building.
Jeffrey Hollender
DR. IAN GAWLER
The Gawler Foundation, Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Ian Gawler is one of Australia's best-known, long-term cancer survivors and advocate of a healthy lifestyle. Ian began one of the world's first lifestyle-based cancer self-help groups in 1981. Known for his clarity and good humor, Ian has a gift for translating ancient wisdom into a modern, scientific context and has played a major role in pioneering and popularizing meditation and other Mind-Body techniques in the Western world.
Ian Gawler
THOMAS LODI, MD
Founder, Oasis for Healing
For the first ten years of his medical career, Dr. Thomas Lodi worked in conventional settings as an internal medicine specialist, and urgent care physician, and as an intensivist in the ICU and CCU departments of various hospitals. Dr Lodi continued his search for more effective and less toxic therapies by training around the world, before founding An Oasis for Healing, in Mesa, Arizona.
Dr. Thomas Lodi
SUSAN RYAN-JORDAN
Author
On the brink of her fortieth birthday, Susan Ryan Jordan, mother of actress Meg Ryan, heard the dreaded words "You have breast cancer." After being given a book that challenged her to heal herself, Susan set out on a journey of both discovery and awareness, that has kept her cancer-free for more than thirty years.
DR. MURALIDHAR
Ayurvedic Physician, Mysore, India
Dr. Muralidhar is qualified in Ayurveda as well as allopathy and has been independently practicing both systems of medicine since 1974. Ayurveda is the Vedic system of health care developed in India over 5000 years ago. This ancient ‘science of life’ is health and not disease-specific and takes into account the patient's entire being - body, mind soul, and spirit.