Past Speakers:
Mary Ruth Broz and Barbara Flynn
Mary Ruth Broz is a Sister of Mercy from the Regional Community of Chicago. She
is co-founder of Wellstreams, a Center of Feminine Spirituality, and brings to her
writing an extensive background as a spiritual director and facilitator of workshops
and retreats. She holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from St. Mary of the Lake
University in Mundelein, Illinois, and a Master of Divinity degree form the Jesuit
School of Theology in Chicago.
Barbara Flynn is co-founder of Wellstreams, a Center of Feminine Spirituality, and
holds a graduate degree from the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University
of Chicago. Her combined backgrounds in spirituality and art history inform her
work as a spiritual director and a retreat facilitator.
Joan Borysenko
Joan Borysenko has been described as “a rare jewel: respected scientist, gifted
therapist and unabashed mystic.” -Dean Ornish, M.D. president and director, the
Preventative Medicine Institute, University of California, San Francisco.
A powerful and articulate writer and speaker, Dr. Borysenko has a clear personal
vision – to bring science, medicine and spirituality together in the service of
healing. She completed both her doctoral and post-doctoral training in medical
science at the Harvard Medical School, and is also a licensed clinical psychologist,
best-selling author and regular monthly columnist for Prevention Magazine. Author
of 12 books on integrative medicine, psychology, spirituality and women’s studies,
she has captivated thousands of people worldwide with her clear, personal and
humorous teaching style
Resa Stindel Brown
Robin Casarjian
Robin Casarjian, M.A. is an author, educator, and pioneer in the emerging area of
forgiveness work, which encourages the letting go of anger and resentment as a
powerful and practical stragegy for optimal living.
For over 20 years Robin has been teaching about forgiveness to groups as diverse
as the US Army, Fortune 500 companies, prison, churches, and health care
facilities. Her first book, Forgiveness: A Bold Choice for A Peaceful Heart (Bantam,
1992), was one of the first of the contemporary books to be published on
forgiveness and is regarded as a classic on the subject. She is also author of the
audio-series, The Art of Forgiving: A Practical Path to Maturity and Inner Peace
(Shambhala Publications, 1999).
Judith Cornell
Judith Duerk
Judith Duerk was born in the Midwest and followed the call of her early love for
music. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from The Juilliard School, studied as a
postgraduate at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and at Indiana University, and taught at
the university level before beginning preparatory work in the fields of psychotherapy
and music therapy.
For many years, she has led groups of women on retreat, at this point 1044. In
addition to her daily work as a therapist, she is beginning the 25th year of teaching
her classes in Tái Chi Ch’uan. Her life has been deeply nurtured by the cycles of
nature and seeking to care for them in return. She is the author of the bestselling
Circle of Stones series; Circle of Stones, I Sit listening to the Wind, and The Circle
Continues and lives in Maryland.
Roseanne Farano
Roseanne Farano, M.S., Ed.S., received degrees in counseling and personnel
services from the State University of New York at Albany and holds certification in
hypno-therapy, energy healing and organizational development. Formerly a college
professor and corporate executive for a major financial institution, Farano has
maintained a private psychotherapy practice for more than twenty five years. A past
dean of the acclaimed Barbara Brennan School of Healing, she is a widely renowned
inspirational speaker and teacher on the subjects of psychodynamics, interpersonal
relationships, power of personal development, and the human energy field. She
has a unique way of leading people into self-revelation by exposing our predilection
to seek answers from external sources rather than recognize that the ascent to
heaven is inward. Farano lives on the banks of the Hudson River near New York
City.
Momfeather Erickson
Carol Lee Flinders
Carol Lee Flinders, Ph.D. is a writer, columnist and teacher with a special interest
in women's spirituality. She is a graduate of Stanford University and earned a Ph.
D. in Comparative Literature from U.C. Berkeley, where she currently teaches
courses in women's spirituality & mysticism. She is the author of the classic
vegetarian cookbook Laurel's Kitchen. Her other publications include Making of a
Teacher; At the Root of This Longing: Reconciling a Spiritual Hunger and a Feminist
Thirst. She is a founding member of the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation.
Dr. Carmen Harra
Carmen Harra the author of Everyday Karma and is a metaphysical intuitive who
has counseled Presidents, First Ladies, politicians, Wall Street executives,
European royalty, members of the medical community, and Hollywood celebrities.
By combining her innate psychic powers with a highly pragmatic orientation, and a
solid understanding of the role of karma in our lives, Carmen provides the kind of
insight that helps her clients and students make informed decisions to improve the
quality of their lives.
Rita Klaus
Rita Klaus is internationally known for her retreat ministry. A former teacher of
the Diocese of Pittsburgh, PA, Rita was born and raised in Iowa and entered the
Order of Servants of Mary at the age of fifteen. She remained in the convent for
thirteen years until diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis(MS) in 1960. In 1986, she
was miraculously healed of MS and the resulting bone deformity through the
intercession of Our Lady Queen of Peace. The Medical documentation is currently
under study by the Vatican. Her astounding testimony has been featured on
Oprah, Unsolved Mysteries, and Mother Angelica Live and at many conferences
throughout the world. Her story recounts her life in the convent, her struggles
with MS as a wife and a mother, and her incredible healing.
Lisa Rosenthal
Richard Moss
For thirty years Dr. Richard Moss has guided people from all over the world in a
work that rejuvenates essential creativity, heals and re-consecrates relationships,
and supports the transformative potential of health challenges. It cultivates the
listening and intuitive skills necessary for effective leadership. It is a practical and
powerful approach to the education of mind, heart, body, and soul.
Wayne Muller
Wayne Muller is a therapist, public speaker, minister, and author of the national bestseller,
Legacy of the Heart, which explores the resilience of the spirit in the face of human sorrow. He
has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, on PBS and CNN, and his work has been
featured in a variety of publications. He is the author of three other books: How Then Shall We
Live?, Sabbath: Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Rest, and Learning to Pray: How We Find Heaven on
Earth.
Ocean Robbins
Ocean Robbins is founder & co president of YES “Helping Outstanding Young
Leaders Build a Better World”. Ocean is co-author of Choices For Our Future: A
Generation Rising For Life On Earth and speaks widely, spreading a message of
hope and inspiration. He has served as a board member for Friends of the Earth,
The Tide Turning Coalition, The Omni Center, Creating Our Future, and EarthSave
International. He was honored in E Magazine's Kid Hero's Hall of Fame, was
selected by Utne Reader as one of 30 Young Visionaries, and has been recognized
by both Time and Audubon magazines as among the heroes of the new millennium.
Judith Sarah Schmidt
Judith Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D. Earned her doctorate from the California School of
Professional Psychology, taught at the Core Energetic Institute, was a Pathwork
helper, and did post-doctoral studies in Object-relations. Judith is an imagery and
dream therapist, writer and meditator. Her work is inspired by Winnicott, Jung and
Jewish mysticism. She integrates depth and imaginal psychology and the language
of the body. Judith is a co-founder of the Center for Intentional Living: a three year
professional enrichment program. She worked her younger days with emotionally
disturbed inner city youth. She has a passionate interest in bridging
understanding of individual transpersonal psychology toward understanding peace
and violence in our world.
Jon Sweeny
John Sweeny, a former Emmy-award winning writer/producer/director, has more
than a decade’s experience in the healing arts. After a stint in bodybuilding left
him with an incurable paraplegic condition, he turned his full attention to regaining
his health through the application of Tai Chi and Chi Gong Healing. As he
recovered, his natural ability to move chi was quickly recognized. He developed a
method for offering energy healing based on the principles of Tai Chi and Chi Gong
to help countless persons with their a health issues of all kinds. Remarkably, he
can offer this work in person or long distance. Jon has been featured on the
medical segments of TV newscasts serving Connecticut and New York City and has
appeared as a special guest on “In Touch,” a one-hour television special on
spiritual and psychic phenomena. He has also appeared on “The Gift” on the Sci Fi
channel.
Jackie Walker
Jackie Walker is an intuitive practitioner working with Dreams. She has a fulltime
practice in Skokie,Illinois, working with her clients, one on one, and in groups.
Jackie brings to her practice a long standing interest in the work of C.G. Jung.
Today, her lecture based on her 20 years of work with her clients as an intuitive
and her interest in the psychology of C. G. Jung, will introduce us to dreamwork
concepts that will enable us to begin a process of understanding and working with
our dreams.
This lecture, Dreams Your Magic Mirror, is designed to function as an introduction
to the exploration of dreams and dreamwork, and was prepared with the lay person
in mind. The text reflects Jackie’s own personal approach to the subject of dreams,
and their context, which though inherently intuitive in nature, has been strongly
influenced by the work of C.G. Jung.
Julie Burns Walker
Julie Burns Walker serves as a medical intuitive from her home base of Wilmette,
Illinois. Ms. Walker trained and served as a traditional healer while living in
Swaziland, southern Africa. She has since worked with many traditional healers
and peoples from all over the world. In her work she observes patterns of human
change leading to either evolution, or devolution, noting trends within health,
relationships, disease, modalities, healing and fertility. An outcome of these
observations led to her writing Changes and Choices, and The Oneness Model,
which address how we evolve from our wounded histories to a wound free present.
She is a gifted healer, not only with her sight, but with her knowing to awaken
memory of the blueprint of who we are.
“...an offering of hope during these turbulent and often confusing times, that
perchance they might spark a living memory for those who have forgotten their
reality and importance, and thus the reality of all...That there is a Plan, and for
each a path. That there is always a way, and that support will come from this, our
collective destiny, through the tiny droplets of our individual and unique
endeavors.” -Julie Burns Walker, Changes & Choices
| Copyright © 2003 Winifred Nimrod |
Mary, my Mother, Queen of Peace, Whom I believe is appearing at Medjugorje. Please ask your Son to heal me in any way I need to be healed. I know your Son said that if you have faith, And you say to the mountains: move that they will move. I believe. Please help my unbelief. -Prayer given to Rita Klaus when miraculously healed from MS in 1985 |
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Lisa Rosenthal leads writing workshops and is a writing group facilitator to
encourage young-career writers and those who seek a new form of self-
expression. She works as a writing coach assisting more experienced writers
refine their manuscripts. She is a freelance book editor and has edited over 100
published books. She is a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists and an
affiliated artist at American Theater Company. Her plays have received
productions in Chicago and New York, as well as cities in California, West
Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. She’s been the recipient of a number of
playwriting awards, a Puffin Foundation Grant, an Illinois Arts Council Special
Assistance Grant and a Tremaine Fellowship. She is the author of A Dog’s Best
Friend and editor of The Writing Group Book: Creating and Sustaining an
Effective Writing Group. Please visit her Web site at
www.lisarosenthal.com for more information about her current projects.
encourage young-career writers and those who seek a new form of self-
expression. She works as a writing coach assisting more experienced writers
refine their manuscripts. She is a freelance book editor and has edited over 100
published books. She is a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists and an
affiliated artist at American Theater Company. Her plays have received
productions in Chicago and New York, as well as cities in California, West
Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. She’s been the recipient of a number of
playwriting awards, a Puffin Foundation Grant, an Illinois Arts Council Special
Assistance Grant and a Tremaine Fellowship. She is the author of A Dog’s Best
Friend and editor of The Writing Group Book: Creating and Sustaining an
Effective Writing Group. Please visit her Web site at
www.lisarosenthal.com for more information about her current projects.