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December 2007 CHEO Member Spotlight:
Patricia Zerman,
MS, LPC
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Atlanta /
Chattanooga Center for Attitudinal Awareness
770-953-3136 attitudinalcntr@mindspring.com
www.patzerman.com
or
www.tacfaa.com
The Atlanta/Chattanooga Center for Attitudinal Awareness provides a
safe environment for individuals seeking lasting personal
independence. Using practical everyday tools experienced-based
exercises teach participants to stand on their own and have
independent identities. Patricia is the author of: "TWELVE GUARANTEED WAYS TO STAY
MISERABLE (Or Change)!!!"
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Q & A |
with Patricia Zerman,
MS, LPC
of Altanta / Chattanooga Center for Attitudinal Awareness |
Tell
us about yourself in 60 words or less:
I began searching for answers to my life
when I was 17 and never stopped. The catalysts of parental alcholism and
emotional abandonment, murder and losing a sibling to AIDS inspired the
foundation for the focus of my life's work. I've learned that life
presents challenges... our work is to have the courage and will power to
walk them through.
Tell us how you got started in your work?
After my sister's murder I realized that living what I had studied took a
great deal more courage than simply reading the books, listening to tapes
or attending seminars.
How would you describe your business to someone?
A safe environment where people can learn to release emotional baggage,
find their own identity and risk practicing the necessary skills to
successfully stand on their own two feet!
What services do you offer?
One-on-one couseling and experienced-base classes.
I am a therapist full time teaching classes and spending times with
clients one-on-one.
What led you into this business and opening up your own place?
My apparent ability to support other people in finding answers to
emotional blocks and the lack of my sister's self-worth, which I feel led
to the situation which caused her death. I wanted to support other's from
getting into situations that can be avoided through learning to love
themselves, value themselves and to attain self-importance.
Do you feel what you provide is holistic health care, alternative health
care, complimentary health care services or do you care what it’s
labeled?
Complimentary Health Care. When one is healthy emotionally, then tend to
be healthier physically and are afflicted with less ailments and health
issues.
What advice do you have for people looking to get into this field?
Follow your intution and do not ever give up!
What is your most proud accomplishment thus far with your business?
Writing my book,
"Twelve Guaranteed Ways To Stay Miserable (Or Change)"
and have it been so well received.
If you had three wishes, what would they be in order of importance?
1) That everyone muster the courage to love him/herself by standing
up for who he/she is
without fear.
2) That people realize the only true enemy one ever has is the
one seen in the mirror every day. 3) That everyone realize the only true
friend and everlasting companion one ever has is that
Invisible Spirit within, which only wants the best for
each person on the planet.
What is
the one thing you would most like us to know about you?
That I am extremely committed to making my own life work and therefore
equally committed to supporting the genuine success of the lives of
others.
If you could have lunch with any person, living or deceased, who would
it be and why? Leonardo
DiVinci... because he was extremely open to unlimited possibilities
through what he invented and the creations he visualized through the
countless drawings and writings left behind that were so far ahead of his
time.
What do you like to do in your spare time? Watch movies, especially
comedies.
What do you do for fun? Walk outside when the weather permits, relax,
breathe in the fresh air and feel the sun on my face.
Are you married, have you ever been married, etc? Kids? Pets?
Never been married. Dates many, many wonderful men for long periods of
time. Just never had the desire to put on a wedding band. No children.
Pets - yes, cats (5)! Which I never would have believed if someone would
have told me years ago!
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Living in Chattanooga with a scenic mountain-top view, supporting people
in living happier more fulfilled lives.
How would you like to see CHEO grow, change or expand?
I would like to see more events that draw residents to participate and
become more involved in the outcome of their lives. Events that not only
offer education but the necessary tools to put a higher quality of life
into practice.
How would you like to see medical and alternative health in this
country grow, change or etc.
I
would like to see people take back control of the government, not
accepting or swallowing everything that is fed to us simply because it is
delivered. Which then will support more honest communication
throughout the country with regard to medicine, alternative health
options, expanded awareness, prevention and continued support in
self-maintenance in all aspects of one's life.
What brought you to CHEO?
My friend Mary Ellen Cicganovic, who is a member, suggested I become
involved with CHEO. I have had a successful practice in the Atlanta area
for over 15 years teaching people how to risk living, the "how tos" so to
speak, that therapists and most of the self-help material tell us needs to
be done. Mary Ellen and I both want to see a Center, like the one in
Atlanta expand to the Chattanooga area.
Where are you from?
Originally, Sarasota, Florida.
How long in the Greater Chattanooga area?
I am presently still living in Marietta, GA
and want to move to Chattanooga as soon as possible. I am touched by the
approachability and friendliness of the residents and Chattanooga's
beautiful scenic surroundings.
What is the one thing you want the public to
understand about your services that you feel they don’t?
That I am truly as genuine, supportive, giving and caring as I come
across. I say what I mean and I mean what I say.
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October/November '07 CHEO
Spotlight:
Tim Russell, LMT
423-643-1965; 423-624-9414
trussell@cim.md
Center for Integrative Medicine (CIM)
www.cim.md
1100 East Third Street,
Suite G-100,
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Integrative Soft Tissue Therapies:
I listen to the body with my hands and assist its
self-corrective process through gentle yet precise touch and
education. The services
I offer include Biovalent Systems
Manual Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Myofascial
Release,
Neuromuscular Therapy, Somatoemotional Release, and Tai Ji (Tai Chi)
instruction.
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Tim Russell, LMT
I am a manual therapist who enjoys helping
people learn how to feel better. I emphasize learning because I
believe that once someone learns how to feel better, they can take
the lesson with them wherever they go. I like empowering folks to
get the most out of life including the life they have within their
own bodies.
I am originally from West Texas. I grew up
in middle Tennessee and graduated from Tennessee Tech University
with a degree in Psychology. I considered going to graduate
school, but chose to take a break from the protected environment
of academia to see where life’s adventures would take me while
following my bliss. Eighteen years later, God has blessed me with
a wonderful wife, Patti, a comfortable home, and a fulfilling
career that enables me to use the talents that I’ve been given to
help people. I actually look forward to going to work on
Mondays!!
I love to travel and have been all over
America and Canada studying with some of the top
teachers/practitioners of manual therapy. I usually stay a few
more days after the seminar and my wife joins me for a tour of
what that particular area of the country has to offer. In my
spare time, I work out in a number of ways by working out at the
gym and playing disc golf. I needed a hobby that was not related
to my work. Now whenever my wife and I travel, we take along a
few of our favorite discs and play some of the local disc golf
courses.
I have seen many remarkable things since I
have been in business. I had the opportunity to work with a
two-year-old that had been diagnosed with failure to thrive. She
had been very sick and had no appetite. After the first session,
she ate a whole hamburger on the way home which was the most she
had eaten in some time. Today, she plays soccer, goes to school
and challenges her parents like any normal seven year old.
The body was designed with a tremendous will
to heal. This way of working encourages the body to find its own
path to recovery by interacting very gently with all the soft
tissue systems of the body. Normally, the folks who benefit from
my work notice a change for the better within the first four
sessions. Otherwise, I encourage them to explore additional forms
of therapy.
The services I offer include Biovalent
Systems Manual Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Myofascial Release,
Neuromuscular Therapy, Somatoemotional Release, and Tai Ji (Tai
Chi) instruction. I am a staff member of the Center for
Integrative Medicine, a holistic medical practice that offers a
range of complementary and conventional services. For further
information and to make appointments to try my work, please call
423-643-1965. |
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THE WELL of
Wellness
Fill The Well Within
and
Enrich Your Life Inside & Out!
5201 Asheville Hwy,
Knoxville, TN 37914 |
September
2007 CHEO Spotlight:
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Barbara Rose, RN
h:865-247-4493; c:865-368-6828 rosewellness@comcast.net
www.wingedworks.com
www.baRose.Isagenix.com
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Barbara Rose, RN working at "The Well" uses BrainGym® movement, subtle energy
healing, imaginary & sound frequencies to assist people in discovering
their personal best as it relates to health, well-being and
self-expression. She also assists in setting up nutritional
programs to meet individual wellness needs, believing that
nutritional deficiencies are overlooked as a
contributing factor in dis-ease and sadly off the mark
in many wellness programs. She teaches others to
be practitioners of Energy Therapies including Radiant
Heart Usui Reiki workshops, while also offering
private Brain Gym and Reiki sessions and
consultations. In the last 18 months Barbara
became an Isagenix consultant, offering better options
to meet the nutritional needs of the adults and
children. "The Well" also offers classes by other
teachers. One of the newest class series is Feng Shui
and Space Arrangement taught by Monica Castaneda,
formerly of Ecuador. She has a natural, organic,
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Q & A with
Barbara Rose:
What brought you to Alternative Health field or to the products
you’re involved with?
Working as a nurse in
a traditional setting for 25 years propelled me into the wellness
field. Despite an increase in technologies, early detection
programs, and a myriad of new pharmaceuticals, the patients I
worked with were not getting healthier. In fact over time new
clients came in with more underlying conditions, the disease state
seemed to progress faster, impacting more severely the quality of
life and life-span. Cures were never discussed in patient/family
conferences, just the diagnosis and treatment plan. Although I
worked with a great team of patient advocates our scope of
practice was limited in my opinion. Foundations sprung up to look
for cures.
It was at an American
Holistic Nurses conference I attended in the early 80’s that I
first learned about the leading edge therapies that would greatly
influence my role as a nurse. The topics that peaked my interest
were: hypnotherapy, thought and guided imagery therapy, music and
drumming for health, and energy healing. The conference inspired,
awed, and blessed me hope- magnificent changes would change
medicine and nursing.
Tell us about yourself in 60 words or less:
I am a passionate,
warrior woman, not a “warring” one. The “True Warrior” archetype
is a catalyst for change which is in harmony with all life. My
belief is - everything living has an aspect of divine
consciousness. My challenge is to “Walk the Talk, continue to be
awed by the infinite possibilities, and embrace life as the true
gift it is.
Where are you from? How long in this area?
I was born in
Milwaukee, WI, where I lived for most of my life. In 1997 my
husband, Richard, and daughter, Rose, and I moved to Grainger
County, TN. We lived at Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center for 2 ½
years then moved to Knoxville where we live now!
If you had three wishes, what would they be in order of importance?
First,
I see myself setting up educational programs, primarily for women
and children in this country and abroad, to empower women as
mentors for their circle of influence. I believe our world will
change when the elders of wisdom speak again to everyone in the
community.
Second,
I see myself setting up health and wellness programs to educate
the community on natural ways of farming, cooking, self-care
methods of healing, and empowering practices, so people can live
life to the fullest.
Third,
I see myself working with others to create a true a Health-Care
system for everybody. Our current system is a “sick-care” system!
What is the one thing you would most like us to know about you?
I am an optimist! I
see potentiality!
If you could have lunch with any person, living or deceased, who
would it be and why?
I
would love to spend a long leisurely lunch with Gandhi, a True
Warrior! He did what others before him could not: he led am entire
nation to freedom and gave the people hope. He saw no one as an
enemy! I wish to learn how he was able to attract strong people
into his peace movement. His followers were strong, courageous
types who could fight, yet chose not to. The movement helped to
change patterns of behavior- to act from a passion for life than
fear!
What do you like to do in your spare time? What do you do for fun?
I love to dance,
perform and teach dancing! At age 24 I took my first dance class,
adult ballet and I have not stopped dancing yet. International
Folk Dancing is one of my favorite types. Lately I have taken an
interest in Circle Modern Dance!
I also love foreign
travel. It does not get any better than this: dance and travel
trip!.
Are you married, have you ever been married, etc? Kids? Pets?
Richard and I have been married for 26 years and dated for 37
years. He makes decisions faster these days. He is my best friend,
partner and knows me better than anyone!
Rose is our only child; she is an intelligent, honors student, and
senior at Gibbs High.
As far as pets go we have had dogs until recently. Now, we are
care for a stray tuxedo, male cat, my daughter named Ronny, after
Harry Potter’s sidekick.
Tell us more
about the work that you do?
I have my own wellness
business called Rose Wellness and am an Independent Star
Consultant with Isagenix International providing me with full time
work and enjoyment!
What are you most proud of in your life?
I am proud to have
taken the path before me, chose the forks that appealed to me,
learned as much as I could from my history, and realized that
every step led me to this very place, and it is perfect! I am a
result of the choices I have made, and make, and the situations I
have attracted into my life!
How would you like to see this organization grow, change or expand?
How would you like to see medical and alternative health in this
country grow, change or etc.
I would like to see
local chapters spring up throughout the area, then beyond. I see
more corporation involvement – program sponsorships for wellness
education; an active high quality speaker bureau to bring
education to business; lunch ’n learns; mentoring opportunities
for personal and professional growth….
Begin on # 3 of the
plan. I have started going to meetings sponsored by the TN Health
Care Campaign; it is the first step in re-creating the health care
system.
How would you
describe your center to someone?
The Well of Wellness, formerly The Sheltered Well, is a place
where one can imagine and explore possibilities. It has undergone
a recent transformation. My husband, Richard, and daughter, Rose,
joined me in this large home and work space. The upstairs now
houses the family area and Richard’s home inspection business,
while the large downstairs hosts The Well’s many healing
activities, classes, and my office.
What has not changed is The Well’s theme of self-healing
and empowerment: “Fill the Well Within from Streams of
Possibilities.” Classes continue on weekends and evenings and
private consultations are primarily scheduled during the day. I
offer free use of various passive healing tools, including a
Mesmer Battery (based on the work of German physician Franz Anton
Mesmer), and Gentle Wind Project instruments.
Do you feel what you
provide is holistic health care, alternative health care,
complementary health care services or do you care what it’s
labeled?
I
call myself an Integrative Wellness Consultant. I embrace all of
the labels mentioned but find I am fond of the terms “holistic”
and “complimentary”. The words have meaning to me in the paradigm
I operate from. I do not believe the general public knows what we
are referring to when those labels are used. To them it is new age
but it is really an updated version of wellness based on new and
ancient wisdom.
Five years ago
holistic health was known to some folks, those living on the
west, or east coasts, and in other progressive cities and states.
Currently
holistic health is gaining recognition.
In
10 years holistic health will be a household phrase.
What advice do you
have for people looking to get into this field?
Experiment with all types of modalities, learn more about those
you are attracted to, and have benefited from, to evoke passion
about your work and inspire others.
What is the most
remarkable thing you’ve seen in your business? Inspirational
story:
(I have many stories but not many have heard this one.) Two years
ago on my flight back from India I noticed this man sitting across
the aisle from me and two rows in front of me. As I looked at him
he seemed to look paler, restless, and was sweating more than
usual. Like me he probably just finished a large meal the airline
fed us. (My friend and I enjoyed this delicious meal complements
of Austrian Airlines!). I decided to use the restroom. A thought
came to me, he may need some assistance.
As I opened the restroom door the flight attendant greeted me and
told me I was needed. I immediately knew it was the man I noticed
earlier. Now this large man was slumped over against the window
and had labored breathing. The man’s wife and the flight attendant
both pleaded with me to do something.
Yes, I said as I bent over to take a closer look. The first
thought was, what we do if he arrested? It would be almost
impossible to get him to the floor given the narrow aisle….He
would be dead weight. Silently I asked for guidance, How can I be
of assistance to this man that would serve the highest good for
all involved? “Check his pulse!” was the instant, silent message.
As a nurse, former CPR instructor, and trained Flight Nurse, I
knew to check his pulse. At that moment I felt such gratitude for
my training: acute and chronic dialysis, night shift nurse on the
hospital code team, and the Air Force training.
I
have to check his pulse, I said out loud! The man’s wife hurriedly
moved out of her seat to the seat behind her husband as I moved
next to him. Then I placed the pads of all four fingers of my
right hand on his wrist. Instantly columns of brilliant white
light came through my fingers and went into his wrist. The light
reminded me of lightening and also a beam created as sunlight
passed through a prism.
My fingers were clamped around his wrist. Then an overwhelming
wave of energy came over me that nearly took my breath. A thought
arose in my head, “Feel” his pulse! I could not feel it at first
so I shifted my fingers slightly and found the artery. It was a
very slow pulse, probably less than 50 beats per minute, and it
was rather thread-like. I have no idea how long any of this took.
It did not seem very long but all of a sudden I noticed the man’s
wife and the attendant were starring at me- possibly awaiting my
report. I told them that I the pulse was present and it was slow!
Perhaps a minute later the man let out a loud sigh, tried to turn
his head, and brush some beads of sweat. His movements were
uncoordinated: he swiped at the forehead and his head jerked
about. His wife stopped stroking his head and looked at me in
surprise. After a few tries he did it. I released my fingers from
his skin just as he moved his head toward me. He seemed to have
difficulty focusing his eyes. No doubt he was probably clueless as
what was happening. We all sighed with relief for it seemed the
crisis was over!
As I returned to my seat a feeling of gratitude came over me. WOW!
It was another amazing coincidence!
What is your most
proud accomplishment thus far with your business?
I
am proud that I followed my heart’s desire which has evolved into
a mission and passion. I am a Nurse and part of my nursing
ministry is to also be an Educator.
What is the one thing
you want the public to understand about your services that you
feel they don’t?
Some people may not think my services are not foundational ones,
but an extra! They might put off seeing me as they do not realize
the value of my services. Or they put it off classes or sessions
until: life slows down, or they have more money….
Empowerment means; Fill The Well Within from Streams of Infinite
Possibilities. In doing this the empowered fill their vessel first
to be able to give to others!
THE END of the Questions and BarbaraRose’s Answers!!!!
Blessings Abound!
BarbaraRose, RN |
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CHEO Spotlight:
Full Circle
Medical Center
Traditional & Alternative Medicine - Integrative Practitioners &
Therapies:
Heart Attack, Stroke,
Parkinson's & Alzheimer's, Macular Degeneration treatments &
prevention; Riordan Protocol: Nutritional Cancer Support,
Chelation, Vitamin & Mineral IV's; Official NIH TACT study
Center, Infra-Red Ozone Sauna, Lymph Star Drainage, Live
Blood Cell Analysis, Massage, EDS, Safe Weight Loss
706-861-7377
DrPrevent.com
(pictured right at 2004
CHEO Conference) |
Dr. Charles
Adams MD

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Q & A with Dr
Prevent:
What brought you to Alternative
Health and the field / product you’re
involved with?
1) Well, between ages 8 to 15, I had the experience of watching
my father dwindle and die due to scleroderma.
2) Later, as a practicing physician, I began to 'inventory':
How well are doing or not doing with our current regimens for
treating heart disease?
3) Are there better answers/therapies for our current known
treatment modalities, and
4) Are there underlying / unrecognized causes for our common
and/or uncommon health challenges?
So, short answer: Experience (# 1 & 2) and a desire to make it
better (# 3 & 4). Just as a woman will deny, cling to, and stay in
an abusive relationship, so will medicine cling to therapies
Tell us about yourself
in 60 words or less:
The primary word is "LUCKY!" Lucky to have a great wife and
family, lucky to have the opportunity to practice medicine, lucky
to practice medicine in a patient friendly state such as Georgia,
lucky to know the folks I know.
My job is to keep patients healthy and away from people like
me. In our practice we try to use the best of all available
modalities to test, diagnose, and treat health challenges.
Where are you from? How
long in the Greater Chattanooga area?
Born in Louisville, KY when my father was in medical school. My
mother is from Huntland, TN, so that and my mentally retarded
sister and the wonderful institution, Orange Grove, inspired my
Mom & Dad to settle here in Chattanooga in the mid -50's. My class
led the last parade at Baylor School as it ended its military
program. Went to college @ Emory & Henry and later, medical school
@ UT in Memphis, and then Internal Medicine residency @ Erlanger
Hospital.
If you had three
wishes, what would they be in order of importance?
1) I wish we could all work together for "Win-Win" - be it
politics, economics, or personal.
What do you like to do
in your spare time? What do you do for fun?
Fishing & hunting = spare time / relaxation.
I have fun poking them that are stuck on the past and unwilling
to look at possibilities for improving the present and future.
Are you married, have
you ever been married, etc? Kids? Pets?
Currently living with my girl friend who also happens to be my
wife of 27 years. We have 3 children, a son and 2 daughters, all
of whom are @ UT in Knoxville. Presently, we have one dog.
If you’re not in
alternative health full time, what kind of work do you do?
I "work" with CHEO, and Baylor School, and Tennesseans for
Health Care Freedom, and running a medical practice, and the REAL
work is spending time with "Satan's time sucking assistant" -->
the computer!
Where do you see
yourself in five years?
In an integrative medical center with a whole passle of
integrative practitioners.
How would you like to
see this organization grow, change or expand? How would you like
to see medical and alternative health in this country grow, change
or etc.
It is a real privilege to be a part of this group. It is
marvelous and mind boggling to watch folks step up and help to
keep it going and growing. Perhaps getting more of the medical
practitioners involved would be great - maybe try to get some
conventions such as ACAM, Life Extension, IAOMT...?
What are you most proud
of in your life?
I try to watch this because they say pride comes before the
fall!!!
It was a really, neat, totally blind-sided honor to be named
the CHEO practitioner of the year! Never saw it coming!
To contact Dr. Charles Adams MD, call his office at:
706-861-7377, or email
DrPrevent@comcast.net.
Full Circle Medical Center, is located at:
1462 Cross St., Ft. Oglethorpe, GA 30742 |
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JULY 2007
CHEO Spotlight:
Jeannette Sebes
McDonald
www.jwell.usana.com
(Our regular CHEO Spotlight
Interviewer & Writer!) |

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Upon meeting Jeannette Sebes McDonald several things immediately
become clear. First, she is serious about giving women’s
healthcare back to women. She is passionate about her purpose of
helping women find their own intuitive voice as it relates to
their health, and she insists on creating good work.
Jeannette
has found her purpose, and as life would have it, she is certain
that she had to get sick to find it. Starting at 17 she began
to get debilitating headaches and have jaw troubles which were
the beginnings of TMJ. The headaches got worse and over a
period of about eight years, developed into full-blown chronic
pain throughout her body leaving her unable to sleep or eat or
function normally.
The
medical system was able to offer her prescription painkillers,
but no hope of living a pain free life. At 25, she was told she
would just have to learn to live with it. When faced with the
prospect of living in misery for the rest of her life, something
snapped, she refused to be sentenced to that grim future, and
got busy on a search of her own to help heal herself.
In
graduate school, while looking for a book to write a report on
for a women’s health class, she discovered ‘Women’s Bodies,
Women’s Wisdom’ by Dr. Christiane Northrup. As she devoured the
900-page book, she felt deeply connected to the information
within and began using it to heal herself.
Jeannette
learned that when women change the basic emotional and energetic
conditions of their lives that lead to health problems, they
heal faster, more completely and with far fewer medical
interventions. Feminine wisdom is our natural gift and is very
important to understand what it is and how to use it Jeannette
says, women were the first healers, we’ve got to be educated on
how to tap into that self- healing ability today.
Her
experiences with chronic pain are in her past now, and what
remains is a deep dedication to lead women out of their
individual health issues naturally and holistically. She has
joined with a company called USANA Health Sciences, to help
spread awareness of some of the health options available to
women. Jeannette is very enthusiastic about her business, and
offers an array of high quality products that improve the
quality of our skin, nutrition, and vitality.
Jeannette
says, “As a USANA business owner and educator aligned with the
vision of Dr. Northrup, I shed light on the connection between
physical, emotional and financial health and well-being. I
strive to achieve vibrant health in all these areas, while
teaching others how to do the same.” There is a strong team
aspect to Jeannette’s business, which takes advantage of the
vast knowledge of everyone involved in it. “We really teach
people to be healthy on all levels so that they can teach
others, and in this way the awareness grows.”
In
addition, Jeannette is continuing to follow her path of health
education by designing a program to enhance patient’s overall
experience at their doctor’s office and with their healing
process. The program will offer a patient a deeper
understanding of their ailment through education, guidance and
support. Through one-on-one education sessions, and group
sessions, the program will help to lighten the load of the
practitioners, support and move forward the patients’ healing
process, and improve the general efficiency of the practice and
patient wellness.
“It’s a
large project in the developmental stages right now, but this is
what’s needed, and this is the time,” says Jeannette. “This is
my vision, and the laws of attraction and prosperity allow me to
draw everything and everyone that’s needed to help this vision
of wellness grow into a solid reality.” With her philosophy of
insisting on taking the time to create quality work, she is just
the woman to make this happen.
Check out
Jeannette at her website
www.jwell.usana.com. She can also be reached at
423.505.2350 and
jaeindc@aol.com
Special Thanks to Anne Morrissey for interviewing our regular
Spotlight Writer Jeannette Sebes-McDonald and writing this
spotlight.
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Q & A
with Jeannette:
What are you
most proud of in your life?
I have great pride surrounding my emergence from chronic pain. It
was a life changing span of about ten years in which doctors told
me I would have to start learning how to live with the pain.
Living with the pain was not an option for me. Healing my body’s
root cause of the pain was the only option I eventually saw and so
I began the long process of allowing my body to heal. I’m proud
that I was able to find the strength within myself to uncover the
truths necessary to regain true health.
What do you
like to do in your spare time?
In my spare time I love to practice yoga, work in my garden and
yard, walk my dog, read, see movies, make dinner with my husband,
and travel.
What is the one
thing you would most like us to know about you?
I believe fully and strongly in the benefits of integrating
alternative health education into traditional medical practices
and I’m determined to help make this happen. Patients need more
than fifteen minutes with their doctor. They need a session with
a health educator to help support, educate and empower them in
their medical decisions.
If you had
three wishes, what would they be in order of importance?
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My wish is for everyone to find and know the great source that
is within each of us
that enables us to accomplish anything.
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My wish is for everyone to know that their bodies are capable of
anything if provided
with the right tools.
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My wish is for everyone to find a nurturing group of friends to
be surrounded by.
Where do you
see yourself in five years?
I’ll be happy and healthy! I’ll be empowering and educating
people seeking medical care in methods and strategies to heal
themselves. I’ll be running a successful USANA business in five
years.
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JUNE 2007
CHEO Spotlight:
BirthingRight Midwifery
Claudia Conn --->
<-- Debbie Schneider
(with babies:-)
www.BirthingRight.com
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Meet Claudia Conn and Debbie Schneider, who both are Tennessee
Licensed Certified Professional Midwives (CPM-TN) and work in
partnership to provide full-scope midwifery as well as
well-woman care.
Claudia has been practicing midwifery for over 25 years and
working with Debbie for about 8 years, with 2 full-time
apprentices. We just extended our practice, BirthingRight
Midwifery, into the Chattanooga area last year.
Our strong birth team allows us to provide comprehensive 24/7
care and support to the families we serve. Our practice is
firmly based on informed choice. We believe women and families
have the right to determine their own care in pregnancy and
birth.
Midwifery Q & A:
How
safe an option is planned homebirth?
Planned homebirth with a trained attendant
has been repeatedly shown to be at least as safe and by many
criteria safer than hospital birth. Many studies, most of which
are published in the medical literature demonstrate the safety
of homebirth.
How do
the studies compare birth in the U.S. with the rest of the
world?
The United States with all of its material
wealth and technology is now 42nd in the world in its infant
mortality statistics. We stand at the very bottom of the
industrialized nations. European countries with the best
perinatal mortality statistics consistently incorporate
direct-entry midwives and homebirth into their healthcare
systems. According to Marsden Wagner, the former director of the
World Health Organization, in all European countries the number
of midwives outweighs the number of obstetricians and
direct-entry midwives provide primary care for most pregnant
women.
Has
there been a study done in this country looking specifically at
the safety of homebirths attended by CPMs?
Yes, there was a large study published in
June of 2005 in the prestigious British Medical Journal. All
practicing CPMs were required to submit extensive prospective
data on all of the births attended during the year 2000. The
study showed that planned low-risk homebirths attended by CPMs
are as safe as births attended in the hospital, and that there
was much less intervention with home as compared to hospital
birth.
Would
you speak a little about pregnancy and birth interventions?
We should first clarify that many of the
drugs, tests, and technologies now used in pregnancy and birth
in this country undoubtedly have a time and a place and may at
times be beneficial and even life-saving.
The
problem is that there is an escalating trend for the use of
routine, non evidence-based interventions throughout the course
of care. Pregnancy and birth have become highly medicalized
events in this country. During their pregnancies women are
exposed to extensive routine testing. In labor, common
interventions include restriction of food and drink, routine
IVs, restricted freedom of movement, use of electronic fetal
monitoring (85% in 2003, no longer recorded), epidurals (over
80%), Pitocin induction and augmentation (67%), Artificial
rupture of membranes, routine prophylactic antibiotics, forceps,
vacuum extractions, and episiotomies (24%),
There are also many routine procedures and
interventions that separate the mom and the baby and negatively
effect bonding and the process of breastfeeding.
The list
of interventions and routine procedures goes on and on.
And then of course, there is cesarean
section, which is in a class by itself as an intervention. One
in three women now give birth in this country by C/section and
the rate is rising year by year. To put this in perspective keep
in mind that the C/section rate in this country was 5% from 1940
to 1970. The WHO has stated that nothing over a 10% c/section
rate is justifiable.
How do
these intervention statistics compare to those of planned
home birth?
Studies on planned homebirth consistently
show excellent safety statistics with a fraction of the level of
intervention. (For example in the CPM 2000 study the rate of
epidurals was 4.7% (vs. over 80% for hospital birth),
Episiotomy-2.1% vs.24%. There was a similar decrease for cited
interventions across the board. As I just mentioned the overall
C/section rate in this country is now at 30% and rising. The
C/Section rate in the CPM 2000 study among planned homebirthers
was 3.7%
Pregnancy and birth in this country have become very medicalized.
How does midwifery care affect this picture?
A useful way to look at the different
philosophies and approaches to care is to think of two different
models. These are usually referred to as the Medical Model of
Care and the Midwives Model of Care. Much has been written about
these models in the literature. Crystallizing the different
approaches into models makes them easier to understand. It also
removes any issues of professional mudslinging or questions of
whether doctors are “better than midwives” or vice versa. This
is because when we discuss models of care we are not actually
talking about professions or specific professionals. It is
possible, for instance, for an obstetrician to practice within
the Midwives Model of Care, or for a midwife to practice
predominantly in the Medical Model.
The foundation of the Midwives Model of Care
is that pregnancy and birth are normal processes. To
professionals practicing within the Midwives Model of Care
pregnancy and birth are seen as normal life events. Caregivers
keep a close eye on pregnant and birthing women to make sure
that all, remains within the bounds of normalcy. But the reality
is that normal healthy women, with basic low-tech care and
guidance can generally be expected to have normal healthy births
without the intrusion of extensive systems of intervention.
What
about the emotional aspects of the experience for the mother
and family?
Birth as we experience it with families in
our care is generally a joyous and celebratory event for a woman
and her family. Birth involves the whole woman and the
experience impacts her on every level---physical, emotional, and
even spiritual and often seen as a rite of passage.
Women who give birth at home are in control
and make their own choices about what’s important to them in
their birth experience. They are supported and encouraged in
their choices. They eat, drink, rest, and move about as they see
fit. They surround themselves with people they love who will
support them, or they may choose a very private experience. They
typically have their husbands and perhaps their children very
involved. They labor and birth where they are most comfortable,
which for many women in our practice now means they are birthing
in water. They work hard, and they give birth with joy and
passion. Their babies are born strong and alert and welcomed
directly into their mother’s arms where they are embraced,
nurtured and put directly to the breast. The sanctity of the
bonding experience is not disturbed.
Women are strengthened and inspired in the
process. Families are strengthened by this experience. Women’s
experience allows them to move forward in their lives as strong
and capable mothers. They are Empowered, with a capital E!
What
can women do to prepare themselves to have a healthy and
positive pregnancy and birth?
First of all we recommend that women do all
that they can to optimize their health before and during their
pregnancies. Diet, nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle
measures should all be considered. Choose a caregiver that will
assist and guide you in these goals. Our care is oriented to
optimizing health and thereby preventing complications from ever
becoming an issue.
The other single most
important recommendation is that women become informed consumers
of maternity care. Educate yourself and make informed choices.
Seek information and ask questions. Think about what’s important
to you and choose a caregiver and the setting in which you will
give birth carefully.
There is so much information available to
pregnant women today. This is wonderful and doesn’t need to be
overwhelming. Pregnancy and birth ARE normal processes and you
don’t need to be a “rocket scientist” to gather the information
you need to make good choices for yourself and your baby. There
is a recent publication that is now available entitled “The
Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative” put out by the Coalition
for Improving Maternity Services, or CIMS, which is an excellent
guide in helping women and families to make good and discerning
choices in their pregnancy and birth care.
Can
you recommend some other good sources of information for
women and families?
One of our favorite books for getting
started with information important to pregnant women is called A
Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth, by Henci Goer. Also,
there is a wonderful book by Tennessee’s own Ina May Gaskin
entitled Ina May’s Guide to Natural Birth.
The Internet, of course, is also an
incredible source of information and there are many wonderful
websites. We would like to recommend our own website at
www.BirthingRight.com as a resource with great links to
hundreds of other websites organized in a way that makes it very
easy to identify areas of interest related to pregnancy and
birth and to access information on those topics.
We would like to end by reiterating that it
is very important that a woman ultimately give birth however and
wherever she is most comfortable with the caregiver of her
choice. What’s most important is that whatever a woman and
family choose, that those choices be informed choices. Informed
choice is probably the single most important factor in ensuring
a healthy and satisfying birth experience.
Written by Claudia and Debbie. Our
regular writer,
Jeannette Sebes-McDonald was
on vacation.
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MAY 2007
CHEO
Member Spotlight:
Faye Henry
Touchstone Vibrations
795 Barnsville Road, Armuchee, GA 30105 706-857-6300
faye@tsvibrations.com
www.tsvibrations.com
Faye's CHEO Listing reads: Vibrational energy balancing.
Create wholeness, balance, harmony & joy while experiencing sound
massage, lymphatic drainage therapy, eliminate EMF’s, etc. Energy
dowsing, Crystal bowls, Music, Quantum Touch. Come play with us.
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Meet Faye Henry, a woman with an outlook that could quite possibly
transform the world. Faye is new to the CHEO board and brings
with her a palette full of skills. Over the past few decades she
has worked as an air traffic controller, a shop owner, underwater
videographer and photographer, a video editor, computer programmer
and web developer just to name a few. And then on a fall day in
2001 Faye walked into an herb store looking for carrot oil and
came out with a whole new path in life.
While she was in the herb store she was invited to attend a Reiki
class. Against all odds that Saturday she skeptically wound up in
class. She didn’t feel anything in class but for the first
time ever she slept uncovered comfortably; previously her hands
and feet were constantly cold. She went back. Faye knew it was
working, but couldn’t feel it and so she began to read.
This led to emotional healing classes, access energy
transformation classes, quantum touch study, dousing, essential
oils, lymphatic drainage study and the clarity that the key to
healing is sound and color. These interests have blossomed in
Faye’s life and unlike many she utilizes these skills for personal
growth. She believes that everyone has within them the capacity
to heal themselves; therefore no one really needs these services.
She states, “[the public] do not really need any services, from me
or anyone else. They have all they need to be whole, healthy,
balanced, and in harmony within themselves.”
Faye believes we create everything in our lives, that energy
follows thought and we need only to focus on being well. She
doesn’t consider herself a healer as “healers are those who were
sick and got well.” Humbly Faye says “I’ve been fortunate to
experience a lot of things and to play with them.” May you all
have the pleasure of meeting Faye Henry; she spreads great joy and
truth just by being present.
Special Thanks to
Jeannette Sebes-McDonald
for interview / article.
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Q & A
with Faye
What is
the one thing you want the public to understand about your
services that
you feel they don’t?
If I could tell the public one thing and them
understand it, it is that they do not really need any services, from me or
anyone else. They have all they need to be whole, healthy, balanced, and in
harmony within themselves. They should only do things because they enjoy
them, not because they have any need of them. Your thoughts and beliefs are
very powerful tools, use them to create the things you want in your life, by
thinking about the things you do want, and not the things you want to
change.
Tell us about
yourself in 60 words or less.
I am.
Where are you from?
How long in the Greater Chattanooga area?
I was born and raised in Haywood Valley, just north of
Rome, Ga. Born at home, I lived there until 1972, left and came back in 1989
and now live on the same farm.
If you had three
wishes, what would they be in order of importance?
1. To be love, totally aware of all that I really am,
living in the now moment, each moment of each day. If this one were true,
then there is nothing else that I could wish for that I would not have.
If you could have
lunch with any person, living or deceased, who would it be and why?
Emil, the Master in the books, The Life and Times of
the Masters of the Far East. I would love to be in his presence and to learn
to be as he and his Mother are. If you have not read this series of books, I
highly recommend them.
What do you like to
do in your spare time?
At this point in time, I really do not have any spare
time.
What do you do for fun?
I read, play drums, play crystal bowls, walk, ride
bicycles, spin Poi, work in my flower garden, visit with friends, and go
caving.
If you’re not in complementary health
full time, what kind of work do you do?
I do video production, including shooting, editing, and
duplication. And I work for an ad agency in Dalton.
What are you most
proud of in your life?
My pilot’s license. I was the first female to receive
a pilot license in LaFayette. This was in 1974. I love flying.
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APRIL 2007
CHEO
Member Spotlight:
Anne
Morrissey,
B.A., M.A.
CHEO Board Member 2007;
CHEO Radio "CHEO Health Talk" Host 2007
Natural Healing Energy Medicine
AnneMorrissey@aol.com
Energy
Modalities include: Removal of Toxic Energy
Patterns; Chakra Balancing; Meridian Balancing; Pain Relief; Reset
Shifted Energy Fields; Guided Meditation & Visualization; Reiki;
Repair Tears in Aura; Prepare for Surgery/Heal Faster; Spiritual
Coaching; Traumatic Memory Release; Acupressure/Energy Work; Cranio-Sutural
Therapy; Crystal Healing; Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT); Spinal
Flush; Energetic Chelation; Neuro-Lymphatic Massage; Stress Release.
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“What if your life had a voice and it was constantly sending you
suggestions on how to be happy, healthy and wise?” writes Anne
Morrissey, who is the embodiment of energy work. She has spent
her life being groomed for her budding and current work by tuning
in to life’s experiences.
This is one woman who listened when life was sending her messages
and we should all be so lucky to learn from her wisdom. From Anne
you can receive energy work on an individual basis;
mind-body-spirit connection education on a group level and an
overwhelming encounter with truth. A teacher and healer wrapped
into one she provides an opportunity for all of us to break free
from what it is that ails us.
Schooled in communications and broadcasting in college Anne set
out to find a job that fit. Job after job came and went as her
interest in energy, science of the mind and personal power grew.
In 1998 she earned a Masters in Metaphysics and later studied
energy medicine for two years under visionary healer, Fernan
Poulin.
Armed with vast life experience, loads of book knowledge and a
deep understanding of how to follow ones own intuitive path, Anne
is now ready to bring an understanding of the mind-body connection
to the masses. Information from a seminar outline boasts, “what
if your body is trying to heal and you’re standing firmly in the
way?” With a powerful presence and deep intuitive sense Anne has
the skills to bring this information to us in a practical and
skills-based way.
Teaching us how to tune in, get quiet enough to hear our body’s
messages and how to act on them is Anne. We can keep ignoring our
bodies or we can learn from a teacher wise well beyond her years.
Anne can teach us “powerful and practical skills that allow us to
live a more whole and balanced life.” Watch for Anne’s workshops
to burst onto the scene soon.
Check out Anne at a variety of places: on the radio at 1310 AM
hosting CHEO Health Talk Mondays at 9am; a Healing circle on the
first and third Thursdays of each month; at
AnneMorrissey@aol.com or call her at 423.774.3334.
Special Thanks to
Jeannette Sebes-McDonald
for interview / article.
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with Anne
What are you
most proud of in your life?
I’m most proud of
the fact that I have grown immensely from my challenges.
Deaths, financial setbacks, starting all over again, breakups,
etc. I’ve been fortunate to know that for some reason, I was
being redirected. I’ve learned to trust that I will be
challenged and redirected from time to time, sometimes in what
seems like a harsh way, but in the end I will be better and
stronger and more alive for it, and while I’m not at the stage
where I welcome the challenges, I know I can handle them.
What do you like
to do in your spare time?
It varies. Right
now, I’m in the “cant get enough tennis” phase. That will last
for awhile and, and then I might go into a research phase, where
I’m gathering all the information I possibly can about a
particular subject, and immersing myself in it. Who knows what
it will be, but there will always be lots of reading and
writing, shopping, biking, and being by the water, any water,
but especially the ocean.
Where are you
from? How long in the Chattanooga area?
I was born and
raised in Sacramento, California. Since then I’ve lived in
Washington D.C. San Francisco, Oakland, CA, Paris France, Miami
FL, Atlanta, GA and now Chattanooga. I moved here last July.
If you could
have lunch with any person, living or deceased who would it be
and why?
There are so many
people it’s impossible to just pick one. I’d say the top three
are Barbara Brennan, healer, scientist and therapist
because I want to know where she is headed with the human energy
field these days.
Deepak Chopra,
because I want to talk about quantum physics and how he
personally applies the principles to his own daily life.
Caroline Myss,
because I love her teaching style, and I aspire to do what she
does teaching on international retreats.
What is your most
proud accomplishment thus far with your business?
I feel very pleased
when I’ve been part of someone’s healing or someone’s AHA
moment. I feel really great when someone comes to me saying
their life totally sucks and they’re depressed, and by the time
we’ve done our work, they are laughing at themselves and saying
my life doesn’t suck, and I’ve got a lot going for me!!! When I
can see a change in their posture, confidence and the perception
of the future begin to change, I know they’re on their way, and
that makes me proud.
What is the one
thing you want the public to understand about your services that
you feel they don’t?
I feel the public
does not yet understand the nature of energy work. People are
still so conditioned to going to traditional doctors and telling
them what’s wrong and expecting them to fix it. I think
people want a magic pill so they can get back to their lives
back to business as usual, they see illness as a major
inconvenience that they don’t have time for.
Energy therapies
can have incredible results, but they are not instant miracles,
and the client has to participate in the changes. Clients would
do well to understand that they didn’t get to where they are
overnight, and won’t be back to tip top shape overnight either.
It is not that I wave my hands over you and you are all fixed
up, it is a process of understanding and unraveling your
particular needs. I think people are not yet geared to having
the patience to listen to the subtle language of the body.
Where do you see
yourself in five years?
Within five years
I will be an international teacher of mind-body-spirit medicine
and understanding the language of the body and what it’s trying
to tell you. I believe it’s going to take a lot of repetition
for people to get that they have a lot more control over their
health and well being than they have been taught they do.
I can help far
more people by educating in groups than I can seeing people one
on one. I have a feeling I will be living in Acapulco, Mexico,
but I’m not sure about that yet. Wherever I live, I’ll be
traveling and speaking and training and doing what I love.
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MARCH 2007
CHEO
Member Spotlight:
Sonya Naulta, MSW,
CCH
Hypnotherapy Works!
Chattanooga Center for Clinical
Hypnosis
4300 Dayton Blvd., Suite 100
Chattanooga, TN 37415, 423.874.0155
www.hypnosisbysonya.com
My wish for you: The
Fruits of the Spirit---
Gentleness, Faithfulness, Goodness, Joy, Kindness, Love,
Peace and Self-control
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Hypnotherapy Works is a service provided by Sonya Naulta that I
believe everyone should experience. Sonya offers a focused,
controlled way to “redesign your mind to manifest all of the
positive outcomes you desire.” Read carefully here. I am
reporting that there is a strategic and supported way to change
the things in your life you wish you could change. It is possible
with the help of hypnotherapy. Some of the issues brought to
Sonya for hypnotherapy include: stress reduction, increased
energy, improved sleep, weight loss, becoming a non-smoker and
improving memory.
Sonya is a natural counselor. At age seventeen she began working
as a peer counselor and it was a natural fit. She followed this
wisdom, studied social work in college and went on to receive a
Masters degree in Social Work from East Carolina University.
During her evolution as a therapist over the past 19 years she
found great success using hypnotherapy in her counseling work, so
she became a board certified clinical hypnotherapist and is living
her life’s mission. It has become her life’s work.
Imagine a peaceful environment with low lights, soft music and a
steady stream of soothing thoughts being spoken to you. This
is the atmosphere you’ll find at the Hypnotherapy Works office.
Sonya teaches clients about the mind-body connection and eases the
conscious mind into rest. Having interviewed clients before the
actual hypnosis, Sonya then formulates suggestions based on what
the client wishes to change. This therapy is interactive - based
solely on what the client wants, with no change taking place
without the client’s intention. The easy trance you are taken
into is a way to distract the conscious mind so that the
unconscious mind is open and ready for suggestion. Sonya acts
only as a guide, and with Sonya Naulta as your guide you cannot go
wrong.
Check out Hypnotherapy Works at
http://hypnotherapy.web.aplus.net/chattanooga/index.html
or give her a call at 423.874.0155. This is a service for anyone
who has ever been interested in making profound change in their
life.
Special Thanks to
Jeannette Sebes-McDonald
for interview / article.
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Q & A with Sonya
What is the most remarkable thing
you’ve seen in your business? Inspirational story?
I told
you about the client who wore hearing aids to hear, but after listening to
her hypnosis tape several times she could hear her husband talking to her
when she took her hearing aids out. The only explanation she came up with
was that a benign suggestion of “Every sound you hear helps you relax even
more,” which is a standard deepening of hypnosis suggestion, was picked up
by her unconscious mind as “Every sound you hear.” I have no way of knowing
which words will be accepted by the unconscious mind, which is why more than
one session is usually recommended.
I have
many, many remarkable stories: diabetics on insulin coming off of meds and
controlling their illness with their diet and their mind… a seven year old
boy who rides/drives motor cross bikes having an accident which left him
afraid to ride coming to three sessions and six months later wins the
national motor bike competition in Las Vegas for his weight group… people
who smoked most of their lives quitting after one or two sessions… people
losing a pound a day on the weight control program… so, so much more!
Relationships restored; self-esteem enhanced; addictions brought under
self-control (like pathological gambling for example); sports performance
enhanced; sex life improved; and on and on.
How has running this business
helped you personally?
I feel
privileged and honored to help people connect with the resources they
already have in their mind. I benefit from every contact in some way or
another. I get better and better in my abilities. I have overcome obstacles
that my clients and I have had in common. For example, I have a healthy
lifestyle as a side effect or unintended consequence of hypnotizing so many
others to have a healthy lifestyle. My unconscious mind picks and chooses
which suggestions it likes, so I have the benefit of “self-hypnosis” every
time I hypnotize someone else.
Tell me about how you got started in
your work?
I used
hypnosis to quit smoking cigarettes in 1994. I was in graduate school for a
Master’s in Social Work. I found a kind of therapy that worked as good or
better than all the approaches I learned in graduate school. My business is
hypnotherapy, which is one model or framework with which one can use to
change their thoughts, feelings and behavior so that they can achieve their
goals.
What advice do you have for
people looking to get into this field?
Get a
good, basic education in psychology, communications and/or counseling first.
Save your money because the certification process/education for clinical
hypnotherapy is expensive, but worth it!
What is the one thing you want the
public to understand about your services that you feel they don’t?
People
don’t know that we go in and out of hypnotic trance all the time, throughout
the day. It is not a mysterious, psychic phenomenon. Ever been driving and
lose consciousness? Who or what is driving if you are distracted, not paying
attention, but unconsciously you arrive at your destination safely? We have
resources in our mind that we can tap into… we just were never taught how to
access these resources.
Tell us about yourself in 60 words
or less.
I am
evolving and changing every day. Yet I remain the same core self inside. I
love myself, but not in conceited way. I honor the God in me and the God in
you. Our nature is to be divine. I am a spiritual being in a human form… a
human becoming, rather than a human being. If I am to have success and
happiness in this life, then I believe I must reach out and connect to
others. We are all helpers and healers to each other.
Where are you from? How long in the
Greater Chattanooga area?
I was
born in Portsmouth Naval Hospital, VA. My father was in the Navy and we were
stationed at seven different bases on the east coast of the USA. I moved to
Chattanooga from Fayetteville, NC nine years ago to be with the father of my
child so we could all three be together and be a “normal” family.
If you had three wishes, what would
they be in order of importance?
This is a
great therapy question. First, I wish for the race of human beings to find
peace inside so we can stop warring with each other. Second, I wish for all
children to be safe, which would happen if my first wish came true. Third, I
wish for enough funds to have my dream home in the mountains and my dream
home at the beach.
What is the one thing you would most
like us to know about you?
I am
genuine, authentic and no different than anyone else. Like my nine year old
daughter says, “We are all pink inside.”
If you could have lunch with any
person, living or deceased, who would it be and why?
My core
self… the spirit or soul that may or may not have lived many lifetimes
before… I want to connect deeply and integrate all my parts so that I am one
unified whole. I think my core self is connected to all of the great people
that come to my mind that I would like to talk to, like Jesus or Buddha or
Confucius or Socrates or Mary Magdalene or Martin Luther King, Jr. or Joan
of Arc… so many more!
What do you like to do in your spare
time? What do you do for fun?
I play
with my daughter when she is with me. When she is with her father, I have
fun with my friend Billy. We like to go hiking, sight-seeing and we cook
together. We have an interesting relationship. When I am alone, I love
reading books about NLP, spirituality, metaphysics and such… I also love
watching movies. I would like to do more workshops and see more clients. My
work is fun!
If you’re not in complimentary
health full time, what kind of work do you do?
I work
full-time for Fortwood Center, Inc., which is a non-profit, United Way
Agency that provides Mental Health services to children, adolescents and
adults. I am a Level One Case Manager for Adult Services, which means I work
with adults that have severe and persistent mental illness and often
substance abuse problems. I work much like a “coach,” but also I help them
with daily living tasks. It is a challenge and an adventure everyday with my
Fortwood clients.
What are you most proud of in your
life?
I am a
good mother.
Where do you see yourself in five
years?
I will be
working my private practice full-time and working for Fortwood part-time.
How would you like to see this
business grow, change or expand? How would you like to see complimentary
health in this country grow, change or etc.?
I
personally would like to create a school where I can teach what I have
learned. I would like to see Complementary Health Care practices to be right
along side of traditional health care practices. I would like to see an
integration of services that treat and prevent across the broad spectrum of
human experience. Treatment of the person as a whole with all the different
disciplines collaborating, working together to create the best possible
outcomes for all of us.
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FEBRUARY 2007
CHEO
Member Spotlight:
LINDA ALTHOFF
CHEO Vice President,
owner of Living Better Systems: Air, Water & Laundry Purification Technologies
of Ecoquest International, & Heart Song:
for emotional clearing and
spiritual development
lalthof1@yahoo.com
706-861-1579, 423-315-3785
livingbettersystems@ecoquestintl.com
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Linda Althoff
owns Living Better Systems and markets products from Ecoquest
International, which simply stated, create a cleaner and healthier
indoor environment where people live and work. However, just being
around Linda will transform your energy. She offers you the chance to enhance your physical self
and surroundings through air and water purification systems, whole
food supplements, natural skin care, and many other household
products. When you meet Linda to discuss the bevy of products
that will help create for you a better environment you will find
that she can also help you create a better life.
Linda is a networker by nature; her personality is vibrant; her
conversation is easy and her vibrational energy is magnetic. Like
many of us she was led to spiritual and alternative health through
experiences in her personal life and found herself at home. For
years she has marketed different businesses, and in 1997 found a
company with products that were aligned with her personal
philosophies and products that could really help people live a
healthier life.
Ecoquest she said “fit me personally.” She believes everything is
vibrational and that our bodies are our biggest teachers. In
order to have a healthy business with Ecoquest she works to
maintain her own vibrational energy. She believes in the power
and laws of attraction and circulation and works through herself
to better her business. In her words, she has found a way to
“infuse myself into my business.” When you are as positively
vibrational and magnetic as Linda, you are bound to offer to
clients exactly what they need.
Please check out
www.ecoquest.com/livingbettersystems for details on the
products offered or call 706.861.1579 for direct contact with an
amazing woman who all of us can benefit from.
Special Thanks to
Jeannette Sebes-McDonald
for interview/article.
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Q & A
with Linda Althoff
What led you
into this business and opening up your own place?
A friend introduced me to this business. I
love the fact that the products benefit everyone, especially those with
environmental sensitivities and issues. I also love the fact that I can help
people financially with the business opportunity, which can be part-time or
full-time and flexible around the business owner's personal schedule.
What is the most
remarkable thing you’ve seen in your business? Inspirational story?
There are so many amazing stories about how
the products have helped people, but the most remarkable one is about the
business opportunity. There was a man who was practically homeless - living
with friends. Had gone thru a divorce, lost his business and his car. A
friend told him about a meeting 30 miles away that was about the Ecoquest
Opportunity and he hitchhiked there. Someone loaned him the money to become
a dealer and get one air purifier. The next day he began walking - carrying
the unit - to show people who had allergies, asthma, mold or mildew
problems, etc how the air purifier worked. He began to sell some and then
bought an old car that would hardly run. He began to share the opportunity
with others and drive his old car to different cities to share the business
opportunity and show the product. He couldn't go faster than 30 miles an
hour in his old car. He became successful and was making a six figure income
before long and was helping many people. His determination and persistence
in the face of such challenges has inspired me and many others.
What is your most
proud accomplishment thus far with your business?
I have several thousand business associates
in my Ecoquest organization and many of them have become very close friends.
I enjoy helping new business owners start their businesses and become
successful.
Tell us about yourself
in 60 words or less. Where are you from? How long in the Greater Chattanooga
area?
I was born and raised in
Knoxville TN. I moved to Chattanooga in 1970 and have lived here ever since
except for 6 mo.s in Jacksonville FL and 2 years in Augusta GA
I owned another business from 1987 until I
started my Ecoquest business in 1997 when I sold my other business (I had a
distributorship with Safeguard Business Systems) I love the time freedom and
flexibility with my Ecoquest business. I also love meeting people and
helping them with the products and financial opportunity.I have found
that network marketing allows a person to create income by using the
Spiritual principles such as: The Law of Circulation, The Law of Commitment,
The Law of Karma (what you do to/for others you do to/for yourself). It is
easy to see what is going on inside of you by how your business is flowing
(or not).
If you had three
wishes, what would they be in order of importance?
1.That myself and everyone
could live our lives receiving the Abundance of good health, financial
prosperity, loving relationships and peace and joy by letting go of our
fears and negative beliefs.
2.To live my life according
to my purpose for being here
3. To share what I have learned with others
What is the one thing
you would most like us to know about you?
For me, loving others and being loved is the
most fulfilling part of this lifetime.
If you could have
lunch with any person, living or deceased, who would it be and why?
Jesus - because He taught the Spiritual
Principles for Living the Abundant Life.
What do you like to do
in your spare time? What do you do for fun?
I like to play with my grandchildren, talk
with my friends, go walking, four wheeling and hiking in the woods, reading,
go to the movies, dancing - just about anything that is fun. I love to play.
What are you most
proud of in your life?
Overcoming limiting beliefs
instilled in me as a child and young adult so I can be happier and more
fulfilled now. I am very proud of my son and daughter who have become
remarkable adults and parents.
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JANUARY 2007 CHEO
Member Spotlight:

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Elaine Paris & Sue Ruzicka
of Feng Shui Etc.
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The Chinese often use the term "Fortunate
Blessings" to mean success and fortune. With over 3500 clients
served since 1992, “Feng Shui Etc.” is a business guided by a
gentle balance of energy with Sue Ruzicka, Ed.D. and Elaine
Paris. These ladies offer a variety of services to help clients
become aware of how their lives are affected by the flow or
stagnation of Chi, the Life Force Energy.
In 1990 Sue went to seminary school after
her mother passed away, marking a shift and transition in her
life. It was in seminary school where Sue became immersed in
spiritual teachings, the study of sound therapy, Feng Shui and
many different healing modalities. She found the common thread
among these studies to be Chi, the Life Energy Force. It became
clear to her while in the seminary how important it is to follow
the path being presented, and opened Feng Shui Etc.
Some Feng Shui Etc. services include: Feng
Shui Evaluation (on site or distance), space clearing, land
selection, dowsing, new construction review, personal inner Feng
Shui, and other related services.
A Feng Shui consultation is set up ahead of
time. During initial contact, the importance of respect for the
information to be transferred and Chi and its balance is
explained. An example of Chi that may be explored during a
consultation is: If the Chi is rushing too fast, it needs to be
slowed down; just as the Chi is rushing by, so is your money and
your energy. Is your front door opposite your back door or a
stairway? Is your bedroom or office at the end of a long
hallway? Do you have fast moving water near your house? These
are some examples of areas that have rushing Chi. As you take
steps to slow down the rushing Chi, it encourages more prosperity
to support your goals by helping you to get more clarity and to
release the confusion that runs with the fast pace of life.
During the consultation, Sue and Elaine
walk with the client through the space and identify challenges
that may be occurring in the person’s life. Recommendations are
made. As Sue explains, “how the energy flows in that space
affects you in an unconscious way,” and so adjustments are
recommended to change the patterns in the space. Our houses are
our “sacred spaces, they connect us with who we are,” says Sue and
“allowing energy to flow through this space in an optimal manner
will bring change into your life.”
Your surroundings and the reflections of
your environment can influence everyone who enters your home in a
positive or negative way. It is the client that chooses how they
will adjust their environment based on the suggested
recommendations. Changes made from these recommendations can
change the course of your life and bring health, happiness and
prosperity.
Please check out
www.fengshuietc.com
for more information on these life-altering services or call
1.800.606.5029. Special Thanks to Jeannette Sebes-McDonald
for interview/article.
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Q & A
with Sue Ruzicka, Ed.D.
Where are you from
originally? How long have you been in the Chattanooga
area?
I was originally born in
Oak Ridge, TN but my family moved when I was 3 years old to North
Augusta, SC where I lived until I graduated from college. This
was my family's home until 1988 when my Mother passed away. I am
the last surviving member of my family. This is where I learned a
big lesson about clutter and the energy connected to the things we
have.
I have been living in Cookeville,
TN for 6 years and go to Chattanooga several times a month.
If you had three wishes, what would they be in
order of importance?
a. For each of us to be
present and conscious in the now. Loving and respecting
ourselves and each other.
b. To help the Feng
Shui of Chattanooga & Tennessee one home and business at a time.
c. For peace and respect
for Planet Earth.
What is the one thing
you would most like us to know about you?
That we help others
realize that their living space is a sacred space and that by
getting in touch from that perspective, they realize the
inter-connectedness between the outer and the inner space of who they
are as a soul essence.
What do you do for fun?
I
love to sing and play my guitar. I also love to play goft, swim,
and hike.
What is the most remarkable thing you’ve seen
in your work thus far?
We worked
closely with a large organization in St. Louis, MO. for the past
two years on a new facility. During that two year period we
worked with the floor plan of the new facility as well has
enhancing their existing facility utilizing Feng Shui to help them
meet their financial and expansion goals. It was important that
the business continued to function in all aspects, but
particularly fund raising to have the money to pay for the new
facility. We worked with them from the planning stage through the
completion of a new facility. During this two year period
the organization raised over three times the money needed to fund
the project, completed the building of the new facility on
schedule and moved all staff into the new building facility in
time for their most busy time of the year. This was a $4 million
dollar project of which $10 million was raised.
How has running this
business and being involved with Feng Shui helped you personally?
It has helped me see the energetic power of the things we have
around us in our living and our work space. Everything has
energy. Everything that is alive has live energy and dead things
such as dried flowers have dead energy. The importance of
keeping things current and in the present is very important. This
keeps us all in the present. The balance between things and space
is very important.
What is the one thing you want the public to
understand about your services that you feel they don’t?
Feng Shui is an oral
tradition that is passed on from master to student. There are
over 100 different schools of Feng Shui and there are now many
books on Feng Shui. It is difficult for an individual to apply
the principles of Feng Shui to their own space because they are
too close to their own space. They see their space everyday and
it impacts them energetically. We see your space with trained and
experienced eyes that can help you see the reflection of things
going on in your life. The great thing about Feng Shui, is once
we identify your challenges, we provide solutions that will help
you improve your life. We get results with the Feng Shui work
that we do!
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December 2006
Spotlight:
Sheila Pope
Interview & article by Jeannette Sebes-McDonald
Sheila Pope’s
card reads Modern Christian Mystic and that she is; but simply
stated this woman is a healer. She practices in the field of
energy medicine as a medical intuitive; offering readings,
workshops, spiritual retreats, reiki, parties with purpose and a whole host of services
to enable healing. A meeting with Sheila is a meeting that will
transform your body, mind and spirit.
At the age of seven Sheila offered her first diagnostic by telling
her mother that the man sitting behind them was sick. While this
gift was always present it was not always understood. It was
not until she was
thirty-nine that she came to accept and understand that she
possessed an ability to both intuit energy forms and then remove
them in order to stimulate healing. Energy forms needing removal
are referred to as emotional waste. This gift began as a survival
tool for Sheila, as she battles her own physical illnesses, and
has transformed and grown into a healing ministry she considers to
be her birthright.
A meeting with Sheila is a
blessing. Clients will get a sense of complete attunement rooted
in truth. With sessions lasting thirty minutes or an hour clients
can utilize what Sheila believes is a “constant state of awe.”
She feels that the client’s blessings are always her blessings.
Sheila brings to her clients the knowledge that “there is a way to
get better even in the darkest moments” and feels that the
information provided “can change life.”
NOTE: Sheila has a host of new endeavors
unfolding, i.e.: weekly healing groups, medical management
classes, etc. For more information about Sheila’s services
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Q & A
with Sheila:
What are the five things the public should
know about holistic health but doesn’t?
It should be
called supportive healing
It should never
be used in replacement of medical care.
It should be
used with discernment
God sends the
perfect supportive health care to you when you pray for the way.
To be whole is to bring all three
aspects of living to a balance…. Mind, body and spirit.
What brought you to Alternative Health and
the field you’re involved with?
I struggled
for five decades with an undiagnosed rare genetic disorder by
the name of Ehlers-Danlos. I became proactive in my own healing
and realized how little I knew When I had breast cancer I had to
“Listen Up” to get the point. I really didn’t understand how
intuitive I was until my cancer treatment kicked in. I heard a
real sweet voice that guided me to doctors, therapist and books
on healing the spirit. I went to a psychologist for evaluation.
After three weeks of therapy he told me I was intuitive.
What a shock.
However, hindsight is so clear. That was what started my career.
Two years later I had a stroke. The same sweet voice directed me
through recovery. My Neurologist told me when he released me,
“If you don’t teach others what you did to heal then you’re not
doing your job!” I work by those words. I feel I was given a new
life to live and my testimony is very simple. I am walking,
talking, and living proof spiritual healing works.
What services do you offer?
As an
intuitive I offer readings and spiritual counseling. I prefer
being called a Faith Healer. I offer private workshops and
parties with purpose. I am a keynote speaker and love to speak
at churches and support groups. Bible study is one of my
favorite offerings. I offer free Reiki instruction to anyone
with chronic illness. I am a teacher, published writer and a
speaker.
Where are you originally from,
and how long in the Greater Chattanooga area?
Mobile Alabama.
Twenty years in Chattanooga.
If you had three wishes, what would they be
in order of importance?
First I would
wish for enough money to provide patients with soft tissue
disorders handicapped toilets. Second I would
wish for peace… in minds and spirits so bodies can heal the
wounds of past trauma and abuse. Third I would
wish for the money to take Bob to Pearl Harbor and really enjoy
a week at the beach.
What is the one
thing you would most like us
to know about you?
My gifts are
from God. I had to unwrap them slowly by using prayer combined
with constant discernment and good common sense.
If you could have lunch with any person,
living or deceased, who would it be and why?
Jesus Christ…
Because I have so many questions only he could answer.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I write short
stories for healing and dealing in daily life.
What do you do for fun?
I snuggle or walk with my dog and
recharge my battery.
What are you most
proud of in your life?
My
daughter because she is strong willed and honest to the bone!
Her intellect goes beyond worldly wisdom and she will be a great
spiritual therapist and teacher in her own right.
Tell us about yourself in 60 words or less
I demystify
and simplify energetic healing and give a sense of hope to those
who lost it along the way. As a Faith Healer I open the door for
hope so others can find faith. We are what we believe and to
have faith is the ultimate place for healing. Clients unable to
pay are always welcome.
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November 2006: Jean Terry
Health By Choice 423-618-2764
healthbychoice@comcast.net
8304 South Terrace,
Chattanooga, TN 37412
www.healthbychoice.info
I do the footbath detoxification therapy. I
also wrote a 48-page preventative
health booklet last year
that I have
available for a small price. And I sell several health products. I love
alternative health,
and CHEO has been a great source
of education and
networking for me.
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NOVEMBER MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: JEAN TERRY
Interview Q & A
by CHEO Member Jeannette Sebes-McDonald
jaeindc@aol.com
Thank you Jeannette!
JSM: What is the one thing you
would most like us to know about you?
JT:
I truly enjoy what I do. I love meeting people and making new friends. I
consider this my ministry, and if my clients need to talk, I’m there to
listen. If they need me to laugh with them, cry with them, help them with a
problem or pray for them…. then that’s what I’ll do.
What services do you offer?
Detoxification footbath
therapy, a preventative health booklet, whole-food nutritional supplements,
air and water purification, and nontoxic cleaning products.
Tell me about how you got
started in your work?
My interest in alternative health started from my own
personal struggles and accelerated several years ago with a desperate
attempt to help a friend who was dying from colon cancer. Although I was
unable to help him, it birthed a burning desire to find out what we are
doing wrong that there is so much sickness around us. My preventative
health booklet is a result of all the information I gained during this
process and my way of educating as many people as possible. I am planning
to revise it very soon to include the new things I have learned over the
last year. Its title is “Why Are We All Getting SICK?”, and it is subtitled
“Things you may be doing or not doing that could be contributing to your
poor health”. This pretty much sums up what it’s about, but it also offers
the reader many products and services that I have personally tried and found
to be beneficial. In the back of the book is a resource guide listing
names, addresses, telephone numbers and websites for all the items printed
in bold within the book. This part of the book is tailored to the
Chattanooga area (with exception of the websites).
The detoxification footbath part of my business began
with my association with June Drennon. She is my colon hydrotherapist, and
has become a valued friend. Without her encouragement and belief in me, I
would probably never have attempted to step out and do any of this. She
demonstrated the Libra Litrou footbath machine by doing a treatment on me.
I was so impressed with the results that I took a machine home with me that
day. After seeing how it has benefited my clients, I feel compelled to
focus my business around this service.
What is the one thing you want the public to
understand about your services that you feel they don’t?
Usually when I tell people what I do, they get this
puzzled look on their face and say “ohhhhhhhh, hummmm, that’s different”.
I felt the same way when I first heard about this therapy. But I took the
machine home and ran it thru a series of tests to see if it truly did what
it was supposed to. I used it on myself, my family, and my friends. I also
tried it in conjunction with other therapies and situations, with different
kinds of water, and even ran the machine without putting feet in the water.
The results were very impressive. If it didn’t really remove toxins, I
would not be offering the service. With the amount of toxins we are exposed
to on a daily basis, our bodies are working overtime. This uses up energy
that is needed to maintain all the other bodily processes. The bottom line
is; if we don’t get rid of the toxins, our bodies cannot function properly
…..resulting in illness. Helping your body detoxify is probably one of the
most important things we can do to maintain good health. Doing a series of
detoxification footbaths is a great way to quickly eliminate some of the
toxic overload, and a great place to start on your road to better health.
Where are you from? How long in the Greater
Chattanooga area?
I was born and raised in the Chattanooga area. I have
lived here all of my life, except for a few years in Florida.
Are you married, have you ever been married, etc?
Kids? Pets?
Yes, my husband’s name is Rick. We have three
children, Brian 34, Jenny 31, and Jason 23. We have four precious
grandchildren, Megan 10, Jaden, 8, Amber 5, and Keith who was born the
second week of September. Don’t get me started about my grandbabies……that’s
my passion. I love being a grandmother. We also have a huge tabby cat
named Hobo and a springer spaniel mix dog named Princess.
What do you like to do in your spare time? What do you
do for fun?
I’m very family oriented, and my favorite thing to do
is spend time with my grandchildren. We enjoy making crafts, singing silly
songs, and dancing. I have a strong desire to learn more about health, so I
spend a lot of time reading and researching. My husband and I also do
volunteer work for a local Christian organization.
What are you most proud of in your life?
The way my life has turned out. The first part of my life was not a pretty
picture. I suffered with clinical depression until I was 39, and I made a
lot of bad choices out of my pain. I never dreamed that I would know the
happiness that I experience now. But I am living proof that God still
performs miracles.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
I currently work
out of a rented space, but I someday hope to have my own health shop. My
main focus at this time is learning all I can on detoxification and
specializing in that field. I have many ideas on how I’d like to expand
into educating clients through lectures, seminars, videos, audio programs
and classes. Another thought is possibly offering an organic soup/salad bar
with healthy smoothies and fresh organic fruit and vegetable juices. I want
to take some courses and learn other skills. I am very interested in
reflexology, nutrition, herbology, and iridology. If I’m gonna dream, I may
as well dream BIG!
J
How would you like to see this organization grow,
change or expand? How would you like to see medical and alternative health
in this country grow, change or etc.?
CHEO is already
growing, changing and expanding so much from when I first started attending
the meetings almost a year ago. The directory is awesome, and I think the
health fair is going to really “get the word out there”. As for changes in
medical and alternative health in this country, more people are starting to
question traditional medical care. Some insurance providers are now
offering employers discounts on premiums if their employees take an active
role in their own health. Insurance companies in other states are even
giving discounts to homeowners for having air purification systems that kill
mold and mildew. More and more articles on the benefits of nutrition and
herbs are appearing in magazines, in newspapers, and on television. I’d
really like to see insurance providers cover alternative therapies and
nutritional supplements. That would be the thing that would add credibility
to our services, and I think we would see a major shift to preventative
health instead of treating illnesses after the fact.
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October 2006: Madia
Swicord
Interview and Article
by CHEO Member
Jeannette Sebes-McDonald
jaeindc@aol.com
Thank you Jeannette!
Madia’s Studio,
3085 Broad Street, Suite A,
Chattanooga, TN 37408
www.madiastudio.com
423-267-0007
madiastudio@aol.com
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Q&A:
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Doing what I’m doing now; servicing as much of the
community as my business can support and loving my family and friends.
What is the one thing you would most like us to
know about you?
How deeply I want to help; how much joy I get out of
feeling healthy and happy.
Where are you from? How long in the Greater
Chattanooga area?
I’m from Gainesville, Florida; came here about
fifteen years ago. I came here with the intention of it being brief, it
was a dramatic shift.
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Madia’s Studio located in the historic Southern Saddlery Building on Broad
Street is a place of healing, nurturance and positive energy. The studio
specializes in helping clients to live more fully by providing yoga
classes, massage and skin therapy, personal training sessions, belly
dancing, pilates fusion and more. Walking into this holistic health
studio is like walking into a safe haven where all your daily stresses
melt away.
Madia
Swicord’s intrigue with the mind-body connection began while reading
The Biology of Hope by Norman Cousins over fifteen years ago and began
what would become her lifelong passion. Already a personal trainer she
then armed herself with psychology and exercise physiology degrees and
later studied massage therapy. As a person who thrives with challenge she
opened the studio in 2000 giving Chattanoogans an alternative to everyday
fitness.
Clients are greeted and made to feel special each time they enter the
studio. There is a sense that Madia and her staff are truly vested in
your happiness. Class at Madia’s is an experience of mindfulness,
relaxation and inspiration. As a movement teacher she teaches her
students the gift of being present in mind and body. “Are you at your
perfect edge?” is a question you will often hear asked at Madia’s.
Finding your edge in fitness and in life is something Madia strives to
impart to her clients. The studio embodies a sense of presence, warmth
and an automatic push to live more fully. It is a place where authentic
experience comes easily, a sanctuary where you can find your own healing
abilities and an alternative to traditional health.
Learn more about Madia’s Studio and upcoming events, including a
meditation workshop at their website,
www.madiastudio.com, or visit at 3085
S. Broad, Chattanooga, TN 37408, phone:
423-267-0007.
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September 2006: ROBERT BECKER
Clinical Hypnotherapist and EFT
Practitioner, Rob was our September 2006 CHEO Speaker
Q & A with Rob:
· Tell us about yourself in 60 words or less
After
many years of living a typical pattern of 'child, student, husband, dad,
business career person' I realized that, like the rest of us, I'm actually
a spiritual being having a physical experience. And that the most important
part of that was the spiritual. So I shifted my focus to the growth of that
part of me and I moved to doing work that reflected my inner beliefs.
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What brought you to Alternative Health and the
field/product you’re involved with?
Its
really an out growth of what started as a spiritual journey about 30 years
ago. One concept lead to another and soon the Alternative Health
approach was the only thing that made sense.
I then
began to study various health and healing modalities. I became a Reiki
Master and taught that for several years. I then became certified as a
Clinical Hypnotherapist and while practicing that I learned EFT (Emotional
Freedom Technique). After using EFT for a while I realized that it was a
powerful, simple and very effective techinque for addressing both
emotional and physical blockages in the body's energy system. In
addition, it is easy to teach
so that after a few
sessions my clients have developed a resource that they can use for
themselves for the rest of their lives.
That
last part is very important to me. Part of my dream is to be able to work
with people in a way that both helps them create the changes they want to
make in their lives AND at the same time teachs them something that
they can use on their own as they go forward. Being able to give them new
resources to access their own abilities is a large part of what I consider
success.
· Where are you from? How long in the Greater Chattanooga area?
I
was born and raised in New York City and over the years I've lived in
several areas of the US. About a year ago I moved from New Jersey to
Chattanooga.
· What is the one thing you would most like us to know about
you?
I think that would be
the level of passion that I have for my work. My work as a counselor/coach
is an extension of my personal beliefs about life and about using and
maximizing the innate creative abilities we all have. Its become very
important to me to communicate that message to everyone that I work with.
· Are you married, have you ever been married, etc? Kids? Pets?
My wife made her transition
earlier this year. I have 4 grown children who all live up North. They are
all married with children of their own. My children are all very supportive
of my work but they often look puzzled and 'scratch their heads' when I tell
them what's coming next.
· If you’re not in alternative health full time, what kind of
work do you do?
I'm now in Alternative Health
work full time. My former business career was as a corporate Human
Resources executive with a great deal of
emphasis on counseling managers and employees.
· What do you like to do in your spare time? What do you do for
fun?
Mostly I read. I love to learn
... to look at new ideas and push the limits of my own thinking. I also do
a great deal of walking. Lastly, is photography, which has been a life long
hobby.
· If you could have lunch with any person, living or deceased,
who would it be and why?
That's easy - my wife. She taught me more about life and love than everyone else I ever met all put
together. It was through her and with her that life took on real meaning
for me.
· What are you most proud of in your life?
I'm most proud of who I am
and where I am right now. Not because I think I'm anything so special
but because that represents all that I have done and all that I have
experienced. Actually, some of that is not so pretty but its what has
brought me to today.
This is also the most exciting
time of my life because "now" is the only moment in which I (we) can
create. That's obviously not an original thought but its certainly one we
can all consider.
· Where do you see yourself in five years?
At the moment I have no plans
for five years from now. This is a very interesting time in my journey.
I'm going to work as hard as I can doing what I'm doing and be open to
whatever opportunities are presented.
· How would you like to see this organization grow, change or
expand? How would you like to see medical and alternative health in this
country grow, change or etc.
I'm new to both CHEO and the
Chattanooga area so I'm not yet really clear on either what the local needs
are or the best way to meet them. I would certainly like to see CHEO become
both a focal point for public information on Alternative Health Care options
in this area and a key networking opportunity for all the members.
There's not enough room or time
to cover the changes needed in health care in the country. Ideally, if we
could take the fraud and corruption out of the health care/insurance
industries as they stand today we could make health care, including
alternative health care, available to all. There's a dream for you!
Rob schedules appointments at
Stillpoint Health Associates and Nutrition World. Rob can be reached at
423-847-0111, 423-827-4880 cell, or email him at:
rabecker@comcast.net.
Rob was our featured speaker at our September CHEO
Meeting, Sunday, Sept. 17th, 2-4 pm MMTC, his topic: "Emotional
Freedom Techinque -- EFT."
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