The 40th Annual
SSF-IIIHS Int’l Conference
Elissa Al-Chokhachy
Dr. Robert Alcorn
Dr. Eben Alexander
Shams Al Habib
Dr. P.M.H. Atwater
Judy Bachrach
Sri Dr. Madan Bali
David Barcos
Dr. Fadel Behman
Roland Bérard
Sonal Bhatt, MD
Dr. Zacciah Blackburn
Dawn Bramadat
Dr. Raquel Cachefeiro
Rabbi David Cadoch
Dr. S. Campbell-Fournel
Dr. Effie Chow
Dr. Anthony Cicoria
Bishop Kevin Daniels
Rev. Tom Doiron
Helen Folsom
Rev. Irène Gareau
Dr. Amit Goswami
Paula Guia
Fujiaolian Shadia Habib
Dr. Francis Han
Shaykh Abdul Haqq
Dr. Joyce W. Hawkes
Dr. R. Craig Hogan
Doreya Karim
Rev. Barry King
Dr. Uma Krishnamurthy
Frances Kucharsky
Rev. Mikel Lizarralde
Dr. Constant Madon
Barbara Mainguy
Dr. Emily Markides
Dr. Kyriacos Markides
Anadi Martel
Brooke Medicine Eagle
Dr. L. Mehl-Madrona
Dr. Raymond Moody
Dr. Moonien Two-Owls
Dr. Judith K. Moore
Dr. Sean David Morton
Dr. Mathole Motshekga
Aurora Murillo Gonzalez
Dr. Hal Myers
Karen Newell
Mayte Padrón
Paul Perry
Dr. Michael Pyfrom
Dr. Lilly Rahmann
Dr. Cairo Rocha
Dr. Marilyn Rossner
Dr. Norman Shealy
Freddy Silva
Dr. Stephen Sinatra
Dr. Barbara Stone
Dr. Mary Swaine
Dr. Elaine Valdov
Sifu Julien Valiquette
Craig Sim Webb
S. WhiteEagle Grant
Venerable D. Ywahoo
Desda Zuckerman
C1 = Conference 1 • CW = College Week • C2 = Conference 2 • Sx = Session x
LL = Lunch & Learn
ELISSA AL-CHOKHACHY, MA, RN, FT
Hospice nurse, thanatologist, health care counsellor, author of four books to help with loss and grief, including Miraculous Moments: True Stories Affirming That Life Goes On and Our Children Live On: Miraculous Moments for the Bereaved
ROBERT W. ALCORN, MD
Ohio psychiatrist; author of Healing Stories; Medical Director of Alternative Paths, Inc., a community mental health centre; incorporates hands-on subtle energy treatments and shamanic interventions, including soul retrieval, divination, and removal of intruding earthbound spirits and other entities
EBEN ALEXANDER III, MD
Author of Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife, documenting his 2008 near-death-experience, and the insights it fostered; Chairman of Eternea, a non-profit organization furthering the awareness of eternal existence
SHAMS AL HABIB
Contemporary practitioner of traditional healing arts; Cairo native; blends Sufi principles with Pranic Energy Healing, Rokia, Reiki, and Feng Shui in what she calls “Baraka”; accomplished musician in the field of classical Middle-Eastern spiritual music
C1-S3 (Prelude); CW-S8 (Prelude); CW-S9 (Prelude); CW-S12d; CW-S14d (Prelude)
P.M.H. ATWATER, LHD, PhD (Hon.)
An original NDE researcher & author of ten books, including Near-Death Experiences: The Rest of the Story and Children of the Fifth World: A Guide to the Coming Changes in Human Consciousness
JUDY BACHRACH
Investigative journalist; contributing editor at Vanity Fair; professor of journalism at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy; author of Glimpsing Heaven: The Stories and Science of Life After Death
SRI MADAN BALI, PhD
Master teacher and scholar in the Vedanta tradition of India; expert in the therapeutic applications of yoga in healing; pioneer in scientific research on yoga as a therapy
DAVID BARCOS
Spanish NLP therapist and musician with more than 20 years experience working with individuals as well as with renowned international corporations
FADEL BEHMAN, PhD, MSc
Insightful retired medical researcher in oncology, working in consciousness studies, psychic research, and holistic Cranio-Sacral technique for energetic wellness
ROLAND BÉRARD
Reiki master teacher; graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing basic and advanced training; certified Hakomi therapist/trainer; Core Energetics practitioner; holds an advanced certificate in EFT
SONAL BHATT, MD (Ayurveda)
Ayurvedic physician (graduate of India’s Jamnagar Ayurvedic University); registered nutritional consultant from CSNN, Toronto; Ayurvedic consultant and Panchkarma specialist
ZACCIAH BLACKBURN, PhD
Gifted intuitive, teacher, sacred sound channel, and master sound healer; director of the Center of Light Institute of Sound Healing and Shamanic Studies; co-founder/director, World Sound Healing Network, and the All One Now Network; trained in classical healing and shamanic traditions
DAWN BRAMADAT
Practices Noetic Bodywork, a combination of the Medicine Wheel tradition of Turtle Island and the 5 Element Cycle of oriental medicine; Dawn and her family are guardians of Heartroot Farm, a retreat centre in the Appalachians of Quebec
RAQUEL CACHAFEIRO GIL, PhD
Spanish plant-morphology expert with a diploma in organic gardening from Emerson College; author of The Apple Tree Spirit and The Christmas Pixie, along with many other works in Spanish
RABBI DAVID CADOCH, PhD
Spiritual leader of the Beth HaRambam Synagogue and Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Hospital; originally from Rabat, Morocco; presently completing a professional certification in Clinical Pastoral Education
SUSAN CAMPBELL-FOURNEL, PhD, MEd
Educational psychologist; certified L.E.A.N. health educator and coach with 30+ years’ experience working with individuals and families; the focus of her research and work is the link between nutrition, health, and behaviour
EFFIE CHOW, PhD
World-renowned Qigong Grandmaster energy healer, acupuncturist, author, international speaker, humanitarian, futurist, and visionary; East West Academy of Healing Arts founder; appointed by President Clinton to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy
ANTHONY CICORIA, MD
Orthopaedics specialist at Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, NY, who developed a sudden musical interest and aptitude after being struck by lightning; composing and playing piano are now intrinsic parts of his life
BISHOP KEVIN DANIELS, DMin, EdD
Pastor of St. Martin Church of Christ, Baltimore, MD; Social Work professor at Morgan State University; focusses on “Moving from Healing to Wholeness”
REV. TOM DOIRON
Ordained spiritual minister and intuitive development teacher; longtime SSF member; intuitive from childhood, and now a working psychic/medium with an international following
REV. IRÈNE GAREAU
Internationally-known medium (Modern Spiritualist tradition) & spiritual healer; specializes in the art of providing evidence of life after death; now a qualified “médium-visagiste”
AMIT GOSWAMI, PhD
Theoretical quantum physicist and “Science Within Consciousness” pioneer; author of The Self-Aware Universe as well as Quantum Creativity: Think Quantum, Be Creative; subject of the award-winning documentary, The Quantum Activist
PAULA GUIA
Gifted Spanish-Canadian medium, clairvoyant, Tarot reader, and teacher; studied in Mexico, the UK, as well as Montreal (at the SSF-IIIHS); dedicated to helping others embrace their divine gifts of communication with the spirit world
CW-S6 (Postlude); CW-S8d; CW-S13 (Prelude); C2-S1 (Postlude)
FUJIAOLIAN SHADIA HABIB
Certified Traditional Martial & Internal Arts & Energy Medicine instructor; certified Chinese Naturopath; certified in Tui Na Chinese Medical Massage; Craniosacral Therapy instructor; homeopath; and Reiki Master
FRANCIS HAN, PhD
Scholar in comparative religion; of Buddhist, Confucist, and Catholic Christian origins; his grandfather was a Korean Buddhist priest and folk doctor
SHAYKH ABDUL HAQQ
Naqshbandi-Sufi leader and scholar; strives to lessen the gap between the “authentic self” and our actual thoughts/actions, and to harmonize outer life with inner highest aspirations
JOYCE WHITELEY HAWKES, PhD
Biophysicist; author of Cell-Level Healing: The Bridge from Soul to Cell; engaged in research on the consciousness/body interface, and a practical means of connecting the two for health and vitality
R. CRAIG HOGAN, PhD
Author of Your Eternal Self; co-author of Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief and Trauma and Guided Afterlife Connections: They Come to Change Lives; editor of Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts and New Developments in Afterlife Communication
DOREYA KARIM
Certified Building Biology Practitioner, BioGeometry instructor; degrees in both Psychology and Graphic Design; awarded a certificate of merit from the Swiss government for her participation in the Electrosmog balancing solution in Hemberg and Hirschberg; general manager, BioGeometry Canada
REV. BARRY KING, PhD
Co-founder, president, and senior minister of the PEI Interfaith Ministry; spiritual counsellor, spiritual medium, spiritual healer, and spiritual director; Reiki Master; registered naturotherapist
UMA KRISHNAMURTHY, MD
Psychiatrist (India); researcher in healing, yoga psychology, and transformation of emotions; trained in classical Indian dance (Bharatiya Vidya/Bharatanatyam)
FRANCES KUCHARSKY, MA
Holistic, eclectic, and pragmatic psychotherapist trained in spiritual healing, body/mind modalities, Adlerian Therapy, and Energy Psychology, amongst others; recently completed training with Rochelle Wright, the creator of Guided Afterlife Connections
REV. MIKEL LIZARRALDE
Esteemed Spanish medium, clairvoyant, and tarot reader; trained at SSF-IIIHS, and British Spiritualists National Union; founder of IZARPE; coordinator of ADOSTU, a non-profit organization that helps bring peace to parents who have lost a child
www.mikellizarralde.es • www.izarpe.org
CW-S7 (Prelude); CW-S12 (Postlude); CW-S13c;
C2-S1 (Postlude)
CONSTANT A. MADON, PhD
Retired professor, broker, and government bond trader, now focussing his talents on energy work and the body-mind-spirit connection that brings together the physical and spiritual worlds in a whole, seamless process; co-author of Magical Encounters
BARBARA MAINGUY, MFA, MA
Creative arts psychotherapist and student of Native American spirituality, with a background in art, philosophy, and psychology; creative arts and education director for the Coyote Institute; co-author of the newly released Remapping Your Mind: The Neuroscience of Self-Transformation through Story
EMILY MARKIDES, PhD
Sociologist committed to issues of personal, social, and global change, spirituality, peace, and ecological sustainability; founder of the International EcoPeace Village in her native Cyprus; professor at the U. of Maine, in Orono, ME; founder of ESTIA, The International EcoPeace Community
KYRIACOS MARKIDES, PhD
Sociology professor, U. of Maine, in Orono, ME; prolific and popular author of nine books, many of which explore Christian mystics, spiritual guides, and elders of Eastern Christianity; his latest book is Inner River: A Pilgrimage to the Heart of Christian Spirituality
ANADI MARTEL
Physicist; president of the International Light Association, a collective of professionals involved in the therapeutic applications of light; his Spatial Sound Processors have been used by organizations as diverse as NASA and IMAX; he holds patents in the field of Light Modulation and in LED-based design
BROOKE MEDICINE EAGLE
Native Earthkeeper, Earth wisdom teacher, visionary, sacred ecologist, songwriter, harmonist, recording artist, and catalyst for wholeness; author of Buffalo Woman Comes Singing, among others
LEWIS MEHL-MADRONA, MD, PhD
Family physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, and student of Native American spirituality; author of Coyote Medicine; Coyote Healing; Coyote Wisdom, and Narrative Medicine: The Use of History and Story in the Healing Process; co-author of Remapping Your Mind: The Neuroscience of Self-Transformation through Story
RAYMOND MOODY, MD, PhD
Celebrated psychiatrist; scholar in classical antiquities; author of Life After Life, and many others in the field of Near-Death-Experiences; distinguished Senior Fellow of the IIIHS
ADHI MOONIEN TWO-OWLS, PhD
Family physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, and student of Native American spirituality; author of Coyote Medicine; Coyote Healing; Coyote Wisdom, and Narrative Medicine: The Use of History and Story in the Healing Process; co-author of Remapping Your Mind: The Neuroscience of Self-Transformation through Story
JUDITH K. MOORE, PhD
Multi-dimensional conscious trance medium and spiritual teacher; oracle for the Records of Creation; author of A New Formula for Creation; Crop Circles Revealed; and others; travels globally to open the heart bridge and activate the living hologram of the New Earth
SEAN DAVID MORTON, PhD
TV & film investigative reporter and “UFO contactee researcher”; once an advisor to a Star Trek production; dubbed “America’s Prophet” for his accurate predictions of world events; author of Sands of Time
MATHOLE MOTSHEKGA, LLD
South African politician, lawyer, and lecturer; specialist in African governance (local and traditional), philosophy, culture, religion, and human rights; attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa; founder of the Kara Heritage Institute
AURORA MURILLO GONZALEZ
Spanish psychologist and psychotherapist; practitioner/instructor of ThetaHealing® Basic DNA, Advanced DNA, and Manifesting and Abundance seminars; Homeospagyria specialist (Heliosar Spagyrica) and expert in vocational guidance; Reiki Master
HAL MYERS, PhD
Co-founder and president of Thought Technology Ltd; conceptualized and designed all Thought Technology products; his doctorate and post-doctoral research involved using biofeedback to control pain in general, and then specifically for Angina Pectoris
KAREN NEWELL
Co-founder of Sacred Acoustics™, specializing in revolutionary brain entrainment audio meditations; researches many forms of acoustic enhancement for attaining altered states of awareness
MAYTE PADRÓN
Spanish mystic, teacher, and spiritual healer; professional astrologer; specializes in angelic communication and consciousness studies
PAUL PERRY
Co-author of four New York Times best-sellers: Evidence of the Afterlife; Closer to the Light; Transformed by the Light; and Saved by the Light; documentary filmmaker whose films include Jesus: The Lost Years; Jesus in Egypt; Afterlife; Dali’s Greatest Secret, and more; Paul was recently Knighted in Portugal for his work
MICHAEL PYFROM, DC, RYT
Bahamian chiropractor and certified Yoga instructor; integrates the ancient wisdom of healing with the modern science of chiropractic; his mission is to bring more simplicity and less distortion into people’s lives so they are better able to tune into their own divinity
LILLY RAHMANN, PhD
Certified gemologist; Quantum Medicine specialist and Quantum Touch certified instructor; now makes her own line of Aïsh 100% natural beauty and healing products; expert on body detox techniques using natural minerals; author of Crystals Healing
www.lillyrahmann.com • www.lillycrystalhealing.com
C1-S2; CW-S1 (LL); CW-S2c; CW-S4 (LL); CW-S10 (LL);
CW-S11c; CW-S13 (LL);
CAIRO P. ROCHA, PhD, OMD
Brazilian-born acupuncturist; doctor of Oriental Medicine; researches co-related natural healing therapies; author of Anger Goes Up, Fear Goes Down: Emotions and the Hidden Link
MARILYN ROSSNER, EdD, PhD
SSF founder/president; IIIHS co-founder and executive vice president; retired professor of special care counselling; award-winning children’s behaviour therapist; yoga therapist trained by Swami Vishnu Devananda; world-renowned intuitive; interfaith minister; IIIHS Conference organizer
NORMAN SHEALY, MD, PhD
“Father of Holistic Medicine”; founder and CEO of the National Institute of Holistic Medicine; Professor Emeritus of Energy Medicine, Holos University Graduate Seminary; Tiwehkt, Native American Church of Nemenhah
FREDDY SILVA
Independent researcher of ancient systems of knowledge, alternative history, and earth mysteries; best-selling author of The Lost Art of Resurrection; The Divine Blueprint; First Templar Nation; and Secrets in the Fields: The Science and Mysticism of Crop Circles
STEPHEN T. SINATRA, MD
Cardiologist; Ass’t Clinical Prof. of Medicine (U. of Connecticut); bioenergetic psychotherapist; nutrition/anti-aging specialist; integrates psychological-nutraceutical-electroceutical therapies; author (with Jonny Bowden) of The Great Cholesterol Myth
BARBARA STONE, PhD
Psychotherapist; professor at Energy Medicine University; developer of Soul Detective® Protocols to help energy therapists resolve the spiritual aspects of their clients’ emotional problems; author of Invisible Roots: How Healing Past Life Trauma Can Liberate Your Present and Transforming Fear into Gold
MARY SWAINE, PhD, ND, PMIAC
Naturopath; certified psychotherapist; colour and sound therapist; herbal therapist; massage therapist; hypnotherapist; reflexologist; creative therapist; intuitive radionician
ELAINE VALDOV, PhD
NYC psychotherapist; peace and human rights activist; president of Int’l Young Leaders Vision Summits, Yogis Beyond Borders, and Int’l Peace Ambassadors; former chair of the Executive Committee of Non Government Organizations Affiliated with the United Nations DPI, and the UN NGO University for Peace Committee
SIFU JULIEN VALIQUETTE
Certified Traditional Martial & Internal Arts Master; certified Chinese Naturopath; certified in Tui Na Chinese Medical Massage; spiritual music composer, singer, and songwriter
CRAIG SIM WEBB
Speaker/trainer on Applied Dreaming, practical psychology, conflict resolution, biofeedback, and optimal mind-body wellness; Exec. Dir., DREAMS Foundation; designed lucid-dreaming induction device and techniques at Stanford University’s renowned dream research facility in Stanford, CA
SELINA WHITEEAGLE GRANT
Soul Healer; Ceremonial Bundle Keeper; EarthKeeper; supports remembrance of one’s Divine purpose and sacred gifts carried within; Eastern Woodlands Metis of the Wabanaki People — “The People of the Dawn,” from Nova Scotia, Canada
VENERABLE DHYANI YWAHOO
Chief of the Green Mountain Ani Yun Wiwa (Cherokee); founder/spiritual director of Sunray Meditation Society and Sunray Peace Village in Lincoln, VT; founder of the Vajra Dakini Nunnery, a contemplative residential community; trains peacemakers and designs effective methods of reconciliation
DESDA ZUCKERMAN
Dynamic Californian healer, speaker, writer, and teacher; author of Your Sacred Anatomy; creator of CoreIndividuation™, a new paradigm for transformational change based on the subtle energies of the Human Structure