BiographiesofPresenters

ShaminiJain,PhD isapsychologist,scientist,andsocialentrepreneur.She istheFounder/Director of the Consciousness and Healing Initiative (www.CHI.is), acollaborativeacceleratorthatconnectsscientists,healthpractitioners,innovators,andsocialentrepreneurstoforwardthescienceandpracticeofhealing. Dr.JainobtainedherB.A.inNeuroscienceandBehaviorfromColumbiaUniversity,andherPh.D. from SDSU/UCSD in Clinical Psychology, with focus inpsychoneuroimmunology.

Dr.Jain’sworkhasbeenfeaturedinTIME,CNN,andUSNews&WorldReportandsheisacontributingauthortotheHuffingtonPostandTimesofIndia.Dr.Jainhasapassionforsharingthescienceandpracticeofhealingandwell-being.Sheregularlyspeaksatmajoruniversities,healthconferences,corporationsandNATOandTEDx.DrJainhaspublishedextensivelyintheareasofpsychoneuroimmunologyandwell-being,integrativemedicineandhealingandhasreceivednumerousawardsfromscientificsocieties.Shehas partnered with the Chopra Foundation, UCSD Center for Integrative Medicine, and the CancerResearchInstitute,amongmanyothers.Inadditiontoforwardingherlife’spassionsandhelpingothersrealizetheirs,Dr.Jain’sbiggestjoysarespendingtimewithherbeautifulfamily,singing,andsurfing!Moreatwww.shaminijain.com.

Dr. Lorri Sulpizio is the Director of the Conscious Leadership Academy at theUniversityofSanDiego,andthefounderoftheCenterforWomen’sLeadership.Dr.Sulpizio’s leadership interests include 1) gender dynamics, specifically women,voice, and power; 2) application of group relations theory to the practice ofleadershipandbuildingeffectiveteams;3)howauthenticityandabalancedsenseofselfleadstoeffectiveleadership;4)developingconfidence,mentalstrengthandteamcohesion in athletes. Dr. Sulpizio created theWomen inHigherEducationLeadershipSummitandtheCultivateConsciousKidsProgramandiscommittedtocreatingprogramsmeetingthedeeperneedsofindividualsandorganizations.

Dr.SulpizioisacertifiedleadershipcoachandacertifiedpractitionerintheLeadershipCircleProfile,theMeyers-BriggsType Indicator,DiSC,andFiro-B.Shebelievesusingdata isauseful first step inhelpingpeoplerealizetheirleadershippotential.Dr.Sulpiziowasaboardmemberwithnumerousart,fitnessandathleticcouncils,andhasservedaswomen’sbasketballcoachatMesaCollegeandCuyamacaCollege.Sheisalsotheco-founderandprincipalforLotusLeadershipInstitute.Dr.Sulpiziohastaughtgraduateandundergraduatecourses in leadership, including itsrelationstoGender, IntegralandContemporaryIssues. Shehas consultedwithQualcomm,Rady’sChildren’sHospital, SDSU,UCSD. Shehaspublishedchaptersandarticlesonleadershiptopicsintextbooks,journals,andpopularpresspublications.

Felice L. Gersh, M.D. is a rare combination of an integrative physician, boardcertifiedinbothOB/GYNandIntegrativeMedicine.Assuch,sheisabletoutilizethemost cutting-edge and high-tech diagnostic testing, while incorporating science-basedtherapies–fromtheherbaltothesurgical–toassistinthehealingprocess.Adept inallareasofwomen’shealth,Dr.Gersh is renowned forherexpertise inhormonalmanagementofwomen.Shealsoapproachesthefemaleagingprocessina holistic manner, comprehensively addressing the negative impact of circadian

rhythmdisruption, sleepdisturbances, pharmaceuticals, environmental toxins, nutrient andhormonaldeficiencies,gutmicrobiomeimbalances,andchronicstress.Sheseesthepatientasanintegratedwhole,andrefusestoacceptconventionalmedicine’slimitedviewofpeopleintermsofisolatedorgansystems.Dr.GershattendedPrincetonUniversity,medicalschoolatUSC,wasacceptedintotheprestigiousmedicalhonorsociety,and in2010,completeda two-year, IntegrativeMedicine fellowshipprogramunderDr.AndrewWeil.Dr.Gershhasreceivednumerousawards,includingthelast14yearsastheOrangeCountyMedicalAssociation’sPhysicianofExcellenceAward.AnotheruniqueaspectofDr.Gersh’scareerisasaforensicmedicalexpertservingonhigh-profilelegalcases.Dr.Gershloveschildren,hasfourchildren,fivegrandchildren,andherhusband,Bob,isherlifelongcompanionandfitnessspecialistattheirpractice.Dr.Gershlovesadventuretravel,readingandwriting.

EricaOberg,NDMPH isanaturopathicdoctorwhoseapproachtohealthandhealingcombinesscienceandresearchwiththewisdomofnatureandourbodies.Dr.ObergreceivedherdoctorateinnaturopathicmedicinefromBastyrUniversity,andobtainedanMPHwithemphasisonnutrition,healthpromotionandpositivebehavioralchange.Dr.Obergapproachesthenutritionalandlifestyledimensionsofhealthwithoptionsthatresonate no matter where you are. She offers micronutrient and genetic testing tounderstandpersonalneedsanddevelopindividualstrategies.

DrObergempowersherpatientsandhonorsa team-basedapproach tohealthcare.Shespecializes inidentifying the underlying root causes of disease; patients with “undiagnosed” conditions, endocrineconditions,auto-immunedisease,andpeoplereadyforlifestyletransformationorweightloss.ShehasservedasaMedicalDirectoratBastyrUniversityCalifornia.Dr.ObergisalsoaresearchersupportedbytheNationalInstituteofHealth(NIH),theWAStateDepartmentofHealthandnumerousfoundations.Shehaspublishedover35peer-reviewedresearchpapersinhealthandwellness.Whennotpartneringwithpatientsinhealingthroughpersonalizedintegrativemedicine,youwillfindDrObergcookingeasyplant-basedtreats,leadinginternationallifestyleretreats,andpaddleboardingwithherdogSiddha.

BrahmanKyrieisanexceptionalhealer,spiritualteacherandfounderofTheBrahmanProject,anon-profitorganisationdedicatedtohealingandsupportingthevulnerable.BrahmanKyrieusesIgniteYourSpiritTherapytochangethelivesofherclients.Shehasadeepintuitiveunderstandingofthecoreissuesofphysicalandemotionalhealthandhasextensiveexperienceintreatingaddictions.Formerlyadancer,modelandactress,thedirectionofherlifechangedovertheyears

andshehumblybowedoutofthiscareerandsteppedintoherspiritualshoesfulltime.BrahmanKyrie

travelstheworldprovidinghealing,performingsacredceremonyandsharingherstory,inspiringsoulstoawakentotheirfullpotential.

TrishaKellyisExecutiveDirectorandaDivineLightteacherwithSpiritualArtsInstitute,thepremiermetaphysicalschool fortheaura,healthandspiritualgrowth.Startinghercareerasadancerandactress,Trisha immersedherself in the studyofRajaYogaandmeditation. She served for over 20 years at Paramahansa Yogananda’s InternationalHeadquarters in Los Angeles, which provided the bedrock for her spiritual andprofessionallife.Trisha’s desire to share this lifestyle with others, along with her love of spiritual

community,ledtoherco-foundingtheSoulofYogaanditsrenownedYogaTeacherTrainingInstitutewithherhusband,Tom. Trisha beganher studyofmetaphysicswith internationallyacclaimedauthorsandteachersBarbaraY.MartinandDimitriMoraitisin2006,andhercontinuedloveofthisworkinspireshertofacilitatemetaphysicalclasses,workshops,yogaclassesandretreats. 

Lien Ho is a gentle soul, a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner,Master Healer andQigong Instructor. She has studied mainstream natural healing as well as spiritualdevelopmentwith some of the best known international teachers and healers. Herdiversestudiesincludeanatomy,kinesiology,physiology,pathology,aswellasenergyhealingsandtheEasternandWesternbodyworkmodalities.HerspecialtiesareMedicalQigong,MyofascialReleaseandDeepEmotionalReleaseTherapies.Lienispassionateaboutherworkandisskilledinusingherhands,head,andintuition.

Shesincerelyputseveryeffortinhelpingherclientshealandbypromotingself-healingandencouragingpeopletotakechargeoftheirownhealth.Lienwasborntolove,toshare,andtohelppeopletoreconnecttotheSource!Sheistheservertoallinneed.

Diáne Mandle established a private practice integrating Polarity, Sound Healing andCoaching. She became Certified through the state of California to teach Tibetan bowlsound healing in schools but opted to continue her private practice which includedworkshopsandbegantooffereducationalconcertsnationally.SheisassociatedwiththeSan Diego Cancer Center as one of its Integrative Therapy Teammembers and offersregularsessionstheretocancerpatients.She has produced three CD's, amultimedia course - "Ancient Sounds for a New Age:

Introduction to Himalayan Sacred Sound Instruments," appeared on numerous radio and televisionprograms including NPR, is featured in the film "Tao: Living in Balance and has published over 20instructionalbooks.Theallianceof 'SacredSoundWorkshops' (SSW)providesteachingsonvibrationalhealingwithinthecontextoftheTibetanBuddhistDharma.InstructionfocusesontheproperuseoftheHimalayan instruments as they apply to the altering of meditative consciousness, mental/emotionaltransformation and stimulation of physical healing. Each workshop offers special attention to theinstrument'scultural/historicalfoundations,traditionalandcontemporarytherapeutictechniques.Learnmore:www.soundenergyhealing.com

John St Claire is certified as a Master Practitioner of NLP, Hypnosis, and TimeEmpowerment. Hehas threedegrees inmusicandhas studiedat theTibetanBowlSchoolofSoundHealing.He’sreceivedadditionalpersonaltrainingwithMarcelVogel(inventoroftheliquidcrystaldisplay,magneticdiscstorage,andtheVogelcutquartzcrystal)andLeahHarper,aNativeAmericanMedicineWoman(featuredinaDiscoveryChannelspecial).JohnhasaprivatehealingpracticeinCarlsbadwithTibetanbowls,crystalbowls,gongs,

bellsandacrystalhealing table.Hehelpsclients tocreatesignificantchanges in their livesphysically,mentally and spiritually. Theprimary intentionofhispractice is to allow thealignmentand completeexpressionofyoursoulineveryaspectofyourbeing.