Francisco (Franco) Casabal is a native of Argentina. He studied architecture at the university of Belgrano and later continued at Harvard. He specialized in landscaping architecture. Franco also studied art and painting in Paris under Argentinian Master: Jorge Artemin Aguirre. Since the early 90's, Franco has resided in Dallas, TX, where he alternates professionally between interior designing for mansions, and painting and exhibiting at various galleries. He is a direct descendant of a famous Argentinian artist: Ernesto de la Corcova.  http://www.casabal.com/.

 

 

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Roman Crudele, LMSW, is a licensed psychotherapist living and practicing in New York City. He is affiliated with the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis and is an ordained Interfaith Minister.

 

 

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Margarita Danielian is a Reiki Master, an ordained non-denominational minister, essential oils
practitioner and Bowen technique therapist. As a child, she was fascinated by her maternal
grandmother’s tales of life at the turn of the last century and the many natural remedies available
in the forests of her native Austria-Hungary. Those days spent in her grandmother’s warm kitchen,
stirring something delicious on the stove started a lifelong interest in natural healing practices
and a love affair with food. With Pat Tortorici, she has been delighted to co-create the workshop
"From The Kitchen Into Your Heart ... A Metaphysical Journey."  http://www.wiseweavers.net.

 

 

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Juan Carlos Gallego is a native of Spain. From a young age, he became interested in Metaphysics,
starting with a curiosity for Tarot, then Psychoastrology and Numerology. Finally, as a young adult
on a trip to India, he discovered the philosophy of Tantra as taught by the renowned teacher Osho.
He currently practices as a Tantric Massage Therapist in Madrid and he teaches individuals and
groups on this technique.

 

 

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David Green is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been performing on stage as an actor and singer
for almost 30 years. He recently made his acclaimed New York City cabaret debut at Broadway Baby Bistro, proud to celebrate his feminine side through song. He has appeared in several Off-Broadway productions and most recently, he has been pleased to give a series of acting workshops to high school seniors.

 

 

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Kevin Kortan, YTT, CFP, began as a dancer and worked with many of the leading names in contemporary performance and dance, including six years as a member of the world-renowned Trisha Brown Dance Company. He is a Certified Yoga Therapist and Teacher, a Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner, Movement Therapist and Educator, Dance Teacher, and Tantric Educator. Kevin is the originator of Evolutionary Yoga™ and Evolutionary Eros™, an integrative approach that unites Yoga, Tantra, Somatics, and Embodied Erotic Education. Working one-on-one is a particular emphasis for Kevin. He also has been offering men’s classes and workshops for the last several years. For more information, please visit http://evolutionaryyoga.com/ and http://www.evolutionaryeros.com/.

Didac Mancera Artacho is a native of Barcelona. He is a Reiki Master, Practitioner of the Bach
Flowers System, Holographic Repatterning Practitioner, and Holistic Practitioner serving
individuals, groups, and corporations since 1997.  http://www.patronesderesonancia.org/. (Página en español / Spanish website.)

 

 

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Francisco Martinez holds a certificate of Ashtanga Vinyasa from Dharma Mittra Yoga Studio and is a graduate of the Yoga Mandali School of Anusara Yoga and the Dance Education Laboratory (92nd St. Y) in New York City.  He has taught at various locations throughout New York city, including World Yoga Center, Dharma Mittra Yoga, Peridance Center and Sidha Yoga Ashrams, and in retreats in the USA, Spain and Mexico.  A former ballet dancer, he is currently on the faculty of Alvin Ailey American Dance Foundation and Marymount Manhattan College as a Ballet Instructor and Choreographer. Drawing on his extensive dance and yoga experience, Francisco's classes focus on a strong anatomical alignment, by the application of energy and power to the Asanas, with emphasis on the breath, being fully aware of the inner experience of the practice.

 

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John Ollom, BFA, studied pre-med courses, including anatomy and kinesiology at Kenyon College. His studies then focused on the body in movement in the ballet idiom at Texas Christian University. John Ollom received his BFA in Ballet from TCU where he trained under Stephanie Rand, Li Chou Cheng of Beijing Ballet and Fernando Bujones of ABT and the Royal Ballet. He was the only male dancer chosen to dance Fernando's original choreography in Reggio Emilia, Italy. John also trained at the Colorado Ballet and Boston Ballet under scholarship. He has been a faculty member of Prismatic’s Summer Dance Intensives at Smith College in Northampton, MA for the past five years. John is currently the Ballet Master and Dance Faculty Coordinator at the McBurney Y in New York City and the Professor of Ballet and Contemporary Dance at CUNY Hostos Continuing Education and Professional Studies Department. See more at http://PrismaticProductions.com.

 

 

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Dr. George Russell is bodyworker, chiropractor, movement analyst, counselor and educator. Dr. Russell's focus is on developing conscious embodiment to promote healing, vibrant living, and spiritual growth. His most satisfied clients come in with pain and leave with more kinesthetic awareness and tools for staying healthy on every level of consciousness. Dr. Russell has developed a hybrid form of treatment that is client-centered, improvisational and creative, and which delights in privileging principle over formula. http://www.GeorgeRussellDC.com.

 

 

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Patricia Tortorici is a Reiki Master, an ordained non-denominational minister, HADO Instructor (the
healing work of Dr. Masaru Emoto's water crystals), spiritual counselor and a singer/songwriter. She
has most recently created the workshop "Healing Through the Silence of Sound" which uses sound as a gateway to understanding our relationship to silence and has co-created, with Margarita Danielian,
the workshop "From The Kitchen Into Your Heart ... A Metaphysical Journey," which explores our
relationship with food and what we truly nourish when we prepare, partake and participate. She is
currently developing with Dr. Catherine Vandemoer a non-profit energy healing and research center
which she hopes will be up and running in the very near future.  http://www.watershedprods.com/ and http://www.wiseweavers.net.

 

 

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Laura Wolfe has shared her gift of music, and passion for the liberation of all people since she was
a small child. A native of New York City's East Village, Laura grew up in a family of
professional musicians and social justice activists who influenced her musical and spiritual path.
Trained as a performer, musician, songwriter, recording artist, peer counselor (with the Re-
Evaluation Co-counseling communities), Reiki practitioner, yogi and kirtan (sacred chanting) singer,
Laura brings a diversity of knowledge, experience and awareness to whatever she does.  http://www.laurawolfe.com and http://www.myspace.com/laurawolfe.  

 

 

 

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