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HOLLY DOWLING is a highly sought-after, award-winning global keynote speaker and a top ten inspirational thought leader among worldwide influencers. As the founder of the Extraordinary Leader program and an expert in joy and well-being, Holly has addressed hundreds of thousands within Fortune 500 companies around the world, including Facebook, Google, Cisco, Deloitte, Palo Alto Networks, Disney, Wells Fargo, ESPN, Home Depot, Gap Brand, and IBM. Her work has impacted the hearts and minds of millions across more than 120 countries through her “A Celebration Of You” podcast. Her unique, spirit-driven approach supports leaders in becoming stronger, individuals in achieving higher levels of performance, and organizations in discovering new opportunities for success.

Holly is a two-time Stevie Award winner and recipient of The American Riviera Women Entrepreneur of the Year Award. She is a proud partner of The United Nations Girl Up Foundation and a former member of The African American Consulate. In addition, she is an award-winning host on The Notoriety Network and a speaking member of the Anti-Internet Child Exploitation Team, bringing global awareness to internet crimes against children. She has been recognized as a top global inspirational thought leader and was featured on the cover of The Excelligent Magazine as a 2021 SHERO of the year. As the founder of Hollyisms Daily Dose of Inspirations, Holly’s mission is to continue inspiring hearts and minds all over the world.

JOHN MILLAR is an internationally renowned Zhineng Qigong practitioner based in Suffolk in the UK. His lighthearted, fun approach to qigong embraces the traditions and origins of the practice while also exploring how we can make the practice more approachable, accessible, and beneficial.

His work through the Qigong Academy embraces the idea of a growing, non-hierarchical community that supports qigong practitioners and teachers around the world. Through this community, we can find mutual learning, support, and friendship while also working with our partner organizations to develop professional, transformative approaches to qigong that are relevant to a modern, western audience.

HECTOR VIMARSHA CAMPERO is a seasoned practitioner in the art of transformation, weaving together the healing threads of psychology, meditation, and qigong. A licensed psychologist from Universidad Intercontinental in Mexico City, Héctor brings over twelve years of deep immersion in spiritual practice at Siddha Yoga retreat centers in the U.S. and India. He is also an esteemed Siddha Yoga meditation teacher.

As a Certified Spring Forest Qigong Healer specialized in emotional blockages, Héctor combines the depth of psychotherapy, the healing power of qigong, and the bliss-enhancing effects of meditation to guide individuals toward profound emotional and spiritual renewal.Héctor offers both individual and group clearing sessions, alongside a variety of courses and workshops available in-person and online. His work reaches a global audience, supporting those on their healing and personal growth journeys.

KENLYN KOLLEEN, is a former attorney turned Feminine Leadership and Wisdom Teacher and Visionary Strategist. She supports individuals through reinvention and purpose using astrology, Human Design, Gene Keys, and other esoteric wisdom traditions.  Kenlyn weaves the spiritual and the practical to help people orient themselves during times of profound change.

JACI GRAN is a Spring Forest Qigong Master. She began intensive study with Qigong Grandmaster Chunyi Lin over 20 years ago. Through dedicated practice and continuous refinement, often practicing several hours per day, she healed herself of spinal injuries. She transformed living with daily pain, sometimes finding it difficult to walk, or even to sit, to being pain free and confident. Jaci now dedicates herself to helping people and animals through qigong healing and teaching. She serves as a staff healer for the Spring Forest Qigong Healing Center.

KAREN DRUCKER is a musical force in the New Thought movement, Karen's creative spirit and dedication have earned her an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the Centers for Spiritual Living Community and a coveted "Grace Note" award from the Unity Movement. With 23 CD’s of original, inspirational music to her name and a best-selling book, "Let Go of the Shore," Karen has mastered the art of combining humor and inspiration with her songwriting and speaking. These days, you'll find her facilitating women's retreats, doing keynote talks at mind-body health conferences, and speaking at New Thought churches across the country. People tell her that her music inspires and comforts them. In addition, many even use her music when going through cancer treatments!  She is dedicated to continuing her mission of making music, making a difference, and touching hearts.

NISHA MANEK is an internally recognized leader in the field of integrative medicine. Nisha’s humble background from Kenya propelled her to transcend limitations: gender, ethnicity, and financial status. From Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where she graduated Summa cum laude, to the University of Glasgow School of Medicine in Scotland, Nisha’s uncommon tenacity has driven her to ask difficult questions and pursue answers beyond traditional medical paradigms. Nisha began her career in rheumatology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Recognized as Teacher of the Year in the School of Medicine, she brings storytelling as a core skill to bedside medical teaching and on the plenary stage. But she didn’t stop there. Nisha partnered with one of the world’s most innovative physicists, Emeritus Professor William A. Tiller of Stanford University, and pushed the boundaries of what is possible in medicine. She is the preeminent doctor of information medicine, which intersects consciousness, biofield science, and rheumatology to improve human health. She has authored a one-of-a-kind book, Bridging Science and Spirit, which closes the gap between two seemingly separate areas of knowledge. She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom. 

JERRY WELLIK is a teacher, storyteller, poet, and Master of Spring Forest Qigong (SFQ) as well as a Master Healer. He is a certified instructor who teaches Spring Forest Qigong Levels 1, 2, and 3 and regularly speaks at conferences and other events.  Jerry has been an educator for more than five decades, teaching at the elementary, secondary, and university levels. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Education as well as a Master’s and PhD in Special Education. Through his teaching and healing work, Jerry combines the wisdom of qigong with storytelling and poetry, helping people cultivate greater health, balance, and inner awareness.

NANCY HAVERA has been a Spring Forest Qigong practitioner since 2007. Teaching, growing, and sharing are part of Nancy’s soul purpose. Nancy is a retired Spanish teacher with an on-going love for continued work in any classroom. Nancy is a Spring Forest Qigong Certified Instructor and Certified Healer. She is trained to teach SFQ Levels 1, 2, and 3. She lives with her husband on a 300-acre farm whose purpose is to restore the natural habitat for wildlife.

SIU-LING BISOGNO HAU is a Certified Spring Forest Qigong (SFQ) Instructor, Qigong Healer, and Practice Group Leader. She also brings her expertise as a Holistic Counsellor, Rhythm 2 Recovery facilitator, and Reiki Master. In addition to her healing work, Siu-ling is a visual artist and illustrator with over 25 years of experience in the education sector. Teaching is at the heart of what she does, and she shares her passion by teaching and supporting people and community with the SFQ vision: “A healer in every home and a world without pain and suffering.” Join her and experience a nurturing, playful, and supportive space for growth and self-discovery.

JENNY CONNOR is a true Mother of Nature; nurturing others to reconnect with the Earth, the season, and themselves.  Often described as a 'Green Witch', she is someone deeply attuned to the natural world and passionate about sharing its wisdom through education and experience.  She is a retired doctor, dance teacher and offers consultations through her business Cup of Life Coaching on life and health challenges.  

SUSANNE J. WILSON, known as the Carefree Medium, is an intuition educator, spiritual teacher, and evidential medium whose abilities have undergone scientific study. Clairvoyant and clairaudient since childhood, a near-death experience led her to fully embrace her spiritual path. A former university director, Fortune 100 HR manager, and entrepreneur, she holds advanced degrees and professional certifications, and studied at Arthur Findlay College. Susanne is the bestselling author of Soul Smart, host of the Carefree and Conscious podcast, and a frequent guest on Coast to Coast AM. She also enjoys wine studies, piano, and traveling the world. 

VAL JOY TAY; trained as a journalist, paused her career 15 years ago after her body protested a life spent amplifying others’ voices and suppressing her own. In recalibrating her search to living life well, she discovered a truly holistic, feminine art of healing called The Willow System. As a certified practitioner, she now helps people get unstuck, restore fluid movement in their bodies, and rewrite their stories with freedom and joy.

RACHEL COOLEY is an Angel Therapy Practitioner and an Angelic Guidance Mentor Certification Trainer who has spent the last 26 years guiding women to reconnect with their Angelic Support, to open and Receive the Blessings that are their Birthright.  Rachel supports women in her Angelic Sanctuary Journey Program with the Angels, and her mission is to help women step into their Divine Purpose resourced to live a Miraculous life living on purpose, sharing their Gifts and allowing their Essence to Make a Divine Impact in the World by becoming Angelic Guidance Mentors, able to guide people all over the world with the Angels.

BRIAN J. SHIRCLIFF is an author, publisher, practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method and Bones for Life Movement Intelligence, and a longtime student of meditation including yoga, tai chi, and vipassana. For seventeen years he taught high school religion and coached two sports teams to five state championships.

CATHERINE DUNCAN, MA, BCC, is an integrative spiritual consultant devoted to whole-person healing. Through her private practice, Learning to Live, she supports individuals navigating chronic illness, grief, life transitions, and the search for deeper meaning and purpose. A board-certified chaplain and certified spiritual director, Catherine is trained in positive neuroplasticity and integrative healing modalities, including Reiki, Healing Touch, qigong, EFT tapping, and sound healing. She is also a speaker and writer. Her first book, Everyday Awakening: Five Practices for Living Fully, Feeling Deeply, and Coming into Your Heart and Soul, was released in July 2023. Her podcast, Everyday Awakening, launched in 2025.

CHLOE NEWTON has been implementing the teachings and practice of Spring Forest Qigong in her life since 2019. Now it has evolved into a way of living that she’s very passionate about.  In 2022 she became a certified SFQ practice group leader through Energy Healing International. In 2023 she deepened her practice even more, and attended a 30 hour SFQ retreat in Sedona, Arizona. Since then she has facilitated numerous group practices, workshops, and guided meditations in Minnesota around the Brainerd Lakes Area, through her LLC Heartfelt Healing. Chloe is now the mother of a two year old who is already a love radiator and qigong enthusiast.

CLARE DASH is an artist and trauma healer with three decades of experience working as an art psychotherapist with psychological trauma. Her approach weaves heart-centred somatic practice, creative expression, and Parts Work to help people reconnect with their bodies, meet their inner parts with compassion, and return to the wisdom that lives within them.

She brings a down-to-earth presence shaped by her own ongoing healing journey. She has seen, in herself and in the people she works with, that when we meet parts of ourselves with curiosity rather than judgment, we find our way back to our higher self.

DANA DAVIS, MA, CYT, is a certified posture teacher by Jean Couch of the Balance Center in Palo Alto, California (author of The Runner’s Yoga Book). She has practiced yoga since 1984 and is a graduate of the 3-year Advanced Studies Program at the Yoga Room in Berkeley (a 500-hour program). She has studied Restorative Yoga with Judith Lasater and is a certified “Relax and Renew” Trainer. She is certified by Elise Miller to teach Yoga for Scoliosis. In 2017, she was certified by Dr. Loren Fishman to teach Yoga for Osteoporosis and, in 2022, in his Back Pain methodology.

KIMBERLY MEREDITH is a world-renowned, scientifically validated psychic, medical medium, healer, bestselling author, and spiritual teacher. She has helped thousands of people and animals improve from all manner of physical and emotional conditions. Kimberly received her miraculous healing gifts following two near-death experiences.

Her abilities have been documented by numerous research institutes, including the famed IONS Institute of Noetic Sciences, founded by Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell and headed by the eminent scientist Dr. Dean Radin. Kimberly has headlined well-attended workshops at major expos such as the Los Angeles Conscious Life Expo, New Living Expo, and New Life Expo. She has taught classes at New York’s OPEN Center, The Life Center of Connecticut, and retreats at the RA MA Institute of Applied Yogic Science & Technology. Kimberly also has a Reiki license. Kimberly’s bestselling book, Awakening to the Fifth Dimension: Discovering the Soul’s Path to Healing, is published by St. Martin's Press (Macmillan), Hay House UK, and audiobook Penguin Random House, with a foreword by C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D.

MAGGIE KLINE has been a marriage, family, and child therapist for over 40 years and is a retired school psychologist. Originally trained in Satir’s Family Systems, Gestalt, and Humanistic Psychology, she specializes in trauma recovery through the lens of Somatic Experiencing and embodied mindfulness. Maggie integrates Somatic Experiencing concepts with art, dream work, movement, and attachment play when working with children and teens.  She teaches internationally for the Somatic Experiencing Institute and is the creator of Conscious Connections PlayShops. Maggie co-authored Trauma Through a Child's Eyes and Trauma-Proofing Your Kids with Dr. Peter A. Levine. In 2020, Brain-Changing Strategies to Trauma-Proof Our Schools: A Heart-Centered Movement for Wiring Well-Being was released to inspire an evolutionary shift that relieves trauma and stress in communities while cultivating a culture of kindness. Maggie’s most recent contribution to increasing mental wellness is the creation of a global movement of self-awareness through her first picture book, which guides families to discover the feelings underlying anger and aggression and helps build emotional regulation. The book is titled My Inner Doggie Is Growling: A Magical Adventure to Name and Tame Big Anger (Amazon, 2025).