Presenters

Dameron Midgette

Dameron Midgette — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:47:05 +0000

Dameron is a practising Rolfer and Martial Artist with a long and varied background in movement, health and embodied perception. He will be sharing his experience with Russian health and movement practices on Asia night and joining the Cross-cultural perspectives discussion. He is the organizer of the Patterns of Health Conferences.

Ray Reitze

Dameron Midgette — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:34:23 +0000

Ray Reitze, Jr. former proprietor of Earthways School of Wilderness Living, author, teacher, naturalist, and Master Maine Guide lived, traveled and learned with a Micmac elder. Ray was trained in the ancient ways and now travels from Maine to Calif. speaking, working with individuals, small groups, organizations, businesses, churches, healing centers, and medical practioners. Ray applies his teaching from the elders in his life, his life experiences from childhood through the Viet Nam war and from results obtained from past classes. His deep and gentle teaching style is effective for individuals or groups, private or business. He devotes his life to helping people from all walks of life to find inner peace and happiness, the ancient ways are still pertinent in these modern times.

He can be reached through his website, Heart Teachings with Old Turtle.

Alicia Yip

Dameron Midgette — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:30:09 +0000

Alicia is a practicing Acupuncturist with a background in Dance and creative movement. She spent a portion of her training in China working in local clinics, studying alongside traditional practitioners.

She is in practice in Bath at Integrative Medical Arts.

David N. Russell

Dameron Midgette — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:29:17 +0000

David is in practice as Caritas Traditionalis.

David Russell has lived in Denmark since 1969 and has worked in the health field since 1974. He holds an M.F.A., D.Sc. and Ph.D. For the last thirty years, David has taught Classical Health disciplines and Spiritual Psychology in Europe, Nepal, and the USA, as well as teaching wholistic health and Ayurveda in schools in Denmark and Norway. He has studied and practiced with classical masters in Europe, Nepal, and the Middle East in Chinese, Tibetan, Ayurvedic, and Islamic medicine. He is a member of the Secular Franciscan Order and has taught ecumenical spirituality in Europe and Nepal as well as working in the chaplaincy programs at Wilmot Federal Prison and at the Tucson Medical Center.

Oscar Mokeme

Dameron Midgette — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:28:21 +0000

Oscar Mokeme comes from a long lineage of Igbo Royal family healer practitioners called “Umu-dibia” He is a direct inheritor of this sacred ancient wisdom. He holds the traditional priesthood title of Ugo-Orjiand Ozo-dimani of Aborji-Oba in his native country Nigeria. He has been awarded the traditional Arts Master, as a Traditional Healer by The Maine Arts Commission and was awarded the Jefferson Award for Cultural diversity in the State of Maine. His workshops and presentations blend traditions and have touched millions of people worldwide.

He is the director of the Museum of African Tribal Art in Portland, Maine.

Eva Rose Goetz

Dameron Midgette — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:27:57 +0000

Eva Rose Goetz BFA, M.S.Ed. Visionary Artist practices as PachaWorks in Falmouth, Maine.

Goetz studied Psychospiritual mapping with Brugh Joy, Core Shamanism with Evelyn Rysdyk and Allie Knowlton, and Light Body Energy Medicine with Alberto Villoldo and Lisa Summerlot. Goetz is a graduate of Four Winds Healing the Light Body School. She is currently working with Peruvian Medicine Man Jose Luis Herrera and indigenous medicine people in Peru. Goetz continues her studies with Four Winds.

C. Allie Knowlton and Evelyn C. Rysdyk

Dameron Midgette — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:27:22 +0000

C. Allie Knowlton, MSW, LCSW, DCSW, Psychotherapist, Teacher of Shamanism and Shamanic Healer Evelyn C. Rysdyk, Teacher of Shamanism, Shamanic Healer, Sacred Artist and author of Modern Shamanic Living.

Allie and Evie have a joint healing practice, Spirit Passages.

The purpose of Spirit Passages is to give individuals the tools to become conscious participants in their own healing, health and spiritual evolution.

Since 1991, Allie and Evelyn have taught workshops on the shamanic journeypractice and advanced shamanism across the United States and into Canada. They have trained with practitioners from many traditional lineages around the world. Their main influence is the cross-cultural Core Shamanism work of Michael Harner and Sandra Ingerman.

Larry Ira Landau

Dameron Midgette — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:26:59 +0000

Larry has been teaching tai chi for over 30 years, and dancing most of his life. He has explored various ethnic dance traditions as well as more modern forms.

He teaches in Portland and Kennebunk as Dragonfly Taiji. He can be reached at 207-761-2142.