UNIITE - Understanding the Need for
Interfaith / Intercultural Togetherness & Education

 

Cultural Healing 2007

LIST OF PRESENTERS

Gereon Kopf
Star Moree
Jack Hayes and Jayne Thompson
Deb Erickson
Anne Brady

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Gereon Kopf
Gereon Kopf received his Ph.D. from Temple University and is presently Associate Professor for Asian and comparative religions at Luther College. Generous fellowships from the Japan Foundation and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Research have enabled him to conduct research in 1993-4 at Obirin University in Machida, and 2002-4 at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture in Nagoya. His publications include _Beyond Personal Identity_ and numerous articles on the religious philosophies of Dogen and Nishida Kitaro. He is presently co-authoring the “Historical Dictionary of Zen Buddhism” together with Youru Wang (Rowan University) for Sacrecrow Press and co-editing Merleau-Ponty and Buddhism together with Jin Y. Park for Lexington Books. He has been involved in inter cultural exchange since 1998. In addition, he has been studying tea ceremony formally since January 2003.

Presentation topic: Tea Ceremony

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Star Moree
Star Moree PT, CNHP…(Physical Therapist, Certified Natural Health Professional) Star has been using essential oils and aromatherapy for over 9 years both professionally and personally! She is a wellness educator providing natural solutions for alternative and western medical professionals as well as lay people!

Presentation topic: Aroma Therapy

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Jack Hayes and Jayne Thompson
Jack Hayes Sensei and Jayne Thompson Sensei serve as instructors for Minnesota Aikikai/SCSU Aikido. In 1988 they began practicing Aikido under Yoshimitsu Yamada Shihan and Peter Bernath Sensei of Florida Aikikai in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Currently they are both Sandan (3rd Dan) and Fukushidoin (certified examiners) of the United States Aikido Federation. Hayes sensei has thirty-five years of martial arts study and is also a blackbelt in Korean style karate.

Presentation topic: Aikido

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Deb Erickson
Deb Erickson has been working in integrative medicine for 14 years as a massage therapist, healer and Reiki practitioner/instructor. She is co-founder of Riversister’s Rituals, which specializes in writing and facilitating healing ceremonies. She holds a degree in Speech Communications/ Human Relations and is currently a senior in the St. Cloud State Nursing program.

Presentation topic: Reiki

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Anne Brady
Anne Brady is a massage therapist and Therapeutic Coach (R).

Anne has been practicing massage in the St. Cloud area for 17 years and has been incorperating Coaching into her work for the last few years. Anne is certified in Life and Business Coaching, NLP and Hypnosis. She brings together a number of massage modalities in her work to customize each massage to the person. Anne's goal in bodywork is to meet each client where they're at, and work towards their goals for health and happiness.

Presentation topic: Massage Therapy

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