Monday, March 9, 2009

women as healers

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 7:30 p.m.

Room 104 Graham Center of the University Park Campus

11200 SW 8th Street in West Dade
Four Dynamic women healers will discuss their craft and offer
an experiential workshop at Florida InternationaI University

Panelists will include: Dr. Carol Davis, professor at the University of Miami School of Medicine and author of a study on the role of empathy in healing; Ronnie Newman, a Vedic medicine practitioner and Senior Meditation teacher from the’Art of Living Foundation; Dr. Lisa Van Ostrand, a Taoist teacher of bio-energetic healing techniques and Dr. Medical Qigong (China); and Yeyeflni Efunbolade, founder of the International tnstitute of Afrikan Studies and Knowledge and a practitioner of ancient Yoruban shamanic healing techniques.

Moderator will be Rev. Linnea Pearson, Ph.D., who uses spiritual direction, pastoral counseling, and meditation as modes of healing. She is the Inter—Faith/Unitarian Universalist Chaplain at FIU/BBC.

Program coordinator will be Nina Yarus, who facilitates women’s spiritual study groups.

Program in the Study of Spirituality - spirituality at fiu.edu Women’s Studies Program — wstudies at fiu.edu

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