Chiropractor

Many people know that chiropractic is a safe, effective, non-invasive, non-drug alternative to musculoskeletal conditions associated with neck and back pain. Many people may not realize that it can play an integral part of achieving maximal health and nerve function. The nervous system is made up of the brain, the spinal cord, and many nerves. Today, we know that the nervous system is a highly complex and delicate system that transmits signals from the brain through the spinal cord and out of the spinal column to every cell, tissue, and organ in the body. Misalignments in the spine can cause either irritation or interference in the transmission of these signals. This prevents your body from functioning as efficiently as it should. Irritation of a nerve often causes an excitatory state, thus causing too many signals. This may cause pain or it may cause an organ to overwork, depending on where that nerve goes. Interference, on the other hand, may decrease a nerve’s transmission, perhaps causing symptoms of numbness and tingling, or if the nerve goes to an organ, it may cause decreased function. At first, this may not cause any noticeable symptoms, but with time, it may lead to more serious problems. The Chiropractic model of health is based on the philosophy that the body is a self-healing organism when there is normal nerve function. Chiropractic adjustments correct misalignments of the spine and correct postural abnormalities allowing the signals to run freely through the all-important nervous system. The other parts of the health puzzle are what you put into your body and the thoughts that you think.

Dr. Luis Rojas graduated with honors from Palmer College of Chiropractic, Florida, where he was trained in biomechanical analysis, orthopedic and neurological assessment, anatomy, physiology, x-ray analysis and interpretation, nutrition, and physiotherapies. He utilizes a number of “hands on” techniques such as Gonstead, Diversified, Thompson, Toggle Upper Cervical, Flexion Distraction, Extremities, and also uses a “low force” technique called the Activator Method. Dr. Rojas’ goal is to work individually with each patient and customize a personal wellness plan that will include adjustments, nutritional counseling, and a spinal hygiene program. Your health is your responsibility. Dr. Rojas is dedicated to improving your life and will always be available to answer any health related questions or concerns.

For more information, please contact Dr. Rojas at:
(678) 559-6950

Or visit: www.chirohealth1.com

Energetic Intuitive

Mary Beth Wrenn is a professional Energetic Intuitive who is in private practice doing readings, galleries & investigative work. Her specialties are spirit communications, energetic intuitive readings through the auric-field focusing relationships, business, career & spiritual guidance, psychic detective work & paranormal investigations.

Mary Beth has been able to see and interpret the auric-field all her life and started her career as a professional intuitive in 1988. She has been in practice now nearly 20 years! She accesses the energetic field in and around the body picking up on vibrational frequencies that the person is projecting. She knows that your spirit already knows your direction. She sees the energetic projections and brings them back to you in the present moment empowering you to make appropriate healing choices for your personal journey into your future.

She has been featured on many radio stations throughout the South East. She’s been asked to be featured on the Psychic Detective TV program several times, but has turned down the initiation due to the sensitivity to the cases. She founded one of Charlotte’s first Body, Mind & Spirit Magazines The Higher Self. She founded the Body, Mind and Spirit Adventure Group. She replaced retiring PR Director of the North Carolina Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), George Fawcett in 1995. She is also a volunteer with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Dept. and is currently residing in Charlotte, NC and in Atlanta, GA.

You can meet with Mary Beth Wrenn here at the Serenity Lakes Wellness Ctr. on the 3rd Thursdays of the month starting in October. Or you can get a reading online or on the phone by calling her office at (704) 566-8300 or contacting her by email at mwrenn@carolina.rr.com. You can find out more about Mary Beth Wrenn by accessing her website at www.marybethwrenn.com

Emotional Healing

Alexandra Rose is a Certified Breath Therapist, Rebirther (Breathwork Coach) and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Practitioner. She has a deep passion for you breaking free of beliefs that convince you to settle for surviving rather than thriving. One of her favorite ways of describing her work is “discovering tame solutions to wicked problems”.

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) helps you release fears, anxieties and phobias. After just a few sessions, you will know when and how to apply these techniques on your own. Breath Therapy provides release of emotional and energetic blocks and direct experience of the healing power of non-ordinary states of consciousness.

Learn more at www.truespiritualessence.com

To schedule an appointment, contact Alexandra Rose directly at 404-234-5580 or via email to alexandra@truespiritualessence.com.

Certified EPFX Biofeedback Practitioner

Jenaro "Jerry" Brignoni

I am Spanish-Italian, raised in New York City. I moved to Atlanta from Miami, Florida. I am the Television Producer of Illumination Time (always looking for new material), the president of the Georgia Laughter Club, a Natural Health Practitioner using the most advanced electro-medicine device available (the EPFX), and also a massage therapist.

The EPFX is a highly advanced device that I use in order to scan your mental, emotional, and physical bodies and check for electro-magnetic imbalances. You are an energy field whose frequencies may be measured and analyzed by this device. They may also be re-balanced with the automatic biofeedback feature (requires no effort on your part). This is truly an amazing device!

I am able to work on the organs of the body, the skin, hair, breast, eyes, etc. The device has auto zap features for parasites, fungus, viruses, worms, etc. It has emotional and mental balancing features. It has body area enhancement features. It has blood toxins clean-up. It has organ detox features.

My web site is: www.QuantumUSA.net I may be contacted at 770-217-5445 or by email at jvbrignoni@hotpop.com. to schedule an appointment.

SOL Sanctuary

RELAX…RELEASE….RESTORE with SOL Sanctuary Holistic Body Detox Center. We specialize in internal cleansing and comprehensive detoxification services, programs and products to rejuvenate your body and renew your mind. Eliminate body toxins and cleanse your body with our Colon Hydrotherapy services.

Sit back, relax and put your feet in the water with our energizing Aqua Detox Foot Spa. Reduce stress and burn calories in our detoxifying FAR Infrared Sauna. If your goal is to DETOX your body, we are here to assist you. We will develop an individualized detoxification plan to meet your wellness goals. We also offer Advanced Naturals Herbal Whole Body Cleanse and BIOPRO Detox products.

Our therapists are experienced and certified professionals. We offer FDA approved equipment and private rooms in a clean and serene setting. Come and Experience the SOL Sanctuary Difference. We are available Monday-Saturday for your convenience. Evening appointments are available.
Call 770-717-7000 to schedule your appointment today.

Restore your Health and Reclaim your Life!!

Hypnotherapist

Sonia Abel, MA is a certified hypnotherapist with a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. She believes that within your subconscious and super-conscious (your internal link to the Divine) you hold both the answers to deeper questions and the power to begin living a healthier, more fulfilling life. In a warm nurturing environment, Sonia will guide you toward a deeper understanding of yourself and healing through techniques such as subconscious suggestion, age regression, parts therapy (an amazing dialogue integrating your internal parts), super-conscious dialogue, and past-life regression. By contacting your subconscious you can begin to let go of self-destructive habits, phobias, low self-esteem, low energy, and physical and emotional pain while increasing self-acceptance, energy, inner tranquility, health, career success, and connection to others and the Divine. The power is already within you, she simply creates a nurturing space to facilitate awareness and transformation.

Please contact Sonia at 770-354-6135 to schedule an appointment.

Life Purpose and Career Coach

Retha Logan is a Certified Life Purpose and Career Coach. Through her coaching, she empowers groups and individuals to create an intentional, balanced and purposeful lifestyle absent of fear. She is committed to personal growth and development through candid conversations, her sincere, out-of-the-box coaching style, and notable results. Retha has a genuine interest in human behavior and a motto of, live life simply, practically and powerfully!

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call Retha at (404) 918-4186 or email her at: Retha@refinedliving.org. You may visit her website at www.refinedliving.org.

MassageTherapy

Tiffany Taft, CMT is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and has had lifelong passion for healthcare. Her gift and intuitive touch were finally fined tuned with formal training received from The Fairfax School of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork in Fairfax VA in 2004. She began her own practice here in the Atlanta Metro area shortly thereafter and has now based her practice in Gwinnett County. Tiffany practices several different modalities to include Neuromuscular, Swedish, Trigger Point and Reflexology. She also provides Pre-Natal Massage, Sport Massage with Active and isolated stretching, Heated Stone Massage, and Couples Massage. Aromatherapy is incorporated into every session to provide a deeper healing benefit during session. Tiffany’s clinical background in healthcare provides an extra edge that allows her a more clinical approach to massage and its benefits and helps the client that is truly interested in participating in CAM (Complimentary and Alternative Medicine) Therapies. She welcomes clients from all backgrounds and needs, but especially those that are active in sports such as golf, tennis, and marathon runners as well as those that seek massage as part of their rehabilitative care. Committed to continuing education and growth in this industry, Tiffany is CPR/First Aid certified, Professional member of the AMTA, a certified Advanced Pilates Instructor (2006), Certified Personal Trainer (2004) and holds a B.S. and Masters level degree in Healthcare Management. Each session is personalized for the client to meet the specific needs necessary to provide facilitated healing of the Mind, Body, and Soul…

For more information you may contact her at:
678-371-6463, ttaftlmt@msn.com, or via her website: www.kptouch.net.

Motto: Be Present in the moment. What Life Takes Away, Massage Gives Back…

Meditation Instructor

Norma Chirolla is the founder and director of the Yoga Institute of Atlanta and has taught yoga and meditation for the last twenty years. Her emphasis is meditation for wholesome living and authentic spiritual growth.

Ms. Chirolla's teachings are based in the tradition of Kriya Yoga. Her teacher Roy Eugene Davis is a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information or questions you may contact Mrs. Chirolla at 404-873-4948 or infor@yogainststlanta.com.

Musical Intuitive

Don Orfeo is a musical intuitive and continually incorporates his gifts as a part of his day-to-day living. He will be presenting workshops and performances at Serenity Lakes Wellness Center, as well as assisting faculty and staff in their endeavors where music might be involved.

As a musical intuitive, he performs music that communicates much the way a psychic would, only with music instead of words. This works well in a one-on-one situation, but also works in the concert setting and as an adjunct modality to various therapies, especially massage. Similarly, his classical music invokes spirituality uniquely his.

He has received numerous commissions, completed residences through the Georgia and National Councils of the Arts, performed on stage, written for theater, presented master classes at both the university and high school levels, and teaches privately. He taught a course on computers and music at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, and also does technical writing and music typesetting.

Don's meditative CDs include “Gathering Lights,” musical accompaniment to channeled meditations, and "Songs My Dolphin Taught Me, Vol. 2" one continuous hour of meditative dolphin energy music.

Don can be contacted at 770-402-2764 and emailed at Don@OrfeoMusic.org. Or visit his website at www.OrfeoMusic.org.

Reflexologist & Reiki Master

Donna Peera is a certified Reflexologist in the Bill Flocco Integrated Method of Reflexology for Hands, Feet & Ears. She has obtained much of her healing methods through Shamanic, Angelic & Ascended Master & Pure Beings of Light’s assistance. Much of her sessions are combinations of the above plus intuitive and crystal work. She has also been trained by an Elder Native American in Ancient Traditional Moari Crystal Healing Method from New Zealand. At times, a session may involve mediumship or song, dance, inner childlike play or prayer. She helps in assisting one to empower and allow more healing within. Belief systems, culture are of no limitations to the possibilities of positive movement. During her studies she discovered more Feminine Divine energies willingly requesting her to teach the universal lesson and how to cope with the collective masses’ lessons. Her visions/journeys embrace all Creations of Spirit, beliefs and cultures. There is no limitation but steps we take without measurement to heal.
The telephone number for appointments is (404) 226-0742 or email: goldenlotus@mail.com.
Website coming soon!

Reiki II Practitioner
Animal Reiki Practitioner
Energy Healing Facilitator for Pets & Their People

Laurie Filsinger is a Reiki II Practitioner who is currently pursuing Reiki III Mastery and Healing Touch for Animals.

Reiki (ray-key) is a gentle yet powerful holistic energy healing system that works on all levels of mind, body, and spirit. It can support pain reduction, relief of physical symptoms, healing of illnesses and injuries, deep relaxation, and stress relief among other things.

Laurie has always held service positions, whether as a lifeguard, a member of the United States Army, or as an emergency services dispatcher. Though each of these positions were rewarding, her true passion has always been animals. After discovering Reiki’s transformative power in her own life, the blending of her love for animals and Reiki was a natural fit.

Pets love Reiki yet Laurie has learned that they do best when they are in their own environment during sessions. She offers Reiki to pets in their home in the Sugar Hill area, or worldwide via distant sessions.

Although her practice is geared towards animals, she enjoys providing Reiki to people as well. Sessions for people are conducted by appointment only at Serenity Lakes Wellness Center, in client’s homes in the Sugar Hill area, or worldwide via distant sessions.

Laurie is realizing her life’s passion by providing Reiki to pets and their people, and she hopes that you will join her on the journey to health and happiness!

For more information please visit: www.animalenergyhealer.com

To schedule an appointment, please call Laurie at:
770-380-4551

Bringing Pets & People Together In Health

Shiatsu Practitioner

Phillip Hall, is a licensed Shiatsu practitioner, NCBT 755, speaker, trainer, and body/mind specialist who teaches the principles of the Law of Attraction and how it influences our life. He uses biofeedback/bio-energetics and Shiatsu in his treatments.

Phillip is currently teaching a 7 part series on Love Thyself As Thyself, on Thursday evenings from November 2nd to December 14th.

Contact Phillip @ 404-861-4244, or via email at inners@mindspring.com for further information on workshops and appointments for private sessions.

Stress Management Consultant

I, Angirlic B. Aminu, was lead to relieve stress inothers after emerging from a truly tense period in my life. I did not understand the problems stress was causing in my body, mind, and spirit, nor how to effectively relieve myself from this invisible burden.

I began studying stress management in Costa Rica during the summer of 2001. I returned to the USA where I continued my research.

After realizing the devastating affect that stress causes in our daily lives, regardless of background, I developed a series of seminars all designed to teach attendees how to heal themselves through direct stress relieving approaches. My seminars address stress from every angle.

My experience encompasses over 20 years in both corporate and education. I hold a Master’s Degree in Vocational Education from the University of Georgia, and Bachelor’s in Marketing from Kennesaw State University.

A&A Stress Relief’s mission is to bring love, peace, joy, and happiness to the lives of all those who encounter our sessions and in turn, have them shape the lives of millions while creating a more peaceful society.

How Much are you Losing Due to Stress?

Anjirlic can be contacted at 678-330-8833 or by email at aastressrelief@yahoo.com.

Body Centered Psychotherapy

Vicki Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor and certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy practitioner (www.pryt.com). She believes we have access to answers for any struggle we encounter. We become confused when our ego-self over-analyzes and creates fear of rejection if we speak our truth. Clarity comes by identifying our beliefs about ourselves/the world and deciding whether these perceptions 'fit' us anymore. Often we are stuck in reactive patterns which cause self-doubt, anger, isolation, and anxiety/depression. Vicki’s style focuses on mindfulness which teaches compassionate awareness of these fear-based patterns, without criticizing, and helps uncover our ability to create the lives we imagine.

Vicki uses experiential methods such as body awareness, mindfulness, guided imagery, yoga, animals and art to access internal wisdom. Body-centered psychotherapy creates quick results that traditional "talk" therapy cannot. This approach offers a compassionate and direct connection to the unconscious which stores our core beliefs. Vicki knows you are the expert in your life and sees herself as a fellow journeyman who assists in uncovering your true Self.

For more information on Vicki’s practice or to schedule a session, please call 404-386-1896 or visit www.sundancetherapy.net.

Wellness Consultant

BeBe Gibson, ND
Wellness Counselor Educating Others in Healthy Choices

I have long been interested in the body’s ability to heal…..given the Right Tools. In the past I was always conscious of my families health and lifestyle, eating habits etc. But it wasn’t until 1989 that I began to truly evaluate the connection between the nutritional, physical, spiritual and emotional contributions to health in respect to cancer and other diseases.

I began to study alternative healing and the connection of the mind and body to the importance of nutrition, exercise, meditation and good emotional health and the combined roles they all play in disease prevention and management.

After many case studies, one of the major realizations that came out of my experiences with others in illness, was that no matter what one did for nutritional support it could still be undermined by improper life management. I found that not one aspect was totally independent of the others in healing. They are all necessary Ingredients in the Good Health equation.

I am a Board Certified Naturopath, Reflexologist and Reiki Master with 17 years of continual learning and experience in the field of alternative therapies. The modalities that I use in educating others are: Reiki, Reflexology, Body Brushing along with nutritional habit change and the all important practice of meditation and spiritual connection. Having practiced meditation for most of my life I find this to be a most valuable source of rejuvenation of the core connection to Spirit.

I have been featured in the Gwinnett Daily Post for the healing energy therapy of Reiki used in children with Tourettes Syndrome and have taught a college nursing class on the value of Touch Therapy and the importance touch play’s in our healing process. And have been very successful in helping others that are challenged with Anxiety/Panic Disorder, Depression and Phobias .

Relaxation therapies, stress management, proper eating habits with increased awareness to the power of the energy that flows through the body and mind healing as it goes, are the goals that I teach . Educating others to apply what’s learned is the KEY to SUCCESS in healthy living.

Individual and Group sessions in Meditation and Resonance of Sound raising the bodies core energy are available. Corporate Stress Management/Relaxation classes are also available- Groups of 2 or more.

I can be contacted at (678) 386-9715.

Artist

I believe there is something very unique and beautiful existing within us all. It is through the freedom of creativity that I find a new sense of what is within. For me as an artist, the creative process is a simple and direct meeting with my heart. It is also a mysterious connection between my hands and the creative energy that moves me to paint. When I paint it is a celebration of this partnership, which is often expressed on the canvas with bursting colors and a variety of texture. Joy is the core of what I find when I create. I connect with something very alive and this becomes tangible to me immediately when I work. I enjoy using my fingers in addition to my brushes. This is how connected I feel when I create.

The beauty of nature and the wonderful diversity of creation have always been a great inspiration to me. This awareness is often explored in my paintings. I believe there is a union present among all life. I find the true beauty of art is discovering it within and beyond the very self. I think we can be living love and living color for each other. What we carry within us is a part of our own unique light of existence. I want to share this with others in a beautiful way. Through art, my hands become my living heart. This is why I paint.

Thank you for exploring my painting world. I hope my paintings have found a home within your heart.

My art work can be seen hanging on the walls of the center or visit my Gallery at www.artbybetsy.com. If you would like information concerning the prices and availability of original works or commissions, please contact Betsy through email: betsy@artbybetsy.com.