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Curly blonde-headed leprechaun grandmother, Jackie comes with a warning label. Once you meet her, life as you know it will never be the same. She favors a T-shirt with the message, "So, I'm not perfect. Adjust!" as a kind of a "heads up folks" to any of those who might not be prepared for the adventure. Her personal philosopy is "Life is what happens while you're making other plans".
Born and raised in Southern Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Jackie's profound life experiences helped her to "get over her small self" at an early age where she began to focus on that "Big Self" in 5-D Technicolor -- Jackie style. Which means to say, fearlessly diving head first into life. As a result, nothing intimidates her. Nothing frightens her. In fact, she finds it all pretty funny often just cocking her head to one side and matter-of-factly commenting "well now, ain't that damned interesting" as she continues on with the adventure. This profoundly refreshing attitude to life takes most people by surprise. Her intelligence, wit, and breadth of information on just about everything metaphysical mixed in with a broad knowledge of business, world politics, science and plain old uncommon sense just add to the experience.
Interspersed in her exploration of life, Jackie has raised 3 daughters and owned and managed her own companies since she was 23 which includes a T-Shirt printing company, a commercial printing company, a medical textbook publishing company, an essential oil and aromatherapy business, and a business consulting firm -- all of which has now evolved into Nature's Island. Jackie is still active with Heart of the Dove Medicine Lodge as "info central" for an international network of scientists, doctors, teachers, and practitioners involved in alternative healing, research, and education.
Ascended from a long lineage of adventurers and healers...one distant grandfather signed the declaration of independence, another explored with Lewis and Clark, a great-great grandmother was a Saha Sapa Sioux medicine woman, a great grandmother was a Cherokee medicine woman, one great grandfather was a "country" doctor, another great uncle was a well known "faith healer" and energy worker that doctors would call on when they could do no more for their patients, and another great grandfather was an inventor who held the patent on the first washing machine and a special "pendulum" he used all over the country to douse out oil wells for wealthy oil tycoons...Jackie was born with the soul of an adventurer and the ability to heal, having understood the power of hands-on healing from an early age.
However, she didn't begin actively pursuing her Native American heritage until her youngest child was born. By the time her daughter was 13, they both began taking part in Sacred Ceremony and incorporating Native ways into their everyday lives. Jackie's personal Vision Quest was a key factor in leading her from being a publisher of Medical Textbooks into aromatherapy (that she often calls Plant Spirit Medicine), alternative healing and the desire to reintroduce Earth Ways and Sacred Ceremony back into life on many levels. Jackie has trained in many modalities and combines it all in her own uniquely effective way. Simply stated..."How do you explain the unexplainable...you just have to experience it!"
Her Vision Quest led to the Keys where, with whales, dolphins and manatees as her personal "medicine" guides, she worked with the Dolphin Research Center as part of their rescue team, worked with a group doing Archaeology of Sunken Ships and was in charge of the Accounting Department for Key West Journal and The MarketShare Company as they planned and staged Fantasy Fest as a celebration of life in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. She stayed in the Keys for six years when she says "nature and the islands themselves told me it was time to leave". As an EarthKeeper, I was needed elsewhere, and when I finally arrived in Aripeka, I knew this was Home and Nature's Island wanted to be here."
Her native spirit name is 'Walks The Great Beyond", but she feels that the name her dear friend and teacher, Jon Peniel, calls her -- "Blonde air headed coyote on the floor laughing with rose colored glasses who sweats with men and thinks like woman" ... is a better fit! Jackie is looking forward to diving into the adventure of helping people reconnect with nature as a way to balance and heal their lives through Project NatureConnect and Nature's Island Retreats. |
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In 1998, while living on the unspoiled Rain Forest Island of Dominica, West Indies – home to 365 rivers that journey from the mountains to the sea – Daphne was inspired to create these Natural & Organic skin care products that are healing to mind, body and spirit.
Upon returning to the US, Daphne worked with a lab for a year where she learned the fine art of natural soap making. She then began creating her own line of natural soaps using the herbs and oils she had come to love while living in Dominica.
As her clientele grew, Daphne decided to take it to the next level as she began taking various classes in skin care and went on to become a licensed aesthetician. As she learned more about how our skin works, she also began to understand why the natural ingredients from the tropical rainforests worked so beautifully yet there were very few companies creating skin care based on these natural ingredients and the few who did were only adding token amounts of natural ingredients to otherwise chemical based formulas. This prompted Daphne to create her luscious collection of all natural skin care products.
In her continuing education as a certified Aesthetician, Daphne has studied and apprenticed in some of the finest spas in Southeast Asia and Indonesia. These cultures truly understand the intrinsic value of the flowers and herbs that are grown in the wild in those countries and how powerfully they enhance the effectiveness of their spa treatments and their healing effects on the skin. Daphne is also a Raw Foods Chef.
We are honored to have Daphne on our team and it is our deepest pleasure to share her line of the finest hand made, all Natural and Organic Skin Care with you. We hope you enjoy Nature Island West Indies Botanicals For Your Skin as much as we do!
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Pam was Founder, Editor and Publisher of Aromatic Thymes from 1993 to 2000 - an international magazine on the role of essential oils in Complementary and Alternative Medicine. She has written numerous articles on all aspects of CAM.
Between March of 2000 and July of 2006 she worked with an international team of physicians, scientists and academics focused on introducing the work of Russian quantum physicist and mathematician - Dr. Konstantin Korotkov (of St. Petersburg, Russia) and his EPC/GDV Bioelectrography Technology (Scientific measurement and analysis of Energy Fields) to the United States. She was responsible for inter team communications, demonstrating this technology in workshops and seminars nationally and providing verbal and written educational and technical support for practitioners.
She created one of the first United States manuals for the technology, wrote and edited material for Dr. Korotkov that appeared in magazines, journals, websites and books internationally and was co-editor of his book - “Human Energy Field: Study with GDV Bioelectrography” Backbone Publishing Co. New Jersey. 2002.
From 2003 – the present, Pam has been involved in a number of projects primarily involving research, writing content and providing graphics for websites. (As an amateur photographer she provides all graphics for most of her assignments.) A book for which she was a developmental editor - “Soul Visioning” by Susan Wisehart was just published in October of 2008 and is presently being translated in to Russian.
Last summer, she opened a company by the name of Beau Solana, which specializes in first press premium single note essential oils and blends. Beau Solana has introduced a number of highly specialized products for healing and well being.
She continues to write and design brochures, website and advertising copy for a variety of clients and free-lance editing.
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Vivian Nadya Lunny MD, RA, MDMA, FIFA, Cert Ed, Dip.ESIPG |
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Internationally well known and highly respected pioneer in the fields of Aromatherapy and Holistic Medicine, Dr. Vivian Lunny is a clinical practitioner, author and educator who has written and facilitates many of our certification courses in alternative therapies. Dr. Lunny became an MD in 1973 followed by specialization in Cardiology and Pathology in Bolivia, Argentina and the UK. She was awarded a Doctorate in Alternative Medicine in 1991 and is currently CEO of Real Essences of Life, Inc. Dr. Lunny has been instrumental in the development and testing of the All Natural products that we offer here at Nature's Island.
In addition to being a Holistic MD, Dr. Lunny is a Master Holistic Healer, Clinical Aromatherapy Practitioner and Teacher, Crystal Reiki Master, Atlantean Reiki Master, Psychotronics Master and Internationally Published Author. She studied Aromatherapy in the early 80's with P. Davis, and L'Institut des Sciences Biomedicales with Professor P. Franchomme and Dr. Penouel. She has taught workshops in London and Cambridge with Professor P. Franchomme and his wife Aris.
Dr. Lunny is fluent in English, Spanish, German and Hungarian with an in depth understanding of Italian, French and Portuguese. She has facilitated and taught courses in Europe, Asia, throughout the Americas, Australia, and the Middle East. Dr. Lunny's knowledge and experience in the field of Clinical Aromatherapy and Integrative Medicine is both broad and authoritative. When coupled with her experience in indigenous and shamanic healing traditions, she has the unique ability to combine a surefooted appreciation of the complex biological processes at work in health and disease as well as an intuitive, holistic and energy based approach to health and healing.
Her focus now is on teaching her unique blend of knowledge that merges ancient and contemporary wisdom with nature's gifts of aromatic essential oils and the healing properties of precious gems guiding students to a deeply intuitive understanding of their abilities to help restore and maintain well being at all levels.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- I.F.A. International Federation of Aromatherapists, Fellow Member F.IFA Reg.
- BCAOA R.A. Registered Aromatherapist, British Columbia Alliance of Aromatherapy
- BCAPA Full Member, British Columbia Association of Practising Aromatherapists
- ICM Institute of Complementary Medicine, Member of the British Register of Complementary Practitioners, Aromatherapy and Colour Therapy
- AAMA Full Member, Australian Association of Medical Aromatherapy
- L'Institut Pierre Franchome France, Director of the English Societe
- Full Member Colegio Medico de Bolivia (equivalent to General Medical Council)
- Full Member of The Medical and Scientific Network
- Honorary Full Member Forum Essenzia, Germany
- NAHA Full Member, Practitioner, North American Association of Holistic Aromatherapy
- BIM British Institute of Management, Full Member
- LCSP London and Counties Society of Physiologists. Full Member Beauty Therapy ICSP(BTh)
Founding Member of the following associations (no longer in existence).
- ISPA International Society of Professional Aromatherapists.
- RQA The Register of Qualified Aromatherapists MRQA
- I.Sc.B. L'Institut des Sciences Biomedicales, France. Full Member I.Sc.B, France, English Branch
PUBLICATIONS
- Alternative Medicine: Aromatherapy, Salamander 1997. Also available in German and Norwegian.
- Therapeutic Chemistry for Aromatherapists, 1995 REAL Ltd.
- The Essential Oil Primer, 1995 REAL Ltd.
- Aromatherapy related articles commissioned for and published in Scentsitivity, the Aromatherapy Journal, AromaticThymes, Aromatherapy Quarterly, Aromatherapy Times, Aromatherapy World, Colourama, Positive Health, Nursing Times UK, and Simply Essentials, Australia.
- Contributor to Uno Missmo
- Cuerpo y Mente, Quarterly Holistic Medicine Publication in Spanish
- Scientific Research Papers published in Aviation Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Articles published in Good Housekeeping, Harpers and Queen
CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR
- The Well Woman's Health Directory by Nicky Bradford, published by Sydgewick and Jackson, 1987
- Pain Relief in Childbirth by Nicky Bradford, published by Harper Collins, 1995
- Men's Health Matters, the Complete A to Z of Men's Health, by Nicky Bradford, Vermillion, Ebury Press, 1995
- The Reader's Digest Encyclopedia of Complementary Medicine, London 2002, Reader's Digest Publications
- The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Complementary Medicine, London 1995, Bloomsbury publishers
- Foreword and Review of The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils by Chrissie Wildwood
- WHO publication, Traditional Medicine and Health Care Coverage, 1983, contributor in Chapter on Latin America
ADVISOR TO AUTHORS
- The Dictionary of Essential Oils, Wanda Sellar
- The Fragrant Year, Jayne Grayson
- Aromatherapy, Shirley Witton
INTERNATIONAL TEACHING
- Aromatherapy Workshops for Practitioners, Munchen, Germany, Sponsored by Forum Essenzia. (German)
- Aromatherapy Workshops for Practitioners in Linz and Vienna, Austria. Sponsored by Primavera and H. Freiberg. (German)
- Aromatherapy Workshops in Malaga, Spain, Santiago, Chile and Santa Cruz, Bolivia, South America. Sponsored by REAL Ltd. (Spanish)
- Aromatherapy and Colour Healing Workshops in Tel Aviv, Israel. Sponsored by JD Schloss Aromatherapy
- Aromatherapy in Gynaecology, Workshop in Oslo, Norway sponsored by Gry Fosnedtn
- Aromatherapy Seminars for Practitioners in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth Australia. Sponsored by the International Academy of Aromatherapy, Inc. in Victoria and the Donna Arthur school of Aromatherapy, Perth as well as the first and second Australasian Aromatherapy Conference.
- Invited speaker at the Synergia conference, Boston 1997. First and Second Australasian Aromatherapy Conferences in Sydney, Australia, 1996 and 1998. Aroma 97, Warcick, England and the Israeli Nora Conference, 1997. Workshop facilitator at the International NAHA conferences: St. Louis, Missour, 1998 and Seattle, Washington in 2000.
- Translation Services Director at the XXV International Cardiology Conference, Buenos Aires, 1975.
- Aromatherapy, Colour and Crystals Tutor and Workshop facilitator, England and Scotland, UK 1992-1998.
- Therapeutic Chemistry of Essential Oils and the Biogram, Glastonbury, UK 1997 and 1998. Gavle, Sweden 2000. British Columbia 2000.
- Therapeutic Chemistry of Essential Oils and the Biogram, Seattle, WA, US 1998 sponsored by the Institute of Dynamic Aromatherapy
- Aromatherapy in Gynaecology, Workshop in Gavle, Sweden, November 2000.
- Aromatherapy in Immune Disorders and Post Traumatic Stress. Workshop in Gavle, Sweden November 2000
- Aromatherapy in Respiratory Illness, Aromatherapy Conference, Falanga, Lithuania November 2000
- Aromatherapy Conferences in the US in 1998 and 2000 sponsored by NAHA
- Aroma Medica Conference, London, UK 1997 sponsored by IFA
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