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Homeopathic Medicine/Holistic Health
Lauren Feder, M.D. is a physician, specialist in homeopathy, lecturer, writer and president of DrFeder.com. She specializes in homeopathy for children, adults and pregnant women in Los Angeles, California. See About Lauren Feder, M.D. and Homeopathy FAQs.

Pregnancy/Childbirth/Women's Health
Kerin Asher-Galloway, R.N., C.N.M. is a certified nurse practitioner and midwife. She practices Ob/GYN in Los Angeles.

Renee Christine Mandala, M.A. CD (DONA) is a Certified Birth and Postpartum doula. She holds a Master's Degree in Spiritual Psychology with an emphasis in Consciousness, Health & Healing. Renee provides heart-centered care through the transformational journey of birth and early parenthood. She is currently undergoing cerification with the UCLA Lactation Educator Program. For further information, see Renee's website fullcirclebirth.com.

Nkem Ndefo, C.N.M. is a Certified Nurse Midwife in private homebirth practice in the Los Angeles area. From community sex education to hospital-based obstetrics, she has been involved in women's health for over 10 years. She is a mother to two boys. You may contact her at bwhla1@juno.com or 626.683.9015.

Anna H Verwaal, RN, CLE, is a maternal-child health nurse, certified lactation educator and doula. She received her nursing degree in her native Holland in 1984. For many years she worked as a labor and delivery, post-partum and newborn nursery nurse at a hospital in Los Angeles. She now works as a birth consultant helping pregnant couples make informed decisions about the journey of labor and birth. She can be reached by phone at 310-455-0108 or by email at averwaal@aol.com

Lisa Pedersen is a prenatal yoga instructor and founder of YogaBirthTM. She feels privileged to work with pregnant women and their birth partners (husbands, friends, etc.) both in her class instruction and through her labor prep workshops where she shows couples how to use yoga poses and breathing to birth their baby. She is also the founder and designer of the YogaBirth maternity line. For more information, go to: YogaBirth.com or call 310.372.8400.

Naturopathic Medicine
Anna Bunda B.A. (Psych.), N.D. received her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine designation from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto and earned her fellowship with The Canadian Academy of Homeopathy.Anna practises in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She can be reached at the Optihealth Centre located at 2249 Carling Ave, Suite 320, (phone) 829-7100 and at The Integral Health Clinic, 445 Cumberland Str., Suite 200 (phone 241-0005). For more information visit optihealthcentre.com. and naturopathy4u.com.

Nutrition
Marilyn McDonald, C.N.C. is a nutritional and vegan consultant, teacher and private chef. Trained by doctors in preventive medicine 28 years ago, she has worked with many medical doctors and celebrities. Her expertise is in the transition to a healthy vegan lifestyle. Marilyn resides in Los Angeles, California and is available for local and e-mail consultation at McVeganUSA@aol.com.

Parenting
Julie Bergman Sender began her career in 1982 as a film Executive at Warner Brothers. After almost two decades of work in film and producing over 10 films including Washington Square, G.I. Jane and Six Days, Seven Nights Julie took a sabbatical from the rigors of traveling on location to raise daughter Emily, now four. She began teaching parent-infant classes 3 years ago and continues to teach at Creative Space in Los Angeles, California. She is currently writing a book about holistic and conscious parenting and remains a freelance film executive.

Philosophy and Spirituality
Mr. Mervyn Brady, founder of The Academy of European Arts and Culture, is an international teacher and lecturer on philosophy and spiritual studies. He has spent the past 30 years researching Western art, philosophy and mysticism. For more information he can be contacted at bababrady@hotmail.com.

Randi Ragan has been studying, creating, and teaching others about the beauty and transformative power of rituals and ceremonies for over 15 years. She has formal training in the theater arts and dance, has written screenplays and made documentary films, and has taught yoga and meditation for the last 9 years. She has been involved in women's ceremonial circles since 1990, and is writing an illustrated non-fiction book about her current circle, and its artful use of ceremonies and rituals drawn from traditions as diverse as Jewish, Earth/Pagan, Buddhist, shamanistic, and Yogic/Hindu spirituality. Through her venture called The Blessing Works, Randi provides a wide array of custom-tailored ceremonies and rituals to mark important life events such as the birth of a baby, coming-of-age, milestone birthdays, a marriage/partner commitment, or death of a loved one. For more information visit www.theblessingworks.com, or contact her at (323) 257-5710, ext. #2. See Spirituality Articles.

Yoga
Lisa Pedersen is a prenatal yoga instructor and founder of YogaBirthTM. She feels privileged to work with pregnant women and their birth partners (husbands, friends, etc.) both in her class instruction and through her labor prep workshops where she shows couples how to use yoga poses and breathing to birth their baby. She is also the founder and designer of the YogaBirth maternity line. For more information, go to: www.YogaBirth.com or call 310.372.8400.

Animal Health
Christina Chambreau, DVM, is an internationally known homeopathic veterinarian. Dr. Chambreau is a founder of the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy and is on the faculty of the National Center for Homeopathy Summer School. She also teaches her own 1 and 2 day courses, and lectures at conventions, schools, clubs and to anyone who is concerned about improving the health of animals. Dr. Chambreau resides near Baltimore, Maryland.

Feng Shui
kac young is a veteran entertainment executive and creative artist. She has directed and produced many television shows, helmed a television production and development department at Universal Studios Hollywood, and possesses a Masters in Fine Arts and a Doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy. She practices her skills in Feng Shui as a way to bring peace and harmony to homes, television sets, businesses, schools and outside environments. She employs a roster of like-minded practitioners and consultants to service the Los Angeles area and San Fernando Valley. "Feng Shui is the fastest stress-buster and healer of our dis-eases that I know. I've seen it work so many times and I believe we only can heal the world by healing ourselves first." Dr. kac young. For more info go to: web site: TheFengShuiSpecialists.com For consultation call: 323-874-5245.

Reiki Healing
Laura Sadler is a Certified Reiki Master, Massage Therapist and Yoga Instructor. She also has a B.A. in Psychology from UC Irvine. For information about treatment please contact her at 323.935.7569 or laura@massagespirit.com.

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