The Center for Concious Living

Frequent Speaker's Biographies

Carolyn Agosta

Carolyn is a Spiritual Being usually pretending to be human. In this lifetime, she performs as a minister in the Universal Life Church and guides people to their own healing.

Pat Altvater

President and founder of Transformations Institute, Pat is a Certified Law of Attraction practitioner and a Certified Strategic Attraction Coach. Helping people embrace personal growth and positive change in a FUN, joyful manner is her mission.

As a coach and trainer, Pat helps her clients learn to use Law of Attraction principles to achieve their intentions, whether it is attracting their perfect relationship, perfect customer or ideal body! She has been conducting workshops, retreats and presentations for over 20 years and currently specializes in working with her clients to release limiting beliefs that may be keeping them from moving forward in their lives.

Carrie Claypool , LPC

Carrie Claypool has been providing counseling and training since 1978. She received her bachelor’s degree from Boston University in 1973 and her master’s degree in counseling from University of Toledo in 1986. Carrie is a licensed professional counselor, national certified counselor and certified Employee Assistance Professional. She is currently working at Harbor Behavioral Healthcare, where she serves as a clinical therapist and business and life coach. A particular area of interest for Carrie is the concept of emotional intelligence. She is certified to administer the EQi which measures emotional intelligence and finds that emotions can be powerful signals from spirit.

Mark Denham, Ph.D.

Mark is on the faculty of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at The University of Toledo, where for fifteen years he has taught courses on international politics. He has traveled extensively with extended trips in southern Africa.

Mark is a shamanic practitioner, teaching workshops and conducting healing sessions using shamanic techniques. He particularly enjoys teaching people to learn how to use the shamanic journey in their own lives and to access the powers of spirit and their own intuition through ancient techniques that have been adapted to the culture of the West.

Rainbow Eagle

Rainbow Eagle is an Okla-Choctaw American Indian. He is a Wisdom Keeper, honored with the responsibility of an Ancient Native American Peace Shield. Now that the Seventh Fire of the Anishinabe/Ojibwa traditions has been lit, he is responsible for teaching the traditions of the peace shield. At this time, all of the traditional wisdom and truths which he has been given are to be placed into this Peace Shield to increase its power and restore peace on our Mother Earth. Read more...

Michael Ellison, Ph. D.

Michael has performed as an actor, singer, dancer, director, choreographer and teacher for more than 20 years. This experience allows him to better open the scope of possibilities to individuals and groups through coachings and body-energy work sessions. In addition to his theatrical background, Michael has extensive experience working with energy in a variety of modalities. Michael has worked with the Minnesota AIDS Massage Project and at Pathways Health Crisis Resource Center.

His work facilitates the releasing of blocks and the integration of new physical and emotional pathways. He strives to encourage individuals to find their own unique ways of bringing light into everyday life. You can find more information about his work here...

Chris Holderman

Chris Holderman PKP, CHt

Chris Holderman, PKP, CHt, is a certified Professional Kinesiology Practitioner and a Clinical Hypnotherapist. Chris has been in private practice since 1993, first in central and southeastern Ohio and northern West Virginia, and now at 330 S. Reynolds Rd., #6, Toledo, Ohio. Chris served on the Board of Directors of the Touch For Health Kinesiology Association - Midwest Region for 4 years, and is a Past-President of that association. Chris is a published author, whose many articles detail the uses of kinesiology and hypnosis in restoring and maintaining health and well being. Chris is also an accomplished teacher and public speaker, addressing the issues of health, well being, alternative and complimentary methods of healing, and spirituality. Chris can be contacted by calling: 419-277-3556 or by email: holder206@aol.com.

Dr. Don Jones

A recent addition to the Toledo area counseling community, Dr. Don W. Jones returns to his Northwest, Ohio and Southeast, Michigan roots after many years in private practice and social services in Florida. Dr. Jones is currently the Spiritual Director for CCL and began his New Thought studies under the direction of David Owen Ritz in Florida. He also facilitates David's "Keys to the Kingdom" course several times a year for CCL.

Visit Dr. Jones at: www.drdonwjones.com

Kiemnec

Karen Kiemnec

Karen's passion has always been helping people. Her career began with Historic Preservation, saving historic buildings. When she moved to Ohio in 1998, she started her own workshop involving women's self-esteem and positive body image and took that program to the Lucas County Youth Treatment Center. From 2001 until the present, she has been teaching "The Lebed Method: Focus On Healing", a therapeutic exercise program for cancer patients and survivors. Karen has participated in several personal growth programs and is currently in training to be a practitioner with "The Journey" - a guided introspection to assist people in getting in touch with their emotional issues and healing them.

Rev. E. Jack Lemon

Rev. Lemon is a Presbyterian Minister and a licensed therapist with over 25 years of experience. He has worked with juvenile delinquents, suicidal individuals, alcoholics, and for the last fifteen years specialized in treating survivors of sexual abuse. Because, what he teaches works for those deeply wounded, it will clearly work for the confused, unhappy, or those stuck in life. Currently, Jack teaches The Journey from a Cultural Cosmology to a Spiritual Cosmology in his "Addicted to Certainty" workshop seminars.

Jerry Levin, PhD, LMT

Jerry Levin, Ph.D., L.M.T.

Jerry is a retired professor from MCO where he taught for almost 30 years. He now is a practicing Massage Therapist and Coordinator of the Therapeutic Massage program at Mercy College of NW Ohio. Jerry is married and has three children and three grandchildren.

Jerry was raised in the Jewish religion and has been attending New Thought/Metaphysical churches for about 20 years. For the last 10 years he has led classes and study groups on various spiritual/metaphysical topics and presented Sunday lessons at several New Though Churches in this area. He is now presenting the Sunday lesson at CCL once a month. Jerry likes to focus on the practical application of spiritual teachings to our everyday lives.

Bob Levy

Bob was a successful international entepreneur, operating on three continents, but he felt his life was whirling out of control. So fifteen years ago, forsaking everything he had accumulated in the world, he set out to find answers. After studying in India, Africa, Nepal, Tibet and China, he returned to America to teach what he had learned. He is now a successful life coach. For more info: www.inspiringlives.com

Mic McManus

Mic McManus , Present Day Shaman, Pioneer in Awareness, Acceptance and Presence of Conciousness

Mic is an internationally known Shaman with over 30 years experience. He has studied in the Amazon jungles of Peru with South America's most noted Shaman, Don Augustine Revas Rodriguez. Mic has studied Sacred Geometry with Drunvalo Melchizedek, Dan Winters and has worked with Melody, author of "Love is the Earth", learning the art of crystal healing/laying of stones. He has also studied Native American Shamanism under the direction of Joseph (Beutiful Painted Arrow) Rael. Mic is also a Reiki Master and an ordained minister in the Church of Angels in Venice, FL. With 46 yrs of martial arts experience he is a Kung-Fu Grand Master and has developed "Spirit Chi".

Mic's purpose in coming to this incarnation is to witness and be witnessed and to share his experience which thus far is that All are Simultaneous Multi-dimensional Light Beings having a Spiritual experience on the Earth Plane. Mic is available for lectures, workshops and private sessions. You may contact him at 419.280.1573 or by email: oneness@bex.net.

Ben Miller

Ben Miller is a long time member of CCL.

Audrey Stone

Mystic, Medium, Numerologist, Tarot Reader Feng Shui and certified in Emotional Freedom Technique and Vibrational Healing, Audrey's mission is "to raise the vibrational conciousness on our planet". Audrey is also known as the "Movie Lady" as the sole proprietor of Alchemy Promotions which promotes new age films and lectures. She's been studying the Mayan Calander for 5 years and offers Mayan Galactic Readings. Audrey wrote the 2008 predictions for the City Paper using Mayan Astrology as her base. In her spare time, Audrey volunteers at the Victory Center offering vibrational healing for cancer patients. You can reach Audrey at: audreystone@sbcglobal.net

Claudia Tambur, ALSP, RScP

Claudia is a Licensed Spiritual Practitioner/Spriritual Counselor with Agape International and United Church of Religious Science. Claudia began her studies in New Thought at Unity Church of Overland Park, Kansas where she became a Unity Prayer Practicioner and served as Chaplain. She was then called to study at Agape International under the direction of Rev. Michael Beckwith. It was at Agape that Claudia earned her licenses and served as co-team lead for One From the Heart Grief Support and in the Prayer Ministry, Freedom Light Prison Ministry, Freedom Path (a ministry for anyone who believes they are addicted to anything outside of God) and the Education Ministry as Facilitator.

Claudia has a private Spiritual Counseling practice (419.309.0493) and will be facilitating a weekly Agape Gathering in the Toledo area starting July 18, 2008. She is available for individual prayer, speaking, teaching & facilitating classes, and visioning.