Military Health Symposium for Military Warriors and Families Participants

Dr. Porter is currently a member of Sacred Hoop Ministry and is their resident Sound Healer, Reiki Master Teacher, Pastoral Counselor, and Certified Parenting Instructor. She holds monthly sound meditations, and uses 15 Singing Quartz Crystal Bowls as one of the many healing modalities she shares with her clients.

Dr. Porter is listed in “Who’s Who In American Education”, “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers”, and is a published Poet featured in “Who’s Who In American Poets”. Dr. Porter is also the author of “The Doughnut Journal, Filling In The wHole”, a healing journal style workbook, and “The Dolphin Journey”, a guided visualization and sound meditation recording, and one of her travel photos is due to be published in September, 2008.

PRESENTATION TOPIC: Redirecting Children’s Behavior For A Peaceful Home Front

PRESENTATION STYLE: Interactive

PRESENTATION SUMMARY: In our fast-paced society, adults and children spend much of their time in separate environments, We all want to make the most of the time we have together, especially if we are in a family that is separated by deployment. Sometimes it can become very difficult for us to give of ourselves, or get what we want from our relationships especially when we are dealing with our own trauma. This often causes dissention within our family unit. Kids become angry, break the rules, refuse to cooperate, get into power struggles, and the list goes on and on. We all know that children create a tremendous challenge for adults anyway. Top that off with living a military way of life, faced with parental deployments, the fear of what may happen, the ‘living on the edge’ feeling, and things can rapidly get out of control. Tensions build up and everyone feels like they’re living on a battlefield right in their own living room.

Join Dr. Porter as she teaches you how to easily and effectively communicate and redirect behaviors. Learn what your child is really trying to tell you through his or her behavior. Get a glimpse into how the Redirecting Children’s Behavior parenting course can help you have a much more peaceful “home front”. If you feel out of control, or wonder how you’ll cope with your children and your returning warrior, then you don’t want to miss this presentation. You will leave with at least one new skill to try at home.

PRESENTATION TOPIC: Sound Healing As A Means of Balance and Relaxation

PRESENTATION STYLE: Experiential

PRESENTATION SUMMARY: Join Dr. Porter as she guides you in a sound healing experience using the Quartz Crystal Bowls as the impetus for healing and balance. Enjoy a few moments of relaxation and allow yourself to experience the vibratory healing powers of this unique sound energy. This is one presentation you don’t want to miss. It may just make your day! Come see for yourself what all the talk is about.

Licensed Massage Therapist, licensed, certified, and well trained in Swedish Massage, Sports massage, Prenatal Massage, Neuromuscular techniques, and a variety of additional massages, including extensive injury work. Native American Healer.

Experience yourself the intuitive talent and skill of massage therapist and healer, Ed Reyes. Ed’s talent is deep-rooted in his soul, raised from a young boy in Native American healing traditions under the expert guidance of his Grandfather, Uncle, and Father. Ed attended both the Healing Arts Institute in Fort Collins, CO, and Colorado Springs Academy of Therapeutic Massage in Colorado Springs, CO, and is licensed, certified, and well trained in Swedish Massage, Sports massage, Prenatal Massage, Neuromuscular techniques, and a variety of additional massages, including extensive injury work. Ed is an extraordinary healer who focuses on the individual needs of his clients and customizes the massage with utmost professionalism and care.

Marcus is the son of Ed Reyes. He is our Children’s Corner Director for the Symposium and you will see him interacting with the kids in a lively, playful way. Marcus is a drummer extraordinaire, and is often at the very heart of local drumming circles. We are very thankful for Marcus’ help and insight this weekend.

Ordained Minister, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Sacred Hoop Ministry, Licensed Massage Therapist, State Certified Body, Mind Therapist, Reiki Master Practitioner, Shamanic Practitioner, Shamanic Teacher.

Roxanne was born in Boulder, CO, and raised in a family that appreciated the wilderness and outdoors. She grew up hiking, backpacking, and cross-country skiing in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Her heritage includes being part Cherokee.

Roxanne has been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 1991 when she completed her studies at the Healing Arts Institute in Fort Collins, CO. She is also a State Certified Body Mind Therapist having graduated from the Healing Arts Institute in 1995. Roxanne had a Massage Therapy Practice, Three Braids Therapy, in Woodland Park, CO until she retired from massage four years ago.

Over 14 years ago Roxanne began studying Shamanism with The Foundation For Shamanic Studies, and with Sandra Ingerman, a well known Shamanic Practitioner and Teacher. She has studied Soul Retrieval, Extraction, Death and Dying, and has completed the two week intensive, the three year advanced training, and the teacher training programs.

She has been working with clients and teaching Shamanic Practices for over 9 years. She is a recognized Shamanic Instructor, and is listed at www.shamanicteachers.com. Roxanne has also studied extensively with Rainbow Eagle, a well-known Choctaw elder and teacher for over ten years and is the care taker of the community ceremonial pipe.

Roxanne taught at Intellitec Medical Institute in Colorado Springs in the massage department for two years before being forced to retire because of her own Traumatic Brain Injury. She has spent the past few years learning about TBIs and the process of healing herself. Although Roxanne has never been in the military, she has experienced a TBI and can relate to those who have come back with this injury. Her path of healing for herself can be shared with others and she has found the Shamanic Path a good way to deal with her TBI as it has helped to open her own inner vision and can help others to do the same.

Roxanne is also a graduate of the Flower of Life Teachings, and has studied Remote Viewing at Mount Baldy Institute in Boulder, CO with Dr. Simeon Hein and Ron Russell.

She was Ordained as a Minister with the Fellowship of Divine Light in Durango, CO in March 2003, and is the Co-founder and Co-Director of Sacred Hoop Ministry in Woodland Park, CO

Army veteran, currently married to an Iraqi Veteran. Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor.

Deborah earned her Master’s Degree in Behavioral Science and her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology with a Minor in Criminal Justice from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. She has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado since 2000. Deborah has provided clinical services in the prison setting, in adolescent and adult residential programs, in public schools, and in the outpatient sector.

Deborah is no stranger to the military. She served 8 ½ years in the army, and is married to an Iraq War veteran. Knowing and living with the effects of military life, and deployment to a war zone by someone within her immediate family, Deborah is willing to do all she is able to do to help her fellow military brothers and sisters heal and regain their balance that may have been so dramatically unsettled.

PRESENTATION TOPIC: Why Substance Abuse is Indicative of PTSD and What Can Be Done About It

PRESENTATION STYLE: Lecture/Discussion

PRESENTATION SUMMARY: Learn why so many military members who have a substance abuse problem may also have PTSD. Let Dr. Ruiz explain what can be done about this growing problem, and how you can change the downward cycle.

Licensed Massage Therapist, Colon Hydrotherapist, Shamanic Practitioner, Energy Worker, Owner/Operator of White Buffalo Therapies in Woodland Park, Networker and On-site Detoxification and Rejuvenation Therapist for Sacred Hoop Ministry.

Julie is a Licensed Massage Therapist graduating from Stress Management Institute in Colorado Springs, CO in 1986. She became a Colon Hydrotherapist in 1989, having studied in Colorado Springs, CO. Julie has 18 years of experience in the Holistic/Alternative healing field. She studied Energy Healing at the Wakepoint School of Energy Healing in Colorado Springs, CO from 2006-2008.

Julie is the owner and operator of White Buffalo Therapies, Inc. located on the grounds of Sacred Hoop Ministry in Woodland Park, CO. In her office Julie offers Detoxification with the Ionic Foot Spa Bath which is able to program Rife frequencies to target particular areas of the body for cleansing and detoxing. Also offered at White Buffalo Therapies, Inc. are the Bio-Mat, FAR Infrared Sauna, Colon Hydrotherapy, Energy Healing, and Ear Candling. Julie provides Aromatherapy with Essential Oils and uses the Raindrop Technique of healing for the back and spine. The Raindrop Technique is the specific application of several essential oils upon the back along the spine in a very directed way, and then gently massaged in with light, feathery outward strokes. It has been reported that this technique and application of essential oils has helped heal and straighten several serious back and muscular conditions. And, it’s an extremely relaxing, comforting experience.

Currently Julie is studying Shamanic Practices at Sacred Hoop Ministry in Woodland Park, CO and is one of their network practitioners will be able to make these dextoxification and rejuvenation therapies available to our military warriors and families.

Cory Snooks is an Idaho native. He started working at age 12, and was working full time and attending school by age 14. Cory joined the army a month after graduating from high school, and was stationed in Friedberg, Germany where he was assigned to work on electronics for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

From there Cory was deployed to Iraq where he served as Squad Leader/Shop Foreman. He was also a lead driver for the convoy security detail leading over 60 missions in the Al Anbar Province. Cory received a Purple Heart when his truck was hit by an IED while on one of these missions.

After being honorably discharged from the Army, Cory and his wife, who also was in the Army and whom he met while stationed in Germany, moved to Colorado Springs, CO. There they found themselves discussing Alternative healing therapies. Cory was led to reading a book about how to raise the body’s vibration to heal others; he tried the technique, and found that it worked. Soon after he was led to read about the Yuen Method, and again once he tried it he was very impressed by how quick and effective it was. This led Cory to study and train as a Yuen Method Practitioner.

A skilled Yuen Method Practitioner listens intuitively to your subconscious and finds the root cause of any blockages in your body’s energy flow. These blockages are also called weaknesses in your energy flow. Any time a weakness is found, a correction in the form of a thought or intention will be sent to the central nervous system. The body takes the thought and uses it to identify and clear out any blockages in its energy flow. When the root cause is found, the physical pain, or the emotional charge will dissipate.

Cory is an admired and highly skilled Yuen Method Practitioner and offers individual sessions for clients.

PRESENTATION TOPIC: The Yuen Method as a Means of Healing and Restoring Balance

PRESENTATION STYLE: Experiential - Interactive Lecture/Discussion

PRESENTATION SUMMARY: In this presentation Cory will explain the Yuen Method, its history, its founder, what it is, how it works, and why it works. He’ll also tell you who can be worked on, and how to muscle test for direction and answers. Volunteers from the audience may be called to the front of the room to help demonstrate various techniques.

Crystie was born and raised in Idaho as the oldest of 7. After high school she moved to Boston where she received her bachelor’s degree in religion from Wellesley College. After graduation she traveled and worked as she gained first hand knowledge of the states. An avid reader, Crystie was contemplating the similarities of her favorite authors and realized that most of them had spent time in the military. She decided to follow their lead and joined the Army as an electronics technician. She was stationed in Friedberg, Germany where she met her husband, Cory.

Crystie suffered with chronic pain, fatigue, and dizziness which made her tour of duty rather unpleasant for her. Once she was discharged from the Army she began her quest for pain relief and healing, and was led to a technique called Rapid Eye Treatment (RET). RET is a way to quickly release stress and trauma without reliving the event that caused it in the first place.

RET works physiologically as well as psychologically by opening up the neural pathways where memories of our personal (as well as DNA inherited) traumatic experiences are trapped. RET stimulates the body’s own natural release system, REM sleep. In this state, the conscious mind can communicate with the unconscious mind, directing it to let go of the negative charge of every issue.

When people move their eyes in certain directions, they are accessing specific kinds of information in the brain. RET stimulates REM sleep with an eye-directing device that a trained practitioner moves rapidly in a neuro-linguistic pattern in from of the client’s eyes. The peripheral vision picks this up and the brain thinks it is in REM sleep. RET utilizes blinking eye movements, breathing, imagery, and stress reduction energy work to facilitate the quick release of stressful, emotional, mental, and physical patterns.

Because of the healing Crystie experienced in her own life with RET, she decided to study this modality and become a Rapid Eye Technology Practitioner in order to help others. Crystie’s military service gives her some insight into what our military men and women may face and experience while deployed overseas.

Crystie and her husband, Cory often work side by side in providing a unique blend of modalities to effect rapid and lasting changes.

12:00 pm Why Substance Abuse Is Indicative of PTSD and What Can Be Done About It.