Doctor Brian Clement has spent more than three decades studying nutrition and natural health care. He has received graduate degrees in both naturalopathic medicine and nutritional science. Since 1980 he has directed the Hippocrates Health Institute's growth and development as well as facilitated the implementation of such progressive natural health treatments as: the Living Food Diet, Wheatgrass Therapy, Dark Field Microscopy, and the essentials of mind-body therapies. Over the years Brian has assumed the role of a health advocate, motivating a very eager public to take action to improve their lives.

www.hippocratesinst.org

Topics: Greens Can Save Your Life; Spiritual Awakening with Raw Foods

Victoria Boutenko lives in Ashland, Oregon. She is the award-winning author of Green For Life, Raw Family, 12 Steps to Raw Foods and several raw recipe books. She teaches classes on raw food all over the world. As a result of her teachings, many raw food communities have formed in numerous countries. She continues traveling worldwide sharing her gourmet raw cuisine and her inspiring story of change, faith and determination.

www.rawfamily.com

Specializing in transitioning to a Plant Based, Living Foods Lifestyle from a grounded perspective. Adding variety to her work as a Certified Living Foods Chef, Dorit is an educator for the Chopra Centre, coaches Lifeskills Groups, and is a retreat and workshop leader for medically supervised Cleansing and Detoxification Retreats such as the one that Dr David Wong and Dorit organized and ran at the Fox Hollow Clinic and Spa in Kentucky.

www.serenityspaces.org

Lalita was born and raised in Argentina, where she completed her training as a pharmacist. She then moved to the United States, and did further study to become a yoga teacher. After moving to Puerto Rico, she started learning about Living Foods and studied directly with Dr. Ann Wigmore for three years. Lalita became a devotee of the Living Foods Lifestyle, and received great inspiration from Dr. Ann. For many years Lalita has been developing this gift of inspiration, and she has a profound conviction that this Lifestyle is the way we must live now, to help the planet and ourselves. Lalita's commitment to the Living Foods Lifestyle is expressed through her work at the Ann Wigmore Institute, where she teaches many classes. Lalita embodies the Lifestyle, and her dedication to the mission of keeping Dr. Ann's work vibrant in the world is an inspiration to the many students who come to the Institute. Lalita is writing a book about Candida, and other books are planned. Her daily yoga practice supports her full schedule of teaching, writing, and consulting. Lalita also has an active family life with her husband, children and grandchildren.

www.annwigmore.org

Natasha & Mark have been busy promoting the raw lifestyle in Ottawa and the surrounding area since 2004 through SimplyRaw. With regular food-prep workshops, a 28-day detox program, and personal coaching, they have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with the community. They are also very active in community activites, organizing monthly raw vegan potlucks, doing workshops, and promoting the lifestyle at various community events. The SimplyRaw festival is the highlight of the year for us, and we look forward to seeing you there!

www.simplyraw.ca

Paul has been eating a raw food diet since he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis many years ago. Today he is 100% cured of this so-called "incurable disease." Paul has been featured on The Food Network and in several magazines and newspapers around the world. He travels the world giving lectures on the raw food nutrition and raw food prep classes to show people how easy and fun the raw life can be.

www.paulnison.com

John Kohler has been on the living and raw foods diet since 1995. He turned to living foods for healing from a life threatening-illness (spinal meningitis) and has enjoyed dynamic health ever since. One of Johns goals is to educate the world about the power of living and raw foods. He is the of the largest living and raw food website on the internet. John is the number one expert on rawfoods appliances and gadgets in the world. He is widely sought out and regularly speaks and instructs at many raw food festivals and events. His area of expertise include recipe demos with 5-7 ingredients or less, young coconut recipes, traveling while raw, rawfood appliances, successful transition to the rawfoods diet, and the importance of a fresh organic whole foods diet. He believes that by using fresh, organic, and whole ingredients, that simple, healthy, and delicious recipes can be made. He is known for his pragmatic approach to rawfoods and has coached and helped thousands of people to incorporate more fresh raw fruits and vegetables into their diet.

www.living-foods.com
www.rawfoodsupport.com
www.discountjuicers.com

After raising her family, Hetta began competing in international triathalons, and has participated in races for the past fifteen years. Hetta was introduced to the Living Foods Lifestyle at the Ann Wigmore Institute in Puerto Rico, and through practising this lifestyle, she reached a new level of personal wellness, and performance as an elite athlete. Competing in Mexico, Hetta won the Central American triathalon championship for her age group. Hetta loves to practise and teach optimal living nutrition and sports performance. She is an inspiration to people seeking boundless energy, stamina, and balance.

In addition to being a senior instructor with the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, Caroline is a yoga and meditation instructor and energy worker dedicated to helping people to heal in all ways using natural laws. She is the author of the book Enlightened Eating and the 3 meditation CDs.

In her talk Caroline will be speaking about the importance of transitioning slowly to a raw foods lifestyle in order to allow the emotional body to adjust in the most elegant way possible and to create a strong foundation for spiritual realization.

www.carolinedupont.com

Angela experienced recovery from morbid obesity by adopting a healthy lifestyle of raw food and natural healthcare. Author of numerous books including "Raw Reform", she now spreads her message through community talks, writing and lifestyle coaching.

www.rawreform.com

Matt is 100% raw vegan, and is the author of "The Raw Spirit", one of the best-selling raw books available. Matt is also a recognized international speaker on the raw food diet. He inspires audiences with his enthusiasm and simple, accessible approach to going raw in a healthy and sustainable way.

www.rawspirit.org

Dedicated to supporting people in living consciously according to the laws of nature, Shantree and Lorenna are internationally celebrated visionaries, authors, educators, nutritional researchers and world peace-workers.

Shantree Kacera, D.N., Ph.D. and Lorenna Bousquet-Kacera are founders and directors of Spirit of the Earth, The Living Centre and Living Arts Institute. This educational sanctuary was founded in 1983 in London, ON. Canada. With over 35 years of experience in leading-edge health training, their desire is to help bring forth leaders in the field of Ayurvedic Live-Food Nutrition, Wholistic Health, Eco-Spirituality and Peace Consciousness. They offer certification courses, training intensives, and apprenticeship programs to empower individuals in the fulfillment of their highest potential.

Author of 'Ayurvedic Tongue Diagnosis', Pollen Power and co-author with Lorenna of the Conscious Living Manual, Shantree is an Ayurvedic Live-Food Nutritionist, Herbalist, and Iridology educator.

Lorenna is the founder of 'Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings', a course which draws on a diversity of artistic expressions that explore the living relationship between oneself and Nature, opens portals to inner sight, and helps us merge with what is holy and sacred within ourselves. She is an Ayurvedic, Live-Food and Lifestyle Educator with a specialty in the fields of movement therapy, somatic education, trauma resolution and sonic healing.

www.thelivingcentre.com

Health Educator, Raw Food Chef, Speaker & Trainer, and host of www.radioforyourhealth.com

www.stovelesscuisine.com

Beverley Ann studied Special Education and Exercise Physiology at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. As a founder of many programs, she discovered how to combine creativity, energy, physical therapy, movement, music, and the desire for good health into a medically sound, yet fun and exciting educational wellness experience.

Beverley owns her own business as the Canadian distributor for the Needak Soft-Bounce® Rebounders, and trains Needak representatives throughout Canada in rebound-movement. As a Certified Reboundologist and Lymphologist, she is known for her innovative teaching strategies in utilizing therapeutic vertical motion. Her clients range from inactive people of all ages, developmentally disordered, learning disabled, physically disabled, obese, and lymphedematous children and adults to dancers, athletes, and physically active people (and even pets!).

Explore, understand and apply the physics and physiology of bouncing for wellness. Learn a safe, progressive, in-home rebound program that maximizes lymph flow, builds total strength, and activiates the cardio-vascular & pulmonary system. Bounce - breathe - and Belly Laugh!

www.saskworld.com/holistic/rebound/

Oeuvrant dans le milieu de la Santé comme technicienne de laboratoire depuis plus de trente ans, je me suis intéressée depuis des années à la guérison physique et psychologique, ainsi qu`aux liens existants entre les malaises physiques et les émotions vécues.

Ayant complété une formation de Coach de Vie en Emotivo-Rationnel, thérapie cognitive, et aussi une formation de coach alimentaire en alimentation vivante, j`offre depuis quelques temps des cours en alimentation vivante afin que chacun puisse contribuer, avec ces nouvelles connaissances, à faire du redressement alimentaire dans son quotidien.

Un système immunitaire renforcé, une digestion améliorée... que demander de mieux... tout en incluant une meilleure gestion des émotions négatives, afin que finalement il se crée une augmentation de l`harmonie de la personne avec elle-même, ainsi qu`avec ses relations interpersonnelles et professionnelles.

Philip McCluskey is a 31-year-old entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and author, and is passionate about raw foods! Being overweight his entire life, and after 30 failed diets attempts, he surpassed morbid obesity and skyrocketed to a max weight of 400 lbs. He thought gastric bypass surgery was the only option, and after a month of tests he was ready to have it done when he discovered raw foods. He switched to eating 100% raw vegan overnight and has never been off a day since.

To date he has lost nearly 200 lbs and is on the fast track to rediscovering his life in a way he never thought was imaginable. Everything is his life changed including his health, mental clarity, spirituality, job, and a newfound passion for raw food. He decided to share his message through inspirational blogs, videos, pictures, and advice through his website Lovingraw.com. He tours the country speaking about his experiences with overcoming obesity, healthy weightloss, his 100 day juice feast, and breaking patterns of emotional eating. He has also embarked upon writing his first book, which should be available in stores next year.

www.lovingraw.com

Brigitte Cousineau et Josée Marinelli sont diplômées du Collège d'enseignement en naturopathie bionomiste ainsi qu'en hygiène du côlon. Expérimentant elles-mêmes les bienfaits d'une alimentation vivante, elles se sont donné comme mission de partager et de transmettre leurs connaissances et leurs expériences en crusine (préparation de mets sans cuisson).

www.coursdecrusine.com

David Kaplan, born the Year of the Dragon grew up quick on the streets of New York. After an almost fatal gun shot wound in 1974 and a near death experience, by the grace of God, a little help from friends and a raw food diet David managed to heal completely. After realizing the benefits of proper nutrition he went on to produce two of the largest diet & nutrition expos in the country and spent many years developing organic sustainable farms.

Most recently David's company Transition Nutrition has won awards for "Best Product Line", "Best New Superfood" and "Best Tasting Chocolate". David also teaches positive mental attitude and has worked for his spiritual teacher for over seventeen years sharing the teachings of Surat Shabd Yoga, the science of Light and Sound.

Life from Life, Energy from Energy: After thirty years of yoga and raw foods, David will speak how the combination of a raw food lifestyle and a true spiritual path can energize and activate one to achieve their greatest desires and purpose in life.

www.transitionnutrition.com