Keynote Speaker: ARDEN WILKEN,
Sound Therapist, Music Theorist, Composer

Arden lives in Port Ginesta, Spain. She "is a pioneer in the field of sound healing and music therapy." She was a keynote speaker and workshop presenter for the 2002 HTI Conference and a Post-Conference presenter in 2003. Her two-hour keynote speech at this conference is "The Use of Sound and Music with Healing Touch" - More details>

See Arden's web site, www.ardenwilken.com and the sister site, www.innersoundonline.com for more information about her work.

VICTORIA SLATER, RN, PhD, CHTP/I, RM

When Dr. Vicki Slater, R.N., Ph.D. discovered Healing Touch in 1989, her first thought was that it had to be a physics phenomenon. HT worked; that much was clear, but why it worked was a puzzle. For the last 12 years, Dr. Slater has had the twin goals of practicing HT and learning to understand it. She studied with a physicist who helped define the physics that may underpin this remarkable healing approach. She has conducted research on HT and advised many nurses on the intricacies of researching a phenomenon that we are just beginning to understand scientifically.

Vicki was a 2003 HTI Conference presenter. Her topic is "The Physics of Healing Touch"

NANCY LESTER, RN, LMT, HNC, CHTP/I

Nancy brings to her work over 25 years of nursing experience, including trauma and critical care, hospice, home health, rehabilitation and hospital administration. She was the Senior Manager for Interdisciplinary Services for a Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland for seven years. In the 80’s, her journey led her into the study of holistic care and energetic healing. She became certified in Holistic Nursing, Healing Touch, and Massage Therapy. Over eight years ago Nancy went into private practice and founded her business, Healing Arts, Inc. Nancy maintains a full time private practice and is a Certified Healing Touch Instructor. Nancy was a 2003 HTI Conference presenter. She will present a session on "Heart-Based Business Strategies."

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