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Vision
To create a network of like-minded people and organizations dedicated
to improving ourselves, our environment and our businesses through conscious
choices and ever improving relationships. We are committed to creating
a mutually supportive environment in which all situations result in a
win-win for all parties.
Mission
Unite conscious living businesses, individuals and community organizations.
To become a global network of resources, partners and community builders.
To serve as a voice and catalyst for creating abundance, health and an
improved quality of life in ourselves, our community and our world.
Value Statement
At Conscious Living Partnership, we believe that above all else, our organization
is based on service:
- Respect for people
- Service for communities and individuals
- Promote environmentally friendly living and business practices
What Is Holistic Medicine?
Holistic Medicine is defined by the Canadian
Holistic Medical Association as follows.
Holistic medicine is a system of health care which fosters a
cooperative relationship among all those involved, leading towards
optimal attainment of the physical, mental, emotional, social and
spiritual aspects of health.
It emphasizes the need to look at the whole person, including analysis
of physical, nutritional, environmental, emotional, social, spiritual
and lifestyle values. It encompasses all stated modalities of diagnosis
and treatment including drugs and surgery if no safe alternative
exists. Holistic medicine focuses on education and responsibility for
personal efforts to achieve balance and well being.
Suzan Walter, President of the American Holistic Health Association (AHHA),
put together an excellent summary of the principals of Holistic Health.
The summary can be found on the AHHA Web Page. For those unfamiliar
with Holistic Medicine, I strongly encourage reading this short
summary.
Other Terms Associated with Holistic Medicine
Alternative Medicine is often used by the general public and some
healthcare practitioners to refer to medical techniques which are not
known or accepted by the majority "conventional" or "allopathic"
medical practitioners (usually MD's). Such techniques could include
non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical techniques such as Medical Herbalism,
Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Reiki, and many others. However, the term
Alternative Medicine can also refer to any experimental drug or
non-drug technique that is not currently accepted by "conventional"
medical practitioners. As non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical techniques
become popular and accepted by large number of "conventional"
practitioners, these techniques will no longer be considered
Alternative Medicine.
Alternative Medicine refers to techniques that are not currently
accepted by "conventional" practitioners, but what is currently
accepted is quickly changing. Even the definition of "conventional
practitioners" is quickly changing. Therefore, techniques that are now
considered part of Alternative Medicine will soon be considered part of
"conventional" medicine. The terms Holistic Healing and Holistic
Medicine are slightly more stable than Alternative Medicine and are
therefore preferable.
Complementary Medicine is often used by "conventional" medical
practitioners to refer to non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical techniques
used as a complement to "conventional" medical treatments such as drugs
and surgery. The term implies that "conventional" medicine is used as a
primary tool and the non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical techniques are
used as a supplement when needed.
In many cases, properly chosen non-invasive and non-pharmaceutical
healing techniques plus properly chosen lifestyle changes can
completely and safely heal both acute and chronic illnesses. In other
cases, "conventional" medicine is only needed in emergencies or when
the safer non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical methods fail. In some cases
"conventional" medicine will be a major part of a Holistic Healing
Plan, but in some cases it is not needed at all.
Natural Healing usually refers to the use of non-invasive and
non-pharmaceuticals techniques to help heal the patient. When most
people use the term Natural Healing, they are usually referring to
physical healing techniques only.
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About
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Shannon M. Burnett
CLP Founder and CEO
Shannon is the founder of Conscious Living Partnership (CLP)
an organization dedicated to uniting businesses, individuals
and organizations. CLP has grown out of Shannon Burnett’s
vision of creating a healthier community and planet by
promoting holistic health and green building. Her vision
started in 2001 in Florida and is now taking the concept to a national level.
Shannon brings a powerful combination of experience in
public relations, marketing, fundraising and event planning.
She has years of business experience in developing
organizations, notably the President of Business Improvement
Council of Cocoa Beach, Ambassador for Cocoa Beach Chamber
of Commerce, member of United States Green Building Council
USGBC, member of Board of Directors for Space Coast
Association of Realtors, Assistant Leader for Dale Carnegie
Course, as well as being active in volunteer work like
fundraising for Hospice House, Toys for Tots and Cross Winds
Youth Services.
Shannon has co-produced, along with Natural Awakenings
magazine, the Healthy Living Expo held annually since 2001
in Melbourne, Florida. This event includes exhibitors,
speakers, and educational opportunities promoting choices
for healthy lifestyles. It has grown each year to becoming
the major health expo in Central Florida. In 2007, CLP
purchased the Expo of Heart held for over 7 years at the Ft.
Lauderdale Convention Center. The mission of the
Expo is to empower people to take conscious living to heart,
and to be a bridge between traditional medicine and holistic
and energetic modalities for wellness and prevention.
She has
trained and coached hundreds of individuals and businesses in
marketing, business development and personal growth. She has
appeared on television, radio and in the press. She has successfully
promoted local and international speakers, workshops and events.
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Joanne Hansen
Operations Director
Joanne Hansen has extensive supervisory experience with both corporate
business and non-profit organizations. She worked with the Boston
Public Health Commission as an Operations Administrator, acting as
supervisor to multidisciplinary teams with over 80 employees. She was
involved in creating and implementing city policies and procedures
involving issues with human resources, diversity and establishing new
department guidelines. She was liaison for the City of Boston for
several public and government agencies. She also served in the US Army
for 5 years.
As CLP's Operations Director Joanne is innovative in creating and
managing systems for the broad range of endeavors of CLP. She is also
the liaison for our CLP Chapter Presidents nationwide and assists them
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Lena Blanchard
Financial Director
Before moving to the United States in 2002, Lena acquired a Masters of Accounting and a Masters of Biology and Chemistry in Simferopol, Ukraine. After teaching biology and chemistry for a few years, she finished her accounting degree and was the Head Accountant at a large optical company.
Prior to coming to CLP she owned Liberty Business Services, a company that specialized as a small business tax and advisory service in Chattanooga, TN.
Her enthusiasm and interest in conscious living brought her to CLP. She believes she has found the perfect place to pursue her career while maintaining her interests in holistic health, Course in Miracles, metaphysical knowledge, water color painting.
Lena will be creating and overseeing CLP's financial system. Her expertise will keep CLP on track to achieve its financial goals and maintain an efficient finance department. top
Tita Nieves
Partner Care Specialist
 Tita
is our Partner Care Specialist. She is the first point of contact for
all of our Business Partners and Consumer Discount Club members and does
a wonderful job of coordinating the every day aspects of what it takes
to respond to members' needs. "I joined the Conscious Living
Partnership staff because I want to be part of an organization that
supports living in a conscious manner and emphasizes natural health and
the environment. I am inspired by the opportunity to be a part of the
CLP mission. I look forward to providing support to our members,
assisting in growing and developing membership for our chapters, and
reaching out and serving as the liaison for our Latino community."
Tita has a Masters Degree in education and has
worked in social services, public health, cultural competency and
education at local and national levels in Connecticut, Washington D.C.
and Florida. Before coming to CLP she was an Assistant School Principal
for a local Charter/Montessori school in Palm Bay, Florida. She
continues to be a trainer and educator on cultural competency and has
been an enthusiast of holistic health and conscious living for most of
her life.
Julie Payne
West Coast Regional Director
 Julie Payne of Natural Healing Resources has been developing and
implementing resources for chronically ill people through education,
networking and research. Julie joined the Conscious Living
Partnership (CLP) family as their West Coast Regional Director. CLP
shares her vision of promoting wellness and making conscientious
decisions, while connecting people with resources, contacts and
incentive programs.
CLP is the perfect vehicle to help carry her vision to a new level.
Julie has appeared on television and will be hosting several
upcoming radio shows, educating the public on Lyme disease, autism,
and keeping your body healthy through nutrition and exercise. She
served as a representative for Habitat for Humanity – Inland Valley
Chapter. She spearheaded many fundraisers for both global and local
community outreach programs. One of her most notable fundraisers was
Safe Water Wells for Nairobi in which 5 communities in that region
received clean drinking water. She raised awareness of the needs in
Riverside County California’s Frazee Community outreach center and
organized and managed many fundraisers benefiting this organization.
Julie was diagnosed with Lyme disease December of 2002 and battled
her way back to health with the help of HBOT and Lyme literate
doctors. For years she has dedicated herself to educating the pubic
about Lyme disease, autism and treatments available through
alternative health care. She is a consultant for Lyme patients
sharing in their burden by helping them find some of their missing
pieces to their complex puzzle of taming this all-consuming disease.
CLP is a great place to connect the pieces of a larger puzzle, that
of creating a place where opportunities, resources and information
can be shared benefiting all CLP members and individuals in many
communities. A win-win and everyone benefits.
Julie’s alternative health based business is located in Southern
California. Dr. Kurt Woeller and Dr. Tracy Tranchitella, of the
highly regarded Stillpoint Center formed a partnership alliance with
Natural Healing Resources to help the many families struggling to
free their children from Autism. Working together, they are able to
provide additional patient services. The primary goal of the
organizations and people affiliated with CLP is to make a difference
in our World.
She has a diverse background in sales, marketing, teaching, public
speaking and research. She enjoys music, art, science, travel,
research, education, public speaking and most of all helping people
find ways to help themselves. In her personal life she is a proud
and dedicated Mother of three.
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Sherri
Frost
CLP Chapter President,
Boca Raton FL
 Sherri
Frost went to her first Conscious Living Partnership meeting in mid 2007
and immediately felt at home. She found the CLP vision and mission to be
inspirational. She quickly took on the responsibility to start a new CLP
chapter in the North Broward/South Palm Beach Florida area and is now
President of our Boca Raton Chapter.
She became an entrepreneur in 2003 when she started Pro Power Services,
Inc. with her husband, DJ. As a healer with a business background, she
realizes that many holistic and healing arts practitioners have been
trained in their field yet often lack the information to start a new
business. She specializes in working with holistic entrepreneurs who
want to grow their businesses yet struggle with marketing, strategic
planning and handling day to day tasks. She takes a holistic approach
using the easy formulas and systems of the Healing Arts Business Growth
System™.
Sherri is trained as an NLP Master Practitioner, Hypnotist, Time Line
Therapist and Coach. Her background also includes being trained as a
Reiki Master Practitioner and she has a degree in Finance and Business
Administration. She is a member of The Society of Neuro-Linguistic
Programming™ and Success Coach Technologies™.
She is experienced as a Teleclass and Workshop leader, MasterMind
Facilitator and works one on one with private client coaching.
On a personal level she has been married since 1986 and is the mother of
two teenagers. She has always been active in the community and has
volunteered for many years as a Boy Scout leader, Girl Scout leader,
School volunteer and Student Mentor.
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Regena Ozeryansky
CLP Chapter President,
Ft. Lauderdale FL
 Regena Ozeryansky
moved to South Florida from Gaithersburg, Maryland just four years ago. With
an extensive background in customer service, public relations, food &
beverage experience, event planning and many community based ventures,
Regena quickly learned the art of networking and teamwork. It’s the love
of meeting new people that led her to Conscious Living Partnership, and
when she learned there was an opportunity to grow the vision & help
educate others about the CLP mission, she became a founding member of
the Ft. Lauderdale Chapter and decided to embrace the challenge and accept the position of
President.
After arriving to Florida and realizing her love
for people, she quickly entered the Real Estate industry and began
helping people with their real estate goals and dreams. It wasn’t long
before she found Keller Williams Realty and became an active participant
in the office as well as with the Association of Realtors. She presently
serves on several committees including Professional Development
Standards, Social Committee, Education Committee, and Rookie Realtor
Committee. In a market that was by most standards, less than attractive,
she worked hard her first two years in the business and was recently
awarded “Rookie Realtor of The Year” by the Realtor Association of
Greater Fort Lauderdale.
Regena brings a unique blend of compassion and creativity to CLP and
looks forward to helping expand the vision of Conscious Living
Partnership.
Dr. Peter Holyk, MD, CNS
Holistic Health Advisor, Indian River County
 Dr. Holyk's goal with CLP is to help bridge the
gap between traditional and alternative medicine for the ultimate
overall health and quality of life. Dr. Holyk is a board certified
physician. He completed his formal training at Seton Hall (NJ),
Tuft's University School of Medicine (Boston), Moses H. Cone (NC,
Internal Medicine) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, NC (Ophthalmology).
His interest in the holistic healing arts began
in 1993. He realized that traditional western medicine had difficulty
solving complex chronic medical problems within his own family.
So he embarked on a medical journey to learn more about healing
the entire body and mind. This led to extensive travel and study
over a period of years, studying under the guidance of the best
"masters" of their fields. This post graduate training
includes: Mercury and Heavy Metal Detoxification, Chelation Therapy,
Oxidative (oxygen) Medicine, Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination
Technique, Neural Therapy, Functional Medicine, Human Identical
Hormone Replacement Therapy, EEG Biofeedback Therapy to correct
brain signals, Endocrine Balancing, Applied PsychoNeurobiology,
Thermography reading for early breast cancer detection, Hyperbaric
Oxygen Therapy, and many others.
Dr. Holyk uses his past training in chemistry and
general medicine, as well as continually adding to and updating
the newest in alternative and natural therapies to treat a wide
variety of medical problems that elude traditional doctors. These
varied skills, as well as being a Certified Nutrition Specialist,
allow him to offer each patient a customized approach based on their
specific needs and history. He stresses the importance of the patient
taking responsibility for their own healing, thus practicing his
motto: “Coaching people in Search of Optimum Health”
Dr. Holyk was awarded in 2003 with CLP Innovative
Medicine and Political Action Award. His goal for CLP is to
coordinate and facilitate events that promote health and wellness in
Indian River County. He is also a resource and referral base for CLP health practitioners
and partners.
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Maria Simone
Sequencing Consultant
 Founder
and CEO of Signature Accents (www.cityscarves.com), creator of City
Scarves and City Ties, with products selling into Macy’s,
Bloomingdales, hotel and upscale gift shops.
Simone is also managing partner of DreamScout.com, an Arizona-based
business development firm specializing in start-up companies. She
has assisted hundreds of entrepreneurs with business planning and
growth, sequencing, capital formation, product development,
manufacturing and distribution.
Simone's consulting focuses on "conscious capitalism" and is a
trainer for IBI Global, an international entrepreneurial training
and networking organization.
When she earned her BS degree in Clinical Pharmacy from St. John's
University, Simone began her career in business development roles
for several large health-related organizations eventually leading
her to managing several multi-million dollar accounts.
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Larry Leigon
Strategic Planner
 Leigon
is President of California-based Leigon Associates and helped to
implement the exclusive contract for change management training and
consulting to Hewlett Packard Company globally for six years,
including the period during the HP merger with Compaq.
As former President and Co-Founder of Ariel Vineyards, Leigon
averaged growth of over 50% per year during an 8 year period, to a
value of $15 million at the time of its acquisition. He has been the
subject of thousands of articles, TV and radio reports including the
New York Times, Wall St. Journal, and Newsweek.
Leigon’s work in developing an entirely new consumer product
category is featured in several books including The Successful
Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies by Rhonda Abrams and Your Life
Purpose by Carol Adrienne, and is used as a case study by business
school marketing classes.
He has a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and holds a 1st
degree brown belt in Aikido. In addition to being a corporate
trainer and executive coach, he has created four successful
start-ups to date.
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Randolph F. Craft
Operational Planner
 Randy
Craft is Founder and President of Pacific Planning Institute, Inc.; ,
Founder and COO of Advanced Management & Planning, (AMP) Founder of The
Pacific International Anti-Aging Center; and Founder and Director of
Fuller Edutainment Company, Inc., producers of “Re-Awaken Your Genius”,
“The Essence of Genius” and “The Art of Craft”. Randy Craft comes
from a richly varied professional background. Along with being a
painter, sculptor and entertainer his background also includes
experience in the restaurant industry; real estate and securities;
interior architectural design and construction services; project
management and planning technology; interactive video information
services; and the designing of TRAX, a powerful computer-driven
automated sales and marketing system. In 1982 he developed a project
management tool under study with Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller. In 1989 he
co-founded Team Technology Inc., which facilitates change through
implementation of quality and team building programs, with Dr. Edwards
Deming at New York University.
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 Kasey Knight
Women's Perspective Facilitator, CLP Founding Partner
Kasey’s background delivers human performance improvement
programs that enhance cooperation and productive communication between
employees and their internal and external customers. Content areas
include: customer service, supervision, team building, effective
business writing, proofreading, and presentation skills. She also
integrates corporate vision and system changes with program goals
to raise quality and productivity, and improve interpersonal communications
and morale. This year Kasey was selected as CLP VOLUNTEER OF THE
YEAR 2003.
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Serving as the Director of Membership working to increasing membership
to 300
Coordinator of the Women’s Perspective Focus Group of the
Conscious Living Partnership Delivered 100+ units of Achieve Global
training materials in a variety of settings.
Kasey facilitated the introduction of a new Performance Management
System for the City of Durham.
Developed Successfully Applying the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
in Multicultural Settings aimed at preparing experts of the MBTI
to deliver the Indicator with more cultural sensitivity.
Authored section on the use of self-assessment inventories, such
as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), for the Intercultural
Sourcebook published by Intercultural Press.
Kasey served as the Program Director of Contract Training Services
for Montgomery College Continuing Education, Rockville, Maryland.
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Paul Andrews
Industry Expert
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1986 Paul purchased the Whole Life Company which
included Whole Life Times Magazine and the Whole Life
Expo and grew it to become the leading enterprise
promoting alternative health, holistic health,
metaphysics, the environment, new science, and "New Age"
ideas.
His first Expo in February of 1987 attracted over 25,000
people and became the model for his future shows and
other shows in the country. Paul Andrews has produced
over 170 large, live events to date. These events often
contain a combination of over 400 exhibit booths and a
comprehensive speaking program with as many as 300
speakers.
This combination of resources brought many thousands of
people together in a way that allowed them to
effectively network their interests and concerns to
further their causes and businesses.
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