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Intro – Circle of Mentors Sleep Edition 2024

Getting a good night’s sleep is critical for good health. Many experts now recognize sleep as being as important for good health (if not more) as nutrition and movement. So many things factor into whether or not we get high quality sleep – our emotional and spiritual health; what we consume – food, drinks, substances, music, news, social media; our lifestyle and daily habits; our physical health; our sleep environment. continue reading »

Sarah Abu-Absi

Sarah Abu-Absi

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As a forest therapy guide and mind-body coach, Sarah’s mission is to help people feel better, while remember their connection to the Earth and each other. She guides and supports people recovering from chronic illness and pain, and anyone looking for stress relief and more meaning and connection. She meets with people in parks and forest preserves throughout Chicagoland, as well as over Zoom – both in groups and one-on-one.

Drawing from her own experience recovering from chronic illness and pain is an important part of her practice, in addition to years of training in different modalities like Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Inner Relationship Focusing, Holistic Life Coaching, and Nature and Forest Therapy. She has a BA in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Sociology and Anthropology, and spent the first part of her career working in the environmental field.

Sarah lives in Evanston, Illinois with her husband, two teenage kids, and rescue pug-hound.

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Kaiyah Allison

Kaiyah Allison

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Kaiyah Allison is a Chicago native who is passionate about encouraging every person she encounters. Kaiyah has a motto “I see you and you matter”. Hence came the name of her business “UR ENOUGH”.

Kaiyah has been facilitating Wellness Workshops for over twenty years. Kaiyah has offered Journaling Circles, Healing Circles, Drumming Circles, Sound Healing, Retreats, Mindfulness, Aromatherapy, Public Speaking, Team Building exercises and Ice Breaker and Wellness sessions at the Juvenile Justice Center, Cook County Jail, Churches, Schools, Greif Camps and organizations.

Kaiyah is equipped to do this work as she approaches every opportunity with a heart of compassion. Kaiyah creates a safe space that is welcoming for all. Kaiyah strives to share coping skills to navigate through the Journey of life together in Unity!

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Dr. Suzanne Badillo

Dr. Suzanne Badillo, PT, DPT

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Dr. Suzanne Badillo is the co-founder of Link Physical Therapy, a boutique private practice in south Evanston. Link Physical Therapy specializes in women’s health and pelvic health for adults and children of all genders, with a mission to empower individuals to live life better! Dr. Badillo is a board-certified clinical specialist in Women’s Health Physical Therapy with over 25 years of experience as a physical therapist.  Her clinical, research, and educational interests include pelvic floor health, pregnancy/postpartum rehabilitation, women’s health across the lifespan, and gender and cultural/racial disparities in healthcare, and she is an educator locally and nationally on these topics. continue reading »

Lela Beem

Lela Beem, SEP, C-IAYT

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Lela Beem is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, certified yoga therapist and the co-founder of Grateful Yoga of Evanston. Lela has been leading group and private yoga sessions since 2005. She also specializes in alleviating with psychosomatic symptoms of post-traumatic stress using Somatic Experiencing.

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Sarah Bernauer

Sarah Bernauer

Sarah Bernauer is a certified Energy Healing Practitioner. Her practice is Radiance Revealed, and her office is at Heartwood in Evanston. She creates active partnerships with her clients, supporting their inner work and facilitating healing through clearing sessions and sharing tools and practices for the client to use outside of their sessions. She feels privileged to work with her clients and to witness their embodiment, empowerment and conscious awareness evolve as they shift, grow and heal. continue reading »

Mishra Keller

Mishra Keller

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Mishra Keller is a Holistic Health Coach, Mobility Coach and a crochet enthusiast/maker. She teaches other makers how to heal their chronic pain problems so that they can stay fit and continue their making careers. After working with her, Mishra’s clients experience less chronic pain and less stress, get better sleep, experience better relationships, better career alignment, feel great in their bodies and love who they see in the mirror. On weekends you can find her relaxing at home with her husband and daughters, getting her hands dirty in her garden, and watching way too many British television shows on Britbox.

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Marcy Kirshenbaum

Marcy Kirshenbaum, MS, CNS, CLT, LDN

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Marcy Kirshenbaum is the founder of Enhance Nutrition and has been studying the science of nutrition and living a whole foods lifestyle for more than 20 years. Marcy works with individuals to define individualized nutritional programs designed to achieve their health and wellness goals based on their nutritional needs and health conditions. The nutritional protocol may include food additions, food eliminations, food preparation guidelines, supplemental nutrient support and lifestyle modifications. Marcy specializes in assisting clients to incorporate nutrition and lifestyle changes to address conditions such as cancer, diabetes, gastro-intestinal issues, autoimmune conditions, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, Parkinson’s disease and weight loss as well as other health issues.

 

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Dr Jason Langslet

Dr. Jason Langslet

 

Dr. Jason Langslet is a board certified NUCCA doctor and the owner of HealthSmart. He graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. His chiropractic journey began in 2007 when his first visit to a chiropractor drastically improved his athletic performance in Track & Field. It was not until he enrolled in chiropractic school that he was introduced to the NUCCA technique, but he has since developed an unmatched passion for this incredible work. continue reading »

Dr Marcy Millar

Dr. Marcy Millar, MD

Dr. Marcy Millar is board certified in Internal Medicine. She graduated from Rush Medical College and completed her residency at Evanston Hospital. In private practice since 1989, Dr. Millar enjoys the personal side of medicine. Her strong, enduring relationships with her patients and their families reflect her commitment to the total person. continue reading »

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