Linda Duff 

Founder: The Center for Mind, Body & Spirit

In Loving Memory:  June 10, 2007

Linda Duff was a professional intuitive consultant, medical empath and clairvoyant who had clients across the United States.  During a spontaneous episode of altered consciousness, Linda experienced the ability to see fields of color, patterns and information around people that allowed her to understand the human energy system.  Linda observed and studied with healers from around the world.  It was from her vision that The Center for Mind, Body & Spirit was born. 

We, at The Center, are proud to keep Linda's creation evolving. 

Deborah Zorensky, ms, rd, ld, ccn

Owner: The Center for Mind, Body & Spirit
Nutrition Counseling

Deborah received her Master's Degree in Allied Health with an emphasis on Nutrition from Barnes Jewish Hospital, School of Nursing and Allied Health.  She completed her undergraduate training in dietetics from Fontbonne College and did her internship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.  As one of about 150 Registered Dieticians in the U.S., Deborah also completed a post graduate program in nutrition and has been awarded Certification as a Clinical Nutritionist from The International American Association of Clinical Nutritionists (IAACN).

Deborah is a member of the American Dietetic Association and numerous Dietetic Practice Groups of the American Dietetic Association; she is also a member of the American Diabetes Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators, International and American Association of Clinical Nutritionists and Defeat Autism Now (DAN).

Deborah has written articles for Ladue Chapel Nursery School and The Healthy Planet newspaper; she wrote a cookbook and nutritional guide for Harris House St. Louis on supporting recovery from addiction.  She has presented at many clubs, organizations and schools in the St. Louis community and lead a monthly nutrition group for four years at the St. Louis Wellness Community.  She is a past member of St. Louis Breastfeeding Task Force and The Nutrition Committee at Food Outreach.

Combining traditional training with a cutting edge holistic approach, Deborah specializes in helping people change their eating habits to achieve optimum health.  What really sets Deborah apart from her peers is her ability to communicate with her clients. An experienced educator with a teaching degree, she excels at motivating individuals to improve the quality of their lives and their wellbeing.  

Kathy Berg, BA, MMS

A professional astrologer for over 35 years, Kathy brings a wealth of knowledge into her art of the stars.  Besides being gifted in Astrology, she blends her extensive course work in Tarot, Numerology, Hermetic sciences, Human Design, Psychometry, cycles, feng shui, colors, Eastern philosophies and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Feldenkreis, polarity and gemstones. 

With a B.A. in psychology and a Master of Metaphysical Science, Kathy is a spiritual counselor who conducts workshops and classes, lectures, and publishes articles and newsletters with a spiritual perspective.

Over the years, Kathy has participated in fundraisers for schools and non-profit organizations.  She taught classes in Boston, Los Angeles, and most recently the San Dieguito Union High School District (Adult School) in San Diego County, where she was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune.  With clients throughout the U.S & Canada, Kathy consults on matters ranging from personal development to all kinds of relationships, as well as optimum timing for important events and business decisions.

Kathy is also available for parties, individual sessions, lectures, or group classes.

The secrets to life are simple principles.  All you need to do is rediscover them.

Eva Goforth, LMT, Reiki Master/Teacher

Eva received her first attunement to Reiki healing in Heidelberg, Germany in 1986.  She has pursued studies and applications of spiritual and holistic healing modalities ever since.  She has been working full time as a massage therapist/bodyworker in St. Louis since 1991.  Eva adjusts various styles and techniques according to her clients' presenting condition.

Modalities include (though not exclusively):

Swedish, Deep Tissue and Pregnancy Massage; Ortho-Bionomy; NMT; Myofascial Release and REIKI

Eva studied with Reiki Master Phyllis Lei Furumoto (among others) and received her own master and teaching level in 1999.  She loves practicing Reiki and teaches on an individual basis.

Along with facilitating a greater sense of well being, Eva has a passion for the study and practice of the HAKOMI Method.  This is an eclectic method of working with the mind and body, discovering our "Selves" by relieving unconsciously held restrictions.  It brings to use our creative and spacious right brain activity.

Eva completed a three-year training in classic Hakomi from 1994-1996 with founder Ron Kurtz followed by a 6-month training for bodyworkers in Hakomi Somatics in March 2001.  She attended a refresher course last year and is looking forward to the upcoming conference in Boulder. 

 Brian J. Harasha, D.C.

Brian received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree and Acupuncture certification from Logan College of Chiropractic in 2000.  He graduated valedictorian of his class.  Brian specializes in gentle models of chiropractic such as Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT), and Logan Basic.  His acupuncture and Chinese medicine background include certification in Acupuncture Orthopedics and extensive work with Chinese Herbal formulas under the direction of Dr. Guo of the Chicago School of Traditional Chinese Medicine.  He also has an in depth  interest and practice of eastern systems like yoga, meditation, Ayurveda and Tai Chi/Qigong.  His extensive academic background combined with an intuitive awareness and compassion for his Practice Members are great allies in the pursuit of wellness. 

TIsh Kettler, MSPT 

Tish received her master of science in physical therapy from Washington University School of Medicine and is licensed in Missouri and Illinois.  Throughout her career, Tish has demonstrated exceptional dedication to patient care, providing her clients with unwavering quality, compassionate service and established clinical skill.  Her clinical specialization lies primarily in outpatient orthopedics, where she has focused on helping individuals of all ages and backgrounds overcome musculoskeletal pain, orthopedic injury, nerve compression and many other painful conditions.  As a physical therapist, she has also specialized within the eating disorder field, working in conjunction with St. Louis eating disorder professionals to help individuals struggling with the devastating complications of anorexia and bulimia.

In addition to her practice at The Center for Mind, Body & Spirit, Tish serves regularly as a guest speaker for the Washington University School of Medicine Program in Physical Therapy and is a Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist.  She’s a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Academy for Eating Disorders.

“As a clinician, I’d like to do my part to swing the pendulum back to the middle within healthcare, where the focus is quality and the primary purpose is to help people.” – Tish Kettler

Sky Kingsland, LMT

Details coming soon....

Eileen Kinsella, RSMT, IDME

Details coming soon....

Linda Wiggen Kraft

Linda Wiggen Kraft has over 25 years experience as a consultant, teacher, and practitioner in the fields of art, design and human potential.  Her vast professional experience combines the creativity of a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, the pragmatism of a Master of Business Administration degree, the calm centeredness of a Meditation Teacher, and the intuition of a Feng Shui Consultant.

Her work centers around enhancing body, mind, heart and soul through art, gardens, and indoor spaces that inspire, transform and heal.  She is an artist, photographer, creativity teacher, garden designer, writer, and feng shui consultant.

Linda teaches Mandala & Meditation classes to individuals and groups.  Meditation, mandalas and art have been a part of Linda's life since the 1970s when she became a meditation teacher and went to art school.

Today Linda guides others in visual imagery meditations and her unique way of creating art mandalas that bring deep calm, creativity, inspiration, transformation and healing.  She creates mandala art in paintings and photographs that are displayed in homes, offices, schools, spas, yoga studios, massage rooms, hospitals and places of healing and growth.

Her fine art paintings and photographs of flowers (real and imagined) are sold as original art, prints and greeting cards.  She designs gardens and landscapes at homes, businesses, schools, public spaces and places of worship.  She writes gardening columns for The Health Planet and Gateway Gardener in St. Louis, Missouri and is a member of the Garden Writers Association.  Her work has been featured in Better Homes and Garden Publications, Organic Gardening, Garden Gate, St. Louis Home and Lifestyle, At Home St. Louis Magazine and the St. Louis Post Dispatch.  Linda uses feng shui, space cleaning and other holistic traditions in her design consultations for gardens, homes and work spaces.

Linda has been a featured speaker and workshop leader at Winterthur Garden & Museum in Delaware, Logee's Greenhouses in Connecticut, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis Art Museum, International Parish Nurses Symposium, Art & Soul Cafe' - Christ Church Cathedral, Wellness Community and other gatherings where she has taught and continues to teach Morning Mandalas & Meditation Creativity for the Soul and Creating a Garden for Your Soul classes.

Visit her website at:

www.CreativityForTheSoul.com

 
 Bodhi Lee, LMT, CIMI

  Bodhi is a massage therapist and certified infant massage instructor.  She graduated from the Boulder College of Massage in 1978 and continued her studies with the College in their energy healing certificate program.  She has also studied acupuncture, Chinese and Western herbal medicine, yoga, homeopathy, tai chi, qi gong, Reiki, Healing Touch, breath work, stress reduction techniques, energy medicine and shamanic practices.  Her contemplative experience includes four years of formal training in Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) and she has had a meditation practice since 1972. 
 

 
 Dan Leeker, LMT

Dan is a Licensed Massage Therapist dedicated and committed to providing an optimal therapeutic experience in order to promote deep relaxation and well-being.  He has been trained in a variety of modalities including Connective Bodywork and Myofascial Release Therapy.  He is a Usui Reiki Ryoho Level II practitioner.  Dan's willingness to listen deeply and respectfully creates a sense of safety that enhances the healing process.
 

 
 Jen Loui

Jen Loui has spent the better part of her life pursuing a living communication with the spirit of the natural world.  This journey has taken her, for months at a time, to remote areas of the country, specifically the Desert Southwest and Grand Canyon. Along the way she met Grandmother Twylah Nitsch, clan mother of the Seneca Indians in New York State, who introduced Jen to the use of the drum.  In time, Jen was invited to be a member of Twylah’s Wolf Clan, a global group devoted to the ways of pathfinding and teaching.  With a deep commitment to regenerating the spirit of the land and the spirit of those living on it, Jen has been practicing various forms of earth-based healing and meditation for over 20 years.

Jen offers private and group sessions. 

Journeywork, Meditation, Soul Retrieval

 
 Kristin McLain B.S., D.C    

Dr. Kristin McLain received her Doctorate of Chiropractic from Logan University.  She holds a BS in Human Biology as well as a BS in Fitness and Sports Medicine.  Dr. McLain has post-graduate training in functional neurology, Applied Kinesiology, natural female hormone balancing, acupuncture, labor and delivery support, and nutrition.

For nearly a decade Dr. Kristin McLain has acted as a health and wellness advocate.  As a Doctor of Chiropractic, personal trainer, fitness instructor, and doula.  She strives to educate and empower individuals with the tools they need to make better lifestyle decisions and ultimately lead happier, healthier, longer lives.

As a chiropractic physician she practices a drug-free, hands-on approach to health care that includes patient examination, diagnosis and treatment.  She believes that through chiropractic care, dietary modification, nutrient supplementation and exercise programs, you can restore and attain optimum body function and performance.

 
 Angeline Morland, LMT

Angeline’s Angel Touch Massage services include Hot Stone, Swedish, Zen Shiatsu, Reiki, Relaxation/Therapeutic Massage, and Pranic Healing. Angeline studied Shiatsu and Prenatal Massage at the Healing Arts Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, she has a Healing I certificate in Pranic Healing, and is currently attending Logan College of Chiropractic in Saint Louis, Missouri. 

 
 Susan Piontek, M.A.Ed, Life Coach

Susan specializes in helping Women in Transition.  Whether you're a college graduate looking to take that next step, an empty nester, newly separated or divorced or just trying to decide what the next step is Susan will help you create and Action Plan which will allow you to move forward confidently so that you can be all that you want to be.  With her intuitive approach, sense of humor and optimism, she will help you transform your obstacles into opportunities.

Susan received her Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages from Carnegie Mellon University and her Masters in Education from Washington University.  She received her Coaching Certification from the Coach Training Alliance.

In addition to her Life Coaching Practice, she teaches Nia at the Center and does commercial voice overs.  She taught French, the Gifted Program and elementary school for 10 years.  She has also worked as the Executive Director for Kids In the Middle and the Kammergild Chamber Orchestra.  She has served on the Board of Directors of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, The National Kidney Foundation and Kids In the Middle.  She currently serves on the Advisory Boards of Kids In the Middle and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation.

She is the mother of three children, twin sons Jacob and Nicholas, who recently graduated from college and a daughter Natalie, who is currently a Junior in highschool.  Susan has successfully dealt with her own life transitions and enthusiastically looks forward to helping you move forward on your life path. 

 Andrea Richardson, LMT

Andrea is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Yoga Instructor.  Her approach of healing is less clinical and more meditative.  She believes the sacred time devoted to healing is an opportunity to shift consciousness from “doing” to “being”. Andrea’s massage is a soothing rhythm of Swedish, Shiatsu, and Reiki.  She also teaches the practice of Yoga gently with a restorative approach which makes it accessible for any level. 

 Marianne Rosenthal

Marianne Rosenthal holds a masters degree in the art of teaching (M.A.T.).  She has taught high school English, tutored children and adults of all ages, and specializes in working with individuals to uncover their greatest talents.  Marianne is currently offering “Wise Women's Writing” Workshop through The Center for Mind, Body & Spirit.  Details can be found under Classes listed in the Services section.

Esther Scharf

Certified Teacher of Jewish Meditation
Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Esther Scharf shares with us the experience of Jewish Meditation as a spiritual practice.  She has been practicing and teaching Jewish Meditation for twenty years, and before that she practiced Transcendental Meditation for eleven years.

Esther received her certification as Morah L'Hitbodedut, Teacher of Jewish Meditation, from Chochmat HaLev, Wisdom of the Heart, located in Berkeley, CA in 2002.  She continues to acquire a growing base of knowledge and insight in the areas of spiritual, mental and physical health based in Jewish tradition and sources in order to teach meditation to those seeking spiritual guidance and a sense of well-being.

Chochmat, HaLev, the leading institution of Jewish Meditation education in the world, is an independent Jewish learning center dedicated to the transmission of Jewish meditation and spiritual wisdom.  Esther is a member of the inaugural graduating class of its three-year Teacher's Certification Program.

Esther is a graduate of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis with a Masters Degree in Social Work.  She is a Licensed Clinical Social worker, presently working at Jewish Family & Children's Service in St. Louis, MO.

www.estherscharf.com 
 

 Diane Schuch, MA, CSD

     Diane's main focus is on reading vibrational energy patters cirrently impacting a client's life and helping her clients understand how to work with these patterns to create the most beneficial outcomes.  Many times, these vibrational patterns are the result of past-life influences and, in these cases, Diane can assist her clients in understanding what has been brought forward to work through.  Clients can also learn techniques that will allow the expansion of their vibrational energy fields through the use of visualization.

Diane believes in empowering individuals to help themselves and enjoys working with and teaching clients how to create their personal "Success thru Visualization" sessions for daily use at home.  Working with and teaching clients how to design personal Success Wheels is also a speciality of Diane's.

Diane has been consulting with individuals since 1978 and is currently studying at Edgar Cayce's A.R.E.  She will complete the A.R.E.'s Wayshower training for increasing intuitive and psychic ability in September, 2008.  She also holds the designation of Certified Spiritual Director from Aquinas Institute of Theology, located at St. Louis University.  She received a Master's Degree in Human Resource Development from Webster University.  Her personal studies include Yoga, Intuitive training, Contemplative Prayer, Insight Meditation, advance Creative Visualization techniques, and Reiki.  She is currently studying to become a practitioner of Quantam Touch.

Diane's work can be appluied to any situation, whether it is work, personal, or just an interest in increased self-understanding.

Intuitive Energy Consultant

 Nancy Stenn

Nancy Stenn, is an empathic healing facilitator.  Nancy discerns imbalances in your energetic and auric fields, and brings them to your attention.  Together, you access you Inner Wisdom and collaborate to clear any blockages.  With this new clarity of mind and energy, you discover the necessary space to allow shifts to occur in ways that work best for you.  Her work evokes a sense of calm, relaxation and release.  Clients frequently remark that they feel closer with their own soul after sessions.

Nancy provides Reiki, Angelic Reiki, Chakra and Energy Clearing as well as her intuitive healing facilitation.  Please visit her website for more information:

www.LucidHealing.com

 
 Kristen White
Intuitive Life Coach/Spirituality Mentor
Reiki Master, Usui, Karuna Reiki, Tibetan Reiki
Donna Celtic Healing
Angel Therapy Practitioner, ATP
Sixth Sensory Practitioner
Lightarian AngelLinks

Kristen uses a variety of healing and intuitve modalities in her work.  She channels your guides, angels and departed loved ones for intuitive messages of light and clarity in a private readings. Kristen also offers energy healing sessions using a variety of healing practices.  She teaches Reiki and other healing practices monthly and coordinates classes and discussion groups on topics like: Intutition 101, Spirituality Bootcamp and Meet Your Angels.  Please check our monthly newsletter for her schedule.

 Studio Instructors

  Ashley Jenkins

Ashley found her passion for yoga in 1998 growing in her spirituality and finding physical release from back tension. She attended a YogaFit class and was immediately drawn to the inclusiveness and safety for all shapes and sizes of this particular hatha vinyasa fitness style of yoga that blends modern concepts with yogic philosophy. She believes that "Yoga is an excellent place to discover inner health for the mind, body and spirit to thrive". Ashley was encouraged by her favorite yoga mentor in 2006 to embark on her own formal yoga training through YogaFit. Ashley will finish her 200 RYT Yoga Alliance Certification through YogaFit by the end of June 2008. She has trained in levels 1-5, Seniors Yoga, and Yoga Kids. Ashley is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Missouri of Columbia and will graduate in the spring of 2009.

Ashley's compassion of serving others makes her a flexible and vibrant yoga instructor. Her classes reflect her students personal needs and are infused with enlightenment where she encourages those in her class to experience the journey and let go of the destination point. Ashley is passionate about sharing yoga with others and provides a summer karmic yoga service project called Yoga in the Park at Stephen's Park in Columbia.  She also teaches yoga therapy one on ones, private sessions, Soleil Yoga Parties, Chakras Workshops, YogaFit Flow, YogaFit Core, Jala, Restorative, as well as Meditation in Motion. Ashley is a free spirit who enjoys traveling, hiking, biking, snorkeling and embracing the beauties and preserving the graces of our great planet.

 Studio Instructor

  Patricia Joye  

Patricia Joye is an ACE Certified Group Exercise Instructor and Personal Trainer.  She completed Yoga Teacher Training at the Center for Yoga in Hollywood under the tutelage of Diana Beardsley.  Patricia has been a dedicated teacher in the Fitness Industry for over twenty years and has instructed a varied and diverse community.  She is grateful for all yoga styles and traditions and for Mr. Pilates' rich legacy.

Studio Instructor

 Jim Longennecker, RYT

Jim has been teaching yoga since 2001 and is a RYT Yogafit 200 hour instructor currently working toward his 500 hour certification.

Strengthen, focus & empower the healing of mind, body & spirit with Jim.  His yoga style will help you reconnect to your sense of Spirit.  This reconnection will strengthen as well as balance your mind, heart and body.

He believes through his teaching you can bring inner peace  into daily life with synchronizing breath and movement.  The focus on inhalation and exhalation as you flow into each pose, will bring your mind to a quiet place to check in with your body and spirit to bring them together as one.

Studio Instructor

 Susan Piontek, Certified NIA Instructor

Susan graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania where she majored in French and acted in numerous theatre productions.  She also attended the Sorbonne in Paris, the Cleveland Institute of Music and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.  During her time at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Susan studied voice and performed various recitals.  She is a Certified French and Elementary School teacher and has taught in the Mehlville, University City and Ladue School districts.  Susan continues to sing with the "Beaux Arts Trio" and is a voice over talent for commercials.  Over the years, she has served on the Board of Directors of the National Kidney Foundation, Kids In the Middle, and continues to be an active Board Member of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

As Executive Director of the Kammergild Chamber Orchestra, Susan watched COCA grow from a seedling to a splended garden for the arts.  She is thrilled to be teaching NIA, a holistic form of fitness that melds various dance forms, the martial arts and the healing arts.  NIA, which stands for neuromuscular, interactive action, appeals to all ages and all fitness levels.  She was introduced to NIA several years ago and immediately fell in love with the music and the joy and freedom that she experienced in its movement forms.  Susan hopes to inspire others by sharing the joy, the power, the grace and the fun she has experienced teaching NIA.

 Danielle Tridenti, RYT, TMYT