Seminars

David alford

Owner, Natural Life Atlanta

Dave is a certified wellness coach and the driving force behind Natural Life, a vibrant wellness retail store in East Atlanta. Passionate advocate for plant-based foods and traditional Chinese medicine, he empowers others to unlock their full potential. With over two decades of shared experience with Tamecia Jordan, they’ve cultivated a holistic approach to life, balancing family, community, and personal growth. Join them on their journey to vibrant health, where healthy eating, exercise, and peace converge to help you become your best self.

Nishisksi Chandler

Progressive Health Coach, Lifestyle Wellness Strategist, Speaker, and International Best Selling Author

Coach Chandler is a wellness expert, speaker, coach, author, and teacher. She as helped hundreds of people across the United States and worldwide, improve their wellness and health through sustainable lifestyle solutions.  She has enjoyed helping clients and customers get great results that they are proud of, and experience a better feeling, healthier, and happier life. Some of her clients have reported improvements with cancer, vertigo, infertility, insulin resistance, womb health, blood pressure, dementia, desired weight loss, depression, digestive health, and more. Coach Chandler is the founder of Thrive Now Wellness which provides both transformational coaching, consulting services, and lifestyle wellness products. With over 10 years of experience, she is a pioneer in using natural foods, traditional remedies, mind-set solutions, and an inclusive lifestyle wellness approach to help people get positive results. She is also the founder of Tea Time Rituals which is a tea natural herbal company focused self-care and lifestyle wellness experiences.To date, she has received certificates for studies with The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Hippocrates Health Institute, the Light Song School of Shamanic Studies and Ancient Healing Arts, and Chi Healing Institute.

dr erin madigan-fleck NMD, LE, LEI

Owner of Naturophoria

Dr. Erin Madigan-Fleck is an esthetic educational icon known for her expertise and   decades of clinical experience in dermatological skin sciences, holistic & integrative esthetics, and natural health. Her passion for esthetics is centered at the heart of education, academia, and research. Dr. Madigan-Fleck’s articles and research have appeared in publications for over 26 years both nationally and internationally for esthetic, cosmetic chemistry, and wellness publications.  She is a naturopathic physician, licensed aesthetician, aesthetic instructor and holds a certificate as a dermatology tech. She serves on the Educational Board for the International Association of Applied Corneotherapy based in Germany, and as an advisory board member for Skin Inc. Magazine. Her standing memberships include: the American Society for Nutrition, the American Naturopathic Medical Association, The Institute of Functional Medicine, Society of Cosmetic Chemists, International Association of Applied Corneotherapy, and the Society of Dermatological Skin Care Specialists. She is the owner and CEO of her integrative skin care practice Naturophoria, in Atlanta.

JAMES JOHNSON

CEO OF PRIZM MEDICAL, INC.

Jim has 50 years of experience and successes in medical device business in the US, Asia and European Markets.  He has been involved 6 startup companies with over 30 new medical device launches from St. Jude Heart valves to the first insulin pump.  He has held sales management responsibilities with 3M, J&J, Auto-Syringe, Beech Medical, and Medex.  Having a strong skill set in understanding product and marketing development with a clear understanding on developing research projects, he has led numerous successful product launches. He founded Prizm Medical, Inc. in which the company developed the World’s first garment electrodes, “Intelligent Textiles for Medicine®”, in the form of gloves, stockings, and sleeves as well as integrating this technology into orthopedic soft bracing.  The “Intelligent Textiles®” are powered by the world smallest DC stimulators the ReviStim  that offer a unique copyrighted nocturnal therapy while sleeping.  The major market targets are pain relief, Diabetic Foot Disease, sport medicine, stroke rehab and wound healing.  In the past 20 years the company has 9 FDA approvals treated greater than 500,000 patients with 20 published clinical research studies.

Tamecia Jordan

Owner, Natural Life Atlanta

Tamecia is a certified wellness coach and the driving force behind Natural Life, a vibrant wellness retail store in East Atlanta. Passionate advocate for plant-based foods and traditional Chinese medicine, he empowers others to unlock their full potential. With over two decades of shared experience with David Alford, they’ve cultivated a holistic approach to life, balancing family, community, and personal growth. Join them on their journey to vibrant health, where healthy eating, exercise, and peace converge to help you become your best self.

jessica lakos

Owner, wisteria & Willow

Jessica Lakos has practiced meditation and tarot for over 30 years. She is a Chopra Certified Instructor teaching Primordial Sound Meditation, a mantra meditation technique. Her classes and workshops guide and support students in establishing an effective meditation practice so they may experience the many mental, emotional and physical benefits of meditation. Jessica is also an Intuitive Tarot Guide with a focus on teaching others to use tarot as a tool for self-reflection and self-awareness. 

jessica otieno

Owner, many paths wellness

I’m a Registered Yoga Teacher (eRYT-200, RYT500, YACEP) and Yoga Therapist in-training, Reiki Master Healer & Teacher, Certified Healing Circle Facilitator, Certified Vocal Sound Healer, Certified Integrative Nutrition Holistic Health Coach, and Aura Photographer. I love working with people who want to develop a deeper, loving and compassionate sense of self, take control of their lives, and experience a healthier, happier, more inspired life.

CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN

OWNER oF MN NICE BOTANICALS

Christian is the owner of MN Nice Ethnobotanicals, the largest Amanita muscaria retailer, wholesaler and importer in the country. After Amanita healed his brain while going through a grueling benzodiazepine withdrawal, Christian formed MN Nice to bring Amanita to the states. He’s collected thousands of anecdotal reports about amanita healing everything from anxiety, insomnia, and depression to more complex physical issues like neurological late-stage Lyme disease. He is dedicated to educating about the mushrooms’ healing, spiritual, and practical potential, and giving people access to this most iconic, yet most misunderstood mushroom in the world.

MARJORIE ROBERTS

President & CEO of Newton Laboratories

Marjorie Roberts received her BS in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin and her Masters of Science in Health Professions from Southwest Texas State University. She retired after 30 years of nursing to serve as President/CEO of Newton Laboratories, a manufacturer of homeopathic remedies. She studied homeopathy with the Academy of Advanced Complementary Medicine and received a DAHom from the American Academy of Clinical Homeopathy (AACH). Marge is an individual member of the Homeopathic Nurses Association and a corporate member of the Natural Products Association. She was the founding president of CAMA, the Complementary/Alternative Medical Association and spent many years advocating at the Georgia State Capitol on behalf of natural medicine. Marge lectures at community gatherings, universities, and national health-related events. In addition, she serves as an adjunct professor at Life University, teaching a two-credit undergraduate course on homeopathy. She is the author of My Body, My Health, My Choice, a book about complementary/alternative medicine and the health freedom movement and Healing with Clinical Homeopathy, The life, genius, vision and legacy of Dr. Luc Chaltin. She has appeared on numerous television and radio talk shows discussing complementary/alternative medicine and issues of health care freedom.

MICHAEL SCHWARTZ

President of Michael’s Naturopathic Programs

Michael has been in the industry since 1974. He created MNP while formulating for his clientele and family members. A pioneer of gender and age specific nutrient formulations, Michael will proudly tell anyone that almost all formulas were based on eye-to-eye, heart-to-heart, and soul-to-soul consultations with his patients. Michael’s belief and practice of naturopathy lead to formulas targeted to the specific mechanisms of action related to a particular system, gland, organ or function. The author of “The Universal Teachings”, “The Art of Mental Healing” and his new book “A Mind Body Perspective: Health and Disease Symbology”, Michael is a well-seasoned and illuminating speaker.

Krystin M. Taylor, N.D

Founder, Wellness Consulting Inc.

Founder of Wellness Consulting Inc., a 20 year naturopathic practice specializing in advanced frequency testing. We’re located in northeast Atlanta, serving clients all over the US. Our practitioners have worked with all health conditions from mild to severe, acute to chronic. We use a customized approach to address the :root cause to create whole body wellness for each individual client.

dr. shannon thorsteinson

Owner, wellspring dental

Dr. Shannon is a functional and biologic dentist in Atlanta and takes a preventive and proactive approach in her practice. She loves focusing on minimizing patients’ overall toxic burden, pre and perinatal women’s health, improving the gut and oral microbiome, and treating patients for airway/breathing/sleep by addressing tongue ties, myofunctional therapy, and myofunctional orthodontics. She sees infants, children and adults for both general dentistry and airway health.