Our Contributors

Brianna Bemel

Brianna Bemel is a student of life. Though her formal background is in psychology, she has ventured down many paths from working with at-risk youth to being a competitive athlete. She is currently working towards a career in freelance writing. Click here to contact Briana by e-mail.

Dr. Charley Cropley N.D.

Dr. Charley Cropley graduated from National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon in 1979. Dr. Cropley is a Naturopathic Physician, teacher, and author based in Boulder, Colorado. For the last 27 years, he has trained hundreds of doctors, taught at medical colleges and universities, produced DVDs, published books, and created numerous courses on nutrition and self-healing. He uses no medicines. He teaches people to heal all types of health problems through highly individualized nutrition and mastering their body, mind, and relationships. He lives what he teaches.

Jennifer Delaney

Jennifer Delaney’s photos, poetry, nonfiction, and fiction have been published in literary journals, newspapers, magazines, and ezines. A writing coach and consultant, Delaney is cofounder of The Writer’s Arbor. She is currently studying at Regis University for an MA in Counseling.

For more information about Jennifer visit her at:
BeinginthisBody.blogspot.com
Jenniferdelaney.com
The writersarbor.com
pursuitsnetwork.com
Email Jennifer

Susan Eastman Walton

Susan Eastman Walton is the owner of RecoFit Compression Components, based in Boulder, Colorado. You can contact her at recofit@gmail.com or by visiting http://www.recofitsports.com.

Dillon Johnson

Personal trainer, golfer, and lover of life, Dillon’s passions include improving the lives, fitness, health, and golf swing of others. Through his research and education at the Titleist Performance Institute and the Personal Training Academy Global, Dillon merged his knowledge of the golf swing with his business acumen and interest in personal training. He strives to help people do what they love, better, longer, and pain free. He firmly believes that the more his clients focus on the mind/body connection, the more prepared, excited, and confident they will be both on and off the golf course.

Dillon works full time at RallySport Health and Fitness in Boulder, Colorado as a manager, trainer, and golf fitness specialist. You can reach Dillon at ‪djohnson@rallysportboulder.com.

Cindy Lusk

Cindy Lusk began practicing yoga in 1985, while pursuing graduate studies in social psychology. She studied Ashtanga Yoga extensively with Richard Freeman and Pattabhi Jois, and began teaching at Richard’s studio in Boulder, Colorado in 1994. Cindy met John Friend at that studio in 1992, completed her first teacher training with him in 1999, and became a certified Anusara teacher in 2002, and is a leader in that community.

Cindy is an avid student of yoga philosophy and has studied extensively with leading tantric scholars Paul Muller-Ortega and Douglas Brooks. She brings these teachings into her classes and workshops, and teaches yoga philosophy courses as well.

Cindy’s teaching reflects her love of tantric yoga philosophy, grounded in her many years of study, in addition to being precise and light-hearted. Her students feel supported and report that her teaching has transformed their experience of yoga and of their lives. Visit Cindy’s at her website: http://www.cindylusk.com

Marla Martenson

Marla Martenson is a matchmaker, wellness coach, speaker and the author of two relationship advice books. Excuse Me, Your Soul Mate Is Waiting and Good Date, Bad Date and a memoir, Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker.

She has appeared countless radio and TV shows including the Today Show, WGN Chicago Morning News, San Diego Living, Urban Rush and Better TV. When not busy matchmaking or writing she can be found sipping vanilla soy lattes, getting injected with BOTOX® and trying to get her husband to put the toilet seat down. Visist Marla at www.marlamartenson.com and www.cupidforhire.com

Julie McGinnis M.A., R.D.

Julie McGinnis, MS, RD, is a certified herbalist and holds a Master’s degree in nutrition from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. She has been involved in the field of nutrition for twenty years and started work in a conservative hospital setting as a registered dietitian. The Gluten Free Bistro is the culmination of years of nutrition experience and gluten-free living combined with a genuine desire to provide a nutritious product for the celiac and gluten intolerant communities. Visit Julie McGinnis at www.theglutenfreebistro.com.

August McLaughlin

August McLaughlin is an author, health writer and certified nutritionist in Los Angeles. Her feature-length articles on health, fitness, eating disorders and nutrition appear regularly in popular publications, including Healthy Aging Magazine, CITYSMARTMagazine, IAmThatGirl, EHow Food and LIVESTRONG.com. She was named “top nutrition writer” of 2010 by LIVESTRONG.com and Demand Media Studios and her article, “Daily Dose,” which investigated the risks, benefits and myths regarding vitamin supplements, was named “Editor’s Pick” of 2010. Considering her longstanding passion for mysteries, thrillers and suspense, she wasn’t surprised when her attempt at a memoir turned quickly into a suspense novel (IN HER SHADOW). She is represented by John Rudolph of Dystel & Goderich Literary Management. www.augustmclaughlin.com

Carolyne Rideg

Carolyne brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her classes, clients, retreats, workshops, and seminars. Residing in Colorado, Carolyne is a Nia Certified Black Belt teacher and trainer, Live Well International Health & Wellness Coach, Pilates instructor, ballet dancer, certified fitness and yoga instructor, and personal trainer. She began teaching fitness in 1980 and was one of the very first to train in the Nia technique. Her desire to share the importance of health & wellness and personal growth has led her to study with the top nutritionists, naturopaths, chiropractors, and specialists in alternative healing. She is also a graduate of several world-renowned leadership programs.

Carolyne brought Nia to Connecticut in 1990 and to Boulder, Colorado in 1992 and has been training Nia instructors since 1996. She has co-founded two Nia studios and guest teaches and presents at international fitness clubs, corporations, and health spas.

Visit Carolyne at www.niawise.com or email Carolyne.

DR. Udi Oren, Ph.D.

Dr. Ehud (Udi) Oren, Ph.D. is the president of the prestigious EMDR Europe Association. (www.emdr-europe.org), co-founder and co-chairman of the non profit organization EMDR-IS(rael) (www.emdr.org.il). His is also an internationally renowned EMDR trainer who leads workshops in Israel, Turkey, Italy, Denmark, Greece, Czech Republic, Portugal, Hong Kong, Korea, Sri Lanka, and Cameroon.

Dr. Oren graduated from Boston University in 1988 with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Between 1987-1989, he served as a clinical fellow in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard University Medical School. From 2002-2005, he was a lecturer in the Program for Advanced Studies in Integrative Psychotherapy at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel.

Today, he is licensed as a clinical psychologist in both Israel and the United States, and as a Senior (Supervisor) Medical Psychologist in Israel.

To contact Udi Oren, click here.

Dr. Emilia Ripoll M.D.

Originally from Barcelona, Spain, Dr. Emilia Ripoll graduated from the University of Colorado with honors, where she later went on to complete her surgical internship and did a year of postdoctoral fellowship in prostate cancer, looking at the role of antioxidants in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Dr. Ripoll matriculated to the Baylor College of Medicine to complete her residency in urology and a fellowship in urological oncology. While at Baylor, Dr. Ripoll was an AFUD scholar, studying the role of early oncogenes in prostate cancer, as well as, genetic predisposition to prostate cancer.

Dr. Ripoll has published two books and has over twenty-five publications in the field of urology, most recently, a discussion of the benefit of acupuncture in the treatment of urologic conditions in the “World Journal of Urology.”  Special interest in Pelvic pain, Interstitial cystitis and other chronic urologic conditions; using acupuncture and trigger point injections for pain control. She has been a   Brachytherapy proctor for the last 7 years and has been teaching prostate brachytherapy nationally and internationally to other urologists and radiation oncologists.

Dr. Ripoll has participated in HIFU (High frequency ultrasound) treatment of prostate cancer.  More recently Dr. Ripoll has been certified in anti-aging medicine, with a special interest in andropause and male hormone replacement.

Contact Dr. Ripoll at any of the following websites:
www.choicespc.com
icchoices.com
www.androchoices.com
http://www.prescriptrim.com
Office phone: 303-444-0840

Dr. John Sweetenham M.D. FRCP

John Sweetenham, MD, FRCP, is Professor of Medicine and Director of Clinical Research at the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute. Dr. Sweetenham graduated BSc (Hons), MBBS from the St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College & University of London in 1980, and received a Doctorate in Medicine research degree from the University of Southampton in 1989.

He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of the UK, has served as head of Medical Oncology at the University of Southampton, director of Hematologic Malignancies/Bone Marrow Transplant at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and subsequently was professor of Medicine and Director of Clinical Research, Arizona Cancer Center. He joined Cleveland Clinic in 2005.

Jeff Ward CPCC

Jeff Ward is a certified professional life coach through the Coaches Training Institute. His focus is on helping people transition from major life-changing events into authentic and fulfilling lives. Having “beaten” cancer himself, Jeff’s specialty is helping people move from surviving to thriving. As a former college athlete and licensed sports coach, Jeff has a broad background in coaching youth sports. Earlier in his professional life, he also wrote and designed of online and standup training programs for the high tech industry. In addition, Jeff is a site coordinator for the 9Health Fair, a non-profit organization that offers free and low-cost health screenings to thousands of people in Colorado and adjoining states.