Calendar - upcoming alternative medicine events

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Jan, 2002

JANUARY 4-8: AMERICAN ORGANIZATION FOR BODYWORK THERAPIES OF ASIA 10TH CONVENTION @ the DoubleTree French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. CONTACT: 856-782-1616; fax 856-782-1653; aobta@prodigy.neg; http://www.aobta.org

JANUARY 10-19: AYAHUASCA, EXPERIENTIAL SEMINAR IN THE AMAZON FOREST OF BRAZIL. Ten days in the jungle in a comfortable lodge, rooms with private bathrooms, air conditioning and swimming pool. Lectures, psychotherapy, ritual sacred plant ceremonies (ayahuasca), lucid dreams, OBE (out of body experiences), art work expression and excursions. CONTACT: phone/fax in Argentina (5411) 4774-3892; Silvia Polivoy, silviap@house.com.ar; http://psychointegrator.yage.net

JANUARY 12: NEW ADVANCES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE @ the Doubletree Hotel, Seattle Airport in Seattle, Washington. Featured speakers include Alan Gaby, MD, Thomas Dorman, MD, Daniel Rubin, ND, and Neil Riordan, MS. Sponsored by Allergy Research Group. CONTACT: 800-545-9960, ext. 157

JANUARY 12-13: MASTERING NATURAL HEALING with Michael Dobbins @ WestCoast Bellevue Hotel in Bellevue, Washington. 12 hrs continuing education credits applied for. CONTACT: Standard Process NW, P.O. Box 2735, Redmond WA 98073; 800-292-6699; fax 877-821-3179

JANUARY 17-22: INTERNATIONAL WELLNESS CONFERENCE -- Live Life Betterl @ Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa & Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston Island, Texas. Speakers include Julian Whitaker, Christiane Northrup, Deepak Chopra, Joan Borysenko, Larry Dossey & others. CONTACT: 281-319-4648; fax 281-319-4648; http://www.iwellcon.com

JANUARY 18: APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR TWO-YEAR POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP in Complementary & Alternative Medicine @ Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. For recent PhD, MD, DDS, ND, DO, DC or similar doctoral degree to train in CAM research. Fellow will study advanced research design, work with experienced CAM researchers and practitioners, participate in CAM research. Interest in craniofacial disorders and disease preferred; other research interests will be considered. CONTACT: K. Riley, EdD, 503-494-2556; rileyk@ohsu.edu; http://www.ohsu.edu/som-PubHealth/postdoc.html

JANUARY 18-20: LONGEVITY & PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM 2002 @ Wyndham Buttes Resort in Tempa, Arizona. Speakers include Drs. Ron Rothenberg, Neat Rouzier, Barry Sears, & Stephen T. Sinatra. 21 CME credit hours. CONTACT: 888-222-2956: Fax 801-569-0462; http://www.mqrx.com/seminars

JANUARY 19-20: SEROYAL SEMINAR - CELLULAR & INTRACELLULAR DRAINAGE WITH UNDA NUMBERS with Dickson Thom, DDS, ND in Portland, Oregon. Also, JANUARY 26-27 in Chicago, Illinois & FEBRUARY 9-10 in Seattle, Washington. CONTACT: 630-227-9827 or 888-737-6925 (US); 905-508-2050 or 800-263-5861 (Canada); sales@seroyal.com; http://www.seroyal.com

JANUARY 24: FOUNDATIONS OF NUTRITIONAL THERAPY SEMINAR SERIES - Managing & Marketing Your Nutritional Practice with J. Rodney Shelley, DC @ the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California. CONTACT: International Foundation for Nutrition and Health, 858-488-8932; fax 858-488-2566; http://www.ifnh.org

JANUARY 26: FOUNDATIONS OF NUTRITIONAL THERAPY - Digestion and Sugar Handling in Columbus, Ohio. Second in a 4-part workshop series on how to run a successful nutritional practice. Sponsored by Standard Process of Pennsylvania. CONTACT: International Foundation for Nutrition and Health, 858-488-8932; fax 858-488-2566; http://www.ifnh.org

JANUARY 26-27: SEROYAL SEMINAR - PREVENTION & TREATMENTS FOR AGE-RELATED CONDITIONS USING CLINICAL NUTRITION & DRAINAGE with Ruth Ann Baron, ND in Toronto, Ontario. Also. MARCH 23-24 in Scottsdale, Arizona & APRIL 6-7 in Chicago, Illinois. CONTACT: 630-227-9827 or 888-737-6925 (US); 905-508-2050 or 800-263-5861 (Canada); sales@seroyal.com; http://www.seroyal.com

JANUARY 26-27: VACCINES - THE RISKS, THE BENEFITS, THE CHOICES with Sherri J. Tenpenny, DO in Orlando, Florida. Reliable information from both the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) and the CDC will be presented. Also, FEBRUARY 9-10 in Denver, Colorado; MARCH 9-10 in Austin, Texas; JUNE 22-23 in Chicago, Illinois; JULY 27-28 in Baltimore, Maryland; AUGUST 17-18 in Stamford, Connecticut; SEPTEMBER 28-29 in New York, New York; OCTOBER 12-13 in Orange County, California; NOVEMBER 2-3 in San Francisco, California. CONTACT: 440-268-0897 or fax 440-572-2195

JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 1: 21st ANNUAL ADVANCES IN MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Offered by University of California-San Francisco. CONTACT: 415-476-4251; fax 415-502-1795

FEBRUARY 1: THE GENTLE WIND PROJECT -- Unique Healing Technology-Open House & Seminar in Santa Barbara, California Also, FEBRUARY 22 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. During Open House public is invited at no charge to use handheld Healing Instruments that provide emotional relief from anxiety, grief, & stress. At optional Seminar, learn about emotional support for everyone, including cancer patients & others seeking an integrated medicine approach to illness. FEBRUARY 2: Open House & Relationship Seminar in Santa Barbara, California. Also, FEBRUARY 23 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Unravel mystery of relationships & resolve conflicts. FEBRUARY 3: Advanced Seminar in Santa Barbara, California. Also, FEBRUARY 24 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. For Gentle Wind Project Instrument Keepers who would like to go further with this work. CONTACT: 207-439-7639; gwproj@aol.com; http:// www.gentlewindproject.org