Warren Bell, MD, BA, CM, CCFP, Family physician in Salmon Arm, BC; Founding President, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment; Past President, Association of Complementary and Integrative Physicians of BC

Long interested in a holistic perspective on healing, Dr. Warren Bell has embraced the transpersonal aspects of human experience from the beginning of and throughout his three decades of clinical work. From attending childbirth through to palliative care and on to ecologically based medicine, he has been oriented to this fundamental dynamic.

Heather Botting, Senior Instructor in the Anthropology Department at the University of Victoria; Wiccan Chaplain, University of Victoria's Interfaith Chaplaincy

Heather Botting is a Senior Instructor in the Anthropology Department at the University of Victoria, in Victoria, B.C. Among the courses she teaches are Medical Anthropology and Legality and Social Justice in Global Perspective. She is also the Wiccan Chaplain with the University of Victoria’s Interfaith Chaplaincy.

Lorea Chilton, LPN- Practicing in Palliative Care, Reg. Jin Shin Do Body-Mind Acupressure Therapist, Reiki Master


Howard Dieno, Osteopathic Practitioner (UK)

Howard trained as an Osteopath in Britain, and he has been in private practice since 1988. Now located in Victoria, B.C., and (for political reasons) going by the title Osteopathic Practitioner, Howard has taught and practiced in Europe and New Zealand, and was on the staff at the Osteopathic Centre for Children in London, UK. He is a board member of the Society for the Promotion of Manual Practice Osteopathy, the Canadian Federation of Osteopaths and of the Victoria Community Health Co-operative.



Todd Howard, BSc, DTCM, RAc, Founder, President, Pacific Rim College of Complementary and Integrative Medicine; Director, Alembic Healing Arts Centre

Todd is co-founder and president of Pacific Rim College, a leader in natural health care education. Since 2007 he has also served as CEO of Alembic Healing Arts Centre, which is home to 17 integrative health practitioners and an organic herbal dispensary. Todd is an acupuncturist, an exercise physiologist and an elite distance runner.

Stephen Malthouse, MD, RCSHom


Patricia Manning, PhD, President, Contemplative Society, Psychologist

Patricia Manning, PhD, is a retired transpersonal psychologist and President of the Contemplative Society Board. The Contemplative Society, while based in the Christian tradition, is an inclusive society that supports wisdom teaching, meditation, and the unitive vision and contemplative practice.

Lisa Milloy, RMT

Leslie Robinson, MA ( Adult Ed), Vibrational Practitioner, Facilitator in Power,
Quantum Learning

Leslie coaches and facilitates health, growth, and learning within organizations, executives, lead trainers, and individual clients. Her clients include University of Victoria for 15 years, the CRD, BC Pensions, BC’s Public Service Agency, WorkSafe BC and BC Ferries. Combining her Masters degree in quantum physics and learning, with thirty years of facilitation skills, Leslie works an energetic system of ‘corporate acupuncture’ to dissolve blockages restoring healthy alignment with vision and goals. Leslie is working as a silent partner with co-ordinators, Nicole and Geoff before, during, and after the SpiritHeals conference to further enhance the smooth running and success of the conference. Leslie works with individual clients using vibrational psychology and regularly conducts vibrational meditation classes.

Mark Sherman, MDCM, CCFP, Family Physician, James Bay Community Project; President, Victoria Community Health Cooperative

Dr. Mark Sherman is an Integrative Family Physician working in Victoria, BC. As a teacher of Yoga and Mindfulness meditation, Mark has a deep belief in the role of Spirit in the health of our minds, bodies, communities and environment. Mark is President of the Board of the first Health Co-operative in Victoria, and has been a part of the organization of two Body Heals conferences in the past.


Anita Tannis, MD, CCFP, ABHM, Integrative medical physician, West Vancouver; Youth program physician, Vancouver Coastal Health

Dr. Anita Tannis practices Integrative Medicine on Vancouver's north shore. Originally trained as a family physician she is also Board Certified in Holistic Medicine in the USA, a certified Medical Acupuncturist and has worked extensively in integrative cancer care. Anita is fascinated by the interconnectedness of all things, and she is as passionately interested in learning from her patients as she is in sharing what she has understood from her own journey thus far.



Penny Whillans, Ed.D., R. Psych., Director and Founder of the Canadian Institute for Enneagram Studies

Dr. Penny Whillans is committed to the well-being of our inter- and intra-relationships. Her ground breaking research and her work as a transpersonal health psychologist and teacher show that the keystone to effective relationships is a love for the Truth, mixed with curiosity and a conscious yearning to know the essential Aliveness of who and what we are. She brings her enthusiasm and dedication to her position as the Founder and Director of the Canadian Institute for Enneagram Studies (CIES).


Angela Wood, Masters of Pastoral Ministry, Chaplain, University of Victoria's Interfaith Chaplaincy

Angela Wood’s love of the outdoors led to an early career as a forester in ecological research. She married, raised four children on a farm and later, trained as a teacher, then completed a Masters of Pastoral Ministry in spiritual formation. Now living in Victoria, BC, she works as a chaplain for the University of Victoria and the military, and teaches high school.