Staff

Nina Fry, BA - Program Coordinator

Nina Fry received a BA in Human Development and Social Relations from Earlham College. Currently, Nina is completing her Master's Degree in Holistic Health Education from John F. Kennedy University. Additionally, she is a Doula (childbirth labor and delivery assistant) certified by Doulas of North America (DONA).

Prior to moving to California and attending JFKU, Nina was the Program Manager at the Institute for Spirituality and Health at George Washington University, in Washington, DC. She was also the Associate Editor on the book A Time for Listening and Caring: Spirituality and the Care of the Chronically Ill and Dying, by Dr. Christina Puchalski. Nina has studied and is interested in the way that different cultures and religious/spiritual traditions view health and illness. She believes that these aspects of a person's life are critical to their health and must be considered and integrated into the healing process. She believes that the mind/body connection is an imperative component of one's overall wellbeing. Nina is specifically interested in research and academia in the holistic health field and enjoys program administration and coordination.

Mike Harris

Mike began working with Linda in 1999 as a member of the early development committee for the Midwest Center for Health & Healing in Rockford Illinois. In conjunction with this, Mike became a student of, and was certified by the World Health & Healing Collaborative after completing the: “Whole Health Intensive” in Rockford in February of 1999, the "Whole Health Intensive in Berkley in September of 1999, and a "Seven Month Life-Guide Coaching” phone practicum in January 2000. Mike has been active in research, project management and consulting for Linda and been a participant in a number of related programs.

As a coach, Mike is uniquely qualified to assist people or organizations take charge of their lives and become more successful with what they chose to do. Following a long business and community leadership career, mike has become focused on his coaching practice using a “what if” strategy rather than advise “how to”. A liberal arts graduate in economics and community development, Mike is at home with the holistic balanced approach that integrates mind, body and spirit and practices in Tucson Arizona.

Maggie Jackson, RN, BSN, HN-BC

I have been a registered nurse since 1998, after working in other caring professions for 24 years, and have viewed health more from a natural viewpoint, or as a fundamental truth, than as a science for many years. Key markers on my path towards wholeness include reading Awakening Spirits by Tom Brown, Jr. many years ago, my Holistic Nursing class and readings, and the special people on this website - Linda, Kathy, Sally, and Lisa, who continue to lead me to new ways of learning and living. As I earned my Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree through distance learning at Regis University, and am now working towards my MSN in the distance learning program, I feel strongly that technology can bring us closer together. Through the information highway and our universal energy, we can meet to share our knowledge and enjoy new experiences no matter the distance in miles.

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Mary Mitus, RN, MSN, CCAP

Mary Mitus, RN, MSN, CCAP is an advanced practice nurse, a health coach and a holistic health practitioner. A nurse since 1978, she received a master's degree in Nursing from Grand Valley State University, Michigan, in 1988. Mitus spent the first ten years of her career in hospital and home care administration specializing in clinical services, staff development and project management. Since then she has focused on holistic health and computer-based learning. She is a certified clinical aromatherapy practitioner, reiki master, flower essence practitioner and health coach.

Mitus has designed and taught a variety of programs including Roots and Wings: A 12-Week Program to Enhance Mind/Body/Spirit Health and Smoking Alternatives: A Holistic Recovery Program for Nicotine Addiction. As the owner of Health Everlasting, Mitus provides holistic health assessments, life coaching, aromatherapy, reiki and other energy-based therapies. She is passionate about health, physical fitness, gardening and living each day with joy. She resides in Michigan with her husband and daughter.

Catherine Osterbye

Catherine Osterbye is a practitioner of massage, hypnotherapy, bodywork and health coaching. She has taught massage, hypnotherapy, and assisted with health coaching trainings. The things that have contributed most to her work have been the sessions she has received from others, and practicing the Japanese martial art of Aikido. She believes that health is a function of awareness and order. She writes, The more aware we are, the more we able to connect with ourselves and others, ultimately becoming aware of the connectedness of all life. The more highly organized we are, physiologically, structurally, and psychologically, the healthier we are. I regard each loss of organization, whether an illness, a car crash, an athletic injury, or loss of a job, home, or relationship, as an opportunity to re-organize at a higher level. That is, to come into alignment with our present goals and capabilities. Catherine lives in western Sonoma County with her loving cat, Pastel.

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Michelle Young, BA - Executive Administrator

Michelle Young holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara in Cultural Anthropology and Women, Culture, and Development. She has studied Anthropology at the University of Sydney, Australia, and her studies have taken her as far as Kathmandu, Nepal to study Eastern philosophy and to teach English in an orphanage.

Today Michelle is currently working on her Master's Degree in Holistic Health Education at John F. Kennedy University. She is also working to become a certified Holistic Coach through the Integral Coaching Institute.

Michelle integrates her worldwide wisdom and her Holistic Health background with a passion and understanding of the Yogic Traditions. She teaches yoga privately and publicly in San Francisco, California. She has aspirations to work as a Whole Health Coach, for individuals and families surviving cancer, focusing on nutrition, social body health, emotional awareness, spirituality, and yoga. Her passion for people, wellness, life, and yoga continues to drive her deeper in to the world of health, and inspires her to move forward into this new paradigm of consciousness. Our health and happiness is larger than this body and mind, it extends deep into the soul, and through deeper understanding and awareness we can nurture all aspects of our being.