June and July Speaker Bios

June 5: Bruce Durwood “Earth Changes, Body Changes - How to cope with the new energies” Bruce Durwood
lives in Ashland, WI. He is a mesa carrier and shamanic practitioner in the Peruvian tradition, and studies earth
energies, crystals, and sacred geometry. He channels Arch Angel Lady Charity/Chamuel and Quan Yin.
June 12: Jinjer Stanton “Breath and Spirit” Jinjer Stanton has been a yoga student since college and has taught
yoga for the last fifteen years or so. She is the author of Yoga for Every Room in Your House. She lives, teaches
and writes in Minneapolis, Minnesota Subject: Workshop info Bringing Yoga Home: Easy and convenient
ways to fit yoga into life . Jinjer presents a radically new approach to yoga that everyone from the most experienced
yogis to the most resistant couch potatoes can use. Attendees will receive a copy of Yoga for Every Room in
Your House as part of the workshop fee. Cost: $25.00
June 19: Cedric Littlewolf Member of the Wolf Clan within the Chippawa/Ojibwa/Aanishinabe tribe. He is the
descendent of 8 generations of chiefs and has done presentations from the Native American perspective to Headstart
programs, to interfaith gatherings, college level classes and many more. He performs and is involved in
Aanishinabe spiritual ceremonies and native rituals and has been the keeper of the Fire and keeper of the
Feather. Miigwetch (Thank you).
June 26: Rev. Sharon Szukis The first of our Circle Service leaders. Sharon is a former teacher, a former
LSICC president and currently the owner of Essence of Health. Sharon earned her title of Reverend through the
International Institute of Integral Human Sciences in Montreal.
July 3: Jean Captain Jean trained in the Toltec tradition with Deborah Lord and is a teacher in the lineage of
Don Miguel Ruiz (author of The Four Agreements). She spent her career in electronics; in the US Navy during the
Viet Nam war, in Honeywell Residential Engineering, teaching at NEI, and working in a limnology research group
at the University of MN. She currently lives in Duluth near the incredible lake that drew her here. Workshop:
Jean will be offering a 3 hour workshop (Releasing Your Story) on Sunday, July 3rd from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. The cost
will be $20 and no one will be turned away for financial reasons.
July 10: Rev. Jasmine Phoenix Jasmine has been consciously been on her spiritual journey for nearly thirty
years. She is an ordained minister, spiritual director, and hold a Masters of Social Work; also past president of
LSICC.
July 17: Kate Garvey Kate “Understanding the Shift” loves to research and explain the correlations between
sound, science and sacred scriptures. She hold a BA in Music Ed from UW-S, is a level II Acutonics practitioner ,
and has been involved in Shamanic studies for many years. In Sept., she will be a panelist for a telesummit to help
Empathics understand how the shift is affecting everything; our bodies, animals, thought patterns, the earth and
what we can do to help ourselves and others through this highly charged transition. She works as a sound healer,
self-care coach, workshop leader and speaker. Additionally, Kate is deeply concerned about animals and has had
more than 50 articles published on animal care and welfare.
July 24: Rev. Phyllis McCoy Circle Service with Conferences to follow. An intuitive counselor since 1983,
Phyllis McCoy provides a channel through which the client is gently and firmly led into their own Wisdom. Phyllis
offers a loving exchange to bring insight and tools to relationships and life conditions where the client is seeking
growth and understanding.
July 31: Glenn Tobey Speaking on Opening Your Heart - Will speak on the power of opening your heart and the
role it plays on improving physical, emotional, and spiritual health. The title and information on workshop after
lunch is: Healing Love Energy - Glenn and his wife, Katrina, will teach the components of Spring Forest Qigong,
a wonderful, simple, yet powerful energy practice, as a form of putting your love into action, that can help heal
yourself and others.
August 28: Jill Downs: Jill is the author of two books-The Awakening of The Heart and Journey Into Joy. She
has created and facilitated workshops on personal and spiritual growth, has worked in Spiritual counseling and
taught meditation classes in the community. Jill is a former LSICC president.