1. Pathways to Freedom – Speakers
Whether she’s hosting satellite broadcasts with Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank at the United Nations, giving career advice in Cosmopolitan magazine, or landing in the top three percent of finalists for a show on the Oprah Winfrey Network, Isha Cogborn uses her platform to help people find the intersection between what they love, what they’re good at and what the world cares about. Her book, 5 Rules to Win Being You, is a no-nonsense guide that allows readers to create a personal blueprint for a purposeful life and career. Isha is the President and Founder of Epiphany Institute – a firm that helps individuals and organizations solve problems with purpose.
Yirser Ra Hotep is a master instructor of Yoga and the creator of the YogaSkills Method. He is the most senior instructor of Kemetic Yoga in the United States with over 42 years of experience practicing and teaching. Yirser was involved with the original research and documentation of Kemetic Yoga (Ancient Egyptian or African Yoga) along with master instructor Dr. Asar Ha-pi in the 1970's. He has trained and certified over 1000 Kemetic Yoga instructors across the globe through his school, YogaSkills School of Kemetic Yoga, and conducts historical/cultural/spiritual tours of Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa and other parts of the African Diaspora.
Dr. Ruby Lathon is a holistic health and wellness expert and advocate for plant-based nutrition. Dr. Lathon inspires with a powerful story of recovering from thyroid cancer through alternative treatment focused on a whole food, plant-based diet. Dr. Lathon, who holds a Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems Engineering and a B.S. in Computer Science, began teaching others about the benefit and power of plant based nutrition. She motivates others to take charge of their health and provides tools for living healthy, disease free, and above our daily routines to experience the peace and joy of life’s journey. Dr. Lathon served as Nutrition Policy Manager and Lobbyist at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine where she led a national initiative to improve child nutrition and prevent chronic disease through emphasis on plant-based options in the National School Lunch Program.
Radiant Health Strategies, LLC is a privately owned holistic health educational business founded by Dr. Phyllis Hubbard. Having used holistic healing strategies to eliminate the medication for and completely heal herself of a supposedly incurable illness (COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Dr. Hubbard now dedicates her life to helping individuals and groups achieve radiant health through strategies that integrate an array of holistic health methods, professional and lifestyle skills. She is a Board Certified Naturopathic Doctor, an Ayurvedic Practitioner, a Qigong Instructor and a Licensed Massage Therapist (#MA64036).