Susan A. Lipshutz, LCSW

Susan A. Lipshutz, a licensed clinical social worker with an active Chicago-based practice for more than 20 years, brings a foundation in both Western medicine and indigenous spiritual practices to her work. For the past decade, she has focused on bridging cross-cultural traditions and contemporary culture to help individuals heal soul wounds, awaken hearts to self love and acceptance and bring the mind/body/spirit systems into balance with nature. Deeply devoted to building strong communities that reawaken and integrate the divine feminine into daily lives, Susan founded Everyday Medicine Woman, which offers programs such as five monthly medicine circles and annual women's gatherings.

Her background and training includes serving as the Director of Behavioral Sciences for the Family Practice Residency Training Program, affiliated with Illinois Masonic Medical Center and West Suburban Hospital; lecturing frequently on such topics as women's health issues and wholistic well-being; creating audio cassette tapes with guided meditations; participating in two shamanic Andea/Peruvian apprenticeships; and studying with Chilean medicine women and Mapuche ceremonialists in order to bring their healing traditions to women in North America. In addition, she has been a featured expert in Woman's Day magazine and is co-founder of Rainbow Journey, LLC, which sponsors ongoing training ethnospiritual journeys through the Americas, and apprenticeship programs in earth-honoring spiritual traditions and cross-cultural shamanic practices. Click here to read what others have said about Susan's work.

Dr. Tom Voitas

Tom Voitas is a Chiropractic Physician who has practiced in the Chicago area for 20 years. For the past 16 years, Tom has pursued the study of other alternative healing philosophies such as Cranialsacral Therapy, Chi Kung and Shamanism. Over the years Tom has been a featured speaker at many alternative health conferences including The 9th Annual Men's Conference and Whole Life Expo. In addition to his private practice, Tom facilitates a men's group, visions quests and teaches Chi Kung classes. Tom actively pursues continuing education within the indigenous community with trips to South America.

In his professional practice, Tom seeks to combine the treatment of chronic and acute musculoskeletal pain syndromes as well as many other physical maladies with the practical knowledge of traditional medicine and the esoteric wisdom of indigenous cultures. Tom assists the individual in reframing what pain means in one's life; to focus not solely on the pain but to explore the possibility of living with a greater sense of freedom, bringing truth to all endeavors.