Program
Fostering Care will have 3 three-month semesters annually. Our student body will be 20 youth,
ages 18-21, qualifying for AB 12 in Los Angeles County.
Introduction Video From Founder & Healing
Practitioners of Fostering Care ~
Healing Modalities & Teachers
Breathwork & Teaching Certificate ~ David Elliott, Licensed DE Breathwork Practitioner
Culinary Therapy ~ Mercedes Tiggs, LCSW,
Admiration Therapy Training ~ Dr. Stuart Sovatzky
Meditation and Yoga ~ Luciana ‘Agochar' Furbino
Acupuncture ~ Russell Brown, POKE
Acupuncture ~Jeannie Kang, LAc, DNBAO, DNBIM, MSTOM
Maori Energy Healing Shari Geitzenhauer,
Yoga ~ Jeanne Heileman
Gatka (Martial Art) ~ Siri Kartar
Qi Gong ~ Zappo Diddio Whiterabbit Dickinson
Family Wellness Doctor and Nutrition Expert ~ Dr. Pamela Davis / Siri Shakti,
Council (Group listening and speaking sessions) ~ Irasha Talifero,
Kundalini Yoga Jorge ‘Siri Akal Singh’ Acosta,
Naturopathic Family Medicine ~ Dr. Michelle Gerber,
Wisdom Works & Parenting The Soul of the Child ~ Rabbi Mordecai Finley PH.D.,
Relationship Expert/ Authentic Connection Coach ~ Coach Lee Wilson
Weekend Lunch and Farm Fresh Food Delivery Kristina Demirchyan, Friends of Farmers LA,
Nutritional Therapy Practitioner ~ Frumie Rosenfeld Duchman NTP
Cognitive Reframing ~ To Be Announced
Hypnotherapy ~ To Be Announced
EMDR ~ To Be Announced
Network ~ To Be Announced Via Donny Epstein
Meet the Healers
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David Elliott
Breathwork Master, Author of The Reluctant Healer and Healer
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Mercedes Tiggs
LSCW & CEO Eight16; Culinary Therapy
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Luciana Furbino
Kundalini, Sat Nam Rasayan Healer, Board Member
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Irasha Talifero
Council Leader
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Shari Geitzenauer
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Dr. Jeannie Kang
California state licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, Nationally board certified by NCCAOM
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Frumie Rosenfeld Duchman
Nutritional Therapy Practitioner
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Siri Akal Singh
Kundalini Yoga Teacher and Sat Nam Rasayan Healer
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Siri Kartar
Gatka Martial Artist and Teacher
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Zappo Diddio
Zappo Diddio Whiterabbit Dickinson
Qi Gong and Cognitive Reframing -
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Dr. Pamela Davis M.D.
Family Physician focused on holistic healing and Kundalini Yoga Teacher in Beverly Hills, California
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Rabbi M. Finley, Ph.D.
Rabbi Mordecai Finley
Wisdom Works -
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Coach Lee Wilson
Authentic Connection and Dating
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Dr. M. Gerber, ND.
Private Practice in naturopathic medicine and practiced midwifery with at TLC Midwifery in Los Angeles.
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Ramona Marie Soriano
Utilizing Meditation and Sound as tools to expand consciousness for the beginning and advanced meditator
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Jeanne Heileman
MA, 500-ERYT, ParaYoga Level II Certified for 8 years
David Elliott Breathwork and TEaching Certificate PrograM - VIDEO
Eight16 Culinary Therapy and lunch program - Video
Weekend Community enhancement Program
Organic meal preparation on site followed by an open yoga class where community leaders can join the student body - enhancing the lives of all
We will have guest lectures to expose the student body to worlds they may not have been familiar with. Proposed lecturers include Rights 4 Girls (anti-trafficking org.), Dr. Alexandra Kathehakis (Center for Healthy Sex), Intimacy and Vulnerability Coaching, co-dependency education (Ross Rosenberg), Equine Therapy, Topa Institute, influential spiritual and religious leaders and organizations (Rabbi Mordecai Finley, The Majlis), political activists (Rep. Karen Bass, Prof. Jody Armour), nutrition and holistic wellness experts, intellectual pursuits, and life skills experts as well as professionals open to mentoring youth in their chosen paths - feeding into the vast post-graduate career pipelines.
There will also be 12-step fellowship meetings to expose the youth to additional forms of personal healing.
Kristina Demirchyan ~ Friends of Farmers L.A.
IN ADDITION
Youth will be encouraged to attend a place of worship - any religion of their choice and can be mentored through that process. Diversity and exploration will be encouraged as they are supported in building community and experiencing the benefits of devotion.
Service is the idea of giving to feel pride in oneself. Service opportunities can be conducted in rotation, such as serving lunch, sweeping, putting mats away, feeding the homeless, or aiding the community. Service can be conducted at the PPP or elsewhere. Still, hours will need to be recorded because service is about building pride and creating healthy boundaries around giving.
To connect these participants with their voices and support them in discovering their unique identities, each will be encouraged to hand in a recorded verbal praxis every week.