Pranic Healing for Recovery
Leaders Roundtable
Saturday, October 18, 2025
11 am to 2:15 pm EST
Live via Zoom
Specific, systematic energy healing to support recovery
Capstone Speaker!
Master Glenn Mendoza, M.D., MPH on The Potential of Pranic Healing as Complimentary Therapy
Speakers
11:05 - 11:20 am EST Darcie O'Connor: Healing & Hope
Pranic Healing has been a saving grace throughout Darcie's life. Over a decade-long battle with alcohol, Pranic Healing kept bringing her back to sobriety while giving her a tool to help others. In this opening session, Darcie will share some of her inspiring story and the role that Pranic Healing has played.
With advanced degrees in counseling, Darcie O'Connor is a mental & behavioral health counselor living in Iowa. She has been a Pranic Healer since 2016 and has successfully used Pranic Healing to assist in the improvement of physical, emotional and mental illness, or even in some cases sustained healing. She is also an active member of a Pranic Healing Service Pod that offers pro bono healing services. Darcie offers professional Pranic Healing services through O'Connor Counseling Services. Contact her at Darcie@oconnorcounselingpllc.com.
11:25 - 11:40 am EST Tanya D.: Emotional Sobriety & Pranic Healing
The energy body needs healing when first putting down the substance but what about all the “stuff” that comes up after that. In her talk, Tanya will discuss how pranic healing can help with healing the energetic body after one is in recovery and has physically separated from the substance.
Tanya resides in New Jersey. She is a holistic recovery coach and a professional Pranic Healer currently working towards her Associate Certified Pranic Healer certification. She is a strong supporter of the recovery community and a person in long term recovery. Contact Tanya at The Peace We Crave.
11:45 - 12:00 pm EST Jacob Rodriguez, ACPH: Pranic Psychotherapy for Addiction & Mental Illness
In this session, Jacob Rodriguez will discuss his work on a variety of addiction cases from smoking, vaping, and nail-biting to cocaine abuse and how Pranic healing can support recovery from anxiety, depression, and related conditions.
Jacob is a Pranic Healer and intuitive practitioner based in Iowa. His healing journey began at 10 years old when he first explored Tarot. This intuitive foundation led him to Grand Master Choa Kok Sui’s Pranic Healing system, which he embraced and trained in. Today, he holds an Associate Certified Pranic Healer certification and is on the path toward becoming a Certified Instructor. With a background in Pranic Healing and psychic modalities, he offers holistic support through one-on-one sessions, intuitive readings, and outreach to the community! This includes LGBTQ+ centers, shelters, and local events.
12:05 - 12:20 pm EST Gary Schoenberg, MEd, CPRP: Pranic Healing in Community Mental Health
Gary Schoenberg will discuss his perspective as an administrator who hired a Pranic Healer to provide services in a community mental health setting in Pennsylvania, sharing how this integrative approach led to visible improvements in patient outcomes and recovery.
Gary is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania, in practice for more than 35 years. He focuses on helping individuals navigate life transitions, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Gary works with both individuals and couples, using a client-centered and collaborative approach to therapy. He helps clients explore their inner psyche and find deeper meaning in their lives. Gary is a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) and holds a M.Ed. in Counseling from Antioch College. Learn more about Gary and his practice at Rula.
12:25 - 12:40 pm EST Rev. Christine Haggerty, ACPH: Healing Social Media Addiction & Deadscrolling
In this session, Christine Haggerty will discuss her work with a client who was addicted to social media and would “scroll all night into the wee hours of the early morning”. After just a few Pranic Psychotherapy sessions, the client is now able to sleep through the night, disconnect from social media and improve her cleanliness. Christine will describe the healings, discuss critical success factors and explain how this case highlights the importance of addressing the energetic roots of compulsions. She will also offer insights into the Pranic Healing approach for modern dependencies and how the system can be applied to other behavioral addictions.
Christine is an Associate Certified Pranic Healer and an ordained minister. She serves clients and provides spiritual counseling in Idaho, Arizona, California, and abroad, offering both in-person and distant sessions. Before her career in healing, Christine spent thirty years in education, working as a high school teacher and coach in East Los Angeles, an elementary school teacher in Idaho, and a principal in the Boise School District. She retired from education in 2009 and became a pastor. Her Pranic Energy Healing Center in Meridian, Idaho, was named the top local business by the business platform Alignable for both 2024 and 2025. Contact Christine at Into the Light Healing.
12:45 - 1:00 pm EST Rocky Wayne Sites: How "The 10 Year Drunk" Now Heals Others
Rocky Wayne Sites has an amazing healing story. It’s filled with against-all-odds coincidences, miraculous healings and giving back. Through it all, Pranic Healing has been an integral part of his journey. Don’t miss this!
Rocky Wayne Sites is a massage therapist and Pranic Healer based in Indiana. He’s also a devoted dad & family man, a business partner, and a powerful force for recovery. Rocky continues to use Pranic Healing to support those seeking recovery and is currently pursuing his Associated Certified Pranic Healer certification. Contact Rocky – especially if you’d like to be a certification case – at Shade of Green Healing.
12:05 - 12:20 pm EST Kajal Pandya, ACPH: Pranic Healing for Trauma and Pain
Emotional disorders such as trauma, anxiety and depression often go hand-in-hand with addiction. This is also true for physical ailments such as chronic pain. In this session, Kajal will discuss healings she has done for clients with these conditions, describing how Pranic Healing has helped alleviate emotional distress and physical discomfort, paving the way for lasting recovery and inner peace.
Kajal is a professional Pranic Healer living in New Jersey. She first learned Pranic Healing in 2012 and since then has healed many clients of a wide variety of diseases and disorders. Kajal has taught Basic Pranic Healing to many students in India. Contact her at 219 316 5068.
1:25 - 1:40 pm EST Jan Sandler: Case Study - Reducing Alcoholism
Alcohol dependence can be notoriously difficult to treat with conventional therapies. The Pranic Healing protocol for alcohol addiction offers a systematic approach to treat the underlying energetic causes of the disease. In this session, Jan Sandler, a new practitioner, will share a recent and successful case study using the Pranic Healing alcohol addiction protocol. This case highlights not only the effectiveness of the treatment but also the simplicity and accessibility of the Pranic Healing system.
Jan Sandler is a Pranic Healer based in Bucks County, PA. He graduated from Basic Pranic Healing (Level 1) in May, 2025 and continued shortly thereafter with Advanced Pranic Healing (Level 2), Pranic Crystal Healing (Level 4), Generational Healing and Arhatic Yoga. An active member of Pranic Healing Bucks County and the PHBC Healing Pod, Jan began healing complex cases immediately. He is also a Reiki Master and an entrepreneur who holds a BA in Business Administration from Temple University. After recently selling JMS Enterprises, a business he founded in 1971, Jan now focuses on healing. Contact Jan at 215 840 7300.
1:45 - 2:00 pm EST Gowri Subramanian, M.D., ACPH: Pranic Healing for Food Cravings and Addictions
In this session, Dr. Gowri will discuss Pranic Healing to reduce unhealthy food cravings and cases she has worked on.
Dr. Gowri is a medical doctor focused on obesity, medical aesthetics and cancer drug development. Previously the Medical, Compliance and Regulatory Director at Besins Healthcare, she has been a Principal Investigator in more than 20 clinical trials, ranging from Phase I and II in healthy volunteers as well as patient trials in Phases III and IV, in medicines, supplements and devices. Dr Subramanian has authored various publications and posters and presented at medical conferences and health technology assessments. In the pharmaceutical industry, she has helped lobby topics at Parliament and contributed to National Guidelines. She delivers medical training, mentors doctors and Pranic Healers and she is passionate about integrating spirituality in school and family life. Dr Gowri is the Director of the British Pranic Healing Council and is a Basic Pranic Healing Instructor in the UK.
Capstone Speaker
2:00 - 2:15 pm EST Master Glenn Mendoza, M.D., MPH: The Potential of Pranic Healing as Complimentary Therapy
In this session, Master Glenn will discuss the complimentary nature of Pranic Healing and its potential in the treatment of addictions.
Dr. Mendoza is Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a practicing Neonatologist in New York state. He was the Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Good Samaritan Hospital for 20 years, recognized as one of the top doctors in the United States and has received many awards for medical achievement. As President of The Center for Pranic Healing, Dr. Mendoza oversees Pranic Healing at the international level and teaches Pranic Healing courses throughout U.S. (East Coast), Puerto Rico and Mongolia. He has taught Pranic Healing for over 20 years and is one of only eight Master Pranic Healers in the world, personally trained by the founder of Pranic Healing.
Hosts
Alison Sahoo, CPPT, began Pranic Healing in 2013 and is Executive Director of Pranic Healing Bucks County, a Pennsylvania-based 501c3 organization that hosts IRL and online meditation & healing events. Alison has completed all three levels of Pranic Healing certification, including the rigorous Pranic Psychotherapy Certification (CPPT). She is also an active member of the Quantum Physics Prana Studies (QPPS) leadership team, is licensed to teach MCKS Basic Pranic Healing, and leads a Pranic Healing Pod that has assisted nearly 700 people with serious illnesses since 2020. Alison has served as a board member and Director of Marketing & Communications for City of Angels NJ, Inc., a New Jersey-based recovery organization. She holds a BS in Physics from McGill University and an MBA from Rutgers University. Contact Alison at Joy of Learning Pranic Healing.
Barbara Todd Sprechman is a Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist with experience in administration, education, training, staff development, coalition development, strategic planning grant writing and management. A retired Assistant Executive Director of the Prevention Coalition of Mercer County, Barbara has been in the prevention field for more than 25 years in various capacities, including prevention educator, prevention professional course instructor, grant writer and program administrator. She holds a BA in French language and fine arts and is a Certified Prevention Specialist. She also serves as a board member of the Addiction Certification Board of New Jersey. Barbara has completed Advanced Pranic Healing (Level 2) and is an active member of the Pranic Healing Bucks County community.
Char McCallum is dedicated to recovery. From 2011 to 2023, she served as Executive Director of City of Angels NJ, Inc., a non-profit organization in Hamilton, NJ, dedicated to helping individuals with drug and alcohol addiction. Char played a key role in planning and executing COA events, acting as a community liaison, supporting COA clients and families, managing COA merchandise, interfacing with the COA Board of Directors and organizing COA’s large corps of volunteers. Char is a CCAR-certified Recovery Coach and Recovery Coach Trainer. She has completed Basic Pranic Healing (Level 1) and is an active member of the Pranic Healing Bucks County community.
Learn about Pranic Healing
Pranic Healing is a no-touch energy system that cleanses and energizes the body. It addresses the root causes of a wide range of physical and emotional ailments by balancing the energy centers with tested, condition-specific protocols. This holistic approach uses "prana," or life energy, to promote the body's natural ability to heal itself.
A growing body of research and studies supports Pranic Healing as a complimentary healing modality. To browse papers, click here.
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Disclaimer
PRANIC HEALING is not intended to replace allopathic medicine, but rather to complement it.
PRANIC HEALING practitioners are not medical doctors, but medical doctors can be Pranic Healers.
PRANIC HEALING practitioners do not diagnose diseases, make any health claims, or guarantee any outcomes.
PRANIC HEALING practitioners do not prescribe any medications and/or treatments nor interfere with prescribed medications and/or medical treatments.
PRANIC HEALING practitioners do not physically touch the client’s body. They cleanse and balance the energy to enable the body to heal itself.
