Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
Visioneers connected with this goal
- Kahontakwas Diane Longboat — Kahontakwas Diane Longboat, BA, BEd, MEd is a member of the Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation at Six Nations Grand River Territory, Canada and a citizen of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. She is a ceremonial leader, traditional…
- Dr. Diane Redsky — Diane is a proud mother of three children and a Kookum (grandmother). She is a First Nation member of Shoal Lake First Nation #40 in Treaty #3 territory with German ancestry and has long worked to address the myriad of…
- Jon Ramer — Jon Eliot Ramer is an entrepreneur, civic leader, inventor, and musician. He is a co-founder of several collaborative technology companies including ELF Technologies, Inc., whose main solution, Serengeti, connects over…
- Dr. Rama Mani — Dr. Rama Mani is a transformative leader, peacebuilder, poet and performance artist whose life, work and art are devoted to human and global transformation. She received the Excellence in Leadership Award of the Global…
- Larry Dossey, MD — Dr. Larry Dossey is a physician of internal medicine. He is currently the executive editor of the peer-reviewed journal Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. He was a co-founder of the Dallas Diagnostic…
- Dr. Bruce Greyson — Dr. Bruce Greyson Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of…
- Dr. Joan Borysenko — Dr. Joan Borysenko This distinguished pioneer in integrative medicine is a world-renowned expert in the mind/body connection. Her work has been foundational in an international health-care revolution that recognizes the…
- Prof. Alexander Schieffer — Prof. Alexander Schieffer Co-Founder, TRANS4M Center for Integral Development; Co-Founder, Home for Humanity; Co-Series Editor of Routledge Transformation and Innovation Book Series ; Lecturer, University of St. Gallen;…
- Dr. Dean Radin — Dean Radin, Phd Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) Dean Radin, PhD, is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Associated Distinguished Professor of Integral and Transpersonal…
- Sedena Cappannelli — Sedena C. Cappannelli Co-Founder AgeNation, Empower New Mexico (501C3), award-winning author, LifeWellness and Organizational Consultant, retreat facilitator, Ageless Living Coach, co-producer, presenter Ageless Living…
- George Cappannelli — George Cappannelli George Cappannelli is an award-winning author, sculptor and film and television producer/direction. He is also an expert on individual, organizational and societal change and an internationally known…
- Anneloes Smitsman — Dr. Anneloes Smitsman Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, systems scientist, award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change, and award-winning bestselling author. She is the Founder and CEO…
- Claudia Welss — Claudia Welss Claudia Welss is a citizen scientist and Board Chairman of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Her collaboration with IONS began in the 90s when former IONS President Willis Harman invited her to join a…
- Barbara Gaughen-Muller — Barbara Gaughen-Muller Barbara Gaughen-Muller, is the quintessential global citizen and activist who focuses her work on bringing peace to her community, her country and the entire global village. Barbara co-authored…
- Julie Krull — Julie Krull, PhD, award-winning author, dynamic speaker, and popular talk show host, is a steward of the new earth, midwifing the evolution of consciousness, supporting whole-system health and transformation, and…
- Desmond Berghofer — A Special Tribute to Our Co-Founder 1938 2025 This page is dedicated in honour of Dr. Desmond Berghofer, beloved husband of Dr. Gerri Schwartz and co-founder of the Visioneers International Network. It celebrates his…
- Bernie Siegel — Dr. Siegel, who prefers to be called Bernie, not Dr. Siegel, was born in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Colgate University and Cornell University Medical College. He holds membership in two scholastic honour societies, Phi…
- Florence Nightingale — Florence Nightingale A Heroine of Humanity in our time In the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, one woman stands out by her impact on the whole field of nursing in modern times. In 2020 in the year of…
- Riane Eisler — RIANE EISLER is a social systems scientist, cultural historian, attorney, consultant, and speaker whose work has transformed organizations, policies, and people worldwide. Her book Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination…
- Anne Baring — Anne Baring Anne has been awarded the title of Heroine of Humanity because of her outstanding contribution to restoring awareness of the Archetypal Feminine to our culture. In her books and many lectures over some…
- Dr. Jonas Salk — Jonas Edward Salk was born October 28, 1914 in New York City, the eldest of three sons to Russian-Jewish immigrants Daniel and Dora Salk. The first member of his family to attend college, he earned his medical degree…
- Wayne Kines — Wayne Kines Decent honest journalism is central to any free democracy. Three pillars of personal character are essential: Wayne’s work as a journalist, broadcaster and communicator on the national and international…
- Bruce Lipton — Bruce H. Lipton Bruce H. Lipton, PhD, is an internationally recognized leader in bridging science and spirit who is best known for the idea that genes are influenced by belief and DNA does not control biology. A stem…
- Mel Zajac — Mel Zajac His personal drive helped him rise from a poor kid in Winnipeg to a successful highrise builder in Vancouver. But his real contribution to society has been his philanthropy. Raised during the Great Depression,…
- Aaron Friedland — Passionate about non-profits, economic development and education in developing countries, using innovative reading and learning technologies to make big local impacts.
- Abneet Kaur Sandhar — Feminine Embodiment Coach
- Dr. Alise Cortez — Management Consultant specializing in meaning and purpose, Inspirational Speaker, Author, Radio Host
- Dr. Arthur P. Ciaramicoli — Clinical psychologist, inividual, marital and group therapy, author of 10 books, media consultant, speaker
- Barbara Dossey, PhD — Nurse, nurse theorist, author, Co-Director, International Nurse Coach Association, Board Member, Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
- Bettina Rothe — Embodiment, Leadership, Consciousness
- Brian Berman — Internationally recognized sculptor, “Artist for Peace” and peace builder at heart
- Brock Tully — Motivational speaker, self-help book author, kindness and peace ambassador
- Cheryl Melody Baskin (aka "Melody") — Author, Intuitive Life Coach, Musician and Sound Healer: Envisioning a world of peace, love, compassion, empathy, diversity celebration, equality and hope
- Cynthia Franca — Author, local contributing artist/writer who has shared bi-lingual poetry, storytelling artist talks, and paintings at community arts events in Massachusetts. Coordinator, editor and poet of the Hopkinton 300th Anniversary Poetry Anthology Project, poetry juror and editor of Art on The Trails project, and co-director of the Creative Circles – Art for All!, a community art program.
- Deva-Marie Beck, PhD, RN — Global citizen activist, nursing educator and scholar, author, multi-media specialist and world-wide traveler, serving — in all these roles — as a volunteer International Co-Director of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
- Domen Kocevar — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Dorothy Walsh — Dorothy is a passionate activist for social change in a peaceful way. She is the leader who has compassion for the people in her community
- Roberta Borgen — Award-winning Career Management Specialist
- Evie Treen — Founder, Friends of Woni, Well-driling & water resources, Santa Barbara Peace Prize Nominee
- Jaimen McMillan — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Karen Mcphee — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Katherine Woodward Thomas — New York Times bestselling author, award-winning marriage and family psychotherapis
- Kathleen Webster O'Malley — Health and Wellness Practitioner, Chiropractor, Teen Mentor and Author of inspiring books about healing, personal growth and spiritual insights.
- Kristena Prater — Activist, founder of the 501c3 Tessa Foundation, rescuer of women trapped in human trafficking, food provider for the hungry, front-line defender of immigrant children, advocate for youth opportunity, writer, and yoga teacher, she makes change happen.
- Leslie Clark — Founder, Nomad Foundation, Artist, Explorer
- Lilly Briggs — Personal Achievement Award
- Lori Leyden, PhD, MBA — Internationally-known trauma healing professional, transformational leader and mentor, PhD in Health and Human Services
- Lori-Ann Speed — Composer, Pianist, Recording and Performing Artist.
- Dr. Marvin Westwood — Psychologist and Director of the Veterans’ Transition Program.
- Maureen Edwardson — Author, Pioneer and Visionary
- Maya Soetoro-Ng, PhD — Co-founder, Ceeds of Peace, Co-founder, Institute for Climate and Peace, Consultant, Author, PhD in Multicultural Education
- Michael Ableman — Farmer, author, photographer and urban and local food systems advocate
- Nassreen Filsoof — Lifetime Achievement Award
- Phalakshi Manjrekar, PhD, MScN, BScN — Nursing Director and Member of the Board of Managers, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, NIGH World Board of Directors Member
- The Reverend Canon Ted Karpf — International strategic planner, fundraiser, international faith leader, administrator, teacher, counselor, spiritual guide, public speaker, facilitator, conference organizer and leader
- Ricky Kej — Grammy-Award Winning Composer, Billboard #1 Artist (USA), UN "Global Humanitarian Artist" Awardee, UNCCD "Land Ambassador", UNESCO MGIEP "Global Ambassador for Kindness", UNICEF "Celebrity Supporter", Adj. Professor NIAS (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
- Ruth Wasserman Lande — Specialist in international relations and diplomacy, peace advocate and founder of the Shibli Project, a model for economic development in rural Israel.
- Sabriye Tenberken — Sociologist, Founder, Braille Without Borders, author and co-founder of Kanthari, the International Institute for Leadership in Kerala
- Warren Hooley — Facilitator, community-builder, Indigenous leader, personal development speaker
- Mark Benson — Award-winning landscape photographer, men’s coach, somatic practitioner, musician, and co-founder of the Heartfield Collective.