meet our esteemed instructors:
Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD
Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., is the President and Medical Director of the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation in Tucson, Arizona, the original voice in the integrative or holistic medical approach to the prevention and treatment of memory loss. Dr. Khalsa graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1975, and received his postgraduate training in anesthesiology at the University of California, San Francisco where he was chief resident. As chief resident, he conducted highly acclaimed research on anesthesia for cardiac surgery and obstetrical anesthesiology. He is also a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Acupuncture for Physicians Program, and has studied mind/body medicine at Harvard Medical School‘s Mind/Body Medical Institute. Dr. Khalsa is board certified in anesthesiology and pain management.
Christopher Walling, PsyD, MBA, C-IAYT, FABP
Dr. Chris Walling, PsyD, MBA, C-IAYT, FABP, is Associate Professor in the School of Professional Psychology & Health at the California Institute of Integral Studies where he serves as Core Faculty in the Somatic Psychology program. A licensed clinical psychologist and board certified psychoanalyst, he is the Research Chair & Past-President of the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy. Dr. Walling has previously served as Executive Administrator in the Department of Psychiatry and the Aging and Memory Research Center at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and as Executive Administrator in the Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He serves as Vice-President of Education & Outreach at the Alzheimer’s Research & Prevention Foundation.
Dr. Walling is a Clinical Research Fellow at the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at Kinsey Institute for Research on Sex, Gender and Reproduction located at Indiana University, Bloomington and serves on their International Advisory Council. Dr. Walling has lectured throughout the world on the intersections of the somatic psychology and the mind-body connection. Dr. Walling has presented at multiple conferences both nationally and internationally, including chairing the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation’s Brain Health Symposium, and the Biennale Congress of the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy.
Dr. Walling is a Fellow of the American Board of Psychoanalysis and serves on the American Psychoanalytic Association’s Committee on Gender & Sexuality. His peer-reviewed works are published in the American Psychological Association‘s Journal of Psychotherapy and the International Body Psychotherapy Journal. He is a member of the American Psychoanalytic Association, the American Psychological Association, and the New Center for Psychoanalysis, where he also serves on both the Faculty Committee and Diversities Committee. His clinical interests survey the fields of relational psychoanalysis, somatic psychotherapies, human sexuality, and trauma psychology. Dr. Walling maintains a private practice in Los Angeles, California.
Eve Adler, MA, RN, E-RYT, BLS
Eve Adler is a Registered Nurse, Registered Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist, and Qi Gong Practitioner. She received her Registered Nursing education at New York University; studied Yoga and the Healing Sciences, Yoga Therapy, and Ayurveda at Loyola Marymount University; studied teaching Yoga to Adults Over 50 at the Samata International Yoga and Health Center; practices Qi Gong and Meditation with the Society of Nanloashu; and has taught integrative health modalities to patients in hospital settings through her work with the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program and the Penny George Institute.
In addition, Eve has experience in the administration of allied health programs, curriculum development, cultural competency training, global service learning, media outreach, and professional development. She has worked with teams of healthcare industry partners and educators from different parts of the world to develop wellness promotion programs, and progressive pathways to higher education and employment. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Yoga Institute and Founder of Help People Heal.
Glenna Brewster, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Dr. Glenna Brewster, an Assistant Professor on the tenure track at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, leads a robust research program with a dual focus. Firstly, she is committed to understanding sleep disturbances among persons living with cognitive impairment and dementia, along with their care partners. Her work involves tailoring and developing dyadic behavioral interventions to address the unique sleep challenges faced by this population. Secondly, Dr. Brewster actively participates in tailoring and creating psychoeducational interventions to support caregivers of persons living with dementia in the Caribbean.
Currently, Dr. Brewster is a recipient of funding from the National Institute on Aging. Beyond this, she has successfully secured funding from the Alzheimer’s Association, National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, the National Institute of Nursing Research, and the Emory Global Health Institute. Dr. Brewster holds key leadership roles on the Board of Directors for the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Association.
Dr. Brewster's educational background includes an Associate’s of Arts and an Associate’s of Science in Nursing from Broward College. She further holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s of Science in Nursing, a Master’s of Arts in Gerontology, and a Ph.D. in Nursing Science, all earned from the University of South Florida. To augment her knowledge and skills, Dr. Brewster completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine.
Annie Fenn, MD
Dr. Annie Fenn is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist specialized in menopausal health. After practicing medicine for more than 20 years in Jackson, WY, she realized that helping people change what they eat was more effective at improving health than prescribing pills or procedures. She traded her stethoscope for an apron and went back to school to study culinary arts in Mexico, Italy, and at the Culinary Institute of America.
In 2015, Dr. Fenn founded the Brain Health Kitchen, an evidence-based online resource about how and what to eat to resist cognitive decline. The Brain Health Kitchen Cooking School, founded in 2017, is the only school of its kind focused specifically on the prevention of Alzheimer’s and other dementias with food. Through hands-on cooking classes, more than one thousand participants who have enrolled in the cooking school. Students learn which foods are most neuroprotective, which ones accelerate cognitive decline, and how to prepare foods using brain-friendly cooking techniques. Dr. Fenn takes her cooking school on the road to provide classes throughout the country and abroad. She lectures frequently about the impact of lifestyle and diet on Alzheimer’s risk as part of the Sempre Sano Wellness Retreat in Tuscany, Italy, as a frequent Visiting Chef at Rancho La Puerta, and at diverse venues throughout the country—women’s and men’s groups, churches, schools, and wellness retreats.
Carol Hahn, MSN, RN, RYT, CPT, CDP
Carol Hahn is a Registered Nurse with over 35 years of varied health experience in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home care, and adult day programs. She has taught in several university nursing programs and worked at the Alzheimer’s Association. Carol is a Registered Yoga Teacher and a Certified Personal Trainer with her own business as a Wellness and Fitness Nurse.
LeTonia A. Jones, MSW
LeTonia A. Jones, MSW is an educator, writer, editor, poet and social justice advocate. Jones holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree of Social Work from the University of Kentucky. She also earned a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from eCornell at Cornell University.
Jones is committed to advocacy with and on behalf of marginalized communities. In her 25-year career, she has served as adjunct faculty at two different graduate schools in the state of Kentucky. She has conducted research and educated the public about issues related to violence against women and girls. Currently she works as a mitigation specialist serving incarcerated individuals facing capital punishment in Kentucky. She also works as a Managing Editor for an international learning platform called Embodied Philosophy.
As a copy editor and educator, Jones is contracted by the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Fund. Over the last year, her work has been to gather, organize and disseminate information about Black brain health and the impact of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias on the Black population in America. Her background in advocacy on behalf of those who have been discriminated against and pushed to the margins has prepared her to discuss the ways in which racial bias and medical neglect have sewn mistrust within Black communities. It is her hope to help illuminate the issues of racial bias that exist and to help healthcare and allied practitioners to remove racial barriers to research, prevention, and the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease within Black communities.
Naomi Glover, MSc, FRSA, FRSPH
Naomi is an International Speaker, Consultant in Brain Health, Leadership and L&D, and an Expert in Applied Neuroscience. She is passionate about optimizing brain health and performance for healthy longevity, cognitive flexibility, emotional resilience, sharper focus, stronger memory, deeper engagement, and psychological flourishing.
With a background in Technology, Coaching, Learning and Development spanning 20 years, Naomi is Director of Neuro-Informed Ltd which provides specialist consultancy and development programs for organizations and individuals. She has a Master’s degree with Distinction in Applied Neuroscience from King’s College, London and has been coaching for over 18 years with particular expertise in Brain Health, Neurodiversity, Cognitive Training, Cognitive Behavioral Coaching and Executive coaching.
Sherry Zak Morris, C-IAYT
Sherry is an internationally-known yoga & wellness expert and leader in the 50+ wellness market. Featured in the Costco Connection for wellness innovation for her online Yoga and Health Education videos, she is a recognized online global yoga blogger and video producer.
Sherry is a versatile business leader, passionate about Actively Aging. As a seasoned wellness entrepreneur, she is the CEO and Founder of YogaVista.TV, an internationally-recognized brand of Yoga and Wellness DVDs and streaming online Yoga videos for the 50+ market, as well as the Co-Founder of Yoga Vista Academy, offering CEU workshops, online training and Teacher Certification Programs in the niche area of Gentle, Senior and Chair Yoga.
Andrew B. Newberg, MD
Dr. Andrew Newberg is the director of research at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health and a physician at Jefferson University Hospital. He is board certified in internal medicine and nuclear medicine.
Dr. Newberg’s research now largely focuses on how brain function is associated with various mental states—in particular, religious and mystical experiences. In fact, he has written several highly acclaimed books on this subject. His research has included brain scans of people in prayer, meditation, rituals, and trance states, as well as surveys of people’s spiritual experiences and attitudes. Dr. Newberg has also evaluated the relationship between religious or spiritual phenomena and health, and the effect of meditation on memory. He believes that it is important to keep science rigorous and religion religious.
Dr. Newberg has also used neuroimaging research projects to study aging and dementia, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, depression, and other neurological and psychiatric disorders. He is a pioneer in the neurological study of religious and spiritual experiences, a field known as “neurotheology.”
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