Spiritual Healing Faculty
Rev. Tom Cratsley is an exceptionally gifted healer, counselor and teacher who has devoted much of his career to exploring ways of “healing from the spiritual heart.” A graduate of University of Buffalo, he went on to study psychology and religion at Harvard Divinity School. Tom also studied with renowned medium, Rev. Edith Sandy Wendling. Tom is Associate Director and a faculty member of the School of Spiritual Healing and Prophecy.
Rev. Barbara Sanson Graduate of the School of Spiritual Healing and Prophecy, she has studied and worked in this field since 1970. She is a certified NLPTM practitioner, is certified in Therapeutic Touch, and has worked extensively with the hospice movement. Barbara is a powerful model of the successful integration of healing and prophecy. She combines both aspects of her spiritual gifts with ease. Barbara is currently the President of the Lily Dale Healing Association, and has served as the chairperson of Lily Dale’s Healing Temple since 1992.
Dr. Kenneth Koles, Ph.D. For over 45 years Ken has been a practitioner, teacher, and author in the fields of holistic health, complementary medicine and spiritual growth. His work experience includes: instructor for the Upledger Institute, visiting lecturer at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Director of Cleveland Healing Arts Institute, instructor of Tai Chi Chuan and Yoga. Along with Ken’s numerous teaching commitments, he maintains a busy private practice in Shaker Heights, OH.
Master Robert Peng is an internationally renowned Qigong Master. At age seven he apprenticed under the personal guidance of the legendary Xiao Yao, an enlightened Buddhist monk. At 17, he began his healing practice. In his late twenties he began to teach publicly. Within three years he had taught over 150,000 students. Robert graduated from university in Changsha with a degree in English Literature, and worked as a professor. Robert attends to a busy private healing practice in New York City and travels extensively with his teaching and healing.
Tina M. Zion is a fourth-generation medium specializing in medical intuition and teaching it internationally. She has worked in the mental health field as an R.N., with national board specialty certification in mental health nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Association. Tina is a Gestalt-trained counselor, graduating from Indianapolis Gestalt Institute in 1997. She has been certified in clinical hypnotherapy with American Council of Hypnotist Examiners since 1985. Tina has authored Become a Medical Intuitive: The Complete Developmental Course, The Reiki Teacher’s Manual, and is contributing author in Michael Newton’s Memories of the Afterlife.
Rev. Sharon A. Kestler, M.S., NCC Sharon is a 1996 graduate of the School of Spiritual Healing and Prophecy. For the past 40 years she has worked with “at risk” youth as a counselor and educator. Sharon maintains a private practice for counseling and spiritual healing, works with clowning, hospice and prison ministries in Erie, PA. Sharon has also brought her gifts to mission work in Central America in a number of Mayan communities.