Dr. Rev. Wanona Wellspring Ceisel
DN, Spring Creek Holistic and Organic Farm, Doctor of Naprapathy, Certified Raw Chef II
EDUCATION
- University of Texas at Austin (1970-1972)
- Austin Community College (1973-1974)
- College of DuPage (1996)
- Universal Brotherhood University (1996)
- National College of Naprapathic Medicine (DN 1999)
CERTIFICATIONS
- Egyptian Reflexology 1994
- Fitness Expert 2001
- Himalayan Yoga Teacher Instruction 2002
- CranioSacral Therapy 2004
- First Line Therapy 2004
- Anusara-Inspired Yoga Instructor 2007
- Raw Living Chef I 2011
- Advanced Raw Living Chef II 2012
- Prairie Yoga, Advanced 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training 2014
- Total Body Balancing, D’Ambrogio Institute 2019
- Trapeze Yoga Teacher, Yogabody, March 2019
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
- Student Council President, CNCN, 1997-1999 (2 terms)
- Educational Chair, NANA 2001-2010
- Principle Investigator, NASER, 2010-present
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Highest Clinical Award 1999
- Clinic Professionalism Award 1999
- Who’s Who of American Women 2002
ADJUNCT POSITIONS HELD:
- Physiological Therapeutics, CNCN, 2007 Chicago, IL
- Wellspring Centre of Natural Healing Arts, 2000 – 2005
Owner and Chief Operations Officer and Instructor Naperville, IL - Good Body Yoga, 2006 to present. Anusara-Inspired and Himalayan Institute trained yoga instructor, Palatine, IL
- Wellspring Family Health, owner and medical director, Naprapathic family practice, 1999 to present, Palatine and Naperville, IL
- Spring Creek Holistic and Organic Farm, co-owner, medical director, master gardener and yoga teacher, Winslow, IL
RESEARCH
- The Affect of Massage on Blood Sugar
- Reflexology and Women with Breast Cancer
- Naprapathy and Low Back Pain
- Facial Reflexology: Acupressure Facelift
MASTER THESIS:
(MDiv – Universal Brotherhood University) Psychoneuroimmunology: Think Yourself Well, or The Psychology of Health, 1996
DOCTORATE DISSERTATION:
DHEA and Cortisol ratios and their effect on Connective Tissue Health and Healing, 1999
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:
- North American Naprapathic Association
- Reflexology Association of Illinois
- Universal Brotherhood University
- American Chiropractic Association
- American Massage Association
- International Association of Yoga Therapists
- Himalayan Institute Teachers Association
- American Academy of Pain Management
- American Holistic Healers Association
- Naprapathic Academy of Science and Research
- American Naprapathic Association
- Illinois Naprapathic Association
SPECIAL SEMINARS GIVEN:
- Benefits of Massage in Rehabilitation, King Daughter’s Hospital, 1993
- Psychology of Health, Austin Business Forum, 1994
- Herbal Nutrition at Whole Foods Market, Wheaton, 2001
- Lecture series at Good Shepherd Integrative Medicine:
- Lymphoma
- Original Medicine
- Postural Analysis
- Naprapathy and Yoga
- Herbal Nutrition; Natural Remedies
- Keynote Speaker at Benedictine University graduation of Nutrition Department, 2003
- Extremity Adjusting, Reflexology Association of Illinois, 2005
- Reflexology: Egyptian Method at Wellspring Centre of Natural Healing Arts, 2001 to present.
- Restorative Yoga, Chakras and Essential Oils, Asanas and MORE Yoga, Bartlet, IL, May 2006
- Introduction to Anusara Yoga, at Himalayan Yoga and Meditation Center, Palatine, IL 2007
- Prenatal Yoga, at Himalayan Yoga and Meditation Center, Palatine, IL 2007
- Muscle to Muscle: Anatomy Trains, Naperville, 2012
- Accessory Technique: Vagus nerve, Naperville, 2012
- Advanced Facial Reflexology, Creator, Naperville, 2015
GRANTS SUBMITTED:
Principal Investigator: The Effectiveness of Naprapathic Manipulation on Low Back Pain – Submitted 2008
PUBLICATIONS:
- Wellspring, W., Therapeutic Massage: What it is and what it can do for you. Perreault Studios, 1994
- Wellspring, W. Body-Mind Connection: Reconnecting the body to the brain, Perreault Studios, 2014
- Wellspring, W. Body Brushing for Lymphatic Health, Perreault Studios, 2014
- American Massage Therapy Association, Fundamentals of Fascial Therapy, Performing Fascial Therapy, Wellspring, W. Subject Matter Expert 2011
- Journal of Prolotherapy, Aromatherapy for Pain, Wellspring, W. p.___ 2012
Website: springcreekholistic.com