Donna Carey, LAc
Donna is co-founder of the Kairos Institute of Sound Healing, creator of the Acutonics® Healing System, and vice president of Devachan Press. She is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, sound healer, educator, and poet, trained in Western and Eastern medicine and the arts. Donna also received advanced training in the Egyptian mystery tradition at the Sacred Dimensions Medicine School. She was clinical dean of the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, where she created and administered more than fourteen profitable interdisciplinary community clinics and integrated the Acutonics Healing System into mainstream clinical settings. Donna is co-author of Acutonics From Galaxies to Cells, Planetary Science, Harmony and Medicine, and Acutonics There’s No Place Like Ohm, Sound Healing, Oriental Medicine, and the Cosmic Mysteries, and the author of numerous professional articles that have appeared in leading journals. An accomplished poet, her new poetry collections Unintended Sutras and Planetary Archive will be published in 2012. She is a frequent presenter at conferences and teaches the Acutonics Certification Program.
Driven by the desire to create a sustainable future, Donna is also engaged in experiments in the intentional use of sound vibration to enhance agricultural production. Incorporating knowledge of human physiology, meridians, planetary science, biodynamics, and sound vibration, her research has focused on the effects of sympathetic sound vibration and dimensional harmonics on seed germination, plant pollination, fruit setting, and quality and quantity of fruit and vegetable production.
Ellen F. Franklin, MA
Ellen Franklin is CEO of the Kairos Institute of Sound Healing and president of Devachan Press. She has worked closely with Donna Carey to co-develop new curriculum and refine the Acutonics Certification Program. An avid horsewoman, Ellen also oversaw the launch of the equine Acutonics program. She served as executive editor of Acutonics: There’s No Place Like Ohm, Sound Healing, Oriental Medicine, and the Cosmic Mysteries and has co-authored numerous articles that have appeared in magazines and professional journals. A certified practitioner and teacher of the Acutonics System of Healing and Education, Ellen travels throughout the world speaking at conferences and teaching the Acutonics Certification Program. Ellen is also a founding board member of the Sound and Music Alliance (SAMA) a membership organization that is committed to advancing the intentional use and transformative power of sound and music.
Ellen is currently working on her PhD in Psychology with a specialization in Jungian Studies. She has been exploring the roles that myths and archetypes play in our daily lives, families, and organizations for more than fifteen years.
Sande McDaniel
Design Consultant
Sande wins the Kairos award for the longest commute. Since 2006 she has lived full time in Chicago while also spending time with us here in New Mexico. She has been the owner of Oriental Medicine Journal (www.omjournal.com) since 2003, launching with the celebrated 10th Anniversary edition. In her spare time she works with us on all of our graphic design needs. She designed Acutonics for Dogs & Cats and is currently working on the design for Unintended Sutras, and Planetary Archives. Originally from Jacksonville, Illinois, Sande graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago and owned a typesetting business in Indiana for 15 years. She became a certified Shiatsu practitioner after studying with the International School of Shiatsu in Switzerland and Pennsylvania.
Jude & Paul Ponton
Certified Acutonics® Practitioners, Certified Senior Faculty and Educational Consultants to the Kairos Institute of Sound Healing
Paul and Jude were among the first to train in the Acutonics modality becoming Certified Instructors in February of 2001. Since that time they have trained acupuncturists, body workers, musicians, animal healers and others in this powerful system. They serve as Educational Consultants to Kairos, oversee the faculty advisory group, and the Acutonics Certification Program. They are certified to teach all courses and have developed curriculum for the program. Their goal, in the Buddhist tradition, is to continue to grow spiritually in order to relieve the suffering of their fellow beings.
Jude and Paul are co-authors of Acutonics for Dogs & Cats: Sound Healing for Animal Health, Acutonics From Galaxies to Cells | Planetary Science, Harmony and Medicine, and they also edited the companion Acutonics From Galaxies to Cells Case Study Guide.
MichelAngelo
Astrological & Musical Consultant
MichelAngelo is an opera singer, classical composer, pianist, astrologer, healer, teacher, diviner and writer. He has a long-established astrological practice, which features a unique synergy of astrology, divination, sound and Harmonic Medicine.
Since March of 2003, MichelAngelo has served as an astrological consultant to Acutonics co-founder Donna Carey, as well as teaching his own electives in Astrological Medicine, applied via the Acutonics sound healing system. He is a co-author of Acutonics: From Galaxies to Cells | Planetary Science, Harmony and Medicine. MichelAngelo is also a co-creator with Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, of the Facial Soundscapes treatment protocols and training program, offering courses such as Facial Soundscapes: Harmonic Renewal I & II, Planetary Soundscapes: The Cosmic Countenance, The Transcendent Face, and The Fibonacci Face.
Our Four Legged Advisors
Ishtar
Ishtar was born on our ranch June 1, 2003. She is duel registered Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse and Tennessee Walking Horse, champagne colored with amazing gates. She has been instrumental in helping us develop the Equine Acutonics program. She has a warm and curious personality, loves to hang out with people. She is teaching us a lot about the Tao of horsemanship and how to integrate it into the Acutonics Healing System.
Shen Yun
Shen Yun joined our organization on Chinese New Year 2004. Her name means Divine Resonance and she embodies this in all that she undertakes. She is extremely excited about sharing her deep love for this medicine with the four-legged community. Shen has brought so much joy into all of her lives with her incredible personality, and the unconditional love she gives to everyone she meets. Taking her role at Devachan Press very seriously, Shen was a model for our new book Acutonics for Dogs & Cats: Sound Healing for Animal Health.
Xenia
Xenia splits her time between Chicago and New Mexico, but remains uniquely connected to everything we do at Kairos. She is truly a gift to us all, her big personality, and love of a good romp in the forest, winter or summer, keeps us moving and engaged even in the cold winter months. Xenia also graciously served as a model for Acutonics for Dogs & Cats: Sound Healing for Animal Health. She asked to be paid for her efforts in jerky treats.
Chiron
Chiron is named for the wise centaur that fostered many heroes, and was a healer, teacher, and shaman. Like his namesake, Chiron has a strong connection to Earth and nature, and often serves as a guide for the people in his life. He wanders the land during the day, as a fierce protector, but joins his human companions in the evening offering love, and connection. Chiron also served as a still life model for many of the illustrations featured in Acutonics for Dogs & Cats, and he proudly posed for the cover. He even lets us use the tuning forks on him, so unlike his namesake, he can recover quickly from his wounds.
