DR. GREG HAMMER

Greg Hammer, MD is a pediatric intensive care physician, pediatric anesthesiologist, professor at Stanford University Medical Center, and #1 Best Selling Author. A member of the Stanford WellMD initiative and the Wellness Committee for the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Dr Hammer is currently the Chair of the Physician Wellness Task Force for the California Society of Anesthesiologists.

He has been a visiting professor and lecturer on wellness at institutions worldwide and teaches GAIN to medical students, residents and fellows at Stanford.  Dr. Hammer’s clinical focus is in pediatric cardiac anesthesia and pediatric critical care medicine. His research is in developmental pharmacology and immunology, and he has an active laboratory with multiple ongoing studies in these areas.

He has published widely on topics related to pharmacology and perioperative care of children undergoing cardiac and thoracic procedures as well as organ transplantation. Dr. Hammer is a health enthusiast and meditator, utilizing a non-duality and mindfulness-based approach, including the GAIN method.

Adam Knight is a singer/songwriter raised on the backroads of Southern Oregon where he grew up listening to Soul, R&B and Acoustic music. Adam is a versatile performer equally singing Pop, Neo Soul, EDM, R&B and Acoustic genres. Known for his hit “Ive Got The Gold”, which has been streamed more than 30 Million times worldwide, while charting in countries like Germany, France and Turkey. Adam also is known for his incredibly passionate and soulful live stage presence, exhibiting his ability to dance, captivate the audience and lead the energy of the show with purpose. Adam is working on his first full length album which he will release in 2020. 

How Do You Connect with the Other Side?

How does a person contact the other side? How do you get their attention and actually know your message was received? Carole’s been reading for clients, supporting their dreams and making friends for over 40 years.  She’s an expert at communicating with the other side and delivering their messages with compassion, and humor. Carole is a host with her own podcast

J  O  H  N

M  C  L  A  U  G  H  L  I  N

PIONEER OF JAZZ FUSION

'M A H A V I S H N U   O R CH E S T R A' 

LEGENDARY GUITARIST-SONGWRITER-BANDLEADER

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

John McLaughlin began his career playing blues and rock in London in the early 1960s and went on to play free jazz with important British figures before moving to the United States in 1969. There he contributed rock- and blues-derived guitar passages to Miles Davis’s early fusion albums In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew (both 1969) and played in Tony Williams’s seminal jazz-rock trio Lifetime. In 1970 he became a disciple of spiritual guru Sri Chinmoy; he acquired the name Mahavishnu and formed the Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1971. The Orchestra was initially a quintet noted for radically high volume levels, complex textures, and fast modal playing, especially by McLaughlin, in long passages of 16th-note scales and arpeggios, on a guitar with two parallel necks, one with 6 strings, the other with 12. They played concerts in rock, rather than jazz, venues and were among the handful of stars of jazz-rock fusion music; they recorded popular albums such as The Inner Mounting Flame (1971) and Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975). The involvement of electric violinist Jean-Luc Ponty in 1974–75 enhanced the Orchestra’s popularity.

In the mid-1970s McLaughlin left Chinmoy, abandoned the name Mahavishnu, and began playing acoustic guitar in his trio Shakti, with Indian violinist L. Shankar and tabla player Zakir Hussain. His new guitar had two fretboards, one with raised strings crossing the other. McLaughlin’s improvising—with phrases from blues, rock (especially Jimi Hendrix), flamenco, jazz, and Indian music—fit readily into a variety of fusion music. He went on to play duets and trios with fellow guitar virtuosos Al DiMeola, Paco de Lucía, and Larry Coryell, to team with Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu, to play electric guitar in a revived Mahavishnu Orchestra in the mid-1980s, and to perform guitar concerti by Mike Gibbs (1985) and by himself (1990) with symphony orchestras.

McLaughlin recorded an acoustic homage to jazz pianist Bill Evans in 1993, and he returned to the electric guitar for After the Rain (1994) and The Promise (1995). His inventiveness remained undiminished in the 21st century. He revived Shakti for the live album Saturday Night in Bombay (2001). Other notable later works included Industrial Zen (2006); Floating Point (2008); Five Peace Band Live (2009), which won a Grammy Award for best jazz instrumental album; Now Here This (2012); and Black Light (2015). His recording of “Miles Beyond,” from the 2017 album Live at Ronnie Scott’s, took the Grammy for best improvised jazz solo. In 2017 McLaughlin made what he said was his final tour, performing music from the various incarnations of the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Purchase the latest releases

 by John McLaughlin

IS THAT SO?

Six years in the making, the album brings together the three visionary musicians in a musical landscape, never explored before. Six years in the making, Is that So? is one of John McLaughlin’s deepest and most profound musical collaborations with prolific Indian composer and vocalist Shankar Mahadevan. Joining the duo is their life-long friend and musical brother Ustad Zakir Hussain on the tabla, who has been collaborating with John since they founded Shakti in the early ‘70s, acknowledged by most to be the first groundbreaking crossover East-West musical group.

Also Purchase

John McLaughlin

LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO

John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension

 Jimmy Herring & The Invisible Whip

Live in San Francisco is the live album from John McLaughlin and Jimmy Herring with The 4th Dimension and The Invisible Whip which was captured

at The Warfield on December 8, 2017, as a part of the Farewell American Tour of John McLaughlin/ The recording features the third set which features the classic Mahavishnu Orchestra music written by John McLaughlin.

Both releases available at amazon.com

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John McLaughlin

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Steve Gray, B.A., CSCS

since 2010

Right Fit is an all-inclusive fitness facility in southwestern suburban Chicago. We train adults, athletes, youth of all ages, and individuals with special needs to achieve their fitness goals. Your Goals…Our Goals is the motto of Right Fit as each program is specifically designed to meet the needs of its clients. Right Fit’s “inclusive” one of a kind 6000 square foot facility is equipped with the best equipment available. Included in our facility is a unique “Sensory Room” for individuals with special needs, 25 yards of artificial turf, cardiovascular machines, Olympic power lifting equipment, plyometric boxes, a rock-climbing wall, and much more. Right Fit offers professional training in three departments: 1) Fitness; 2) Sports Performance; and 3) Special Needs. Our fitness department encompasses our private fitness training, small-group fitness, and occupational fitness. One-on-one personal fitness training is our most popular service, as it can meet the needs and goal of any client. All clients go through our Body Awareness Training (BAT) and Postural Awareness Training (PAT) motor screens and assessments to look at their baseline of fitness and to ensure proper exercise prescription. Our small-group training offers the same benefits as our private training, but at a lower cost in a social environment. Finally, we also offer on and off-site occupational fitness programs to local fire departments, police stations, park districts, community centers and schools.

“Postgate” author and legal analyst John D. O’Connor is a former federal prosecutor and the San Francisco attorney who represented W. Mark Felt during his revelation as Deep Throat in 2005. O’Connor is the author of “Postgate: How the Washington Post Betrayed Deep Throat, Covered Up Watergate, and Began Today’s Partisan Advocacy Journalism.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Read more at: https://www.postgatebook.com/authorbio

John O’Connor is an experienced trial lawyer, practicing law in San Francisco since 1972. He has tried cases in state and federal court throughout the country.



He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Northern California, representing the United States in both criminal and civil cases. Among his interesting assignments have been representation of the government during the OPEC oil embargo of the 1970s; writing Fifth Amendment and “state of mind” briefs for the prosecution in United States v. Patricia Hearst; representing the FDIC, FSLC and RTC during the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s; representing California Attorney General Dan Lungren in campaign-related litigation; defending R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in significant smoking and health litigation; representing Coach Don Nelson in litigation with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban; and representing W. Mark Felt regarding the revelation of his identity as Deep Throat.

Both born and raised in CA.  

 

Craig leads the trauma program at a rural hospital, and performs old school general, trauma and vascular surgery. He loves his patients. Craig sits on leadership for a local church.

 

Stefanie enjoys helping people become healthier and learn how to make it something that lasts for life. She helps people learn about themselves and what is best for their body. She homeschools their two youngest.

 

They are avid travelers, and especially enjoy doing mission work.

 

They have 5 children and one granddaughter.

 

They can be followed on social media @wellnesswithstef and wellnesswithstef.com