Teri Louden, a leading edge health care consultant and futurist, is known for her ability to predict major trends across our nation's health care industry. Five years ago, she wrote "Preparing for the Era of Consumer-Driven Healthcare; It's more than a trend, it's a transformation," an article predicting the significant change in our nation's health care industry to one of personal responsibility. Now, by introducing her Time For Balance™ programs she is helping consumers take charge of their life and health. Her leading edge seminars, workshops and retreats offer women an interactive environment to learn about:

• Leading edge health care trends, advances, and research that effect women's health and aging
  
  
• Their minds, bodies, and stress buttons
  
  
• How maintaining life balance can help reduce stress and promote sound health and healthier aging
  
  
• Life balance planning
  

Teri will host and facilitate each event, but also draw upon her national network of health care experts to bring talented speakers and both traditional and holistic health leaders to each program. Enjoy workshops, retreats and seminars that combine not only education, but also special attention to every detail - pampering and relaxing in quiet, enjoyable environments.

Five and a half years ago, at age 45, I experienced first hand the realities and also limitations of my world of traditional medicine. My path to healing was long and painful, but in the process changed my views about healthcare and the importance of living a balanced life. Like many women in the yuppie generation, I had embraced my newfound career opportunities with zealot energy, along with the need for my daily exercise of speed running. I thought I was healthy, but I was out of balance. I hit a wall when I experienced a major hip injury by tearing the ligaments that hold our hips in alignment. I was in chronic pain, and I was the only one who could help me heal - I needed to slow down, go inside myself, and make major life changes. Having been a business strategic planner actually helped me see the need to develop a life change/balance plan. I reevaluated my life, changed priorities, turned inward and to meditation and spirituality for answers. My journey to recovery also led me to seek help from my amazing Greatest Generation dad - who became a major part of my healing process.

His own miracle survival story became my inspiration and example and brought me not only closer to him but with a healthier focus on achieving balance in my life.

The journey led to my writing a book about this "change-of-life" experience and about my dad. Expected to be published in the summer of 2004, On God's Wings tells the story of the miracle survival of my Air Force pilot Dad and the amazing lessons he passed on to me. For more information check out www.ongodswings.com.

For more information about Teri, visit www.louden.net.