2026 GUEST SPEAKER BIOS
Antoinette Aurell
Antoinette is a medicine woman, a paqo, a facilitator of healing and teacher collaborating with the primordial wisdom inherent in Nature, the elementals, the mineral and the plant kingdom.
Through the modality of Crystalline Therapy and shamanic earth wisdom practices, rituals and ceremony, Antoinette’s passion is to support and empower self-knowledge, self-mastery – to awaken the intuitive healer within, to teach the art of moving energies within & without, to move through conflict and become empowered manifestors, consciously co-creating our reality with the forces of Nature.
Website
https://www.ouroborosschoolofmystery.com
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Erika Alcala
Erika is the founder of The Crystal Madre and Among the Gems, where she combines crystals, meditation, numerology, and intuitive practices to create meaningful experiences for both individuals and communities.
A lifelong meditator, Erika’s spiritual journey deepened more than two decades ago through the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, eventually becoming a Kriyaban Yogini. Her foundation in breathwork, meditation, and devotion continues to influence every aspect of her work today.
After experiencing profound personal loss and navigating her own dark night of the soul, Erika was drawn more deeply into the wisdom of the natural world. Through crystals, flowers, the element of water, and the quiet guidance found in nature, she discovered comfort, healing, transformation, and a deeper remembrance of her connection to the Divine.
Through years of study with respected teachers, crystal certifications, and her own intuitive exploration, she developed a unique approach that blends crystal healing, numerology, color therapy, divination, sacred ritual, and meditation.
Through The Crystal Madre, Erika curates crystals, gemstones, sacred adornments, and intentional tools that inspire connection, grounding, and everyday magic. Through Among the Gems, she creates immersive workshops, ceremonies, corporate activations, retail experiences, and healing-centered activations designed to foster connection, presence, and transformation.
Whether leading workshops, facilitating ceremonies, creating immersive activations, offering private sessions, or gathering in community, Erika invites others to discover the messages held within stones and numbers. Her signature approach combines intuitive crystal divination with numerological insight, helping people cultivate presence, trust their intuition, and align more deeply with their soul’s path.
Based in Los Angeles, Erika shares her passion for crystals, sacred living, and energetic transformation. Her work bridges ancient wisdom, intuitive insight, and everyday magic, empowering others to reconnect with themselves, the natural world, and the guidance already present within.
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https://www.instagram.com/thecrystalmadre/
https://www.instagram.com/amongthegems/
Gemma Petherbridge
Gemma is an international Crystal Healing teacher, speaker and author of four books, including three dedicated to crystal healing. As founder of the award-winning Crystal Mystery School, she has trained and certified students worldwide in Crystal Healing and other energy medicine modalities, helping people deepen their connection with crystals as tools for healing, transformation and spiritual growth.
Raised among the ancient sacred landscapes of southern England, close to Stonehenge, Avebury and Glastonbury, Gemma developed a fascination with crystals, earth energies and spiritual traditions from an early age. This lifelong passion led her to become not only a Crystal Healing practitioner and teacher but also a specialist in ley lines, sacred sites and the energetic relationship between people, crystals and the land itself.
With over 22 years of experience in the spiritual and holistic field, Gemma’s work bridges ancient wisdom and modern energy medicine. She is particularly passionate about exploring the historical role of crystals throughout human civilization while also investigating their future potential within consciousness studies, intuitive development and energetic healing.
Psychic since childhood, Gemma has dedicated her life to understanding the connection between intuition, consciousness and healing. Over the years, she has taught students around the world and worked with organisations including the College of Psychic Studies in London and The Shift Network in the United States.
Today, Gemma is recognised for her ability to combine practical crystal knowledge, intuitive development, sacred site wisdom and energy medicine, inspiring people to work with crystals as powerful allies for personal transformation and spiritual evolution.
Website
https://thecrystalmysteryschool.com/
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Saralee Hofrichter
Saralee is a Spiritual Seeker and explorer of all things alternative. She has worked with thousands of people through her work as a Holistic Esthetician, Reiki Master, Crystal Energy Healer, Sound Healer and all around Vibrational Therapist.
She is also certified and now offers The Emotion Code® sessions. She’s the creator of several crystal related video series, Crystal Grid Kits, Crystal Nature Tarot Deck and the host of the annual virtual Crystal Healing Summit.
Saralee offers in-person energy healing sessions in Amherst, MA, as well as long distance sessions via Zoom.
Website
https://saraleehofrichter.com/
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/energycrystalsoundhealing/
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraleehofrichter18/
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Joy Gardner
Joy is a holistic and vibrational healer, author, spiritual seeker, teacher and SO much more.
She has created a unique form of energy healing that uses Chakra Balancing with Light, Color, Crystals and Sound in combination with Core Belief Reprogramming, Emotional Release, Grief
Counseling and Past Life Regressions. She lives and works in Hawaii and sees clients in person and via Zoom.
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Laurelle Rethke
Laurelle has been using Nature’s Medicine for over 25 years – from Crystals, Sound and Movement to Energy medicine, Meditation and Astrology. Throughout her journey she has studied numerous crystal, energy, and sound healing lineages, explored spiritual practices from around the world, and connected modern science with ancient wisdom.
Author of Connecting with Crystals : Crystal Wisdom and Stone Healing for Body, Mind and Spirit through the Castle Point imprint of Macmillan Publishing, Laurelle has certified over 100 Crystal Healing therapists in the past 8 years through her own method, and additionally speaks and teaches about energy healing, meditation, qi gong, western astrology, and sound healing throughout the country.
As a healing therapist and guide with nearly 20 years of experience, she empowers her clients to connect deeply with their authentic truth through personalized sessions rooted in spiritual alchemy. Weaving nature-based wisdom, vibrational medicine, and mindful techniques into a refined path of self-understanding, healing, and alignment, Laurelle guides her clients through personal transformation in order to unlock their fullest potential and embody clarity, balance, and greater joy.
Based in NYC, Laurelle offers most of her services via phone or video chat, as well as in person.
Websites
https://www.5sensehealing.com/
https://thefaerieden.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/thefaerieden/
Lauren D’Silva
Lauren has been healing and teaching with crystals for more than 25 years. Having gone through a phase of intense spiritual awakening, including profound past life healing, she is able to hold a safe space for others experiencing spiritual transformation wherever they are in the world. You can read about Lauren’s experiences in her first book Light behind the Angels.
Spiritual awakening can be confusing and disorientating. Lauren helps her clients make sense of what is happening, look after their energy, build their self-worth, discover their gifts and talents and create healthy relationship boundaries. The crystals have proven themselves reliable healing allies for Lauren and her clients through life’s twists and turns.
Lauren was approached by Godsfield, publishers of the popular Crystal Bible, asking if she would write a contemporary guide to crystals. Her book Crystals is a great place to start for anyone who is new to them and wants to know what to do. It also contains plenty that will interest those who are further along on their crystal journey.
Messages from the Cosmos is for crystal enthusiasts and spiritual seekers who are ready to delve deeper. It focuses on the fascinating Starbrary quartz crystals and ways in which we can work with them to bring ourselves into a state of unity consciousness which Lauren believes Humanity is evolving towards. This is the state in which miracles can happen. Starbraries are a high vibrational form of quartz encoded with off-planet wisdom. Lauren loves to access the frequency of Cosmic Healing and she runs a monthly online Cosmic Healing Circle using Starbraries which focusses on channelling healing for ourselves and for the Earth.
Reach out to Lauren for healing or 1 to 1 tuition through her website and to explore the Healing Circles she runs. To get updates about classes and other opportunities please join Lauren’s newsletter list.
Website
https://www.laurendsilva.co.uk
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Gemma Petherbridge
Gemma is an international Crystal Healing teacher, speaker and author of four books, including three dedicated to crystal healing. As founder of the award-winning Crystal Mystery School, she has trained and certified students worldwide in Crystal Healing and other energy medicine modalities, helping people deepen their connection with crystals as tools for healing, transformation and spiritual growth.
Raised among the ancient sacred landscapes of southern England, close to Stonehenge, Avebury and Glastonbury, Gemma developed a fascination with crystals, earth energies and spiritual traditions from an early age. This lifelong passion led her to become not only a Crystal Healing practitioner and teacher but also a specialist in ley lines, sacred sites and the energetic relationship between people, crystals and the land itself.
With over 22 years of experience in the spiritual and holistic field, Gemma’s work bridges ancient wisdom and modern energy medicine. She is particularly passionate about exploring the historical role of crystals throughout human civilization while also investigating their future potential within consciousness studies, intuitive development and energetic healing.
Psychic since childhood, Gemma has dedicated her life to understanding the connection between intuition, consciousness and healing. Over the years, she has taught students around the world and worked with organisations including the College of Psychic Studies in London and The Shift Network in the United States.
Today, Gemma is recognised for her ability to combine practical crystal knowledge, intuitive development, sacred site wisdom and energy medicine, inspiring people to work with crystals as powerful allies for personal transformation and spiritual evolution.
Website
https://thecrystalmysteryschool.com/
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