Sas Carey, BSN, RN, MEd, is a holistic nurse, Life Energy Healing School™ director, private healer and spiritual guide. She worked as a Health Education consultant for the United Nations Development Programme. In 1995, she began her research in Traditional Mongolian Medicine with a three-month intensive course. Since then, Sas has frequently traveled to Mongolia, set up laboratories in rural Gobi Desert hospitals, and is producing a documentary on nomadic women healers. She has worked in the field of drug and alcohol prevention, women's health, medical-surgical nursing, elementary school teaching and is the author of the book Life Skills for Teens and the correspondence course Discovering Your Intuition.

A mother, grandmother, and Quaker, Sas offers her practical system of integrated Eastern and Western health care to others so that they can achieve rewarding, healthy and balanced lives.

MAJOR SKILLS

Registered Nurse in Vermont, Certified in Traditional Tibetan and Mongolian Medicine in Mongolia. KAP study, design, analysis, and field work in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Mongolia. Experience facilitating integration of Eastern and Western medicine in the US and Mongolia. Cross-Cultural research and training. Experience with family living in Mongolian, French, Swedish, Danish, and Chinese Cultures. Program directing. Successful grant writing.

EDUCATION

• University of Vermont, Master in Education, 1988
• University of Vermont, Bachelor in Science, Nursing, 1983
• Keene State College, Education 1964-1965
• Western Connecticut University, Education, 1963-1964

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

• Initial assessment of the state of traditional medicine among reindeer herding Dukha in Huvsgul Aimag, Mongolia 2003
• Women's Health and Healers in the Gobi Desert 2001
• Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Education--Health Education Component, World Bank/UNDP in Mongolia, 1997
• Traditional Tibetan-Mongolian Medicine, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 1995
• Professional Exchange Delegate to China and Mongolia, Citizen Ambassador People to People Program with the American Holistic Nurses' Association, 1994
• Traditional Crafts of Europe, 1972
• American Field Service exchange student to Denmark, 1962.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 1998-present: Director and Founder, Life Energy Healing School™,Vermont. Train nurses, students, and individuals in healing energy, health and prevention techniques using Traditional Mongolian Medicine for holistic model with its belief in mind-body connection and balance.



• 1983-present: Holistic Nurse. Middlebury, Vermont. Self-employed, private practice of holistic health care. Specialize in pain and anxiety relief, energy healing, life guidance, and exploration. Responsible for all business practices, such as billing, fee structure and marketing.



• 1999-present: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Community Consultant, State of Vermont. Alcohol, drug and violence prevention consultation within Vermont communities.



• Aug-Oct. 1997: Health Education Training Specialist, Development of a National Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education Programme for the 21st Century, World Bank,/UNDP, Mongolia. Co-designed and implemented KAP study in rural communities in Sukhbaatar, Tuv, and Hentii provinces. Trained local facilitators to use PHAST process. Hired artist to create culturally appropriate materials. Field tested materials. Conducted survey. Oversaw analysis of data from study. Outlined a package of Health Education messages which responded to the needs of the community. Presented recommendations to interested parties including UNDP/World Bank, UNICEF, World Vision, and the Government of Mongolia.



• 1982-83: Medical-Surgical Nurse. Porter Medical Center Hospital, Middlebury, VT. Assumed responsibility for complete patient care in medicine and surgery. Educated patients in prevention, performed functions of charge nurse, co-chaired Retention and Recruitment Committee.



• 1976-79: Health Counselor. Southern Vermont Women's Health Center, Rutland, VT. Provided health counseling and sex education for women, educated and trained women in family planning and birth control. Served as cooperative administrator.



• 1969-71: Health Volunteer. Planned Parenthood of Vermont. Counseled and educated women and men about family planning.



• 1968-69: Teacher. Second grade, Weybridge Elementary School, Vermont. Taught all subject matter.

• October 2003: Mongolian Medicine Project provided two donated laboratories to new rural hospitals in Mongolia. Visited one of the pilot projects from 2002. Undertook a health assessment of reindeer herders in Huvsgul, Mongolia.



• August 2002: Created Mongolian Medicine Project. Provided two rural Gobi hospitals with donated laboratory equipment and laboratory training.



• August 2001: International Research on Women's Health and Healers in Manlai, South Gobi. Interviewed doctors, nurses, bone setters, administrators, and nomadic women about health practices for a film documentary.



• May-Sept 1995: International Research, Mongolia: Comparison of health practices in Mongolia and the USA. Institute of Traditional Medicine, Ulaanbaatar. (Grant funded) Researched traditional Mongolian medical practices especially methods used to balance patients in the treatment of pain and chronic illness. These include massage, diet, therapeutic touch, moxibustion, and the identification, field collection, and use of herbs. Documented data collected with slides and video, Steppe Herbs, Mare's Milk and Jelly Jars: A Journey to Mongolian Medicine. One of first two Americans to receive Certificate of Physician of Traditional Tibetan/Mongolian Medicine.



• August 1994: International Research, China and Mongolia. American Holistic Nurses' Association delegate with the Citizen Ambassador People to People Program. Observed and documented traditional health care for the integration of Eastern and Western practices in hospital, university and clinic settings. Identified research opportunity in Mongolia. Upon return to US presented slide show and edited video documentation on local television, at conferences, and at public lectures.

• 1996-2000: Co-director, Mongolian-American Friendship Project. Vermont and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Goal: Develop program for exchanges in research, education, practice, and training, with an emphasis on traditional medicine and culture. Work to date: Begin to develop support network in the US and Mongolia. Obtained grant from Aid to Artisans to administer to Mongolian traditional crafts group. Initiated and implemented placement of Mongolian artist as Resident Sculptor at the (Vermont) Marble Carving Studio for summer 1997. Opened photography exhibit, Mongolia, Land of Nomads, and displayed Shaman paintings.



• 1993-1995: Founder and Executive Director. International Center for Healing, Wellness, and Peace. Developed vision of non-profit agency to integrate health care through education, research, training, and practice. Created newsletter and marketing brochure. Presented workshops with international leaders, leading to research in China and Mongolia.



• 1983-1990 Program Manager. Alternatives for Teens program. Addison County Parent/Child Center, Middlebury, VT. Developed, implemented, and secured funding for on-going program for training and educating young adults in development of skills needed to live in a democratic society, such as leadership, group process, decision making, conflict resolution, AIDS prevention and wellness promotion, communication, stress reduction, meditation. Coordinated alternative events. Created a training manual for trainers.



• 1986-88: Program Manager. Vermont Prevention Group. Collaborated on design and implementation of prevention on a state-wide and national level. Reviewed federal grants. Provided coordination for private and public agencies working in the area of prevention.



• 1969-1976: Owner-Designer. Clay Fantasies, Cornwall, Vermont. Designed and created sculptures for sales in galleries on the East Coast of the US. Also responsible for business and sales management for own and weaving business.

GROUP TRAININGS

Exploring Traditional Mongolian Medicine, (full credit course co-taught at the University of Vermont 2001) Discover Optimal Health Through Life Energy Training™, Integrating Eastern and Western Health Care, Exploring Traditional Medicine in Mongolia, cross-cultural training for AFS students, therapeutic touch, group facilitating, conflict mediation, active listening, Alternatives for Teens: a program adaptable to all teen groups, teaching life skills for ongoing recovery: a counseling perspective. Presented to Mongolian American Cultural Association, Mongolian Festival of New York, Friend's General Conference, Oberlin College, Professional Nurses' Service, Governor's Prevention Conference (Vermont), Middlebury College, Yale University, and various other hospitals, conferences, and universities.

AWARDS

• Honorary Member #9, The Movement for Developing Traditional Medicine, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 1997
• National Exemplary Prevention Program Award for Alternatives for Teens, Office of Substance Abuse Programs, Public Health Service, Washington, D.C. and National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors. 1990.

GRANTS REVIEW

1987, 1990 Office of Substance Abuse Programs, Washington, D.C. Reviewed adolescent prevention grants with special cross-cultural perspectives.

MEDIA PRESENTATIONS

• 2004: "Shamans, Doctors and Reindeer People in Mongolia." Multimedia. Sterling College, Vermont
• 2003: "Traditional Mongolian Medicine: Report from the Gobi Desert." Middlebury College, Vermont
• 1998: "Mongolian Traditional Medicine," a slide lecture. Mongolian Cultural Celebration, Tibetan Arts Museum, Staten Island, NYC, May 1998.
• 1998: "Mongolia, Land of Nomads." Traveling photography exhibition.
• 1997: Steppe Herbs, Mare's Milk and Jelly Jars: A Journey to Mongolian Medicine, Created and marketed video production.
• 1995: Shanghai Market Scenes. Produced for Middlebury Community Access Television.
• 1989-1994: Spiritual Soapbox Radio Show, WRMC, Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Hosted weekly talk show discussing East-West ideas, healing, intuition, and dreams.
• 1991: Vermont Folklife Center. Interviewed older citizens to obtain and document Oral Histories of the Vermont towns, Newark and Island Pond.

PUBLICATIONS

• "Searching for Mongolian Medicine in the Gobi Desert." Ayur Vijnada (a periodical on Indo-Tibetan and allied medical cultures). West Bengal, India. 2002.
• Developing Your Intuition Correspondence Course. Self-published. 1997.
• Life Skills for Teens: The Group Leader's Guide to Alternatives for Teens. Middlebury, Vermont. Addison County Parent Child Center. 1989.
• "A Spiritual Journey From Vermont to Mongolia and Back." Everchanging Magazine. January-February 1996.
• "Alternatives for Teens." Interview. Jack Pransky. Prevention: The Critical Need. Springfield, Missouri. Burrell Foundation. 1991.
• "Reflections on Spirituality as Prevention." Interview. Jack Pransky. Prevention: The Critical Need. Springfield, Missouri. Burrell Foundation. 1991.

LANGUAGES

English, mother tongue. Basic French, Swedish. Beginning Mongolian.

MEMBERSHIPS

• Registered Nurse: License number 26-0014840 Vermont
• Union of Mongolian Traditional Medicine: Certificate N 216 Mongolia
• Five Major Sciences: Certificate 31 Mongolia
• American Holistic Nurses Association
• Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) Co-Clerk




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