He is the co-founder of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, the National Association of Ayurvedic Schools and Colleges, the National Council on Ayurvedic Education, and the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine. He has written three textbooks on the principles and clinical practices of Ayurvedic Medicine used at colleges across the United States and the popular book, Healing Your Life; Lessons on the Path of Ayurveda.

He is also the author of the #1 best-selling Meditation CD in the United States: Yoga Nidra and Self-Healing. Dr. Halpern sits on the editorial boards of five different indexed research journals in the United States and in India. Originally a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine and post-graduate specialist in Holistic Medicine, he began his studies of Ayurveda in 1991 with Dr. David Frawley and went on to study Ayurvedic Medicine with Dr. Subhash Ranade in 1993. Dr. Halpern is a teacher of Yoga in the Sivananda Yoga lineage.

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These include substance abuse recovery programs, boys group home, teaching in the Human Services Dept. at CSUF, and for Feeling the Blues program at Laguna Beach Seniors. Mary founded Women’s Sierra Wilderness Adventures and led adventurous trips into the wilds of the Sierras for 20 years.

Her personal and professional life has given Mary a deep respect and appreciation for the scope of challenges that come for many at their end of life. As a grateful recipient of The HeartWay services for family members and friends, Mary understands the value and comprehensive scope of services that The HeartWay so capably provides. She seeks to support Dr. Deerheart and The HeartWay so that countless others may also receive the benefit of respectful, wise, and loving care as they live their last days.

More importantly, in her full capacity, she is a mother, a daughter, a wife, a sister, and a woman who has a passion for helping those in need. She first met Dr. Deerheart when their daughters were running around in the school playground. A few years later, Dr. Deerheart held Ladan in her arms as she was saying farewell to her dying daughter. She has since been bound by Dr. Deerheart’s compassion for serving the dying and their loved ones and has volunteered her time to help as the Secretary for The HeartWay Organization.

Earlier in his career, he served as Vice President of Marketing and Sales for a multi-billion dollar real estate development firm.

The scope of projects he has been involved in include master-planned communities, affordable housing for families and seniors, assisted living, and Alzheimer’s facilities.

As a member of the Housing Committee for the Senior Citizens Advisory Council (SCAC) of Orange County, he chaired the sub-committee responsible for developing specific goals & objectives later incorporated in the first business plan developed by the Office on Aging. Mr. Goodman has spoken on housing alternatives for senior citizens as well as the need for developing service-enriched affordable housing for families and the elderly.

Mr. Goodman served as the President of the Board of Directors for ONEgeneration, a non-profit senior service provider serving over 30,000 seniors in the San Fernando Valley. During his term as President, the organization completed the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Mark Taper Intergenerational Day Care Center. This groundbreaking project links victims of Alzheimer's and dementia with children in structured daily programming. This program is now designated by Congress as a National Model of excellence. Mr. Goodman also served on the Board of Directors of Care Options, in Orange County as well as Alternative Living for the Aging, based in Los Angeles.

Mr. Goodman’s work in community service has been acknowledged by former Presidents George H.W. Bush & Bill Clinton.