Jennifer L. Koerner, CHT, CBP, RMT, LMT, is the founder and director of Island Healing Arts Center and Power From Within Seminars in St. Marys, Georgia.  With nearly 18-years experience in holistic and medical environments, Jennifer is redefining the way people think about self-discovery, self-realization, and health and wellness. Jennifer is an amazing instructor, drawing on her training and experience in many related areas, including:  Clinical Hypnotherapy, The Silva Ultramind System, The Mindscape System, The BodyTalk System, Tapas Acupressure Technique, Stress Management, Peer Counseling, Reiki, Personal Fitness Training, Acutonics, Massage Therapy, Emergency Medical Technology, Bioenergetics, and Medical Intuitive Training. Jennifer has an incredibly powerful approach to the healing process that helps her clients experience amazing leaps in consciousness and tremendous improvements in their health and life.

Jennifer is an Internationally Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and BodyTalk practitioner, as well as being a member of the National Guild of Hypnotists and the International BodyTalk Association. Jennifer is also a Nationally Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Master Teacher and a member of several professional associations. She is also a certified Silva Ultramind System instructor and currently teaches this system anywhere in North America, but predominantly in the Southeastern United States.

Jennifer is a warm and caring human, with a healing presence, who shares her knowledge and experience freely. With a unique ability to coach others, she is always willing to help people transcend the difficult times and challenges that we have all experienced in life. She continues to forge new pathways in understanding the mind-body connection -- developing and presenting workshops and lectures throughout North America while maintaining a busy healing practice.

Jennifer's goal is to empower you as an individual and give you the tools that will help you achieve success and reach your true potential. Jennifer's philosophy and experience allows her to transcend commonly-held beliefs about success, health, and fullfillment, and help people become proactive in their own process of wellness.  Jennifer's innovative and caring approach has helped hundreds of people overcome illness and reclaim the health and vitality that has been lacking in their lives.


Pete Koerner, CHT, CBP, RMT, is an internationally certified Hypnotherapist, BodyTalk Practitioner, and Reiki Master - Teacher. Pete has 17-years experience working in the health care field with an impressive array of credentials and experiences which he brings with him to Island Healing Arts Center. Pete is also an experienced lecturer, instructor, and writer with accomplishments that include:  Training physicians and rescue workers at the city, county, state, and international level; writing and conducting lectures and workshops; and researching and developing new techniques for accessing and unlocking your inner power and guidance. Pete's specialty is assisting individuals in reclaiming their health and becoming empowered by creating a heightened level of awareness within the person.

Prior to joining Island Healing Arts Center, Pete lived and worked in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was a firefighter, medic, and public safety instructor. In addition to his duties with the Fulton County Fire Department, EMS, and the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, Pete also spent time on the other side of the world teaching physicians in the former Soviet Union how to provide western-style emergency medical care in the field.  Because of his unique set of credentials, and his ability to speak Russian, Pete made a tremendous impact in the former Soviet Union where he made several extended teaching trips to assist and monitor the physicians he trained to deliver these programs.
Pete's focus is currently centered on the function of the human mind, the mind-body connection, and the role consciousness plays in our everyday life -- such as influencing our health and wellness. Pete has developed a manuscript based on utilizing the power of the mind, and is working on several other writings and workshops, including an in-depth look at the process of wellness, or as Pete calls it, "The Wellness Process."