Linda Gerdes, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., is a licensed psychotherapist and the founder/director of the Miralinda Center for Well-Being and Wellness 4 the Busy, Inc. in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Linda’s company provides life, health and wellness coaching as well as a wide range of wellness products, seminars and workshops, featuring both Linda and best selling authors in the body-mind-spirit fields as speakers.  Linda’s seminars and programs were inspired by her own personal experience of overcoming Multiple Sclerosis..     

Body- Mind luminaries such as Larry Dossey, M.D, author of The Power of Prayer,  Judith Orloff, M.D., author of  Guide to Intuitive Healing: Five Steps to Physical, Emotional and Sexual Wellness, Shakti Gawain, author of Creative Visualization, and many more have joined Linda to promote Miralinda’s mission of helping others learn to live a healthy, vibrant  and abundant life.       

Linda’s experience of living overseas for fourteen years inspired her to organize, promote and lead week-long Wellness for the Busy workshops in Oaxaca, Mexico and Sienna in Tuscany, Italy.   Her wellness seminars have also been given at the Spa at the Camelback Inn, universities, fortune 500 companies, and retreats across the U.S.  Her programs have been sponsored by the Medical School at the University of Arizona and she is a provider of continuing education for doctors, nurses and mental health professionals.      

She has been featured in Phoenix Magazine, where a session with Linda was described as ”the next best thing to flying off to a Buddhist monastery or a Swiss spa,” and in Scottsdale Magazine. Linda has also been featured in The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Star, Whole Times in L.A., The Scottsdale Beauty Book, The Business Journal, The Networker News, and on radio.  

Personal Message from Linda:

My Wellness Journey—
Twenty-two years ago, I had a profoundly life-changing experience.  I began to develop  a multitude of debilitating and frightening symptoms.. The right side of my body became weak and palsied.  I lost my coordination, and my eyes blurred, seeing double, even triple at times. Eight months later, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.  I was told there was no known cause, and no cure.  The doctor gave me a tiny pamphlet, titled, Living with MS, and sent me home.  I felt like my life was over.  But, little did I know, a better life was just beginning.  Within weeks, through an incredible state of Grace-- what I can only describe as divine intervention, I was led to one of the best natural healers  at the time, Dr. Lawrence Caprio.  In the early 80’s, natural medicine was definitely not mainstream or easy to find.   Yet, I was led to many healers that would guide me to health during this trying time. 

Each of these wonderful pioneers in alternative medicine gave me hope, encouragement, and the information I needed to begin applying natural healing methods in my life. Dr. Pam Vishvanath, M.D. gave me an invaluable lesson—she told me not to identify with the illness, but to see myself and my body as simply being out of balance; and to focus on getting back to balance.   They taught me to begin practicing what coaches now call “extreme self-care.,” taking the time to take better care of your self.  That is what I started doing.  Through persistence and an intense desire to get well, I gathered the information and applied the techniques I was learning. To these early pioneers, I am eternally grateful.  Today, I enjoy optimal health. I hike, bike, play tennis and golf, practice yoga, run a busy practice, and give seminars and workshops on my passion:  wellness.

I have condensed all the learning, tools, techniques and wisdom I gained over the past twenty two years in a way that you can create your own version of Total Wellness in as little as ten minutes a day because I have come to realize that our lives has become insanely busy, and that lack of time is one of the biggest modern-day challenges to creating optimal health.  I am thrilled to share these natural health secrets that can regenerate dis-eased bodies back to health and change a life from one of everyday blahs, or worse, to one of everyday blessings and miracles.

I continue on my journey of creating serenity, gratitude, joy and passion in my life, and invite you to join me on your journey of living a healthier, happier, more balanced life. 

Blessings,