About Luminara Serdar

I have always been interested in science, and understanding living systems down to the molecular level. I studied genetics and cell biology at Purdue University and went on to work as a molecular biologist at the University of Chicago and then at the NutraSweet Company. After completing a Masters of Business degree, I began marketing, where I developed and marketed products for molecular biologists to use in research experiments. For several years, I was involved with the world-wide effort of sequencing of the Human Genome, became marketing director of a biotechnology company, and then consulted in the industry. I have traveled extensively to biotechnology companies and universities world wide, speaking directly with scientists regarding their research. I continue to read scientific literature and keep current with research, particularly that relating to nutrition, disease and energetic healing methods.

Several years ago I began exploring energetic medicine quite by accident. I had a near-anaphylactic allergic reaction to pistachios and ended up in the emergency room, shot with adrenaline to counter-act the reaction. Afterwards, I always carried an Epi-pen in case of future exposure to pistachios.

I had heard that my allergy could be eliminated, went to see a practitioner of NAET (Namboodripod’s Allergy Elimination Technique), an energetic modality, and overcame the allergy. I couldn't understand how this could work! It wasn’t scientific!

But it did work; I was living proof of it (and eat pistachios whenever I want!). This explanation helped: “There are things that exist that we don’t know about or understand. For example, electricity has always been a part of nature, but we only started understanding it in 1750, when Benjamin Franklin performed his famous kite-flying experiment.”

Some time after this I moved to a new location and found I was sensitive to the spring pollens (OK, miserable; itchy, watery eyes, constant sneezing and runny nose). I went to see an NMT practitioner who told me NMT worked better, faster, more direct than NAET. Within two sessions the symptoms were gone – relief! But, a funny thing happened as a result of those two NMT sessions: my vision improved. So I actively pursued using NMT to improve my vision (combined with eye exercises), resulting in a 33% decrease in my corrective lens prescription. I was so fascinated and impressed with NMT, that I was inspired to learn it.

Since NMT is heavily based on principles of anatomy and physiology, I studied several courses of these, then pursued all possible trainings for NMT. I have been practicing NMT since 2006 (have done a few thousand sessions) with excellent results (see Testimonials).

I am an ordained minister of spiritual healing and have counseled people for 8 years. I see my role as uniting accepted, scientific approaches with energetic, quantum principles to bring healing to all beings. I work from home and at Village Health, an integrative, patient-centered health care facility. I facilitate several healing groups each year in Eugene, Oregon and via distance treatment.

Besides practicing holistic healing, I love to hike, camp, do yoga, meditate, work at my son's school, watch soccer games, be with friends, and read - especially anything metaphysical, quantum physics, scientific, or spiritual in nature.