About The Author

Sherry Burditt, RN, HN-BC, has served as the clinical director of Hemet Valley Recovery Center and Sage Retreat (Addiction Medicine Services Inc.) since 2008, and her career spans over forty years of clinical practice in chemical dependency, behavioral health, and hospital administration. After receiving her nurse’s training, Sherry received board certification in holistic nursing through the American Holistic Nurses’ Association; in her private practice, Integrated Holistic Therapies, she has worked with private clients, provided both consultation services and workshops to acute care hospitals, supervised and evaluated health-care instructors, and facilitated conference and seminar presentations. Today Sherry and her family live in Carlsbad, California, and she is also a Kriyaban yogi who has practiced raja-yoga meditation since 1974.