Renew your Soul. Transform your practice.
Please join us on the frontier of Living Medicine.
Early Bird Special, $425
(through July 31, 2025)
After August 1, $495
Registration includes all meals on Saturday and Sunday,
including Saturday night’s Special Dinner honoring Dr. Gladys.
Start time: Fri., Sept. 26 at 6pm
End time: Sun., Sept. 28 at noon
* Gathering of Eagles is designed for physicians, including MDs, DOs, and NDs. However, all allied health professionals are welcome.
Presented by The Foundation For Living Medicine
Livingmed9@gmail.com
(602) 502-2234
You are invited to the 2025 Gathering of the Eagles, a transformative weekend retreat for physician-healers originally conceived and hosted by Dr. Gladys Taylor McGary, the Mother of Holistic Medicine.
This extraordinary gathering was first envisioned by the late centenarian Dr. Gladys Taylor Mcgarey in 2009, igniting a movement that continues to reshape the landscape of healing. She first began it in response to President Obama’s request to help find a way to heal the medical care system. She also saw the Gathering as a platform to support healers while providing a safe space to explore innovative approaches to medicine and wellness. What began as her vision has blossomed into a global village of healers, each dedicated to advancing her profound work of “Living Medicine”-a philosophy where life and love serve as the cornerstone. This approach transcends traditional medical boundaries to embrace the fullness of human potential and create a healthcare system that honors the humanity of both doctors and patients. Join us as we honor her legacy while cultivating the future of healing together.
Dr. Gladys Taylor McGarey was a visionary and pioneer throughout her entire life. Living to 103 years and ten months, she never stopped working or teaching. She embodied her belief that age was just a number, not a stop sign. At age 85, she traveled to rural Afghanistan to teach safer birthing practices to the village women. At 102, she published her final book, “The Well Lived Life.” She conducted more than 250 interviews during the last two years of her life before passing away at 103. For Dr. Gladys, there truly was no stop sign.
Here is a partial list of her many accomplishments:
Talking Circles originated with First Nations leaders – the process was used to ensure that all in the tribal council were heard and not interrupted. A sacred object is passed clockwise; whoever is holding the object has the right to speak for a couple of minutes. The circle itself is considered sacred. Tonight’s theme is “Soul Medicine.”
Rose Winters, CEO Foundation for Living Medicine
Patricia StandTal Clarke, MD, DMin
Patricia StandTal Clarke, MD, DMin, is Sámi (maternal) and Eastern Band Cherokee, Wolf Clan (paternal). She trained for over 17 years as a Traditional Cherokee healer. Dr Clarke is a 2004 National Institutes of Health honoree: “Changing the Face of Medicine,” a Fellow with the American Academy of Family Physicians, and a founding diplomat of both the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (2000) and the American Board of Integrative Medicine (2014) with which she currently serves on the Board of Directors. She trained with Sophie Freud Lowenstein, the granddaughter of Sigmund Freud, in psychoanalysis. Dr Clarke has served over 50 years with the United Nations, World Health Organization, and World Council of Churches; 4+ decades as a Protestant Priest with national and global faith communities; 47 years as Director of RedRoad Medicine (Native American medical, theological, and policy think tank); 26 years private medical practice; on faculty at two medical schools; as principal investigator in HIV/diabetes/Native health research. She truly has expertise in Mind, Body, and Soul.
Ann McCombs, DO
Ann McCombs, DO. Early member and follower of Dr. Gladys and the AHMA with a 30+ year professional relationship. Collaborated with Dr. Gladys on her 2020 book: “LIVING MEDICINE: Beyond Holistic Medicine.”
Bernie Siegel, MD
Bernie Siegel, MD, is a beloved pioneer in holistic Health. He is a leading teacher of the mind-body connection. He broke new ground with his monumental book Love, Medicine and Miracles, and he continues to impart wisdom about the true nature of life, love, and well-being. A retired pediatric/general surgeon, Bernie is a New York Times bestselling author, lecturer, and founder of ECaP (Exceptional Cancer Patients). He has been named one of the top 20 Spiritually Influential Living People on the Planet by the Watkins Review.
Arlene Dijamco, MD
Mark Hoch, MD
Richard Rossner & Rahla Kahn
Richard Rossner (screenwriter) and Rahla Kahn (actor). Leaders in “The Power of Laughter” and “I STAND WITNESS” programs. Associated with the Carl Symington Cancer and Healing Center for years. Met Dr. Gladys several years ago and began filming her for a planned feature film. Currently, offers a special grief program for those who were traumatically impacted by the recent, horrid LA Fires; “standing witness to their story”.
Light Hors d'oeuvres/Cash Bar, Networking
(Hotel Checkout by 12 Noon)
Hollis King, DO, PhD
Arlene Dijamco, MD
Dr. Arlene Dijamco is an integrative physician, pediatrician, and cranial osteopath with a mission to help bring the mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of health back to medicine in practical and tangible ways. She is a graduate of Harvard, Emory, and Albert Einstein. Dr. Dijamco teaches physicians how to sense the emotional body and work with it safely and efficiently. She is also working with FLM and retired surgeon Dr. Bernie Siegel to “help make the invisible visible” through drawings and art. She and Corinne Cayce co-host the parenting podcast Edgar Cayce’s Creating Calm: Parenting with Mind, Body, and Spirit. In addition, Dr. Dijamco has a weekly YouTube livestream called The MultiDimensional MD. Many of the exercises that she uses with patients can be found in her book I AM Intuitive: A MultiDimensional Guide to Embrace Your Inner Light.
Rose Winters, CEO, Foundation for Living Medicine
Rose is the CEO of the Foundation for Living Medicine. She worked closely with Dr. Gladys for the past 17 years. Each morning at 7:15, Dr. Gladys would call Rose to discuss new insights, dreams from the night before, and visions for the future.
Patricia Standtal Clarke, MD, DMin
Mastering the Art of Healing
Drawings as Windows into the Soul
Resilience, Hope, and the Healing Power of Laughter
The Evolution of Holistic Medicine
Laughter as Medicine
Sacred Moments with Dr. Gladys McGarey
Stories from the Heart of Dr. Gladys
Carrying Forward the Vision of Living Medicine
On Saturday night, we have a special tribute dinner planned to honor Dr. Gladys, and her life’s work and legacy, as well as the first anniversary of her passing. We’re delighted that this meaningful evening is included as part of your time with us.
Our distinguished banquet speakers include Melani Walton, philanthropist with an interest in conscious conservation, and Mimi Guarneri, MD, co-founder and president of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine.
Join us for an immersive retreat-style conference for physician-healers. Together we will explore the powerful integration of whole-person healing traditions, trailblazing research, and the spiritual dimensions of medicine.
We are formulating a global village of healers fostering the work of what Dr. Gladys called “Living Medicine.”
The term, “Living Medicine,” is based on the ancient Native American definition of ‘MEDICINE,’ which means ‘LIFE.’ Therefore, the term, “Living Medicine,” translates to “Living Life.” It is the process of living one’s life and following one’s individual path to Wholeness. Specifically, our lives represent a journey that each of us is taking in order to be WHOLE—emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Living Medicine is the name of that journey.
By consciously ‘Living’ our lives and ‘Listening to the Physician Within,’ we are practicing the ‘Medicine’ that we need for growing and healing physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Paramount to the Living Medicine approach is the fundamental idea that Love and Life are the true healers. Living Medicine recognizes each individual as a WHOLE Spiritual Being who creates their own recipe for living life and who does best when following their own unique path. It empowers each individual to take charge of their own life by consciously collaborating with the Physician Within.
From an individual health perspective, Living Medicine is about looking at the WHOLE person, rather than just treating a disease. We may still work with a disease process, which could require drugs and surgery, but the emphasis would be on being whole and alive while doing so. This way of practicing medicine is a living, organic process that changes as each individual grows and evolves.
Foundation For Living Medicine
12621 N. Tatum Blvd, Suite 506
Phoenix, AZ 85032