Om Prakash Rev. Dr. John Gilmore

Dr. John Gilmore is a Massage Therapist, a Reiki Master Teacher, a Tai-chi and qigong instructor, a Workshop Leader, and a Certified Life Coach specializing in Reinventing Work and Spirituality.  He has written several books and articles on Practical Spirituality and how we can use your belief system in creative out of the box ways to not only enhance our lives, but to build communities that will enhance the lives of others.  At present he specializes in a mind, body and spirit healing practice as well as a radio show and forum he hosts on Practical Spirituality at Blog Talk Radio and on Anchor.Rev., Dr. John Gilmore (Om Prakash) was a Unitarian Universalist (UU) Minister for more than fifteen years starting as a Parish Minister and Extension Minister and moving toward Community Ministry.  He is now a retired UU Minister working to promote Health, Wellness, and Healing on the levels of mind, body, and spirit.  He served as a Parish Minister for many years, and lastly as a Wellness and Social Justice Community Minister at UU Church of Bedford, MA while working as the Director of the MA Chapter of the Unitarian Universalists for a Just Economic Community  (UUJEC) and later the Co-Director and Director of the UUJEC National.  Om Prakash was also a JUUST Change Consultant, and Director of Racial and Social Justice for the Joseph Priestley District.  He has been a CUUPS member for several years and is now serving on the CUUPS Board in the Ministerial and Right Relations position.Om Prakash attended Eastern Theological Seminary, Meadville Lombard Divinity School and the University of Creation Spirituality, an interfaith school started by Phd. Matthew Fox.  Later he studied spiritual direction for one year at Sat Yoga Yoga Institute in CR where he led a pranic healing circle and taught Tai-chi.  He has studied mystical Christianity, Took a Yogic Chanting pilgrimage to an Ashram that blends together Christianity and Hinduism, and has taken a nine month course in the US on Yogic Chanting. He was also a member of Won Buddhist Temple for six years and a monthly speaker for a year. At present he is serving as the chair of the Finance Committee at Triumph Life Center.