Pat Samples (Minnesota) an international speaker and transformational educator, is the author of Body Odyssey: Lessons from the Bones and Belly.  She speaks and gives workshops on conscious aging, body wisdom, caregiving, improvisational movement and creative living.
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Samples is also the author of six other books and has written widely on health, aging and human behavior.  She is a past editor of The Phoenix, a wellness monthly.
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More than 300 organizations have hosted her keynotes and workshops, including state and national conferences on caregiving and aging, Area Agencies on Aging, wellness organizations and expos, creativity and writing conferences, state human services departments, senior centers and residences, churches and ministry groups, social work and nursing organizations, women' organizations and many more.  She has been a guest on the Tavis Smiley Show and dozens of other radio and television shows.
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In her writing, speaking and teaching, Samples draws on her experience working and volunteering in health care, social services, ministry and the arts.  

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Samples has master's degrees in creative writing and human development.