Dr. Darryl Pokea (pronounced "Po-Kay") is an author, musical composer, and professional speaker. He has dedicated his life to holistic, integrated healing on the physical, mental, and spiritual levels. Dr. Pokea utilizes visualization, relaxation and meditation tools for self-discovery and healing in his presentations, seminars, writings, CDs and videos. His office is located on farmland West of Topeka, Kansas.

Throughout his high school years, Dr. Pokea received a scholarship in music to study under members of the Cleveland Orchestra. During his early college years at Xavier University, he began studying states of consciousness, meditation, deep relaxation, and utilized biofeedback instrumentation. He further developed his understanding of Christian Mysticism and Eastern Spirituality also at this time. Upon graduation in l975, with a bachelors degree concentrating in Theology, Philosophy and Education, he worked as a high school counselor and teacher. He taught courses in "Scripture", "Christian Mysticism", "Psychology of Religion", and "Eastern Spirituality" to inner city high school students in Cincinnati. He also taught courses in Physics and Physical Science as he learned to integrate Spirituality, Science and Psychology. He attained his Master's Degree in Education, concentrating in Psychology and Counseling, at Xavier in 1979. He accepted a therapist position at a half-way house working with adults who had a variety of mental handicaps and illness, as well as at a children's hospital in Northern Kentucky for mentally disturbed Appalachian children. As a therapist, these experiences expanded his understanding of the suffering inherent in the human condition. He also grew in his appreciation of the depth of the human spirit and its powerful transformations in healing. During this time he began offering seminars for the Greater Cincinnati Community in Stress Reduction, Meditation and Relaxation Techniques.

His life long interests in the Mind, Body, and Spirit connections again prompted him to more deeply understand the human mind; so in 1982, he began his doctoral studies at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago. He chose to emphasize health and neuropsychology during his doctoral studies and did his placements at Chicago Reed State Hospital, Ray Graham Institute for the Handicapped, and Holy Cross Hospital while working part-time in an adolescent/adult drug rehabilitation center. All these experiences continued to deepen his understanding of the breadth of human pain & suffering. He recognized the privilege of working with each of his clients and saw them as his teachers in the power of the human spirit.

He accepted an internship at Topeka State Hospital in Kansas, and completed his dissertation, "Multi-Dimensional Treatment of a Client Processing the Physical/Emotional Interface Involved in Pain Management." He graduated with his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 1986. He continued his personal and professional development as a psychologist at Memorial Hospital. As a Psychologist and Instructor at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, he continued to develop his understanding of the Mind/Body Connection. In this setting, he again utilized biofeedback and meditation/relaxation techniques in assisting clients with psychological illness, as well as those with physical illnesses that included Cancer, Heart Disease, Acute and Chronic Pain, as well as Neurological Disorders. He lead workshops for teachers, administrators, and health care professionals in Learning and Creativity, Stress Reduction, Attention Deficit and Learning Disabilities, Pain Managment, Psychoneuroimmunology and the Mind Body Connection. Over the last twenty years his interests have evolved into a deeper awareness of the spiritual dimensions of healing in both psychological and physical illness.

Dr. Pokea has conducted over 500 workshops, retreats and seminars in the application of mind/body healing. His professional speaking and writing includes the areas of Health Psychology; Psychoneuroimmunology; Mind Body Spirit Interconnectedness; Pain Management; Self Regulation & Psychophysiology; Creativity and Learning Processes; Stress Reduction; and Meditation/Relaxation Techniques. Dr. Pokea offers keynote talks, seminars and in-services for businesses, health care professionals, educators, civic groups, churches and other organizations. More recently he has been composing music, writing, and producing meditation/relaxation CDs & videos for Mind/Body Health.