About Tabankhu

Dedicated to Attuning the World One Lifepath at a Time

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Candace A. Croft, Ph.D., President and Founder of Tabankhu, LLC, is an executive/life coach, consultant, educator, trainer, and therapist who has served in higher education as a Vice President for Academic Affairs, Academic Dean, Department Chair, and Associate Professor of Psychology teaching classes in lifespan development, transpersonal psychology, and integrative health. She also has managed an urban wellness and integrative health center, served as director of applied health research for two national 501(c)3 health organizations, and reviewed grants for a Fortune 500 company foundation.

Her professional background includes being an ordained minister (non-denominational), registered natural healer, certified Family Life Educator, certified guided imagery facilitator, Reiki Master/teacher, EFT-Adv practitioner, and certified aromatherapist.

She has provided consultation and educational/training services to individuals, couples, and families, as well as women's groups and business, education, wellness, and human service organizations focusing on human relations skills (e.g., interpersonal communication, problem-solving, conflict negotiation), behavior change, personal empowerment and transformation, and executive management.

In addition to the books available on this site, Dr. Croft has authored books and several articles in such professional journals and popular magazines as Spirituality & Health, Sedona Journal of Emergence, Journal of Adolescent Health, Family Relations, Pediatrics, Health Values, Journal of Genetic Psychology, and Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing. She currently authors the monthly column, Living With Heart, available on this site.

As an Executive Producer and Creative Consultant, she won film awards at the Houston International Film Festival and the New York International Film Festival and has judged films at the Chicago International Film Festival. She is the member of numerous professional organizations and the recipient of several honors (see below), and serves as a media contact for spirituality and integrative health.

Presentations and workshops have been given before various groups, including the National Council on Family Relations, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, the Association for Continuing Higher Education, the American Psychological Society, the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, the National Institutes of Health, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, as well as numerous college, church, community, and alumni groups.

Selected as a distinguished faculty lecturer, her presentation, The Shaman Within, highlighted the alchemical power of personal health. Dr. Croft has served as a textbook reviewer for child development, health psychology, filial therapy, and the journal, Pediatrics. In addition, she has served on various taskforces, committees and community boards.

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To contact us, please Send Email or 1-877-252-8454.

TABANKHU is the complilation of five, ancient Egyptian words that literally mean, "The Land of the Heart and Soul of the Living, Shining Ones." From the word, Tabankhu, the website HeartLightShining.com and the trademarked tagline Keep Your HeartLight Shining was born.