Rev. Elizabeth Hess Stamper, MS, LMHC, is a writer, meditation teacher, and licensed psychotherapist in private practice in Melbourne, Florida.

Since 1973, Elizabeth has been on a conscious spiritual path and passionate about  exploring consciousness, meaning, the relief of suffering (personal and global), and theembodiment of joy. This path has taken her through years of deep meditation practice, hatha yoga, the study of religion and mysticism as well as the study of different modalities to understand, heal and evolve the psyche and soul of the individual. A degree in Education was followed by the great blessing of being a stay-at-home mom to her three children for a dozen years. In the ‘80’s, Elizabeth began training in breathwork/rebirthing, inner child work, and NLP, and in 1994 earned a Master's degree in counseling from NOVA Southeastern University. She then worked in a community mental health agency and a center specializing in recovery from addiction and codependency, and later cofounded a holistic healing center. She started Reiki training and the deep study of energy-healing in 1996 which affirmed and opened up even more the transformative power of working with all levels of a person – the spiritual, psychological, mental, emotional, physical and environmental aspects of our experience.

Following a lifelong pursuit and passion for spiritual understanding and practice, Elizabeth was ordained through the Chaplaincy Institute, an Interfaith seminary in Berkeley, California, in March 2011. She has led workshops around the country for fifteen years, and has authored a well-received book on spiritual relationships and two meditation CDs.

Elizabeth has led an annual women’s retreat in the mountains since 1998, and also facilitates at chaplain retreats and speaks at Unity Churches in Florida, as well as the local Zen Center and other spiritual centers. A strong believer in the importance of spiritual community, Elizabeth has been a part of various fellowships since she was nineteen, including ashrams, sanghas, Unity Churches, yoga and meditation groups and the interfaith ChI community. For her work in helping to create and promote community where she lives, Elizabeth was given the “Heart of the Community” award by the Brevard Chapter of Conscious Living Partnership.