Dr. Toby and Theresa Weiss with The Dalai Lama at the Tibetan Spiritual Leader's Home in India

Dr. Toby Weiss and Theresa Weiss, co-directors of Power Places Tours, are recognized as the foremost international authorities on Power Places and ancient healing sites. They have years of first-hand experience in creating and leading spirit-centered excursions to the world's most spiritual and powerful places.

Their unique and special relationship with metaphysically oriented guides and indigenous local spiritual leaders opens doors for those on their tours that are closed to most travelers.

They have met with world leaders such as President Mubarak of Egypt, the Ministers of Tourism for Egypt and China, and with spiritual leaders such as the Dalai Lama who have provided them in- sights into the human spirit that few others can match.

Dr. Weiss has been an active student of metaphysics and spirituality for over 35 years. A multi-lingual professional, his academic credentials include Phi Beta Kappa; a Ph.D. in "The History of Consciousness" from the University of California; Fulbright Fellow to the University of Vienna, Austria, where he personally assisted Dr. Victor Frankl and translated Frankl's The Unconscious God; honorary Woodrow Wilson Scholar; B.A. from Williams College; and a Masters Degree in Existential and Phenomenological Psychology.

Dr. Weiss was a professor of psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology and at United States International University, both in San Diego. He has taught and lectured at the California State Universities and other universities throughout the West, to physicians, nurses, and other health practitioners, on healing, ancient healing methods including the laying of hands, and other related areas.

Theresa Weiss is in charge of the on-site tour and conference management. She is widely acknowledged as one of the world's outstanding tour managers. Her twenty years experience, from 1970 - 1990, as a nurse and Nurse Practitioner, including an advanced degree from the University of California at Davis, provided a rich background in attending to the deep personal, physical, and emotional needs of others. Her spiritual sensitivity to the energy of the sites coupled with her natural compassion and tireless efforts to fulfill each individual's travel dreams combine to create magical experiences for Power Places travelers.

Theresa's extensive studies and practice of holistic health and psychoneuroimmunology, dating back to the early 1970's, earned her listings in both Who's Who of American Women, and Who's Who in Science and Engineering.

Theresa & Toby Weiss' unique backgrounds makes it possible for Power Places Tours to envision, create and offer travel programs unlike those available from any other travel company.