About Me.
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Gisele Marasca-Vargas is the former co-owner of Creative Angle Media, a graphic design and publishing company, and co-publisher of Ahora/Now Orlando Magazine, a semi-annual bilingual magazine that showcased Orlando’s Hispanic community and was published for seven years (from 2003 to 2010). Gisele also contributed articles and commentary columns to the magazine.
Ahora/Now Orlando Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ahora.orlando OTHER PUBLISHED WORKS BOOKS - PRINT & PDF: - GUIDED IMAGERY/HYPNOTHERAPY FOR HEALTHCARE: We Can Make a Difference 2024; Written/Edited by Linda Bennett and Gisele Marasca-Vargas; designed by Gisele Marasca-Vargas Guided Imagery/Hypnotherapy for Healthcare: We Can Make a Difference is co-authored by Linda Bennett and Gisele Marasca-Vargas. With a foreword by Robert Otto, President and CEO of IMDHA and IACT, it explains what Guided Imagery/Hypnotherapy is and is not; shares stats & research about Guided Imagery/Hypnotherapy; describes a volunteer pilot program implemented in a large hospital chain in the Phoenix, AZ area (along with testimonials, study result charts, etc); and provides information about how to implement a successful Guided Imagery/Hypnotherapy volunteer program. According to Dan Dziadura, the volunteer program co-creator, “this book is a great tool for re-integrating mind and body to create a new paradigm for Western healthcare." VIEW / BUY PRINT BOOK (AMAZON.COM) VIEW / BUY PRINT BOOK (LULU.COM) VIEW / BUY E-BOOK PDF - IACT | IMDHA 2020 Script Writing Contest eBook * Published by IMDHA - International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association and IAPH - International Alliance of Professional Hypnotists * Includes four hypnotherapy scripts by Gisele Marasca-Vargas VIEW / BUY E-BOOK PDF - POETS UNLEASHED: An Anthology 2001; compiled by Ron Cross This book features 7 poems by Gisele, who also designed the book cover and book illustrations VIEW / BUY PRINT BOOK ARTICLES FOR NATURAL AWAKENINGS - CENTRAL FLORIDA/ORLANDO EDITION: Natural Awakenings CF - April 2016 Cover Illustration Cover Artist: pg. 10 Cover Article: Coloring Books for Adults: Really? Yes, Really…, pg. 17 Natural Awakenings CF - June 2016 Article: Antidepressants vs. Placebo: And The Winner Is…; pgs. 26-27 Natural Awakenings CF - September 2016 Article: Animal Companions - Pet Therapy Offers Many Benefits; pgs. 32-33 BLOGS The Healers Home - Gisele's Blog The Functional Perfectionist Blog The Healers Home Blog Spot Gi's Critters Blog CURRENT PROJECT - Poetry Book: Passionate & Proud Poems EDUCATION University of São Paulo: BA in English and Portuguese Languages and Literature Florida Metropolitan University System: AS in Commercial Art SWIHA - Southwest Institute of Healing Arts: AS in Holistic Healthcare EXPERIENCE / SKILLS
Writing + Blogging + Graphic Design + Publishing + Teaching AWARDS / RECOGNITION
Ahora/Now Orlando Magazine: - 2004 Don Quijote Awards for Hispanic Business of the Year (Presented by the HCCMO - Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando) - 2004 Charlie Award for General Excellence: Best Bilingual Magazine (1st Place) - 2004 Charlie Award for General Excellence: Best New Magazine (2nd Place) (Presented by the FLMA - Florida Magazine Association) Poetry: - Winner of the Video Poetry Reading Award for the poem A Wish (Presented by the Deland Museum of Art 2023 Poetic Visions poetry contest) - Winner of the following 2024 FSPA Awards: • North Florida Poetry Hub Award - 2nd Place for the poem In The End • In Your Own Voice Award - 1st Honorable Mention for the poem Dark Moment |
