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Our 10th Anniversary Women of Distinction

still remains a part of the Scripps Health HIMR provide programs for Integrative gram she helped to create. In one course,
System,” she adds. Medicine to help transform or develop she was assigned a project in which she
She moved into management and professional practices and healthcare had to interview a subject she admired
teaching at the new center while also systems. Rauni is president of HIMR, and greatly. There was a man who fit the bill –
treating patients. After 25 years of full her other roles at The Pearl include direc- someone who had been running chari-
time employment at Scripps Health, Rau- tor, healthcare provider and instructor. table foundations for many years. After
ni had touched many lives. She adds, “It was fun to use the knowl- conducting the interview, Rauni was
In 2013, Rauni and Dr. Guarneri edge from my Interior Design degree to greatly inspired to create a foundation.
achieved their dream of co-founding a create a healing environment.” In 2011, Rauni founded Mirag-
private Integrative health and wellness Her reach has moved beyond Pacific lo Foundation, along with Dr. Mimi
center that featured a team of experts in Pearl La Jolla. Her experience as Nurse Guarneri. Miraglo Foundation’s vision is
Conventional, Integrative and Natural Case Manager in the Dean Ornish ‘Healing people and transforming lives
Medicine. She is both co-founder and program, her development and man- through education, health and research.’
executive director of Guarneri Integrative agement of Integrative Medicine centers She serves as its dynamic president, and
Health, Inc. at Pacific Pearl La Jolla, a and her career in critical care nursing has both are equally involved and dedicated
center where state-of-the-art Conven- given her an incredible background. This to the needs of the many thousands of
tional Medicine meets the best of global made her an obvious choice to direct and people that Miraglo Foundation serves

healing traditions for a personalized coordinate national and international today. Having interviewed the charita-
whole-person approach that addresses holistic and integrative medicine confer- ble foundation expert and also having
mind, body and spirit – and where a ences for physicians, nurses and other worked with the Scripps Foundation,
wellness assessment lasts 90 minutes and healthcare providers. These annual con- Rauni was familiar with restrictions that
includes both a Medical Doctor and a ferences include ‘Natural Supplements: often were caused by how a foundation
Naturopathic Doctor. Spa and wellness An Evidence-Based Approach’ confer- was created. She wanted to be certain
services like acupuncture, massage, ence and the ‘Integrative and Holistic that Miraglo Foundation would have a
herbal tub baths and facials are also of- Nursing Conference,’ both of which are broad reach. She explains, "It was critical
fered. She designed the center to include held in San Diego and bring thousands that I learned how to create a foundation
a space for conferences, workshops and of healthcare professionals to the area. that allowed us to accomplish all that we
community lectures that has full video/ She also launched a not-for-profit public wanted – supporting Integrative Medi-
live streaming capacities. Pacific Pearl La charity, Miraglo Foundation, which sup- cine and education, research, and service
Jolla is also home to the Academy of In- ports projects and people in the U.S. and to the underserved globally. We didn't
tegrative Health and Medicine (AIHM), around the world. want limits. We had a long list of what
Miraglo Foundation, Consciousness and Rauni, who spent a good portion should be included, and we knew that we
Healing Initiative (CHI) and Holistic of her life caring for others, was always wanted it to be local, national, and global.
and Integrative Medicine Resources Inc. searching for ways that she could do It was a blessing to spend this time creat-
(HIMR), a business and consulting unit more. When she was working towards ing what we wanted, because we can do a
they both founded. Among other initia- her Master's Degree in Integrative Health lot of work not only in San Diego but in
tives, Rauni and Dr. Guarneri through from National University, it was a pro- developing nations."

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