Retreat

Barry Sandler, DO, is an Osteopathic Physician and Medical Director at Vail Health Behavioral Health. He attended medical school at Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Botsford General Hospital in Detroit.  
 
Before joining Vail Health Behavioral Health, he was an Emergency Medicine Physician for 25 years at The Medical Center of Aurora. He is driven by a holistic approach to medicine and is passionate about wellness, fitness, nutrition, and mental health. As lead physician on the retreat, he will work one-on-one with guests to develop a personalized health plan based on each person’s diagnostic evaluation to transform their future.

Chris Lindley is the former director of Eagle County Public Health and Environment. Lindley has been instrumental in leading the local behavioral health initiative by building a collaborative approach to addressing gaps in care. He was recently awarded the local Chief’s Community Partnership Award 2019 for vision, passion and can-do attitude in bringing the Hope Center to the Eagle River Valley.

Lindley holds a master’s of public health, a master’s in the science of epidemiology and a master’s of business administration. He was a unit commander and environmental science officer of preventive medicine in the 793rd Medical Detachment of the US Army Medical Reserves. Among many awards and a presidential commendation, he received the Bronze Star Medal for saving multiple lives during a suicide bomber attack that demanded the treatment of 91 injured soldiers while leading troops in Iraq.

Lindley is the founder of two successful fitness and wellness companies across 10 locations, including Endorphin in Eagle. He was a professional firefighter in Denver, where he graduated from the fire academy as class valedictorian and a top recruit. He was assigned to the busiest fire station in the state with more than 6,500 calls a year and was a member of the swift water, high angle, collapse, and underwater rescue special operations, teams. He was also the Prevention Services director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), during which he directed Colorado's wellness, workplace and public health prevention strategies; supported research, educational campaigns, policy efforts and federal/state initiatives; and built strong coalitions with public health professionals, policymakers, CDPHE partners, residents and key stakeholders. 

Dr. Eliza Klearman, ND, LAc is a Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist at Vail Health Behavioral Health. She received her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and Masters in Classical Chinese Medicine from National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon.
 
Dr. Klearman is an expert in natural and holistic medicine who uses her skills to restore health and balance to her patients with a focus on behavioral health, autoimmune disease, gut health, hormones and other chronic disease. As one of the retreat leaders of the Women's Wellness Week, she believes in a personalized approach to treating the whole person, with the recognition that all aspects of the body and mind are intimately connected.

Kyler Hijmans, DNP, FNP-BC is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from the University of Northern Colorado. She provides the full spectrum of primary care services to patients of all ages. Her special interests include health and wellness through nutrition and physical activity, health equity, women’s health, and community health.

As lead practitioner on the Women’s Wellness Week, October 26 - November 2, Kyler will work one-on-one with participants on a personalized health plan based on each woman’s diagnostic evaluation to formulate a plan that will transform her future.