CV Shaw is the author behind The Spell. She is a great believer in magic and imagination. She is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and a Quantum Energy Practitioner. She specializes in Herbalogy, Reiki, BodyTalk, Cranio-Sacral Therapy and Alpha-intuitive healing. She is an instructor of the Mindscape technique and holds an alternative medicine practice out of South Miami. She has published work in How to Survive your Teenager. Previously as a journalist, she was a feature writer for M.D. News, Florida Medical Business, Miami Herald Neighbors and Club Systems International. She is a native South Floridian.