Appendix D Dr. Edward O'Keefe is a former Dean of Academic Affairs at a New York State community college. Before retiring from academic life, he taught English and Writing for 25 years and often assigned his students the writing of essays or poems about their peak experiences, 'mountain-top moments' of joy and inspiration. From this beginning, he developed a lifelong passion for the subject of peak experiences (PEs). A native of Niagara Falls, NY, Dr. O'Keefe is a Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist. He lives with his wife, Romella, near Asheville, North Carolina. Their blended family consists