Rev Carol Howard Merritt is an award-winning author, speaker, and minister who speaks and writes on the topic of ministering in a new generation. Merritt is the author of Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation and Reframing Hope: Vital Ministry in a New Generation and writes for Christian Century, The Huffington Post, Duke Divinity’s Faith and Leadership blog. https://www.carolhowardmerritt.org
Thomas Hübl is a visionary teacher, innovator, and founder of the pioneering Academy of Inner Science, which promotes the study of the principles of mysticism and human inner development. Originally a student of medicine and science, Thomas took a radical departure into the exploration of mysticism, including a four-year meditation retreat. For the past 15 years Thomas has dedicated himself to the systematic exploration of mysticism, gaining insights into how mystical knowledge can help fill in the gaps in science. www.thomashuebl.com
Five young men with no biking experience or formal training are attempting to bike 3,200 miles in 50 days to raise money to fight human trafficking. Tanner Ming, Andre Palare, Anthony Kucich, Garrett Ming and Justin Rodriguez started their Ride for Freedom in Florence, Oregon, and they will arrive in New York City in early August, completing a grueling coast-to-coast journey.
All funds raised will go directly to Agape International Missions (AIM), with the goal of stopping the cycle of exploitation by preventing trafficking and rescuing, restoring and reintegrating survivors. For every thousand dollars raised by Ride for Freedom, AIM is able to send in a physical rescue team to a brothel in order to rescue one woman and place her in an ongoing rehabilitation process. If you would like to donate visit: https://www.rideforfreedom.co
Ilona Selke is an international bestselling author, seminar leader, lecturer, musician and CEO/cofounder of Living from Vision. Over 30+ years, Ilona has inspired thousands of people worldwide to discover the power of their consciousness and create a successful life. Her new book “Dream Big: The Universe Is Listening” offers real-life stories of transformation as well as practical tips anyone can use to shapeshift their lives from the inside out. www.IlonaSelke.com
Victoria Johnson is a shaman, teacher and writer. Victoria’s passion is in assisting her clients and students in reclaiming their original grace and destiny in order to create courageous new stories. Her work draws from ancient traditions of shamanism, myth, and energy medicine, as well as cutting edge science and conscious evolution practices. www.condorjourney.com
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Maralee Mclean is a child advocate, protective parent, domestic violence expert witness, professional speaker, and author. Maralee has written several articles for the ABA Child Law Journal, Women’s E-New and other publications on the problems of family courts not protecting abused children. Maralee is with Women’s Media Center (WMC), SheSourceExpert, NPEIV (National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence) and is with RAINN speaker bureau, All American Speakers. She presents at conferences, law schools and is a spokesperson for protective mothers. www.maraleemclean.com
Olumide Popoola is a London-based Nigerian German writer and speaker who presents internationally. Her publications also include critical essays (often on practice-led research and the novel), hybrid pieces and poetry. Olumide holds a PhD in Creative Writing, a MA in Creative Writing and a BSc in Ayurvedic Medicine. She lectures creative writing. https://www.olumidepopoola.com
Ann Hood is the author of the best-selling novels The Book That Matters Most, The Obituary Writer, Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine, The Red Thread, and The Knitting Circle, as well as the memoir Comfort: A Journey Through Grief, which was a New York Times Editor’s Choice and chosen as one of the top ten nonfiction books of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly. www.annhood.us
Delighted to announce that the Moments with Marianne Radio show has been selected as a 2018 Silver Award Winner by the Coalition of Visionary Resources.
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In Robert Kopecky‘s latest book, How To Get To Heaven (Without Really Dying), which was just released through Llewellyn (March 2018), the reader is given a clear, and easy to understanding account of what it’s like to have a Near Death Experience (NDE) and how we can transform our lives.
It’s often reported by those who have gone through an NDE, that they have a clear awareness of being in on the other side. When they return, many of the experiencers report a deep and profound connection with everything, and a sense of enlightenment that expands within their lives. Near Death Experiencers also have reported an overwhelming sense of love, both in feeling loved and a deep love for everyone and everything around them. It’s as if they see their life, their purpose and connection to the Divine with new eyes. But do we all have to go through trauma of a NDE to experience such nirvana?
Having gone through three NDEs himself, Kopecky outlines his experiences and lessons that each encounter has brought. With these insights, Kopecky shares how to create “Heaven on Earth” without having to go through the trauma of experiencing an NDE.
“Once we begin to recognize the real magic around us and experience a little bit of Heaven for ourselves… we might take up permanent residency there.” – Robert Kopecky
Kopecky’s book beautifully outlines how to creating paradise in our lives is not only possible, but something we all can strive for. With simple to use techniques and tools, How To Get To Heaven (Without Really Dying) is a must read for anyone looking to obtain the enlightenment experience.
My recommendation for How To Get To Heaven (Without Really Dying), is located on the back cover. Make sure to pick up your copy today and create the magic you’ve been missing.
Barnet Bain is an award-winning motion picture producer and director, radio broadcaster, educator and creativity expert, and author of “The Book of Doing and Being” (Atria, 2015). Some of Barnet’s film credits include Oscar-winner “What Dreams May Come” (producer), Emmy-Award nominee, Outstanding TV Movie, “Homeless to Harvard” (executive producer), “The Celestine Prophecy” (writer, producer), and “Milton’s Secret,” a family drama based on the book by Eckhart Tolle and Robert S. Friedman starring Donald Sutherland, Michelle Rodriguez and directed by and executive produced by Barnet. www.BarnetBain.com
Mary has reveled in an artistic life, performing harp, dressing sets for NYC film productions, and now using the arts to mobilize for climate justice. A National Endowment for the Arts grant recipient, Mary may be the first harpist to perform in both The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, where she worked with composer John Cage, and the subway stop under Bloomingdales. http://www.marydemocker.com
In the early 1990s, at a party, someone put a tarot deck in Barbara’s hands; she’s held on tightly ever since. Tarot provides just enough structure so that we don’t get lost as we explore the mysteries, plumb our dark corners, and locate our North Stars. Barbara has been reading and writing for as long as she can remember. Writing is solitary work and is relieved by teaching tarot at conferences around the world. Barbara also loves working directly with clients, helping them uncover guidance and insight in the cards. www.tarotshaman.com
CEO and Founder of Track Maven Allen Gannet believes that we have been spoon-fed the notion that creativity is the province of genius — of those favored, brilliant few whose moments of insight arrive in unpredictable flashes of divine inspiration. And if we are not a genius, we might as well pack it in and give up. Either we have that gift, or we don’t. But that simply isn’t true. In The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time by big data entrepreneur Allen Gannett, a Forbes and Inc. “30 Under 30” awardee, tells us why and shows us how to get it. http://www.allen.xyz
Alyce Desrosiers, LCSW has over 20 year’s experience guiding hundreds of parents through the process to hire and retain the best nanny for their child. Early in her career she recognized that children thrive when parents and nannies provide care in a similar enough way to ensure the child learns to trust those adults caring for him and to understand who she is and how s/he is in the world. www.tiffan.org
Caeli Wolfson Widger is the author of the novel Real Happy Family. Her other work has appeared in numerous literary journals, the New York Times Magazine, and Amazon’s Day One and on NPR. Caeli lives with her husband and three children in Santa Monica, California, where she runs a recruiting firm focused on tech start-ups. www.caeliwidger.com
Kate Davies MA, DPhil, has worked on environmental and social issues for her entire career. She set up and managed the City of Toronto’s Environmental Protection Office and established and directed a successful environmental policy consulting company. Davies is currently clinical associate professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington, emeritus faculty at Antioch University, and senior fellow at the Whidbey Institute. Her written work has been published in newspapers, magazines, and journals and she is the author of The Rise of the U.S. Environmental Health Movement. Davies lives in Langley, WA. http://www.katedavies.org
Shane Snow is a science and business journalist and the co-founder of Contently, one of Inc’s fastest growing companies and Crain’s and Ad Age’s best places to work in America. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Wired, The Washington Post, Fast Company, Time, and GQ. His first book, Smartcuts, has made him a highly sought-after speaker around the world on innovation and lateral thinking. http://www.shanesnow.com
With much of the American public glued to social media and reality TV, we are aware that an alarming number of girls mature into women who are plagued with the almost requisite low self-esteem, depression, weight issues, relationship problems, and substance abuse. To make matters worse, statistics show that the problems are growing, not diminishing, with every generation of women. Faced with today’s challenges, it has become more important than ever for girls to look within themselves for spiritual renewal, strength, and comfort. www.rubyenvywellness.com/sacred-girl/
Nick Craig is the president and founder of the Authentic Leadership Institute, where he has guided over 5000 executives in the last ten years on the journey to discover and lead with purpose and has worked with organizations including GE, Unilever, Goldman Sachs, and West Point Military Academy. https://coreleader.com
David Patrick Bryan is an accomplished songwriter and performer who has entertained audiences all over the world. His charismatic style appeals to a broad base of music lovers. In 1965, David began his professional career as a musician, performing mainly in his local areas of Kentucky. Then in the late 60’s he began traveling the U.S.A. Canada, and the Bahamas. Performing with artists’ like Country music’s “John Conlee”, Rock n’ Roll’s “Chuck Berry”, “The Freddy Bell Show” (a Las Vegas show band) and in L.A. with members of “Ike and Tina Turner Band”. http://davidpatrickbryan.com
As an author, speaker and consultant, Sally’s mission has always been to help women recognize, articulate and act on their greatest strengths. Her previous books include The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work and the best-selling The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership, hailed as “the classic work” on women’s leadership styles and continuously in print since 1990. Her groundbreaking The Web of Inclusion: A New Architecture for Building Great Organizations was cited in The Wall Street Journal as one of the best books on leadership ever and is credited with bringing the language of inclusion into business. https://sallyhelgesen.com
Dr. Sandy Skotnicki is the founder of Toronto’s Bay Dermatology Centre and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, divisions of Dermatology and Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Toronto. She is a consultant dermatologist at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital. A well-known expert on skin allergy, Dr. Skotnicki has been quoted in Flare, Elle Canada, Chatelaine, and The Globe and Mail. Her television and radio appearances include ET Canada, CTV, CityTV, Global News, CBC Radio, The National and CBC national news. http://baydermatologycentre.com
The Vegan Bros, Matt Letten and Phil Letten, are brothers (and bros) who have transformed their lives by adopting a vegan lifestyle. Popular bloggers, health and fitness consultants, and animal-rights advocates, they’ve been featured in mainstream media outlets such as VICE, Business Insider, Fast Company, CW, and the Guardian. And they’re just getting started. http://www.veganbros.com
Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos is a dream expert and three-time breast cancer survivor who used dreams to diagnose her illness when it was missed by her doctors. Kathleen was born a Special Forces army-brat in Germany, was educated in Europe, has a degree in Special Education and taught Psychology at USF, Fort Myers Branch. http://kathleenokeefekanavos.com
Katie Novak, Ed.D. is an internationally renowned education consultant as well as a practicing leader in education as an Assistant Superintendent of Schools at the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District in Massachusetts. With 15 years of experience in teaching and administration, an earned doctorate in curriculum and teaching, and 4 books published by CAST Professional Publishing, Katie designs and presents workshops both nationally and internationally focusing on implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and universally designed leadership. http://katienovakudl.com
Dr. Carol Osborne is an author and world-renowned integrative veterinarian of twenty plus years. After graduating from the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Carol completed a prestigious internship at the Columbus Zoo. Shortly afterwards, she launched a very successful private practice and became founder and director of the non-profit organization, the American Pet Institute. Dr. Carol offers traditional veterinary care for dogs and cats with a softer, natural touch. https://www.chagrinfallspetclinic.com
Deb Nabb has been passionate about dogs since she can remember. Deb began working and training dogs as a hobby and then in the early 90’s, she moved to Southern California where she trained under a seasoned trainer and picked up certain training techniques and communication skills she still uses today. http://themuttmaster.com
Elizabeth Partridge graduated with a degree in women’s studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and later studied traditional Chinese medicine. She was an acupuncturist for more than 20 years before closing her medical practice to write full time. Elizabeth is a National Book Award finalist, Prince Honor winner, and author of several nonfiction books for children. https://www.elizabethpartridge.com
