Moments with Marianne

Ayn Cates Sullivan, MA, MFA, Ph.D. obtained her BA with honors at Hollins University and her master’s and doctorate degrees in Literature from Columbia University and King’s College London. After co-owning and running the Healing Center of Santa Monica in the mid-1990s, she moved to Santa Barbara County where she continued to offer private consultations and workshops for people interested in the Heroine’s Journey. http://ayncatessullivan.com

Pam Jenoff is the author of several novels, including her most recent, The Lost Girls of Paris and The Orphan’s Tale, both instant New York Times bestsellers, and The Kommandant’s Girl, which received widespread acclaim, earned her a nomination for the Quill Awards and became an international bestseller. http://www.pamjenoff.com

Marc Lesser is a CEO, Zen teacher, author, and leads trainings and talks worldwide. He has led mindfulness and emotional intelligence programs at many of the world’s leading businesses and organizations including Google, SAP, Genentech, and Kaiser. He is currently CEO of ZBA Associates, a company providing mindfulness-based leadership trainings and creating community by supporting ongoing groups. https://www.marclesser.net

Selene Calloni Williams, with a degree in psychology and master’s in screen writing, has authored several books and documentaries on psychology, deep ecology, shamanism, yoga, philosophy, and anthropology. A direct student of James Hillman, she studied and practiced Buddhist meditation in the hermitages of the forests of Sri Lanka and is an initiate of Shamanic Tantric Yoga. She is the founder and the director of the Imaginal Academy Institute in Switzerland.https://selenecalloniwilliams.com/en

Ora Nadrich is founder and president of the Institute for Transformational Thinking and author of Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity. A certified life coach and mindfulness teacher, she specializes in transformational thinking, self-discovery, and mentoring new coaches as they develop their careers. www.OraNadrich.com

Lee Harris is the author of Energy Speaks. He is also an intuitive medium, transformational leader, musician, and visual artist. In 2004, he began holding channeling sessions and readings in his home, and today he leads workshops throughout the world. https://www.leeharrisenergy.com

Jean Louise Green was trained by Dr. Rolf’s first generation teachers.  From 2004-2018, Green taught basic and advanced level deep tissue classes as a certified teacher of therapeutic massage and senior staff member of Chico Therapy Wellness Center. She is a professional member of the Guild for Structural Integration, The International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI) and the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. http://www.jeanlouisegreen.com 

Chaithanya Sohan immigrated to America from India in 2001. She currently works as an Electrical Engineer in the Silicon Valley. Chaithanya graduated from San Jose State University with Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University.  https://www.csohan.com

Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD, taught the largest course at Harvard, Positive Psychology, and the third-largest, The Psychology of Leadership, attracting 1,400 students per semester—approximately 20 percent of all Harvard undergraduates. For the last fifteen years, he has taught leadership, happiness, and mindfulness to audiences around the world. talbenshahar.com

According to Monk Yun Rou–Yale educated, South-Florida based author of 15 books, Tai Chi Master and Daoist monk ordained in China–if we adhered to the principles set forth around 500 BC by Lao Tzu in the Tao Te Ching, we wouldn’t be in this mess–but there is just enough time to commit to the Daoist (Taoist) way if our world is to avert “The Sixth Great Extinction.” https://www.monkyunrou.com 

Sandra and Daniel Biskind are world-renowned visionary and transformational teachers. Using their unprecedented laser-like techniques, they clear your unconscious, freeing you to fully experience life without limits. https://thebiskinds.com

Carly Pollack is the author of Feed Your Soul and is the founder of Nutritional Wisdom, a thriving private practice based in Austin, Texas. A Certified Clinical Nutritionist with a master’s degree in holistic nutrition, Carly has been awarded Best Nutritionist in Austin five years running and has helped over 10,000 people achieve their health and happiness goals. www.carlypollack.com

Jackson MacKenzie is the co-founder of PsychopathFree.com, an online support community that reaches millions of abuse survivors each month. Driven by personal experience, his mission is to spread awareness and give survivors a safe place to validate their experiences, so that every empathetic person can find happiness and love after abuse. www.PsychopathFree.com 

Matt Geiger’s debut book, “The Geiger Counter: Raised by Wolves & Other Stories” was published in 2016. It won First Prize in the Midwest Book Awards and was named as a Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the American Book Fest. He is also the winner of numerous journalism awards. He lives in Wisconsin with his wife, his daughter, ten animals, and several metaphysical questions. http://www.geigerbooks.com

Dr. Bryan E. Robinson is a licensed psychotherapist and Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He currently has a blog on Psychology Today called The Right Mindset. He has been interviewed by Forbes, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, and has been a featured   guest on 20/20, Good Morning America, ABC’s World News Tonight, NBC Nightly News, NBC Universal, The CBS Early Show, CNBC’s The Big Idea.  Dr. Robinson is the author of 35 nonfiction books and two novels and his books have been translated into thirteen languages. www.bryanrobinsonbooks.com 

The Dark Eclipse is a book of personal essays in which author A.W. Barnes seeks to come to terms with the suicide of his older brother, Mike. Using source documentation—police report, autopsy, suicide note, and death certificate—the essays explore Barnes’ relationship with Mike and their status as gay brothers raised in a large conservative family in the Midwest. http://www.drawbarnes.com 

Melinda J. Kelly is the author of Finding your Coach: Diving Deep Within. As vice president of a privately held publishing and business counseling firm, she thought the road of life was wide open and she would easily coast into her later years. With a professional life secured, personal time was happily spent serving on non-profit boards, serving on committees, mentoring college women, traveling the world and sharing her professional and personal skills with friends as they started up their own businesses. http://www.melindajkelly.com

Matt Haig is the author of the internationally bestselling memoir Reasons to Stay Alive and Notes on a Nervous Planet, along with six novels, including How to Stop Time, and several award-winning children’s books. His work has been translated into thirty languages. http://www.matthaig.com 

Sandy Allen is the author of A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story about Schizophrenia (Scribner). Sandy writes and speaks about mental health, gender, normalcy and power. Sandy’s essays and feature stories have been published by BuzzFeed News, CNN Opinion, Bon Appétit‘s Healthyish and Pop-Up Magazine. Sandy was previously BuzzFeed News‘ deputy features editor. They also founded and ran the online-only literary quarterly Wag’s Revue. https://www.hellosandyallen.com 

Amy Leigh Mercree is a bestselling author of eleven books, speaker, and holistic health expert. Mercree teaches internationally sharing Meet Your Guides, Bestseller Bootcamp, and Goddess Shamanism classes. Amy has been featured in Glamour Magazine, Women’s Health, Inc. Magazine, Shape, The Huffington Post, Your Tango, Soul and Spirit Magazine, Mind Body Green, CBS, NBC, Hello Giggles, Reader’s Digest, Bustle, Country Living, Oprah.com, and many more. http://amyleighmercree.com 

Dr. Paul Thomas, M.D., F.A.A.P., received his M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School. He is a board-certified fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a diplomat of the American Board of Addiction Medicine. He taught residents and medical students from 1988 to 1993, and has practiced pediatrics for over 30 years. In 2008 he opened Integrative Pediatrics, where he currently serves over 13,000 patients, and in 2009 started his Fair Start clinic where he has helped over 500 patients with opioid addiction, in the Portland, Oregon, metro area.  www.drpaulapproved.com 

Carrie Morgridge serves as the Vice President and Chief Disruptor of The Morgridge Family Foundation. The mission of the Foundation is to invest in transformative gifts for educators and youth. Carrie is the award-winning author of Every Gift Matters – How Your Passion Can Change the World.

Gabriel Horn, White Deer of Autumn, is an award-winning writer who has provided a nuanced look at Native American culture and spirituality for decades. Now, he shows how drumming can take us back to our true selves and connect us to each other and the earth. https://nativeearthwords.wordpress.com  

Deb Brandon s a weaver, respected textile artist and enthusiast, and writer. She’s been an active volunteer with Weave a Real Peace (WARP), including serving multiple terms as a board member as well as writing the long-running “Textile Techniques from Around the World” column for the WARP newsletter. https://debbrandon.com

Tanya Carroll Richardson is a self-improvement/spiritual author and professional intuitive. She has been writing about angels, and interviewing people about their encounters with angels, for over a decade and is a regular contributor to MindBodyGreen. www.tanyarichardson.com 

James L. Creighton, PhD, is the author of Loving through Your Differences and several other books. He has worked with couples and conducted communications training for nearly 50 years around the world. http://www.jameslcreighton.com

James is the author of six internationally best-selling books including his New York Times bestseller Harmonic Wealth: The Secret to Attracting the Life You Want; and a co-author and contributor to THE SECRET. Ray has worked with over 1 million people from 145 countries through his audio, video, coaching, and life and business leadership programs.  Over 1 million people have attended his live events worldwide. https://www.jamesray.com 

Reshma Saujani is the Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in technology while teaching girls confidence and bravery through coding. She has been interviewed on NPR’s Marketplace and The Brian Lehrer Show and featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, Real Simple, Glamour, Family Circle, The Daily Show, and more. She’s been named one of Fortune’s 40 under 40, a WSJ magazine innovator of the year, and one of the 50 most powerful women in New York by the New York Daily News, Forbes’ Most Powerful Women Changing the World. https://reshmasaujani.com

Alison Smith is a speaker, coach, facilitator and trainer who has developed the process of Landscaping Your Life as a method to help people get unstuck and back into their flow. She works with teams as well as individuals in business contexts and outside. Since her own personal transformation 20 years ago Alison has increasingly found the more unconventional tools to be more effective and powerful at bypassing the blocks and resistance we have to moving forward in our lives. http://alisonsmithlandscapingyourlife.blogspot.com/p/about.html