Temple Hayes Podcast

Jamey Kowalski says yoga saved his life. He looks back gratefully at the five years since he's been free from his alcohol addiction. In the early days of recovery, a powerful connection was uncovered between this ancient healing art and what he was learning in 12-step meetings: acceptance of what is, self-challenge without self-bullying, moving away from judgments/expectations, and dwelling in life one day at a time. The practice of yoga nourished his physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. His discovery and exploration of this balance led him to become a yoga teacher (E-RYT200, RYT500) alongside established expertise in the areas of nutrition and clinical herbal medicine. Jamey now brings together his life experience using these healing tools with the power and reach of online education to help others grow their own life balance as the key to success in addiction recovery. Jamey's monthly, donation-based Yoga for Addiction Recovery class includes a range of gentle and restorative postures, focused breathing and guided meditation with singing bowls. No yoga experience or flexibility is necessary! The class is held at Yoga4All in Seminole, Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joyologist Pat Armistead’s life has been devoted to helping others to transform their lives. Her unique personal perspectives, traumatic past, repeated losses, and eventual mastery as an award-winning speaker, TV and radio host, and exhibiting artist are a rare combination of talents. As a master storyteller, she combines methodology with human experiences to bring understanding and meaning to life events. Pat sees crisis as a catalyst for personal growth and ongoing transformation, enabling high levels of intimate communication and authentic expression. She is a best-selling author of two books and coauthor of another six, including the recent Amazon best-seller Common Threads. She has also produced 10 documentaries and anchored her own award-winning radio show. Pat provides a spiritual and creative perspective in the challenging areas of life, including facing our own mortality, grief, loss, and trauma. As a highly accomplished artist, her art is not only full of visual metaphors, it is a reflection of her encounters with humanity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Orion Foxwood grew up with the second sight in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, an area rife with the folk practices of the southern and Appalachian tradition. He is a witch and Elder in Romano Celtic-Traditional Craft, High Priest in Alexandrian Wicca, and teacher of the Faery Seership tradition. He is also the founding Elder of Foxwood Temple and a primary founder of the Alliance of the Old Religion, a national network of covens in his line that have united to preserve the ways of his Elders. He was the codirector of Moonridge, a center for metaphysical, Craft, and Faery studies in Maryland. For more than 20 years, he has lectured extensively across the United States and in the United Kingdom on the Craft, Faery Seership Tradition, Southern Folk Magic, and conjure. He is the author of The Faery Teachings (R.J. Stewart Books, 2007), a collaborative CD project with R.J. Stewart named Faery Seership and is author of The Tree of Enchantment (Weiser books, 2008). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rev. Dr. Jim Lockard has been an ordained minister for more than 20 years. He served in pulpits in Maryland, Florida, and California, and was a member of the Board of Directors of Religious Science Interntational (now Centers for Spiritual Living) for 9 years. He travels the world with his wife, Dorianne Cotter-Lockard, speaking, teaching, and coaching spiritual leaders. He has a bachelor's from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an M.P.A. from the University of Miami. He is the author of Sacred Thinking: Awakening to Your Inner Power (2010). His new book Creating the Beloved Community is about the qualities, attitudes, and practices that are needed to manifest the kind of world envisioned by Howard Thurman and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a world of peace and harmony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is surprise in your life but an instant opportunity for transformation, an unexpected moment that sends you careening into joy and wonder, spiraling into deep thought, and life-changing new awareness? The (Not So) Little Book of Surprises brings all that home in—of course—surprising ways! A mystical journey into consciousness, an exploration of what touches our souls, a laugh you never saw coming, and an inspiration for becoming our better selves are just some of the milestones in store for those embarking on this magical journey. Created by William Arntz, the filmmaker who brought you What the Bleep Do We Know!? this book takes the poetry, wisdom teachings, and otherworldly visions of Deirdre Hade and the exquisite images of award-winning photographer Endre Balogh into a new world of words and pictures, of revelation and delight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Tom O’Bryan is an internationally recognized speaker and workshop leader specializing in the complications of nonceliac gluten sensitivity and celiac disease as they occur inside and outside the intestines. He is the founder of thedr.com. He recently hosted the paradigm-shifting gluten summit, bringing together 29 of the world’s experts on celiac disease and nonceliac gluten sensitivity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the founder of Hello, From My Heart Days, you'll find me to be a wealth of information aimed at measurably creating a happier, healthier, and more peaceful company, community, or school. My methods have now reached more than 100 million people from 115 nations. What happens when we are happier, healthier, and more at peace. Absenteeism decreases, productivity increases, employee stability increases, and the bottom line increases. Gallup will now support these concepts with a statistical rendering of Engagement. Natrually, the title of my book is "How to: Have a Nice Day." It received the Inspirational Book of the year award from the 1st World Library. Some say the whole is equal to the sum of its parts. Be prepared to discover how your "whole" can truly be greater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Alison J. Kay, a.k.a. “The Lightning Bolt," is the founder of the Vibrational UPgrade System (VUPS). She is an experienced subtle energies practitioner and natural healer with a holistic approach toward helping others thrive in mind, body, and spirit. She spent 10 years in Asia studying subtle energies and ancient wisdom. This is combined with her 20 years' experience working in and teaching yoga, meditation, energy medicine, mind-body fitness, andlongevity. She has been serving private clients and larger groups in holistic health, doing private sessions, group clearings, activations, speaking, and teaching classes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rev. Dr. Jon Mundy is an author, lecturer, and the publisher of Miracles Magazine. Rev. Jon and Rabbi Gelberman began Interfaith Inc. in New York City in 1977, and they cofounded The New Seminary for Interfaith Ministers in 1981. He is the author of nine books including his newest book, Living a Course in Miracles, published by Sterling Ethos of New York City, a division of Barnes & Noble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and stress management expert Jane Clarkston works with individuals and corporate wellness programs to assist people in learning how to use their own abilities to relax and let go of stress. She is the author of The Shrouded Caverns and has assisted thousands of students, CEOs, and other individuals on how to tap into their own God-given abilities. As a hypnotherapist and counselor, she gently uses her voice to take the person into a deeply relaxed state where they learn how to lower blood pressure, boost the immune system, and overcome anxiety as they improve their overall health and well-being. She has been a go-to expert on Fox News, ABC, NBC, and CNN on the topics of relaxation and alternative health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Greye is a creative strategist and spiritual branding expert who believes everyone has a personal brand, whether they are aware of it or not. Your thoughts, emotions, actions, and language are all contributing to it. Awakening your spiritual brand is an exciting and sometimes challenging feat that requires fierce devotion and focused intent. After working in advertising for nearly a decade, Jonathan decided to risk it all to follow his passion and create his own personal branding business. Combining his big agency knowledge and experience with his interest in ancient wisdom and personal development principles, he began creating a new method of branding that he had never seen before. After applying these practices within his own life, he began seeing a shift occur. He started to take more risks, started following his own intuition, and began discovering his own unique voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My friends call me Ev. I am an artist who likes to have fun. When I was younger I didn’t have many friends. I looked for people, things, or labels to validate me. It wasn’t easy to find a voice through my language barrier and learning disabilities. Before I learned my ABC's, I learned that I was unlovable. It was hard to believe I was love when I was suffocated in a closet by a preschool teacher, bullied with baseball bats, abused, and humiliated. Figuring out how to express'y answer myself pushed me to communicate through art. Communicating through art gave me a purpose to live when I didn’t think I had a purpose! People often ask how I got through those experiences. Through art, I was expressing and expanding the good I wanted to experience. Sharing heartwonders is my voice, but it’s also a playground of insight. Heartwonders helps us reclaim our good and discover our higher purpose through art. Heartwonders teaches the awareness of Good through art so there is less self-hatred and more love. Let’s be kind and loving to ourselves regardless of what the world tells us. We are love and we are worthy of our good. We are here to champion our good! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Janie Boisclair (aka "The Clairvoyant Gourmet") is a rare 5C Clairvoyant, meaning that all five of her senses—sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell—are "clear" (Clair) channels to the spirit world. The spirits seem to especially want to connect with Janie through her senses of taste and smell. For years, every reading she has given has had some type of food element. Through her readings, she brings back missing ingredients, lost family recipes, joyous mealtime memories from the other side, and memories that need to be revisited for therapeutic reasons. She can even connect with spirit guides who offer insight about what foods are needed to balance your chakra energy system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dawn Maslar, M.S., is the go-to authority on the science of love, an adjunct biology professor, and author of the upcoming acclaimed book Men Chase, Women Choose: The Neuroscience of Meeting, Dating, Losing Your Mind, and Finding True Love. She is the award-winning author of From Heartbreak to Heart’s Desire: Developing a Healthy GPS (Guy Picking System). She is the TEDxBocaRaton 2016 speaker of "How Your Brain Falls in Love." She worked with the TED Education division (Lessons Worth Sharing) to create a video titled The Science of Attraction. She is a contributing author at scienceofrelationships.com, a collection of the leading experts in the field of scientific relationship research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes it seems like the world is caught in an endless cycle of acrimony and retribution. From wars and terrorist attacks to petty slights and insults that explode into full-blown disputes and destroy relationships, bad behavior seems to rein. Yet you don’t have to look far to find people who practice kindness and intentionally work to sow peace, friendship, and goodwill. That’s the intention of Darlene and Ken Tipton, aka “Karma Dar” and “Karma Ken.” The California couple created Amazing Karma around the simple nonreligious concept of “What goes around, comes around.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Rajiv Parti is a renowned anesthesiologist and author of Dying to Wake up: A Doctor’s Voyage Into the Afterlife and the Wisdom He Brought Back. As the chief anesthesiologist at Bakersfield Heart Hospital in Bakersfield, California, Dr. Parti underwent an emergency surgery for a life-threatening infection. While under the knife, he had a near-death experience (NDE) that changed his life completely. Dr. Parti was so profoundly affected by his NDE he underwent a near complete personality transformation in the weeks and months following his operation. He sloughed off the materialistic trappings he and his family had accumulated over time, selling his mansion and all his expensive cars. He began to reconnect with his wife and children, especially his eldest son, to whom he had often been abusive. He gave up his anesthesiology practice to help people overcome “diseases of the soul” like addiction, depression, and chronic pain through a more holistic, “consciousness-based” healing system that the angels had revealed to him during his NDE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Barrett’s new book A New Psychology ff Human Well-Being offers the world an exciting new approach to the understanding of human well-being: an approach that aligns ancient wisdom with cutting-edge theories of science, psychology, and spirituality. He brings together Eastern and Western approaches to consciousness and medicine in a unifying model that transcends birth and death and leads us into an energetic dimension of reality, where we encounter the soul. Richard is an author, speaker, and internationally recognized thought leader on the evolution of human values in business and society. He is the founder and chairman of the Barrett Values Centre. He is also a fellow of the World Business Academy, member of the council of the Centre for Integral Wisdom, honorary board member of the Spirit of Humanity Forum, and former values coordinator at the World Bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catherine Lanigan is the best-selling author of nearly 40 published titles in both fiction and nonfiction, including the novelizations of Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile, as well as more than half a dozen anthologies, including Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Your Dream and Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul. Divine Nudges: Tales of Angelic Intervention and the second in Lanigan's Angel Watch series of books, was published by HCI, the Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher. Allworth Press released Lanigan's "how-to" book on writing: Writing the Great American Romance Novel. Lanigan recently completed NotMYkid, a nonfiction regarding teen addictions, which was commissioned by the NotMYkid foundation. Lanigan has completed the third book of angelic interventions, Angel Tales, which is being published by Cedar Fort Publishers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Barbara Fields is the executive director of the Association for Global New Thought, which was cofounded in 1996 to represent the leading edge of the New Thought lineage. Its constituent member churches and centers (700-800 in network) include Unity, Religious Science, and nondenominational New Thought spiritual communities. They are called forth by a deep commitment to bring the principles and practices of cocreation to a sacred and troubled world. Barbara is also cofounder (with Arun Gandhi) and project director of the Gandhi King Chavez Season for Nonviolence (1998-present); program director of the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago; cofounder and project director of the Synthesis Dialogues with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Dharamsala, India, 1999, Trent, Italy, 2001, and Rome, 2004, and coordinator of U.S. based omni-local initiatives for Harvard Global Negotiation Project’s Abraham Walk Initiative in the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Goldberg has spoken and taught around the world in corporate, spiritual, and academic settings. Whether at a brain summit in China, an international conference of business communicators in London, a service at one of the largest New Thought spiritual centers in the world, or an academic presentation on ethics and leadership development, he stands ready to bring his heart, mind, and wealth of experience to help you get your messages across to your key constituents. After having a mystical expereince in 2009 at the Chartres Cathedral in France, I attended a training offered by Veriditas, an organization dedicated to preserving and creating layrinths around the world, and became a certified labyrinth facilitator. The labyrinth remains an important part of my personal spiritual practice, and I am honored to be able to share the wisdom and history of this amazing tool and offer labyrinth walks in varied settings around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Mark W. Tong is the founder of Healing International and creator of Crystal Bay Hotel, the “Healing Hotel.” He's also an author, lecturer, and leading expert in incorporating the “Mind” and “Spirit” in healing. He specializes in assisting cancer patients in recovery and healing, holistically. His book, Prevent Cancer With Mind & Spirit, not only empowers his readers to maintain their own wellness, but also enables others to share this powerful message with friends and family to protect their health as well. After working for three years at an alternative outpatient cancer facility, he saw the need to create an all-inclusive healing environment where guests can experience spiritual counseling, healing, and lifestyle coaching along with proper diet and detoxification. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She's been called a "real life Indiana Jones" by fans and readers around the world—an inspiring icon of truth, and a living model of the adventurous spirit and seeker within us all. Internationally acclaimed author Patricia Cori is one of the most well-known and established authorities on the realms of the mystic, views of the world, and multidimensional reality that challenge the status quo. She has been a key voice in the alternative media for decades, and a contactee who has brought paradigm-busting information to the public since 1996—contributing a wealth of material to the New Thought community. She has the "chops" to prove it, too, with 11 best-selling publications, published in more than 20 languages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pouline Middleton was deeply disappointed in her love life. We've all been there at one time or another. For Pouline, it was a divorce, leaving her a single mother, and then a relationship with a cheating man that opened her eyes. Pouline decided to rethink how she dated and make a list of all the aspects of having a mate that were important to her. Turns out her list had 26 items. She culled them down to just three areas: a man to talk with about not only small things, but also the meaning of life; a man to be intimate with; and a man to handle the practical things such as handyman tasks. That's when the conscious approach to dating kicked in. Pouline decided to take the pressure off the supercharged aspect of dating to "find the one." She made up her mind to date three different men, one for each area that was important to her. "One Woman, Three Men is a fun read," says Middleton, "but under the humor is a serious look at bringing our highest consciousness to modern love and sex." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Good is a member of a remote indigenous tribe known as the Yanomai. This group is widely known and is the subject of much research and discussion among anthropologists, sociologists, journalists, conservationists, and evolutionary biologists, to name a few. They have been internationally syndicated in books, documentaries, periodicals, reports, and journals. The Yanomami have received international attention due in part to being one of the last indigenous groups that have no, or minimal, contact with the “outside” world. David founded The Good Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the education, health care, and cultural preservation of the Yanomami and Cabecar indigenous groups in South and Central America. His book, The Way Around, highlights his incredible story (released in November 2015). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best-selling author Laura Day has spent three decades helping individuals, organizations, and companies use their innate intuitive abilities to create profound changes in their lives. Her work has helped demystify intuition and demonstrate its practical, verifiable uses in the fields of business, science, medicine, and personal growth. She has trained thousands of people to use their brains and perceptions in effective ways including scientists, celebrities, business executives, and other professionals to realize their goals while creating supportive and inspiring communities. Laura has been featured in many publications including Newsweek, New York magazine, The Independent, Bottom Line, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and People magazine. She speaks regularly in the United States and abroad, and has appeared on numerous segments on CNN, Fox News, Good Morning America, The View, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Serial entrepreneur and angel investor May McCarthy explains how to tap into your intuition and follow your instincts to achieve personal and financial abundance—much like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Oprah, Einstein, and hundreds more. Most people have experienced intuition, but they don’t know where it comes from and they haven’t experienced great success relying on it. May McCarthy is a successful entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and author who has grown six profitable companies to as large as 250 employees and more than $100 million in annual revenues. She has spent 32 years uncovering the mystery of how to rely on intuition and partner with its all-knowing source to experience great levels of success, financial abundance, and freedom. May explains the seven-step process she has developed that everyone, not just a few, can use to access this incredible source in her best-selling book Path to Financial Wealth: Seven Spiritual Steps to Financial Abundance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simran Singh—author, creative visionary, transformational catalyst, and Rebel Humanitarian—is publisher of the Nautilus Award–winning 11:11 magazine host of the No. 1-rated 11:11 talk radio show. Having no interest in being a teacher of Guru, Simran invites people to stand with her as "examples of a new-world paradigms" through powerful presentations and speaking engagements. The author of Your Journey to Enlightenment and Conversations With the Universe, this Lead Rebel of the Rebel Road Tour impacts thousands upon thousands with her message. Her passionate style takes individuals on a journey into courage, fearless authenticity, and presence through writing, speaking, creative expression, and experience as the Rebel in her one-woman show, The Rebel Road: Connecting the Dots of What Was to What IS by illustrating the bridge between dark and light as our path of radiance and illumination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caroline Sutherland is a medical intuitive, author, radio host, teacher, and innovative leader in the fields of nutrition and energy medicine. She’s the popular Hay House author of The Body Knows book series. Caroline has a vast clinical background as an allergy-testing technician in environmental medicine where her intuitive gift developed. In the early 1980s while working as a physician’s assistant she began to receive intuitive impressions about her patients, an experience that groomed her to become one of the most sought-after medical intuitives today. Caroline was raised in a medical family—both her father and grandfather were medical doctors. As a child the “blueprint” of her family lineage created important seeds for her future career as a medical intuitive. For more than 30 years, she has lectured internationally on the subject of health education and medical intuition, and her intuitive impressions have positively affected the lives of thousands of people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dimitri Moraitis is cofounder and executive director of the Spiritual Arts Institute. An accomplished teacher and spiritual healer, he is coauthor of Karma and Reincarnation, The Healing Power of Your Aura, and Communing With the Divine. In his latest book Change Your Aura, Change Your Life, you will discover your source of unlimited spiritual energy! Everything you think, feel, and do radiates a spiritual energy that comes through in various colors and hues: this is your aura—the aura is your spiritual blueprint. By changing the quality of your aura, you can automatically change the quality of your life. In this groundbreaking book, Dimitri Moraitis and renowned aura expert Barbara Martin, known as the "Mozart of Metaphysics," lead you through this technique for improving the aura—a technique that has been taught to thousands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob has extraordinary healing gifts. He is fully clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairaudient. At a young age he was able to heal animals and communicate with spirits. These gifts were not understood and he learned to ignore them. For more than 30 years he worked in corporate America as a highly successful CEO. This was until he received the ultimate “cosmic 2-by-4,” and in a time of despair he asked what his life was for and … He heard the answer. Since then Rob has dedicated his life to being a vessel for divine light and love. He has helped tens of thousands of people of all ages and religions. Raised in a strictly Christian home in the heart of South Dakota’s rich Native American culture, Rob draws from the essence of both of these traditions. He wishes his work to be universally available to people of all spiritual persuasions. Rob is also author of From Illness Is the Cure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our lives can take an unexpected turn at any moment. Mine did in 2001: I got sick with what the doctors initially diagnosed as an acute viral infection—but have yet to recover. I was a law professor for 22 years at the University of California—Davis until the illness forced me to retire. During those 22 years, I served six years as the law school’s dean of students. I had a long-standing Buddhist practice and coled a weekly meditation group with my husband (who’s also named Tony!). I never expected to become an author but, faced with learning to live a new life, I wrote How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers. Truth be told, I began it as a manual for myself, but when I shared parts of it with others, they encouraged me to turn it into a book. And so I did. To my surprise and delight, it has garnered a worldwide following and has won two Nautilus Book Awards: a gold medal in self-help/psychology and a silver medal in memoir. It was also named one of the "Best Books of 2010" by Spirituality and Practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wayne Muller is an executive leadership mentor, therapist, minister, community advocate, consultant, public speaker, and best-selling author of several books. A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, he has spent the past 35 years working with people who suffer from abuse, alcoholism, poverty, illness, and loss. In addition to collaborating with individuals in significant life changes, Wayne consults with numerous community organizations, educational institutions, and health care corporations. He is the founder of Bread for the Journey, which is a network of ordinary people who engage in grassroots, neighborhood philanthropy through microgrants. He has served as senior scholar at the Fetzer Institute, extended faculty member at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and has received numerous awards for his work with those in need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the extraordinary story of one man who has driven more than 1 million miles to rescue thousands of dogs from hunger, abuse, and neglect and give them a second chance at life and love. For years, Greg Mahle struggled to keep the last of his family-run restaurants afloat in Ohio. When it finally closed, he was broke and unsure what to do next. This was when a stranded van-load of puppies changed his life forever. Join journalist Peter Zheutlin as he travels with Greg from Ohio to the Gulf Coast on his Rescue Road Trips. They bring hard-luck dogs from the Deep South to loving "forever families"who are looking to adopt a pet, with the help of many selfless volunteers along the way. From Houston's impoverished Fifth Ward—where thousands of strays roam the streets—and high-kill animal shelters in Louisiana, to joyous scenes of adopters embracing their new pups in the Northeast, Rescue Road is full of heart. It's an inspiring story about the unique bond between dogs and humans, and how going the extra mile can make a life-changing difference for these loyal canines—and for us all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do married couples stay happily together? How do parents ensure great relationships with their children? How do CEOs stay on top? What keeps salespeople at the top of their game? They all share the ability to listen effectively. Listening effectively is the key to increased knowledge, emotional intelligence, business success, career mobility, and productive and growing relationships. Author, listening consultant, and facilitator Leslie Shore, M.A., is an expert on something most of us take for granted—the surprising and exhilarating power of listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author of The Earth Citizens Guide and UEE founder, Duane Stjernholm (pen name Dane Starland) was born in La Junta, Colorado, a small town in the southeastern corner of the state. Seeking to explore the world in search of adventure, he joined the Peace Corps and spent two years in the Philippines. Recovering from “Reverse Culture Shock” upon his return to Colorado, he attended the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, earning a Master of Arts in Religion degree, specializing in religious philosophy and metaphysics. Soon after graduation from Iliff, he was fortunate to attend a live speech by the renowned world citizen and inventor R. Buckmaster Fuller, who inspired him on his current 35-year mission of changing the prevalent mindset of humanity from competition to cooperation and collaboration in order to cocreate the greatest and highest good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is frequently said that Alison Kay has crammed a lot of living in her 40 years. She is an experienced natural healer using energy medicine with more than 20 years in the human potential movement, Buddhist meditation community, and natural healing community. She has also been involved in the yoga, personal training, vegetarian, environmental conservation and political organizing, literary, and globe trecker/international teachers’ communities. She has used her bachelor's in English literature/creative writing for her certified classroom teaching, her master's in public administration/environmental policy, and Ph.D. as a holistic life coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paula Vail founded Wellness Inspired in 2008 because she wanted to share the beautiful gift of Reiki. Her goal was to help others expand their knowledge and gain new insight about Reiki as well as gain their own self-empowerment. It all started because of her love of animals. Paula first discovered Reiki because of her beloved dog Shotzy. She was getting old and became ill. Someone suggested that she learn Reiki and give that gift of healing light and love to her dog. She saw how beneficial the Reiki healing was to her. Paula immediately became passionate about Reiki and the wonderful things it can do. Reiki is Paula’s love and passion; she has made giving and teaching Reiki her career. She started her Reiki business, Wellness Inspired, so she could offer Reiki healing to others and share Reiki through teaching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Lefter is the executive producer/founder of The New Thought Channel. He has a background in television and public relations. He was a producer and editor (from freelance to full-time) with Discovery Networks (Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet, and so on) and was a producer and on-camera on the A&E television series, Random 1. He's worked at Vocus, Inc., a leading public relations software company. Currently, Jim runs a boutique book publishing company (Millington House Publishing) and media production company (Cosmic Stuff Media, LLC). Jim is also the host of the New Thought podcast, Cosmic Thoughts, a show that’s been blessed enough to have folks like Julia Cameron, Pam Grout, Edwene Gaines, Jesse Jennings, and many other wonderful people on the show. He's very pleased to be working with a variety of consultants, friends, and mentors to create this New Thought Channel adventure! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Hite is an author, philosopher, and real estate professional best known for his first work, Through Minds’ Eyes, and books based off it. He is also known as the founder of the associated philosophy and the Inner and Universal Aquarian Epochal Chancellate, to keep the book and philosophy under the protection of a guiding authority. His works and blog have won him critical acclaim. His book is published through Hay House, by way of the self-publishing division, Balboa Press. He is also the brainchild of C-City and the Hite Corporation and is working on many writing projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lyric Benson Fergusson is a spiritual teacher and activist who pushes the envelope of how God is traditionally spoken of. Her mission is to spread the message of peace, love, and divine realization in the transformational poetry book, French Kissing God: A Journey to Enlightenment. At 22 years old, Lyric became a celibate monk and remained so until she was almost 30. She devoted her life to silence and awakening, often spending eight to 10 hours a day in eyes-closed meditation or prayer. It was during these transformational years that she composed her poetic mysticism. Lyric grew up in Hollywood as the daughter of actor/director Robby Benson and singer/songwriter Karla DeVito. She spent most of her young life on television sets such as Ellen and Friends. Before her 21st birthday, Lyric experienced several life-changing events: she was a student at NYU during the attacks of September 11 where her godmother passed away in one of the Towers, then while studying at the Maharishi University of Management in 2004 a dear friend was murdered in front of her in the college dining hall. These circumstances along with a number of personal and family health challenges spurred her to diligently seek freedom from suffering and pursue God within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Schneider is an adventurer at heart and naturally drawn to the "edge" of things. His current passion is kayaking along the wild Pacific coast. Will has equally experienced a calling to explore and push the boundaries of his inner world. He has spent decades deeply immersed in the study of various metaphysical traditions. Thirty-five years of deep training from a variety of exceptional spiritual teachings has allowed him to develop a wide-ranging platform of knowledge and understanding regarding the human inner landscape and our potential range of consciousness. Lucifer’s Game is the title of his first novel. Will is currently writing a sequel to this novel focused on the Shadow world of relationships. He is also preparing workshops and events focused on understanding the Shadow and "waking up" to our Presence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Skoryna has been immersed in athletics as far back as he can remember. He first came to California as a member of the Anaheim Jr. Ducks hockey team. After retiring as a player, he cofounded the San Diego Samurai Roller Hockey Organization. Throughout a four-year period, his teams achieved great success, winning a national championship and a bronze medal at the AAU Jr. Olympics. For the past 12 years John has committed himself completely to child development through fitness. As founder of Lionheart Fitness Kids, he has proven every aspect of the curriculum throughout a lifetime of experience. John considers himself blessed to be given the opportunity to work with kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Clancy's first book is titled The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Soul, an evocative collection of inspirational stories and transcendental journeys that will transform the way you think about community service while bringing deeper meaning to your career path and your life. His second book, Daily Downloads and Fortune Cookies From the Universe, offers inspirational thoughts within nine uplifting categories to help you center your spirit and encourage your compassion for humanity. As early as age 6, Robert committed his life to assisting others, whether volunteering, helping them to succeed, or even just offering a friendly smile. Robert is a husband, father, and fourth-degree master black belt instructor of tae kwon do. Robert is a dedicated volunteer who completely embodies the spirit of service—a selfless commitment to helping others make a positive difference in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Tremblay's love story with his wife Carol and his courageous tale of hope and survival has been shared around the world, and on the heels of his book Twenty-Seconds, which broke the amazon.com record for five-star reviews. For most people who are diagnosed with an illness or disease, they believe their lives cannot go back to the way they were before. They struggle with trying to understand "why this happened," while also trying to move forward and navigate through life. Robert is a catalyst for connection. An ordinary man's extraordinary journey: Robert, a former chief of police, veteran, national speaker, and trainer, lived a fast-paced life until the revealing of his illness (AIDS), which left him with one-tenth of the normal human immune system. His story redefines hope, positivity, and healing, proving that miracles are real and can happen for anyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sandra Ingerman, M.A., is an award-winning author of ten books, including Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self, Medicine for the Earth: How to Heal Personal and Environmental Toxins and Walking in Light: The Everyday Empowerment of Shamanic Life. She is the presenter of seven audio programs produced by Sounds True, and she is the creator of the Transmutation App. Sandra is a world-renowned teacher of shamanism and has been teaching for more than 30 years. She teaches workshops internationally on shamanic journeying, healing, and reversing environmental pollution using spiritual methods. Sandra is recognized for bridging ancient cross-cultural healing methods into our modern culture, addressing the needs of our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences. He has shared the platform with everyone from today’s business leaders and broadcast personalities to even a former United States president. In addition to coauthoring the best-selling Go-Giver books with John David Mann, Bob has authored a number of very popular books including the critically acclaimed Endless Referrals: Network Your Everyday Contacts Into Sales and Adversaries Into Allies. His total book sales are well over a million copies. Bob is an advocate, supporter, and defender of the free enterprise system, believing that the amount of money one makes is directly proportional to how many people they serve. He is also an unapologetic animal fanatic and serves on the board of trustees of Furry Friends Adoption and Clinic in his hometown of Jupiter, Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For more than 25 years Ron Palumbo has facilitated dynamic workshops throughout the United States and Canada, helping people experience tremendous breakthroughs upon applying the techniques learned in this workshop. Twice featured at the Unity Village Annual Healing Symposia, Ron was told they sold more copies of his workshop than from any previous speaker in the history of the Unity Village Annual Healing Symposia. Ron teaches how we shape energy … direct energy … and mostly MISDIRECT energy, release “old hurts” … and “old wounds” for one-and-for-all, remove blockages that in our subconscious … causing our life’s challenges, eliminate all negative energy between you and any other person, alive or dead, and experience stress-relieving techniques that always work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rev. Cynthia Alice Anderson began her life of spiritual service in 1984 at the age of 15 when she began working part-time in her home church, Red Oak United Methodist Church in Red Oak, Georgia. Subsequently, Rev. Anderson served congregations in various church positions including choir director, band member, Sunday school teacher, youth minister, and contemporary worship leader. Rev. Anderson served as chair for the Prosperity Team for Unity Worldwide Ministries and has recently written a four-week prosperity book and series titled PRSPRTY 4U, currently being taught in Unity churches around North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mystic David Hoffmeister is a living demonstration that peace is possible. His gentle demeanor and articulate, noncompromising expression are a gift to all. David is world-renowned for his practical application of A Course in Miracles. His clarity about the function of forgiveness in spiritual awakening and his radical use of mindful movie-watching in the release of judgment is unsurpassed. The purity of the message he shares points directly to the Source. David’s latest book Quantum Forgiveness: Physics, Meet Jesus catapults the mind into a true and transcendent experience of forgiveness, now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhys Thomas is a visionary author, speaker, and teacher in the field of energy medicine. Creator of the Rhys Method® Life Purpose Profile System and founder of the Rhys Thomas Institute in the Boston area, he employs energy medicine techniques to help people achieve personal and professional transformation. He is a certified Energy Medicine Practitioner, a Reiki Master, and a Second Degree Black Belt. Before entering the healing arts, he had a successful 27-year career as a professional tennis coach and speaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices