Celebrity nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin teaches clients how to lose weight and master their mindset so they can lead bigger, better lives. She is author of 4 NY Times bestsellers: The Virgin Diet, The Virgin Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet, and JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook. Her memoir Miracle Mindset: A Mother, Her Son, & Life’s Hardest Lessons explores the powerful lessons in strength and positivity that she learned after her son Grant was the victim of a brutal hit-and-run accident. JJ hosts the popular JJ Virgin Lifestyle Show podcast and regularly writes for Huffington Post, Rodale Wellness, and other major blogs and magazines. She’s also a frequent guest on TV and radio and speaks at major events. In addition to her work with nutrition and fitness, JJ is also a business coach and founded the premier health entrepreneur event and community, The Mindshare Summit. Find articles, recipes, helpful online programs, and more at www.jjvirgin.com. I want to invite you into the most powerful conversation about miracles – and mindset – that I think has ever taken place.  My friend, JJ Virgin’s, movie premiere, You Are Stronger Than You Think opens today. (And I have a front row ticket for you).  The world’s leading minds debate that miracles are even possible. …But this movie has created a powerful idea to consider:  not only are miracles possible, they come from you, not happen to you. Learn how to thrive and not just survive! Watch her movieYou Are Stronger Than You Think  here: http://portlandwellnesscoach.com/mindset

Being healthy in this crazy, busy, modern world is not easy. For journalist Shannon Harvey, finding the solution became personal when she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.This inspired a 10-year journey testing treatments, searching through 1000’s of scientific papers, and interviewing pioneering researchers. About ten years ago Shannon Harvey faced a personal health crisis and doctors couldn’t give her a cause or a cure. As a journalist, she went in search of answers, compiling the latest research proving a connection between our mind, body and health. She made a film which includes remarkable stories of people recovering from illnesses like cancer, heart disease, infertility, chronic pain and MS. The Whole Health Life is a follow-up to The Connection.  It is 320 pages, filled with simple, evidence-based solutions to help improve your health. The ten chapters cover topics ranging from stress, emotions, beliefs and relationships, to food, sleep and exercise, as well as healthcare, the environment, and how to make the healthy changes last. Discover why: Meditation can turn off genes affecting diseaseSitting is considered the new smokingOne simple change to your diet can add years to your lifeA walk in nature can boost your cancer fighting cells by more than 50%Getting enough sleep makes you smarter, faster, and even better lookingBeing positive can help you heal more quickly from a woundLoneliness is on par with obesity and addiction as a leading risk factor in chronic diseaseAnd much more... https://www.thewholehealthlife.com/ https://theconnection.tv/

Feeling Right At Home is neo-classical original solo piano pieces for you to dream and deeply relax to... Mark’s solo piano music plays internationally on numerous new age radio stations, online internet programs, and syndicated new age satellite programs such as PANDORA, XM/SIRIUS, MUSIC CHOICE, DMX, and on CBC GALAXIE hosted by Renee Gelpi. Another solo piano broadcast called WHISPERINGS on LIVE365.COM hosted by pianist/composer David Nevue which is an extremely popular show airs Mark’s music regularly. Mark has sold over 250,000 CDs and cassettes worldwide. The CD “SIMPLICITY” sold 40,000 copies in the first 3 months of its release in 2006. Mark’s music has been used for television and film broadcast in Asia, Europe and North and South America. Global Television’s syndicated TV series entitled “Men of Music” did a 30 minute special on Mark’s life and music that has been getting national airplay for the past several years. Mark’s most recent project was the completion of a book to teach music for beginners based on his own original teaching methods, emphasizing musical creativity and self expression. Mark’s music will be used in a film/documentary along with composer David Arkenstone.in a film entitled There is a Season. This film will be broadcast on PBS in California in June 2014. Mark’s music reflects his love for nature, love and relationships, moods, travel and his quest for peace and tranquility. Mark’s compositions are like sound paintings, creating picturesque images that take the listener’s imagination on a journey. https://www.srivast.org/ http://www.markpinkus.com/mp/ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/markpinkus12

Are you a health coach or personal trainer seeking to leverage your time and skills? Learn how to be successful online as a personal trainer or health and wellness coach! Learn how to scale your business with one of the most successful online coaches and entrepreneurs! AJ Mihrzad is the author of the best selling book, “The Mind Body Solution: Train your Brain for Permanent Weight Loss.” He studied Exercise Science and Nutrition due to his passion for health and earned a Masters degree in Psychology due to his fascination with the mindset of weight loss. His cutting edge approach to permanent weight loss insists that the key to a healthy body is a healthy brain. His clients are walking proof that this is true; there are hundreds of them! His writing has also been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, The Huffington Post, Men’s Fitness, and Bodybuilding.com. AJ is a keynote speaker at high end entrepreneurial and personal development events. He is also the host of the popular podcast, the Online SuperCoach Podcast, available on iTunes. Along with inspiring the lives of the general public, he is dedicated to helping coaches create an ethical and profitable online income through his business mentorship program available at OnlineSuperCoach.com. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/274333

Zach has always lived a life unscripted, chasing adventure and longing to travel this world’s far corners. A diagnosis with Type 1 Diabetes in 2013 did little to dampen his spirit. Though diabetes can be physically and emotionally demanding, Zach refuses to be held back by his diagnosis and continues to travel, chasing waves, following bands and living life on his own terms. Through Travelbetic, Zach hopes to challenge the stereotypes about type 1 diabetes and inspire others to overcome life’s obstacles and lead a healthy life through travel and adventure as well as raise awareness about type 1 diabetes and debunk common myths surrounding the disease.  Through his blog, Travelbetic.com, Zach challenges common misconceptions about the limitations diabetes places on an individual and offers encouragement and tips for other diabetics to get out into the world and challenge themselves and their personal limits. Zach believes adventure has a healing power far greater than any traditional medicine. Adventure trains us to expect and accept mishaps and manage risk, it teaches us that shortcomings and tremendous challenges are inevitable and helps us to feel less victimized by our situation.  http://travelbetic.com/ https://www.generosity.com/medical-fundraising/miles-for-vials-bike-ride-for-t1international  

Do you struggle with self-esteem or feeling worthy?  Joy was adopted, and struggled with a lifelong sense of feeling worthless.  However, she survived, built her mental resilience, and also thrived using creative methods such as dance, music, and photography. Today, she coaches and empowers heart-centered women through body-awareness. Joy Leng is the founder of Joylight Transformational Coaching, an empowerment coaching for women company. She is also the firestarter of For Our Children (FOC) Singapore, an initiative set up to raise funds to build schools in third world countries. Joy has a BA in Psychology and is an International Coach Federation (ICF) accredited NLP Life Coach. She is also a Choice Theory practitioner and a DiSC consultant. She has her own goal setting coaching program, Let's Step! She is passionate about empowering women and volunteers with Aware and Institute of Mental Health (IMH). She believes in empowering women to Recharge, Renew and Remember their womanhood through her professional and humanist endeavors. http://www.joyleng.com/ Your free gift for listening!  https://joylight.leadpages.co/thewellnesscoach/ 

  Dog Medicine is the story of a woman in deep depression saved only by the love of a dog, who taught her what true love looked like.  At twenty-two, Julie Barton collapsed on her kitchen floor in Manhattan. She was one year out of college and severely depressed. Summoned by Julie’s incoherent phone call, her mother raced from Ohio to New York and took her home. Psychiatrists, therapists and family tried to intervene, but nothing reached her until the day she decided to do one hopeful thing: adopt a Golden Retriever puppy she named Bunker. Dog Medicine captures in beautiful, elegiac language the anguish of depression, the slow path to recovery, and the astonishing way animals can heal even the most broken hearts and minds. Join me as I interview the author of Dog Medicine, Julie Barton, and we discuss this moving, heartwrenching, life-saving, life-affirming book.   If you live in Portland, come and meet Julie on Friday, November 13th for a reading @ 7 pm at:  Another Read Through http://www.thinkpiecepublishing.com/tpp-authors/julie-hill-barton/ http://byjuliebarton.com/          

Living Wheat-Free for Dummies explains what the wheat-free lifestyle looks like and how to smoothly transition into this new dietary way of living.  Whether you suffer from a wheat allergy, intolerance to grains, or just want to cut out inflammation-causing foods from your diet, this book gives you the tools and tips to improve overall health. It is undeniable that obesity and diabetes rates are soaring.  In fact, rates have been on a rapid acceleration since the early 1970’s.  Coincidentally, that is when the recommendations to eat more grains and reduce fat intake were implemented on a nationwide level.  We are on a collision course with disaster from both a health perspective and the costs associated with treatment. Living Wheat-Free for Dummies explores why wheat and other grains are one of the biggest contributors to the obesity epidemic.  Along with refined sugar and vegetable oils, Living Wheat-Free for Dummies explains the how and why of these toxic substances and lays out a foundation of eating that should be the basis for whatever dietary lifestyle you choose to follow. Join me, Edie Summers, as I interview the authors:  Rusty Gregory and Alan Chasen! http://www.rustygregory.com/ http://www.chasenfitness.com/the-book/

This is my recorded interview with Sam Talbot for an article I wrote about him for MindBodyGreen.com Author and celebrity chef Sam Talbot has a new book out: The Sweet Life - Diabetes without Boundaries. The Sweet Life is chock full of fresh, vibrant recipes, as well as one-of-a-kind tips from Sam on how to navigate the road of living with diabetes. Any way you slice it, Sam Talbot is the model for living a healthy lifestyle, and has a visceral understanding of how to live in harmony with the food that sustains us. I caught up with him one morning as he was headed to a yoga class in New York City. Sam Talbot was a finalist on Bravo's Top Chef for Season 2:  http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef Check out the article and some of the transcript of my interview here on Mind Body Green as well!   http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5449/Celebrity-Chef-Sam-Talbot-on-Yoga-Surfing-Living-with-Diabetes.html

A former US Air Force Captain turned Author / Coach / Speaker, Bryan Reeves has triumphed through multiple dark nights of the soul after hurling himself into the transformational fires of intimate relationship over and over again. With massive insight gleaned through countless adventures, Bryan now coaches men, women and couples. He is a regular blog contributor to The Good Men Project, Elephant Journal, The Daily Love, Raw Attraction Magazine, Conscious Lifestyle Magazine, Sexy Conscious Awake and more. His book “The Sex, Flirting, Dating, Hunting and Hoping Diet” is available on Amazon. Find Bryan on Facebook (bryanreevesofficial) and his website (www.BryanReeves.com). Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/bryanreevesofficial http://bryanreeves.com/my-free-gifts/

Marilyn Tam, Ph.D. is a Speaker, Author, Consultant, Board Certified Executive/Corporate/Leadership Coach, and Founder and Executive Director of Us Foundation. She was formerly the CEO of Aveda Corp., President of Reebok Apparel and Retail Group; Vice President of Nike Inc. and also a successful entrepreneur who has developed and built four companies. Among her numerous recognition and awards is the Artemis Award from the Greek Government and Euro-American Women's Council, with her image on a Greek postage stamp. Marilyn is featured in many documentary movies including GLOW Project, The Compass, Tapping the Source, and FEMME for her inspiring accomplishments and inner wisdom. She was also recognized as one of the Top 30 Female Entrepreneurs in the USA by Fempreneur magazine. She is also the author of How to Use What You've Got to Get What You Want and Living the Life of Your Dreams. Her mother regarded Marilyn as a waste of a pregnancy and she was abused and mistreated accordingly. As a teen Marilyn left her home in Hong Kong to come to America alone and became an international business success and humanitarian. In The Happiness Choice: The Five Decisions That Will Take You From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be (Wiley; Hardcover & ebook; ISBN: 978-1-1184-9316-8) she shares how anyone can choose to be happy and successful. She shows that happiness is a choice; anyone can find the resources and tools within any circumstance to guide them to a better place. Happiness, as verified by studies at Harvard, Yale and Gallup research is not only good for one’s personal health; it increases productivity and creativity too! http://marilyntam.com/   www.UsFoundation.org http://www.fmgradio.com/marilyntam/

It’s no secret that women today are juggling a lot. We now make up more than half the workforce in the United States and are busier than ever with partners, children, family, and friends, often putting the needs of others ahead of our own. And if we feel overwhelmed by it all or fall short of perfection, many of us have learned to be our own worst critic rather than our own best friend. In Warrior Goddess Training, bestselling author HeatherAsh Amara provides the antidote to the flawed idea that you are not enough. HeatherAsh Amara is the founder of Toci — the Toltec Center of Creative Intent, based in Austin, TX, which fosters local and global community that supports authenticity, awareness, and awakening. She is dedicated to inspiring depth, creativity, and joy by sharing the most potent tools from a variety of world traditions. HeatherAsh studied and taught extensively with don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements, and continues to teach with the Ruiz family. She brings this openhearted, inclusive worldview to her writings and teachings, which are a rich blend of Toltec wisdom, European shamanism, Buddhism, and Native American ceremony. She is the author of Warrior Goddess Training, The Toltec Path of Transformation and No Mistakes: How You Can Change Adversity into Abundance.    Websites: www.heatherashamara.com www.warriorgoddess.com   Facebook: www.facebook.com/heatherash.amara www.facebook.com/warriorgoddesswomen   Twitter - heatherashamara

JP Sears is an emotional healing coach, international teacher, world traveler, and curious student of life.  His work empowers people to live more meaningful lives.  JP presents classes, workshops, online seminars, and leads retreats at numerous locations around the world on inner healing and growth.  He is also very active on his YouTube channel, AwakenWithJP, where he encourages healing and growth through his entertainingly informative and inspiring videos.   JP Sears is one of our featured experts on https://www.smashon.com/community/, your local health and fitness community.  It's free to join! I absolutely love JP's approach in helping people to heal:  his videos can be quite funny, but his message is deep and his healing techniques are profoundly effective.  I have found his work to be profoundly healing for myself, and I learn and laugh so much from watching his videos.  You can learn more about JP and his work at www.InnerAwakeningsOnline.com and www.YouTube.com/AwakenWithJP.

Dr. Rani Polak is currently a Research Fellow in the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Polak is board certified in Family Medicine at the Hebrew University Medical School and completed an MBA degree in the Technion, the Israeli Institute of Technology and a Cuisine degree at the Le Cordon Bleu, Sydney, Australia.  Dr. Polak founded the Hadassah Healthy Cooking and Lifestyle Center where his first lifestyle medicine intervention won the Hebrew University’s Kaye Award for Innovation. Dr Polak is co-founder of the Israeli Society of Lifestyle Medicine and the author of the bestselling book Delicious Diabetic Recipes (Pen & Imagine Publishing, 2009) .He joined the ACLM at 2010. His current focus is in clinical and translational research relating to lifestyle medicine especially in the areas of healthy food preparation and medical education. Currently he works under the mentorship of Dr. Edward Phillips, focusing on incorporating healthy food preparation into Joslin’s lifestyle programs, food preparation coaching, and lifestyle medical education.    https://www.linkedin.com/pub/rani-polak-md-chef-mba/44/787/225 http://www.amazon.com/Delicious-Diabetic-Recipes-Gourmet-Cookbook/dp/B0071UHHSA

Turn Your Passion for Health into a Career! Become an Eating Psychology Coach! http://bit.ly/2u3sEnq The Eating Psychology Coach Certification Training is a breakthrough 250 hour distance learning program that you can take from anywhere in the world. Graduates of this one-of-a-kind online training come away with the skills and confidence to work with the most common and compelling eating concerns of our times – weight, body image, overeating, binge eating, emotional eating, endless dieting, digestion, fatigue, immunity, mood and much more. This groundbreaking program is a unique synthesis of eating psychology and nutrition. Marc David is the Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, a leading visionary, teacher and consultant in Nutritional Psychology, and the author of the classic and bestselling works Nourishing Wisdom and The Slow Down Diet.  His work has been featured on CNN, NBC and numerous media outlets. His books have been translated into over 10 languages, and his approach appeals to a wide audience of eaters who are looking for fresh, inspiring and innovative messages about food, body and soul. The Institute for the Psychology of Eating is the world’s only teaching organization dedicated to a forward thinking, positive, holistic approach to nutritional psychology. IPE is unique and revolutionary in its approach – teaching students and professionals how to effectively work with the most common eating challenges of our times in their internationally acclaimed Eating Psychology Coach Certification Training. The Institute also features cutting edge programs for the public. Learn more here: http://psychologyofeating.com  

Philip Wesley is a solo piano artist/composer. His most popular album Dark Night of the Soul reached #1 on the iTunes charts, the top 100 on Amazon, and is a best seller on CD Baby, and topped the Billboard Charts all for his genre of music. Early years – Philip's interest in the piano didn’t develop until 1991 when he went to college to study music therapy and was serendipitously introduced to the piano music of other modern piano composers. Philip worked as a board certified music therapist for nearly 10 years while working on his craft of composing piano music and developing his style. Recording career – Late 2002/early 2003 saw the release of Philip's first album Finding Solace. In 2004 and 2005 he released his next two albumsIn a Lifetime and Comfort and Joy. Dark Night of the Soul -  Philip finally released his 4th album Dark Night of the Soul in the fall of 2008. Although it took a couple years before it took off and went completely viral. Resonating with people all over the world, it has gone on to become his most popular album to date. Newest works - In 2012 Philip released two new albums Hope Endures (a sister album and sequel to Dark Night) and his ten year retrospective best of album called Heart to Hands. http://philipwesley.com/

Katie C. Kelley is a highly sought after Leadership Development Expert, Media Contributor & Inspirational Speaker who partners with leading companies like Google and Kaiser Permanente to fortify and inspire the next generation of business leaders. Since 2011, she has been a regular contributor on ABC’s AM Northwest, where she talks about leadership and success in business. Katie just launched Katie Kelley Network’s Leadership Academy where she is teaching weekly online courses, “Critical Lessons for Leaders Who Want It All” for men and women who desire greater clarity, influence and fortune throughout their lives.  How do I determine what it is that I truly want to achieve professionally and personally? How can I attain the level of influence that is necessary to achieve these goals? How can I find harmony, joie de vivre and sustainability amidst my working life and beyond the office?   www.katiekelleynetworks.com

Blake D. Bauer is an internationally recognized spiritual teacher, energetic healer, and author. His pioneering work centers on loving yourself unconditionally in the present moment as the key to healing yourself, fulfilling your life’s purpose, and realizing your greatest potential both personally and professionally. After studying with spiritual teachers, healers, and masters from all over the world, Blake now practices and teaches various forms of meditation, qi gong, qi gong energy medicine, and dao yin (a health and longevity yoga). Blake has also formally studied traditional Chinese medicine, five-element Chinese medicine, nutritional medicine, herbal healing, psychology (both Eastern and Western schools of thought), past life regression therapy-hypnosis, and various other forms of traditional healing and alternative medicine. Through his private practice, writing, and teaching, Blake has devoted his life to helping others find lasting inner peace, health, happiness, and fulfillment. Bringing together the most effective spiritual practices and holistic approaches to health and wellbeing, his work and teachings have successfully guided thousands of people internationally toward greater psychological, emotional, physical, financial, and spiritual freedom.  You can learn more about Blake Bauer at www.unconditional-selflove.com https://www.facebook.com/YouWereNotBornToSuffer.by.BlakeDBauer

Margaret Moore, MBA (aka Coach Meg) is a 17-year veteran of the biotechnology industry in the UK, Canada, US, and France. She served in executive roles at three companies which later joined Sanofi, and served as CEO and COO of two early stage biotech companies. In 2000, Margaret shifted from high tech medicine to coaching in healthcare and wellness, and founded Wellcoaches Corporation - strategic partner of the American College of Sports Medicine, now a standard-bearer for professional coaches in healthcare and wellness. The Wellcoaches School of Coaching has trained more than 7,500 health and wellness coaches in 47 countries. Margaret is co-founder (with Carol Kauffman) and co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and co- course director of the annual Coaching in Leadership & Healthcare conference offered by Harvard Medical School. Margaret's collaboration with Edward Phillips, MD, to create a Harvard Medical School CME program to teach physicians basic coaching skills, led to the launch of the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine now based at Joslin Diabetes Center, of which Margaret is an advisor. She is a co-founder and co-leader of the National Consortium for Credentialing Health & Wellness Coaches (www.ncchwc.org) which is developing national standards and certification of health and wellness coaches. http://www.wellcoachesschool.com/index.cfm?page=AU_coachmeg Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life a Harvard Health book published by Harlequin

Tami Simon is the founder and publisher of Sounds True, an independent multimedia company dedicated to disseminating spiritual wisdom. Tami began studying with Reggie Ray in 2001 and began teaching "Meditating with the Body" introductory workshops in 2007. Her areas of special interest include authentic leadership and applying spiritual principles to organizational life. Tami lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her partner Julie Kramer. http://www.soundstrue.com/shop/welcome http://www.soundstrue.com/weeklywisdom/ http://live.soundstrue.com/selfacceptance/ Tami Simon's Teaching & Speaking Engagements  

Sonaljit is an independent artist in the genre of New Age Music. His inclination towards music began during his undergraduate life in India. He used to participate in music shows and local competitions as a singer. Later on he felt the need to provide instrumental backing to his singing, so he began learning keyboard playing. It was then that he got acquainted with new age music or contemporary instrumentals, particularly by listening to Yanni and Vangelis. The idea of implementing several instruments into one single track seemed fascinating and challenging. However he did not have proper recording equipment and synthesizers by then. He came to United States for higher studies, and built up a small home studio for his musical projects, and has been continuing ever since. He released his first New Age album on June 2013. It's called "Dreaming the Afterlife." It is a collection of contemporary instrumental compositions and piano solo renditions.The entire album was produced in his home studio including the composing, orchestration, recording and mastering. The artwork was created by combining and editing many images of Sun and clouds, photographed by his friend Anshuman Dubey. It is a detailed depiction of a dream that he saw, which propelled him to work on this album. https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sonaljit https://soundcloud.com/sonaljit/sets/dreaming-the-afterlife

Angela Marturano is an entrepreneur who owns both a holistic recruitment practice and Green Dreams Detroit, a service designed to help people eat, cook and live better naturally. Angela wishes to inspire others to follow their own true path, just as she has done. An avid fan of yoga, making recipes from scratch, as well as growing her own food and making her own cleaning products, Angela is an inspiration to anyone looking to start down the road to living a greener, cleaner, healthier lifestyle.  You can find out more about Angela here, and visit her websites as well: http://www.ksenijasavicblog.com/index.cfm?postID=743 www.greendreamsdetroit.com www.orchidholisticsearch.com

Littlejohn is a recovering addict, yoga teacher and Buddhist. He shared his success and program in his book, The 12-Step Buddhist (Atria\Beyond Words 2009). This integrated approach spans nearly three decades of successes, failures, and finally, answers. Darren's books enlighten the inner spirit, educate, open the mind, and fill the heart. The spirituality gained from combining 12-Step ideas, Buddhism, yoga, and meditation will help everyone heal, no matter what his or her afflictions may be. http://darrenlittlejohn.com The new book, The Power of Vow: http://thepowerofvow.com Articles, Podcasts, etc. http://the12stepbuddhist.com Twitter: @12stepbuddhist Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Darren-Littlejohn/e/B002BRGIN8/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 Facebook http://facebook.com/darren.littlejohn  

Summer Rayne Oakes has taken an unlikely career path, having parlayed her background in environmental science and entomology with a successful career as a fashion model. Considered one of the foremost authorities in sustainable design, Oakes has co-founded the award-winning online materials marketplace, Source4Style; authored the best-selling style guide, Style, Naturally; is creative designer behind her line of recycled optics and shades called eco by Summer Rayne Oakes; has collaborated on collections with Payless ShoeSource, Portico Home and Aveeno, and was the muse behind the creation of the Prius C - Toyota even went so far as to name a paint color in her honor! Formerly an on-air correspondent for Discovery Networks Planet Green, Oakes has once again turned to the media world, producing an award winning environmental art short entitled eXtinction and a weekly conversation-style video series launching in April 2013. Vanity Fair has named Oakes a “Global Citizen,” Outside called her one of the “Top Environmental Activists,” and CNBC called her one of the “Top 10 Green Entrepreneurs of 2010.”   Oakes lives in Brooklyn with her two dozen exotic insects. Follow her at twitter.com/sroakes and http://www.summerrayne.net/

Misty Tripoli is one of the worlds most innovative fitness instructors, dance choreographers and personal trainers. Her Body Groove DVD's were voted Most Creative Workout by Shape Magazine. Misty Tripoli, International Instructor of the year, co-founder and creator of TheGROOVEMethod™  has spent the last 5 years as  a Nike Endorsed Elite Athlete traveling the globe teaching and inspiring positive global change through movement, music and truth. With over 25 years of experience, Misty has become well-known for her revolutionary and simple approach to dance and wellness that ripen the mind body connection and explode with her passion for self discovery, creative movement and self expression. Misty has been touted as one of the most innovative, controversial and influential instructors of our time. She uses her passion and creativity to inspire people to move their bodies in ways they never thought possible. Always in demand, Misty travels around the world lecturing on meditation and body image, training instructors and inspiring people to dance.  Her passion, creativity and energetic personality are an inspiration to watch. Misty's unique ability to create and translate a message through body movement and language is truly unparalleled. Many students report Misty's classes to be a life-changing experience. Everyone has a unique groove, Misty helps you find it! www.MistyTripoli.com www.BodyGROOVE.com www.TheGROOVEMethod.com

Caitlin Boyle discovered purpose through battling negative self-talk: Tired of hearing her own inner voice telling her she wasn’t good enough, blogger Caitlin scribbled “You are beautiful!” on a post-it, stuck it on the mirror of a public bathroom, took a picture, and posted the photo on her blog. With that action, the Operation Beautiful blog and movement was born. The mission of Operation Beautiful is to post anonymous messages in public places to encourage others with phrases like “You’re good enough the way you are,” or “You are strong and awesome!” Ten of thousands of Operation Beautiful notes have been posted all over the world, in many different languages by people of all ages. Caitlin and Operation Beautiful have been featured on the Today Show, on the OWN Network, and in magazines such as Glamour, Fitness, and Self. Caitlin was also chosen by Yahoo as one of the “Top 10 Inspiring Stories of 2010.” Additionally, Caitlin runs Healthy Tipping Point , a food and fitness blog that encourages others to redefine true health and happiness. She loves to compete in triathlons and road races but is currently on race hiatus, as she is expecting her first child in June. Her blogs are visited more than one million times each month. Caitlin is the author of three books, including Operation Beautiful: Transforming the Way You See Yourself One Post-It Note at a Time (2010, Gotham). Her second and third books, Healthy Tipping Point: A Powerful Program for a Stronger, Happier You (2012, Avery) and Operation Beautiful: For Best Friends (2012, Grosset and Dunlap), will be released this May and July, respectively. She also gives motivational presentations about Operation Beautiful to colleges and high schools across the country, speaking at approximately 40 venues in the last two years. http://www.HealthyTippingPoint.com

What umbrella do you stand under?   What box do you put yourself in?     What gifts have you been given?  Join me as I interview Kathy Carlisle, diagnosed with MS -Multiple Sclerosis - 3 years ago, for a powerful discussion on mindful living, moving out of dis-ease, and getting curious about your life... Kathy Carlisle is a photographer, entrepreneur and catalyst behind the Live Everything Mindful community. She is inspired daily by her three incredible children (12, 9, and 7) and her rock of a husband, that is continually curious about the new person that she becomes each day. Three years ago she set out on a journey to heal herself of Multiple Sclerosis and what she found was a spiritual journey that has lit her life on fire. She continues to use her photography skills to tell inspirational stories and inspire others to embark on their own journey inward. She is passionate about building a community full of keys to unlock one’s potential through curiosity. www.LeMindful.com www.KathyCarlisle.com The best  blog ever: http://www.livinglifebeyond.com/

Jennifer Powers, MA, CPC, is a highly sought after coach, speaker, and author. She is a leading expert in helping professionals improve their confidence and competence so they can live and work at their full potential. She combines over fifteen years’ experience in management and entrepreneurship with masterful coaching skills to help professionals uncover their own secrets for success. Her services include one-on-one coaching and powerful, interactive workshops and group coaching programs that are tailor-made to meet the needs of each client. Her areas of expertise include self-empowerment, coaching, and communication. With clients on five continents, the infectious energy and excitement Jennifer brings to her work inspires change in the lives and businesses of people across the world. Jennifer is a member and has served on the board of the Northwest Coaches Association for three consecutive years and is the Past President of the Oregon Chapter of the National Speakers Association. Jennifer is a contributing author of a book entitled Speaking of Success, along with bestselling authors Ken Blanchard, Jack Canfield, and Steven Covey. Her recent book “Oh, Shift!” How to change your life with one little letter is available in bookstores nationwide. www.jenniferpowers.com www.ohshift.com

Erin Cox is a self-help author, life coach, and mother of three who advises mothers on how to live more balanced, joyful, and healthy lives. Erin’s new book, One Hot Mama: The Guide to Getting your Mind and Body Back After Baby will be published by Hay House, Inc. in the fall of 2012. Erin has also worked in water resources science and engineering. Erin has become an expert in leading a balanced, healthy, fulfilled life as a mother through her personal experiences since delivering her first child nearly six years ago. Married to an Air Force F-15 pilot, Erin has moved four times since her wedding ten years ago, and as a result she has bonded with and learned from mothers from all over the world. Erin believes wholeheartedly that motherhood is one of the most beautiful blessings that life has to offer, but it also presents a multitude of additional challenges for self-care and personal development. Erin’s mission is to love, nurture, and support moms so they can love themselves, live their best lives, and better care for their families. https://www.erincox.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ErinCoxAuthor http://www.facebook.com/erinelizabethcox