Speakers

PhotoStackMichael2 Michael Bernard Beckwith is a world leader and teacher in the New Thought–Ancient Wisdom tradition of spirituality. He is the founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center, co-founder of the Association for Global New Thought, and the Season for Nonviolence, which are extensions of his vision of one human family united on a foundation of peace, based on the spiritual origin of every man, woman, and child. In 1986 Dr. Beckwith founded the Agape International Spiritual Center, a transdenominational community which today counts a membership of 9,000 devoted to the study and practice of New Thought–Ancient Wisdom. Agape’s outreach programs feed the homeless, serve incarcerated individuals and their families, advocate the preservation of the planet’s environmental resources, and globally build and support orphanages whose children have survived the ravages of war and AIDS. Dr. Beckwith’s renown as a harbinger of the world’s quest for peace has drawn into his visionary orbit those whose names are synonymous with this goal. Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas K. Gandhi, shares with Dr. Beckwith the national co-directorship of A Season for Nonviolence. SNV promotes and teaches the principles of nonviolence embodied by Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and is endorsed by UNESCO on behalf of its Culture of Peace and Nonviolence Appeal by Nobel Peace laureates. Other notable supporters include Dr. C.T. Vivian, Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne of Sri Lanka, His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Coretta Scott King, and Dr. Robert Muller.
   

Sonia Choquette is a world-renowned author, storyteller, vibrational healer, and six sensory spiritual teacher in international demand for her guidance, wisdom, and capacity to heal the soul. Her books have sold over a million copies world wide including her New York Times bestseller The Answer Is Simple… She is most recognized for her ability to instantly change vibration, lift depression, and connect others to their intuition. She helps people understand their souls’ plan and purpose and leads them to a successful, meaningful and peaceful lives.

Dedicated to liberating people all over the world from the severe limitations, that comes from perceiving the world with only five senses when we in fact have six senses, and opening others up to the joys, healing and personal empowerment of six-sensory living. A gifted and often hilarious teacher and speaker, Sonia is straight to the point in showing people exactly how to immediately transform their life experience from fear to joy, activate their intuition, awaken their spirit, and live as the empowered beings they are naturally designed to be.
   

Sunny Dawn Johnston is an inspirational speaker, a compassionate spiritual teacher, an internationally acclaimed psychic medium and author of the bestselling book, Invoking the Archangels – A Nine-Step Process to Heal Your Body, Mind and Soul. She has helped thousands of people across the country find their personal spiritual connection, recognize and “own” their natural spiritual gifts, and listen to their inner truth.

What makes Sunny unique is her ability to transform her own inspirational life story into practical tools and knowledge that offers tried-and-true ways to connect with the Spirit world. Sunny is a gentle, loving, supportive, and vibrant teacher that uses her wisdom, humor and down-to-earth personality to inspire and teach through her own personal experiences Sunny truly believes it is important for her “walk your talk” and she does so with love, compassion and at times, vulnerability.
   
Denise Linn has been called “America’s best-kept secret.” For the last three and a half decades she has traveled to the far corners of the world speaking to standing-room only audiences of thousands. Her spiritual journey began as a teenager when she had a near-death experience after being shot by an unknown gunman. The revelations she received on the “other side” and the subsequent amazing healing of her wounds led Denise to eventually become an internationally respected healer, writer, and teacher. A world-acclaimed expert in feng shui and space clearing, Denise has distilled the information and wisdom into her teachings that she gained from indigenous cultures around the planet— the aborigines of Australia, the Zulu in Africa, the Maori of New Zealand (where she was given the title of tohunga), as well as from her own Native American roots. Denise has taught seminars in 20 countries and has written 15 books, including the best-selling, “Sacred Space,” and “Soul Coaching” as well as her newly released personal memoir, “If I Can Forgive, So Can You!” Her books have been translated into 26 languages, and she has been a featured guest on Oprah, Lifetime, Discovery Channel, BBC TV, NBC and CBS. She is also the founder of the International Institute of Soul Coaching.
   
p1 Panache Desai is a contemporary spiritual teacher and inspirational visionary whose gift of vibrational transformation has drawn thousands of people from around the world. Not aligned with any religious or spiritual tradition, he acts as a direct line to divine consciousness helping and empowering people to free themselves of pain, suffering, sadness, and self-limiting beliefs. A highly sought-after speaker featured regularly in print, online and broadcast media, Panache recently appeared with Oprah Winfrey on the Emmy® Award-winning series Super Soul Sunday.

He has successfully produced multiple recordings, including Awakening Your Soul Signature: Reclaiming and Living Your Divine Purpose, I AM Exponential Potential and the internationally-acclaimed CD series, Igniting Boundless Receiving, and many others.

 
   
Barry Barry Goldstein: Barry Goldstein’s musical experience spans many styles and genres from Co-Producing the Grammy Award winning track ” 69 Freedom special with Les Paul for Best Rock Instrumental in 2005, to providing ambient music for Shirley Maclaine. Barry has composed and produced for Television, Film, Major record labels and Top Ten Recording artists and has worked with some of the hottest studio musicians in the industry!

Barry believes strongly in the healing aspects of music and is a translator of Sacred Sound and Inspirational Song. He is a musitarian whose passion is sharing music, or as he calls it, “The Universal Language of Love” to assist in improving quality of life on an individual and global level.

As a performer, Barry has shared music from his critically acclaimed series “Ambiology” and his inspirational albums “The Moment” and “Shine” with audiences worldwide. He has opened up and shared space with New York Times Best-Selling Authors Wayne Dyer, Gregg Braden, Dannion Brinkley, Neale Donald Walsh, and James Van Praagh and has touched the audiences of Authors Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, and Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith and Doreen Virtue. Mr. Goldstein has hosted radio show’s, written articles and facilitates workshops on utilizing music, sound and vibration in the healing process. He performs concerts internationally—touching people with “Music from the Heart.”

His music is being distributed globally as well as individually in hospitals, hospices, wellness centers, and individual practices. Barry has presented at Grand Rounds as well as medical conferences, providing valuable information and research on utilizing music and mindfulness techniques to assist patients and doctors on improving quality of treatment. A study is being launched this year by Duke University and SCNM medical school to determine the benefit of his series Ambiology
   
Shayne Traviss

Shayne Traviss: Shayne Traviss is the founder of the world renowned VividLife.me website and VividLife Radio. VividLife is one of the largest internet based holistic and spiritual websites bringing information from a vast amount of bestselling authors and spiritual teachers from all around the world together in one amazing platform. Shayne single handedly created VividLife and is one of the few followed on Twitter by Oprah Winfrey. He is an avid meditator, rainmaker, believer of miracles and producer of all things inspiring.
   
Uqualla: Medicine Man – Wisdom Keeper Uqualla is a member of the Havasupi Tribe (people of the blue-green waters) From the Heart of the Grand Canyon, the Havasupai Tribe live in the most beautiful and remote areas of the western Grand Canyon. Supai village is located in Havasu Canyon, which is accessible only by foot, horseback, or helicopter. Born into a family with a Medicine Man Grandfather, Arthur Kaska. Uqualla’s mother, the daughter of Kioska, was given the knowledge of the traditional ways—hunts, deer tanning, gourd making, singing and dances, my mother passed these gifts to her children. As a recognized ceremonial entity, spiritual advisor, Uqualla is called to officiate unions, birth, blessings and healings. Tools of the spirits, eagle feathers, bones, medicine plants, drums, gourds, fire, water, assist in the needed healings, awakenings and transformations. He is a medicine man, sage, storyteller, wisdom keeper and priest.
   
Doreen Virtue is a spiritual doctor of psychology and a fourth-generation metaphysician who works with the angelic, elemental, and ascended-master realms in her writings and workshops. Doreen is the author of more than 20 books about angels, chakras, Crystal Children, Indigo Children, health and diet, and other mind-body-spirit issues, including the best-selling Healing with the Angels and Messages from Your Angels books/angel cards. Doreen, who holds B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in counseling psychology, was the founder and former director of WomanKind Psychiatric Hospital at Cumberland Hall Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. She was also an administrator at Woodside Women’s Hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area.
   
Kris Voelker: In January 2005, Kris packed up her belongings and moved from Ohio to Colorado because of a yearning and longing that would not go away. Upon seeing the mountains, something inside shifted and unbeknownst to her at the time, she came home to her music and herself. Kris returned to her old time friend and companion, a 614ce Taylor guitar. She began writing lyrics and music that spoke of her inner belief that “we are Spiritual beings having a human experience.” This writing phase lead to the self-produced album Just Breathe. On this album, Kris wrote, played, recorded, mixed and mastered all of the tracks. In addition to this, Kris created two instrumental CDs entitled Chakra Balance and Heart Rhythms. In October 2007, Kris performed titles from her first CD Just Breathe at World Angel Day in Phoenix Arizona. She was invited to play by Sunny Dawn Johnston and she wrote two songs for the event; Help Me and You’re My Angel. She got to see firsthand how her music affected the audience and her live playing career began. The song Just Breathe was also awarded the “Honor Award” in the Acoustic Folk category from the Great American Song contest. In 2008, Kris returned to the studio and self-produced her second album entitled Dream the Dreams of Life along with the music for all of Sunny Dawn Johnston’s meditation CDs. In 2009, Kris self-produced her third album In The Colorado Mountains and has been sharing her music at many Unity churches throughout the United States in addition to Celebrate Your Life Phoenix and Chicago… alongside Sunny Dawn Johnston.
   
Neale Donald Walsch: From the beginning of time, all we have ever wanted is to know God. And from the beginning of time, we have not known how to make that truly possible for us. The book, Conversations with God, and the new on-site program Direct Contact, offered in locations throughout the world, could be your chance to make the shift in your relationship with God that will change your life. In 1992, Neale Donald Walsch’s life was transformed in precisely this way when in frustration he fired off an angry letter to God, asking the questions from his heart (but really the questions to which all of us want answers) and to his great surprise, received an answer! This divine dialogue continues to this very day, and its onset was the basis of a book that has astounded seekers all over the world with its simplicity and truth. The dialogue has now produced nine volumes of wisdom and insight. Neale’s latest book is, titled “The Storm Before the Calm.”