Michael J. Russ is a career sales professional, international bestselling author, speaker, trainer, musician, and world traveler. His current international bestselling book is Zero Adversity: 3 Steps to Freedom, Fulfillment, and Creating an Authentic Life, where he reveals a deceptively simple and highly practical method of approaching and processing life's challenging events before they become disruptive---resulting in more time, happiness, freedom, productivity, abundance, and fulfillment in your life. Michael inspires  people to master their inner conversation and approach life with a sense of wonder, inspired action, creativity, joy, and hope.

Meet LeRoy

I am LeRoy Malouf, founder, developer and owner of Energetic Well Being™, the Energetic Well Being Process^© (EWBP), and the Essentials, Proficiency, and Advanced Workshops, Home Study Programs, and Webinars.

My Mission is to enable and teach natural health, wellness, vitality, mindfulness, and presence for all ages.  My goal is to help people learn how to get stronger and more fit in all ways: physical, mental, emotional, psychological, psychic, and spiritual. I strive to help myself and clients make ongoing dramatic and positive differences in our lives and those of others, enabling us to keep discovering the path to our true Essence, Soul, Spirit, and Oneness with Source.

A key event that has guided my life’s work was a powerful spiritual experience in college.   I learned that I had reality and unreality reversed. I thought reality was inner pain, self-judgment, lack of confidence, fear of others, and struggle to move forward. I discovered that real life is joy, peace, love, power, perception, and being one with a tremendous flow of love, grace, and peace…and I decided I wanted to live this powerful reality every day!

I am an Applied Behavioral Scientist, certified in many consulting and training programs and processes. I have been a Multidisciplinary Consultant, Coach, and Instructor since 1961. I am a Certified Practitioner and former Instructor of Yuen Method^© Full Spectrum Living, and have also studied under Agnes Sanford in Schools of Pastoral Care, Jeff Krock, Keith Varnum through his Vision Quests and Dream Workshops, and Matrix Energetics, just to name a few. I have a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and an M.S. in Managerial Behavior, Managerial Economics and Controllership from MIT’s Alfred Sloan School of Management. My post-graduate work was at the Sloan School on Organization Modeling, Design, Development, and Change.

I have been married to my wife, Toni, for over 60 years, and we live on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on a small farm.  Toni is a shepherd and fiber farmer, and produces yarns for weavers and knitters.  She raises sheep, llamas, alpacas, and goats. I work with clients in person at my home office, on the phone, and on Skype (see the Services page for more information).

KNOWING AND LIVING YOUR PURPOSE

A Practical Guide to Being the ‘Real’ You Everyday

By LeROY MALOUF

Remember times when you had “aha” experiences and discovered new insights and perspectives? LeRoy Malouf and others use the methods described in this book to make ongoing dramatic and positive difference in their own lives and those of others.  The Energetic Well Being Process^© isn’t magic, but it’s definitely magical!  These processes make such experiences normal and frequent instead of occasional and seemingly random.  You will learn methods for:

~ Shifting away from struggling with symptoms such as pain, dis-ease, aging, and self-negation

~ Living in an increasingly positive state of improvement and regeneration

~ Expanding capabilities and possibilities

~ Loving and accepting yourself

~ Remembering and living in your natural state of love, joy, productivity, prosperity, and harmony

~ Getting stronger and more fit in all ways

~ Unfolding your truth and wellness

~ Discovering the joyful treasure that is you

~ These proven methods help you make quantum improvements in your life!

Dr. Munson has been practicing for over 20 years as a Wellness Chiropractor. Before attending chiropractic school he worked in his parent’s health food store from the age of 10 until 21. All told Dr. Munson has been working in the healthcare world for over 30 years. Dr. Munson has post graduate training in nutrition response testing, Morphogenic Field technique, Hormone balancing and a Certification in Addictionology. He is a family man who enjoys spending time with his wife Jeanne and their two kids Raven and Silas. The Munson family also enjoys hiking and biking and Dr. Munson and his wife Jeanne have a passion for sports and play soccer and volleyball together. The Munsons love to read and homeschool their children.

You can reach Dr. Munson at 360-893-8586 or munson@ortingchiro.net

My favorite saying is, 'Find Your Bliss!' That's what I've been doing as I write my Ocean Depths series. It's fun, like reading one of my favorite novels as it unfolds before me. I want to entertain my intended audience and take them out of their world into the fantasy fiction one I've created. My hope for humanity is that we can find our bliss and be good to one another and our planet along the way no matter what belief systems we adhere too or what governments we live under. Is that simplistic? Yes, but often times the simpler an idea is, the easier it is to implement.

I enjoy nature, the ocean, my family/friends and animal friends and discovering new ideas. Educating myself in different disciplines is a joy of mine. Take the time to learn and become, the rewards are incredible! As human beings, let's start out on our chosen journey, work hard at it, and along the way we will find our bliss!

Lettice McCoy is a Rain International Partner and Founding Member.Rain International is the first and world leader in nutritional supplements based on seeds. After Lettice tried the first seed product 2 ½ years ago, she had to be part of sharing Rain’s cutting edge seed nutrition with the world. For over 25 years, Lettice has used a wide range of natural products such as vitamins, Chinese herbs and Homeopathy. She has been involved with lifestyles like those based on Macrobiotics, blood types and raw foods. Seed nutrition can be a complimentary addition to the lives of virtually everyone from children, athletes to the elderly. During these past 2 ½ years with Rain International, Lettice has added a number of non-GMO, organic seeds to her daily regime for the anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and antioxidant benefits and more. Lettice McCoy is a Presenter and Speaker, as well as a Rain International Partner and Founding Member, letticem@icloud.com, (253) 651-3878

Cindy Sharp is a quirky, rule breaker, change maker and a light to all that know her - her moving stories of being born with a rare birth defect, wealthy at times, abused, homeless at 17, on occasion very rebellious and eventually self-loved. She shines a bright light in a fun filled loving way in all her talks; she loves to sprinkle her stories in her teachings. One thing she learned along the way was that never giving up, moving forward and laughing was the journey to find herself, spirit and her true calling, healing businesses.  Cindy spent 20-years’ experience in the corporate world as a successful coach and trainer. She is an author, speaker, radio host, laughter yoga leader and spiritual business coach.

Joan Mellen, Author and Professor, Temple University

JOAN MELLEN is a professor of English and creative writing at Temple University in Philadelphia. She is the author of twenty-two books, ranging from film criticism to fiction, sports, true crime, Latin American studies and biography. Her early work was about the cinema. Her “Women and Their Sexuality in the New Film” published in 1974, was a landmark work in feminist studies. Larry McMurtry pronounced it “brilliant” in his “Washington Post” review. Her study of the image of women in film was followed by the companion study, “Big Bad Wolves: Masculinity in the American Cinema.” Her book about “The Battle of Algiers,” written in 1972, has been quoted widely in connection with the events of 9/11.

In 1972, she was awarded a prize by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper organization in Japan. This led her to write five books about Japan, including “The Waves at Genji’s Door: Japan through Its Cinema,” 1976. Her 1981 novel, “Natural Tendencies,” is set in Japan. More recently, she has written two books about Japanese film for the British Film Institute, “Seven Samurai” (2002) and “In the Realm of the Senses” (2004).

She is also a biographer. Both “Kay Boyle: Author of Herself” (1994) and “Hellman and Hammett” (1996) were “New York Times” Notable Books of the year. “Hellman and Hammett” was also a finalist for the “Los Angeles Times” book prize.

She has written for a variety of publications such as the “New York Times,” the “Los Angeles Times,” and the “Philadelphia Inquirer, including the “Baltimore Sun” where she is a frequent contributor. She has also lectured widely at universities and festivals, including, twice at the Harbourfront International Festival of Authors and, most recently, during the summer of 2005 at the Shaw festival in Niagara-On-The-Lake.

In 2004, she was awarded one of Temple University’s coveted “Great Teacher” awards for outstanding achievement, in particular in the graduate program in creative writing.

Joan Mellen lives in Pennington, New Jersey. 

About Joan's new book...

Faustian Bargains: Lyndon Johnson and Mac Wallace in the Robber Baron Culture of Texas

by Joan Mellen

Born in Cleveland, Ohio

Family relocated here in 1998

Attended University of Denver

Graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2004 with a degree major in business and minor in finance

Spent my "previous life" in the mortgage business right out of high school before starting a career in the investment world in early 2003

Now owns and runs Dress For Less Clothiers at 3045 S Broadway in Englewood.  This store had a proud 30-year history before Michael bought it in July of 2013, having been opened originally in June of 1986.

 Michael has taken that icon of the community, developed and improved, refined and redesigned, tweaked and lovingly nurtured it into what it is today – a force of nature in the men’s clothing market.