Ed Rubenstein, Ph.D. is the Director of Education and Professional Training Programs for Heart Based Institute. He is also a licensed psychologist who has been at the forefront of the human potential field for over 30 years.

Ed received his Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Florida State University, and holds a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling from Florida State University, a Masters in Psychology from Radford University, and a Masters in Spiritual Studies from Goddard College.

Over the course of his career, he has worked with a multiplicity of client populations and has conducted workshops and trainings for federal, city and county agencies as well as university, hospital, non-profit, corporate, and community settings.

Ed’s focus within psychology is on a heart based approach and its impact on the psychological and relational well-being of his diverse clientele. His transformative approach to psychology demonstrates a natural way for developing resiliency, emotional management, and for building positive relationships.

Facilitating professional workshops internationally, Ed shares his insights and in-depth knowledge about living a heart-centered life, supported by tools and approaches that contribute to a deeper experience of personal fulfillment.

He has successfully presented workshops at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Pan American World Health Organization (PAHO), and other agencies.

MARK LAISURE, DOROTHY DONAHUE, FILIPPO VOLTAGGIO

Mark Laisure

Mark Laisure is a venture strategist, speaker and oneness coach. Mark speaks and teaches on various topics related to Personal Transformation such as; “Reinstalling Happiness” “Business is not Business, it’s Personal” and “Greening your Mind.” At the core of his presentations, he focuses on the science and understanding that we are energetic beings and we are connected at heart.

Dorothy Lee Donahue

Dorothy Lee Donahue’s journey to LIFE CHANGES was a difficult but necessary one for her to become who she is now and what she now does in the world. Scholastically tested and recognized as a genius as a child, Dorothy also had strong intuitive gifts and she felt misunderstood and underappreciated in a “look good,” “proper” traditional Texas family…

Filippo Voltaggio

Filippo Voltaggio, Author, Speaker, Life Coach, and TV and Radio Host, has incorporated the years of experience from being in front of, behind and on the little screen, the big screen and live stages into every thing he does. His passion has become incorporating all his gifts and using them for the good of many. From his singing, writing, hosting or one on ones to many on ones, Filippo brings it all together to create a unique experience all his own for all to make their own.

FRANCESCO DICOSMO

Having been influenced by a musical family, I began singing at age five & I started teaching myself bass at age fourteen when I was inspired by various artists in Rock, Blues, R&B, Funk, Fusion, Jazz and Progressive Rock. I studied music theory with Schuyler Collins from the Berkley School of Music, and voice with master vocal technician Nikki Cukor in New York. I started playing bass and singing professionally at 15 for several top drawing bands in the Northeastern Pennsylvania & east coast club circuits. The bands Black Water, Quest and Rogue were some of the best vocal intensive Rock show bands that I had the opportunity to cut my teeth with in the NorthEast.

I then moved on to Los Angeles, to further pursue my music career. I was one of the top ten bass players picked by

BILLY SHEEHAN for the MUSICIANS INSTITUTE Scholarship Contest. I then attended the world renowned school, graduating at the top of the class with the

M.I. VOCATIONAL HONORS AWARD & the HUMAN RELATIONS AWARD in 1995.

This led me to assistant teaching and private instruction at M.I. for the next 2 years. Reputation and experience led me to audition for

STEVE VAI, DWEEZIL ZAPPA, the NEW RADICALS, VONDA SHEPPARD and MEGADETH’S, amazing guitarist CHRIS POLAND,

with whom I joined the eclectic, dark, Alt-Rock band,

MUMBO’S BRAIN, and with whom I co-wrote & recorded the instrumental Rock/Funk/Jazz/Fusion record called,

“ CHASING THE SUN ”.

Having caught the attention of label exec Fred Brown at Warner Bros, I was referred to work with,

STAN WHITTAKER, former guitarist/vocalist for PETER GABRIEL and famous Prog-Rock band HAPPY THE MAN, with whom formed the Prog/Pop/Rock band

SPIRIT NOISE with my bro & drummer RICO DICOSMO.

Since then I’ve played with Warner Bros recording artist,

TRACY DAWN, alternative L.A. Indie rock band, PUSH

and played bass on co-produced and arranged an album for Ft. Worth, Texas singer/songwriter.

ELIZABETH WILLS with producer CHRIS VAN TASSELL. I recorded and co-produced an EP with the band

SPECTRUM/WORLDS APART with producer BARRY FAZMAN, recorded the album

“ CONFESSIONS ” with the band JADED, and recorded the album

” GOOD VIBRATIONS ” with L.A.’s Rock/Reggae/Rap/Pop Band SHAKA BUKU. I also wrote and recorded songs with

JAMIE GREEN (named by L.A. Music Awards as Best Unsigned Artist) for her new album ” TRUCE “. And then recorded the hit album:

“FALLEN” by, EVANESCENCE, with producer DAVE FORTMAN

of which the single,

“BRING ME TO LIFE” and was #1 on BILLBOARD’S MODERN ROCK CHART for several weeks.

“ FALLEN “ also won 2 GRAMMY AWARDS for

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE & BEST NEW ARTIST at the

46TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS in 2004 & for which I recieved

two Grammy Certifications for.

“ FALLEN “ sold over 14 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE. (More @ Grammy.com) Two tracks from ” FALLEN ” also made it on the soundtrack of the comic book movie ” DAREDEVIL” .

Recently, I’ve had the honor & priveledge of spending the last 2 years as the new bassist for the Quintessential Classic Rock Band,

THIN LIZZY, playing with world class guitarist/vocalist JOHN SYKES, amazing original Thin Lizzy guitarist SCOTT GORHAM, and Drumming legend, TOMMY ALDRIDGE. Its been a total blast playing the awesome songs and bass lines of the late great

PHIL LYNOTT ! ! !

Last year I also had the priveledge of doing some gigs in Russia with one of my fav singers of all time, BOBBY KIMBALL of TOTO,

with my friends and killer musicians JAY GORE on guitar,

ALEX ALESSANDRONI on Keys & ROBIN DIMAGGIO on Drums!

I’ve recently done a record with San Diego singer/songwriter

ROB CARONA & recorded the awesome CD “THIS IS THE LIFE”.

MOST RECENTLY I’ve teamed up with TTM GUITARS from Palm Desert CA and am designing a NEW LINE of 4, 5 and 6 STRING BASS GUITARS with unique design features. Protoypes are now being built with working models to be expected later this year.

JACQUELINE COOPER

VISUAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Jacqueline is co-founder of Edge Visual.

She has been creating world class imagery for movies, TV, commercials, music videos and live events for decades, since earning her BA in Film from UC Santa Cruz.

Her clients span the world’s top studios such as ILM, Digital Domain, and MPC, for countless blockbuster movies like “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows II,” “Tron,” and “Jurassic World.”

EDWARD DAWSON-TAYLOR

TECHNICAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Edward is co-founder of Edge Visual.

He is a Senior CG artist for major motion pictures, TV, and live events.  Clients include ILM, Disney and Digital Domain on Blockbusters such as “Jurassic World” and “Jungle Book.”

Edward is also co-founder of the successful world touring immersive show “The Sancho Plan,” who performed in front of large audiences worldwide, as well as creating big installations for ARS Electronica, Siggraph and more.  Recently winner of the Microsoft Hololens Visual Design Award for creating an experience in augmented reality.  in his previous career Edward has also been LEAD Software Architect for large multinational clients such as Great Man Made River, Deloitte and Touche, and Iron Mountain.

KING JAMES (JAMES GOLDING)

“As a kid I remember there was nothing inside my father’s store that did not glitter. The jeans, the shirts, the walls and the people. Silver lights and music played continuously, and there was no telling what stars popped in for his sexy jeans, which fit like a second skin.”

My father is Peter Golding AKA “the Eric Clapton of denim”, the fashion designer, beat traveler and musician who created the ‘stretch denim jean” back in the 1970’s.

His clothing store ACE on London’s King’s Road was described at the time as the “hottest store in the world” and dressed a generation of rock stars, actors, lords, punks and ultra glamorous models. Kings Road was city slick and chic, with cutting edge music, art and fashion heritage. It was the heart of the British rock and punk explosion and later 80’s new wave romantic expression.

KINGS ROAD

“Growing up in this influential backdrop it was inevitable that I would grab an electric guitar and start my adventures in rock music.”

I soon found myself singing and playing guitar at Ace Chelsea house jams, parties and later at venues with childhood heroes such as Robert Plant, Steve Marriott and Taj Mahal.

Embracing new challenges In the 90’s I started working with “Absolutely Fabulous” PR guru Lynne Franks promoting top designers at the height of British fashion explosion like Jean Paul Gaultier, Katharine Hamnett and John Richmond.

In a fast moving 21st century creative whirlwind, I was recording albums, managing live music programmes at the legendary Café de Paris with the late Prince, Van Morrison and Led Zeppelin’s Page and Plant and party like there was no tomorrow.

Everything was spiraling out of control and the more I was biting into life the more it was escaping me. I had to stop.

CALIFORNIA. 

“I packed my bags left London and arrived with just a suitcase of dreams my vintage Gibson Les Paul and an old golden silk scarf. Although ripped and torn the scarf was a treasure piece crystallizing the essence of my life heritage and experiences from days gone by.”

During a break from recording an album in London I visited my mother in LA and immediately felt an irrepressible desire to find myself again in the pan pacific Californian landscape.

I became known as “The guy with the golden scarf”. And that’s exactly where I started again.

To “Live Regally” is to reach that reservoir of grace and courage that lies in the depths of our hearts. As we try to find our equilibrium on the tightrope of these tumultuous times it may be the compass that determines whether we get through to the other side in one piece or fall miserably into the abyss.

An internationally recognized psychic medium, Frank Chodl identifies himself a healer and a teacher. A psychic is a seer who can see events that have happened in the past (clairvoyant), see thing as they are happening while not physically being at the same place (telepathic), and/or see things that will happen in the future (precognitive). A medium is a go-between; the conduit for interaction between persons living on this plane of existence and those who have died. “Yes, I speak to dead people. Or, more accurately, they speak to me and I translate for them.” A healer helps others to find that place within their selves where they can mend body, mind, and spirit. As a teacher with two Masters Degrees in Education, Frank shares insights with others in order to help them realize their own knowledge and skills.

Since he first became aware of his abilities when he was only eight years old, Frank has been delivering profoundly accurate and meaningful messages for people around the world. He has been observed by psychologists, parapsychologists, and paranormal investigators and has done readings for individuals and groups in private homes, historic inns and hotels, battlefields, cemeteries, the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, the Anasazi ruins in Colorado, Mayan ruins in the jungles of the Yucatan, and islands in the Bermuda Triangle.

Now he shares his experiences and insights with you so that you might gain a better understanding of your own path.