My name is Brian Ellis.  Much like many other veterans, I was compelled to join the military after the September 11th attacks on New York and the Pentagon. On December 20th, 2001, I proudly raised my right hand and enlisted in the Florida Army National Guard as an 11 bravo Infantryman. I attended The Army’s Infantry School at Fort Benning, GA, from March 11th to June 14th of 2002. After completing infantry school, I proudly became part of the 53rd Infantry Brigade and assigned to C Company, 2-124 Infantry, out of Orlando Florida. However, my return to civilian life was short-lived because on December 24, 2002, I was activated by the Florida Army National Guard and ordered to report to the armory on December 26th for my first deployment. By January first, the unit was sent to Fort Stewart, GA for pre-mobilization training.

By the end of February 2003, the unit was sent to the country of Jordan for the Invasion of Iraq. During my deployment, C Company, 2-124 Infantry was attached to 5th Group Special Forces ODA 571 as quick reaction force, pilot recovery, POW processing, security and general support for our first mission. When our mission in the Iraqi desert and Jordan was over, we were all sent to Baghdad and attached to many other units. Our missions included, force protection, patrolling the streets of Baghdad and the Tigris River. On September 8, 2003, I was injured and medevacked out of Baghdad; I was sent to Landstuhl Medical Facility in Germany. From there I reported to Fort Stewart’s Medical hold battalion until I was rehabilitated and released from active duty.

After release, my injury forced me to re-class, so I left the infantry in 2006 and moved from unit to unit until December 2007 until my contract was up. Instead of reenlisting I took a short break from the military and went into the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). However, by April of 2008, I found myself talking to a recruiter and decided to join an Army Reserves aviation unit as a Blackhawk mechanic. Shortly after my MOS training at Fort Eustis, VA, I began my flight training as a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief in a newly formed Medevac unit. On Oct 20th 2011, my unit mobilized to Fort Hood, TX then to western Afghanistan where we were attached to the First Cavalry Division and the 12th Combat Action brigade for Medevac support. My platoon ended up in northwestern part of Afghanistan called Bala Murghab on Forward operating base (FOB) BMG. For the next nine months, I flew over 50 Medevac missions.

Although I finished my deployment in Afghanistan, I returned home somewhat lost and physically broken. I suffered from extreme chronic pain and loneliness that caused bouts of alcoholism, isolation, and self-destruction. Thanks to the hard work of the men and woman of the Tampa VA hospital’s Center for Post Deployment and Education (CPHE), I am in recovery from alcoholism, and the effects of PTSD are manageable. However, I am still working on my progress to better my  quality of life.

During my time at the VA, I was asked by a member of the CPHE  to develop a program that would help other veterans’ transition and recover from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from a veteran’s point of view. I began my program in April of 2015, at the time, the CPHE had between 20 to 30 patients enrolled; the program I put together lasted 22 weeks and included groups and one on one mentoring sessions under the supervision of licensed mental health practitioners. The program was a success, both veterans and VA Peer Specialists utilized the program to help veterans.

In all, I spent over 700 hours volunteering as a Recovery coach at the Tampa VA.  After obtaining my State of Florida Peer Specialist certification in October of 2016, I begin working for the Society of St Vincent de Paul. As a veteran Peer Mentor and homeless outreach specialist. 90 percent of my time was spent calling shelters, walking in the woods and combing streets to locate homeless veterans. During this time, I learned more about people in a raw environment and why they end up homeless and walk away from society. It is my goal to become a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a military culture awareness trainer in the near future. My drive is from my own experiences, I truly believe that properly trained and educated veterans are the most qualified to help the veteran population and their family ease the pain of transition and recovery.

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TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW GROUP

'THE MARK STEIN PROJECT'

Mark Stein’s legacy spans over five decades, and he has influenced some of the most well-known rock bands and musicians. Mark Stein is known as the voice, keyboardist and music arranger of the classic rock band Vanilla Fudge. Mark first founded Vanilla Fudge in 1966 at the age of 18 with members Tim Bogert, Vinny Martell, and Carmine Appice.

His new group, The Mark Stein Project continues to share his music, passion and stories. The Mark Stein Project is a true classic rock experience! Performing the hit songs of all the great artists he’s worked with, backed by a hand-picked, exciting array of young talent that kicks ass!!!

The Mark Stein Project features:

*Mark Stein: Vocals/Keyboards

(Vanilla Fudge, Dave Mason, Alice Cooper, Carl Palmer, Tommy Bolin)

*Mark Hitt: Guitar/Vocals

(Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), John Entwistle, Brian Johnson of AC/DC, The Tubes)

*Jordan Steinberg: Bass/Vocals

*Charlie Zeleny: Drums

(Joe Lynn Turner from Rainbow/Deep Purple, Derek St. Holmes, Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater)

Touted by critics as one of the great voices in Rock—alongside of Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner—The Mark Stein Project is a night of great music & storytelling. Discover a place where a song leads to a story, and a story leads to a song. More than just a singer/musician, Stein is a skilled entertainer, with the talent and charisma to take the crowd along for a wonderful ride of the classic rock experience.

Stein has shared whiskey with Janis Joplin, sung with Michael Jackson, toured with Jimi Hendrix, and witnessed the dawn of Led Zeppelin. His firsthand storytelling that reflects on the history of rock gives the audience a “You are There” feeling that can only be told by someone who has lived it.

The debut album: Vanilla Fudge was the first of its kind to reach the top 10 on Billboard charts without a hit single. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” was released one year later and went to #1 on most radio playlists, both in America and all over the World! The psychedelic symphonic rock sound of the band was spearheaded by the Hammond organ & vocal style of Mark Stein. “The Fudge” have been heralded by critics as the doorway between pop music and Progressive Rock. Bands including Deep Purple, Yes, Uriah Heep and even Led Zeppelin have said that Vanilla Fudge had a profound influence on them.

Rolling Stone magazine wrote: “There was nothing, even in 1967, like the 10-ton shock of this Long Island quartet’s cover of the Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On, with the lava-flow sustain of Mark Stein’s Hammond organ…”

Stein has toured and/or recorded, and appeared throughout his career with Dave Mason, Tommy Bolin, Alice Cooper, The Doors, Deep Purple, Rod Stewart, Carl Palmer (in a tribute to Keith Emerson), and Michael Jackson.

The Mark Stein Project will be releasing a new EP & Video to be released in 2018; stay tuned for more details.

For more information and concert dates visit  ...

http://www.mark-stein.com/

https://www.facebook.com/markstein.vf/

http://www.vanillafudge.com/main.htm

https://www.facebook.com/VanillaFudgeOfficialSite/

Richard Gordon Discovers Proof of Energetic Interconnectivity and Impact on Matter Through Experiments Anyone Can Do

When Richard Gordon was evolving the acclaimed Quantum-Touch healing technique that today is practiced by 1,400 certified practitioners around the globe in 50 countries, doctors were saying it was impossible to permanently align the occipital bone at the base of the skull and “pelvic torsion”—twisted hips where one is higher than the other. Let alone do it without manipulating the patient! Yet, it became readily apparent that Gordon’s Quantum-Touch methodology could do just that.

Now, that easy-to-learn, seemingly-miraculous correction has opened an astonishing doorway on the Nature of Matter. Gordon demonstrated he could pass this healing energy from person to person or from object to object, using a series of simple experiments that anyone could do by following the directions in his newest book The Secret Nature of Matter.

Richard Gordon is considered a pioneer in the field of energy medicine, with more than 40 years of experience. He is the author of four best-selling books, now published in 17 languages. Gordon attended the Christos School of Natural Medicine, had been on faculty at Heartwood Institute and the Holistic Health Institute. With certified practitioners of his work in over 50 countries, Richard’s work was praised by Dr. C. Norman Shealy (founding President of the American Holistic Medical Association) as “The first technique that may truly allow us all to become healers.”

Richard is the bestselling author of Quantum-Touch: The Power to Heal, now published in 17 languages, and Your Healing Hands – The Polarity Experience, available in 10 languages.

Mark Field, a US Navy veteran, is the editor and publisher of "National Veterans Magazine." 

Mark served in submarines for eight years in the Navy (1981-1989). He has worked in the mortgage banking business for two decades, and won the award as Mortgage Loan Originator of the Year for 2017 from the Arizona Real Estate Journal.

He is active in supporting many programs for veterans in Arizona as well as the entire country. As just a few examples of his many achievements:

In 2015, Mark was selected as the Veteran Small Business Champion by the US Small Business Administration for both the State of Arizona and the entire 11 state western region.

In 2010, he started a Homeless Veterans Clothing Drive which resulted in a tremendous amount of clothing donated to both US Vets and The MANA House.

In 2011, he established a Veterans Job Creation Program to give former homeless veterans work delivering door hangers. He put over 20 former homeless veterans to work from The MANA House.

In 2012, he created a Veterans Hiring Program for Tiffany Construction and the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station to hire veterans for security work. He hired, trained and managed 10 veterans to work at numerous construction sites. Tiffany Construction and APS received an award from the Arizona Department of Veterans Services.

Charmaine Hammond has been in the business of transforming lives and raising dreams for more than 25 years.   This former Correctional Officer (yup!  She worked in jails) and Corporate Dispute Resolution Expert now travels the world teaching the principles of collaboration, partnership and sponsorship. Her clients are having tremendous success securing their own partners and sponsors as a result of Charmaine's teachings and programs. 

As a bestselling author (of 5 books & featured in 6 others), and CSP™ (Certified Speaking Professional) she has had tremendous success in finding corporate sponsors to fund her speaking and book projects/events/tours including her printing, graphic design, venues, travel, media, technology, hotels, even  her pet food and dog poop bags!  She has developed sponsorship relationships with more than 40 sponsors and 60 business partners.

Her recent speaking and book tour, Million Acts of Kindness, involved a 14,000 KM tour in a 32 foot sponsored motor home, hotels sponsored for the team, and more than 40 businesses and retail chains raising funds in their stores/businesses to support  this movement…..A Million Acts of Kindness.  She has helped her clients secure cash sponsorship, get their clothes, travel, event needs and more sponsored through the power of relationships and collaboration.  

Today Charmaine will teach you how to find corporate sponsors to fuel your business and raise your dream!

Maresha Donna Ducharme is the founder and resident teacher of The Sanctuary, a non-profit, charitable organization. Her commitment to help each individual realize peace, health, and well-being in life, are the foundation of her teaching. She has been inspiring people to realize the sources of healing and peace, which exist within each one of us for over 35 years. Her vision to help people become empowered by living in conscious connection to the Divine, and to create health and joy in living is expressed in the creation of The Sanctuary.

Maresha holds degrees in Teaching, Education, Wholistic and Macrobiotic Counseling, and Energy Medicine. Her background and experience in spiritual and theological training is diverse. She has held a teaching ministry for the last 30 years. Maresha is a keeper of the sweat lodge, has trained extensively in Eastern Medicine, and in 1984 she was initiated into the Kundalini Shaktipat tradition. In 2000, she established The Sanctuary. The Sanctuary is ecumenical and open to all faiths and traditions and which finds the common bond of universal truths held at the heart of all faiths, and traditions.

Maresha is the founder and resident teacher of The Snow Dragon Sanctuary, a non-profit, charitable organization. Her commitment to help each individual realize peace, health, and well-being in life is the foundation of her teaching. For more than 35 years, she has been inspiring others to realize the sources of healing and peace which exist within each one of us. Her vision is to help people become empowered by living in conscious connection to the Divine, thereby create health and joy in living as expressed in the creation of The Sanctuary.

Maresha holds degrees in teaching, education, holistic and macrobiotic counseling, and energy medicine. Her background and experience in spiritual and theological training is diverse, and she has participated in a teaching ministry for the last 30 years. Maresha is a fire keeper of the sweat lodge, has trained extensively in Eastern medicine, and, in 1984, was initiated into the Kundalini Shaktipat tradition. In 2000, she established The Sanctuary, a mountaintop retreat open to all faiths and traditions and dedicated to the healing of humankind’s body, mind and spirit.

The depth of experience within The Sanctuary is truly unique. Whether you attend a Sunday Service, go on a healing retreat, or have an individual consultation, as you step through the door you will enter the Sanctuary of your soul.

I am Daniel Jacobs, a native of S. California, currently residing in the Greater Seattle area of Washington State.  

For 25 years, I worked as a Bio-Energy and Rehab Bodyworker---owning and operating two Multi-Therapist Clinics on the Eastside of Lake Washington.  My main focus during that time was treating personal injuries, chronic stress, and working with people who were going through intense life transitions. Throughout that career, I built a healthy interface with the Professional Healing Community - clearly articulating the benefits of Hands-On and Bio-Energy Techniques as bold, innovative modalities for healing and personal wellness.    

In 1991, I opened myself to the Spiritual Process of Conscious Channeling---having encountered a Soul Group of Energies who called themselves “The Reconnections.”  I bought a small laptop computer and began focusing my innate writing talents on bringing through a host of Articles and Transmissions dealing with the New Paradigm of Universal Oneness, Multidimensionality, Planetary and Physical Body Changes, Ascension, Astral Travel, and a number of other subjects.  You can find my work at the link below, and am also on Facebook!

http://www.reconnections.net/index2.htm

Toni has memories of channeling from early childhood, although at that time she had no idea that she was channeling or what channeling was. One of the houses Toni grew up in had earthbound spirits in it, or as her mother would say, "There are ghosts in this house." Toni wasn't really sure exactly what that meant, but she know she would not reach into one of the closets because there was "something icky" in there.

Throughout Toni's life she continued to Channel, unknowingly. She would tell someone something, usually a warning, out of the blue. She never questioned or really even thought about the fact that some odd and random statement would just come out of her mouth, but neither did anyone else?

During Toni's careers her intuition helped her a great deal. She always knew what to say and when to say it. How to guide people and answer their questions. While helping friends with their new businesses she could give them pages of ideas, even if she didn't know anything about that type of business.

In 2002 Toni moved into a house with a lot of earthbound spirits, I mean a lot! This is when it gets interesting as Toni purchased this house and couldn't just move. Toni could see the spirits as well as the Angels and Light Workers that helped her. Toni was guided on how to "Free Spirits" or help them go home. Some of the spirits, not so eager to go home, needed healing before they could go. This was part of the beginning of the journey for the rest of Toni's life.

Toni suffered another near death experience and as a result had to change careers. The first step was when a message therapist introduced her to Re-connective Healing, The massage therapist said "I do this healing work" and Toni blurted out "I'm supposed to do this work, tell me where I can learn it". The next step was when Toni was watching Oprah and Brien Weiss was on, she instantly knew she was supposed to become a hypnotist.

During healing and hypnosis sessions Toni would channel messages to her clients. These messages would just come out. Most of the clients came back with more questions.

Toni's Healing abilities improved and became stronger, she is able to heal simply by looking at clients. She uses this gift often when she is out and sees people distressed or struggling. She also uses this healing with some clients when she is channeling, As the Light beings/Angels come in and Toni is answering questions, she is looking at the client and healing is taking place.