CHRIS BENNETT

Singer, Pianist, Composer

CHRIS BENNETT, one of America’s premier entertainers and artists, has released SAIL AWAY: The TAHITI SESSIONS, her 11th studio CD recording, securing a revered place as one of an intimate handful of successors to Peggy Lee, June Christy, Shirley Horn, Anita O’Day and the classic American female jazz vocalists. “She’s divine”, raves Sandy Shore, of Smooth Jazz Radio, “her crystal clear voice, jazzy phrasing, and dynamic range has placed her in a small handful of the legends before her.”

At times a stylist and, more often, the singer of self-composed music and lyrics, she is always a genuine artist in performance A lifetime of entertaining combined with a disciplined regimen of daily practice and consistent training is evident in masterful live performances and timeless studio recordings. 
Like songbirds Helen Morgan, June Christy and Anita O’Day, Bennett is originally from Illinois, where she grew up on a musical diet of Big Band melodies and Broadway show tunes. A love of performing lead to a passion for dance and, while in high school, she opened a dance studio at the age of 14. Bennett danced her way through college majoring in dance education and performance and, soon after, headed to UCLA and California to pursue her musical dreams.

With a dancer’s skills and a vocalist’s talent, Bennett was selected by Jim Nabors to join his Las Vegas revue which toured cross-country. Performing onstage every night in new venues, playing to fresh audiences in different cities, Bennett gained the confidence and experience of a seasoned professional. Soon, she would go on tour to headline her own shows across the globe. From choreographing her dancers to selecting the repertoire of her band, Bennett incorporated contemporary pop covers and jazz standards in her shows. She also cultivated a new passion: songwriting.

By her mid-twenties, Bennett was already a well-traveled woman and, certainly, a vocalist of the world. While on tour in Germany, she was scouted and hand- picked by multi-Grammy and multi-Academy Award winning composer/producer Giorgio Moroder to join the popular disco group Munich Machine. He chose Bennett to be the lead vocalist for their sophomore album which would contain a dance version of the Procol Harum rock classic A Whiter Shade of Pale. Bennett not only recorded the entire album, she also posed for the groundbreaking cover art. Bennett’s runway model’s body and movie star looks caused an international sensation and made for one of the highest charting and highest grossing disco albums of 1978.

A full fledged dance music diva under the guidance of Moroder, Bennett was signed to Casablanca Records as a songwriter and recording artist. She recorded as one half of Giorgio & Chris for the only duet album of Moroder’s entire career, Love’s In You, Love’s In Me. Her distinctly clear voice and high range also backed up some of Donna Summer’s biggest hits, most notably the certified Gold single Heaven Knows and the number one certified Platinum Live & More album. Bennett again made international headlines when the song she co-wrote and sang the theme from Midnight Express was nominated for a Grammy.

By the 1980s, Chris Bennett had established herself as a successful singer, songwriter and producer, occasionally singing back-up for Rita Coolidge and Johnny Mathis. Her songs were being recorded by the likes of Tina Turner and The Manhattan Transfer. She co-wrote and co-produced for The Three Degrees, the final Munich Machine album Body Shine and the Suzi Lane album Ooh La La. She also played a key role in producing and writing with up-and-coming Grammy-award winning Blues artist Keb Mo.

In the 1990s, Bennett reflected on her career as an accomplished singer, noteworthy producer, and popular songwriter. Having performed for others behind the scenes primarily throughout the 1980s, she made a promise to return to the recording studio and the concert stage, this time, for herself. It would also be a return to her first musical love: jazz.

A self titled CD release in 1993 marked the welcome return of Chris Bennett as lead vocalist. Utilizing the talents of celebrity musicians and introducing new artists, Bennett specialized in creating a musical experience of self composed pieces, some jazz classics, and a contemporary cover or two. The success of her debut jazz CD led to a series of future releases that capitalized on this combination. Jazz magazines critically praised her, noting “after a successful career as a background performer, it is a pleasure to welcome Chris Bennett to center stage.”

Since then, Bennett has been a staple of Jazz radio programmers and Music TV stations everywhere.

The success of her concerts, CD sales, and consistent critical triumphs have led to sold-out performances throughout Europe, New York supper clubs and Chicago cabarets. At home in Los Angeles, she continues to be a popular solo artist, but also keeps busy in her studio on the Venice Canals producing demos for a new Broadway show and recording tracks for a new “super-group” made up of Chris Bennett, Pattie Brooks, Suzi Lane, and Billie Kaman, called CLUB MAJESTIC, and featuring songs like YOUNG BOYS AND IT’S RAINING MEN, to be released in discos worldwide this summer. 
Chris Bennett has 11 CDs available which include a Christmas Jazz CD, a Latin Jazz CD, and all girl CD called Girl Talk, two live CDs recorded in Berlin, and an import-only live CD released in 2004.

A humanitarian of the first order, she has also co-written and recorded a song in memory of the Holocaust survivors, Remember, as well as a song in support of marriage equality, Everybody Has The Right. Chris and fellow Disco Diva, Pattie Brooks, are currently performing the song at Marriage Equality events and their rousing dance anthem is charting on I-Tunes. An outspoken artist for social change and an advocate of community activism, locally and globally, Chris is often called upon to perform in benefit of organizations such as SHARE, The Torch Foundation, HoLa, and many others.

From disco diva to jazz chanteuse, the musical journey of Chris Bennett has been the evolution of an artist come full circle. An accomplished vocalist, pianist, composer and producer, she recently added Broadway musical composer to her repertoire. 
Her live “Majestic Show” with full jazz orchestra will tour Europe this summer beginning in Berlin at the A-Trane in August and ending up in Zagreb, Croatia, on September 18th for Croatian National Television.

Her latest CD is a return to her roots as a singer-songwriter. Combining self-composed ballads and unusual jazz standards,
SAIL AWAY: THE TAHITI SESSIONS is her most powerful album to date… and her most personal.

KATO KAELIN

Laverne, Shirley, beer and Kato are four of the most famous things to come out of Milwaukee, WI.  Who else do you know that has had questions about them on Jeopardy, Who wants to be Millionaire, and The Weakest Link? The answer?  Kato!  He even has an episode about him on Beavis and Butthead. After moving out of Wisconsin, Kato attended Cal State Fullerton majoring in communications. He landed his a national commercial for Coca Cola in his first audition out of college.

Currently awaiting the release of his new line of loungewear called “Kato Potato,” Kato recently finished shooting over 140 episodes of “Filmon Presents  Kato Kaelin” and “Tailgating with Kato,” which is seen in select US cities and over 16 million homes in the United Kingdom.  In September 2014 Kato will be hosting a show for the Movie and Music channel. The show will feature all things “pop culture” and the zeitgeist.

His TV and Film credits include: Bill Maher’s HBO series, “Real Time,”  “Lopez Tonight,” “Unhappily Ever After,” “The Norm Show,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,”  “Off Hollywood,” “The View,” Comedy Central’s “Tosh.0,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Fox Reality Channel’s “Gimme My Reality Show,” “Eye for an Eye”,  National Lampoon’s Viral Videos, and  “OuttaBounds.” Kato also toured in the comedy play “The Weenie Manologues,” the male response to “The Vagina Monologues.”  He even had his own tv show called “Houseguest” on the FX Network.

You can find Kato in National commercials for Ask.com, Jack in the Box restaurants, and Trivial Pursuit games.  Kato also appears in, “National Lampoon films Dorm Daze 2” and “Ratco the Dictator’s Son”.

Kato was critically acclaimed by New Yorker Magazine for his recurring role on Showtime’s “Beggars and Choosers,” and has hosted his own radio show in Los Angeles as well as numerous shows across America.  Look for Kato hosting on XM Satellite National Lampoon Comedy Radio.

From Vanity Fair to Time Magzine, “Entertainment Tonight” to “NBC’s “The Today Show,” Kato has been featured on nearly every entertainment and news program and publication.

As a Fashion Designer, Kato Kaelin’s clothing line is called Slackerwear and has been featured on CNN, Entertainment Tonight, and Access Hollywood.

To see Kato Kaelin’s Slackerwear Clothing Line Visit https://www.slackerwear.com

Stan Mardula was born on November 25, 1948 in Tuxedo New Yok He Grew up in Sloatsburg New York with his two brothers John and Mark. He worked for Orange and Rockland Utilities in Spring Valley, New York for 32 years as Gas Serviceman, until he retired due to agent orange related health problems. He currently lives in Sun City West, Arizona with his wife Claire and they have been married for 44 years. Stan comes from a long line of family who served in the armed forces. War has affected Stan’s family for over 100 years.

Stan served in the U.S. army from September 1966 until June of 1969. In the Army he served 2 tours in Vietnam from March 18, 1967-June 4, 1969. He was with the 5th Battalion Automatic Weapons 2nd Artillery Self Propelled. He served on the M42A1 Dusters and tracked vehicles with two 40mm guns. He also served with the I battery 29th Artillery in fared search light jeeps.

John Mardula Stan’s oldest brother served in the Marine Corps from 1966-1970. He was a combat veteran who received 3 Purple Hearts and 5 air medals, the combat Air Crew wings for aerial combat and the Combat Action Ribbon for ground combat. John was crew Chief on Helicopters in Vietnam.

His Father was a Veteran of WW2 and he served in the Merchant marines from 1943-1945. His father received the Merchant Combat Bar with 2 Silver Service stars which denotes ships sunk due to enemy action.

His Father’s Brother Henry Mardula also served in the Merchant Marines with him until the ship they were on was torpedoed and sunk. Henry was wounded and his brother helped save him. After this incident they did not serve together again due to their mothers concern.

Stan’s father’s parents were from Poland and they had close relatives that served in the Austrian-Hungarian Army in WWI. Stan Also had a great uncle that was in the concentration camp at Auschwitz during WWII.

His mother was an Englishwoman who served in the Royal Air Force from 1943-1945. She lived in London and went through the Air Bombing and V1 and V2 rocket attacks from 1940-1945.

His mother’s father John Thomas Blackman (1878-1948) served in the British Army from 1914-1918 in France. While serving on the western front his brother was killed in action and his body was never found. During this time while in France his first wife died and he was left with 5 children. His eldest son John also served in the British Army in WWI. When he returned from his service, he married woman named Mary Richardson whose husband was also killed in the war. She had 5 children. They married after WWI and had 3 additional children together, Stan’s mother Ivy being one of them.

Stan planned to make the Army his career but after the second tour in Vietnam he was burned out. He was 20 years old when he was discharged and he felt like an old man. He feels a civil war began in his soul between the “old man” and the “Kid”.

The “kid” wanted to have fun and make up for the years that were lost to war. He wanted to date girls, go to college, the beach and take vacations. He wanted to have fun, meet new people his own age, buy a new car and experience the good things in life. He also wanted to be praised for serving his country and for his friends that were killed in Vietnam to be honored.

The “Old Man” was always putting a damper on things. The “Old man” questioned things to hide the pain. Stan turned to Alcohol. Stan had a few veterans he hung out with and they mostly kept to themselves, didn’t talk about the future and only lived for the day.

There was a song he identified with by Harry Nilsson called Everybody's talking at me. The lyrics “Everybody's talking at me I don't hear a word they're saying, only the echoes of my mind” really resonated with him. This was during the anti-war movement and the “Old Man” points out and says “Here is your reward for your service, demonization”. Without realizing it the “Old Man began to take control of his life. During this period in his life no one offered him any help. Stan knew something was wrong with him but he did not know what it was. He learned later in his life that he had all the classic symptoms of PTSD.

In April of 1970, he met the woman who was to become his wife. Stan’s feels she is the best thing that ever happened to him and still is. He often wishes he could go back in time and make-up for the heartache he caused the wonderful girl, who only wanted to love him with all her heart.

He married Claire in September 1971 and in 1977 they welcomed a daughter, Carrie. After years of heavy drinking, Stan went to his first AA meeting in 1978 and has not had a drink since. He says he was lucky that his two daughters never saw him drink. They welcomed their second Daughter Laura in 1979.

Stan was diagnosed with in 1992 with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from the VA and it was then, that he finally realized what is was he was dealing with and learned how to live with it. He feel it’s important for people to realize PTSD is very common, especially for those that have served or been through traumatic experiences.

This also helped Stan realize that many of his own family members suffered from PTSD as well. He remembers being told about his grandfather who had bad temper and was a raging alcoholic. His own father always kept to himself and worked constantly, had a bad temper and could not sleep well. His mother would often stay to herself and would stare at the wall for hours and suffered bouts of manic depression. She would also have night terrors where she would scream out in her sleep and never slept a lot. His Uncle Henry was like a rolling stone. Always moving around and never going anywhere. Stan feels that he and his brother were a lot alike in that they buried their pain, but then they got help for it.

Stan is the last combat veteran left in his family. The others including his brother John who died of Agent Orange related lung cancer, are all gone. He feels that due to his own experiences with his family and how the time he served in Vietnam affected him, that it’s necessary to get the word out about PTSD, and to let others know that there is help out there.

Stan served as a non-commissioned service officer for the DAV and has helped many veteran over the years get the benefits they were entitled to. Although he is no longer involved with the benefits side of things he is active in the American Legion, DAV, VFW, Vietnam Veterans of America and several other organizations to help veterans get the help and care they need.

Michael Finkelstein, MD, FACP, ABIHM, aka The Slow Medicine Doctor®, is the author of Slow Medicine: Hope and Healing for Chronic Illness, endorsed by Andrew Weil, MD and Mehmet Oz, MD. Dr. Finkelstein is the founder and medical director of SunRaven: The Home of Slow Medicine; he is an adjunct professor at SUNY Binghamton; he has been featured in top media outlets including The New York Times, CNN, and Real Simple; he has presented at leading venues including GE Corporation, Stanford University, and Omega Institute; and he blogs on the topic of Slow Medicine for The Huffington Post.

Dr. Finkelstein was trained at premier institutes for both conventional and integrative medicine – including The University of Pennsylvania, where he received both his Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Medical Degree (MD) and where he was awarded the honors of Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, and Dean’s List; and The University of Arizona College of Medicine, where Dr. Finkelstein completed an Associate Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, studying directly with integrative medicine pioneer Andrew Weil, MD

Certified in both Internal Medicine and Integrative-Holistic Medicine, Dr. Finkelstein is the recipient of numerous distinctions, including Fellow of the American College of Physicians; The John O. Vieta, M.D. Award for Academic Excellence and Personal Achievement; and “Attending of the Year, “an honor he received two years in a row. Over the past three decades, Dr. Finkelstein has distinguished himself not only as a doctor in private practice but also as the Medical Director of several major hospitals and health institutes, including two Integrative Medicine hospital departments/programs that he founded. Drawing from this diverse medical expertise, Dr. Finkelstein offers both a micro and macro point of view on today’s healthcare needs and challenges, and he provides a tried-and-true solution for healing individual patients and the medical system as a whole: Slow Medicine.

Dale Trimble is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who has a Masters degree in humanistic psychology. With more than 30 years of experience working with anger and aggression, Dale is a pioneer in the field of family violence. He set up the first program for court ordered men who have assaulted their wives in British Columbia. He is a founding member of the B.C. Association of Counsellors of Abusive Men and received their Distinguished Service Award. He now travels across Canada and the U.S. providing training and consultation in the areas of conflict resolution and risk assessment and management in the workplace for professionals, companies, agencies and government.

DAVID RAY GRIFFIN is Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Theology, Emeritus, Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California, where he remains a co-director of the Center for Process Studies.

He has published (as author or editor) 34 books, primarily in theology, philosophy, and philosophy of religion, with special emphases on the problem of evil and the relation between science and religion.

Seven of his books deal with 9/11: The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11 (2004), The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions (2005), Christian Faith and the Truth about 9/11: A Call to Reflection and Action (2006), 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out (2006, co-edited with Peter Dale Scott), Debunking 9/11 Debunking: An Answer to Popular Mechanics and Other Defenders of the Official Conspiracy Theory (2007), and 9/11 Contradictions: An Open Letter to Congress and the Press, and The New Pearl Harbor Revisited: 9/11, the Cover-Up, and the Exposé (2008).

His 9/11 books have been endorsed by Michael Chossudovsky, William Sloane Coffin, Harvey Cox, Richard Falk, Catherine Austin Fitts, David Griscom, Jim Hightower, British MP Michael Meacher, Mark Crispin Miller, Rosemary Ruether, Marcus Raskin, Paul Craig Roberts, Peter Dale Scott, Gerry Spence, Lorie Van Auken, Howard Zinn, and former CIA officials Robert Baer, Bill Christison, and Ray McGovern.

Four of these books have been given special recognition: The New Pearl Harbor and The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortion received the 2006 Helios Foundation Award for 2006. Debunking 9/11 Debunking was a Bronze Medal Winner in the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards. The New Pearl Harbor Revisited was named a “Pick of the Week” in 2008 by Publishers Weekly.

His essays and interviews about 9/11 have appeared in such disparate publications as Zion’s Herald, Hustler Magazine, Global Outlook, LA Times Magazine, Conversations in Religion and Theology, Penthouse Netherlands, Whole Earth Times, Tikkun, and Le Monde Diplomatique.

He has also been featured on “The Richard & Judy Show” (London), C-Span, ABC News Radio, “Tucker” on MSNBC, CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation), the BBC’s “Heaven and Earth,” and over 300 radio talk-shows. Many videos of his talks and interviews are available on the Internet.

On November 24, 2008, his New Pearl Harbor Revisited was selected by Publishers Weekly as its “Pick of the Week.”

God Exists But Gawd Does Not by David Ray Griffin

"God" has been the most embattled idea in the modern world. The lives of many people revolve around God; without God, they believe, life would be unbearable. Others regard the idea of God as the worst, most destructive, idea ever invented. The one group finds the evidence for God overwhelming; the other group finds the same for atheism.



The debate has centered around the idea of God as the creator of the world. Many philosophers, theologians, and scientists have assumed that, if we would simply add up the good arguments for and against the existence of God, we could reach agreement, one way or the other.



But in this book, David Ray Griffin argues that progress on this issue will be impossible unless we distinguish between two radically different ideas of a divine creator, which he calls "Gawd" and "God." Whereas there is overwhelming evidence against the existence of Gawd, there is also overwhelming evidence for the reality of God.



After looking at this evidence, the book illustrates the importance of this distinction for the issue of climate change.

Pippa Merivale – Founder of Metatronic Healing

Pippa Merivale, a natural healer with several decades of experience in client and group work, used a variety of natural healing techniques, colour healing and insatiable curiosity about the human mind and heart for many years to hold others through the kind of profound life changes that she had experienced in her own life, until Metatron ‘landed’ in her life and commissioned her to “dissolve the story from the body energetically”, following this up shortly afterwards with the promise that in our time “the heart centre of humanity will be awakened”. She is author of several books, certifies Practitioners in Metatronic Healing worldwide and is a popular guest on radio shows

In Sacred Medicine: the 9 Spheres, Metatron takes the essence of Ginger, Cardamom, Clove, Turmeric, Nutmeg, Cumin and many other spices and spiritual allies such as Frankincense and Bergamot to deepen the breath and lift the spirit, exploring different life areas through each of the 9 segments which the full Teleseminar addresses - the Body and Physical Vitality, Will, Courage, Passion, Autonomy and others, and into a dynamic field of Angelic Intelligence and Love. Our 9 chakras are in constant evolution and growth: in a sense, their spheres are gradually expanding towards their ultimate destiny of uniting within a great sphere of oneness, as we restore what has been scattered, rebalance what has been damaged, and remember unity.

10cc/Godley and Creme Legend Kevin Godley Releases New Book SPACECAKE on iBooks

Ireland – SPACECAKE chronicles the misadventures of a debauched and dangerous masochist as he tantrums his way through the sleazy worlds of Rock & Roll, music video and technology, each squalid escapade dragging him ever deeper into a repugnant maelstrom of sordid excess…well sort of. A wee bit, actually…not remotely.

It’s all about the work really.

If you don’t recognize the name, Kevin Godley was a founder member of ground breaking UK band 10cc. (Their single, “I’m Not In Love” continues to be one of the best selling records of all time). As one half of Godley & Creme he went on to pioneer the notion of music video as an art form and was responsible for iconic clips by artists such as Herbie Hancock, The Police, Duran Duran, Lou Reed & Frankie Goes to Hollywood etc, continuing to up his game in solo mode with U2, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, The Beatles & Blur amongst others. KG thrives on re-inventing himself and SPACECAKE, his first book, takes you on an interactive tour of his life via pictures, music, film clips and 27 chapters of abstract insight into how everything from the first hits to WholeWorldBand, his music/video collaboration app, got made. It’s dark in some of the corners though…so make sure you bring a torch.

Kevin Michael Godley (born 7 October 1945, Prestwich, Lancashire, England) is a British musician, writer and music video director.

He was born in a family with Jewish ancestry, and went to North Cestrian Grammar School in Altrincham. His first band was Group 17 which had its origins in the Jewish Lads Brigade (The JLB). The members were Henri Shalam, Bernard Suffrin, Sydney Kaye and Jeffrey Baker, whose father may have inspired the “Sergeant Baker” character in the 10cc song, “Rubber Bullets”.

While attending art college in Manchester, Godley met Lol Creme and formed several bands, most notably Hotlegs and 10cc. After leaving 10cc, the two became known as Godley & Creme, both as musicians and music video / TV commercials directors. They won many MTV awards for their unique films and were jointly nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Long Form for: The Police: Synchronicity Concert in 1986.

Godley writes, sings, and plays drums and percussion and in 1990 conceived and directed the TV music special “One World One Voice” that featured a global piece of music focussing on environmental and ecological issues. Godley also became a vegetarian during this period.

Both Godley and Lol Creme briefly “reunited” with their former 10cc bandmates Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman on the 1992 album, “Meanwhile”. However, Godley claims that their involvement with the project was very limited, as the album was dominated by studio musicians. He performed the lead vocal on “The Stars Didn’t Show”, the band’s tribute to the late Roy Orbison. It was the only song on the album not sung by Stewart. Following “Meanwhile”, Godley and Creme went their separate ways.

He reunited with another former 10cc member, Graham Gouldman, to record new music in 2006 as GG/06, and together they have recorded six new songs which are available via their website

Recently, Godley has moved into developing a music platform that combines audio and video to create a global recording studio in the cloud called “WholeWorldBand”. The company was nominated for the “SXSW Music Accelerator Award” in 2013 and was one of eight finalists selected from a pool of over 500. 

SPACECAKE, the book, is available for download from iBooks and can be read on any Mac iOS device.

"Many Facebook and radio audiences have sought Billy Hayes’ expertise for years without fully realizing the price he paid for his extraordinary expertise. Billy is known as “The HAARP Man,” the tower erecter whose entire life has been shadowed by U.S. government agencies and the defense contractors that work for them. Billy is an MK-ULTRA survivor.



His father worked for one of those government agencies and so Billy was made to spend several years at the juvenile reform institute known as the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, northern Florida. (In 2010, 30-some graves of “White House boys” were found during an investigation.) Dozier was finally closed in 2011 after 111 years of abuse, beatings, rapes, torture, and murder of students. A Department of Corrections prison was quickly constructed over it, perhaps to hide at least 150 more graves of boys killed. In the early 60's, Billy remembers drugs being administered and tested on students pursuant to profiling victims for MK-Ultra. In 1962, Billy left the school and was sent to Niceville High School in Niceville, Florida where he missed a lot of classes while being programmed and trained in electronics and electromagnetics MK-ULTRA-style.



In those early years of programming and training seminars, he encountered many names that listeners would recognize, such as Mark McCandlish, Jack Martin, Cathy O’Brien, Fred Bell, and Mike Ruppert. In fact, he maintained nearly daily contact with Ruppert until the night of his death." Fewer and fewer remain from Billy's early days.

Aleya is a sound healer, energetic practitioner, Minister in the state of California, Doctor of Oriental Medicine in New Mexico, and a Licensed Acupuncturist in Colorado. She has been an alternative healer for 20 years. Aleya graduated from Lewis and Clark University in Portland, Oregon and earned her Master's Degree in Oriental Medicine from The Southwest Acupuncture School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She practiced in Telluride, Colorado for 7 years before moving to Santa Barbara, California where she serves an international clientele as a spiritual guide and sound healer. 

INDIGO RIVER

Indigo River is an instrument for the flow of honest music, combining soul and pristine harmonies to lift up and connect people.

Indigo River is primarily made up of the duo of Jamee Berg Kyson and Larisa Gosla.  Jamee Kyson is a neuroscientist at UCLA who studies Autism Spectrum Disorders and performs music at night. She has performed in bands for several years, including an a cappella group ‘Gimble and the Wade’, a community outreach band ‘Rock Stars for Kids’, and recently an soul/acoustic band ‘Beachside.’ She is passionate about healing through music and empowering others in her community through arts and science.

Larisa Gosla is a singer/songwriter with a diverse and extensive background in the creative arts including dancing, acting, and stunts. She has been blessed to have travelled nationally and internationally with a music outreach company teaching workshops to the community. She recently released a solo album in November, which is now a part of Indigo River. She finds that inspiring and empowering others to remember their truth through music and creative connection are most rewarding for her. Her other passion is her company, TUNE WITHIN, which encompasses hypnotherapy and sound healing.

Follow Indigo River on Facebook at www.facebook.com/IndigoRiverMusic

I am a certified professional life and business coach my goal is to empower you toward living your best life. Below you will find some information about who I am and my qualifications which allow me to effectively help motivate clients.

Janet Booth has been studying astrology since 1976. She turned her passion into a profession when she began doing readings in 1979. Since then, she has catered to a global clientele of individuals, families and businesses alike and has lectured to audiences of all levels of astrological experience. Janet holds certifications from the National Council for Geocosmic Research (Level II) and Professional Astrologers Inc. Her work has been featured in the prestigious and international magazine The Mountain Astrologer. Janet also served as President of the Astrological Society of Connecticut at the millennium. Since 2000, she has written and published the always anticipated annual astrological calendar Janet’s Plan-its™ and has produced and hosted the monthly cable TV show LOOKING UP.

Janet is known for her practical, real-world advice and optimistic take on life. Her mission is to help you be true to yourself and reach your highest potential. Janet offers both individual and group readings, done in-person, by phone or online. She also teaches classes, lectures at conferences and hosts astrological themed parties and events. In addition to providing the standard menu of readings, Janet also specializes in Electional Astrology (Time Selection) and is one of few astrologers to offer “rectification” (Birth Time Finder).

Dean Shrock, Ph.D. was born in Central Pennsylvania, but soon moved to Pittsburgh, Pa. where he graduated from high school in 1963. He attended Cleveland State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1968.

In 1977 Dr. Shrock began training to be a lecturer in a self-help program with its founder, Ken McCaulley. Shrock returned to college in 1980, graduating from the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio with a master’s in Community and College Counseling in 1983, and completing his doctorate in Counseling Psychology in 1986. His doctoral dissertation was titled, Relaxation, Guided Imagery, and Wellness.

In 1986 Dr. Shrock completed a post-doctoral internship where he developed a research proposal for the Cleveland Clinic to test the effectiveness of guided imagery with cancer patients. In 1987 he interned as a staff psychologist with the Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital in State College, Pa. While there he also interned with Dr. Carl Simonton at the Simonton Cancer Center where he initiated his research with psychological approaches to cancer care.

In 1988 Dr. Shrock was hired by a physician management group to provide psychological services for their cancer centers. Here he developed a wellness program whose primary purpose was to instill a greater “will to live”. While bringing more joy and meaning into life surely could affect a patient’s quality of life, Dr. Shrock’s research published in 1999 found that it extended their length of life. He concluded they lived longer because they felt listened to, cared for, and supported. His experience and expertise led to his being invited to co-author the chapter on Mind-Body Medicine in the textbook, Integrative Oncology, which is regarded as “the definitive source in the field” for healthcare providers.

Dr. Shrock wrote a book in 2000 about the wellness program he taught and the insights he gained. This book, Doctor’s Order’s: Go Fishing, is not about cancer, as much as it is about life. Readers can use the information to get well or stay well. People who are busy doing what they like to do not only tend to forget their aches and pains, but experience a positive effect on their quality and length of life.

However, Dr. Shrock was very intrigued by his finding that feeling loved and cared for could extend survival with cancer. This culminated in his 2009 bestselling book, Why Love Heals. He now resides in Yachats, Oregon and lectures regularly about his “Going Fishing” approach to life, and how to find true joy, peace of mind, great health, and self-love.

Nancy McMoneagle

Executive Director / President of The Monroe Institute

Prior to her role of Executive Director and President at The Monroe Institute, Nancy “Scooter” McMoneagle provided astrological services out of the Astrological Services Division of Intuitive Intelligence Applications, a company she co-owns and operates with her husband of remote viewing fame, Joseph McMoneagle.  In her earlier career days, Nancy helped Bob Monroe to pioneer and create The Monroe Institute (TMI) for consciousness research and education. She later served as its Director from 1983 - 1991.

Nancy also served two terms as President of Nelson County’s Chamber of Commerce where she worked to enhance economic development and regional cooperation in her own and neighboring Virginia counties. As a result of her efforts, Nancy received the Community Builder’s Award from the Masons of the 21st Masonic District.

In addition to her international astrological practice, Nancy has been a freelance writer for Ivanhoe Broadcast News out of Winterhaven, Florida, and has written a number of articles for the Sydney Omarr Astrological Annual Guidebooks.

Nancy’s main focus and intent is to help individuals achieve a greater overview of their lives and to inspire within them a sense of enthusiasm about who they are and what they have to offer.  Now, as the Executive Director and President of TMI, she will continue both personally and professionally to focus on exploring, understanding, and expanding greater levels of personal development, that, in turn, can lead each of us toward

Brant Cortright, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who works from a psycho-spiritual perspective. He has practiced depth psychotherapy for 30 years in numerous contexts, from hospitals and mental health centers, to workshops and private practice. For the past two decades he has been in private practice in San Francisco working primarily with individuals and couples.

A teacher of transpersonal psychology, Brant conducts workshops and lectures in Europe, India, and the United States. His book Psychotherapy and Spirit: Theory and Practice in Transpersonal Psychotherapy (SUNY Press) is widely used in the field. He has also authored numerous articles. For the past 20 years he has worked in the field of Integral Psychology, a synthesis of the two major streams of depth psychology – the humanistic-existential and contemporary psychoanalytic – within an integrating east-west framework.

Trained in contemporary psychoanalysis, gestalt therapy, and existential psychotherapy, Brant integrates Western psychology with Sri Aurobindo’s integral yoga and philosophy. A long-time practitioner of meditation and hatha yoga, he also draws from Buddhism, Krishnamurti, and mystical Christianity.

Brant is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Integral Counseling Psychology program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He is the past Director of the Spiritual Emergence Network. His forthcoming book, Integral Psychotherapy: The Meeting of East and West will be published by SUNY Press in spring, 2007. 

I'm a medical doctor and I teach adults how to sleep in a gentle, loving, mindful way.

I used to have my own family practice down under in New Zealand for 12 years and have always had a passion for holistic integrative health - bringing the together the best  from all worlds…..the worlds of medicine, meditation and mindfulness, science, psychology and other healing paths.  As we bring mindfulness to our lives - and listen to our body/mind - insomnia and poor sleep can become a friend guiding us to deeper and restorative and nourishing sleep.

For life is so much richer and happier when we experience deep restorative nurturing sleep every night……………..So how do we allow ourselves to have this quality of sleep ? What do we need to do to develop this for ourselves ?

Let’s explore this idea that insomnia is not the problem for it’s actually a symptom. So many people spend their lives searching for a pill or a potion or some magic solution to get rid of the insomnia but what if instead of focusing on the insomnia and seeing it as the enemy to be destroyed - what if we see it as a friend - a guide trying to guide us to the actual cause ? 

For many the cause of poor sleep is due to their frantically  busy lives  and so not taking time for themselves at the end of the day to slow down and relax their  body, their mind and their  soul…..

So many people in our busy Western world run around all day and all evening - packing their lives overfull and wondering why they then can’t sleep……wondering why they toss and turn at night desperate to sleep..

Since 1998 Bonnie Illies has been helping animals--domesticated, wildlife, and even dairy cows. She specializes in helping animals with physical and emotional concerns. Bonnie's clients appreciate her ability as an Intuitive to be able to see what is at the root of their animal's concern, and as a Healer to help their animal heal from a variety of emotional and physical ailments.



There is a difference being told by an animal communicator that your animal friend is experiencing an upset stomach and Bonnie being able to do a body scan to see what is causing this symptom. This is important because often the symptom is just that--a symptom (upset stomach), but it is not the cause or the root of the problem.



Bonnie's clients see her work as a Medical Intuitive, likening her to the well-known medical intuitive, Carolyn Myss. Other clients say she is like Dr. Phil--tells it like it is. Either way, repeated clients, including veterinarians and medical doctors, can verify her 99% success rate in helping their animal companions with health and emotional concerns.



Bonnie understands that working with a healer may be new to you and welcomes you to call with any questions you may have about the process or if you would like her to speak to your group.



Credentials

Healing Touch Classes - College of St. Catherine

Qi Gong Healing - taught by Master Lin

Spiritual Development - over 200 hours

Crisis Counseling - Youth Emergency Services

Human Services Degree - University of Minnesota

Twesigye Jackson Kaguri

Founder and Executive Director

Twesigye Jackson Kaguri was born and raised in Uganda in the small village of Nyakagyezi. At a very young age he demonstrated an unquenchable desire to learn, which led him to study at and graduate from Makerere University in Kampala. During this time he co-founded the human rights organization, Human Rights Concerns, to help victims of human rights violations in Uganda and to educate the public about their rights. In the 90s he became a visiting scholar at Columbia University where he studied Human Rights Advocacy. Over the years he has been involved extensively in international community efforts as a human rights advocate, fundraiser, and inspirational speaker.

In 2001, Kaguri founded The Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project in response to the devastating effects of AIDS in his hometown. The organization provides free education to children who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS. In addition to two primary schools and a secondary a school, it also operates two libraries, desire farm and nutrition program, a medical clinic, two clean water systems, and a support program for the grandmothers who care for up to 14 children at a time.

Since founding the project, Kaguri has also become an author. In “A School for My Village” he shares how he came to build the first school and the struggles he faced during the first few years. His most recent book, “Sitwe Joseph Goes to School”, was published in 2014. It is a children’s book about a young HIV/AIDS orphan who dreams of going to school. In 2010, he resigned as Interim Senior Director of Development in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University to focus full-time on The Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project. Kaguri has been named a 2012 CNN Hero, a Heifer International Hero, recognized in Time Magazine’s ‘Power of One’ Series, and spoken to the UN about his work. When not visiting the schools in Uganda or working at his office in Okemos, MI, Kaguri travels the country to speak with students and supporters about the organization.