Marcus Lavon Trufant[1] (born December 25, 1980) is a retired American football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for Washington State University, and was chosen by the Seattle Seahawks 11th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft.



Trufant was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 11th overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. Coming from Tacoma and graduating from Washington State University, Trufant is considered a hometown favorite. In 2007 Trufant played a big part in the Seahawks defense, intercepting a career high 7 passes and returning one for an 84 yard touchdown. He also deflected 15 passes and made 85 tackles, and was voted into the 2008 Pro Bowl in Hawaii.



Trufant now devotes his time to enriching his community via his Trufant Family Foundation.

Chet Buchanan is the host and creator of 98.5 KLUC’s Chet Buchanan and the Morning Zoo! Since it’s inception in 1999 it has consistently been one of the highest rated and most beloved radio shows in Las Vegas. In addition to anchoring the morning show, which he was named “Best of Las Vegas” by the Las Vegas Review-Journal for, Chet can be seen just about everywhere in Las Vegas.

Many Las Vegans know Chet from his work on the court at UNLV Runnin’ Rebel Basketball games, appearing as a frequent contributor on Fox 5’s “More at Four,” or holding down a packed schedule hosting multiple corporate, civic, and charity events.

Chet is also the brains behind the annual Chet Buchanan and the Morning Zoo Toy Drive, where he lives and broadcasts live on top of 30 foot scaffolding for 12 days straight to raise toys for thousands of Las Vegas children. Since it’s inception, the 98.5 KLUC Chet Buchanan and the Morning Zoo Toy Drive has grown to become recognized as “The World’s Largest Single Location Toy Drive” and in 2010 filled (14) 50 foot semi trailers, as well as collecting over 2,000 bicycles, and raising over $145,000 in gift cards.

Dr. Cassius Camden Clay has been in practice as a Chiropractor for 31 years. His focus is on teaching his patients how to treat themselves. The Quick Self Fixes book and DVD series is Dr. Clay’s most effective 32 self-treatments, which make and keep chronically weak muscles instantly strong.  The standard belief that exercise is the only way to make weak muscles strong is false! We now know that we can make a significant number of weak muscles instantly strong and keep them strong using specific connective tissue stretches and joint motions, which we do to ourselves—the Quick Self Fixes.

THE VALUE OF QUICK SELF FIXES ARE COMPREHENSIVE

• Improve overall strength

• Help prevent and relieve pain

• Improve endurance

• Improve coordination

• Increase comfort

• Prevent and speed the healing of injuries

• Increase vitality

• Slow the formation of arthritis

• Enhance athlete performance

• Increase metabolism and hence burn more fat

• The Targeted Muscle Testing book and DVD teaches how to perform 31 muscle tests, which are commonly found chronically weak in adults on one or both sides of the body! Dr. Clay personally developed 24 of these muscle tests.

• Targeted Muscle Testing and Quick Self Fixes compliment each other because these repeatable muscle tests prove that Quick Self Fixes make the previously found weak muscles instantly strong! People who perform the 32 Quick Self Fixes regularly, join “Our Strong Club”. Members of “Our Strong Club” test strong when all of the Targeted Muscle Tests are evaluated. This is truly a unique and cutting edge healing system.

 

Kelly La Sha has a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Marketing and Cross Cultural Training.  With over 30 years of experience in reading energy and shamanic healing, her expertise is in midwifing souls through their journey to the 5th dimension.  She is the author of Liquid Mirror and co-author of Surfing the Transformational Waves of 2012. 

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KATE HOWARTH was born in Sydney, Australia in 1950 and grew up in the suburbs of Darlington and Parramatta,and far western New South Wales. She was forced to leave school at fourteen, due to hardship, and embarked on a didactic education that was followed by an eclectic career, finally working her way to a position where she co-owned and operated Manpower Personnel, a leader in its field.  

Following a fall from a train she was forced to retire and began writing her memoir Ten Hail Mary’s in 2002, which in 2008 was short listed the David Uniapon Award for Indigenous Writers. In 2010, it was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, and won the Age Non-Fiction Book of the Year. Kate is proud of her Aboriginal heritage and is connected to the Wiradjuri and Wonnarua people of New South Wales.

The much anticipated sequel to Ten Hail Marys, titled ‘Settling Day’ published by the University of Queensland Press, is due for release in March 2015.

 

ABOUT 'Ten Hail Mary's' by Kate Howarth...
Abandoned by her mother, almost at birth, Kate was raised by her volatile grandmother and various indigenous relatives.  Abandoned again by her grandmother when she was just 14 year old, Kate was left to fend for herself. At 15 she became pregnant and was sent to St. Margaret’s Home for Unwed girls, in Sydney.  When she refused to give up her child for adoption she was subjected to relentless intimidation that was tantamount to torture.

Ten Hail Mary’s is a remarkable story of courage and determination survival and hope. Although at times shocking in her frankness, Howarth is never self pitying of bitter. Ten Hail Marys went on to win the Age Non-fiction Book of the Year 2010 and was instrumental in opening the door to a full National Senate Inquiry into forced adoption practices in Australia, that resulted in an apology from the Catholic Church and the Commonwealth Govt of Australia.

 

ABOUT 'Settling Day' by Kate Howarth

Following on from her award-winning memoir Ten Hail Marys, Kate Howarth's extraordinary life continues in Settling Day.

Thrust out of her son's life while he is still a toddler, teenaged Kate has to rely on her wits and courage to start life anew. Filled with remorse and an unwavering determination to be reunited with her son, so begins Kate's journey as she fights injustice and prejudice to create a better life. She amasses a fortune helping to build one of Australia's most successful recruitment companies, only to lose it all in a legal battle. Kate once again manages to rebuild her life after a major injury, but is always haunted by her lost son.

Settling Day is a remarkable story of resilience that highlights the still prevalent injustices that many women face at work and at home.

Host: Sophia Rae

CHAD LEWIS is a researcher, author, and lecturer on topics of the strange and unusual.  His background is in Psychology and did both his Bachelor and Master degree work in the field but for the last 20 years he has traveled the globe in search of unique and bizarre stories and history.

For over two decades Chad Lewis has traveled the back roads of the world in search of the strange and unusual. From tracking vampires in Transylvania and searching for the elusive monster of Loch Ness to trailing the dangerous Tata Duende through remote villages of Belize and searching for ghosts in Ireland's haunted castles, Chad has scoured the earth in search of the paranormal.

Chad has been featured on the Discovery Channel's A Haunting, William Shatner's Weird or What, ABC's Scariest Places on Earth, and Monsters and Mysteries in America along with being a frequent contributor on Ripley's Believe it or Not Radio. With a Masters Degree in Psychology, Chad has authored over 17 books on the supernatural, and extensively lectures on his fascinating findings. The more bizarre the legend, the more likely it is that you will find Chad there.

Here are some of the places Chad has ventured to in search of the strange and unusual:

Chupacabras- Puerto Rico, Costa Rica
 
Tata Duende- Belize, Guatemala
 
Mothman-Point Pleasant (West Virginia)
 
Wendigo-Canada, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan
 
Van Meter Visitor- Van Meter, Iowa
 
Beast of Bray Road- Elkhorn, WI
 
Bigfoot- Canada, United States
 
Momo-Missouri
 
UFOs- Kecksburg(Pennsylvania), Aurora(Texas),

Area 51(Nevada), Aztec Crash Site (New Mexico),

Roswell(New Mexico), UFO Watch Tower(Colorado)

UFO Landing Site (WI)
 
Famous Haunted Places- Gettysburg

(Pennsylvania), New Orleans Cemetery(Louisiana)

Villisca Ax Murder House (Iowa)
 
 
Haunted Castles & Tunnels(London), Deadwood (South Dakota)
 
Spook Lights- Hornet Spook Light (Missouri),

Paulding Spook Light(Michigan)
 
 
Sea Serpents- Bessie (Lake Erie), Lough Ree

(Ireland), Nessie(Loch Ness, Scotland), Pepie

(Lake Pepin Monster in WI and MN) Flathead Lake

Monster (Montana) Lake Monona, Mendota, Red

Cedar, Devil's Lake, Lake Superior (WI)
 
Vampires-Transylvania (Romania)
 
Skunk Ape -Florida
 
Hellhounds- Nicaragua, Belize
 
Gnomes – Ireland, Scotland, France
 
Crop Circles - WI, MN, IA


ABOUT The Van Meter Visitor Book A True & Mysterious Encounter with the Unknown...

It was typical small-town America when someone first saw something that didn't belong.  The sightings quickly escaladed from unusual lights acting in unexplained fashion to that of huge 8' tall creatures with giant bat-like wings.  As the sightings of The Van Meter Visitor continued the creature grew bolder and closer to witnesses revealing more mysteries with a large single horn upon its head, able to emanate blinding light and a strange smell that disoriented witnesses.  All the more terrifying were the visits from the dark as the monster remained impervious to bullets.

The identity of this mysterious visitor was never discovered. Over 100 years later, three internationally renowned researchers set out to Van Meter; shining their own light on this amazingly bizarre case. Filled with eyewitness reports, historic photos, and current accounts of the paranormal, this in-depth book looks to discover what really happened in the town of Van Meter.

PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS has had careers in scholarship and academia, journalism, public service, and business. He is chairman of The Institute for Political Economy.

Scholarship & Academia
Dr. Roberts has held academic appointments at Virginia Tech, Tulane University, University of New Mexico, Stanford University where he was Senior Research Fellow in the Hoover Institution, George Mason University where he had a joint appointment as professor of economics and professor of business administration, and Georgetown University where he held the William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy in the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

He has contributed chapters to numerous books and has published many articles in journals of scholarship, including the Journal of Political Economy, Oxford Economic Papers, Journal of Law and Economics, Studies in Banking and Finance, Journal of Monetary Economics, Public Choice, Classica et Mediaevalia, Ethics, Slavic Review, Soviet Studies, Cardoza Law Review, Rivista de Political Economica, and Zeitschrift fur Wirtschafspolitik. He has entries in the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Economics and the New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance.

He has contributed to Commentary, The Public Interest, The National Interest, Policy Review, National Review, The Independent Review, Harper's, the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Fortune, London Times, The Financial Times, TLS, The Spectator, The International Economy, Il Sole 24 Ore, Le Figaro, Liberation, and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun. He has testified before committees of Congress on 30 occasions.

Journalism
Dr. Roberts was associate editor and columnist for The Wall Street Journal and columnist for Business Week and the Scripps Howard News Service. He was a nationally syndicated columnist for Creators Syndicate in Los Angeles. In 1992 he received the Warren Brookes Award for Excellence in Journalism. In 1993 the Forbes Media Guide ranked him as one of the top seven journalists in the United States.

Public Service
President Reagan appointed Dr. Roberts Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and he was confirmed in office by the U.S. Senate. From 1975 to 1978, Dr. Roberts served on the congressional staff where
he drafted the Kemp-Roth bill and played a leading role in developing bipartisan support for a supply-side economic policy.

After leaving the Treasury, he served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Business
Dr. Roberts was president of the Inlet Beach Water Company, president of Economic & Communication Services, advisor to J.P. Morgan asset management, advisor to Tiedemann-Goodnow, advisor to Lazard Freres Asset Management, and a member of corporate and financial boards. 

Books
Dr. Roberts' latest book is How the Economy Was Lost: The War of the Worlds, published in January, 2010 by CounterPunch/AK Press. The Tyranny of Good Intentions, co-authored with IPE Fellow Lawrence Stratton, was published by Prima Publishing in May 2000. A new edition, now in a second printing, was published by Crown Publishing Group, a division of Randon House, in 2008. Chile: Two Visions-The Allende-Pinochet Era, co-authored with IPE Fellow Karen Araujo, was published in Spanish by Universidad Nacional Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile, in November 2000. The Capitalist Revolution in Latin America, co-authored with IPE Fellow Karen LaFollette
Araujo, was published by Oxford University Press in 1997. A Spanish language edition was published by Oxford in 1999. The New Color Line: How Quotas and Privilege Destroy Democracy, co-authored with IPE Fellow Lawrence Stratton, was published by Regnery in 1995. A paperback edition was published in 1997.  Meltdown: Inside the Soviet Economy, co-authored with IPE Fellow Karen LaFollette, was published by the Cato Institute in 1990.  Harvard University Press published Roberts' book, The Supply-Side Revolution, in 1984.  Widely reviewed and favorably received, the book was praised by Forbes as "a timely masterpiece that will have real impact on
economic thinking in the years ahead." Dr. Roberts is the author of Alienation and the Soviet Economy, published in 1971 and republished in 1990. He is coauthor with Matthew Stephenson of Marx's Theory of Exchange, Alienation and Crisis, published in 1973 by the Hoover Institution Press and republished in 1983 by Praeger Publishing. A Spanish language edition was published in 1974 in Madrid by Union Editorial..

The Tyranny of Good Intentions How the Economy Was Lost The Supply-Side Revolution Marx's Theory of Exchange, Alienation, and Crisis Meltdown: Inside the Soviet Economy Alienation and the Soviet Economy The New Color Line The Capitalist Revolution in Latin America Chile: Dos Visiones La Era Allende-Pinochet [The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and Economic Dissolution of the West: Towards a New Economics for a Full World] [The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and Economic Dissolution of the West: Towards a New Economics for a Full World]

Honors
Dr. Roberts was awarded the Treasury Department's Meritorious Service Award for "his outstanding contributions to the formulation of United States economic policy."

In 1987 the French government recognized him as "the artisan of a renewal in economic science and policy after half a century of state interventionism" and inducted him into the Legion of Honor.

He is listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World.

 

ABOUT How America Was Lost: From 9/11 to the Police/Warfare State by Paul Craig Roberts

Even as the view of America as a rogue state consolidates abroad,Americans appear largely bystanders at the spectacle of their government running amok. People forget the myriad instances of their government's flouting of the Constitution and international legal norms-- if ever they were aware of them in the first place--accepting to live in the increasingly pernicious "new normal" with little protest. This remarkable anthology of columns documents and reminds us of the extraordinary developments that, in their accumulation, have led to the destruction of accountable and moral government in the US.

Few American commentators have cut more clearly through the deepening deceit, hypocrisy and outright criminality that has infested official Washington since 9/11 than Paul Craig Roberts. His scathing critique sheds much-needed light on the country’s impending nightmare—economic collapse, internal repression, ongoing wars, and rising rejection by friends and foes alike. America’s fate was sealed when the public and the anti-war movement bought the government’s 9/11 conspiracy theory. This defining event of our time, which has launched the US on interminable wars of aggression and a domestic police state, is a taboo topic for investigation in the media.

Trillion dollar wars have created financing problems for Washington’s deficits,threatening the dollar’s role as world reserve currency, and putting Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block. These protections are called “entitlements” as if they are some sort of welfare that people have not paid for in payroll taxes all their working lives. With over 21 per cent unemployment, with American jobs, GDP, and technology having been given to China and India, with war being Washington’s greatest commitment, with the dollar over-burdened with debt, with civil liberty sacrificed to the bogus war on terror, the liberty and prosperity of the American people have been thrown into the trash bin of history.

The militarism of the U.S. and Israeli states, and Wall Street and corporate greed, will now run their course. “How America Was Lost" marks Roberts as one of the most incisive and courageous moral commentators in America today.

Ted Galdi is the author of the bestselling novel Elixir, a bestselling new thriller novel about a teenage genius curing his girlfriend of Ebola.

A graduate of Duke University and living in Los Angeles, Ted has been featured by ABC and FOX television, iHeartRadio, Examiner, and many other media outlets.

To learn more about him, check out his interviews, and receive updates visit his official website at www.tedgaldi.com

A born and raised California sea lady, singer/songwriter Kaylinn Douthett began to record her melodies in her modest homemade studio on the Central Coast of California. Drawing influences from all that is around her, her style is somewhat stripped down, simple and refreshing in this day and age. She focuses less on polishing imperfections, and more on embracing the pure emotion and delicate feelings that emerge in new ways each time she sings a song. She calls herself The Carpenter’s Wife, and is accompanied by many other musician friends that contribute their individuality to create a unique blend of folk music. Layering sound, losing control, aiming to capture serendipity, and celebrating that moment when they feel like they do indeed capture it. Serendipity that is. Everything in its right place. Eventually.

Timeless, fluid, and fun nonetheless– that is The Carpenter’s Wife.

Wouldn’t you love to envision your journey, create your greatest good and enjoy a life where you blossom and shine? Jackie can help you open your imaginative world so you can be the grandest YOU possible!

GUEST:  Jackie Ruka

Jackie Ruka’s message is simple: “A Happy YOU Creates a Happy World!” Her mission is empowering people to share their gifts with the world and helping them live more joy-filled lives.

Through her inspirational organization, the Get Happy Zone, she supports individuals to make conscious choices, fulfill their life’s purpose, claim their natural gifts and share them with the world. As a speaker, Jackie inspires audiences across the U.S. to realize their true heart’s desire with hopes for sustained spiritual happiness.

Her upcoming book, Get Happy and Create a Kick Butt Life, is a 21st century guide for answering your calling, discovering your authentic power and crystallizing your gift. She presents a revolutionary approach to establishing a deep connection with your own wise, inner guide that can support you to replace fear with desire and freedom.

In the current world economy, many people are at a loss as they endure a time of challenges that can, with awareness, lead to great personal growth. Jackie’s passion to help others was ignited by her own experience of making a life-altering choice against the odds to follow her true heart’s desire during an economic downturn in the 1990s. Listening to her inner guidance, she reinvented herself on a personal and professional level and became successful in a non-traditional, heart-centered way.

A true Renaissance woman, Jackie is a talented artist, a highly trained psychotherapist and business professional. With an extensive background as a top-rated corporate marketing expert working with many of the world’s largest pharmaceutical and Fortune 500 corporations, she incorporates her knowledge of building billion-dollar brands into building a billion-dollar mindset for success during life transitions.

Jackie has also studied human behavior and the mind-body connection for over 24 years. A fine arts and psychology major at Roger Williams University, she trained for her Masters in Creative Arts in Therapy program at Hahnemann University and Medical School and holds advanced certificates in Massage Therapy and chronic medical conditions. In addition, Jackie has over 5000 hours of client and workshop experience. Her goal in life is to empower people to overcome obstacles and be the architect to their destiny.

Helena Fitchat is originally from Prague in the Czech Republic, arriving in South Africa at age 17 with virtually the clothes on her back and little money to her name, as a political refugee.

You will not find anyone more knowledgeable than Helena who has spent over 30 years on and off in the wilderness. She is an expert tracker, has crossed the Kalahari Desert on her own and lived with the Bushmen for a year.  She is also a pilot, a biologist specialising in Animal Behaviour (for which she obtained her PhD), and she single-handedly navigated her way through the vast Okavango Delta in a leaking boat and survived!  For 10 years she was the Operations Director of The Centre for Rehabilitation Of Wildlife (CROW) in Durban, South Africa, during which time an estimated 40,000 animals were admitted.  With the question of what was the best way to assist wildlife churning in her mind constantly, Helena and her friend and colleague Judi Gounaris cashed in their pensions, bought some land in the Tuli Block in Botswana and started up their own private game reserve called Wild At Tuli.

Helena is a mine of information and will enthral you with her fascinating stories about life, adventure and the world of wildlife.

Bob Robertson and Cougar football. It’s a marriage that’s in its 48th season, and nobody is better associated with Saturday afternoons and Cougar football than the veteran sports broadcaster. And while Cougar fans have always shown their approval and appreciation for this play-by-play broadcaster, his peers have voted him Washington Sportscaster of the Year 15 times.

Robertson, who was inducted into both the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame and the Inland Empire Hall of Fame in 2001-02, and in August 2004, received the prestigious Chris Schenkel Award at ceremonies held at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind. The long-time Cougar broadcaster began his association with WSU football in 1964 and with the exception of a three-year period in 1969-71, he’s been calling the Cougar action ever since.

Georgina is an award-winning, board-certified, master consulting hypnotist and in 1997 founded the Ontario Hypnosis Centre, which within a few years became Canada’s leading hypnosis training facility and clinic.  She has since sold the OHC to focus on her writing, lecturing and client work. An accredited life coach, she is recognized as the public face of hypnosis and the mind-body connection in Canada and is a respected member of the complimentary health community. Georgina is a regular guest on national and international television and radio programs and her work has gained her prominence as a source for news and feature articles on hypnosis, counselling and complimentary therapies.

Her work and extraordinary commitment has been recognized internationally. In 2004, Shirley MacLaine read Georgina’s first book, RETURN – Past Life Regression and You, and contacted Georgina for a radio interview. Afterward, she invited Georgina to host her chatroom a few times a year, on the website https://shirleymaclaine.com/ to talk about hypnosis, relationship issues, past life, and the interlife.

Other famous people who have used the power of hypnosis to overcome fears, phobias, vices, and even to lose weight include Orlando Bloom, Fergie, Lily Allen, Sarah Ferguson, Sophie Dahl, Geri Halliwell, Ellen DeGeneres, Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill, Mark Knopfler, Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Ashton Kutcher, Charlize Theron, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Costner, Jessica Alba, and even Kate Middleton is rumoured to have used hypnosis throughout her recent labour.

Anu Abraham, PT, DPT is a Physical Therapist with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy who specializes in mind/body work and is an empath.

Anu incorporates her experience from traditional Physical Therapy and her passion/understanding of the mind-body connection to foster truly integrative therapy. The relationship between the subconscious mind and its direct influence on the health of the body are connected and therefore addressed. In all conditions, the mind and body are not separate.

Anu, an empath, can facilitate a release in the body while shifting perspective in the mind to relieve stress which will help to relax and give space for the body to heal, as long as the mindand body allow the release. The sessions with her are both powerful and empowering as information and awareness of what the body is holding is provided.

My first guest ,Larry Payne, Ph.D,  is an internationally respected yoga teacher and back specialist. He is the co-author of international bestseller Yoga for Dummies, Yoga Rx, and The Business of Teaching Yoga He was selected as a yoga expert by, The World Economic Forum, Web MD, Reader’s Digest, RodalePress, Yoga Journal, and named ‘One of America’s most respected Yoga teachers’ by the Los Angeles Times.

Doctor Payne is co-founder of the yoga curriculum at the UCLA School of Medicine, and founding director of the Yoga Therapy Rx™ and Prime of Life Yoga™certification programs at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He is featured in 7 DVDs on Yoga Therapy for Common Ailments. Most recently he is co-author of Yoga Therapy & Integrative Medicine published by Basic Health and scheduled for release December 2014

Alexis Brooks is a #1best-selling author, journalist, essayist, and researcher covering metaphysics, spirituality and new thought concepts. Her work which explores consciousness, human potential, and the deeper characteristics of reality from a transcendental perspective, have been described by others as “lucid and easy to understand” in covering an otherwise complex and esoteric subject matter.



A former broadcast executive, commercial copywriter, and voice talent for major market radio and television, Alexis parlayed her journalistic skills into her life-long passion: working and interfacing with some of the leading researchers and experts in the field of consciousness and related subjects. She has interviewed many “alternative thought-leaders” including, author and consciousness researcher Dr. Larry Dossey, author and paranormal researcher Rosemary Ellen Guiley, near-death researcher PMH Atwater, OBE (out-of-body-experience) expert William Buhlman, scientist and film maker David Sereda, psychic medium John Edward, author and intuitive Penney Peirce and author and new science researcher Cynthia Sue Larson, among many others. Her articles have appeared both in print and online for over a decade. Her work has been featured in Spirit of Change Magazine, Wisdom Magazine, Fate Magazine and on popular alternative websites like, Consciouslifenews.com and Lightworkersworld.com.



Early on in her career as a “new thought” writer, Alexis was interviewed by well known paranormalist Uri Geller about her own approach to understanding the complexities of consciousness. Additionally a very personal and powerful dream account she experienced was featured in Best-Selling Author Rosemary Ellen Guiley’s 1998 book, Dreamwork for the Soul.



In March of 2013, Alexis co-hosted the Conscious Life News New Mind Body Spirit Summit, in which she featured speakers including NY Times Best-Selling Author, Sonia Choquette, HeartMath’s Howard Martin, and new age Grammy nominated recording artist, Steven Halpern.



Alexis has been a featured speaker on the subject of animal reincarnation, and has covered this elusive subject as part of her ongoing research.



Her first book, Conscious Musings – A Collection of Contemplations about Life and Potentiality was released in December of 2012 in spoken word format. The expanded version of Conscious Musings – Contemplations to Transform Life and Realize Potential reached #1 Best-Selling status on Amazon in the category of sociology of social theory on its official debut, March 20, 2014.



Alexis is a lead contributing writer and host of The Conscious Inquiry Radio Show with Alexis Brooks on Conscious Life News. She also hosts her own blog, Higher Journeys which regularly covers metaphysics, spirituality and consciousness related subjects.



In addition to Alexis’ background in alternative media, she grew up in the entertainment industry as a teen print and runway model and is cousin to Grammy award winning jazz artist Nancy Wilson, who was also featured in Alexis’ book Conscious Musings, about her own “paranormal” encounter.



She lives in the Boston area with her husband Derek and their white Persian cat Clover Paws, who became a key factor in Alexis’ research into the phenomenon of animal reincarnation.



Alexis Brooks on the web:

Higher Journeys



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Biography

Ann Windau is an Aspiring and Dedicated Nurse working (ever so) diligently and passionately as a psychiatric nurse... and has been doing so for the last 25 years. 

She is also a Master Reiki Therapist... a long-time student for several alternative Healing Energy Modalities, and a highly esteemed practitioner and knowledgable resource on Trager Masso-Therapy, 

Ann Windau is also an expert on THE VITAL & ESSENTIAL NATURE OF ESSENTIAL OILS. 

21 Things You Should Know About Essential Oils

Essential oils are not really oils. They do not contain the fatty acids that constitute what we would consider an actual oil. Valerie Gennari Cooksley, author of Aromatherapy: Soothing Remedies to Restore, Rejuvenate and Heal defines essential oils as “highly concentrated plant constituents possessing potent medicinal and cosmetic qualities.” However, I think Stephanie Tourles nailed it in Organic Body Care recipes when she said, “I consider essential oils the life force or the soul of the plant.”

Most essential oils are high in antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties: This makes them an excellent addition to your homemade cleaning preparations. Oils that are best for cleaning are: Lemon, grapefruit, eucalyptus, peppermint, tea tree, lavender, and rosemary.

Essential oils are miniscule in molecular size, which means they are absorbed well by the skin – making them perfect ingredients in personal care items intended to heal, soften, and nourish. However, they do not accumulate in the body over time – they simply offer up their healing properties and then pass on through.

Scientific studies have shown that rosemary essential oil helps your brain perform. Specifically, smelling rosemary essential oil helps memory recall and performance on tests. Interestingly, this study also showed that groups that inhaled either rosemary or lavender essential oil felt much more relaxed than those who inhaled no odor at all.

Fragrance oils and essential oils are NOT the same thing. As a rule of thumb, if you see the word “fragrance” or “fragrance oil” or even “perfume” on anything, you can assume this is synthetic and NOT natural. (Even if it says natural fragrance.)

Essential oils are wholly natural and cannot be patented; which means that you’ll never see an essential oil in a pharmaceutical drug. As such, you can expect that the vast majority of mainstream healthcare practitioners will never recommend essential oils as therapeutic alternatives to drugs. More importantly, because essential oils cannot be patented, drug companies will not waste money studying them. This limits our scientific knowledge of essential oils GREATLY, and the majority of what we know about them are things that have been passed down through thousands of years of personal use and experimentation.

Enormous amounts of plants are needed to produce essential oil. In fact, on the extreme end, it takes 4000 pounds of Bulgarian roses to produce 1 pound of essential oil. Other plants like lavender only take 100 pounds of plant material to produce a pound of essential oil. Still, can you imagine how concentrated essential oils must be, in light of how many plants are used to produce them?

Most essential oils should never be used undiluted on the skin. Instead, they should be combined with “real” oils (called carrier oils), waxes, butters, alcohols, or other diluting measures. Because they’re so concentrated, if you don’t dilute, you may end up with an unfortunate reaction (and unhappy skin).

There are a few essential oils that are generally recognized as safe to use undiluted. Of course, there has to be a few exceptions to the rule. Again, in Organic Body Care Recipes, the author points out that the only essential oils that are widely acknowledged as safe to use undiluted (sparingly) are: lavender, German chamomile, tea tree, sandalwood, and rose geranium.

Never use an undiluted essential oil on a baby or child. Children have much thinner, more delicate skin than adults have, and tend to be very sensitive to the potency of essential oils. In fact, even if you do use essential oil in a recipe for children, only use half of the essential oil recommended in the recipe. That’s all they’ll need, anyway. (Here is a list of 19 essential oils that are safe for babies and children.)

Avoid the following essential oils while pregnant or nursing (and skip EOs completely in your first trimester): Aniseed, cedarwood, chamomile, cinnamon, clary sage, clove, ginger, jasmine, lemon, nutmeg, rosemary, sage (this is only a partial list of some of the more common essential oils – view the full one here).

To test if you’re sensitive to an essential oil (which is probably best to do before using it in a skincare preparation): Combine one drop of essential oil with 1/2 tsp carrier oil (like olive, jojoba, or sweet almond). Rub this on the inside, upper portion of your arm and wait a few hours. If no redness or itching develops, you’re most likely not sensitive to that essential oil.

Keep all essential oils out of the reach of children – and avoid contact with your eyes. This is just standard safety precautions, but must be mentioned

Do not take essential oils internally, especially oils like wintergreen and eucalyptus. While some essential oils may be used well-diluted in something like toothpaste with safety, it’s generally recognized that there’s no need to take essential oils internally. In fact, there are several toxic essential oils that should be avoided even through skin contact. Luckily, these are NOT common essential oils, and most of them you’ll never find in the store.

Not all essential oils are created equally, nor does more expensive necessarily mean “better.” There are certain brands I will use in a less therapeutic fashion (like for cleaning), because they’re far less expensive than their counterparts. When you see a wide fluctuation in price between, say, lavender essential oils, you can bet that the far less expensive one is likely lower in quality. However, a small variation in price differences on the higher end will NOT mean a better essential oil. It will just mean a higher price. (A little birdie also told me that there are also only a handful of essential oil distilleries in the world, which means that most essential oils come from the exact same places – thus there is little difference in quality between the more “typically priced” EOs.) What I’m saying here is: Understand that you DO have to pay for quality, but that if you’re just using essential oils in non-therapeutic fashions, it’s okay to use less expensive oils (like the Beeyoutiful ones pictured at the top of this post, or NOW brand essential oils). But if you want high quality, I suggest using Mountain Rose Herbs or another ethical supplier that offers organic essential oils (grown without pesticides or toxic fertilizers).

To test your essential oil to see how “pure” it is, put a single drop of it on a piece of construction paper. If it evaporates quickly and leaves no noticeable ring, it is pure. If you have a ring left, then it is likely diluted by the manufacturer with an oil of some sort (this test will not work for myrrh, patchouli, and absolutes).

Essential oils will last for at least 5 years (if not 10), so one bottle could literally last you a decade. Hopefully that thought will help mitigate the cost involved in purchasing some essential oils. Because they are SO concentrated and only a tiny amount is needed in anything you do, they’ll last you a very, very long time. The only exception to this rule is citrus oils, which will see a reduction in potency after a year or two.

Store your essential oils in dark glass bottles (which they were probably packaged in) and out of direct sunlight. This is simply to help preserve their potency.

Remember that what you’re allergic to in food, you will be allergic to in essential oils. So if, for some reason, you can’t eat sage without breaking out in a rash, steer clear of sage essential oil (or any product containing it).

USE ESSENTIAL OILS TO HELP YOUR MOOD. 

Lavender, peppermint, grapefruit, chamomile, lemon, ylang-ylang all help produce happy, joyous moods. Clary sage helps with PMS (although there have been reports that overuse of clary sage can lead to intoxication). Rosemary increases focus and concentration. Don’t forget the mood benefits of essential oils. Here’s an information packed aromatherapy reference chart to refer to.

The recommended usage of many essential oils is hotly contested throughout the aromatherapy profession. The majority of oils you find in the supermarket are absolutely safe (though you should research them before using them); however, once you start digging into the world of essential oils, you’ll find that professionals – even within the same organization – debate extensively over the use of certain oils. If you’re ever unsure about an oil or its use, do the research you can, and if you still cannot make up your mind as to its safety – avoid it. But, by all means, do NOT be afraid of essential oils. Just use them with care and respect, and all will be fine.

Paul Luftenegger is an International Multi Award Winning Singer and Songwriter who writes music to inspire and promote global love and kindness from within.  Paul is a leader in his new genre of music he calls 'Conscious Healing Music' to empower the listener with love and freedom of the heart and soul to thrive from within.

Paul's first real success came after recording a HUGE INTERNATIONAL RECORD titled 'DIAMOND LIGHT' with Multi Award Winning Canadian Producer Arun Chaturvedi. This record holds some very important work to inspire UNIVERSAL LOVE as well as an LGBTQ positive song that talks about growing up gay.  Paul partnered with Arun to help bring Paul's vision of inspiring GLOBAL LOVE & KINDNESS to life in hearts around our world.  'DIAMOND LIGHT' was recorded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and has a long list of press and media interest and stories on various platforms as well as stories from some of the most recognizable spiritual leaders with countless letters from hearts thanking Paul for his new genre of music that he likes to call 'CONSCIOUS HEALING MUSIC'. DIAMOND LIGHT as a project took Paul 3-years to bring to life.  He released singles from this record throughout 2013 with the full body of work being made available for global distribution on January 14th, 2014 in countries around the World to Inspire Global Love & Kindness to promote Inner Peace.  Paul's title track of the same album name, won a very important musical award with the 2013 USA Songwriting Competition; a very prestigious International Songwriting contest who granted Paul's song 'DIAMOND LIGHT' with the 'Honourable Mention Award'.  Paul's album was also honoured with an award from the London Free Press as one of the 2013 albums of the year.

Paul's second HUGE INTERNATIONAL RECORD has affectionately been titled 'LOVE EXPANDING LOVE' which is a body of work Paul completed in August of 2014 with his Canadian Producer Arun Chaturvedi.  LOVE EXPANDING LOVE was entirely funded by Paul's fans from gorgeous hearts from every corner of our planet through a Kickstarter Campaign. Paul feels very deeply that LOVE EXPANDING LOVE is his most important record of his career already garnering countless praise and interest from some of the most prolific hearts and souls on our planet.  Interview after Interview is lining up to millions of listeners through syndicated online radio platform shows that are recognizing Paul's talent as a very unique singer on a mission to Inspire Love to do exactly as the title suggests - To Expand Love from Love itself through the heart within. Uniting collectively, remembering what in fact human kindness is all about.  

Paul's LOVE EXPANDING LOVE project touches on some very serious international subjects such as developing self love and self worth. The importance of honouring the elderly.  Feeding every mouth on the planet. Asking all Governments to be kind to all life. Reminding listeners that grown men do in fact cry. That it takes faith and self love to succeed and prosper.  That there are Angels all around every single one of us to help us all on our way through our life here on Earth.  That nature will help all of us to heal inside and out. That we need to help all hearts on this planet to thrive at life in order for us to thrive at life individually.  

LOVE EXPANDING LOVE is an album all about supporting the listener to honour collective and individual consciousness asking the listener to get busy unfolding the heart within through intention and self acceptance. LOVE EXPANDING LOVE RELEASES GLOBALLY ON 11.11.14 in 120+ Countries through iTunes.  Paul has dedicated this entire album and body of work to his hero Oprah Winfrey and the OWN Television Network as a way to properly thank Oprah and her teams for their contributions to our world and collective consciousness creating conscious television that caters to the heart and soul within.

Bio

Paul was born in St.Thomas, Ontario, Canada on January 14th, 1977.  When Paul was eight he moved to London, Ontario with his family and started studying piano.  By the age of ten, Paul had auditioned for St. Mary’s Choir and Orchestra Program in London.  This blessing opened many doors to expand and grow Paul's artistic talents in music and the performing arts through this incredible music program gaining a solid music education expanding love through music.

Paul’s passion for music and art continued to bloom in High School where he attended Catholic Central High School in London, Ontario - a specialized extension program developed to continue music studies from St. Mary’s Choir and Orchestra Program.  Paul was included in an adventure to sing for the late Pope John Paul II as part of the CCH Choir in a private audience at the Vatican in Vatican City.  As a teen, Paul performed with Choirs for The Blue Jays, The Boston Red Sox and The Detroit Tigers at stadiums filled with 10's of 1000's of adoring baseball fans. 

Paul has always supported Music and Art. He believes in keeping Art Programs alive and healthy within the public school systems to provide children the opportunities to grow reflection through the creative process. 

Paul and his close family sadly lost his 56 year old Father to suicide in March of 2011.  This tragic loss has been a huge inspiration of opening hearts and trying to inspire the World through writing music that is reflective and at the same time calming. Paul has always maintained keeping his music as true to form with simplicity without over editing to allow the souls honesty to dance with the listeners heart.  Paul writes with the intention of finding peace within oneself in order to truly manifest peace externally in our beautiful World with the ultimate goal of inspiring Global Kindness through all of his music compositions.

Paul has worked very closely and continues to be a guest speaker and volunteer/contributor with the 'Canadian Mental Health Association' (CMHA).  Paul has been a featured Singer/Songwriter by Songwriters Association of Canada (S.A.C.) for his work with Suicide Awareness and Social Change Songwriting.  His career also includes partnering with international charities to advance social awareness issues advancing equality and human rights for all people of our World.  Paul has also been honoured by the Premier of Ontario - The Honourable Kathleen Wynne for his work with Suicide Awareness.   

Paul released his first body of work on September 1st, 2011 titled "Blessings From Above" A.K.A. "Beautiful World" consisting of 5 tracks of Paul's piano and vocal arrangements.  On February 29th, 2012 Paul released his 2nd Album Titled "Worthy" which was recorded Live on a Grand Piano in Toronto, Ontario Canada with a total of 7 easy-listening songs.  Paul is currently releasing singles from his up-and-coming album "Diamond Light" which will be available for International purchase in hard copy CD's and Digital Downloads on January 14th, 2014 with a total number of 9 tracks with very elaborate mixes including piano &  vocal as the lead instruments, accompanied by lovely strings, soulful keyboards, drums, and guitars. 

On January 17th, 2014 Paul is venturing out and starting his live performance career in front of audiences to inspire and promote love and kindness through reflective concerts.  These shows have been titled 'DIAMOND LIGHT' which will include sharing stories of creating loving moments through his music career and how this process has unfolded through becoming the person he has always dreamed he could become with hard work and dedication to love itself.  Paul's dream, vision, and ultimate goal in this concert series is to remind hearts to help one another. These performances will focus on creating peace, love, joy, happiness and prosperity through Co+Creation and Conscious+Intention showcasing Paul's beautiful compositions.

On November 25th, 2013 Paul won his first International Songwriting Award for 'DIAMOND LIGHT' from the "2013 USA Songwriting Contest" which is an International contest consisting of 10's of 1000's of song submissions from some of the best prolific songwriters from all around the World.  This award is called "The Honourable Mention Award".  'DIAMOND LIGHT' was also selected as a finalist for the grand prize of best song of the year for 2013.   

Paul's Album 'DIAMOND LIGHT' won a top 10 Award in London, by the London Free Press.

Paul believes in spreading Abundant Peace, Love, Joy, Happiness and Prosperity with as much kindness as humanly possible. Deepak Chopra, Oprah and Ellen along with many New Age Authors have been the light of Paul's growth through much adversity.  These wonderful human hearts have changed the face of our World with their love and perpetual belief in kindness.