sensory spiritual teacher in international demand for her guidance, wisdom, and capacity to heal the soul. Her books have sold over a million copies world wide including her New York Times bestseller The Answer Is Simple… She is most recognized for her ability to instantly change vibration, lift depression, and connect others to their intuition. She helps people understand their souls’ plan and purpose and leads them to a successful, meaningful and peaceful lives.

Educated at the University of Denver, and the Sorbonne, Paris in addition to holding a doctorate in Metaphysics from the American Institute of Holistic Theology, and a member of the Transformational Leadership Council, Sonia has been featured on ABC,NBC,CNN as well as New Woman Magazine, USA Today as well as The Chicago Tribune and The London Times. She is also the host of her own weekly radio show Trust Your Vibes on Hay House Radio( www.hayhouseradio.com). For personal appointments, and information on her current workshops and speaking engagements visit her at www.soniachoquette.com.

On Sacred Therapy

Estelle Frankel is a practicing psychotherapist, spiritual advisor, and seasoned teacher of Jewish mysticism who blends depth psychology with the wisdom and healing practices of Kabbalah. She has taught Jewish studies in Israel and the U.S. for over 30 years and was ordained as a Rabbinic Pastor and spiritual guide (mashpiah ruchanit) by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. While living in Israel from 1970-1978 Estelle attended the Michlalah College for Jewish Studies in Jerusalem and taught at several Yeshivas, including Neve Yerusyhalayim and Shapell (Beruriah). Estelle is currently on the teaching faculty of Chochmat Halev: Wisdom of the Heart Meditation Center, where she teaches Jewish mysticism, meditation and healing, and offers group spiritual guidance. Estelle has also been an instructor at Lehrhaus Judaica Adult School for Jewish Studies since 1978 and has been involved in organizing several symposia on Judaism and Psychology. She is a popular public speaker and chant master, and has been a keynote speaker and presenter at many professional conferences.

In addition to Sacred Therapy, Estelle is the author of numerous essays on Jewish mysticism and psychology that have been published by a variety of professional and spiritual journals including: Tikkun Magazine, Women and Therapy: A Quarterly Journal, The Responsive Community, and Parabola Magazine. Several of her essays have been selected for publication in professional and literary anthologies.

On Spirituality and Psychotherapy

Bernard Starr, Ph.D. formerly professor of developmental and educational psychology at the City University of New York now teaches “Psychology and Spirituality in Film” at Marymount Manhattan College. He is founder, author and editor of a number of publications and books on psychology, aging and spirituality. For seven years he was writer, producer and host of an award winning radio commentary, “The Longevity Report,” and currently produces and hosts T.V. documentaries on meaningful, active and productive living in the third age of life (Phoenix Rising T.V. Productions). His numerous op-ed and commentary articles for the Scripps Howard News Service have appeared in newspapers throughout the United States. He is currently President of the Association for Spirituality and Psychotherapy and is the main United Nations representative for the Institute of Global Education that founded the Mucherla Global School in Mucherla, India. For the last 25 years he has been a spiritual seeker experiencing many traditions worldwide. His recently published book, “Escape Your Own Prison:Why We Need Spirituality And Psychology To Be Turly Free” (Rowman and Littlefield) explores spirituality as a psychology of consciousness.

F. David Peat was born in Liverpool and earned a PhD at Liverpool University before moving to Canada. For many years he carried out research in theoretical physics, but his unwavering desire to find “the question that lies behind the question” led to an encounter with the physicist and philosopher David Bohm, whom Einstein had described as his “spiritual son.” The two men stayed friends and were working together on a second book at the time of Bohm’s death.

In 1979 Peat decided to focus on writing and is now author of more than 20 books on such topics as Jungian synchronicity, creativity, chaos theory, quantum theory and the Native American universe. In 2007, his scientific autobiography Pathways of Chance was published by Pari Publishing. Peat has also organized meetings of artists and scientists, and scientists and Native American elders.

On Trauma Research and Healing

Bessel A. van der Kolk M.D. has been active as a clinician, researcher and teacher in the area of posttraumatic stress and related phenomena since the 1970s. His work integrates developmental, biological, psychodynamic and interpersonal aspects of the impact of trauma and its treatment. His book Psychological Trauma was the first integrative text on the subject, painting the far ranging impact of trauma on the entire person and the range of therapeutic issues which need to be addressed for recovery.
Dr. van der Kolk and his various collaborators have published extensively on the impact of trauma on development, such as dissociative problems, borderline personality and self-mutilation, cognitive development in traumatized children and adults, and the psychobiology of trauma. He was co-principal investigator of the DSM IV Field Trials for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. His current research is on how trauma affects memory processes and brain imaging studies of PTSD.
Dr. van der Kolk is past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical School, and Medical Director of the Trauma Center at JRI in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has taught at universities and hospitals across the United States and around the world, including Europe, Africa, Russia, Australia, Israel, and China. His latest book, co-edited with Alexander McFarlane and Lars Weisaeth, explores what we have learned in the past twenty years of the re-discovery of the role of trauma in psychiatric illness.

Carol Look is a success and abundance coach in the energy psychology field. Her specialty is inspiring clients to attract abundance into their lives by using EFT/ Meridian Tapping and the Law of Attraction to clear limiting beliefs, release resistance and build “prosperity consciousness.” With a distinguished background in traditional psychotherapy, Carol discovered that combining energy healing methods with her classic training brought incredible results to her clients and unlimited success to her practice.
Before becoming an EFT Master, Carol was trained as a Clinical Social Worker and earned her Doctoral Degree in Clinical Hypnotherapy. Since discovering EFT, Carol has been a pioneer, bringing unprecedented innovations to the application of Meridian Tapping techniques, and publishing her work for the benefit of others.

On Energy Psychology

Mary Sise, LCSW, D.CEP is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Diplomate in Comprehensive Energy Psychology with a private practice in the Albany, NY area. In addition to being traditionally trained, she integrates energy therapies into her work and has trained hundreds of therapists in these methods. Past-president of the Board of Directors for the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology, she presents at conferences both nationally and internationally on the use of energy therapy for trauma.
A former adjunct professor at Siena College, she has produced numerous training videos, teaches an eight week on-line course in trauma and energy psychology for the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine and is the co-author of The Energy of Belief: Psychology’s Power Tools to Focus Intention & Release Blocking Beliefs.
Mary is a student of Her Holiness Sai Maa and teaches programs for Sai Maa on the Spiritual Dimension of Health and Healing. Mary has also trained in qigong with Chinese Grandmaster Professor Xu and Master Nan Lu. In 2004 she started The Center for Integrative Psychotherapy as a way to sponsor conferences and trainings on topics that integrate mind/body and spirit.

Laurel Parnell, Ph.D. is a leading expert on the therapeutic tool, eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing which is more widely known as EMDR.
Dr. Parnell has written four books on EMDR and is one of the most respected leaders of EMDR trainings & EMDR workshops. Her latest book (also available as spoken word audio) is ”Tapping In: A Step-by-Step Guide to Activating Your Healing Resources Through Bilateral Stimulation”. View the Tapping In online press kit provided by her publisher, Sounds True.
While Dr. Parnell has trained thousands of clinicians in EMDR both nationally and internationally, she has also taught transpersonal psychology at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and was core faculty at John F. Kennedy University in the Graduate School for the Study of Human Consciousness. Currently, she teaches EMDR through Alliant International University, Omega Institute, Omega at the Crossings, Esalen Institute, The New York Open Center, ID Institut in Kassel Germany, The New York Open Center and the Kripalu Center.

Quest for the Kingdom: The Secret Teachings of Jesus in the light of Yogic Mysticism

John Michael Newman, Jr., was born on December 20, 1950, in Dayton Ohio. He earned a BA in Chinese Studies (George Washington University, 1973), MA in East Asian Studies (George Washington University, 1976), and PhD in Modern Far Eastern History (George Washington University, 1992). He served in US Army Intelligence, 1974-1994, became the Assistant to the Director, National Security Agency (1988-1990), and was a US Army Attaché in China (1989-1991). He began teaching history at the University of Maryland in 1981, and has been teaching for the University of Maryland Honors Program since 1992. Currently, he teaches courses on Counterterrorism, America in the 60s, and The Historical Jesus. He has been teaching Yoga since 2004. He is the author of JFK and Vietnam (Warner 1992), and Oswald and the CIA (Carroll and Graff 1995, Skyhorse 2009).

In his 21 years of service for the US Army and the National Security Agency, John Newman worked principally as an intelligence analyst. He received many awards and commendations for solving difficult intelligence problems with only minimal evidence to work with. Today, he is known around the world for his expertise in textual records interpretation and in documents forensics. His skills have been widely sought by foreign and US media organizations. On several occasions the Public Broadcasting System (WGBH Boston) called upon his textual records skills in their production of award-winning documentaries. His work and his views have been highlighted in several documentaries aired on the History Channel, and he has often been featured on CSPAN, NBC, and other news organizations. His expertise with documents and experience in intelligence analysis led to his testimony before the US House of Representatives, Government Operations Committee, on CIA compliance with documents release legislation, and to his presentation before the US House of Representatives, 911 Hearings, on the 911 Commission’s final report. ds

On Eastern Spirituality and Psychotherapy

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.

In her first book in several years, Daphne Rose Kingma takes us on a path of emotional and spiritual healing with particular attention to the complex and frequently overwhelming circumstances of our lives right now. Whether you’re struggling with money issues, job loss, relationship problems, an unexpected health crisis or all of the above, this book will light your path and heal your heart. Along with giving sound practical advice, THE TEN THINGS will help you see your crisis in a larger context, one in which no matter what you are going through you’ll be able to find a sense of renewal and peace. Everybody has hard times and this is the book that will carry you through them.

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