Speakers
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John Barazzuol - John Barazzuol is a former Buddhist monk with 20 years of monastic experience and training within both the Theravada Buddhist tradition and the Mahayana/Zen tradition. Upon leaving the life of an institutional monk, he purposefully did not do a disrobing ceremony because he wanted to bring the spirit of monastic life into the everyday life of the world. After 25 years in Asia, he returned to his hometown, Vancouver, BC. where he taught English as a Second Language and began writing. His writings are intuitive and inspirational and come out of his monastic experience. He presently facilitates seminars that directly connect people with their spirit. The workshops are based on his book, Spirit Power. |
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Julie Blue - Julie Blue believes that music in the international language of the heart. She is a composer, facilitator, and inspirational singer whose performances have taken her all over the world. She has composed music for over 40 films and television shows and received a LEO nomination for her work on the award winning documentary ‘Stolen Lives’ . She received the Woman of Exellence Award in the field of arts through the North Shore Outlook. Julie composes for and directs a 80 voice pop/gospel choir, “The Singspiration Singers” and directed the children’s chorus on John Denver’s last album, “Love Again”. Julie has recently released her 6th CD critically acclaimed ‘One of A Kind Woman’ ..Julie is the preferred performer at many large, westcoast events, (Goldie Hawn’s 2005 Fundraising Gala, Matthew Fox’s Earth Revival Cosmic Mass 2005 event). She tours and facilitates for Harv Ekker’s Peak Potentials and has written and produced of an original CD based on one of their programs. Julie uses songs and exercises to open and expand a participant’s experience through a technique called “authentic voice”. She has been offering her Singspiration Creative Empowerment workshops www.julieblue.com for over fourteen years and has worked with thousands of people. The music and environment that Julie creates gives people a deep sense of permission to feel, opening their minds, bodies and hearts. Participants are inspired and uplifted upon discovering the power and passion that is their voice. Julie is a woman who lives what she teaches and sings about. Her warmth and humor combined with a deep sense of purpose make her a dynamic performer and a passionate composer. |
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Karen McGregor - Professional Speaker, author and co-founder of “Inner Path to God”, Karen McGregor, M.Ed., specializes in helping people step into the miracle of compassion and unconditional love. She believes in bringing people together to experience the greatest journey of all - a relationship with their Creator- in a spirit of love, peace and unity. Her purpose is to help others awaken to the miracle of love and the Divine in everyday life. Karen is also the Founder and President of Power to Speak, facilitating workshops and giving keynotes that inspire and transform participants. Her keynotes and workshops guide people to reach their potential through advanced communication skills, self-awareness and higher consciousness. An award winning-writer, she is the author of Sculpting the Business Body: Strategies and Stories from Top Entrepreneurs, a book celebrating the courage, wisdom, relationships and communication skills of Canadian entrepreneurs. Karen was recently nominated in 2 categories of the 2007 Langley Women of Excellence Awards; she was recognized as a Woman of Vision and as a candidate for Woman of the Year. Karen lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with her husband and two sons. |
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Lynne Brisdon: Spiritual Teacher, Professional Certified Coach (Living In Vision Enterprises Inc.)Conducts or teaches: - Spiritual Awareness classes and tele-classes - Energy healing and Aura readings - Coaching for individuals - Relationship coaching for intimate couples and business partners - Group and team coachingLynne has been fascinated with spirituality for most of her adult life and has come to define spirituality as knowing yourself as pure consciousness or essence and having that experience in your body. Her approach recognizes that spiritual awareness and conscious choice hold the keys to creating your own reality.Lynne spent 15 years training, apprenticing and teaching at the Leyline Center for Spiritual Practice. She later trained to become a certified professional co-active coach, with The Coaches Training Institute and also studied Organizational and Relationship Systems Coaching and Living Systems Team Coaching.
Lynne’s clear and direct approach supports her students and clients in achieving new levels of awareness that promote conscious intentional choice. Lynne also encourages and inspires new entrepreneurs as a business advisor and facilitator for Toward Excellence Consulting Inc. She believes that we all create our own reality and that our purpose is to fulfill the most authentic expression of who we truly are. http://www.livinginvision.com |
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Wendy Dewar Hughes - is a businesswoman, professional artist, transformational writer and inspiring speaker. Intuitive and artistic, Wendy has spent her life seeking the spiritual and learning to know God personally. She is the author of Turning on the Light – Finding Your Luscious Place in the Spirit, a omplete course she developed to help spiritual seekers become more intimately acquainted with God. Wendy owns Summer Bay Studio, a design and wholesale gift company, and Presentations, a small retail giftbusiness. She also licenses her art and designs under the banner of The Art of Life, Love and Lusciousness, and creates artwork for other gift and design companies. She is an accomplished writer and is the creator of Dream, Believe, Create the Life You Really Want, a self-guided tool to uncover your dreams and help you create the plans that will take you where you want to go. When God directed her to create Turning on the Light –Finding Your Luscious Place in the Spirit, Wendy responded and spent several months working on the manuscript and accompanying journal and audio CDs. With emphasis on discovering and understanding God’s true character, this course is genuinely life-changing and walks the participant through the steps to knowing God more intimately, hearing his voice, finding true purpose, dealing with fears, and breaking free from limitations. Wendy also employs The Light Method, a form of coached meditation that shines God’s light on limiting and erroneous beliefs and misinterpretations of life’s experiences while creating an authentic encounter with God for the purpose of emotional healing and life transformation. |
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Sandee Bartsch’s highest purpose is being a channel for grace, healing and service. Through her practice, Inner Compass Coaching Services, she supports others on their path to the Divine to discover their Life Purpose. As co-founder of Inner Path to God, Sandee shares the blessings of her spiritual awakening. In mid-life, Sandee left her corporate position of 25 years to follow the guidance that she received from the Divine. Since following her path, she has experienced an amazing life journey filled with passion, adventure, excitement, and an inner knowing that she is living the life she was born to live. Sandee also specializes in leading groups to awaken their spiritual potential and follow Divine Guidance. She currently leads several groups that meet bi-monthly and weekly to explore both personal and spiritual growth. A certified life coach and experienced spiritual mentor, Sandee has influenced the consciousness and calling of hundreds of people in her lifetime. |
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Ted Kuntz - is a psychotherapist in private practice in Vancouver, Canada and the author of Peace Begins With Me. Ted has a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology and more than 25 years of clinical experience. Much of the wisdom that Ted shares in his counselling, workshops, and book didn’t come from his formal training. Rather, it came from his personal journey as the father of a child with disabilities. This journey taught Ted how to make peace with life. Ted’s best selling book, ‘Peace Begins With Me’ is a summary of the wisdom he acquired on this journey. This deeply personal story is an inspiration to those who wish to move past pain and anger, and experience more peace and joy. Ted is recognized internationally for his work in assisting individuals, families, organizations, and corporations manage the challenges and opportunities of life more effectively and joyfully. |
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