Exciting Line-Up for FALL 2010 Mind Body Spirit Expo

Bestselling authors Don Miguel Ruiz and Neale Donald Walsch, whose books have changed the lives of millions throughout the world, headline the 13th annual MIND BODY SPIRIT EXPO, the largest alternative health expo in the Northeast United States, taking place October 22 to October 24th at the Valley Forge Convention Center.

Don Miguel Ruiz was born into a family of healers and is a Toltec teaching master. His book The Four Agreements was on the NY Times Bestseller list for seven years and has been read by millions throughout the world. With his newest book, The Fifth Agreement, he offers a fresh perspective on the Four Agreements, and a powerful new agreement for transforming our lives into our personal heaven, one that takes us to a deeper level of awareness of the power of the Self and returns us to the authenticity we were born with. In 2002, Don Miguel survived a near fatal heart attack. Its impact prevents him from widely lecturing throughout the country and world, so the Mind Body Spirit Expo is honored to host Don Miguel in a rare appearance on the East Coast. Don Miguel will be accompanied by his son, Don Jose, who co-authored The Fifth Agreement with his father.

Neale Donald Walsch is a modern day spiritual messenger whose words continue to touch the world in profound ways. His Conversations with God series has been translated into 34 languages, touching millions of lives and inspiring important changes in their day-to-day lives. The With God Series has redefined God and shifted spiritual paradigms around the globe. Neale’s newest book, When Everything Changes, Change Everything, speaks to the heart of every person who has lost their bearings in the aftermath of a major life change—and to those who would help them.

Joining this impressive guest list are Colette Baron-Reid, Deborah King, and Psalm Isadora.

Dubbed by the international fashion magazine ‘W’ as “the intuitive’s intuitive,” Colette Baron-Reid is an intuitive counselor, educator and best selling Hay House author who helps others recognize and connect with their own intuition, potential and purpose. She has been featured on Oprah and Friends with Dr. Mehmet Oz, George Noory’s Coast To Coast and many others.

Deborah King is a contemporary master healer and recognized expert in the health & wellness field. Deborah is featured regularly in broadcast, online, and print media, making frequent appearances on national TV, including CNN, Fox News, ABC, and NBC, and is a featured blogger for Psychology Today and the Huffington Post.

Transformational yoga teacher Psalm Isadora is known for a deep and fiery style of teaching with fierce compassion for the individual’s growth and connection to the Divine. She dives into the physical, mental and emotional layers with great faith in the students capacity for healing, transformation and empowerment.

We are especially thrilled to have the European phenomenon, Braco, making his first East Coast U.S. appearance. Braco (pronounced “Braht-zoh”) does “gazing sessions,” 5 to 8 minute group events in which he becomes a channel for positive energy that is then sent it to his audience with impressive results.

Two popular psychics also headline the expo—Michele Livingston and Joseph Tittel. Michele Livingston, author of Visions from Mary, has been a popular guest at previous expos, and we are thrilled to see her back. Rising young psychic Joseph Tittel has been packing in halls and special events and gathering a significant reputation for his abilities. Noted psychic James Van Praagh has said, “Rarely have I met a medium as in tune as Joseph Tittel. Not only does he give remarkable evidential details, but he brings with it an other worldly compassion I have never witnessed before.”

Also on hand is Carol Bowman, a pioneer in reincarnation studies and past life regression. Her workshop at the Mind Body Spirit Expo will explain how past life memories can emerge in childhood and influence our present personalities, and she’ll lead a group past-life regression session.

Many other interesting and profound subjects will be covered at the Expo, including Mayan Prophecies, Chi Energy Healing, the Healing Powers of Drums, the Wisdom of the Earth’s Essential Essences, Reiki and Magnified Healing. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s internationally respected Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine will also have a presence at the Expo. A tasty and nutritious natural food court will be available and free yoga classes.

Hours for the expo are Friday from 4 pm to 9 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. General admission is $15 per day (Friday $7). A Friday two-day pass (Friday plus one day) is $20, a two-day Sat. & Sun. pass is $25, and an all weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday pass is $30. There are additional charges for special events. There are also several recession-busting specials, including free admission on Friday for Seniors (65+) and Students with ID, and “early-bird” discounts at the door on Friday, 3-4pm ($2 off General Admission) and Sat/Sun 9-10am ($5 off General Admission). 215.627.0102 for tickets, or visit the expo website at www.mindbodyspiritexpo.com.

Parking at the Valley Forge Convention Center is free.

Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman) at the MIND BODY SPIRIT EXPO, May 23, Voorhees New Jersey

“One of the most empowering realizations I’ve had is that, our experience of any life circumstance is a function of personal perspective, more than the circumstance itself; that as our perspective changes so does our experience. In a safe and loving environment, we explore and learn techniques which help us shift limiting perspectives and release negative emotions and undesirable responses. Woven throughout the program are beautiful music, relaxation and the Oneness Meditation, opening to the natural peace and joy from within.”

Lindsay Wagner makes little distinction between her life as an actress, advocate, mother, humanitarian or author. What unites these various parts is a commitment through her work and her personal life to advancing human potential. Early in her career this commitment was evident in her Emmy Award winning portrayal of “The Bionic Woman”. Films such as: “Shattered Dreams” on spousal abuse and domestic violence starred in and co-produced by Lindsay in 1991; “The Taking of Flight 847” on the root complexities of terrorism (1988); “Evil In Clear River” on the quiet rise of the Neo-Nazi movement in America (1988); “Child’s Cry” on child sexual abuse (1985); “I Want To Live” on the moral dilemma regarding capital punishment (1983); and “The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel” on the battle between the naturopathic and allopathic healthcare (1979).

Off screen, Lindsay continuously works both publicly and privately in advocacy and public education. She shares the knowledge and experiences, which have greatly impacted her life and have profoundly enhanced her awe of our often unrecognized human potential. Lindsay has co-authored two books: a best-selling vegetarian lifestyle cookbook entitled, The High Road to Health (Simon & Schuster) and a book on acupressure, Lindsay Wagner’s New Beauty: The Acupressure Facelift (Simon & Schuster).

From 2003-2006 Lindsay co-facilitated a support group for convicted batterers and their families. In 2004 she co-founded “Peacemakers Community,” a non-profit organization that offers families and individuals more constructive and peaceful ways of relating to each other and oneself in order to help end the cycle of family violence. Her work utilized a range of psychological techniques and Spiritual encouragement.

For the public, Lindsay has been offering experiential retreats and workshops. These programs are designed to help us access more deeply the peace and joy which is naturally within us and to realize how the conscious and unconscious concepts we carry in the mind often have a life diminishing influence on others and ourselves. For many, it can be the catalyst needed to break through old or undesirable patterns affecting our family dynamics, intimate relationships, self-image, parenting, friendships and our work/career.

Lindsay will be leading a 3-hour workshop, "Shift Your Perspective, Experience the Difference," at the MIND BODY SPIRIT EXPO, at the Virtua Center (Flyers Skate Zone) in Voorhees, NJ. This will be a unique chance to meet Lindsay and be a part of her transformational events. The expo takes place from May 21 to 23, with Lindsay's event on Sunday, May 23rd. The expo is also coupled with the WOMEN'S WHOLE LIVING EXPO. One admission price for two major expos!

For tickets and more information, go to www.mindbodyspiritexpo.com

Lew Doty & Friends Benefit Concert at the Mind Body Spirit Expo

One of the nicer moments at the Mind Body Spirit expos arrives on Saturday with an evening concert. This year Lew Doty & Friends will be performing a benefit concert for the Center for Conscious Living and CACE (the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education).

Lew Doty is an accomplished musician, whose distinctive style, beautiful lyrics and entertaining performances are enthusiastically filled with Spirit. Lew's music synthesizes his intention of helping you move closer to your Divine Source. He has assembled a collective of talented musicians and singers (his "Angels") who invite you to actively raise your vibrational experience of joy, love and peace. May 22, from 7 to 9pm, $30, not including expo general admission ticket.

www.mindbodyspiritexpo.com

Colon Therapy: Its History Since Ancient Times

The first records found in Western Civilization of humans employing colon cleansing (colonics) for health purposes dates from the Ebers Papyrus of Ancient Egypt, about 1550 BC. The Ancient Egyptians believed that food which stayed in the intestines was harmful if it remained inside the body for too long. They considered many illnesses to arise in the colon, and that a clean colon would both cure and prevent disease. The Egyptians took three days out of a month to purify their bodies of the harmful effects of an impacted colon. For their enemas, they used a hollow reed or bone, with a bag of ox-bladder, silk cloth or cat skin filled with seawater. One pharaoh employed a doctor who just specialized in colon cleansing therapies.

Like the Egyptians, the Ancient Greeks considered waste in the intestines a focal point of illness. In fact, the very word “colon” comes from the Greek “kolon,” which means “large intestine.” The noted Greek physician Galen recommended a variety of enemas, including one of oil and honey, while later Greek physicians prescribed enemas of pure water.

Dating even further back than the Egyptians and the Greeks, a classic text in ancient China refers to various methods of colon cleansing. This text dates back to the 3rd century BC! Enemas were part of the ancient cultures of Babylon, Assyria, India, the Aztec and the Maya.

European society went through various popularizations of colon cleansing. Apparently by the 14th century enemas for women were common in England. In 1480, Louis XI became an ardent advocate of enemas after an enema relieved the apoplexy he was suffering. Louis XIV may have had 2,000 enemas during his lifetime, and was so at ease with the procedure that he would feel free to receive court visitors while having an enema! Though popular, enemas were still chiefly the domain of the wealthy.

Colon cleansing made even more advances in the 17th century. In fact, that century has been dubbed, “The Age of the Enema.” Well-being was associated with a clean colon, and it was not unknown for members of fashionable Parisian society to have three to four enemas a day. Enema syringes came in a variety of styles and manufacture: copper, porcelain, and for the wealthy, mother-of-pearl and silver! Collections of such valued syringes were common among the aristocracy.

Colon therapy made significant strides in the 20th century. One of the great proponents of natural health was Dr. John Harvey Kellog (1852-1943). His Battle Creek health sanitorium employed healthy eating habits (whole grain cereals, soy foods, vegetarianism), exercise—and enemas. Handling more than 40,000 cases of gastrointestinal diseases, Dr. Kellog needed to do surgery in only twenty, the rest being effectively dealt with by enema applications from an enema machine. Dr. Kellog lived what he preached and lived to 91. (Incidentally, John Harvey Kellog should not be confused with his brother Will, who formed what would eventually be the Kellog cereal company; brother John was vehemently opposed to the adding of sugar to corn flakes.)

Since then, the colon therapy apparatus has become fully modernized. By the 1960s and 1970s, the intense marketing of laxatives meant that many people began to replace colon therapy with the ease of taking a pill or drinking a liquid to “flush the system.” But laxatives were found not to be as efficacious as a colonic. Besides, the continual use of laxatives presented problems, the very problems that many wanted to eliminate: bloating, dehydration, cramping and worse. Even the FDA had to step in and recall Phenolphthalein, an ingredient found in many laxatives, and which was thought to have cancer-causing properties.

With the 1980s, colon hydrotherapy made a resurgence. The colonic apparatus was fined-tuned with FDA-approved temperature and pressure controls. Particularly clued into what is good for one and willing to pay for such privileges, notable Hollywood and music personalities, high society, and sports figures began opting for colon cleansing for prime health and well-being.

Now colon cleansing is readily available to the ordinary person. Clients report feeling buoyant and energetic after colon cleansing, with tiredness and that run-down, bloated felling dissipating. They also report improved digestion and nutritional absorption, relief of discomfort due to colitis, IBS and other gastrointestinal disorders, a restoration of the proper function of the nervous and glandular systems, and enhanced mental clarity.

Based upon the knowledge of the ancients, as well as contemporary knowledge and the evidence of thousands of years, and perfected through the centuries, including these last important decades, a colon cleanse can be one of the most venerable forms of maintaining a healthy lifestyle for the body, mind and spirit.

Health Connections Center in Philadelphia is the oldest wellness center in this area offering colon therapy--for 20 years now! An initial colonic, with a consultation, is $95; follow-up colonics are $80 each. Visit Health Connections Center website or call 215-627-6000 for more information and to set up an appointment.

Copyright Susan T. Hui, 2009

Mind Body Spirit Spring Expo - May 21-23, 2010

You are familiar with the Mind Body Spirit fall expos in the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia. Well, now there's going to be a Mind Body Spirit Expo in the spring, too, in Voorhees, NJ! Taking place at the Virtua Center, the expo will not only have the same quality exhibitors and speakers that our fall expos have, but will also have a symposium and exhibitors and speakers on the subject of 2012. Stay tuned for further updates at:
The Mind Body Spirit Expo

Special Musical Performances at the Mind Body Spirit Expo - Douglas Blue Feather and Russill Paul Benefit Concert

This year, the Mind Body Spirit Expo will have two concerts. The first one takes place on Friday, October 23, from 6pm to 8pm, with Douglas Blue Feather. Douglas Blue Feather, of Cherokee heritage, is a respected Native American flutist and internationally known songwriter who has won four Native American Music Awards, including Best New Age Recording, Best Flutist of the Year, and Best Independent Recording of the Year. He has released seven albums to date, with his latest being SACRED SPACE.

[This is a review of SACRED SPACE by New Visions editor, Miro Lipinski:

One of the first impressions one gets when listening to Douglas Blue Feather’s music is, that despite being inspired by his spiritual Native American journey, it shouldn’t be thought of as just within the borders of the genre of Native American music. This is timeless music, unbound, traveling with wings of smooth, exploratory freedom.

In Sacred Space, Douglas Blue Feather’s newest CD, his flute flies over an expansive layer of keyboard sound to prime effect. The titles of the cuts—“Shores of Atlantis,” “Temple of Light,” “Spirit World, ”and others—indicate the worlds that gloriously open up with this life-giving music. Blue Feather’s flute is wondrously sweet and evocative here, perfect to take you along a transfixing journey of contemplation, visions, and peace and harmony, and that neverending space that is eternal, healing and wondrous. - Miro Lipinski]

Douglas Blue Feather’s musical journey began with drumming at the age of 13, then performing in bands and traveling around the country for 10 years. “I’ve been playing the Native flute since the beginning of 1997, shortly after awakening to my own Cherokee heritage and beginning my journey on the Red Road (Native American spiritual path).” This awakening came about with a meeting with a spirit guide, who gave him the natural name “Blue Feather.”

When Blue Feather performs, healing takes place. A spiritual vibration is created that touches the heart and the spirit. His music has been described as contemporary music featuring the Native American flute. Blue Feather takes his flute beyond the genre of Native American music. It is inspiring, it is enlightening, it is universal.

He has performed on NBC TV, Fox TV, the Native American Awards Ceremony, and at numerous metaphysical events throughout the country.

Here's a sample of Douglas Blue Feather's music:

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The following day, Saturday, on October 24, Russill Paul with The Sound of Silence, will offer a special benefit concert for CACE (Center for Advancement in Cancer Education) and the Hari Om Mandir temple.

A native of Chennai, South India, Russill Paul took to playing stringed instruments from the early age of four and began professional music in his teens. Although he was born and brought up in a Christian family, he developed a keen interest in Indian spirituality in childhood that has guided him into the present day.

In 1984, he underwent a powerful spiritual transition that motivated him to begin living the unusual combination of a Benedictine monk and yogi under the direction of Dom Bede Griffiths, a pioneering Benedictine monk and revered sage who directed Shantivanam, a Christian monastery that expressed itself through the spiritual and yogic culture of India.

During the five years he spent as a monk, Russill Paul immersed himself in the sacred culture and spirituality of India’s esteemed heritage, studying traditional Sanskrit chanting and South Indian classical music as well as yoga, meditation, philosophy and cosmology. In addition to his training at the monastery, Russill was initiated into the sacred learning of Sanskrit and Indian music in several ancient temple cities of South India enabling him to develop the tools related to his lifework: The Yoga of Sound.

An exciting, inspirational talent, Russill Paul crafts music that can dance with joy or calm with deep grace. His performances are both enchanting and mesmerizing. He has performed his unique style of music at many prestigious concert venues such as the premier European classical music venue Propstei Sankt Gerold in Austria, Chicago’s Grant Part and Medinah Temple, The Sports Auditorium in Sheffield, England, and the Music Academy in Chennai, India.

He has also performed on several occasions for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in India, as well as in America, and has shared the stage with music greats such as the legendary American folk-singer Arlo Guthrie and British rocker Arthur Brown.

As an author, Russill Paul has spearheaded the discussion of music and chant in The Yoga of Sound (already in its 3rd printing). In the recent Jesus in the Lotus he bridges Christianity and Yoga with both intelligence and spiritual grace to formulate a new understanding and acceptance that is revolutionarily transforming.

Here are two samples of Russill Paul's music:

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More information and ticket ordering at the Mind Body Spirit Expo website.

Carol Bowman at the Mind Body Spirit Expo - Sunday, October 25

Carol Bowman will be appearing at the Mind Body Spirit Expo on Sunday, October 25, doing a workshop from 10:15am to 11:45am. Bowman has been at the forefront of past life exploration and is the only past life regression therapist linked to on James Van Praagh’s website.

In her workshop, Carol Bowman will explain how past life memories can emerge in childhood and influence our present personalities. She will share cases from her practice that describe how past life memories can heal. You will then have the opportunity to experience your own past life memories in a group past life regression.

Carol Bowman, MS, is an internationally known author, past life therapist, workshop leader, and pioneer in reincarnation studies. She has the unique perspective of being one of the world’s foremost authorities on children’s spontaneous past life memories, as well as a seasoned past life regression therapist for adults. Carol trained as a past life therapist for adults after she had a life-changing past life regression in 1986, which cured her of chronic lung ailments and confirmed feelings that she had since childhood of having been here before, specifically of having died in WWII. Since then she has worked with thousands of clients to help them access their own past life memories for healing and insight.

Her two books about children’s memories, Children’s Past Lives and Return From Heaven, have been translated into eighteen languages. She has appeared on Oprah, Unsolved Mysteries, ABC Primetime, Good Morning America, and numerous other TV documentaries and radio shows. She is the only past life regression therapist linked to on James Van Praagh’s website.

Ticket ordering for Carol Bowman's workshop, as well as more info about the expo, can be accessed at the Mind Body Spirit Expo website.

For more information: www.carolbowman.com