A captivating keynote speaker and international consultant, Karen Rae Wilson is the founder of Wisdom Culture Consulting – a leading edge company that designs unique leadership experiences and life changing Quests that inspire both personal and social change. She has a special gift for empowering individuals to live their highest potential. She draws upon the Wisdom Teachings of many ancient traditions, and has worked with tribal elders and spiritual teachers from Celtic, Native American, African, Tibetan and Indian traditions.
His message is simple and powerful – inner peace for world peace. His Holiness, Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda, known simply as Swamiji, is a one of the world’s foremost proponents of peace and a renowned humanitarian. For 40 years, Swamiji has pioneered interfaith dialogues and meetings throughot the world in order to establish global harmony amongst religions and nations. He initiated annual International Peace Summits and founded a World Peace Council. Yoga in Daily Life is a non-profit organization in roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
Maria is passionate and committed to the process of awakening the human spirit and changing suffering and struggle into a life of grace and purpose. Her own unique life’s journey has taught her that psychological pain, once transformed, can be a teacher and guide to the Divine.
Living authentically in joy is our sacred calling and Maria is committed to helping others rediscover this truth. The empowerment and the extension of the feminine spirit, as well as the healing work of couples in relationship, are two areas that Maria feels passionate about.
Ruth Mendelson, both a Grammy-listed composer and multi-instrumentalist, has been composing award-winning scores for film, HBO, A&E, Discovery Channel, Disney, Animal Planet, The Learning Channel, PBS, CBS, and NBC (among others) for 18 years. She is the only woman in the history of Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) to teach in the Film Scoring Department, which she enjoys part-time to this day. Ruth is also a guest lecturer, producer, music director/arranger, and author.
