Michael Reins
Learn Why People Everywhere are Raving About Emotional Freedom Techniques™ (EFT)
A psychological version of acupuncture without needles, EFT is known to significantly decrease or eliminate the effects of trauma, anger, fear, sadness, worry, cravings, physical discomforts and to enhance your performance in areas such as learning and sports performance. It's easy to learn and use. Today, witness the miracles of EFT as Michael Reins teaches it and you use it!

Reins teaches and practices Emotional Freedom Techniques™ and was personally trained by Gary Craig, the founder of EFT. He works as a Life Coach and Psychotherapist.

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Lee Klinger, Ph.D.
Gaia's Remedy — New Hope for our Dying Oaks
From a Gaian perspective, forests are considered the "lungs" of the planet. Yet, as more and more pockets of dying oak trees appear in our native woodlands, many of us wonder whether humans have stressed our forests to their limits of tolerance. Are the lungs of the earth about to collapse? The concepts and complexity of Gaia shed new light and offer a new cure for our dying trees.

Dr. Klinger, Senior Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences in Petaluma, California, is recognized as one of the worlds' leading scholars in global ecology and Gaia theory.

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Mark Perlmutter
Green Investing in Local Companies
Mark Perlmutter teaches average Americans to get in on the ground floor of green technologies i.e zero emission cars and medically inspired ergonomic furniture. Products of the future are being funded today using small public offerings. These offerings helped companies like Ben & Jerry's and Real Goods grow to become leaders. Come hear how to make a profit while making a difference.

Perlmutter, a financial advisor for more than twenty years, is the founder of the MicroAngels Investor Education Club, and teaches how to foster responsible sustainable businesses by investing locally (not globally) and "provide profits while making a difference!"

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Lisa VanderBoom
"What is your flight plan?"
I like to think of us as pilots from the spiritual plane. Before we incarnate into earthly lives, we plan our life much as a pilot makes a flight plan. My life experiences show that we do indeed make plans. The next step is to figure out just what your plan is and then to have the courage and faith in yourself to live it. When we reach this point in our consciousness evolution our lives will be filled with purpose and meaning. Join me in a Noetic Cafe to begin to ask the questions that will lead you to uncover your life plan.

VanderBoom, author of Awakenings: A Story of Love for a New Consciousness, is the president of LightStream Productions and staff member at the Institute of Noetic Sciences.

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Aftab Omer, Ph.D.
The Transformative Power of Ritual
Ritual is a necessity. As the lungs breathe, so does the soul ritualize? Ritual has an essential role in tending relationships, families, communities and even workplaces. The origins of art and religion are in ritual; to ritualize is to make sacred. Our ancestors knew that life is unbearable without ritual. This lecture explores the creative and transformative uses of ritual in our everyday lives.

Omer is Founder and President of the Institute of Imaginal Studies. His research has focused on the emergence of human capacities within collaborative learning communities.