Today’s guest is Robert Kopecky. Born in 1956, and raised on the outskirts of San Diego, California, Robert survived a traumatic childhood, traveled extensively as a young man, and lived a variety of lives as a ski bum, a martial artist, a factory welder, a monumental sculpture fabricator, an underground cartoonist; and finally as an award-winning illustrator, art director, and animation designer.

His journeys – from the Mayan underground, to remote South Pacific islands, to the capitals of Europe, to the deserts of Arizona and the canyons of New York City – were punctuated by three dramatic, distinctly different “Near Death Experiences.”

Eventually, the years of professional successes and personal setbacks delivered him to his own “dark night of the soul.” This led to more than ten years of study, meditation, and service – and the eventual transpersonal realization of what life (and death) can be – that inspired him to start joyfully passing along the lessons he’d learned in a very hard way.

Robert’s book, How to Survive Life and Death: A Guide for Happiness in this World and Beyond, is available on Amazon.com and bookstores everywhere. He continues his art, designing animation for agencies, TV and internet; and writing spiritual essays and memoir for his blog, “Art, Faith, and the Koko Lion”.

You can find out more about Robert at www.RobertKopecky.blogspot.com or check out his Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/RobertKopecky.

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Today’s guest is James Westly. James is a licensed psychotherapist and the author of My Journey to Now Plus Tools for the Seeker: A Spiritual Memoir, the remarkable story of his pursuit for higher consciousness by separating thought from self.

James completely withdrew from society at the age of 35 to study higher consciousness at the Gurdjieff Ouspensky Center in Northern California. Years later he would mainstream his spiritual practice, earning a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Phoenix. He has been practicing psychotherapy since 1986.

As a therapist, James specializes in the practice and dissemination of techniques to awaken and develop the Human Spirit. He teaches his clients how to stop thought and focus their mind fully into the present moment through a very powerful concentration meditation that demonstrates that your mind is not who you are.

According to James, our lives are governed by fear. We are the product of fear, and everywhere we go we are faced with fear.

You can find out more about James at www.JamesWestly.com

Don’t miss Michael being interviewed on Accentuate the Positive Radio this week by KAren Swain. You can hear him talking about everything from his days as a knight in shining armor to his upcoming book The Art of Forgetting.

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Today’s guest is Meg Dennison. Meg is a certified Conscious Living and Loving Coach and a master of reinvention. She’s reinvented herself many times, in small and big ways.

She is your guide to your best self and the gifts you don’t even know you have. Discover those gifts and turn them in to the promotion you want, the career you’ve been waiting for, accomplishing more in your workday or recapturing the lost passion of your relationship.

It’s OK to get messy with Meg.  She’s been there.  She’ll guide you through the mess and give you workable strategies to get the results you want. She walks her talk and knows what works.

In her world, a superhero is anyone who is willing to champion his or her own happiness and make the world a better place along the way.

You can find out more about Meg at www.MegDennison.com

Don’t miss Michael being interviewed on Accentuate the Positive Radio this week by KAren Swain. You can hear him talking about everything from his days as a knight in shining armor to his upcoming book The Art of Forgetting.

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Today’s guest is Dr. Ian Prattis. Ian is a poet, Professor Emeritus, founder of Friends for Peace and a spiritual warrior for planetary care and social justice. He now lives with his wife Carolyn in the west end of Ottawa where the Pine Gate Meditation Hall is located in the lower level of their home.

Since retiring from Carleton University in 2007, Ian has enjoyed the freedom to create at his own pace; which is actually quite rigorous. He has authored four books on dharma, two on the environment, a novel and now his latest book which is part legend part autobiography titled Trailing Sky Six Feathers. As you can tell, he has yet to discern the ordinary meaning of retirement.

You can find out more about Ian at www.IanPrattis.com.

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Today’s guest is Kamala Chambers. Kamala is an Intimacy Coach, Best Selling Author and has been a wellness educator for over 12 years.

At the age of fifteen, Kamala decided to leave home and hitchhike across the US, traveling with the man she thought was her soul mate. A violent end to the relationship sent Kamala on a tailspin through a life of travel and love affairs where she sought a lasting connection. Since then, she has worked with top experts in intimacy, sexuality, and relationships.

Kamala is certified in Energy Medicine, Health Coaching, Vibrational Medicine, Holistic Wellness, and professionally works as an Intimacy Coach.

Kamala also works with health coaches and healers who are ready to have more clients and help more people. She blends her background in energy medicine, business coaching, and video production to empower you to have a thriving online business.

Her own online business success allows her the freedom to travel the world and vacation at her self-built eco-home on the beautiful San Juan Islands. She also co-hosts with her partner Luis Congdon, two wonderful podcasts: Lasting Love Connection and Thriving Launch.

Her book, Road to Love: Lessons & Love Letters from a Journey to Intimacy, offers you essential insights to help you have the love and connection you want.

You can learn more about Kamala at www.lastingloveconnection.com.

Don’t miss Michael being interviewed on Accentuate the Positive Radio this week by KAren Swain. You can hear him talking about everything from his days as a knight in shining armor to his upcoming book The Art of Forgetting.

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Today’s guest is Brad Johnson. Brad, also known as the Reality Whisperer, specializes in psychic/intuitive development, a revolutionary new healing method known as “Light Circuitry Attunements”, Akashic Record reading, Dream Interpretation and consciously accessing a vast range of knowledge from the universal mind.

Brad knows that our reality is communicating with us all of the time. Through our daily lives, people and events are telling us more about ourselves and the opportunities of expansion surround us. Our dreams are one of our greatest tools that aid in us in being able to reshape ourselves into the empowered beings we are meant to become.

Brad can teach you how to transcend from a self-body into a reality body and understand the language of synchronicity and manifestation.

You can learn more about Brad at www.realitywhisperer.com.

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