March 18th John Gray: Coping with Stress in Relationships
John Gray, Ph.D., is the author of 16 best-selling books, including Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, the number one best-selling book of the last decade. In the past ten years, over 30 million Mars and Venus books have been sold in over 40 languages throughout the world.

An expert in the field of communication, Dr. Gray's focus is to help men and women understand, respect and appreciate their differences in both personal and professional relationships. In his many books, CD's, DVD's, tapes, workshops and seminars, he provides practical tools and insights to effectively manage stress and improve relationships at all stages and ages by creating the brain chemistry of health, happiness and lasting romance.

Dr. Gray has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, CBS Morning Show, Good Morning America, The View, Politically Incorrect, Larry King, and others. He has been profiled in Newsweek, Time, Forbes, USA Today, TV Guide, People and New Age Journal, among others.

April 1st Ed Tick: War and the Soul
Edward Tick, Ph.D., is an expert on post-traumatic stress disorder. A practicing psychotherapist for more than 25 years, he is a nationally recognized authority on the psychological, spiritual, historical, and cultural aspects of war in the healing of PTSD. Dr. Tick specializes in transformational work with war veterans and all survivors of severe trauma, including sexual and substance abuse victims, those with acute mental and emotional disorders, and those in need of deep psycho-spiritual healing. Dr. Tick applies his own innovative model of treatment based on his research of worldwide spirituality, mythology, traditional cultures, and the warrior archetype in order to develop a new and strengthened psycho-spiritual identity.

In 1979, Dr. Tick began psychotherapy treatment of Vietnam veterans before PTSD was a diagnostic category. Since that time, he has treated veterans and survivors of WWII, the Holocaust, Korea, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Central American conflicts, Lebanon, the Balkan wars, the Irish civil and religious wars, the Greek Civil War, the Middle East conflicts, and the Iraq War. He has also served as a consultant to numerous community and church organizations for the treatment of veterans and has participated in the training of staff. The author of three other books, Dr. Tick recently released War and the Soul: Healing Our Nation's Veterans from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (Quest Books, Nov. 2005), which has gained much international attention and acclaim.

April 15th Duane Elgin, Phd: A Vision of Hope & Action for Humanity
Duane Elgin is an author, speaker, educator, consultant, and media activist. For more than three decades, he has defined the cutting edge in consciousness research, in the ecology movement, and in future studies. He pioneered the "Voluntary Simplicity" movement with his now classic first book, titled by the same name, published in the 1980s. The book provided an exploration of the practical and philosophical meaning of simplicity, as well as a comprehensive overview of the precarious ecological predicament of our planet. His current activist agenda is to transform the media, particularly television, which he sees as our greatest environmental risk factor because violent and materialistic programming has a devastating effect on human consciousness and behavior. Elgin has co-founded three nonprofit organizations concerned with media accountability; see: www.ourmediavoice.org

In his most recent book, Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future (2000), Elgin chronicles how momentous "adversity trends" (such as climate change) are meeting equally momentous "opportunity trends" (such as the global communications revolution). He believes that within two decades, these converging forces will create a global, whole-system crisis where the human family will have the choice of either pulling together to create an evolutionary bounce, or pulling apart to precipitate an evolutionary crash.

April 29th Deborah Koons Garcia, The Future of Food
Deborah Koons Garcia fell in love with filmmaking when she first picked up a Bolex while a student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1970. She went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute. Her educational series All About Babies, narrated by Jane Alexander, won a Cine Golden Eagle and a Gold Medal from the John Muir Medical Film Festival, among other awards. Her feature film, Poco Loco, "finds its groove in gentle romantic fantasy" according to Variety, and won awards at the Philadelphia, Rivertown and Orlando Film Festivals. She was the instigator and chief Creative Consultant for Grateful Dawg, a documentary about the musical friendship between her husband Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. Grateful Dawg premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and went on to a lively run in film festivals, in theaters and on television. The Future of Food was shown over a dozen times as a work in progress in Mendocino County, California before the March 2004 election and was the primary element in passing Measure H which bans the planting of genetically engineered crops in the county. It is the first time U.S. citizens have voted on this very important issue. All the people who worked on The Future of Food are proud that our efforts have had a real impact in the real world.

April 29th Jeffrey M. Smith, Genetic Roulette
Jeffrey M. Smith is a leading spokesperson on the health dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). His globally respected research and magnetic communication style captured public attention in 2003 with his first book on the serious yet unknown side effects of genetically engineered foods, Seeds of Deception : Exposing Industry and Government Lies about the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're Eating. Seeds of Deception became the world's best- selling book on the health risks of GMOs and is credited with motivating changes in consumer buying habits to safer, non-GMO foods. In his second book, Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods, Mr. Smith reveals insider documents about GMO safety trials that are sure to evoke strong emotions in the reader. Genetic Roulette shows how the world's most powerful Ag biotech companies bluff and mislead critics, Congress and the FDA about food safety research for the products Americans buy everyday.

May 13th Annie Leonard: The Story of Stuff
Annie Leonard is an expert in international sustainability and environmental health issues, with more than 20 years of experience investigating factories and dumps around the world. Coordinator of the Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption, a funder collaborative working for a sustainable and just world, Annie communicates worldwide about the impact of consumerism and materialism on global economies and international health.

Annie's efforts over the past two decades to raise awareness about international sustainability and environmental health issues has included work with Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance, Health Care without Harm, Essential Information and Greenpeace International. She currently serves on the boards of GAIA, the International Forum for Globalization and the Environmental Health Fund. Previously she has served on the boards of the Grassroots Recycling Network, the Environmental Health Fund, Global Greengrants India and Greenpeace India. Annie's most recent project, the Story of Stuff, explores the global materials economy and its impact on economy, environment and health.

May 27th Gary Malkin & Freddie Ravel: Making a Difference with the Arts
Gary Malkin is an award-winning composer/producer, performer, and recording artist, dedicated to making a difference in the world by participating in projects that inspire the heart and catalyze social change. He is also a sought-after speaker who is articulate about the healing role music and the arts can play in health care. He is passionate about furthering the integration of interfaith spirituality into the many facets of our society.

Gary has enjoyed a highly successful career for over twenty years, having received seven Emmys and six ASCAP awards acknowledging his music in film and television, commercials and CD production. His music has supported numerous film and television projects and live events with themes on tolerance, the environment, children's welfare, and altruism. Together with healing music artist and creative partner, Michael Stillwater, he conceived of the innovative format featured in Graceful Passages. This acclaimed audio resource broke new ground in merging spoken wisdom with film score quality musical enhancement.

Freddie Ravel's talent took him from child prodigy to a GRAMMY nominated Composer, Pianist, #1 Recording Artist, and Speaker. His passion for bridging communication through Music propelled him to over two decades of international acclaim and the creation of Tune Up to Success®, an unprecedented interactive program that presents Music as a perfect metaphor for the dynamics of business and social networking. Freddie began performing around the World with Brazilian icon Sergio Mendes by age 23 where Universal Records discovered & quickly signed the young artist. He is just finishing his fourth solo album.

Establishing Ravelation Music Group in 1990, as Founder & CEO, his reputation as a multi-faceted Producer, Entrepreneur, Artist & Composer soared to the top echelons of the music industry with the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire & Al Jarreau under Freddie's directorship. Subsequent invitations from Madonna led to their joint MTV appearances while collaborations go on with the hottest stars & production teams in Pop, Jazz & Latin including Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Quincy Jones, Prince, Herbie Hancock and Carlos Santana. Most recently, Freddie produced and co-wrote "Givin' it Up", the title track of the multi-GRAMMY award-winning album by George Benson & Al Jarreau. On the solo front, Freddie is set to launch his fourth album, "New Life" in 2007.