LOS ANGELES, CA, February 5, 2001 – SoulfulLiving.com, an award-winning, monthly guide to personal growth and spiritual development, announces the launch of a new community of Soulful Singles™ today, in honor of its "Soul of Love" Valentine's Issue. Single visitors to SoulfulLiving.com now have the opportunity to meet and mingle with like-minded souls and, perhaps, make a "soulful love connection," in a cyber meeting space all their own. In celebration of its launch, Soulful Singles will offer a Free Introductory Three-Month Membership Listing to all of its new members, for a limited time.

The new community features the Soulful Singles Café™, which "serves up" love advice in a monthly "Soulful Love" column, with "Romance Reverend," Laurie Sue Brockway. Reverend Laurie Sue joins SoulfulLiving.com this month as its newest columnist, offering "spiritual insight and soulful guidance to singles who want to evolve their relationship potential and fulfill their romantic destinies." The café also offers book and gift suggestions, a reading room, message board, and will soon feature a "members only" chat room, which will be moderated regularly by the Romance Reverend.

Reverend Laurie Sue is an author, teacher and contemporary clergy person, who specializes in matters of the heart and soul. She is an ordained interfaith minister and non-denominational wedding officiant. Prior to becoming a minister, she enjoyed a successful and colorful 20 years in media as a widely published journalist, editor and author of eight books on relationships and romance—as well as being a noted spokesperson on those topics. http://www.interfaithweddings.beliefnet.com

SoulfulLiving.com brings an oasis of healing and joy to the Internet each month, as it explores unique themes of soulful interest with best-selling authors and highly regarded experts. Its mission is to become the premier online destination for Cultural Creatives, the community of 50 million adults, highly concerned with self-actualization, spirituality and self-expression, defined by Sociologist Paul H. Ray, Ph.D. Each month, SoulfulLiving.com tailors its content to the interests of this group, by assembling a panel of experts and presenting their thoughts and ideas in a comprehensive collection of articles and essays, creating a smorgasbord for the soul, if you will.

February’s "Soul of Love" issue features the love advice of the following expert contributors:

Diana Daffner, who with her husband Richard, are relationship coaches who developed Tantra Tai Chi, a partnered movement practice that helps create physical, emotional and spiritual presence. They conduct weekend retreats and workshops in Intimacy. http://www.tantrataichi.com

John Grey, Ph.D. and Bonney Grey, R.N., relationship counselors and the authors of "Becoming Soulmates" and "The Joy of Relationship Cards." John and Bonney are passionate soulmates who walk their talk. They've devoted themselves to spreading the message that a fulfilling love life is possible on a long-term basis. http://www.soulmateoracle.com

Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. and Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., authors of "Conscious Loving," "The Conscious Heart," and many other relationship books. Together they direct The Hendricks Institute and its Center for Conscious Relationship in Santa Barbara. http://www.hendricks.com

Laura Grace, Co-founder of Infinite Wisdom, author, and national speaker. As a regular contributor for publications across the US and Canada, Laura writes about human awareness and spiritual growth. Laura is the author of the widely acclaimed book "Gifts of the Soul" and her newest, "The Intimate Soul." http://www.laurahyde.com

Ami McKay, a contemporary bard who loves writing, singing and harp playing. Her latest work appears in "Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul." Through creative arts she hopes to help others recognize their own profound importance in life. She is a columnist at Suite101.com. http://www.hopes.com

Evelyn K. Rice, of Rice & Associates, Inc., a national and international consultant, who works with thousands of individuals yearly on developing their highest potential in life and in their relationships. She is the creator of the successful workshop series "Finding Your Soul Mate." http://www.findyoursoulmate.com

Judith Sherven, Ph.D. & James Sniechowski, Ph.D., husband and wife psychology team, Judith & Jim are the bestselling authors of "The New Intimacy" and their newest, "Opening to Love 365 Days a Year." http://www.thenewintimacy.com

Robert Sidell, Rev., J.D., an internationally published author, motivational speaker, attorney, and minister. He is the author of "A Rare Opportunity, Your Key to a Miraculous Life." Shortly after becoming a lawyer, Robert had a spiritual awakening that caused him to see the world through new eyes. http://www.robertsidell.com

Seana McGee and Maurice Taylor, internationally known relationship experts are authors of the ground-breaking relationship book "The New Couple: Why the Old Rules Don't Work and What Does." They are also founding directors of NewCouple, Int'l., a transformational education organization for couples and singles. http://www.newcouple.com

Barry and Joyce Vissell, authors of numerous relationship books, including "The Heart's Wisdom," "Shared Heart," and their newest, "Meant to Be." They are the founders and directors of the Shared Heart Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to relationship and family life as a spiritual path. http://www.sharedheart.org

Sirah Vettese, Ph.D., a practicing counselor since 1979, she is also a health educator, writer, seminar leader and author of numerous best-selling health audio programs. She is the co-author of "LIFEMATES, The Love Fitness Program For A Lasting Relationship," and author of "What Happened to the Prince I Married: Spiritual Healing for Wounded Love." http://www.haroldbloomfield.com/sirah

Nancilee Wydra, most published American author on feng shui and founder of the Feng Shui Institute of America. She has just released her sixth book, Feng Shui for Children's Spaces. Some of her other book titles include "Feng Shui in The Garden," Feng Shui: The Book of Cures," and "Look Before You Love." http://www.efengshuiusa.com

In the spirit of love, SoulfulLiving.com will sponsor The Breast Cancer Site this Valentine’s Day. The Breast Cancer Site, http://theBreastCancerSite.com, was founded by GreaterGood.com to help offer free mammograms to underprivileged women nationwide--women who will possibly go undetected, and even die--without proper screening. Visitors to The Breast Cancer Site can make a "free" donation to help provide mammograms to those in need, with the "click of a button." The donations benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., and are paid for by The Breast Cancer Site's sponsors.

The Soulful Living Store™ has been freshly stocked with "Gifts of Love for the Soul." Each item has been hand-selected from around the Internet for its grace, beauty, and quality. The new "Gifts of Love" section features everything from the more traditional chocolates, roses and jewelry, to the not so traditional gifts, such as an "Aromatherapy Love Kit" and "Goddess Ritual Candles" from Illuminations.com, "Love Soaps" from UncommonGoods.com, and a "Two to Tango" adult board game, from Amazon.com.

The Soulful Living Bookstore™ features a fine collection of book titles on "Soulful Love" and "Soulful Relationships."

Throughout the month of February, visitors can enter to win an "Oak Tree Ring" by renowned jeweler and designer, Jane Iris. The Oak Tree is a symbol of strength, wisdom and longevity, and a beautiful representation of commitment. This prize is courtesy of Ventana-Window of Heaven Online Catalog.

"Soul Nourishment" will be the theme of the March and April issues of SoulfulLiving.com. SoulfulLiving.com archives its past issues, making them available to its visitors year-round. Previous themes have included: "Creating a Soulful Home," "The Soul and the Environment," "Writing for Reflection and Intention," "The Soul at Work," "The Soul and Intuition," "Finding Joy," "Art & Creativity," "Healing," "Meditation," "Gratitude and Giving," "Finding Inner Peace," and "Life Purpose."

Launched January 1, 2000, SoulfulLiving.com celebrated its first year anniversary this January. In May, SoulfulLiving.com was named "Site of the Week" by the Los Angeles Business Journal. In August, it was featured in the "Alternative Health News" section of Health Magazine and was also the feature of an interview with Salle Merrill Redfield at CelestineVision.com http://www.celestinevision.com. In September, SoulfulLiving.com was profiled in UCLAlumni Magazine, in a feature article on UCLA Alumni Internet Startups.

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