LOS ANGELES, CA, July 6, 2000 – SoulfulLiving.com, an award-winning, monthly guide to personal growth and spiritual development, unveils its new affiliate store this month of "gifts for the soul." The Soulful Living Store™ features items that have been hand-selected from around the Internet for their beauty and quality, in gift categories that include: Body, Home, Music, Food, Garden, Work, Kids, and Pets. The products are intended to touch the heart and pamper the soul and are offered through SoulfulLiving.com’s participation in the affiliate programs of such online retailers as: MarthaStewart.com, Illuminations.com, Cooking.com, Art.com, SharperImage.com, RealGoods.com, EthicalShopper.com, GreenMarketplace.com, CajunGrocer.com, SmallFlower.com, SelfCare.com, StressLess.com, Burpee.com, LandscapeUSA.com, and Pets.com.

The Founder and Soul of SoulfulLiving.com says, "We searched the Internet over and have selected a rich assortment of some of the most soulful products available online. Our store is the ideal destination for individuals seeking items of beauty, grace and quality, but who don’t have the time to do the searching themselves. She adds, "The addition of ecommerce to the Soulful Living community is a wonderful complement to our content-rich offerings." "We’ve made dot com shopping a soulful and relaxing experience."

SoulfulLiving.com, named "Site of the Week" in May by the Los Angeles Business Journal and featured this month in Health Magazine’s "Alternative Health News," brings an oasis for healing and joy to the Internet each month, as it explores unique themes of soulful interest, with best-selling authors and highly regarded experts, in a peaceful and meaningful, online environment.

Launched January 1, 2000, its mission is to become the premier online destination for the community of approximately 50 million adults highly concerned with self-actualization, spirituality, self-expression, ecological sustainability, and women’s issues, identified by Sociologist Paul H. Ray, Ph.D., as the "Cultural Creatives."

The July issue of SoulfulLiving.com invites visitors to "Find Joy," with the help of nine "joy and happiness" experts, who offer practical advice and techniques for attracting more joy into our lives. July’s expert contributors include:

Salle Merrill Redfield, author of the book, "Creating a Life of Joy." She is also the author of four audio tapes including, "The Celestine Meditations." She lectures internationally about joyful living and the evolving spiritual consciousness with her husband, James Redfield, the author of "The Celestine Prophecy." (http://www.celestinevision.com)

Susan L. Colantuono, a consultant, speaker and author. Through her work in organizations around the country, she has been touched by the lives, spirit and joy of thousands. With her new book, "Make Room for JOY!" she returns the favor. Her Make Room for JOY!™ and Women’s Time-Out™ workshops have been described as "life-changing experiences." (http://www.roomforjoy.com)

Hubert Pryor, a retired magazine editor and writer. He is the former editor-in-chief of Modern Maturity and was the editorial director most recently of Arthritis Today. In earlier years, he was editor of Science Digest, and a senior editor of Look magazine. He is the author of "Soul Talk," a book of spiritual mind treatments, and lives in South Palm Beach, Florida, where he is a free-lance writer and editor.

Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks and Dr. Gay Hendricks, who have published over twenty books on transformational subjects. They have appeared on over 500 radio and television shows, including Oprah, Leeza, CNN, CBS’s 48 Hours and many others. They live in Santa Barbara, and maintain branches of the Hendricks Institute in Europe and the U.S. (http://www.hendricks.com)

Pam Golden, a successful corporate consultant and trainer with thousands of hours of speaking, training, radio and television interview experience. Her programs are responsible for dramatic increases in productivity, customer retention and employee satisfaction. Participants leave her keynotes, lectures and seminars with a new found ability to take charge of their own happiness. (http://www.choosehappiness.com)

Bruce D Schneider, Ph. D., a Licensed Psychotherapist, Reiki Master, Spiritual Therapist, speaker, and founder of the Perfect Creation Foundation. He is the author of "Relax, You’re Already Perfect: 10 Spiritual Lessons… to Remember" and is currently the director of the Holistic Life Center in New Jersey. (http://www.perfectcreation.com)

Arne Klingenberg, author of "Yes I Am Happy Now!" For fifteen years, he traveled the world and lived in many countries to pursue a successful business career and to unearth the secrets of Eastern and Western tradition. He walked away from his position as CEO of one of Switzerland's premier firms to concentrate on his search for happiness and to write down what he had learned. (http://www.yesiamhappynow.com)

Michael Levy, author of three books, including "Enjoy Yourself: It's Later than You Think" and "What is the Point." He was born in Manchester England. A successful businessman, he went to live in Florida six years ago, where he had time to reflect on what brought him to this point in life. Michael has now become an International Guru, a Prophet of Joy. (http://www.pointoflife.com

SoulfulLiving.com is pleased to announce the addition of two new monthly columnists to its Soulful Living community: Kathleen Adams and Dana Reynolds.

Kathleen Adams, LPC, RPT, contributes her "Soulful Thoughts" each month in her column, "Scribing the Soul." She is a Registered Poetry/Journal Therapist and Director of The Center for Journal Therapy in Lakewood, Colorado. She is one of the leading voices on the power of writing to heal and is the author of four books, including "Journal to the Self" and "The Write Way to Wellness." (http://www.journaltherapy.com)

Dana Reynolds offers her "Soulful Thoughts" in a monthly column on the "Sacred Imagination." Each month, her column showcases the story and artistic creations of one reader, who through her sacred imagination, is enriching her life and the lives of others. Dana is a facilitator of women’s spiritual workshops and retreats nationwide. Her work as a Spiritual Midwife, one who assists women as they birth their creative gifts into the world, is the foundation of all her endeavors. (http://www.sacredimagination.com)

Ms. Adams and Ms. Reynolds join existing monthly columnists: Carol Adrienne, Ph.D., internationally acclaimed speaker and author of the bestseller, "The Purpose of Your Life" (http://www.spiralpath.com); Nancilee Wydra, Feng Shui Master and most published American author of Feng Shui (http://www.windwater.com); and Rob Ragozzine, expert numerologist and owner of http://www.simplynumbers.com.

SoulfulLiving.com archives its past issues, making them available to its visitors year-round. The June issue explored "Intuition -- Listening to the Wisdom of Our Souls," and featured articles by authors Mona Lisa Schulz, M.D., Ph.D.; Marcia Emery, Ph.D.; Judith Orloff, M.D.; Dana Reynolds; and Carol Adrienne, Ph.D. Other monthly topics have included: "The Soul at Work," "Writing for Reflection and Intention," "The Soul and the Environment," and "Creating a Soulful Home."

"Art & Creativity," "Healing," and "Meditation" will be the themes of the August, September, and October issues of SoulfulLiving.com, respectfully.

The Soulful Living Store™ can be visited at: http://www.soulfulliving.com/gifts/entrance.htm.

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