For Immediate Release
"CONSCIOUS LIVING" IS THEME OF MAY
ISSUE OF SOULFULLIVING.COM
Expert of the Month, Sociologist Paul H.
Ray, Offers Expertise in Interactive Q&A with Visitors
LOS ANGELES, CA, May 15, 2001 – SoulfulLiving.com, an
award-winning, monthly guide to personal growth and spiritual
development, explores the topic of "Conscious
Living" this May with "Expert of the Month,"
Paul H. Ray, Ph.D., co-author of the new book, "The
Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the
World." Ray will be on hand all month to offer his
expertise and insights in an interactive Q&A with
visitors. <http://www.soulfulliving.com/paulhray.htm>
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, in a meaningful and interactive online environment.
The monthly guide’s mission is to become the premier online
destination for the Cultural Creatives, the community of 50
million adults, highly concerned with self-actualization,
spirituality and self-expression. Each month,
SoulfulLiving.com tailors its content to the interests of this
group, by assembling a team 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.
May’s expert contributors include:
Jean Houston, Ph.D., a scholar and researcher in human
capacities, who for the past 30 years has co-directed, with
her husband Dr. Robert Masters, the Foundation for Mind
Research. She is also the founder of the Mystery School--a
program of cross-cultural mythic and spiritual
studies--dedicated to teaching history, philosophy, the new
physics, psychology, anthropology, myth, and the many
dimensions of our human potential. <http://www.jeanhouston.org>
Duane Elgin, author, speaker, evolutionary activist, and
Internet entrepreneur. He is the author of "Voluntary
Simplicity," "Promise Ahead" and
"Awakening Earth," he is a former senior social
scientist at SRI International, where he co-authored numerous
studies on the long-range future for the Environmental
Protection Agency, the president's science advisor, and the
National Science Foundation. <http://www.awakeningearth.org>
Janet Luhrs, author of the best-selling book, "The
Simple Living Guide" (Broadway Books) and "Simple
Loving" (Viking Penguin). She is also editor and
publisher of the quarterly newsletter, "The Simple Living
Journal," which has been called "the nation's
premier newsletter on voluntary simplicity" by the Boston
Globe and has been featured in U.S. News & World Report,
the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. <http://www.simpleliving.com>
Gregg Levoy, the author of "Callings: Finding and
Following An Authentic Life" (Random House)--a selection
of the Book-of-the-Month Club, Quality Paperback Books, and
One Spirit Book Club----as well as "This Business of
Writing" (Writer's Digest Books). He is a speaker and
seminar leader in the business, educational and
human-potential arenas and travels extensively conducting
Callings workshops. <http://www.gregglevoy.com>
Sherry Anderson, PhD., a psychologist and co-author, with
her husband, Paul H. Ray, of "The Cultural Creatives: How
50 Million People are Changing the World" (Harmony, 2000)
and co-author of the best-selling "The Feminine Face of
God: The Unfolding of the Sacred in Women" (Bantam,
1991). She is also a founding partner in a new consulting
firm, Integral Partnerships, LLC. <http://www.culturalcreatives.org>
Julia Butterfly Hill, a writer, a poet, and an activist.
She helped found the Circle of Life Foundation to promote the
sustainability, restoration, and preservation of life. The
foundation is sponsored by the nonprofit Trees Foundation,
which works toward the conservation and preservation of forest
ecosystems. Hill has been the recipient of many honors and
awards, and is a frequent speaker for environmental
conferences around the world. <http://www.circleoflifefoundation.org>
Laurie Pentell, founder and director of Sageheart Alliance
and a lifelong questing spirit who views life as sacred art
and humans as artisans who continually co-create the lifescape.
It is Laurie’s passion to explore the infinite nature of
reality, celebrate the boundless capacity of the human spirit,
and co-create opportunities to build a better world—one that
works for all. <http://www.sageheart.com>
Deborah Straw, a writer and teacher who lives in
Burlington, Vermont, with her husband, a dog and two cats. Her
first book, "Natural Wonders of the Florida Keys,"
was published in August 1999 by Country Roads Press/NTC
Contemporary Publishing. Her second, "Why is Cancer
Killing Our Pets? How You Can Protect and Treat Your Animal
Companion," has just been published by Healing Arts
Press. <http://www.innertraditions.com>
Launched January 1, 2000, SoulfulLiving.com celebrated its
first year anniversary this past January. Last 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. In September,
SoulfulLiving.com was profiled in UCLAlumni Magazine, in a
feature article on UCLA Alumni Internet Startups.
SoulfulLiving.com’s monthly 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," "Life Purpose," "The Soul of
Love," and "Soul Nourishment." Past issues are
archived and made available to visitors year-round.
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