Debra Orenstein is an author, lecturer, and actor. Her many accomplishments are catalogued on her bio page at Congregation Bnai Israel in Emerson, New Jersey, where she serves as pulpit rabbi.
Plus, a wise and compassionate and hilarious human being.
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Peter Bregman consults with CEOs and their leadership teams to achieve high performance. He’s been doing this work in a deep way since 1989, and I’ve been fortunate enough to observe and sometimes assist him as he’s developed and delivered his methodology.
Over the last five or six years, he’s been spiraling in on a single profound concept utterly central to effective leadership: courage.
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When John Bruna was 10 years old, he was already stealing from liquor stores. Born into an environment of poverty, violence, and substance abuse, John began to turn his life around at the age of 22.
Along the way to his current leadership of the Mindful Life Program and Way of Compassion Foundation, John served as a dishwasher, auto mechanic, school teacher, substance abuse counselor, corporate manager, graduate student, and spiritual practitioner.
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Kathleen Melanson, Director of the University of Rhode Island’s Energy Metabolism Laboratory, is conducting a series of brilliant and simple experiments about the connection between how fast we eat and how many calories we consume.
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In addition to being a bestselling science author, musician, and tiger-handler (really!), Glenn Murphy is an instructor of one of the most powerful, esoteric, and valuable martial arts ever developed: Systema.
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Alan Roettinger packs a ton of wisdom, compassion, and humor into a 102-minute interview – one of the longest and most inspiring I’ve had the privilege to conduct.
Alan shifted his career as private chef to the rich and famous (he doesn’t name names, except for Bill Clinton and Frank Sinatra) to a successful stint as the author of four vegan cookbooks. In this far-ranging conversation.
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Emily Nolan is one of my heroes. She’s an internationally sought after model, a former Olympic trainee, a serial entrepreneur, and a tireless advocate for kindness, self-acceptance, and positive body image.
As the founder of MyKindofLife.com, Emily writes and creates media that provides “inspiration for kind people.”
And as the founder of the non-profit “Topless,” Emily empowers women and men to accept and love their own bodies in a public way, through yoga classes and other live events.
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Bianca and Michael Alexander are buddies of mine and co-founders of ConsciousLivingTV.com.
Bianca is an EMMY-award winning TV correspondent, as well as on-camera talent for hit shows on Lifetime, TV Guide, and TV One. She’s a certified yoga instructor and energy healer.
Michael is a serial entrepreneur, provocateur and innovator in the areas of sustainability, health and entrepreneurship. He cameos in Conscious Living TV videos as “Vegan Man,” and is a budding organic gardener.
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Lani Muelrath is the author of Fit Quickies: 5-Minute Targeted Body-Shaping Workouts, which is a lot more comprehensive than it sounds. It covers exercise physiology, diet, health, mindset, and just about everything else relevant to a happy and healthy life.
Read MoreJessica Porter is co-author of The Kind Diet, with Alicia Silverstone, and the author of The Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics, and the recently published The MILF Diet.
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