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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:32:23 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Speakers Retreat Leaders Bios</title><subtitle>Speakers Retreat Leaders Bios</subtitle><id>http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/atom.xml"/><updated>2011-12-09T17:51:57Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Niurka</title><id>http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/niurka.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/niurka.html"/><author><name>JTRC</name></author><published>2011-12-09T17:50:04Z</published><updated>2011-12-09T17:50:04Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.jtrcc.org/storage/Niurka jacket homepage photo.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1323453066741" alt="" width="117" height="189" /></span></span>Niurka is a transformational teacher and guide who inspires and empowers you in living purposefully and powerfully by purposefully wielding the power of language. She is a master trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, hypnotherapist, pranic healing practitioner, and mystic scholar.&nbsp; Niurka has synthesized her accumulated wisdom into one discipline &ndash; <em>Supreme Influence</em>, a discipline to purposefully transform your environment through who you are being and how you are communicating.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mary Allen</title><category term="Retreat Leaders"/><id>http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/mary-allen.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/mary-allen.html"/><author><name>JTRC</name></author><published>2011-02-03T00:13:29Z</published><updated>2011-02-03T00:13:29Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.jtrcc.org/storage/Photo of Mary.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1296692290970" alt="" /></span></span>Mary Allen, CPCC, MCC is America&rsquo;s Inner Peace Coach, author of The Power of Inner Choice and host of Conversations with the Masters interviewing best-selling authors, speakers and coaches including Dr. Wayne Dyer, Caroline Myss, Debbie Ford, Ken Wilber, Dr. David Hawkins, Byron Katie and others. Her clients include transformational leaders, entrepreneurs, and even a couple billionaires.&nbsp; She helps &ldquo;conscious achievers&rdquo; awaken to greater everyday inner peace, as they realize their inspired goals. Mary leads the annual 5-day Inner Peace Immersion Retreat. Mary also leads several group coaching programs including, Momentum Mastery Monthly and Ultimate Impact for Transformational Leaders. Mary is a graduate of University of Wisconsin (Madison), and both CTI and Coach U.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Michael Bernard Beckwith and Rickie Byars Beckwith</title><category term="Agape"/><category term="Events"/><category term="Retreat Leaders"/><category term="Speakers"/><id>http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/michael-bernard-beckwith-and-rickie-byars-beckwith.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/michael-bernard-beckwith-and-rickie-byars-beckwith.html"/><author><name>JTRC</name></author><published>2010-12-22T20:44:24Z</published><updated>2010-12-22T20:44:24Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color: navy;"><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.jtrcc.org/storage/sm_beckwith_casual.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293050842846" alt="" width="111" height="124" /></span></span>Michael Bernard Beckwith</span></strong><span style="color: navy;"> is the founder and spiritual director of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, author of the award-winning book, Spiritual Liberation, featured teacher in the best-selling book and film, The Secret, and originator of The Life Visioning Process.&nbsp; He has appeared on <em>The Oprah Show</em>, <em>Larry King Live</em>, <em>Tavis Smiley</em>, and his own PBS Special, <em>The Answer Is You</em>.&nbsp; Michael is a sought-after meditation teacher, a visionary, and has won numerous humanitarian awards.&nbsp; </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: navy;"><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.jtrcc.org/storage/RBB.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293050756494" alt="" /></span></span>Rickie Byars Beckwith</span></strong><span style="color: navy;"> is a singer-songwriter, whose transcendent music opens the heart, touches the soul, and uplifts the spirit.&nbsp; Rickie is the Music and Arts Director of the Agape  International Spiritual  Center where she directs the 200-member Agape International Choir.&nbsp; Rickie&rsquo;s newest cd release is <em>The Love Project</em>.</span></p>
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<p><strong><em>For more information on Michael and Agape:&nbsp; </em></strong><em><a href="http://www.agapelive.com/"><strong><span style="color: #0000cc;">www.agapelive.com</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: #0000cc;"><a href="http://michael.instantmediakit.com/" target="_blank"> </a></span></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><span style="color: #0000cc;"><a href="http://michael.instantmediakit.com/" target="_blank">Or, click here for a Media Kit</a><br /></span></strong></em></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Venerable Michael Lobsang Yeshe</title><category term="Events"/><category term="Monastery"/><category term="Monks"/><category term="Speakers"/><id>http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/venerable-michael-lobsang-yeshe.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/venerable-michael-lobsang-yeshe.html"/><author><name>JTRC</name></author><published>2010-12-16T18:31:46Z</published><updated>2010-12-16T18:31:46Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.jtrcc.org/storage/VenMichaelYeshe.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1292524338340" alt="" /></span></span>Born in London in 1966 to a Greek father and a Belgian mother,  Venerable Michael Lobsang Yeshe was raised up in Kopan Monastery in  Nepal and has been a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition since the  age of 7. At age 13, he entered the Sera Jhe Monastic University in  South India where he spent the next 18 years studying Buddhist  Philosophy.</p>
<p>Since 1996, Ven Michael Yeshe has been invited to  Buddhist centers in America, Singapore, Malaysia and Holland as a  translator and teacher. He is currently residing at the Tara Institute  in Melbourne, Australia, where he serves as translator for The Tibetan Buddhist  master The Venerable Geshe Doga.</p>
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<p><a href="http://immortality-is-possible.com/" target="_blank"><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><img src="http://www.jtrcc.org/storage/Art%20Kunkin%20Fortean%20Times.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1283280944005" alt="" width="232" height="330" /></span></a>Art Kunkin is the journalist who founded the alternative weekly newspaper, &ldquo;The Los Angeles Free Press,&rdquo; (1964 to the present) to oppose war and help the Cultural Creatives of our time rebuild society on humanist foundations. He was president of the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles after the passing of Manly Palmer Hall and was a Professor of Journalism at California State University, Northridge campus for five years. After graduating The Bronx High School of Science, he attended The New School For Social Research in New York City after which he became a master machinist, toolmaker and labor organizer in the auto and aircraft industries. During the last 83 years, he has also started and owned several large business operations employing hundreds of people.</p>
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<p>After 30 years of laboratory research he believes he has rediscovered the Philosophers Stone of longevity and expects to live for 200 years or more.</p>
<p>(See his web sites <a href="http://www.alchemyrevealed.com/">www.alchemyrevealed.com</a> where his book on stopping the aging process is available, <a href="http://www.immortality-is-possible.com/">www.immortality-is-possible.com</a> where a free report on stopping aging is available, &nbsp;and his free blog at <a href="http://www.artkunkin.com/">www.artkunkin.com</a> and <a href="http://www.living-longer.org" target="_blank">www.living-longer.org</a>).</p>
<p>Art is a graduate of the seven year alchemy apprenticeship course at Paracelsus Research Society in Salt Lake City and has traveled to many countries visiting alchemical laboratories. Art has studied meditation and various spiritual disciplines with Tibetan Buddhists, Islamis Sufis, Hindu Yogis, Jewish Kabbalists, Gurdjieff groups, Hawaiian Kahunas, and Christian mystics. He is presently on the Advisory Board of The Institute of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree, California where he teaches various tools for self-development including alchemy and stopping the aging process. He invites your questions and comments at artkunkin@gmail.com.</p>
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<h2><strong><a style="font-size: 70%;" href="http://www.jtrcc.org/blog/2011/10/5/mastermind-self-actualizing-meeting-with-art-kunkin-thursday.html" target="_blank">﻿Click here for information on Art's Mastermind Self-Actualizing Meetings on Thursday Evenings</a></strong></h2>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Byron Miller</title><id>http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/byron-miller.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/byron-miller.html"/><author><name>JTRC</name></author><published>2010-06-08T17:41:46Z</published><updated>2010-06-08T17:41:46Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<div class="description"><strong class="name"><span class="ssNonEditable full-image-float-left"><span><img src="http://www.jtrcc.org/storage/Byron Miller.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1276018792511" alt="" /></span></span>About Byron Miller Master Instructor</strong> <em class="appointment">Owner of CalYoga</em>
<p>Byron Miller has studied and practiced multiple eastern disciplines for the past 25 years. He is a Certified Expert in Ashtanga/Power Yoga, QiGong and leads advanced meditation curriculum. His offerings are challenging yet enjoyable. Each session is diverse and different; never static, overly repetitive or uninteresting. He is also a Licensed Massage Therapist specializing in Eastern Deep Tissue Massage Therapies. His specialties are Hawaiian Lomi Lomi and Thai Massage/Partner Yoga.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.jtrcc.org/retreat-and-event-info/2010/7/26/calyoga-2010-teacher-training.html">More Info...</a></p>
<p><a class="journal-entry-navigation-current" href="../../retreat-and-event-info/2010/6/7/calyoga-ashtanga-teacher-certification-program.html">Calyoga Ashtanga Teacher Certification&nbsp;Program</a></p>
</div>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Michael J. Roads</title><id>http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/michael-j-roads.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/michael-j-roads.html"/><author><name>JTRC</name></author><published>2010-05-19T22:31:26Z</published><updated>2010-05-19T22:31:26Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.jtrcc.org/storage/Michael%20Roads.JPG?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1274308431828" alt="" width="139" height="150" /></span></span>Born in England, Michael grew up in a farming family, then immigrated to Australia in 1964 with his wife and two children. They farmed in Tasmania for several years, then left Tasmania to travel around Australia, driven by a powerful desire for spiritual growth. They started an intentional community with a group of like-minded people. It was during this time that Michael connected with the metaphysical expression of Nature, which ultimately led to his Self-Realization in 1986. Michael describes this as &ldquo;the ever-expanding falling in love with Self.&rdquo; The years leading up to his Awakening are documented in his books <em>Talking with Nature &ndash; Journey Into Nature, Journey Into Oneness</em> and <em>Into a Timeless Realm</em>.</p>
<p>﻿<a href="http://www.jtrcc.org/retreat-and-event-info/2010/3/3/5-days-with-michael-j-roads.html">Click Here for Michael's upcoming retreat </a></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Gay Luce</title><id>http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/gay-luce.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.jtrcc.org/speakers/gay-luce.html"/><author><name>JTRC</name></author><published>2010-04-20T21:00:00Z</published><updated>2010-04-20T21:00:00Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.jtrcc.org/storage/GayLuce.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1271797318939" alt="" /></span></span>Creator and founder of   Nine Gates Mystery School. Gay is a  transpersonal psychologist, author of five   books translated into seven  languages, and three-time recipient of the American   Psychological  Association award for journalism.</p>
<p>Dr. Luce also   founded SAGE, a revitalization program that  became the prototype for current   work on aging. During her spiritual  initiations, she spent a month in India with   Gopi Krishna, joined  Claudio Naranjo's Seekers of Truth, and worked extensively   with  Rinpoche Tarthang Tulku and other Tibetan masters. She is a long-time    friend and associate of Jean Houston.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 90%;">Saul&rsquo;s teaching brings alive the essence of ancient wisdom teachings for modern seekers in a way that allows people to connect more  deeply with their own authentic power and spirit.&nbsp; He holds  certifications in Yoga, Thai Yoga massage, bodywork and energy healing, is an ordained minister and musician who infuses his classes with healing music and chants. He has been on the faculty of  numerous national conferences and has been featured in various health  publications. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 90%;">He shares his work through teacher trainings, workshops, classes,  conferences, retreats and musical events. He is a student of Paramahamsa Sri  Nithyananda Swamigal and continues his studies under his guidance.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><strong>For information about his upcoming retreats</strong> <a href="http://www.jtrcc.org/retreat-and-event-info/2010/2/25/thai-yoga-massage-training-program-w-saul-david-raye.html"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><strong>For more  information, please visit <a href="http://sauldavidraye.com/" target="_blank">sauldavidraye.com</a></strong></span>﻿</p>]]></content></entry></feed>
