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Biographies of Presenters - Workshop Descriptions
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Wake Up
Workshop Presenters: Jonas Elrod and Catherine Yunt
AGNT Host: Dr. Michael Beckwith
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WORKSHOP
CORE QUESTIONS
What is your soul's plan? How is it communicated to you? Who are your supporting cast members and what contributions do they make? How does your soul plan benefit the world?
STRATEGIES TO "BRING CHANGE HOME"
Guided meditation designed to assist audience members in connecting with one's higher self. |
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Jonas Elrod |
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When Jonas Elrod began seeing angels, demons, auras and ghosts that were invisible to those around him, he turned to scientific and spiritual communities to find out why. His investigation, documented in the film Wake Up, turned into a larger search for meaning and inner peace.
Jonas began his career in film with the award winning production company Rockhard Films (Nike, ESPN, Jay-Z). After years of working production on the commercial industry, Jonas then went into directing for clients such as the 2009 Gold Effie winning "Domination" for Converse and for Spike Lee.
Jonas' first feature documentary was Bears, a study on the aesthetic of beauty and equallity in gay subculture. Bears quickly became cult hit. Jonas was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey for the premiere Emmy winning Super Soul Sunday and his special In Deep Shift with Jonas Elrod premiered in 2013 on OWN. |
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Catherine Yunt |
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Catherine Yunt, M.C. combines her intuitive abilities with a Master of Counseling degree from Arizona State University assisting clients through challenging life transitions. Founder of Inner Knowing, LLC, Catherine supports individuals in discovering their life purpose, while exposing obstacles, fears and limiting beliefs that prevent them from living their highest potential.
While participating in medium research at the University of Arizona, Catherine was introduced to Jonas Elrod, during the filming of Wake Up. They forged a creative collaboration, resulting in a television special for the Oprah Winfrey Network, In Deep Shift with Jonas Elrod. In her role as a spiritual advisor, Catherine assists Jonas and others on their transformational journeys.
Catherine’s work has been featured in the documentaries Something Unknown Is Doing We Don’t Know What, The Life After Death Project and in the book The Energy Healing Experiments by Dr. Gary Schwartz |
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Bridgewalkers
Presenters: Kara Rhodes, Jim Whitney, Angaangaq, Kalaallit Eskimo Shaman, Julie Tamamait and Art Cisnero
AGNT Host: Rev. Mary Omwake |
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CORE QUESTIONS
Why is it important to put children at the center of our lives, find deep purpose and connection between elders and youth? How did the making of this film Impact the lives of the filmmakers? How can we make a difference in lives of youth today? Elders share what they are doing in leadership roles in their communities and worldwide.
STRATEGIES TO "BRING CHANGE HOME"
Tribal ceremony honoring the interconnectedness of all life....
Examine potential activities and next steps for communities do to make changes to connect and support our Earth individually and collectively. |
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Kara Rhodes |
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Kara Rhodes, founding partner in OneRiver Productions, is adocumentary filmmaker from Santa Barbara, California, whose passionate search for long forgotten Ancient Wisdom and Spiritual Truths have continually led her to Indigenous Tribal Leaders from South America to Greenland, Canada and beyond. Kara and her husband and three children share a commitment to being the change our Earth and humanity need at this time. Kara’s family owns and operates Santa Barbara Organics, a local organic fruit company her husband created. Kara has a B.A. in Marketing and Advertising from Pepperdine University. |
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Jim Whitney |
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Jim's career in film began as an editor, with his work appearing on nearly every major US network, receiving a variety of awards, including a FOCUS Award for excellence in documentary editing and an Emmy-nomination. His passion has taken him to all corners of the globe – from the Amazon to Africa and the Arctic with a focus on environmental issues, musical communities, and indigenous cultures. Since 2001 he has worked independently as a director, producer and cinematographer. His credits include NBC/Tom Brokaw "Gangs, Cops, and Drugs", The Green Patriarch, the Call of Life, Awakening the Dreamer, and Climate Warrior. He is honored and deeply committed to supporting the rise of the indigenous voice during these times |
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STRATEGIES TO "BRING CHANGE HOME"
Using great leaders as inspiration, how can we draw from their efforts and bring that into our daily lives? |
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Baptist de Pape |
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As a young lawyer, Baptist de Pape was paralyzed with anxiety until he had an extraordinary experience that called him to investigate the incredible power of the heart and how it can lead us to the life we're meant to live. On a quest that took him around the world, de Pape interviewed eighteen icons, including Maya Angelou, Deepak Chopra, Paulo Coelho, Jane Goodall, Eckhart Tolle and Gary Zukav. Sharing personal stories and profound insights, these thought leaders co-create with de Pape an inspiring guide to gaining access to the heart's inexhaustible love and wisdom --and creating your authentic power. He is both an author and filmmaker and is honored to be coming to Santa Barbara. |
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CORE QUESTIONS
What is the role of spirit guides in our lives? What in the Martin Luther King and Mohandas Gandhi concepts of God do you resonate with? What does it mean to follow intuition or the spirit? What is the relationship between individual and communal spiritual practice? What roles do art and music play in individual and communal spiritual practice?
STRATEGIES TO "BRING CHANGE HOME"
What is the role of formal liturgy in our lives? What is the role of spiritual teachers in our lives? What is the utility of communal spiritual practice - opening, visioning, thanks-giving? How does a community make dynamic/adaptive group spiritual processes?
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Stephen Pope |
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Stephen Travis Pop eis a composer, computer scientist, videographer and social and spiritual activist based in Santa Barbara, California. He has realized his musical works at studios in America (Toronto, Stanford, Berkeley, Santa Barbara) and Europe (Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Salzburg, Vienna, Berlin). His music is available from Centaur Records, Perspectives of New Music, Touch Media, SBC Records, Disc-O Records, and the Electronic Music Foundation, who released a triple-disc anthology of his work called Ritual and Memory in 2007. Stephen was educated at Cornell University, the Vienna Music Academy, and the "Mozarteum" Music Academy in Salzburg, Austria. He has taught and conducted research at Mozarteum, Stanford University, the Technical University of Berlin and the University of California, Berkeley. From 1995-2010 he was on the faculty of the University of California Santa Barbara, first in Dept. of Music, then the Dept. of Computer Science, and finally in the Graduate Program in Media Arts and Technology. |
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Lane Clark |
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Lane Clark works in a wide variety of artistic media including painting, documentary video, ceramics and garden design. He completed his Masters of Fine Arts degree in Time Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1992. Clark has exhibited widely in galleries in California, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Switzerland and the Netherlands. His paintings on slides often serve as projected scenic designs for theatrical productions. Clark has worked extensively on documentary videos in West Africa, winning a Fulbright research grant for a two-year project in Ghana in 1992-94. Having lived in the US, Europe and West Africa, Clark uses video to speak about difference and to foster understanding between people from different backgrounds. He has also worked as an instructor in filmmaking and in painting at the University of Michigan and at U. C. Santa Barbara. |
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CORE QUESTIONS
Is peace merely a utopian ideal or is it possible to achieve on earth? If hell is a nightmare that we have created for ourselves, what is the best way to wake up from it? What are problems caused by intolerance and closed-mindedness? Where do attack and condemnation come from? How can we stop the cycle of attack and counter attack?
STRATEGIES TO "BRING CHANGE HOME"
Global resolution for the Establishment of Infrastructures to Support the Culture of Peace, Peace Now Initiative seeking ONE BILLION plus signatories for 196 Nations of Earth, to build Economies of Peace at individual, national and global efforts. |
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John Viscount |
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John Viscount is a screenwriter, composer, author and creator of Admissions, winner of 24 international awards and starring Academy Award nominee, James Cromwell. John is also the author of Mind What Matters. A Pep Talk for Humanity.Currently John is a co-founder of PeaceNow.com, a non-profit organization that is gathering One Billion signatures to create peace departments in governments worldwide.Admissions is being offered as a ”Gift of Peace” free screening in five different languages to everyone who signs the petition. John also played a role in drafting the official Global Resolution of the movement in collaboration with United Nations Culture of Peace working groups. (www.peacenow.com/resolution/) Additionally, he has a slate of transformational film and television projects in development. John’s goal with all his writing is to cultivate more peace in the world through the creation of content that elevates as it entertains. |
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CORE QUESTIONS
How important is believe and evidence to opening one's experience of a greater reality beyond the physical world? Why do some of our greatest lessons come as the result of personal tragedies and how can we look at these events differently? Does everyone have the ability to communicate with those who have passed and what do those on the other side want us to know?
STRATEGIES TO "BRING CHANGE HOME"
Practices for all viewers to take home: daily meditation, giving all choices and decisions the "heart test".
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Chris Lavelle |
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Prior to producing and directing “Messages of Hope,” Chris had 10 years of experience working in all stages of the production process. Today Chris works in television production. In 2012 he received his Masters Degree in Film and Animation from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Chris currently lives in Upstate NY with his wife Gina and their Cat Oliver. |
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Suzanne Giesemann |
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Suzanne Giesemann is the acclaimed author of ten books, a teacher of personal transformation, and an evidential medium who captivates and enlightens audiences as she brings hope, healing, and comfort to those who have lost loved ones. She is the chairman of the Spirituality Leadership Council of Eternea.org. A retired U.S. Navy commander who served as a commanding officer and aide to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Suzanne brings unparalleled integrity and credibility to her work. By sharing verifiable evidence from various levels of higher consciousness, she reveals our interconnectedness at the level of the soul. Suzanne resides in central Florida with her husband Ty and their loveable long-haired dachshunds, Rudy and Gretchen. |
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CORE QUESTIONS
What are the patterns of my thinking and how are they limiting my life?
What can science teach me about the power of imagination? How can I “perceive” challenges differently to create more success? What should my priorities be if I want to develop greater imagination? How do great leaders “perceive” and “imagine” differently than I do?
STRATEGIES TO "BRING CHANGE HOME"
The ability to create great health, wealth, relationships and lives comes from understanding the patterns of our perception and the limits of our imagination, and learning to transcend them. This workshop will touch on examining the patterns of your thoughts and help you understand what great leaders do to turn their imaginations into reality and will show you a path for doing the same. |
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Austin Vickers |
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People v. The State of Illusion is Austin’s first venture into film writing and producing. Based on his experience as a trial lawyer, Austin conceived the idea for the film as a way of illustrating the trial of life that each of us must go through. The expert witnesses included in the film are all individuals whose writings over the years in one way or another have shaped or touched Austin and have contributed to the perspective and approach to life that Austin now teaches in his own programs. After creating the idea for the film, Austin went on the road with a film crew and over a 6 month period met with each of the experts and engaged them in a provocative and in-depth interview regarding a variety of topics about life and their perspectives. He then wrote a script for the film, intricately weaving the segments of the interviews that appear in the film today. People v. The State of Illusion is the brilliant culmination of his collaboration with Director Scott Cervine. Based on his work in this film and his newly found passion for making movies, Austin launched Exalt Films, a production company committed to writing and producing films designed to elevate and exalt the human spirit. |
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