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If you've ever wanted to feel better about living, feel great about life, leaves worries, guilt and heart-aches behind, then do we have the show for you!   Today we'll be talking with Alan Cohen about his book, A Course in Miracles Made Easy: Mastering the Journey from Fear to Love. And about moving from fear to love, how to go from a place of worry and concern, to one of joy, abundance, and happiness. And how to truly be at peace in the moment, no matter what arises. Plus we'll talk about, Pete the Duck, authority figurines, lifestyles of the rich in spirit, and why God has memory issues.   Alan Cohen, M.A., is the author of 24 popular inspirational books, including the best-selling The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the award-winning A Deep Breath of Life, and the classic Are You as Happy as Your Dog? He is a contributing writer for the New York Times #1 bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul, and his books have been translated into 24 foreign languages. His work has been featured on Oprah.com and in USA Today, The Washington Post and 101 Top Experts. Alan's radio program Get Real is broadcast weekly on Hay House Radio, and his monthly column From the Heart is featured in magazines internationally.   Alan is a respected keynoter and seminar leader for professional meetings in the fields of personal growth, inspiration, holistic health, human relations, and achievement of work/life balance. He has served as Instructor of Individual and Group Dynamics at Montclair State College, stood on the faculty of Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, and is a professor at EnTheos Academy for Optimal Living. He has appeared on national radio and television, including Good Morning shows around the nation, and his seminars have regularly been broadcast via satellite on the Wisdom Channel and on Gaiam TV. He is a featured presenter in the award-winning documentary Finding Joe, celebrating the teachings of visionary mythologist Joseph Campbell.   Questions and Topics Include: When was Alan first exposed to Course in Miracles? How A Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore was written at the same time Alan was reading A Course in Miracles How A Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore lifted and changed his mind of consciousness? How did Alan Cohen feel when he was reading A Course in Miracles? How would Alan Cohen define A Course in Miracles Why Alan Cohen wrote A Course in Miracles Made Easy – to help people understand and sift through A Course in Miracles Where did A Course in Miracles come from and who scribed it? Who was Bill Setford and Hellen Suttman Was Hellen able to live A Course in Miracles after she scribed it? Why a lot of medium's and channel's lives don't match their teachings How A Course in Miracles isn't Christian, but is universal, even if written a bit in Christian language How the Lesson of A Course in Miracles is Love Why A Course in Miracles is not the ‘anti-Christ' How we are all love How we are all beloved How no one has truly sinned How everyone belongs to Heaven How we are all Children of God What happened with Cliff Kline and the robber How do we choose love over fear? How do we recognize we're going into a place of fear? Who played the voice of God in Moses? Why you don't want to play it small and choose to be little What's the difference between the small self and the great self? Any exercises we can do on a moment to moment basis to cultivate our greatness A technique from Christian Almayrac – Dr. Happiness What does it mean to Get Real? Why the world we think is real is actually the inside-out, upside down world Why we don't want to ‘get real'? Why the Wright Brothers were told to ‘get real'? Why Alan Cohen doesn't work with realists, but instead visionaries. Why Anwar Sadat only works with miracles How the ego is scared bleepless by a change from the status-quo Why the unknown is where the advancement takes place. What Pete the Duck has to do with anything Why it's ultimately important and extremely vigilant to watch our thoughts Why you want to watch out for going down the rabbit hole of dark thinking How Jersey Al used to still be alive and well What's a great pattern breaker to let emotions go? How we are all one and how we always meet ourselves wherever we go What is an authority figurine? How Mother Teresa stopped a war to save kids in Beirut during the war How the only power is spirit What does A Course in Miracles say about guilt and sin Why there is no sin, only errors Why God has memory issues – and sees only our love! What are lifestyles of the rich in spirit? How John Robbins wrote the Pulitzer Prize nominated Diet for a New America What Steve Jobs said about the spiritual value vs. material value How do you be a miracle worker? What advice would you give for parents based on A Course in Miracles   Come join me (Michael Sandler) for an Automatic Writing 12 week intensive to help you become a channel or a medium: https://shiftnetwork.isrefer.com/go/aweMS/a22275/  and join   Visit: https://www.alancohen.com    To find out more visit: https://amzn.to/3qULECz - Order Michael Sandler's book, "AWE, the Automatic Writing Experience" www.automaticwriting.com  - Automatic Writing Experience Course www.inspirenationuniversity.com - Michael Sandler's School of Mystics https://inspirenationshow.com/ ……. Follow Michael and Jessica's exciting journey and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access. 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About Cleopatra, macrons on the AP Latin Exam, and the benefits of teaching courses outside of your natural comfort zone. Jennifer Sheridan Moss was born in New Jersey and attended Montclair State College, where she earned a B.A. in Classics. She went on to earn an M.A. and Ph.D. in Classical Studies from Columbia University. Jenni has taught at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan since 1995, where she has taught Latin at all levels, from elementary through graduate, as well as ancient history and courses on various aspects of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. In recognition of her excellent work in the classroom, she has received teaching awards both from her college and university and from the Society for Classical Studies, and she was elected to the Wayne State Academy of Teachers in 2018. Jenni has been involved with the Advanced Placement program since 2007, and she currently serves as the Chief Reader of the AP Latin Exam. Outside of her professional work, Jenni is also an enthusiastic worker of wool and distance cyclist. Quintilian is on Facebook! Find us, follow us, and join the conversation. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

John Coe and Don Wood Bio Donald C. Wood Chief Executive Officer Don has been with Federal Realty since 1998, where he is a trustee and has served in positions from chief financial officer to chief operating officer to president before being named its chief executive in 2002. Prior to joining Federal, Don spent 8 years at New York-based ITT Corporation, where he served in various capacities, including deputy controller and chief financial officer of wholly-owned subsidiary Caesars World, Inc. The first 7 years of his career were spent at accounting firm Arthur Andersen, leaving in 1989 to work for client Donald Trump as the vice president of finance for the then newly acquired Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, NJ. Don is active charitably through his work with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) among others. Don received his Bachelor of Science degree from Montclair State College in 1982, where he graduated with honors and subsequently received his CPA from the state of New Jersey. He is a past chair of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), has served as a member of the executive committee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and on the board of Quality Care Properties (NYSE:QCP), a Maryland healthcare REIT. He is also a member of the U.S. Capital Chapter of the World President's Organization (WPO) and was previously named “Entrepreneur of the Year in Real Estate” by professional services firm Ernst and Young. Show Notes Public company model contrasting to private ownership- REIT model democratized the ownership of real estate (5:00)Emergence of REITs really resurged in the early 1990s (5:40)In 1998 when he arrived the company was still “small” relative to other REITs and public companies in general (6:15)Came in as CFO to Federal (6:45)Marry left side of balance sheet with the right side (7:10)REIT is a tax entity- dividend is at least 90% of Net income, very little retained earnings (7:50)Best year ever was in 2019- single biggest premise that rules the company is an increasing stream of cash flows (9:15)How to make the lows a bit higher and the highs as high as they could be (10:10)Federal has been able to manage through all the cycles and keep a 54 year increasing dividend record (10:40)18 months ago was the biggest challenge when earnings dropped off considerably when the pandemic began (11:00)Built the company to withstand disruptions

Sabrina Osso is Founder and CEO of OSSO SAFE…Feel Safe Where You Live, Work, and Play. She is a speaker, a Tedx Speaker, and consultant on promoting safety and preventing violence in the workplace, schools, and in places of residence. With her products and services, clients can save lives and bottom lines. Her personal and professional experience with the subject allows her to bring a unique and holistic approach for employees, landlords, tenants, students, and teachers. She was honored and grateful to have been one of the featured TEDx Talk Speakers at New Jersey City University's TEDx TALK Event on April 5th, 2018. Her presentation was very well received and is now broadcast. Sabrina has long dealt with violence on a personal level. She knows how difficult it is to live in such a chaotic environment. Sabrina and Osso Safe want to make a positive impact in people's lives, whether they've been directly affected by violence or not. It is Osso Safe's strong belief that the eradication of home violence must not be in the hands of the victims, but instead, the responsibility of the institutions of society, namely schools, workplaces, the real estate industry, the sports industry, lawmakers/politicians, hospitals and in our everyday conversations. Sabrina and her company were featured in the July/August 2013 issue of the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce magazine, Meadowlands USA. Sabrina has done numerous speaking engagements throughout NY/NJ, including several radio interviews with Golden Life Living with Charise Colbert, Ordaining Reality with Dr. Joseph Donlan, Discover A New Future with Faith Saunders, The Billionaire Lifestyle Podcast with Emmitt Muckles, Healthy Relationship Talk Radio with Daaiyah Cixx, Erupt Online Podcast from Nigeria with Akinjobi Sodiq, and Viewpoints Talk Radio with Donell Edwards . She was invited by Director and Media Consultant, Desiree Kinney, to speak on the subject of Preventing Home Violence at the American Cancer Society in NYC. She graduated from Montclair State College with a B.S. in Computer Science. Sabrina regularly takes Continuing Education Courses at Rutgers University to keep abreast of issues associated with home violence and its effects in schools and workplaces, violence against women, impacts on children, and a multitude of other courses relating to the topic. She is also a professional dancer/actress who uses her performance talents to educate on the subject. Some of her clients include Better Homes and Gardens-Rand Realty, the Haverstraw Community Center, the Children's Aid and Family Services, and the Metropolitan Mobile Home Community. Sabrina has been hired as a speaker for numerous venues and OSSO SAFE Workshops and Seminars have also been presented at various civic and community organizations. https://www.ossosafe.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @TheMorningSpotlight Email us at: themorningspotlight@gmail.com www.themorningspotlight.com For title insurance inquiries contact Mike at michael.ham@ctt.com Buy Mike a Coffee!

The Power of Yes with Entertainer Tony Russell “Do you know how talented you are?” — Tony Russell As an actor, Tony appeared in numerous films and television shows. As a comedian, he appeared on many of the talk shows, worked in Las Vegas, as well as many corporate gigs and performing arts centers. He's also a member of the acclaimed Actors Studio where he appeared in many stage productions.  Part One of ‘The Power of Yes with Entertainer Tony Russell’ Anthony Russell has parlayed an extensive talent for music into an acting career that includes stage, film and television productions. Tony’s parents were already into music before he got into the creative entertainment space. He was named after his father who often performed at wedding celebrations. He had memories of harmonizing old songs together with his family; that’s how involved they are into music.   As a child, Russell played harmonica, ukulele, guitar, trombone and piano. He worked his way through college playing and singing in a show band. After graduating Montclair State College with a major in trombone and a minor in piano, his band was booked as a Las Vegas lounge act in many of the major hotels. Russell even worked in the Atlantic City 500 Club where Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis first got together as a team.  “I was 63 years old when I got on the Bonnie Hunt show.” – Tony Russell Tony shares some of his tragic memories when he was young. The attack on Pearl Harbor happened, his father's brother, who was also his best friend, got killed in the war. It was back in 1941 when a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor took place in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. Part Two of ‘The Power of Yes with Entertainer Tony Russell’ Anthony (Tony) Russell originally from Newark, New Jersey, came to Hollywood in 1967 to pursue a career in show business. Tony is multi-faceted being an actor, stand-up comedian, singer, musician, composer and nightclub entertainer. He came into prominence as “Tony Russo'' on the ABC Television Network's hilarious sitcom, "Life with Bonnie" starring Bonnie Hunt.  “Do you have a vision that you want to emerge?” – Dianne A. Allen  Encouraged by his best friend who recognized his talents, Russell journeyed to New York to study acting at HB Studios and eventually earned a coveted membership in the acclaimed Actors Studio. He appeared in four of the group's stage productions, and was also in the cast of "Lamppost Reunion'' which won the best ensemble acting award at the Court Theater in Hollywood. Russell's other Theatrical appearances include, "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Guys & Dolls", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" & “Two Gentlemen of Verona". About Tony Russell Russell pursued stand-up comedy, and made appearances in many of the famed U.S. comedy clubs such as The Comedy Store, The Improv in Hollywood, The Ice House, and The Comedy Magic in Hermosa Beach. He also made comedic appearances on "The Merv Griffin Show", "The Dinah Shore Show", "Norm Crosby's Comedy Shop", "Madam's Place", "Make Me Laugh", and "The John Davidson Show" to name a few. He's opened for Las Vegas stars such as Frankie Avalon, Julie London, Roger Miller, Joe Williams, Tony Martins and Lou Rawls. Russell's film credits include "Bugsy" with Warren Beatty, "Casino" with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, "Ed Wood" with Johnny Depp and Martin Landau, "Out Of Justice" with Steven Segal, "Suddenly" with Kirstie Alley, "Living out Loud" with Holly Hunter and Danny De Vito, and "Winchell" with Stanley Tucci. On television, he was a recurring character on "The Fanelli Boys" and guest starred on "NYPD Blue", "Becker", "Home Improvement", "Mad About You", "Roseanne", "The George Carlin Show", "The Profiler", "Reba", "The John Larroquette Show", "Diagnosis Murder", "Silk Stalkings", "Night Court", "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch", "Family Law" and "Arliss." Russell continues to play piano everyday, loving the classic composers of American music, particularly The Gershwins, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, and Frank Leosser. Russell's also has a jazz band where he sings, plays, does stand-up and has wail of a time. Russell's other passions include watching old movies, walking with his beloved dog Angelo, learning old songs, and appreciating natural beauty. When time allows, he continues to work regularly at The Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas as a stand-up comedian.   Tony says, ‘Throughout all my struggles my wife Rosemarie believed in my talent and never questioned what I was doing. She was always behind me 100%. Rosemarie is the love of my life.’   How to Connect with Dianne A. Allen   You have a vision inside to create something bigger than you. What you need are a community and a mentor. The 6-month Visionary Leader Program will move you forward. You will grow, transform and connect. http://bit.ly/DianneAAllen Join our Facebook Group Someone Gets Me Follow our Dianne’s Facebook Page: Dianne A. Allen Email contact: dianne@visionsapplied.com Dianne’s Mentoring Services: msdianneallen.com Website: www.visionsapplied.com Be sure to take a second and subscribe to the show and share it with anyone you think will benefit. Until next time, remember the world needs your special gift, so let your light shine!

Alan Cohen is the author of 27 popular inspirational books, including A Course in Miracles Made Easy, The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and the award-winning A Deep Breath of Life. He is a contributing writer for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and his books have been translated into 30 foreign languages. A respected keynoter and seminar leader, Alan has taught at Montclair State College, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, and EnTheos Academy for Optimal Living. He has appeared on national radio and television and is a featured presenter in the award-winning documentary Finding Joe, celebrating the teachings of Joseph Campbell.

Robert M. Price (born July 7, 1954) is a Mississippian by birth, lived in New Jersey for most of his life, and has recently resettled in North Carolina. After early involvement in a fundamentalist Baptist church, he went on to become a leader in the Montclair State College chapter of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Having developed a keen interest in apologetics (the defense of the faith on intellectual grounds), Bob went on to enroll at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he received an MTS degree in New Testament. Billy Graham was the commencement speaker. It was during this period, 1977-78, however, that Bob began to reassess his faith, deciding at length that traditional Christianity simply did not have either the historical credentials or the intellectual cogency its defenders claimed for it. Embarking on a wide program of reading religious thinkers and theologians from other traditions, as well as the sociology, anthropology, and psychology of religion, he soon considered himself a theological liberal in the camp of Paul Tillich. He received the Ph.D. degree in systematic theology from Drew University in 1981. After some years teaching in the religious studies department of Mount Olive College in North Carolina, Price returned to New Jersey to pastor First Baptist Church of Montclair, the first pastorate, many years before, of  liberal preacher Harry Emerson Fosdick. Price soon enrolled in a second doctoral program at Drew, receiving the Ph.D. in New Testament in 1993. These studies, together with his encounter with the writings of Don Cupitt, Jacques Derrida, and the New Testament critics of the Nineteenth Century, rapidly eroded his liberal Christian stance, and Price resigned his pastorate in 1994. A brief flirtation with Unitarian Universalism disenchanted him even with this liberal extreme of institutional religion. For six years Bob and Carol led a living room church called The Grail. Now, back in North Carolina, he attends the Episcopal Church and keeps his mouth shut. Robert M. Price is Professor of Biblical Criticism at the Center for Inquiry Institute as well as the editor of The Journal of Higher Criticism. His books include Beyond Born Again,  The Widow Traditions in Luke-Acts: A Feminist-Critical Scrutiny, Deconstructing Jesus, and The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man. Forthcoming titles are The Crisis of Biblical Authority, Jesus Christ Superstar: A Redactional Study of a Modern Gospel,  The Da Vinci Controversy and The Amazing Colossal Apostle.

In this episode of the Basketball Hall of Fame Legends Podcast host Kyle Belanger speaks with women’s basketball trailblazer and Class of 1994 Hall of Fame Enshrinee, Carol Blazejowski. Topics include the creation of her signature jump shot through mirroring TV and the playground, helping Montclair State College sell-out gyms in the wake of Title IX, dealing with the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics after being selected to USA Basketball Women’s National Team, and being an executive in the WNBA and the NBA. Make sure to watch Carol Blazejowski’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b6gbSdF4XM and view her Hall of Fame profile at http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/carol-blazejowski

Sabrina Osso - Osso Safe - Eliminating Domestic ViolenceSabrina Osso is Founder and CEO of OSSO SAFE, built for empowering people to feel safe where they live, work, and play. She is a speaker and consultant on promoting safety in the workplace, schools, and in places of residence.   With her products and services, clients can prevent home violence, thus save lives and bottom lines.  Sabrina’s personal and professional experience with the subject allows her to bring a unique approach to its importance that will inform, educate, inspire, and empower employees, clients, students, and teachers.   Sabrina has long dealt with home violence on a personal level.  She knows how difficult it is to live in such a chaotic environment, which is, essentially, not living at all.  Sabrina and Osso Safe want to make a positive impact in people’s lives, whether they’ve been affected by home violence or not. It is Osso Safe’s strong belief that the eradication of home violence must not be in the hands of the victims, but instead, the responsibility of the institutions of society, namely schools, corporations, the real estate industry, the sports industry, lawmakers/politicians and in our everyday conversations.   Sabrina and her company were featured in the July/August 2013 issue of the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce magazine, Meadowlands USA and she has done numerous speaking engagements throughout NY/NJ, including several radio interviews with Golden Life Living with Charise Colbert, Ordaining Reality with Dr. Joseph Donlan, and Discover A New Future with Faith Saunders.  She was invited by Director and Media Consultant, Desiree Kinney, to speak on the subject of Preventing Home Violence at the American Cancer Society in NYC.  She graduated from Montclair State College with a B.S. in Computer Science.  Sabrina regularly takes Continued Education Courses at Rutgers University to keep abreast of issues associated with home violence, violence against women, impacts on children, and a multitude of other courses relating to the subject. Some of her clients include Better Homes and Gardens-Rand Realty, the Haverstraw Community Center, the Children's Aid and Family Services, and the Metropolitan Mobile Home Community.  Sabrina has been hired as a speaker for numerous venues and OSSO SAFE Workshops and Seminars have also been presented at various civic and community organizations.  For more information, please visit OssoSafe.com. 

Alan Cohen, M.A., is the author of 24 popular inspirational books and CD's, including the best-selling The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the award-winning A Deep Breath of Life, and the classic Are You as Happy as Your Dog? He is a contributing writer for the New York Times #1 bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul, and his books have been translated into 24 foreign languages. His work has been featured on Oprah.com and in USA Today, The Washington Post and101 Top Experts. Alan's radio program Get Real is broadcast weekly on Hay House Radio, and his monthly column From the Heart is featured in magazines internationally. Alan is a respected keynoter and seminar leader for professional meetings in the fields of personal growth, inspiration, holistic health, human relations, and achievement of work/life balance. He conducts Life Mastery Trainings around the world, and has served as instructor of group dynamics at Montclair State College, stood on the faculty of Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, and is a professor at EnTheos Academy for Optimal Living. He has appeared on national radio and television, including Good Morning shows around the nation, and his seminars have regularly been broadcast via satellite on the Wisdom Channel and on Gaiam TV. Most recently he is a featured presenter in the acclaimed documentary Finding Joe, celebrating the teachings of visionary mythologist Joseph Campbell.

Alan Cohen, M.A., is the author of 24 popular inspirational books and CD's, including the best-selling The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the award-winning A Deep Breath of Life, and the classic Are You as Happy as Your Dog? He is a contributing writer for the New York Times #1 bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul, and his books have been translated into 24 foreign languages. His work has been featured on Oprah.com and in USA Today, The Washington Post and101 Top Experts. Alan's radio program Get Real is broadcast weekly on Hay House Radio, and his monthly column From the Heart is featured in magazines internationally. Alan is a respected keynoter and seminar leader for professional meetings in the fields of personal growth, inspiration, holistic health, human relations, and achievement of work/life balance. He conducts Life Mastery Trainings around the world, and has served as instructor of group dynamics at Montclair State College, stood on the faculty of Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, and is a professor at EnTheos Academy for Optimal Living. He has appeared on national radio and television, including Good Morning shows around the nation, and his seminars have regularly been broadcast via satellite on the Wisdom Channel and on Gaiam TV. Most recently he is a featured presenter in the acclaimed documentary Finding Joe, celebrating the teachings of visionary mythologist Joseph Campbell. Alan brings a warm blend of wisdom, intimacy, humor, and vision to the path of personal, professional, and spiritual growth. He loves to extract lessons from the practical experiences of daily living, and find beauty in the seeming mundane. Many readers and seminar participants have reported that his teachings have brought them deep encouragement and empowerment, and inspired them to believe in themselves and achieve new levels of success in their personal and professional lives.

Alan Cohen, M.A., is the author of 24 popular inspirational books and CD's, including the best-selling The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the award-winning A Deep Breath of Life, and the classic Are You as Happy as Your Dog? He is a contributing writer for the New York Times #1 bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul, and his books have been translated into 24 foreign languages. His work has been featured on Oprah.com and in USA Today, The Washington Post and101 Top Experts. Alan's radio program Get Real is broadcast weekly on Hay House Radio, and his monthly column From the Heart is featured in magazines internationally. Alan is a respected keynoter and seminar leader for professional meetings in the fields of personal growth, inspiration, holistic health, human relations, and achievement of work/life balance. He conducts Life Mastery Trainings around the world, and has served as instructor of group dynamics at Montclair State College, stood on the faculty of Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, and is a professor at EnTheos Academy for Optimal Living. He has appeared on national radio and television, including Good Morning shows around the nation, and his seminars have regularly been broadcast via satellite on the Wisdom Channel and on Gaiam TV. Most recently he is a featured presenter in the acclaimed documentary Finding Joe, celebrating the teachings of visionary mythologist Joseph Campbell.

Reverend Paul A. Leggett graduated from Syracuse University with honors and holds the M.Div. and Th.M. degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary. He received his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. In 1981 Rev. Leggett was called to return to New Jersey to pastor the church where he had grown up. In addition to his work in the local church he has been a Visiting Lecturer at Vassar College, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary, New York, and New York Theological Seminary. He currently teaches as an adjunct professor in the Classics and General Humanities Department of Montclair State University. He served as Moderator of the Presbytery of Newark in 1989, 1993 and 2006, and Commissioner to General Assembly in 1989 and 2006. He was also elected Vice-Moderator of the Special Committee to revise the Presbyterian confession, the “Brief Statement of Faith.” He has twice received Outstanding Service Awards from Newark Presbytery. In 1991 he chaired the Ministers’ Committee for the Northern New Jersey Billy Graham Crusade. He has also served as president of the Montclair Rotary Club and the Montclair Clergy Association. In 1984 he received the Margot M. Studer Award for service to community, business and state from Montclair State College. In 1996 he became a Paul Harris Fellow in Rotary International. He is listed in Who’s Who in America.

Dancer and Sufi teacher Dunya Dianne McPherson’s new memoir–Skin of Glass: Finding Spirit in the Flesh–tells of her exploration of the multisensory intelligence and wisdom of her body. In our interview, she retraces the path that led her to her embodied spiritual practice and reads from her extraordinary book. BIO Dunya Dianne McPherson is an acclaimed dancer and choreographer, writer, filmmaker, and Master Teacher. As founder and Principal Teacher of the healing movement practice, Dancemeditation, she specializes in techniques that open the wonderment of deep, subtle, peaceful self-perception. She received her BFA in dance from Juilliard and her MA in Writing from Lesley University. She was an Artist Scholar at Columbia University. With the completion of 1,001 days of Sufi training, she was given teaching permission by Sufi Master, Adnan Sarhan (Sufi Foundation of America). Her numerous teaching credits include: Barnard College, Montclair State College, Mark Morris Dance Center, Hunter College, Oberlin College, Swarthmore College, New York Open Center and Kripalu Center. Awards include: National Endowment for the Arts Choreography Fellowship, Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors Choreography Commission, TX & MA Arts Council grants. She is featured in the film ‘Dances of Ecstasy.’ Dunya lives in New York City. UPCOMING EVENT Sunday, April 6 (3pm): “Skin of Glass” book launch, featuring performance by Alembic, saxophonist Premik Tubbs and Ensemble, film and photographs, reading, tea and book signing. Location: Metropolitan Building, 11-04 44th Avenue, Long Island City, Queens. RSVP: info@dancemeditationbooks.com LINK Dunya’s Dancemeditation blog http://blog.dancemeditation.org/ Dervish Society of America http://dancemeditation.org/ "Skin of Glass" http://www.dancemeditationbooks.com/skinofglass/ Body and Soul is the official podcast of InfiniteBody dance blog at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. Subscribe through iTunes or at http://magickaleva.hipcast.com/rss/bodyandsoul.xml. (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa This material may not be reproduced in any way, either in part or in its entirety, without the expressed written permission of Eva Yaa Asantewaa.

Dancer and Sufi teacher Dunya Dianne McPherson’s new memoir–Skin of Glass: Finding Spirit in the Flesh–tells of her exploration of the multisensory intelligence and wisdom of her body. In our interview, she retraces the path that led her to her embodied spiritual practice and reads from her extraordinary book. BIO Dunya Dianne McPherson is an acclaimed dancer and choreographer, writer, filmmaker, and Master Teacher. As founder and Principal Teacher of the healing movement practice, Dancemeditation, she specializes in techniques that open the wonderment of deep, subtle, peaceful self-perception. She received her BFA in dance from Juilliard and her MA in Writing from Lesley University. She was an Artist Scholar at Columbia University. With the completion of 1,001 days of Sufi training, she was given teaching permission by Sufi Master, Adnan Sarhan (Sufi Foundation of America). Her numerous teaching credits include: Barnard College, Montclair State College, Mark Morris Dance Center, Hunter College, Oberlin College, Swarthmore College, New York Open Center and Kripalu Center. Awards include: National Endowment for the Arts Choreography Fellowship, Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors Choreography Commission, TX & MA Arts Council grants. She is featured in the film ‘Dances of Ecstasy.’ Dunya lives in New York City. UPCOMING EVENT Sunday, April 6 (3pm): “Skin of Glass” book launch, featuring performance by Alembic, saxophonist Premik Tubbs and Ensemble, film and photographs, reading, tea and book signing. Location: Metropolitan Building, 11-04 44th Avenue, Long Island City, Queens. RSVP: info@dancemeditationbooks.com LINK Dunya’s Dancemeditation blog http://blog.dancemeditation.org/ Dervish Society of America http://dancemeditation.org/ "Skin of Glass" http://www.dancemeditationbooks.com/skinofglass/ Body and Soul is the official podcast of InfiniteBody dance blog at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. Subscribe through iTunes or at http://magickaleva.hipcast.com/rss/bodyandsoul.xml. (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa This material may not be reproduced in any way, either in part or in its entirety, without the expressed written permission of Eva Yaa Asantewaa.