Horses can be our greatest teachers. They can show us what it is like to live by divine purpose instead of our own. How they truly live so beautifully in the moment is a concept we all would be better off adopting. Learn from Author Lynn Baber as she shares her journey of personal triumph and the wisdom she gained from her 2 Amazing Gray and other remarkable horse teachers.To read more about this interview, visit: www.valheart.com/blog/?p=8588Visit their website...

Author, teacher and celebrity Dr. Laurie Moore returned merged oneness with all life in 2002 when her cat Jessie Justin Joy reincarnated. Dr. Moore has taught grad psychology at San Francisco State University and Johnson State College, and has appeared on In the Company of Angels, Intuitive Soul, NBC, CNN.com and Seeing Beyond. She is author of The Cat's Reincarnation. Among other things we discussed:How does learning about our animal's perspective help our own life?How is an animal's...

Joey Camen is a veteran stand-up comedian, voice talent, actor, and award-winning short filmmaker. He has performed professionally since the age of seventeen in everything from movies, to sitcoms, to Las Vegas showrooms. He was a protégé of legendary voice actor Daws Butler—better known as the voices of Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound. Joey has provided voices for numerous cartoon shows, commercials, movies and video games. My Life with Snoopy is an exciting, tail wagging story about the...

Louise Heydt, author of “Going To The Dogs, An Incredible True Story”, lives in the Ojai Valley in the Central Coastal Region of California. She lived on a two hundred acre property surrounded by the Santa Fe National Forest in northern New Mexico for twenty years before moving to California. This experience resulted in her first book, “Divine Rainbow, Nature as Spiritual Teacher,” published in 2006, which won first place in the New Mexico Book Awards in 2007.Louise has a Master's degree in...

Guide dogs, detection dogs, search and rescue dogs, therapy dogs and dogs assisting people with disabilities selflessly serve the public. To honor these animals and their work, the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) is launching the 6th Annual ACVO®/Merial® National Service Dog Eye Exam Event to provide free, sight-saving eye exams to service animals during the month of May. More than 250 board certified veterinary ophthalmologists throughout the U.S., as well as Canada...

Personal Note from Val: I truly found a kindred spirit in Allen and Linda. They believe, as I do, that we should always view our animal companions with respect and appreciation. Because when you look into the eyes of an animal, what you will discover is a spiritual SOUL that is experiencing this lifetime as your dog, or cat, or horse. For those of us who have witnessed and been forever blessed by an animal's love, this if for you! Enjoy.In 1996, Allen Anderson and Linda Anderson founded...

The Gibbon Conservation Center (GCC) was established in 1976 by Alan Mootnick. It houses the rarest group of apes in the Western Hemisphere and has successfully reproduced 7 gibbon species. The GCC functions as an international consultant to zoos, museums, government agencies such as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and individual scientists on species identification and gibbon care. They have assisted gibbon rescue programs in Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and Indonesia.The goals of the...

Sara Fancy originally from SE England now lives in Southern California with her seven horses, three dogs and cat. Sara is the founder and director of Silver Horse Healing Ranch, a therapeutic and educational horse facility inspired by her first horse Silver. Sara has a background in Polarity Healing Arts (she is an RPP Registered Polarity Practitioner) Cranial Sacral Unwinding and is a Family Constellation Facilitator. Sara has established a unique Horse workshop called Rapport with Horses...

Gayle Pruitt has been a nutritionist/ chef for fifteen years, earning her Certified Nutritionist degree from the American Health Science University's National Institute of Nutritional Education/NINE in 1996. Gayle conducts nutritional research where at present she focuses on human and canine nutrition with a specialty in digestive issues and disorders and also acts as a guest lecturer.Gayle was Executive Chef for MacNut Oil, a gourmet cooking oil company. She has worked as a Personal Chef,...

Dr. Harvey Cohen (known as Dr. Harvey) is a pioneer in holistic and natural nutrition for animals. He is a physician with a deep love for animals and a profound interest in discovering how to keep them healthy.Distressed by the increase in cancer, obesity and other degenerative chronic ailments in animals, he has successfully treated these conditions through proper diet and nutrition. Dr Harvey believes that foods for animals should not contain preservatives dyes, coloring agents, fillers and...

Many of the young horses she's trained have gone on to enjoy very successful, strong “show” careers earning money prizes in both Reining, Western Pleasure, Hunter-Under-Saddle & Jumping.Unfortunately, Lauren Michele also witnessed inhumane & unproductive treatment of horses in the name of training. So she began to explore what we now call “Natural Horsemanship”.She believes that her approach to horsemanship, Yoga & Movement for Equestrians, is an essential piece that helps bring...

Amanda Martin, the first UK approved The Click That Teaches Instructor, trained by Alexandra Kurland, has been training horses since the early 2000s and has been teaching since the mid 2000s.Shortly after buying her first stallion Amanda came across clicker training and immediately recognised that this would be a fantastic way to train her stallion. She headed out to the barn with The Click That Teaches book, a clicker in hand and a pocket full of treats and made some wonderful discoveries....

Penny Stone has been training and caring for animals her whole life. As a child she was always bringing home sick animals and strays. As a young woman she spent time as a dog trainer, a small animal vet technician and as the education coordinator for the humane society. In 1980 she graduated from Merideth Manor International School of Horsemanship and began her career as an equine professional. She began studying with internationally renowned author and horsewoman, Linda Tellington Jones, and...

Kelly Preston is first and foremost, an animal lover. Raised on a ten-acre property in a small town in Pennsylvania, she grew up with horses, rabbits, and - of course - dogs. When she left home after college, she acquired Gizmo, an irresistible Lhasa Apso that started my journey full of joys and sorrows, hopes and tribulations, frustrations, endless lessons in patience, and above all else, love. All of this has come at the hands (more precisely the paws) of Gizmo, Betty Boop, Buffy, Carla...

Jenny Smedley, bestselling author, celebrity and columnist, has had an empathy with animals since she was two years old. She has written many books, and has two best-sellers on the topic of pet souls for Hay House - Pets Have Souls Too, and Pets Are Forever. Her newest, My Dog Diary 2013, and My Cat Diary 2013 will be published in August 2012.Jenny currently writes regular columns for its fate, Fate & Fortune and Soul & Spirit magazines in the UK, Take 5 in Australia, and Lucky Break...

Madeleine is an International Animal Communicator, Horse and Rider Trauma Consultant and Spiritual Empowerment Coach. She is committed to raising awareness of the incredibly deep connection we have with our animals and their messages of healing re-empowerment for us and our beautiful planet. She travels extensively to work with wild species in their natural habitat and writes and lectures about her experiences. She is well known for her healing skills for both animals and humans on both...

Dr Sid Gustafson is a wealth of knowledge about horses, dogs and cats! Proper socialization, life enrichment and fulfillment for your animals helps them be happy, willing and eager to learn. Dr Gustafson is a practicing veterinarian and university educator, as well as an animal welfare advocate. He teaches Equine Behavior at the University of Guelph, for the EquineGuelph Open Learning program, an online education program that reaches out to horse folk worldwide.He has taught domestication...

Dr Karen Becker co-authored the Whole Dog Journal's Best Homemade Diet Book of All Time award, “Real Food for Healthy Pets.” She has appeared on the hit show, Animal Planet, and is deeply honored to be named one of Chicago's Top Ten Vets, a...

Dr Karen Becker co-authored the Whole Dog Journal's Best Homemade Diet Book of All Time award, “Real Food for Healthy Pets.” She has appeared on the hit show, Animal Planet, and is deeply honored to be named one of Chicago's Top Ten Vets, according to Chicago Magazine. She often lectures about species appropriate nutrition and is also the veterinary consultant for Mercola Healthy Pets, where half a million passionate animal lovers receive her free wellness newsletter three times a week.Dr...

Allie Phillips is an author, attorney and advocate for animals. She has spent most of her career working to better the lives of animals. She has worked as a front line prosecuting attorney; currently is the Director of the National Center for Prosecution of Animal Abuse, which she launched at the National District Attorneys Association; as a lobbyist when she was Vice President of Public Policy for American Humane Association; as an active shelter volunteer; fosterer for homeless cats; as an...

Joan Jacobs is a 25 year experienced holistic healer, Bach Flower practitioner and teacher. In her clinical work, Joan awakens the body to restore health by accessing and activating information held within the anatomical structures, and then supports the healing process using energy healing, Bach Flower remedies and healthy self-management skills.Joan teaches at the faculty of health sciences, at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and has held senior teaching and program...