Photos below are from CosmiKids sessions currently being held at Seeds of Joy Village in Redondo Beach (seedsofjoyvillage.org) offering parent and child enrichment classes in addition to inter-generational community sessions that include K – 8, a community garden and an all-accessible adventure playground inspired by the wisdom of Waldorf nature and art education, neuroscience and attachment parenting.

Children Fish for Wishes at CosmiKids’ portable Bridge of Imagination.

After a session of yoga poses, nature stories, breathing techniques and visualization games, the children color Angel Bear Yoga pages featuring the day’s theme of "listening."

Story time includes a book about listening and gratitude.

Angel Bear Yoga pose of the day features everyone’s own precious rendition.

As a guest speaker at Denison University's Entrepreneurial Endeavors conference, I found myself in the midst of enquiring minds and youthful spirits. For more information on their Burton D. Morgan Program in Liberal Arts Entrepreneurship Education, you can visit www.denison.edu. My two hour presentation included intention-setting, breathing and gratitude exercises, clips of me & CosmiKids from Deepak Chopra's Seven Spiritual Laws of Success movie, practical tools for a purpose-based business owner and a short video ride through our corporate structure and offerings. I was able to spend social time with both students and faculty which was really gratifying. Their varied questions ranged from topics about integrity, to holding to one’s vision and even raising money in turbulent economic times. Of the nine other alumni presenting, some of the speakers included Miles Munz ’02 Founder and CEO of InterviewStream.com, David Evanson ’82, a financial writer who consults to financial services organizations on media relations and Rob Cathcart ’79, a 26-year veteran of advertising and marketing communications. I’ve been invited back to present at their summer session on Social Entrepreneurism and I look forward to meeting, greeting, presenting and learning from my fellow Denisonians.

January 20th Update:
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Presenting at my alma mater, Denison University’s Entrepreneurial Workshop

Discussion folling my presentation at Denison University’s Entrepreneurial Workshop

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As guest presenters at Agape (www.agapelive.com) International Spiritual Centers’ Winter Youth Program Open House, Sandie Sedgbeer and I were delighted to promote our upcoming CosmiKids, Inspired Parenting and Angel Bear Yoga programs to be held this March at Agape. We presented to an enthusiastic audience of family members and Agape staff. Agape continues to position itself at the cutting edge of new thought programming and transformational events. At their recent open house, they showcased their 2009 winter youth programs of the heart-centered kind for their 9,000 local members and 1,000,000 worldwide spiritual community. Agape is a trans-denominational spiritual community whose doors are open to all seekers in search of authentic spirituality, personal transformation and selfless service to humankind. We forged soulful connections with Alexina Hazzard-McIver, who is a teacher-in-residence at the California Science Center and Director of Agape’s Academy of the future. Joining Alexina in the visioning process for Agape’s new school is UCLA’s Laurine Di Rocco. We are very pleased to align with them as they continue to build on their vision for a school based on their mission of “Drawing forth the Divine in Every Child.” We also met Georgia Bradley who does incredible process with Sandplay, Brain Gym and Emotional Freedom Tapping technique (you can read all about it in our most recent issue of Inspired Parenting magazine). After our presentation, Sandie met with former Elite International model and filmmaker Nicole Clark and spoke to her about her recent documentary, Cover Girl Culture, an examination of how the media shapes girl’s self image and self-esteem. During the Open House, we saw the trailer to her insightful film and Sandie invited her to be a guest on her Inspired Parenting radio show heard now in 98 countries via the World Puja network.

January 20th Update:

Sandie Sedgbeer and Judy Julin with Rev. Leon Campbell, Director of Agape’s Youth and Family Ministry Speaking at Agape International Spiritual Center for upcoming CosmiKids + Inspired Parenting programming for Agape’s Youth + Family Ministry

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July 7 Update:

A balmy June evening greeted the 2008 east coast book signing kick-off at Journeys of Life book & gift store in Shadyside, PA

Me and Jennifer Evanko (BFF & CosmiKids CFO) together again on the sidewalk outside of Shadyside Romancing The Future event.

Signing books, fielding questions and gal-pal bonding @ Journeys of Life in my hometown of Pittsburgh, PA.

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