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Liz Gilbert recently appeared on ABC News to do an interview on whether or not she still practices the spiritual techniques she recommends in her popular memoir, “Eat Pray Love.” She says that although she does not utilize all of the techniques, such as meditation, as much as she did while living in India, she still makes it a priority to keep her mind calm. She says it is a community service to take control of your own personal happiness and contentment because that is the best way you can truly have enough “reserves” to be of service and assist others.

Michael Beckwith’s PBS special will begin airing nationally this March. In this TV special, he shares five steps to help individuals achieve greater harmony and happiness in their lives by connecting with their spiritual nature. He also teaches us how to manifest positive results, establish stronger connections with people, forego worry and negative projections and ultimately empower ourselves to enjoy life to its fullest.

To learn more, watch program excerpts and music videos, get local PBS airdates and receive free downloads, visit http://www.the-answer-is-you.com/

Wayne Dyer will showcase his latest book, The Shift, on QVC this weekend March 5-7th. During the show, you will have an opportunity to call in and talk to Wayne about his new book.

In his newsletter today, Wayne writes about The Shift and says, “As we contemplate leaving the morning of our life, where ego has played a commanding role, and entering the afternoon (and evening), where meaning and purpose replace ambition and struggle, we may encounter occurrences that accompany this new direction. It’s almost a universal law that we’ll experience a fall of some kind. Yet these falls or low points provide the energy we need to move away from ego and into a life of meaning and purpose.”

In celebration of the release of Wayne Dyer’s new book, The Shift, Hay House is offering you the chance to win a trip to Maui to see Dr. Dyer live. If you purchase the book from QVC and give them you’re order number, you will be automatically entered to win. For more information on this offer you can click here.

Wayne Dyer’s QVC television special will air on March 5th at 10 pm PT, March 6th at 1 am ET, 8 am PT, 11 am ET and March 7th at 4pm PT and 7pm ET.

In spite of recently being diagnosed with leukemia, Dr. Wayne Dyer is staying true to his message of the power of positive thinking. Last night ABC News aired their interview with Wayne Dyer in which ABC insinuated that positive thinking could be dangerous psycho-babble because some believe positive thinking leads to people blaming themselves for negative events in their life. Wayne Dyer responded to this critique by explaining that when bad things happen to us in life, positive thinking can help us overcome those obstacles and lead to spiritual breakthroughs that would not have occurred in the absence of the obstacles.

Wayne Dyer not only talks the talk, but he also walks the walk. His personal response to having leukemia inspires peace and optimism because he says having leukemia is not going to cause him to worry. He says he lives a worry free life and believes positive thinking helps him create more peaceful circumstances and increases the likelihood of others creating health and happiness.

ABC News posted their interview with Wayne Dyer on their website. You can watch the entire interview if you visit http://abcnews.go.com/WN/DanHarris/

ABC News will air an hour long TV special in May, or sooner, on positive thinking. It will include people against it and people in favor of it such as Dr. Joe Vitale, Rev. Michael Beckwith and Bob Proctor.

Last week, ABC News journalist Dan Harris visited Joe Vitale’s home to interview him on The Secret, the Law of Attraction, James Ray and the entire self-help movement. Joe said that Dan Harris “is an exceptional man with an amazing ability to ask questions,” but that he also asked tough questions. For example, Dan asked Joe, “You actually charge $5,000 for your Rolls-Royce Mastermind?” and “You sleep at night selling self-help books?”

They also had an interesting conversation where Dan encouraged Joe to try to appear on the David Letterman show. Joe posted that conversation on his blog which you can read if you click here.

Below is video footage of ABC News visiting Joe Vitale’s house.

Dan Woolley can thank an iPhone App for helping him survive the Haiti earthquake. He was in his hotel room relaxing when the earthquake destroyed the hotel and caused him to be stuck underground. He got into a nearby elevator to protect himself and tried to stop the bleeding in his leg and head. He found an iPhone App that had advice for treating excessive wounds and used that information to limit his bleeding.

However, he was still trapped underneath the collapsed hotel. After a couple days of waiting in the elevator, he was not sure if he would be rescued. So, he wrote a goodbye letter to his family. His note told them,

“…Don’t be upset at God. He always provides for His children even in hard times. I’m still praying that God will get me out, but He may not. But, even so, He will always take care of you…”

Eventually, Dan Woolley was rescued after being trapped for about 60 hours.

The words that Dan uses in his goodbye letter to his family can become a very effective prayer. Dan was doing everything he could think of to use his thoughts, prayers and actions to try to get rescued, while still remaining committed to having a deep faith and trust that God would take care of of things.

Some people describe this mindset as surrendering. Surrendering does not mean giving up. It means that we do everything we can think of to try to improve our situation, but know that if we have truly done our best, then we can surrender the outcome over to a Higher Power, accept the result and trust that in doing so we are somehow serving a Higher Purpose, even if we don’t understand quite how.

Susan Boyle’s audition video for the reality TV show, Britain’s Got Talent, was the most watched YouTube video of 2009 with over 120 million viewings, more than three times higher than the second most popular video uploaded to YouTube.

Her rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” on the show catapulted her from an unemployed church choir singer to an international media sensation. She almost did not audition for Britain’s Got Talent, but a former coach persuaded her to go out for the show despite Susan’s belief that “…she was too old and that it was a young person’s game.”

Susan Boyle released her first album in November 2009. It debuted as the number one best-selling CD on the charts around the globe.

          Lisa Nichols’ new TV show premieres THIS Tuesday.  Lisa has co-authored two best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul books and starred in The Secret.  Now she has her very own 1-hour television show called Breakthrough.

       Her new TV show, Breakthrough, premieres on Tuesday, December 15, 10 p.m. Eastern, 9 p.m. Central, and 7 p.m. Pacific, on the WE television network. She enters the lives of real people and in 30 days or less takes them from broken down to breaking through. She helps them overcome personal problems and help them radically transform their lives. 
 
For more information on the show and to watch a sneak preview you can click the link below: 
http://www.wetv.com/video/50576605001/lisa-nichols-breakthrough-sneak-peak

James Van Praagh is featured in a new television series on the E! channel titled Psychic Hollywood: The Search for Truth.

According to James Van Praagh’s newsletter,

“In this one-hour special, five celebrities with very different issues search for help from very different psychics. Actress/producer Alana Stewart, Farrah Fawcett’s long-time friend and confidant, turns to medium James Van Praagh to answer questions that have been weighing her on her since Fawcett’s death in June 2009. During the meeting with James, Alana is shocked to hear him speak about things only she and Farrah shared.”

For more information you can visit the E! Channel website www.eonline.com

James will also be interviewed on the late-night comedy talk show, Chelsea Lately tonight, Monday December 7 11:00 pm ET/PT on the E! Channel

At what age did you give away your dreams?

At what age did you take them back?

Men of a Certain Age, a new TV show that will premiere this Monday December 7 on TNT will ask these questions.

Starring Emmy Award winners Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Andre Braugher (Homicide:Life on the Street) and Golden Globe winner Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap), Men of A Certain Age is a new original series that takes a wry look at the bond between three men in their 40s who are lifelong friends — reconsidering whether or not their dreams are worth chasing.

For more information you can visit the homepage at http://www.tnt.tv/series/menofacertainage/