Be the Change, Be the Peace

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2009 Presenters

Linda Bender
Arlene Bjork
Harold Brown
Jeff Brown
Julia Butterfly Hill
Judy Carman
Shelli Carpenter
Gabriel Cousens, MD
Elizabeth Farians, PhD
Amy Ferguson
Anna Ferguson
Sharon Gannon
Shanti Golds-Cousens
Yoga Dan Gottlieb
Andrew Harvey
Kamaniya Devi and Keshavacharya Das
Jonny Kest
Dan Korman
Doug Kreitzer & Rookie
David Life
Lila Lolling
Mercury Max
Kali Ray
Rae Sikora
Katy Stahl
Mark Stroud
Doug Swenson
Will Tuttle, PhD
Madeleine Tuttle
Patrick Murphy Welage

Endorsements

“Care enough about the world to become peace-filled in Love-land! The World Peace Yoga Conference is the best idea of the millennium. This is an opportunity for all of us to show that we care enough about world peace to take the first step ourselves. Yoga means "you do it!" You don't wait for someone else to be compassionate, you do it. You don't wait for someone else to create peace, you create it – find out how, by attending the World Peace Yoga Conference.”
-David Life, Co-founder of Jivamukti Yoga

“A magical, powerful event is on the horizon in Cincinnati! I am grateful to the organizers of The World Peace Yoga Conference. We live in critical times. A new world is waking. We know in our bones that the old stories aren't working, and now, finally, we have a gathering of the leading pioneers in the yoga, spirituality, and food movements coming together to light the path to a beautiful future. This conference will be a time of growing and celebrating, of learning and connecting, and of making the new world of peace, justice, and harmony not just possible, but inevitable. Please join us! You can be part of this vital effort at this crucial time! Your future is beckoning!”
-Dr. Will Tuttle, author, The World Peace Diet

“To me, the most important yoga conference ever to be held in the world! Why? Because this conference will focus on practical yoga methods to bring peace to a world where violence, exploitation and destruction has become a way of life. We can be the change we wish to see in the world—not by means of anger and blame but through a yoga practice which is not viewed in terms of my practice or my enlightenment, but a hip/current yoga practice which recognizes the connection between personal and global imbalances—all of which stem from—the exploitation/degradation of animals and nature. Through yoga, we can dismantle this present culture and begin to build a new way of life—where peace, love and harmony among all beings forms the foundation. We don’t have time to wait for enlightenment in isolated caves or yoga bubbles—now is the time to become spiritually activated so that we can see what we have known in our hearts all along—that what we do to the world we ultimately do to ourselves.”
-Sharon Gannon, Co-founder of Jivamukti Yoga

“What we put on our forks is one of the most powerful actions that we make every day. Every time we take a bite, we turn our forks into weapons of mass destruction or tools of mass compassion depending on the choices that we make. I am enthusiastic to participate in and support the World Peace Yoga Conference because it is dedicated to helping spread and embody the message that Yoga is an every day, every moment way of being and living conscious connection of Oneness with ALL life.”
-Julia Butterfly Hill

“Special memories in life are priceless gifts that will remain with you forever. I am extremely excited to say I will be a part of the World Peace Yoga Conference. This event is a timely landmark event, to shower the mind, body and spirit with positive energy, love, education and totally, bunches of fun. This is not just another event - it is beyond anything you have experienced. Imagine an event that is as much fun as a rock concert, more invigorating than exercise outdoors and more educational than college... This is the place to be!!! Plus, the presenters are truly a golden collection of healers, educators and entertainers - of unsurpassed quality. Your presence will make the difference . . . You owe this to yourself, really you do! See you there.”
-Doug Swenson

“The world’s first all vegan yoga conference!”
-Sharon Gannon, Co-founder of Jivamukti Yoga