Inspiration
Here are a few of the most notable sources of inspiration in my experience; those whose work and lives have influenced me and transformed me both recently and historically, in random order, apart from Ken & Andrew...
Andrew Cohen - Spiritual Teacher, Leader of Evolutionary Enlightenment - www.andrewcohen.com
Ken Wilber – American Philosopher – www.kenwilber.com
The Integral Institute – www.integralife.org
Brad Brown & Roy Whitten – Co-founders of "More To Life" – www.moretolife.org
Eckhart Tolle – German Writer/Spiritual Teacher – www.eckharttolle.com
John Martyn – Musician – www.johnmartyn.com
Joni Mitchell – Singer/Songwriter/Artist – www.jonimitchell.com
Leonard Cohen – Singer/Songwriter/Poet/Mystic www.leonardcohen.com
Murray Head – Singer/Songwriter/Actor – www.murrayhead.com
Barbra Streisand – Singer/Actress – www.barbrastreisand.com
Gabrielle Roth – founder of the 5Rhythms® dance practice - www.5rhythms.com
Brian Swimme – Mathematical Cosmologist – www.brianswimme.org
Brandon Bays – Founder of "The Journey" – www.thejourney.com
Marianne Williamson – Writer - www.marianne.com
Genpo Roshi – Zen Master – www.bigmind.org
Chloe Goodchild – Founder of the Naked Voice - www.thenakedvoice.com
Byron Katie - Spiritual Teacher - www.thework.org
Jason Vale - Juice Master - www.juicemaster.com
Lester Levenson – The Sedona Method www.sedona.com
Jonathan Wolf-Phillips – Leadership Trainer – www.wolf-phillips.com
Holosync - Meditation Programme - www.centerpointe.com
AND in no particular order, either.....
13th & 14th Century Persian Mystic poets Rumi and Hafiz ,Pink Floyd, Dolly Parton, T.S. Eliot, Carl Sagan, Miro, Early Genesis, Oprah Winfrey, Dorothy Parker, my grandmothers, Vivaldi, Albert Einstein, Paolo Coelho, David Bowie, Pema Chodron, Richard Bach, Peter Russell, The Beatles, Mick Imlah, Deepak Chopra, Rogers & Hammerstein, Joan Armatrading, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, J.S. Bach, Montiverdi, Caroline Myss, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Jesus Christ, Superstar", Sarah Mclachlan, Julie Andrews, Paul Merton, Paul Simon, Richard Curtis, Rudolf Steiner, my cousin Susan, Monty Python, Kate Bush, Ian Flooks, J.C., Shakespeare, Olaf Stapleton, Judy Tzuke, David Whyte, Mary Oliver, Billy Joel, Barbara McGregor, Norma Carroll, Carly Simon, Christopher Reeves, Carole King, The Hunt Family sing-songs, my parents, Brian Tracy, Jack Soltanoff, Stuart Davis, Yoda....amongst many of the most excellent and good...
