Marnie, mother of 1 and 1 on the way, is a long time yoga and meditation practitioner.  She has been a certified Bikram Yoga Instructor (The Original Hot Yoga) for 6 years and has newly become an Advanced Theta Healing Practitioner (A Method of Intuitive Energy Work).  She is also currently studying massage therapy and is enrolled in the Institute for the Work of Byron Katie for which she is apprenticing to become a Facilitator.  She is also currently preparing to open her first Bikram Yoga Studio in Berks County.  Marnie loves the realm of personal and spiritual growth and it is her passion to serve as a teacher and healer.  Probably more than anything though, she loves being a student of life and believes that it is a very exciting time to be alive on Earth!

Passionate about making parenting a priority and bringing peace and positive change to the home, Shel founded Redirecting Children's Behavior (RCB) of the Lehigh Valley. RCB of the Lehigh Valley is an organization created to advocate and promote awareness for the need of positive parenting in the community and to provide parenting and coaching services to local parents and organizations. RCB of the Lehigh Valley is proud to partner with the largest health care provider in the Lehigh Valley, Lehigh Valley Health Network, in bringing positive parenting programs to the community through its Parent Education Department.

Tracey Johnson is the proud mama of seventeen-year-old Hannah and twenty-one year old Charles. She ditched the corporate rat race when Charles was born and in partnership with Chuck, her husband of 25 years, has been scrambling to maintain an appropriate work/life balance ever since. She went on to develop several home-based businesses and lovingly labored for nearly 20 years in the work to end domestic and sexual violence. She is currently a grant writer at Northampton Community College.

Lindsey Parks lives in Center Valley, PA, with her two young sons, Braeden and Everett. In addition to spending time with her boys and keeping up with her FlyLady routines, Lindsey is a Certified Parent Educator and teaches Redirecting Children's Behavior, a positive parenting course. She is a founding member of Seven Generations Charter School in Emmaus, PA. Lindsey received her BA in Economics from Washington & Lee University.

Molly hails from the little 'burg of Kutztown where she lives with her awesome husband, two year old son Oliver, and two dogs and cats (the product of said husband being a veterinarian). She is a multi-tasker who likes such a wide variety of things that she had to stop teaching and start playing more to be happy! Now she knits, sews, gardens, plays mom A LOT,  and works at Mr Food a few nights a week. She sells some of her crafts for moms, kids, and homes on Etsy and has recently started blogging about her adventures in mommying, crafting, and being a woman. She's looking forward to bringing some more awesome Mamas into the world of knitting at the Day of Inspiration!

Rebecca Smith is a stay at home mom from Bethlehem, PA who spends her days singing, crafting, happily homemaking, studying to be an early childhood Waldorf teacher, and scouring the internet and second hand stores for forgotten treasures!
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Charis Lindrooth, D.C. has been a chiropractor and herbalist for almost 20 years. She has a wholistic practice near Lenhartsville, offering natural remedies to all members of the family. She has a special interest in natural fertility, female hormonal issues, and treating children.

Pana is the Producing Artistic Director of Circle of Stones Ritual Theatre Ensemble, an award-winning, critically acclaimed theatre company whose mission is to catalyze positive and demonstrable transformations using the performing arts. Her plays have been performed in New Mexico, Colorado, and in the Lehigh Valley at Muhlenberg College, The Zoellner Arts Center and Allentown Symphony Hall. She is a co-founder of Seven Generations Charter School. She is married to composer/musician Scott Eggert

Mariska van Aalst is a New York Times-bestselling co-author/collaborator who has worked with dozens of prominent nonfiction authors, including Jillian Michaels, Martina Navratilova, Dr. David Katz, Denise Austin, Dr. Bernie Siegel, and many others. An active member of the tremendous community that's been created around Seven Generations Charter School, Mariska lives in Emmaus, PA, with her two daughters, two dogs, two frogs, four chickens, and one sweet and snarky husband.

Virgina Vidoni, MA,  is a licensed psychologist who has been in private practice since 1987. Working with both individuals and couples, she has been trained in the areas of trauma treatment and family therapy.  She feels that her work with couples is some of the most satisfying work she does. She believes in the power of a strong relationship as the foundation of a child's life.