Jesus remained her childhood companion and sustained her during many
years of abuse in her first marriage. Then, several years later, while
working as a traveling occupational therapist in rehabilitation
facilities across the country, Mary Ann discovered that she was able to heal people through the power of
Spirit. No longer comfortable with the dogmatism in organized religion,
she began to rely more on her inner knowing, faith in God, and loving
communion with Jesus.
In 1998, Mary Ann had a profound spiritual awakening, brought on by
a sudden kundalini energy surge, which temporarily disabled her, yet
increased her creativity and awareness of God’s graces. She began to
write poetry describing the blissful feelings, visionary insight, and
realizations she was having. In 2002, Jesus encouraged her to write
books, sharing her experiences and his messages of truth and love, with
all people, everywhere.
Mary Ann has a degree in occupational therapy from Western Michigan
University. She gives homilies and workshops on spiritual subjects
addressed in her books—healing, manifesting, intuition, love, breath
work, self-realization, etc.—for Unity and other churches across the
country, community groups, and at Song of the Morning. She is also a
talented musician. Her CD, Hymns of Love, contains beautiful renditions
of hymns she has played and sung for church services, weddings and
special occasions.
Mary Ann, very family oriented, also enjoys time with her four children and their families.
Mary Ann has written a number of articles on this blog site and, is also an expert author of articles on Ezine. Go To: http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Mary_Ann_Johnston
George Johnston—Writer, Editor, and Author of A Course in Yoga—lives in the Clear Light Community at Song of the Morning Retreat with his wife, Mary Ann Johnston. As a team they work to spread the messages of Jesus, Paramahansa Yogananda, and other great beings. George graduated from Yale University in 1956, with an honors major in philosophy. In 1962, he discovered yoga meditation through Yogacharya Oliver Black, an advanced disciple of Yogananda (who founded Self-Realization Fellowship). For over thirty years, George led meditations, taught hatha yoga, and trained other instructors in the Detroit area, Lansing, and Grand Rapids, Michigan.
In the 1980’s, while living in Grand Rapids and running Johnston Optical Co., George created a comprehensive course of instruction in the teachings of yoga for students at Muskegon Community College. His illustrated manual, A Course in Yoga, includes hatha yoga postures, holistic nutrition, spiritual teachings, meditation, and the philosophical and psychological aspects of yoga. This course was taught by him until he retired. It is still being taught at the college.
In 1996, George moved to Vanderbilt, Michigan to be able to live close to nature and attend group meditations at Song of the Morning Retreat. There, he met Mary Ann. They fell in love and were married in 2000.
George has written a number of articles on spiritual topics on this site blog and, he is also an expert author of articles on Ezine. Go to: Http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=George_Johnston