A licensed Minister of the United Church of Religious Science, Rev. Nick Ares has studied and practiced the Science of Mind and Spirit since 1992. He is a graduate of Holmes Institute where he earned a Masters of Consciousness Studies. He also earned a Masters in Counseling and Personnel Services from the University of Memphis .

Presently, Rev. Nick works as a Chaplain at Large in Northern Illinois providing spiritual guidance, counseling and comfort to whoever requires and desires it. He has had great success in helping people find the causes of their discomfort or pain which usually comes from a false belief about themselves and their relationship with God.

Rev. Nick has assisted people in finding the hidden beliefs that cause barriers to spiritual growth and clarity about the patterns in their lives. These patterns are what cause the emotional and spiritual pain we experience when we are invested with the so called reality of the outer world.
For over 26 years, he has studied the practice of the principles of 12 Step recovery program. He is able to blend this knowledge with the Science of Mind and Spirit principles when working with people in recovery.

His work as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor since 1995 has provided him with counseling skills that he uses in his spiritual counseling practice. But it is his intuitive style which makes him the skilled advisor that he is. His life experiences, education and training are resources that he uses in his counseling practice. Rev. Nick Ares is available for private spiritual counseling sessions in person and by phone.

Having earned her M.A. in Counseling, she went on to complete a second Master’s Degree in Divinity Studies. Her involvement in her community has included fifteen years of leadership in community service groups, providing leadership for Stock the Shelters, a yearly food and clothing drive that provides tons of food and clothing for homeless shelters in Sonoma County, California.

Through her work for a large corporation she saw the need for spiritual counseling in the business setting, and she founded New Perspectives to answer this need. Her vision is for a world where the term “omni-faith” is respected, where all people, no matter what their faith (or non-faith), are valued, where we can see ourselves as “one family living in diversity”.

Rev. Gloria is also the Education Director at the Global Heart Spiritual Center in Santa Rosa, California.

Janice honors the sacredness in every soul, the unique talents of every being, and the tapestry woven by the path of higher grounded leadership.

Janice synthesizes her background of 10-years as a spiritual counselor, 15-years in the business and financial arena. She utilizes dynamic speaking skills of storytelling and personal humor to promote higher grounded leadership. Using her unique abilities, Janice assists clients to view challenges from a new perspective in order to remember the Truth of who they are, what they know, and to discover the courage within to live life fully.

Janice easily taps into the creativity of untold depths, expressing it in speaking, teaching and leading a full life. At home in Alaska, she is a mother, wife, minister, coach, professional financial analyst, and is a 13-year runner of Mt. Marathon in Seward, Alaska. Janice is a collector of good jokes, great stories, and enjoys fishing in the land of the Midnight Sun, where many times Truth is bigger than fiction. She enthusiastically enjoys pushing the envelope of self-discovery. Janice’s passion for knowledge is exemplified by her achievement of an AS in Business, BA in Accounting, and MA in Consciousness Studies. www.newperspectivesalaska.org

For Higher Grounded Leadership:

The Business perspective: “Treat your staff the way you want them to treat your best customers.” — 7 Habits of Highly Successful People

The Spiritual perspective: “You must be the change you wish to see.” — Mahatma Gandhi

The Visionary Perspective: “I don’t dream at night; I dream for a living.” — Steven Spielberg

The Infinite Perspective: “Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.” — Albert Einstein