In 2008, I retired from my job as Manager of an inbound call center and my husband and I established our second home in beautiful Ecuador, South America, where we spend most of our time. It is from this beautiful, serene home in the mountains that we are able to extend our reach and continue our life’s work of helping others rediscover who they really are and to find meaning and purpose in their lives.

I have three wonderful sons and two grandsons. Here in Ecuador, we have a charming home-away-from-home, abundant nature, and two adorable cats.
One early experience stands out for me that “set the sail” for my life’s work. My grade school class was given an assignment to turn in any three wishes if we could have anything at all. I thought seriously of how to word my wishes so they reflected the life I believed was possible.

My vision, then and now, of a Golden Age:

1. All Men know God
2. Everyone has perfect health
3. There is peace on earth

I have lived through almost joining a convent as a teenager, a divorce, and my brother’s murder, all of which have taught me important lessons about overcoming and were powerful catalysts in my spiritual growth.

My experience for over 30 years includes one-on-one coaching/counseling, teaching Hatha yoga, leadership skills and self-empowering principles and their practical application in the United States, Canada, Europe and Latin America.

I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts in 1999, something that began many years before. In the Fall of 1998, I attended the Washington Semester program at American University in Washington, D.C. on Peace and Conflict Resolution.
There I was—a student older than the professor and with students younger than my three sons!

Nevertheless, it was one of the richest experiences of my life. Their vitality and idealism were complemented by my maturity and experience. We all gained incredibly from our time together.

We studied the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For three weeks we traveled to Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and to Egypt. We met with and interviewed leaders, citizens and students on both sides of the conflict and learned first-hand their problems and hopes and dreams for a peaceful future.

NANCY SHOWALTER is a certified Law of Attraction Life Coach, Spiritual Mentor, Host of “Spirituality for the Politically Incorrect” Podcast, and Founder of Quantum Life Academy. Her B.A. degree is from Western Illinois University with a concentration is Peace and Conflict Resolution.