Meet Your Speakers:
Then & Now
Andrew Wilks
Andrew Wilks is a Certified Teacher of the Transcendental Meditation technique
and is the Director of the TM Program in Richmond, VA. His college studies began
at Babson Business College where he learned TM at the local TM Center. As an
MIU student, Andrew attended the first Vedic Science conference with Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi in New Delhi India in 1980. He received his Development of
Consciousness and Liberal Arts degree in Literature from Maharishi International
University in 1982. After a professional career in Human Resources, Andrew
fulfilled his lifelong goal of becoming a TM Teacher in Thailand. In 2019, Andrew
received his Transcendental Meditation teaching certification and was mentored
at the Bethesda, Maryland TM center. He accepted the position of Richmond TM
center Director in August of 2019. Last August, after 3 years of land search and
construction, Andrew celebrated moving into the Maharishi Vastu Richmond TM
Center. This January, Andrew was a participant in the 10,000 for World Peace
Course in Hyderabad India.
Victoria Sol
When I lost my brother to cancer over 30 years ago, I became passionate about natural healing and empowering others to prevent serious illness and live more joyful lives. Since then, I’ve devoted my life to health in body, mind and spirit.
I want to share the magic I’ve discovered with you, because one of the things that I’m completely amazed and delighted by is the fact that each of us is unique. There has never been, nor will there ever be, another person exactly like you or me.
I’m dedicated to helping you lift the layers to discover your vibrant self, the healthiest version of you that you can imagine, because this is it.
Life is now; let’s live it fully.
With Love,
Victoria Sol
Doctor of Natural Health
Certified Meditation Teacher – Chopra Center
Certified Qigong Therapist
Owner of 2 Thriving Juice & Vegan Cafes for 10 Years
Isabel Draughon
Isabel Draughon is a Transformational Spiritual Coach, Author, International Speaker, and Founder of Loud Whisper and the Loud Whisper Reignite Your Voice Podcast. She specializes in guiding professional and entrepreneurial women who are experiencing burnout , disempowered, unfulfilled, and feeling disconnected from their soul’s purpose.
Despite their success, Isabel’s clients have lost connection with the essence of who they are. She helps them realign with their soul, unearth deeply held beliefs, reignite their voice, heal, and expand their consciousness to thrive in life and business. Women who work with her fully integrate all aspects of their life, inner and outer well-being, become whole and find peace, joy, deep connection, and freedom to be their best version of Self.
With over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, Isabel is also the Co-Founder of VizX Design Studio, where she specializes in developing, implementing, and maintaining business strategies. Her core strength is in consumer relations, business operations, and marketing. Her passion for business development and understanding of the intersection of the private sector’s ability to stimulate company growth inspired her to become an entrepreneur. Isabel keenly understands the inner workings of business relationships, which increase company profitability, and raises brand awareness and consumer satisfaction.
Her wealth of overcoming personal challenges, business expertise, and invaluable wisdom add to her coaching repertoire. Isabel’s life purpose is to make the world a better place by helping women move through their trauma, and reach a higher state of consciousness
Mary C. Kress
Born in the hustle and overdrive lifestyle of NYC, New York, Mary has always understood the
value of hard work and dedication. Seeking peace and beauty has led her to call Maui home
for the last 20 years. Her true essence is nothing short of divine, her devotion to change the
world is backed by her purity of grace. Mary’s career as a Clairvoyant and Energy Healer
called her to deeply serve and honor her spiritual gifts. Indoctrinated by the Holy Virgin and
St. Mary Magdalene as well as many visitations of Saints and Star Beings, she has the ability
to read and transcend energy. Our lives consist of Body, Mind and Spirit. There can only be
an ease and grace if all three aspects are aligned. It is her mission to eradicate the pain and
fear around life and death. She welcomes the opportunity to share these gifts with this world.
Mary Kress is the founder of Regeneration Arts. She has spoken and written on life
extension and physical immortality for three decades. Mary has coached thousands of
people who are living proof you can achieve a boundless, vibrant lifestyle. Mary
speaks with clarity and conviction, her desire to challenge conventional limited
thinking with intuitive insight and genuine integrity, she has become one of the
experts of living an ageless lifestyle and draws on her own experience to motivate and
enlighten others to break out of the box of ageism. As an advocate for both men and
women, she has inspired countless men and women to take accountability in their
lives, and to look beyond the limitations in order to redefine themselves to live an
extraordinary life
Anne Kaneko, ACE Certified Personal Trainer
A former competitive long distance runner who ran the Chicago Marathon, Los Angeles Marathon and San Diego Marathon, Anne first began training Muay Thai in 2010 at SITYODTONG Los Angeles under Kru Walter Michalowski. In 2012 she began training in the sport of boxing at Hollywood’s Fortune Gym under coaches Justin Fortune (Former Heavyweight Contender and Manny Pacquio’s strength & conditioning coach) and Jesse Forbes (Ronda Rousey’s strength & conditioning coach). She continued working on her Muay Thai under Coach Joseph Del Real.
Sarah Strong
Sarah, is an expansion coach and does divine feminine activation and star-seed coaching. She is a medium, empath, telepath, psychic and channels the star beings including the Pleiadians, Arcturians & Andrmedeans to name a few. She also channels other beings of the light including the Ascended Masters, fairies, dragons and spirit guides!!! Sarah is a light-worker and an ancient one who has traversed dimensions for lifetimes integrating high frequency energy, light and wisdom to share here on Earth at this time. She holds codes for the New Earth and is a divine activator of these codes for humanity! Originally from Australia she also opens portals for the deepest joy, bliss and play energy to anchor here!!! She can assist you in many areas of your life including activating your soul gifts and past life memories, stepping into your higher purpose and path, clearing old thought and behavior patterns and opening your joy portal amongst many other things so that you can start living your most fulfilled life!!!!
Katie Janecko
Katie Janecko is a Reawaken Your Soul Coach, Reiki Practitioner, Author and Speaker. She is extremely passionate about helping Women who want to feel EMPOWERED to live a BEAUTIFUL life of Freedom, Joy and Expansion. She is a dog mom to 3 amazing dogs, a girlfriend to an amazing man, an Aunt to an amazing Niece and a LOVER of all things outdoors. I love the water and the mountains and love to travel to both as often as I can! For the past 13 years one of my hobbies is working on Lake Michigan for chartering companies (talk about BEST way to spend those HOT summer days) I love to ride my bike, Dance and go for walks. Everything I do today, brings me happiness, joy and peace.