SoulfulLiving.com in the Media:

5-STAR REVIEW
"The Good Web Guide to Mind, Body and Spirit"
Personal Development - Ezines and Support
"As soon as the homepage appears, you know you're in the hands
of professionals and that nothing is going to jar--the design, the
navigation and the content are all consistently satisfying. Elegant,
erudite, ambitious and sincere, this site sets the standard, but we've
seen few others that even come close."  ~Meg Sanders, Author
www.thegoodwebguide.co.uk

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"When Life Changes or You Wish It Would" by Carol Adrienne, Ph.D.
SoulfulLiving.com's Founder, Valerie Rickel, is profiled in Carol Adrienne's newest book, "When Life Changes Or You Wish It Would," along with the story of the development of SoulfulLiving.com.
(Published June 2002, William Morrow & Co.)
Available at Amazon.com

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"The Power of Positive People," by Pat Sampson
Valerie Rickel, the Founder and Creator of SoulfulLiving.com, is profiled in the new book, "The Power of Positive People," along with her recent essay, "Living Your Truth."
 

"Mind & Body" - Health & Fitness Magazine - August 2002
"www.soulfulliving.com - An erudite and elegant e-zine with all the advice, support and thoughts you need to help you find spiritual growth."
www.healthandfitnessmag.co.uk

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 "Surf's Up" - Website Review
Gospel Today Magazine - July 2002
"Begin your journey to joy with SoulfulLiving.com. This site offers a monthly guide to personal and spiritual growth to help you along your path. Each month, you can explore a unique theme of soulful interest via the thoughts and ideas of best selling authors and highly regarded experts from diverse fields. You'll also find tips and techniques to help enhance your quality of life... This site is colorful and bright and is definitely a joy to surf."
~Kristy Watkins, Columnist
www.gospeltoday.com

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"Around the Web in 365 Days"
2002 Day-at-a-Time Calendar
Sunday, August 18 - SoulfulLiving.com
"Feng shui, aromatherapy, monster truck rallies and personal altars--guess which one of these hasn't been written about at this site? Go ahead, take your time. It's Sunday, so you have all day to ponder it."

"Bruins in Business on the Internet One Year Later"
 UCLAlumni Magazine - October 2001
"SoulfulLiving.com is expanding its retail sales offerings. The site--dedicated to 'personal and spiritual growth'--has been 'strictly content-based since its launch in January 2000,' says its founder. In September, however, the site added 'Tools for Soulful Living,' a retail ecommerce section..."
www.uclalumni.net

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"Bruins in the Internet Age"
Interview with UCLA Alumnus Valerie Rickel
UCLAlumni Magazine - September 2000
www.uclalumni.net

"Celestine Journal" Interview with Valerie Rickel at CelestineVision.com
August 2000 ~ by Salle Merrill Redfield, "Joyful Living"
www.celestinevision.com

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"Alternative News" - Health Magazine - July/August 2000
"The Write Way to Feel Better:  Putting pen to paper can be great therapy for everything from asthma to cancer, but not everyone knows how to channel her inner Anne Frank.  Soulfulliving.com can get you started with writing advice from best-selling memoirists and self-help authors (archived under 'Our Soulful Past').  Practice your prose with postings on the site's open journal."
www.healthmag.com

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"Site of the Week" - Los Angeles Business Journal
"Self-help detractors, beware.  SoulfulLiving.com is geared toward self-reflection addicts, and this month the site is focusing on 'The Soul at Work.'  OK, some of the essays and excerpts from books featured in the site's 'Soulful Features' section seem to be written by the same know-it-alls who constantly participated in -- and actually enjoyed -- Philosophy 101.  But a lot of the articles actually offer useful tips to the disgruntled employee looking for a career boost. 'Work-as-Play' and 'The Power of Passionate Work' are just some of the titles meant to inspire employees suffering from job-related ennui.  The theme of turning a passionate extracurricular interest into a career abounds.  There are plenty of anecdotal examples of well-paid but uninspired people leaving their cushy jobs for self-employment in a fun-sounding field, like opening a bakery, which, of course, became a multimillion-dollar chain.  The excerpts and essays are generally short, meaning they're less of a commitment and far more palatable than a lengthy self-help book.  For those long toying with jumping to a new job or career, SoulfulLiving.com may hold the words to inspire that start."
May 8, 2000 ~Laura Dunphy, Staff Reporter
www.labusinessjournal.com

"A Site We Recommend" - Alternative Health News Online
"Every once in a while we come across a web site that we feel may be of help to our visitors. SoulfulLiving.com is such a site. It's concerned with self-actualization, spirituality, self-expression, ecological sustainability and women's issues."
April 10, 2000 ~ Frank Grazian, Publisher
  www.altmedicine.com

What People are Saying:


As Featured at BellaOnline
The Voice of Women on the Web
"In addition to being an absolutely beautiful site, this community offers excellent articles, discussions, book/web site recommendations, monthly columns, and even a store for items relating to personal and spiritual growth."
~ Kathleen Palmer, Self Improvement Host
www.bellaonline.com

"Site of the Month"
"Point of Life" Global Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 8
"An enlightening web site with many fine articles and features."
July 31, 2000 ~ Michael Levy
www.pointoflife.com

"Web Site Review"
Suite101.com - "Caring for the Soul"
"Once in a while I run across a web site that is truly outstanding. I'd like to take the opportunity this week to introduce you to one of these sites. It definitely has heart and soul beyond measure.  SoulfulLiving.com - Soulful Living is a web magazine that is 'a guide for whole life living'. Its designer and web creator, Valerie, has done a beautiful job in bringing these ideas to life. The site is not only artistically laid out, but it is easy to navigate and filled with articles, advice, and ways that you can interact with other like minded individuals. The site has gotten rave reviews from Alternative News and The L.A Business Journal as well as many web awards. Here is just a sampling of what you can find there!  New Articles Each Month - Each month's issue is centered around a specific soul topic. July's topic is "Finding Joy". (I also know that the theme for August will be "Art and Creativity") Articles are inspirational as well as informative and are most often written by professional therapists and published writers. Author biographies are given as well as links that will assist the reader in further exploring the topic area.  Soulful Thoughts - This is a collection of monthly columns that are written by a team of regular columnists. (4 so far) Their areas of expertise include: Journaling, Art, Feng Shui, and Spiritual Development. Their work really adds depth and familiarity to the site.  Opportunity to Share - There is an area on the page where you can contribute your own stories of soulful inspiration. It is fascinating and uplifting to read these touching accounts from all over the world.  Soul Shopping - Soulful living has an online shopping area where you can get ideas for a multitude of things that can make your home, garden and life a more soulful place to live. These items are carefully chosen for quality as well as beauty.  See for yourself! - You don't have to take my word for it, go check out soulful living for yourself. Pull up a comfy chair, you may be there for a while."
July 29, 2000 ~ Amy McKay
www.suite101.com   www.hopes.com

"Motivational & Inspirational Website Review"
Josh Hinds' "The Inspiration A Day!" Newsletter
"The souls behind www.soulfulliving.com deserve praise because they find such a number of ways each month to satisfy the spirit! To be perfectly truthful, their features are so numerous that providing a comprehensive list here would be exhausting. Let's just say that the theme the staff has pursued for July is "Finding Joy," and they have pursued it with a passion. Nine authorities on the subject, as they say, "offer practical advice and techniques for attracting more joy into our lives." As if that weren't enough, they enable their visitors to get more information by offering reading suggestions and additional links with related information. Certain columns, including one that I am particularly fond of by Kathleen Adams, LPC, RPT, called "Scribing the Soul," appear regularly. Rather than writing more for you to read, I encourage you to do what the Soulful Living staff recommends on its homepage, "Let your wholeness unfold. Live a fuller life, joyfully, with love. Enjoy!" By visiting www.soulfulliving.com, that task might be easier to accomplish than many less-fulfilled souls would suspect."
July 7, 2000 ~ Bethany Broadwell
www.joshhinds.com

As published in the "Sacred Imagination" Newsletter
New On-line Magazine: You won't want to miss this beautiful new web magazine, Soulful Living. Each month there are feature articles by writers such as; Denise Linn, Kathleen Adams, Karen Kingston, Carol Adrienne, and Dr. Judith Orloff. Click to read my feature article this month, Intuition and the Sacred Imagination. Thanks to my dear friend, Kathleen Adams who introduced me to Valerie  (Soulful Living's editor), I am now a contributor to Valerie's lovely online publication. Don't miss Kay's column at Soulful Living, Scribing the Soul."
June 6, 2000 ~ Dana Reynolds
www.sacredimagination.com

As Published at JournalTherapy.com
"The April issue of the e-zine Soulful Living is devoted to 'Writing for Intention and Reflection.' It is an outstanding collection of articles and essays from some of the finest thinkers, speakers and writers of our time. I contributed 'Writing in the Dark' about dream journals, and I am joined by friends and colleagues Tristine Rainer, Joyce Chapman, Henriette Anne Klauser, Eldonna Bouton, Ray Whiting and others. Don't miss this!"
April 2000 ~ Kathleen Adams, Founder
www.journaltherapy.com

"Website Review" - DivineImages.com Newsletter
"Launched on January 1, 2000, SoulfulLiving.com is a beautiful and inspirational site. The creator, Valerie, has chosen a monthly magazine format, and has assembled leading authors on a wide range of subjects. The February issue features articles by space clearing expert, Karen Kingston; award-winning architect Sarah Susanka; environmental consumer advocate Debra Lynn Dadd; healer and Interior Realignment practioner, Denise Linn; feng shui master Nancilee Wydra; and numerologist Rob Ragozzine. The articles are insightful and substantial; no sound bytes here."
March 29, 2000 ~ Michele Ritan, Owner

As published in the "Two Scoops" Newsletter
"Yours truly has been invited to submit an article for Soulful Living, a wonderful Web magazine filled with articles and insights.  Check it out and tell Valerie (the editor) I sent you!  I won't say what my article will be about... but you'll find it in the April edition of Soulful Living. I'll be sure to remind you again when it is posted, but don't wait until then to discover the magazine.  The March issue is good too!"
March 13, 2000 ~ Ray Whiting, Publisher