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CARLYN MONTES DE OCA is a #1 Amazon bestselling award-winning author, international speaker, animal-human health expert and passionate animal advocate.

A former film editor on such movies as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Three Men and a Little Lady, Carlyn holds a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University in communication arts and a master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Emperor’s College. She is also certified in plant-based nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutritional Studies at Cornell University.

Montes De Oca was voted PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian Over 50 and is currently an Animal Ambassador at Animal Protection of New Mexico. She is the founder of The Animal-Human Health Connection.

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Grace Everlasting by Stephanie SendellBeginnings and Endings

The first time I saw Grace was at a dog sanctuary nestled against the Sandia Mountains. My good friend Faith had asked me to help socialize a group of dogs recently rescued from a hoarding situation in Rowe, NM.

I spent two hours trying to befriend one dog to no avail. As I was about to leave, a wet snout brushed against my hand. When I lo

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The Bliss of Inner Fire: Heart Practice of the Six Yogas of Naropa

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