Karen Mehringer
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Karen was born in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
and raised in California
California
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, and holds a masters degree in marriage and family therapy from the University of San Diego
University of San Diego
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. In 1998, she and her husband took a six-month ocean voyage to Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
. Her experiences are presented in her book, Sail Into Your Dreams: 8 Steps to Living a More Purposeful Life, published by Llewellyn
Llewellyn Worldwide
Llewellyn Worldwide is a New Age publisher, currently based in Woodbury, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. Llewellyn's mission is to "serve the trade and consumers worldwide with options and tools for exploring new worlds of mind & spirit, thereby aiding in the quests of expanded human potential,...
in 2007. Karen is a frequent radio and TV talk show guest, and her articles have been featured in magazines such as Spirit Seeker, Spa Magazine, and New Spirit Journal. A noted practitioner in the field of Transpersonal Psychology
Transpersonal psychology
Transpersonal psychology is a form of psychology that studies the transpersonal, self-transcendent or spiritual aspects of the human experience....
, Mehringer has been the featured speaker at a number of conferences, including the Women of Wisdom Conference in Seattle, Washington; the Women of Wisdom Conference in Big Bear, California; and the Celebration Conscious Living Fair in Denver, Colorado. In addition, Karen was the keynote speaker at the 2009 Spirit Seeker's Summer Holistic Expo in St. Louis, Missourri. Karen and her husband reside in Parker, Colorado.