ABOUT MARGO
Margo (Ross) Sears is a Reiki Master Teacher, a mentor, author and the non-denominational Pastor of LEWA (Light & Energy Workers Association). Currently, Margo teaches all levels of Reiki classes nationally, facilitates workshops, writes both non-fiction and fiction articles and stories, and officiates unique or traditional weddings & renewals. In the past, Margo held many human service occupations such as high school English teacher, college professor, Big Brothers Big Sisters case manager, and job coach for adults with autism.

Born in North Carolina in 1967, Margo began using her subtle but strong awareness gifts spontaneously as a child, by hearing other's thoughts, feelings, and spirit guides. She assumed everyone did this too, but by age 8, she abruptly realized that others didn't often use theirs and were displeased with her using hers. To conform, she repressed her gifts. Very aware that she was "different" but remaining compassionate and observant, she learned to be analytical too. After graduating from Appalachian State University with a B.S. in English and minors in education and psychology, she met others like herself. She learned more about her special gifts and insights that were re-emerging. She bought a private session with Allene Cunningham the renowned radio, television & police psychic. Allene compared Margo's growing abilities to massive interstellar "radio" antennas picking up signals & information from all over our universe, inside & out. Later, Margo journeyed with modern shamans, met her own spirit guide animals, and gathered much ethereal Guidance. She learned meditation, hired other gifted readers for more guidance, and read the works of clinical psychologist, Doreen Virtue, physician-turned-mystic Miguel Ruiz, Jesus of Nazareth, the Dalai Lama, Buddha, David Hawkins, Dyer, Braden, Mooji, Marianne Williamson, many yogis and others.

Eventually, Margo responded to a strong calling to heal, teach, and lead others. Often, other mystics and intuitives sought her support, healing, and guidance to grow on their own profound journeys (many of their comments are on the reviews page). Seeking holistic skills, she completed first and second degrees for Usui Reiki touch energy therapy in 2001, and Reiki Master Teacher degree in 2003 when she returned from teaching ESL in Japan. Since then, more than 300 Reiki students studied with her (118 of them to Master and Teacher levels) and enjoyed the benefits of her diverse work, teachings, & empowering ways. In that same year, Margo opened Indigo Answers and founded the non-profit, LEWA which hosts mind-body-spirit shows, blood drives, charity drives, and spiritual films such as Indigo, Celestine Prophecy and The Dalai Lama Renaissance. LEWA later evolved to a growing group of non-denominational clergy who represent a wide variety of spiritual paths. In 2005 in response to community demand, Margo co-founded Journey of the Spirit, an experiential spiritual public lecture series. JOS, voted "Best Free Event" in the Triad by the local newspaper's readership in 2009, features a new speaker from a different Path at each gathering and thrives today.

Peacefully divorced in 2006, Margo sought more from her life and co-founded an outdoor retreat center in Virginia with friends, but returned to North Carolina to care for her senior citizen parents in 2008. She was blessed to then meet her soulmate and best friend, David Sears, who she married on 10-10-10. Margo and David moved to Sunset Beach NC that same year where they continue to co-author articles, started another spiritual lecture series, team teach Reiki and other workshops, and officiate all types of weddings & renewals as Beachpeople Weddings.

ABOUT DAVID
Born in Arizona in 1958, David W. Sears started spiritual studies at a very young age, always knowing and sensing that there is much more than what meets the eye. Feeling part of rather than separate from the outdoors, he was more interested in experiencing life rather than dominating it. He grew up hiking and roaming in the woods, hunting, fishing, camping out and working on ranches and farms. This led him to studying the art of tracking and other primitive outdoors living skills. During childhood summers, his family regularly traveled across the United States to visit scattered relatives, national parks and famous landmarks from coast to coast, often camping out and making new friends along the way.

Serving in the U. S. Air Force, he continued this lifestyle as he lived, worked and travelled abroad in Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim island nations. Globetrotting led him to the profound understanding that all people seek out basically the same things (please feel free to ask what that is).

In 1990, David came to North Carolina doing aircraft avionics for 20+ years at TIMCO and raised his lovely daughter, now a student at East Carolina University. In his private time, he studied traditional Aikido, a martial art also known as the “art of peace” in America and Japan, earned his Reiki Master Teacher degree, certified as a Great Life Coach, became Executive Pastor of LEWA, completed a firewalking class, enjoyed the zen of being a motorcyclist, and became a talented Native American style Flute player, drummer and beginning Flute maker apprentice to Shaman Nella Silverspear.

A voracious reader and student of naturalism, weather shamanism, Native American practices, metaphysics, Reiki Shamanism and spirituality he has read Black Elk, Harner, Andrews, Tolle, Hicks, Dyer, Ruiz, Emoto, Braden, Bonewits and Castaneda. Some of the most influential tomes for him were: Ancient Secrets of the Flower of Life, The Hopi Survival Kit, The Holographic Universe, Fools Crow, and Autobiography of a Yogi. They influenced him to study Raymon Grace, mediation, herbalism, Reiki, Theta Healing, other energy medicines, sweat lodges and to spend more time with like-minded friends. Moreover, the teachings of Tom Brown Jr., David Hawkins, Jesus, the Dalai Lama and Mooji inspire David’s conscious journey to remain spiritual in mind, body and spirit, maintain the beauty of a beginner’s mind, and to gain deeper awareness of the Oneness of everything.

Today, David lives at the North Carolina coast with his soulmate and wife, Margo, teaching Reiki and other self-empowering workshops in North Carolina and Virginia to more than 125 students. He also life coaches, volunteers at Agape Hospice, and is a Journey of the Spirit event speaker. David and Margo honor all spiritual Paths, all lifestyles and belief systems when warmly officiating wedding ceremonies as BeachPeople Weddings.