Dr Linda Spedding
Qualified as an international lawyer – in the UK, USA and India - Dr Linda Spedding has become known for her more unusual lifestyle. Choosing environmental law at a time when it was not understood as a discipline Linda has written extensively in the area in order to reach the hearts and minds of core business lawyers and their clients. Her books and articles on environmental management, environmental health and environmental law have been very well received.
As an “alternative lawyer” Linda has created a niche in international environmental law and standards, which embraces environmental health and other disciplines (see www.lindaspedding.co.uk ) Along the way she has also prioritised the need for spiritual balance and has assisted a small charity that has as its objectives the education and training of spiritual values and coexistence, yoga and responsibility for self. She has developed an approach to life that blends her professional, voluntary and personal responsibilities in a calm, assertive and contented manner that she believes to be valuable for today’s caring woman in the spirit of “practical spirituality”.
Linda is convinced of the key positive role of women to create balance in today’s world. One exciting related project, with which Claire is also concerned, involves an enewsletter for women, explained in www.womeninlaw.com.
Linda now practices and trains in the above areas while looking after her family in a tranquil apartment overlooking the River Thames.
Claire Gillman
Claire Gillman is a journalist and writer who specialises in health and parenting. She has written for national newspapers and many of the UK’s leading magazines on these topics. She has also authored over twelve books for adults, including Getting Your Kids Active, Best of Boys and most recently, Bringing Up Baby the Green Way, in addition to writing eight children’s books (most published under the pen-name Rory Storm).
Claire is married with two teenage sons. Having grown up, lived and worked in London until she was 34, she now lives on the edge of the West Pennine moors with her family where she finds it easier to embrace the natural, balanced lifestyle that is so close to her heart.
Kelly Hollis
Kelly Hollis launched a company, Wholistic Foundations, that offers a Whole and Complete approach to healing, which encompasses the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of each person. Kelly wanted to expand her work to reach a larger, diverse group of people so she has teamed up with Linda and Claire to reach people through Balanced Lives and Women in Law International. Given her background in the legal and business environment, Kelly brings direct experience to the process of balancing work and life.
Kelly draws upon a variety of methods, techniques and practices that provide the foundations upon which an individual can build a healthier, happier, more fulfilling life. Recognizing that each person is unique, Kelly works to address individual needs and circumstances. Some of the areas Kelly focuses on are helping one to find a healthy balance between life and work priorities; identifying and releasing emotional or mental blocks causing physical pain or limiting personal growth; and establishing a regular practice to support a healthy lifestyle and spiritual development through a variety of mediums including meditation, contemplation, pranayama, clearing, mantra, crystals/gemstones, reiki and nutrition.
Prior to starting the new company, Kelly worked in Austin, TX as a volunteer for two non-profits that provide support for cancer patients and survivors. Before working in the non-profit sector, Kelly spent four years in the San Francisco Bay Area with several start up companies and one of the world’s leading technology companies, Google. In addition to her experience working with Internet related businesses, Kelly developed a wealth of international business and legal experience with several global media and entertainment companies. During the years before she moved to San Francisco, Kelly lived in the Atlanta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Paris working for Turner Broadcasting/CNN, News Corp, The Walt Disney Co., and the National Basketball Association (NBA), respectively. Kelly received her J.D. with honors from the University of Georgia School of Law and her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with high honors from the University of Florida.