Meet Penny.....   Penny Steward has been a professional wellness consultant, educator, and coach since 1996. As a consultant for an international wellness company, she taught thousands of individuals and organizations across the nation how to make healthier lifestyle choices in the areas of nutrition, exercise, and stress for optimal well being. As a private consultant, she has changed people's lives by showing them how to take control of their own health. Penny is also recognized as an expert in the field of human behavior, her insights grounded in experiential wisdom and thoughtfully applied research on the power of perception and the importance of self-talk to self-evolution. Her clients say she "is fun, passionate, and tremendously motivational!" Her passion is contagious and comes from her own dis-ease, over-weight, and personal challenges she overcame through understanding the roles diet, exercise, and perception balancing play in optimal health. She is a past personal trainer, yoga and aerobics instructor; has earned a BS and MS in Natural Health from Clayton College of Natural Health; and, is currently pursuing her Doctor of Naturopathy degree. As an ordained Minister of Natural Health for an interfaith church, she has set her mission to reach as many people as possible through speaking, teaching, consulting and writing to help them understand the necessity of taking care of "the houses we live in". Penny has been in the entertainment/speaking field for over thirty years and is Past-President of the Ohio Chapter of The National Speakers Association (2005-06). Her current books include The Wellness Path and Wellness Wisdoms. She has educational programs available on CD, and her wellness columns, "Cents From Penny" and "Wellness Wisdoms", are seen in many publications.