Ed Mercer Graces World Wellness Weekend in New Mexico

Aug. 10, 2008 - PRLog -- The world wellness weekend is basically a sustainable, living festival for overall health and wellness for the individuals that comprise our society. Besides various prominent dignitaries from the diverse fields, Edward R. Mercer, popularly called Mr. Costa Rica, also gave a discourse on the topic of wellness that aims at the essential need of linking people all over the world for their benefit of living a healthy enriched life so that we may leave healthy societies for our future generations. The rags to riches story of Ed Mercer is awe inspiring and worth emulating. The attempts of small stints at jobs and business taught Ed to turn the tide around in his favor. Ed made small business ventures into money producing machines. Ed was not only the golden glove champion at kickboxing, but also he was the best multilevel marketer in Herbalife. Soon Ed was earning $100,000 a month from the company with about 1.3 million people in his down line.

With his wife, Ed came to Costa Rica as a guest and made the country his home. Ed provided the basic infrastructure of roads, buses and recreational fields for school going children in Costa Rica. Ed became the best contractor, bought and sold duplexes and became the best seller of swimming pools. Ed bought land around Costa Rica and soon became one of the largest land owners and builders founding his own real estate company. All the developmental projects of the company of Ed Mercer are unique in not only realizing the luxury of a dream home (in the lush green environs) but also in preserving the ecosystem of the region intact, thus measuring to the strictest of the environment standards.  Ed has also diversified into the land scaping, furniture and fencing business.

The world wellness weekend was held in March whereas in June, Ed Mercer was inducted into the prestigious Environmental Hall of Fame for his pioneering efforts to save the wild life species (under the threat of extinction) be it the scarlet macaws (planting thousands of almond trees), white-faced monkeys or sea turtles by deploying security guards 24/7. His enterprise (Edward R. Mercer foundation) is dedicated to the betterment of our planet via ecological conservation and education, the twin goals to serve humanity. Ed is a member of many reputed organizations like: Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund and National Geographic.
   
Held in March, this unique multi dimensional event featured the world’s top musicians, speakers and environmentalists, touching on the fundamental core of well being at every level. The aim of the weekend was to inspire, empower, educate and connect people world over so that they may able to lead happy and healthy lives in their respective communities. The range of speakers was utterly amazing as they hailed from diverse fields (like literary/cinematic/financial background).

While Deepak Chopra(authored 50 books, the latest: Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore) asserted on the importance of holistic mind and health healing , Michael Franti (singer and film director) entertained the audience by his performance and documentary on the human cost of war shot in Iraq and Philippines. Marianne Williamson (author and speaker) also graced the event and talked about her new book (The Age of Miracles, Embracing the New Mid Life).The fitness guru, Bill Phillips gave away two of his fitness secret books free for those who attended his presentation.