The Shift List: Evolutionary Leaders on Twitter

Sixty Inspiring Leaders, Authors, and Pioneers to Follow

With Twitter going mainstream, many conscious change leaders are now using it to open dialogue with their supporters. For the last few years, I engaged with hundreds of such leaders through a program I launched called Shift in Action that featured pioneers in personal growth, integral health care, frontier science, conscious business, spiritual activism, and other fields.

Based on that experience, here's my top rec list for key Shift leaders to follow on Twitter (but be patient since some are just starting out!). Feel free to send me additions as they arrive in the Twitterverse. A speedier way to add them all is to go to @Shiftlist.

Also, please follow me as well for inspiring ideas, articles, strategies, and resources that accelerate the Shift to a new culture: @stephendinan!


Inspirational Authors
@deepak_chopra – Always a pioneer, Deepak Chopra is active, wise, prolific, and creative on Twitter, which is perhaps no surprise as he's written more than 50 books.


@marwilliamson – NY Times bestselling author Marianne Williamson offers regular morsels of wisdom and insight that blend depth and a call to action.


@_nealedwalsch - Neale Donald Walsch authored the bestselling Conversations with God series and started the School for the New Spirituality.

@pwDan - Dan Millman is the author of Way of Peaceful Warrior, and a pioneer in mind-body transformation.


@barbarahubbard – The pioneering grandmother of conscious evolution we all yearned for growing up! Barbara is JUST starting to twitter, so let's encourage her by following her and recommending her to others.

@_Brian_Johnson of Philosopher’s Notes is a fountain of optimism and ideas for self-actualization - makes philosophy fun with engaging summaries of great books.


Green
@AlGore – Nobel Prize winner for his work on climate change, adding to an illustrious resume.


@KevinDanaher – Cofounder of the Green Festival, at the heart of sustainability movement, a deep thinking man.


@hunterlovins - President of Natural Capital Solutions, a straight-talking cowgirl who has been at the leading edge of green innovation and business.

@gfriend - Gil is a sustainability thought leader, author, consultant from Natural Logic


@adamwerbach - the former youngest president in Sierra Club history, a fountain of strategic green initiatives.


@thecitizen – Scott Badenoch has his finger on the pulse of innovative happenings in the green space, and has just launched a green Twitter aggregator.

@greenforAll – Ground zero for the Green Jobs movement, started by Van Jones (White House advisor).


Social Justice
@ellabakercenter – Started by Van Jones (Obama Green Jobs Advisor), a group that is leading the way in social justice work.


Personal Growth

@j_canfield - America’s #1 success teacher, creator of the Chicken Soup empire, source of great inspiration.


@tonyrobbins - The ultimate personal empowerment guru has a truly massive base in the medium and is worth tracking.


@marcishimoff - Author of NY Times bestselling Happy for No Reason and Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul.


@_robin_sharma - Author of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, great tweeter with a steady stream of wisdom on leadership to share.


@Debbie_Ford #1 NY Times bestselling author, expert on shadow work, new book entitled Why Good People Do Bad Things.


@awakeningcoach – Arjuna has integrated the work of many pioneers through books such as Translucent Revolution.


@JudithOrloffMD - Psychiatrist and intuitive, author of Emotional Freedom.



Relationships
@gayhendricks - A pioneer in relationship work, with his wife the co-founder of the Hendricks Institute. Also launched Spiritual Cinema.


@katiethendricks - Kathlyn is a pioneer in relationship work along with husband Gay Hendricks. Co-founder of the Hendricks Institute.


@arielleford – Queen of manifestation and networking, author of book on The Soulmate Secret.


Spiritual Teachers
@eckharttolle - Author of A New Earth, the #1 NY Times bestseller that sold six million copies. The Twitter account is not yet Eckhart himself, but if we build a strong followership, he'll be lured in.

@drmichaelbb - Founder of Agape International, a large congregation in LA, Michael Beckwith's an extraordinarily positive and visionary spiritual leader.

@ByronKatie - Author of Who Would You Be Without Your Story, a highly spiritual respected teacher.


Buddhist Pioneers
@OHHDLInfo - Even if it's not yet the Dalai Lama himself, the stream of wisdom from him makes for an enlightening Twitter experience.


@thichnhathanh - Words of wisdom from the Vietnamese monk who has inspired the world deeply with his messages and practices of peace.

@lamasuryadas - A Dzogchen teacher who has deeply integrated East and West.


@genporoshi - His Big Mind process is celebrated as one of the best ways to touch enlightened states.


@jhalifax - Joan is a Zen Buddhist roshi, social change activist, hospice pioneer.



Yoga/Western fusion
@ShivaRea – A truly inspired yoga teacher - awake, embodied and magical. Steeped in Indian teachings but then brings in dance, surfing, rockclimbing, and more.

@anodeajudith – Leader in taking work with chakras and applying the insights to collective evolution.


Women's Spirituality
@devaa – A pioneer of reclaiming authentic women’s spirituality offering daily inspirations.


Sacred Sexuality/Tantra
@lisaschrader – The first sacred sexuality/Tantra teacher to appear on Oprah - a warm, deep, and wonderful soul, not afraid to post juicy morsels to spice up your day.


Conscious Business
@chipconley – Voted most innovative CEO in Bay Area, author of Peak: How Great Organizations Get Their Mojo from Maslow, wonderful guy.

@mallikachopra – Founder of Intent.com, Mallika has a great combo of depth and entrepreneurial savvy.

@paynter - Randy Paynter, the founder and President of Care2.com, has built a profitable business around 10 million people who want to make a difference, an impressive feat.

@BrooksCole – CEO of Hologenesis, a true tech genius, always years ahead of the curve, building next generation platforms for top conscious companies.


Politics
@gavinnewsom – SF Mayor and California gubernatorial candidate with, in my opinion, a truly evolutionary approach to politics.

@Thom_Hartmann - Air America host, prolific author, champion for transforming politics.


@josephmccormick – Key leader of new transpartisan movement bridging political divides.


@dennis_kucinich - One of the rare politicians to speak about our deeper spiritual evolution as a species. Bold, visionary stances on many things such as Dept. of Peace.


Philanthropy
@larrybrilliant – Former head of Google.org, at the leading edge of philanthropic innovation and deep thinking about systemic change.

@lynne_twist - Has raised 100's of millions for charitable causes such as Pachama Alliance, inspiring a new view of money with book/org Soul of Money. Not really tweeting yet but worth following for when she does!


Frontier Science
@deanradin – The most brilliant scientist investigating psychic abilities, who has a quirky sense of humor that will make him a top Tweeter some day. Senior scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences.

@instheartmath - Leading edge scientific institute focusing on heart-mind integration, mindful living, fields of consciousness.


Integral Medicine
@marilynschlitz – President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and a pioneer in integral medicine, author of Living Deeply and Consciousness and Healing


Physics
@nassimharamein – The next Einstein of physics. Seriously. Mind-blowing journey down the rabbit hole.


Media/Celebrities
@oprah - Oprah has long been the bridge from the leading edge to the mainstream, as she showcases the work of people like Eckhart Tolle while remaining accessible and real.

@ariannahuff - The progressive political dynamo who drove the creation of Huffington Post.


@mrdannyglover - A Hollywood star who has been deeply committed to conscious causes, using his celebrity for good.


@visioneering1 – John Raatz is a PR wizard connected to the most conscious parts of Hollywood, rolled out What the Bleep. He's now launching the Global Alliance of Transformational Entertainment.


Comedy & Music
@stuartdavis – The Twisted Mystic is not for the easily offendable, but he mixes wisdom and outlandish humor in wildly creative ways (and he’s a great musician).

@ashong - A smart, savvy, hip musician and political activist from Ghana, Derrick Ashong leapt into visibility with a viral YouTube video during the Obama campaign. Key spokesperson in The Shift movie (in development).


Fiction
@paulocoehlo – The truly transcendent Brazilian author of The Alchemist



Magazines
@enextmag - EnlightenNext is my fav. magazine, integrating leading-edge spirituality, cultural commentary, evolutionary thinking, + featuring many Shift List leaders.

@elephantjournal - Waylon Lewis offers a great Twitter (and print magazine) resource for conscious living, ranging from eco to political to spiritual.


Inspiring Quotes
@siona – Network maven of Gaia.com with an endless library of beautiful, wise, and inspiring quotes


Twibe
If you like the above leaders and are part of the larger Shift we are all working to make happen in our world, please follow me @stephendinan and also join the twibe I created for us: http://www.twibes.com/group/TheShiftMovement

A speedy way to add all the addresses above is to go to @Shiftlist.

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