The Planned Happiness Institute
has been in existence for 65 years. It’s original founder, the late Dr. Rita Sperling took her passion for love, forgiveness, and hypnosis and created an institute where people from all walks of life could come, be accepted for who they are, and find the place of love that exists within.
The Planned Happiness Institute is a 501(c)3 Educational Non-Profit organization. We are dedicated to teaching emotional intelligence practices with a large focus on forgiveness. We provide free and fee-based programs.
In a world of angry and confused people in pain, be the one who chooses to love, forgive, and be happy. We are here to provide education via in person and virtual experiences, in groups and individually. Call or email us today.
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Rev. Dr. Michelle Wadleigh
Rev. Dr. Michelle Wadleigh is a spiritual firestarter, a master teacher of metaphysics, and the founder of Planned Happiness Institute. With over two decades of experience as an ordained minister in Centers for Spiritual Living, she’s been lighting up stages, classrooms, and hearts with her blend of fierce love, radical truth-telling, and deep spiritual wisdom.
Michelle holds a Doctorate of Divinity and is a certified coach with IPEC. She’s the author of six transformational books: Shadow Work for Spiritual People, Forgiveness Workbook: A Guide to Emotional and Spiritual Freedom, 40 Days to Freedom: A Lenten Practice for the Modern Mind, Prosperous Me: Accepting the Bounty of Your Divine Birthright, and Dance Like Nobody’s Watching: A Guide to Authenticity. Her teachings strip away the fluff and invite real, soul-level transformation.
In 2025, her book Shadow Work: A Spiritual Path for Healing and Integration received both a Gold and Bronze COVR Award in two distinct categories. She was also honored with the Shirley Chisholm Award for Excellence in Women in Ministry in 2014.
Known for her no-nonsense love and radical compassion, Michelle helps people reclaim their power, forgive what holds them back, and live with sacred audacity, grace, and unapologetic joy.
Michelle has spent years developing her courses in Forgiveness, Shadow Work, and perfecting her unique approach to working with individuals called the Radical Release Method. Michelle is the author of six books:
* Shadow Work for Spiritual People
* Forgiveness: A Path, A Promise, A Way of Life
* Prosperous Me
* 40 Days to Freedom: A Lenten Practice for the Modern Mind,
* And So It Is, a book specifically for those who take issue with the word god
* May Silence Be Your Guide.
She has also recorded two inspiring CDs: Organic Visioning and I AM Awake.
Schedule a free 15-minute connection call: https://calendly.com/revjerseygirl/mentee-time
Veda King Blanchard,
Teacher
Veda King Blanchard, MA Consciousness Studies, Mindfulness Teacher, Reiki Master, NJLMT, BCTMB, and owner of Rooted Arts, has been professionally practicing therapeutic Reiki, massage, mindfulness, and bodywork since 2003. Veda is passionate about supporting people in living pain-free, joyful lives.
Veda regularly offers one-on-one sessions and teaches classes and workshops in Reiki, kinesiology, massage, bodywork, and mindfulness to support people in discovering, exploring, and embodying mind/body/spirit balance. She is passionate about self-care, teaching, volunteering, social justice, and continued learning.
Currently, Veda is studying plants and permaculture design in order to facilitate creating a 3-acre food forest in Chesterfield, Virginia. Her goal is to create a sacred space where people can gather to experience a model of mindful eco-structure and sustainability as a form of self-love.
Rev. Neil Pinkman
Rev. Neil Pinkman is Co-Founder of Planned Happiness Institute and PHI Coaching Academy with his wife Rev. Dr. Michelle Wadleigh. As a Transformational Life Coach, Conscious Business Coach, Licensed Spiritual Practitioner, and Minister of Religious Science specialized in coaching individuals and entrepreneurs to bring personal and professional development and growth.
Neil has created a unique approach of combining consciousness-altering techniques with practical, straightforward, real-life processes for transformation. All his experience led him to the creation of his unique coaching style where clients learn a Purposeful, Authentic, Conscious, and Emotionally Intelligent way to live.
Rev. Neil’s easy-going, conversational style utilizing humor has allowed him to become a recognized speaker on the subjects of personal and spiritual growth and family business development.
Neil has worked developing the Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey as a Licensed Practitioner and the Executive Director for the past 7 years. He has also served on the Member Council and the President’s Team for the Centers for Spiritual Living in Golden, CO.
Sandy Dell, RScP,
Administrative Assistant
Sandy Dell, Licensed Spiritual Practitioner and owner of Spiritual Tools for Hungry Souls, has been a practitioner since 2016. She is an avid learner and attends many different online classes, workshops, and meetings with CSL folks. Sandy is devoting her life to helping spiritual seekers in finding their Oneness within through weekly spiritual articles and Facebook postings.
Sandy is also a Virtual and Administrative Assistant to many different Spiritual Centers, where she brings her many years as a web designer and social media and email marketer to the CSL community.
More recently, she has been working with Rev. Dr. Michelle Wadleigh creating and expanding her PHI offerings online and in person. Often students will see her in Rev. Michelle’s classes as a Teaching Assistant, Tech Support, and Webmaster. Or you may see her as the creator of some of the PHI correspondence.