Dr Michael Ellis is Founder of The Centre For Change www.peace-era.com and The Medical renaissance Group www.medicalrenaissance.org and facilitator for The Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist Society Australia www.buddhistcentre.org Dr Ellis is an English trained doctor with over 20 years of general practice both in the UK and in Australia.He has higher qualifications in general medicine and paediatrics. He has a special interest in mind/body medicine and in optimizing the physical, mental and emotional health of the. As well as his medical qualifications, Dr Ellis also has an Honours Degree in Literature, Arts. Philosophy and Social Psychology. Michael has been practicing Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism for 25 years and is a teacher of this Buddhism in Melbournewww.buddhistcentre.org He is the editor of the Australian Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist Newsletter which is distributed worldwide.

Dr Ellis is a writer and author.

Dr Ellis founded and convened an international conference – Conference Earth: Humanity and Planet Earth – 2001 and Beyond. This conference was held at and supported by Melbourne University on 17-19 November 1995 with 400 delegates, 50 workshop leaders and 10 international speakers attracting national media coverage. This series of Mindquest Conferences is now supported by the Research Institute "The Centre For Change" www.peace-era.com founded by Dr Ellis.

Dr Ellis founded The Centre For Change in 2000 and has since conducted regular seminars at Swinburne University, Melbourne on a wide range of topics related to the achievement of World Peace. His invited speakers are all Leaders in their chosen fields. With Dr Pavel Kasyanov in 2002 he presented the paper entitled Transition to a Sustainable Civilisation at the World Summit on Sustainable Development( See www.peace-era.com)

Dr Ellis has a keen interest in the plight of the ordinary GP and is concerned about creating a more sustainable future for both doctors and the community. Because of this, he established The Medical Renaissance Group www.medicalrenaissance.org in Australia in 2001, which is sponsored by Dr Ian Dettman, Director of Biological Therapies. The Medical Renaissance Group aims to bring together the global community of doctors and community to lobby their respective governments for the creation of a healing culture which places priority on the health of the individual rather than on the illness of the individual. In this respect, it supports preventative, nutritional ,mind / body medicine and Wellness Medicine and sees healing as being a unique partnership between the doctor and the patient.Doctors may join the Medical Renaissance Discussion Group by contacting Dr Ellis at mindquest@ozemail.com.au

Dr Ellis conducts seminars on Wellness and Mid Body Medicine and Anti-Aging Medicine Internationally.

He can be contacted on mindquest@ozemail.com.au