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Mastering Success Strategies

Imagine having access to a treasure chest of success strategies tailored specifically to your aspirations. From goal setting and time management to effective communication and productivity enhancement, I'll equip you with the tools you need to conquer any challenge that comes your way, propelling you towards unparalleled success.

Eliminate Limiting Beliefs

Are self-doubts and limiting beliefs holding you back? Let's break free from the shackles of negativity. Through a combination of targeted mindset shifts and impactful self-development techniques, we'll eliminate these barriers and transform your thinking patterns. You'll soon discover a deep reservoir of confidence and resilience that will drive you towards extraordinary achievements.

Creating a Harmonious Work-Life Balance

Finding harmony between your personal and professional life is essential for a happy and fulfilling existence. Together, we'll strategize and implement effective techniques to create a harmonious work-life balance that allows you to thrive in all areas of your life. Say goodbye to burnout and hello to a renewed sense of joy and fulfillment.

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One of the key elements of my approach is providing unwavering support and holding you accountable for your actions. I'll be by your side every step of the way, cheering you on, while also challenging you to push beyond your comfort zone. Expect nothing less than a steadfast partner committed to your success.

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Don't let another day pass you by. Take charge of your destiny and embark on a transformative journey towards a better life. Together, we'll conquer your fears, leverage your unique strengths, and unlock your full potential. I invite you to reach out today to schedule a consultation and take your first step towards creating a life that exceeds your wildest dreams.
Remember, the power to create a better life is within your reach. Seize it now and unlock a future


Free Loving Kindness Meditation

October 8, 2016 at 9 a.m. eastern time

A great way to begin your day! Loving Kindness Meditation is a very healing meditation. It assists you in forgiveness of others as well as yourself. This meditation is about 25 minutes long.  

Research has shown those practicing the Loving Kindness Meditation have more positive emotions, which will affect other areas of your life, your health, your compassion and empathy towards others and yourself  

Begin by being kind to yourself, and begin loving yourself more, then notice all the positive changes  that begin happening around you as you continue

 

Creating a Soul Centered Life in 8 Weeks

Early bird price of $125 good until September 12, 2016

$175.00 after September 12, 2016
Course begins:  October 4, 2016   7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
​This course is for beginners, as well as advanced meditators.8 Weeks to a Soul Centered Life is based on Sarah McLean’s book Soul Centered: Transform your Life in 8 Weeks​Each week we will connect and delve deeper, as our awareness becomes more heightened, we become more connected to ourselves and others.We will gain a deeper connection to ourselves, to enable us to create a life we want.  We will also learn what we no longer want in our life, which allows us to bring in more of what we do want.

Sometimes in our lives we feel like we are missing something, but really, everything we need is there.  We just need to learn to bring it to our attention by allowing other things to fall from attention.

Do any of these things apply to you?  If so, this class is meant for you!

  • You feel overwhelmed in life

  • You question your actions and  are second guessing yourself

  • You are feeling a lack of enjoyment in your life’s direction

  • You feel as though your life is not taking you where you want to go

  • You feel you don’t know what you are suppose to be doing 

  • You are feeling lost 

  • You are feeling stressed 

  • You feel overwhelmed

  • You are often unfocused

  • You want peace of mind

  • You want to live a more balanced life

  • You want more inner guidance​

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This course helps you get clear on your life, your needs, and the needs of others.  

Week 1.  Awareness: Step One
Week 2.  Stress Less:  Enjoy More
Week 3.  Freedom:   Begin anew
Week 4.  Compassion:  Yourself and Others
Week 5.  Intimacy:  Your Soul
Week 6.  Authenticity:  Communication
Week 7.   Receptivity:  What Is Your Desire
Week 8.  Nourishment:  For body and Soul
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Each week we will record the call and the meditations for your review, and so you can practice them at any time.   You will also be given a set of questions to fill out and return to me, to help improve your learning and help you monitor your progress.

We will have a private Facebook Group where we can connect, ask questions, and grow the relationships and community we are creating with this work.

Let’s take this further and create a life that is right for you.

Book now with this link:
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Imagine that the first thing in the morning you looked forward to sitting silently before beginning your day, before going on to FB or check email or the tv, or racing out the door in a hurry,  or however you usually start your day.

To me there is nothing better than that time sitting in meditation before beginning anything else.  It is a way of life, a way of embracing the new day, in a way that will make my day so much better.

Nothing miraculous has to happen during that time, but by making that commitment I found things go smoother, I am able to handle things with greater ease, clarity and I feel so much better!

I remember my mother getting up before everyone else.  She had a incredibly busy life raising eleven kids and working.  I believe that time in a "meditative state" allowed her to center herself and prepare for the day.  I remember seeing her sitting there relaxed and peaceful I am sure she was not aware of meditation at that time but she knew how important that time alone in silence was and what it did for her.

Love yourself and give yourself the gift of meditation.  It is a gift that keeps on giving!

~  Carole Grace

 

8 Ways Meditation Can Improve Your Life
Posted: 09/19/2014 8:25 am EDT Updated: 09/19/2014 8:59 am
By Kristine Crane for US News

Shrimati Bhanu Narasimhan, a petite Indian woman wrapped in a bright fuchsia sari, has a soft voice but a big presence. She holds the rapt attention of some 100 people who have come to learn how to meditate at the Art of Living Center in the District of Columbia. The type of meditation she teaches is called Sahaj, Sanskrit for effortless. It's a mantra-based meditation she advises doing twice a day for 20 minutes -- before eating. "Mental hygiene," Narasimhan calls it. Sahaj is just one type of meditation. Others are based on compassion, mindfulness, yoga and transcendentalism, among others. While their aims are different, they share common benefits. Here are eight of those.

Meditation reduces stress.

"Meditation is mind without agitation," Narasimhan says. Stress creates agitation and is something most of us deal with on some level. And it's increasing, given the rising use of anti-anxiety medications, notes Stanford University researcher Emma Seppälä. Meditation allows people to take charge of their own nervous system and emotions. "Studies have shown improved ability to [permanently] regulate emotions in the brain," adds Seppälä, who is also the associate director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford. "It's very empowering."

It improves concentration.
"I'm more centered and focused in everything I do. I don't find myself getting as distracted anymore," says Sara Robinson of Indianapolis, who did the Sahaj course last February. The ER nurse and sky-diving instructor adds that multitasking is easier. At least one study has shown an improved ability to multitask, Seppälä says. "Meditation has been linked to a number of things that lead to increased ability to focus, memory … We've seen this at the level of the brain." Greater concentration is related to the increased energy meditation provides. "It connects you with your real source of energy," Narasimhan says.

It encourages a healthy lifestyle.
eating healthy

"I tend to want more things that are better for me," Robinson says, adding that she eats more fresh foods and has cut out nearly all alcohol. She also stopped smoking. Susan Braden, who lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, and also did the Sahaj course, says the practice has made her apply the Hippocratic oath -- "First, do no harm" -- to herself. "You just want to put good things in your body," she says. That means "closest to what's natural. So if it doesn't look like a tomato, I wouldn't eat it." Braden also gave up coffee, replacing it with tea.

The practice increases self-awareness.
Before Zaccai Free, a District of Columbia resident, began meditating in college two decades ago, he had a very short fuse – to the point, he says, of wanting to commit acts of violence. Meditation taught him to recognize his own anger and become more detached from it. It cleared his mind and calmed him down, he says. Mostly, "it made me more comfortable in my own skin," adds Free, who does many types of meditation, including Sahaj, Agnihotra, laughter and walking meditations. "When you take more time to dive inside yourself, you are more comfortable showing who you are."

It increases happiness.
happiness success

"Meditation puts you on the fast track to being happy," says Ronnie Newman, director of research and health promotion for the Art of Living Foundation, the umbrella organization for the Sahaj meditation course. Studies have shown that brain signaling increases in the left side of the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for positive emotions, while activity decreases in the right side, responsible for negative emotions, Newman says. The other benefits of meditation, including increased self-awareness and acceptance, also contribute to improved overall well-being.

Meditation increases acceptance.
Braden was a high-profile senior policy advisor in the State Department, constantly on the go to trips around the world, until seven years ago, when she was struck by multiple sclerosis. She turned to meditation, and her world view flipped. "I have a disease which really brings you back to yourself," Braden says. "Meditation helps me accept that. You explore your inner self and realize that's just as big as traveling to Burma." For Braden, learning to meditate has been harder than learning Arabic. "It's a lifetime job. But it changes how you feel life, and it's made it more enjoyable for me," she says.

It slows aging.
aging

Studies show that meditation changes brain physiology to slow aging. "Cognition seems to be preserved in meditators," says Sara Lazar, a researcher at Harvard University. Lazar adds that meditators also have more gray matter – literally, more brain cells. Lazar's colleague, Elizabeth Hoge, did a study that showed that meditators also have longer telomeres, the caps on chromosomes indicative of biological age (rather than chronological). That meditation lengthens life "may be a bit of a stretch," Hoge says. "But there is something about meditation that is associated with longer telomeres … [perhaps that] it reduces stress and its effects on the body."

The practice benefits cardiovascular and immune health.
Meditation induces relaxation, which increases the compound nitric oxide that causes blood vessels to open up and subsequently, blood pressure to drop. One study, published in 2008 in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, showed that 40 of 60 high blood pressure patients who started meditating could stop taking their blood pressure medication. Meditation also improves immunity. "I hardly ever get sick anymore," Robinson says. "I don't think I've had a cold since I started this.