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Guest post by Bri Saussy

Is there any tool out there that is as mysterious, potent, and enchanting as a Tarot deck? The pictures and archetypal themes on the cards can open our eyes to possibilities we had not yet considered for ourselves, often creating a doorway through which we might enter and discover our deepest soul truths.

More and more women are turning to the Tarot to get answers about life’s pesky questions and to meditate on major themes that are playing out in our day-to-day experience.

As a professional intuitive who learned tarot at her mother’s knee, I know firsthand the power and eloquence that the cards possess. But I also know that often when we sit down with the cards-whether to simply play with them or to perform a serious reading-we can walk away even more confused about what our next step should be. This is why combining tarot with meaningful daily rituals is a time-honored tradition.

Ritual is a way of asking the universe for aid and assistance – it is a devotional act that can be used to honor yourself and whatever it is that you are working on. When we combine the knowledge of Tarot with practical ritual know-how we have two powerful tools to connect us to ourselves and to Spirit.

A core part of my work is empowering others to embrace techniques like divination and ritual that can lead to happier and healthier lives. In this spirit I offer Diagnostic Tarot – a 10 week course in learning to work with Tarot cards and create meaningful rituals-for every circumstance, for every day. See the syllabus here and sign up for the course here.

Love, love,

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Guest post by Jessica DeFeo

I have this image of you with this incredible light.

This light follows you. It shines in the steps before you. You close your eyes and you see it still. This light of yours is powerful and beautiful. I have this image of you so you can hold the belief that you, too, will see this light that I see in you. We may have turned off the light some time along our path. Or perhaps it’s only been a slow burn recently. I believe it’s time we uncover. Unfold and discover. Blow off the dust that holds our shadows and fears and turn that into a powerful flame.

I had this vision of turning yourself on.

Turning yourself on to the light that resides within you and calls you forth to your passion, your dreams, your sense of divine self. This vision held the belief that we as women deserve to live lives that turn us on. Lives that become rich with thoughts of desires and purpose. We fill our cups daily with practices and rituals of love for ourselves. We treat ourselves to compassion and deserving gratitude like we do our children or loved ones. We indulge in the pleasures of simply forgiving ourselves.

What would be on the other side of this beautiful turned on life? Who is the woman that would be standing on the other side of that compassion and forgiveness? Isn’t it worth the practice to discover what really lies underneath the fears and the shadows and the hesitation? I believe that we as women will change the world. It begins first with our own world. If we change our thoughts and play a tape that fills our hearts and minds with love and acceptance for who we are and what we bring to the world, then we could begin to shift the energy around us and in others.

It takes great courage to begin that journey of getting to know oneself. I know the fear can become bigger than the love at times. But that, too, will pass. Step by step we start to feel the familiarity of letting go and releasing the past that hurt us, the present that may not be what we expected, and the future with the fear and surprises it may hold.

We begin to forgive ourselves for the messy house when we just sit and read a book instead. For the yoga practice that fills our spirits when the kids are being put to bed. For the simplicity of no longer allowing the voice inside to belittle us. Hurt us. Tell us we aren’t worth it.

You are not here to suffer, lovely.

It is in these moments of self care practice that we turn the light on. We become grounded in this body that has held us, healed us, and supported us for years. We start to see our life as an abundant force of magic and opportunity. We lift the veil that has kept our eyes focused on the shadows at our feet.

I invite you to join me for 30 days of discovering. Creatively releasing. And patiently allowing. This class is meant to guide you through this journey of truly loving who you are. I want to help you get to a place where the voice inside encourages, supports and loves. Isn’t it time for you to feel that kind of love?

This is a safe place to dive into the parts of yourself that need the attention and the forgiveness. I believe the first step in changing your life is the step you take with how you love yourself. Let me guide you through the steps that I took, and continue to take everyday, in this journey of self acceptance and loving who you are. This is big. It was big for me, and my life hasn’t been the same since. I invite you to join me.

There’s just one week left before we begin. The first step is always the toughest. But I promise, the other side is so damn worth it.

Click here for more information and to register.

Big crazy love to you,
Jessica

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Guest post by Sas Petherick

Can you imagine how freeing it would be, to feel completely at home in your body?

What could you do, and who would you be, if you fell passionately in love with yourself: your body and your life? It is my humble and considered view that you would be un-freakin-stoppable!

I want you to know that you can have a conscious, trusting, peaceful relationship with your body.

My life’s mission has been to love all of myself: to be enough for me. I want this for you too. And so I’m combining a coaching toolbox the size of Texas and my own favourite practices, in an online course called emBODYment – for any woman who wants Body Peace.

We’ll explore the big dreams you have for yourself, you’ll learn how to choose your thoughts, how to tune into your body’s wisdom, feel your feelings, create more joy in your life and live on purpose.

Everyone will get a gorgeous coaching journal packed full of exercises and ideas. Plus there is group coaching, meditation, and a supportive community all available in our private website.

Here’s a little morsel of the Coaching Journal, just for you.

Using the tools I am sharing in emBODYment, I have been able to lose 65 pounds. But so much more than this, I am creating a life that fulfills me more than I ever thought possible. I feel more ‘me’ than I ever have.

Registration is open now and there are 50 places available!

emBODYment will start on the 20th of May – it’s going to be six weeks of awesome.

Hope to see you in class

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Guest post by Marianne Elliot

Hi, I’m Marianne. My mission is to help you find your unique way to make this world a better place, and to make sure you take care of yourself while you do it.

I know a lot about trying (and failing) to make a difference, and even more about failing to take care of myself in the process.

I’ve served in the United Nations in Afghanistan, monitored human rights in the Gaza Strip, helped develop human rights strategies for New Zealand and Timor-Leste and worked for Oxfam.

I wrote a book about doing good and being well in Afghanistan (Zen Under Fire, Penguin NZ, 2012). The question that informs my work is:

Is it possible to do good and be well?

It is, but it can be harder than it sounds.

If you’ve ever thought the world could be a kinder, safer, fairer place, and that you could play a role in making it so, I’m here to help you to just that. While taking care of yourself at the same time.

Doing good, creating change and being well takes clarity, courage & compassion.

We’re all capable of great things when we get clear about who we really are, what we care about and what we are really good at. When we find our authentic voice and unique place in the world, we all have a role to play in bringing about a kinder, safer world. My role is to help you:

• get clear on what you care about, and what you are built to do;
• discover the great things you are capable of;
• uncover your unique role as a change-maker, and
• make sure you have the tools you need to stay well while you do those things.

This week registration is open on my 30 Days of Yoga courses – they are designed to help you develop and sustain your own home yoga practice. I have a version developed specifically for absolute beginners, and even one for people who are too busy to do yoga (know anyone like that?).

The 30 Days of Yoga courses are about establishing compassionate practices of self-care and self-awareness. A little bit of yoga every day will not only keep you well, it will also help you stay clear, connected and courageous – all qualities you need to do your great work in the world.

Registration is open now for Standard 30 Days of Yoga, Beginners 30 Days of Yoga and 30 Days of Yoga for People Too Busy To Do Yoga.

All three courses begin on Monday 18 March. Registration will close at 5pm Pacific Time Monday 18.

If you are ready to get all the benefits of yoga, at home, please join us. And if you have any questions about whether this is right for you, please don’t hesitate to email me on marianne[at]marianne-elliott[dot]com.

Love,

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Sponsor Spotlight story by Mindy Crary

Hi, my name is Mindy Crary, and I want to live in a world where money doesn’t have to be a struggle.

Or be confusing. Or create so much conflict between loved ones that you hate to even bring it up. Or be the thing that stands between you and being the person you’re supposed to be in this world.

Because we need you.

It bums me out to see people more concerned about what they DO with their money than how they THINK about it. Or feeling like they need to make a certain amount of money to be “safe” in this world. I’m tired of seeing people disconnected from their money and what it can do for them. Or people waiting for everything to be “perfect” before they can enjoy their money (and life).

I want you to have the ability to become aware of your deepest thoughts about money, so you can change them.

I want you to see how attracting wealth is about how you show up in all areas of your life, and how the money you have (or don’t have) is intimately connected to all of your choices, not only your “money” ones.

I want to show you how to:

• Lose your fear about the struggle, the stress or whatever money symptoms you currently have
• Raise your money competence from where ever you’re starting from
• Blend the practical tools of money with the spiritual ones
• Feel connected to your money (so you don’t unintentionally drive it away)

…so that once and for all, your consciousness around money works FOR you. Once and for all, you understand how to get more money and KEEP more money. And realize it all doesn’t have to be so hard.

I’ve created a FREE CALL: The Seven Laws of Conscious Money.

This is a map to your money psyche and a way for you to start thinking about the different ways you interact with not only money, but how you show up in the world.

This call is going to bring a new awareness to your relationship with money, and give you specific tactics to implement so that you can immediately improve your relationship with money—and once you do that, you tend to start getting more of it!

Right now, I want you to claim a spot on this call that will be at 5:30 pm Pacific, Monday, March 18th (even if you can’t make the call live, I’ll be sending out the recording). Click HERE to claim your spot on the call.

It all begins Monday, March 18, 2013 at 5:30 pm PST. Hope to see you there so we can money vibe together, and start getting everyone some good money jujube!

With all my love,

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