I wanna know: are you secretly ignoring the connection to the truth in your heart?

We all have secrets, we all have fear… but muting your inner voice does more damage than any worry or whisper could ever do. It’s a scenario I know all too well.

In the thick of my work for Prada, I stopped listening to myself. I was driven by fear. I ignored my body, the truth of my heart. I was like a robot, totally focused on making money and fulfilling my need to feel “significant”. I lost connection to my purpose – my source. God.

I was so hell-bent on trying to be somebody that I ignored every single sign telling me I was on the wrong path (and there were many). I was angry, afraid and hurting myself because I didn’t know how to ask for help.

I was ignoring a bigger truth – no one does it by themselves.

I was overworked, underfed and trapped in a relationship that was so obviously over. It sucked. Big time. I was dying a slow death. I was caught in a lie. Can you relate?

Fear, ego and addiction can keep us from trusting anyone.

They hold us back from those big breakthroughs. Our big dreams. Our deepest connection to truth.  Ever notice how right when you’re on the brink of something big… you get crazy distracted? Almost feel like you are going nutso? I know I do.

When I ignored the connection to my heart’s truth and went off track… I felt alone. But I had friends and teachers, good people who put out their hands with fierce love and guided me home. I call them my Angels of Fire. I am where I am today because there were people in my life who fought for me.

Their love was stronger than my fear.

And one of them asked me a question I’ll never forget:

“Why don’t you ask for the help you really want? Trust yourself. If you don’t speak  for your soul’s truth, no one will.”

Sh*t, she was so on it. I was afraid to ask for help. I had big trust issues.

Do you have angels of fire? It is my goal, my truth, my work to be that for you – for the people who need it most.

So, before you read any further ask yourself these questions:

1. Are you afraid to ask for help because you will look weak?
2. Where are you not trusting in your life?
3. Do you need to change that?

Then… It was time my time to be set free.

Bye bye Prada… hello malabeads. I had to change – no, not just change. I had to strip down to my foundations. It was time for a complete overhaul. I quit my job, my “perfect” relationship and left my cool west village NYC apartment to head for my dream: to teach yoga in Los Angeles and help people see that they’re more than their past.

And I’ve never looked back.

I won’t B.S. you – it was damn scary. There were times I felt alone and thought “Maybe I’m crazy…” But I had my heart, my angels, and my mentors to support me. I had my trust in the source, in the divine.

Outside it looked like total destruction… and it was. But that’s what’s needed to make a change like that.That’s what it takes to live an extraordinary life. Those are blessings in disguise that help you to cultivate humility.

I know you’ve been there too! You’ve walked the path, weathered the storm and are seeking new ways to live. And I’m gonna give it to you, with lots of love.

What Are You Willing to Accept More of In Your Life?

More love? More abundance? More Joy? What is it and how is this holding you back from what you yearn for day in and day out? What are you not allowing in? What are you keeping yourself from experiencing? Where are you not in alignment?

Uncertainty is what brings excitement to your life. Be the wild soul you are and do something bold today. Something that scares you. Something that you are avoiding because your ego is afraid of it, but your soul is hungry for it.

Here’s What You Should Do Now

1. Watch this video  and get an Angel of Fire – someone whose love outweighs your fear.

2. Find out Why YSU may be a good fit for you.

3. Tell me in the comments below exactly what you do when you are not living your truth or how much it’s costing you not to.  What are you ready for?

I’d love to hear it and know that the community would too! Either way, do something for yourself that shakes it up.

Your soul is waiting for you to be free. Share, speak up and spread your light sister!

Enough is enough already…

You make beautiful commitments to yourself. You swear up and down that this time will be different. You’re so, so ready to take that next step and then… you hit a wall. You get distracted. Maybe you head off in another direction altogether. It’s ok. That’s just part of being human – but the difference is that you see it clearly now. Now you know it’s a pattern. It’s time to wake up, to stop just talking about it and start step into action!

Do you find yourself holding back for one reason or another? Me too!  

But today is different, I bare my soul to your naked eye. Today, I share my heart and place it humbly at your feet. And today, it’s up to you to receive it, to take the call to action and join me to embody the realized woman you know you are.

It’s time to…

Shed those fears.
Become undeniable and let your nectar touch the world.
Be the flower who knows when it’s time to bloom. No more holding back.

It’s vulnerable. Strong, and oh so perfectly right. Resistance doesn’t work. Understand the need to let it go. Bloom just the way you are meant to.

A flower never stops sharing herself. 

Her nectar is given fully. Her essence simply is. I was eating breakfast sitting in my living room taking in the lilies in bloom. They were bold in every way. Their posture poised to give, their scent permeated my home and they were all just celebrating life.

I sat in wonder and awe, curious to know if it’s possible for each of us to do that, to show ourselves in full color without feeling ashamed? Embarrassed? Afraid?

Sometimes, the mind replies, but not all of the time.

Easy for a flower.

Is it? I always wonder this when I take the time to witness the beauty of any flower. I am amazed at the blooming process. I can feel her unfolding. Her struggle as she opens her petals and just announces to the world “Here I am.” I often feel this way, and I am sure you do too. But we’re a little different from a flower. We are privy to different levels of consciousness – we have our ego. They don’t.

Life just wants to live, and we get in the way of it. [click to tweet] Understanding that is part of the human process of “waking up”. Focusing on all the areas of your life where you shine, struggle or hide away and charging towards them, boldly. It’s easy to write about it, think about it, dream about it… but when you’re faced with actually doing it… something else comes into the equation.

Ah, the ego. Sweet, sweet ego. Thoughts of “We just can’t do that!”
Or the voices of our mothers, grandmothers, teachers, fathers, brothers… you name it, they left their mark.

I know you get this… you wouldn’t be reading this post if you didn’t.

So the question is: what’s to be done differently? Let’s explore one of the most important questions.

What would you do if you could not fail?

What if no one was really watching you? What if everyone who you’re afraid will criticize you secretly wanted you to be as bold as the lily, opening her petals to share her nectar, scent and song?

What if they too would rejoice in you, fully being you?

It doesn’t have to just be a secret dream. It can be your reality. Yes it can. I know you have moments when you feel connected to yourself. It may be in nature, dancing, at the beach. This is because you are nature, you are joy. You are made of exactly the same stuff.

It’s time to wake up from holding yourself back. Wake up out of that sleeping state!
Wake up & know that your thoughts are only there to be challenged and released in order for you to be unabashedly you. Won’t you join me and women around the world who are just like you? We are there waiting with open arms, filling our lungs up to sing our truth together.

Live as boldly as a flower in bloom. 

Today is that day for me. I am opening my petals, letting it all hang out — so to speak. The picture in my big mind’s eye is being exposed to you, my sweet soul.  Yes, exposed. And I can take it. I’ve survived and grown up.

I’m not the little girl any more! I’m open to it all – the love, criticism, joy, question, excitement and loss. [and I share with you in this soul baring video what I gave up in order to live as boldly as that flower, hint it involves a man.]

Today I have shed my fear, my old thoughts with you. I’m swapping out that “Everyone else can do it, but I can’t,” idea and trade it in to be that flower sharing my essence.

I call out to your essence. Join me and devote yourself to your values, to experiencing life from a place of joy, pleasure and full expression.

You have a ticket. A front row seat waiting for you over at Your Souls University. Want to peer in and see what’s possible for you?  Tell me what you are get rid of in order to live from your essence. Stop denying and give yourself permission to be.

You will meet 3 women who are just like you. They blossomed, did not hold back and are permeating their truth in the world unapologetically.

Catch you over there.

xo,

P.S. Thank you for sharing and spreading the word to women who are wanting to wake up. We need to do this together. Take a stand and bring your sisters with you.

I have a question for you: why haven’t you gotten the results you’ve been waiting for?

I understand what you want this year, and the changes you’re ready to make in your life.
You know in your bones that 2012 is going to be a powerful shift on this planet, and you want to make sure you keep the promises you make. You’re ready to live life to the fullest, despite your fears. You’re ready to trust your inner desire – your soul. I’m just like you sister, I get you.

And I’m committed to supporting you. I know you want to rock it out, but there’s still a part of you that may be fluctuating over to the doubt side. That’s normal.

The most important part of your breakthrough is to release what no longer supports you.

I know you get that you have to let go of old beliefs and shift away from old patterns in order to become the woman who goes for her dreams. You know very well that if you don’t do it,  no one is going to do it for you. This is your soul’s desire, and it’s in your hands alone.

It’s a contract you made and it’s time to get back to it or you will be struggling until you just can’t take it anymore. I have been there so many times and learned that is not how I want to roll in the world.

What can you simply not live with anymore?

Today, I want you to take inventory and find out for yourself. Take a good look at how you start your days, go to sleep and what you put your attention on.

This will help you pinpoint exactly where you need to make a shift. This is a short and powerful exercise — it’s a space maker that will give the new you more room to breathe.

Grab a piece of paper, write your answers to these questions fast. Let them flow.

1. What are you doing that’s more like an addiction than a discipline? What keeps you from being motivated? Are you doing it to get away from something? Be aware: that’s a distraction from your ego. It’s holding you back from your breakthrough – be the warrior here, sister.

2. What thoughts, habits or people keep your ego happy, but divert attention away from your truth leaving you in pain?

3. How are you holding yourself back and denying your birthright to be creative, happy and abundant,

When you complete this list, get your ritual on. Perform a ceremony to release it and let it go.  Burn it, flush it, tear it apart… do it how you do. Now for the fun part.

How to refresh, reset and be in alignment with your truth

Say this out loud right now: All of my needs are met.

Feel it. Take it in. Pretty powerful, right? Say it again.

Go to sleep saying: All of my needs are met.
Wake up saying:  All of my needs are met.
During the say remind yourself: All of my needs are met.

See it as clear as day, your needs being met. Feel it. Even if you can’t see it happening right away feel it, raise your vibration to meet this. Let it be your mantra.

Give yourself permission to see the best possible outcome for yourself and watch the results in your mind’s eye multiply. Go big, be bold, tap into your potential.

When you do this, you begin to align with source, the universe, God, or whatever name you give it. You take a break from getting caught up in lack, limitation, doubt, fear and worry. Your dreams begin to have more space to grow. Your life becomes devoted to living your fullest potential.

You remember who you really are.

Open your eyes to witness how the universe arranges itself to work in your favor. It may not look exactly how you imagined, but it will surprise you nonetheless. You will have a new sense of your center.

This is the secret of the mystics, and you are one of them. So now is the time to stay on track with your unique expression. You no longer give in to an old way that keeps you in a lie.

You get to party with abundance, prosperity and joy.

No more buzzing out of control and losing yourself to your thoughts. When you set yourself free from outdated habits, distractions and ideas, you hold to knowing that you are supported. There is a force at your core that is open to receiving more blessings.

When I did this what happened for me.

I was asked this very question. I went through my list, did my ritual to release what I was no longer going to do. I was able to let go of the “easy” stuff… but when I got to the harder parts, my ego was like “Yeah, I’m ok with that, and that… but NOT THAT! Are you kidding? That’s what keeps me going. I’m not ready to let that one go!”

I struggled. I agreed I was not going to stop doing this. Until my body ached, the noise in my head spun me to a place that was near panic and I said to myself, “Woman, if you are going to get that book published, live from your dream and go for it 100%, and inspire women to take action and go from fear to being unstoppable, living their most fullfulling life then you have to let go of this one HUGE thing your ego really loves  in order to be the woman who does it.”

You have to get firm with that whiny teenager in your head – your ego – and put her in her place. When you let out your roar, she will listen. She will let you take charge.  Then you can release what you no longer need and actually end the struggle for good. Then you can receive the blessings.

Can you feel it?

I know you have something you may be embarrassed by or even ashamed of. No judgement sister, be the warrior mystic you are and see it for what it’s worth. It’s only distracting you from the goodness that is your birthright.

You get this on one level and NOW YOU ONLY CAN LIVE IT.

Your ego will hurt for a day or so, then you’ll feel like you just shed 10 lbs, lifetimes of suffering and be on purpose with your soul.

Ready to take this to the next level and set your intention to stay committed to your results? Are you game to devote yourself to your true values and be free to start enjoying all aspects of your life? Then go here to get yourself a love note from your soul and discover the exact tools that will get you there.

It’s amazing when you see someone in alignment with their soul getting the results they desire. [click to tweet this] You can’t be what you refuse to see.

When you can see it, then you can have it. Let me know in the comments below what you are ready to stop doing to get the results you want. I can’t wait to support you to stay on track. Want to take it to the next level then check out this video now to find out what your soul wants you to know and how you can get into action manifesting your soul’s mission in this world. [Bonus Video Freebie: Awesome Dream Commitment Guide!]

xo,

Photo Credit: Akimm

As we honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, his famed ‘I have a dream’ speech is being blasted over the air waves. It brings me to tears every time. And I mean every time.

 He had a dream that would transform the world forever… because he saw injustice and refused to look the other way. He heard the call of his soul and, against all odds, lead the most important civil movement in US history. And the turning point was this timeless call to arms for love, understanding and equality.

YOU HAVE A DREAM. YOUR SOUL WANTS YOU TO WAKE UP.

Can you hear it?

I want to help you step into your truth like MLK, to see it so clearly you have no choice but to follow the call.

 Watch this video now and find out the secret that motivates me… it works like no other tips on the market. It’s powerful, concise and gets your butt in action.

Enough said… watch this now get a new perspective and let me know what DREAM you want to birth.

Feeling the itch to start taking actionable steps towards your big DREAMS in a big way? Don’t waste any more time, sister. Click here to get the love note from your soul.

Thanks for reading, posting and sharing. When we clearly define our dreams and celebrate truth together, we’ve raised the vibration for 2012. We’ve expressed our FREEDOM to the universe, and it can hear us loud and clear. Let’s pave the way together for POWERFUL CHANGE aligned with our values!

xxoo,