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APPLICATION – Appreciate the moment.  Appreciate your strengths and weaknesses.  Appreciate who you are, a unique being with personality and soul.  Appreciate the gifts and challenges in your life.  Appreciate your work, income, clients, employer, employees and referrals. Appreciate your health, your body, your senses, your ability to walk and live.  Appreciate the acts of kindness and contribution you offer others, and that others contribute to you.  Appreciate others unique qualities, their foibles, quirks and gifts.  Appreciate your environment, your neighborhood, city, state, country and planet. Appreciate the government for providing a structure that strives for order, safety, education, services and justice.  Appreciate the entertainers, the artists, the business owners and entrepreneurs, laymen, doctors, lawyers, dentists, massage therapists, dry cleaners, yoga teachers, manufacturers, farmers, teachers, executives, cab drivers, salesmen, managers, photographers, wedding planners, electricians and garbage collectors.  Appreciate freedom, free-trade, the stock market, opportunity, creativity and choice.  Appreciate joy, love, peace, kindness, humility, forgiveness, truth, honesty, integrity, knowledge, wisdom and grace.  Appreciate your stressful thoughts for expanding your awareness and allowing you to discover the truth. Appreciate the thoughts that allow joy and bliss to electrify your being.  Appreciate your vulnerability, your humanity and your willingness to grow and learn.

The only thing that stands between a man

- Richard M. Devos

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1) The upcoming Inner Peace Infusion Retreat, which is quickly approaching May 12-13th.

2) Various resources which can also support you in creating a life of freedom, flow and fulfillment.

Please take advantage of what speaks to you, and take in the tips offered here…

Had to share this client story with you today.

This morning, one of my coaching clients was really feeling stuck.  She’s smart and successful, but also in the middle of big changes in her life. New career? Moving? Starting a family? Attracting her soulmate?

Swimming in uncertainty.

Fortunately, she reached out for coaching support to help her navigate this period of transition.

While she’s wanting to feel in FLOW, she’s got a bad habit that is keeping her from what she wants.

It’s EXACTLY what get in the way for everyone! (Unfortunately!)

We can sum it up in one word – RESISTANCE. 

She’s resisting the progress she IS making, by not allowing herself to feel good and acknowledge it.

She’s resisting the uncertainty inherant to big life changes.  (You know that place between knowing you need to make a change — and knowing what’s next?)

She’s resisting taking action in some areas. Otherwise known as procrastination.

She’s resisting her power in many ways, by constantly criticizing past choices, current circumstances (that she got herself into) and focusing on what’s NOT clear yet.

As I explained to her, resistance shows up in many, many, many disguises.  It’s literally what sucks inner peace from our hearts and souls…and makes us miserable — even if there are plenty of good things also worth noting in our lives.

Do you see the ways you’re resisting in your life? (HINT: If you’re not 100% at peace in any give moment, there is SOME form of resistance infringing upon you)

We can resist self-care, resist support, resist our intuition, resist time constraints, resist our to-do lists, resist the past, resist the future, resist our humanity, resist our emotions and more.

The good news is, when we recognize we are resisting… or pushing back on something — mentally, emotionally, spiritually or physically – we begin to relax that resistance.

It’s like recognizing it hurts and is not productive to bang your head against a wall — so, you stop. Or at least slow down a bit.

And, without resistance… this beautiful thing called FLOW emerges in its space.

Without resistance… we can simply evaluate the choices available in the moment — and choose, one thing at a time!

One of the key things we’ll be covering at the Inner Peace Infusion Retreat is the 38+ forms of resistance
I’ve identified over the years.

Plus, we’ll be offering several effective strategies to relax resistance, no matter how it’s infringing on your life.

Imagine how amazing your life could be if you could radically diminish the resistance in your life — and optimize its FLOW?

That’s what’s available to you, for only $149.

There is still time to reserve your space and make arrangements to join us in 11 days in Ojai, CA.
CLICK HERE if you already know this event is for you, and you’re ready to register.

Q&A… (or shall we say A’s to your Q’s?)

I’ve received quite a few questions via email, and wanted to answer them publicly in case one of these questions was keeping you from gifting this event to yourself.

Q: Where is Meditation Mount in Ojai, CA?

A: Meditation Mount is located approximately 90 miles northeast of the Los Angeles airport, and 30 miles inland from the coast.  LAX is the BEST airport to fly into if you’re coming from out of state.

Q:  What times will we be meeting each day?

A:  We’ll begin at 10am and end approximately 6pm each day. This gives you plenty of time to take in the break-taking views, enjoy a hike and get a really good night’s sleep.

Q: How many people will be attending?

A: This is an intimate gathering, so there is plenty of time for personal questions.  I’m expecting 20-30 people.

Q: What about lodging?

A: We’ve made special arrangements at an inn in Ojai, which is just 5 minutes from Meditation Mount.

Q: Will you be simulcasting (doing a live video feed) of this event if we live in UK or overseas?

A: No. But, you’re welcome to purchase the previously recorded Inner Peace Infusion Retreat on 7 MP3 or CD’s by clicking here.

Q: What can I expect to learn at the Inner Peace Infusion Retreat?

A: Here’s my promise to you: You’ll…

* Know EXACTLY where to find inner peace within yourself in any moment, regardless of what’s going on externally or internally!

* Master key tools and strategies for returning to your peaceful power, even during the most challenging of times.

* And have plenty of time to practice accessing inner peace over and over and over again — in a safe environment so you’ll have the confidence to handle anything life throws your way.

There is still room, but space is limited… so RSVP today!

All the details for the Inner Peace Infusion Retreat are ready for you HERE. Will you join us in 6 days?

I thought sharing her story could inspire you.

She’s been on a path of personal & spiritual development for sometime, and is recently feeling worn out from all the classes and programs she’s done through the years.

This is especially true, because her life STILL isn’t where she wants it to be.


She’s been struggling to keep up with self-care practices that she WANTS to do, but some how isn’t doing them — whether the time is available or not. Frustrating!

She finds herself reacting emotionally to her husband more often than she’d like, which only escalades the disconnect between them.

She’s not taken action on her “real dreams” of starting her own business, which has her feeling worse about herself.

And, this is an otherwise successful woman!

I often use the analogy of trying to vacuum a room with the electrical cord NOT plugged in.

No electricity.  No power.  No working vacumm cleaner.

When we’re NOT plugged into our primary source of power… life is hard!   We react. We procrastinate. We don’t take care of ourselves. And our dreams and goals don’t come together.

That primary source of power IS your sense of
inner peace.

When we ARE plugged into our inner peace and power…. it’s expoentially easier to:

* Respond lovingly to our partners… even if we disagree with them.

* Take focused and inspired action toward our most important goals.

* Listen to intuitive guidance with confidence.

* Find time to take good care of ourselves regardless of our busy schedules.

In other words… EVERYTHING COMES FROM INNER PEACE

A quick inventory of how your life is flowing, and you’ll quickly discover how tapped into your inner peace and power you are or aren’t.

Where ever you are is fine.  (Please don’t let this email serve to beat you up more if it’s not where you want it to be!)

And, no matter how much personal or spiritual growth work you’ve done, or how many areas are or aren’t working…. I’d love to challenge you to up the ante!

My client decided to make this one of her top priorities over the coming weeks and months.

Are you up for it?

There is ONE place where you can strengthen your connection to your greatest source of power — and master the skills to quickly return to your inner peace… regardless of what’s going on.  In just 2 days.

Having this skillset is the single most valuable asset you can have.

It’s all happening at Inner Peace Infusion Retreat on May 12-13, 2012 in Ojai, CA.

Check out all the details and reserve your space ASAP because spaces are filling up, and we’re only able to take so many people.  (Congratulations to those who have already RSVP’d!  Looking forward to spending TWO full days with you!)

If you’re ready to up the ante on your inner peace quotient and see for yourself how much easier life can be in ALL areas….

1) Visit my BLOG, and make a public commitment

2) Share what your top 1-3 areas where you find it most challenging to access your inner peace and power.

3) Register for Inner Peace Infusion Retreat to radically strengthen your connection to your greatest
source of power.

If you’re not sure if the retreat dates work for you, but DO want to commit to upping your inner peace quotient, take Steps 1 and 2.

I’m seriously on a mission to have thousands more enjoy the benefits of inner peace!  EVERYTHING comes from inner peace.

Are you going to be one of them?

The “Babies Multiplied” class emphasized how overwhelming those first several months will be, and how much help we’ll need.  It definitely had my husband quite concerned, and he doesn’t easily ruffle.

And, of course, we’ve received lots of “It’s going to be HARD.” And, “You’re going to be exhausted.”  (Nice positive affirmations, don’t you think?)  I know, I know, they were just giving me a dose of reality.

As we left the Babies Multiplied class, the nurse said, “Just don’t stress out.”

Here’s where I turned and smiled.

If there is ONE thing going for us, I’m really clear on how to find and return to inner peace.

And to set the systems in place to allow space for inner peace to thrive.

Since I haven’t been in labor, delivered a baby or had the opportunity to breast-feed every 2-3 hours in the middle of the night, it may sound arrogant to think I can somehow do this with my inner peace intact…. even SOME of the time.

But, over the last 6 years, I’ve not only gotten precisely clear on where inner peace resides in me… I’ve become adept at returning to sanity and calm — even in the most emotionally turbulent of times.  (And, I’ve gotten really good at showing others how to do the same.)

Granted, sleep deprivation, turns the degree of difficulty up exponentially.

I won’t say I’ll be smiling peacefully ALL the way through labor, delivery and recovery.  I won’t promise NOT to snap at John when I’m sleep deprived.  And I won’t promise to not feel frustrated, overwhelmed or desperate at times…

But, I do know…without a shadow of a doubt, that inner peace is always moments away.

If you’d like to have this same confidence in staying present with yourself even when pain is high, your limbic brain (aka – emotional center) is seemingly out of control and mental warfare is chronic, then….

I invite you to join me next month for 2-days at the Inner Peace Infusion Retreat – May 12-13th in Ojai, CA.

Meditation Mount has invited me to lead this workshop by providing their gorgeous facilities and promoting to their community.  You’ll see how perfect this setting is to:

* Discover how to quickly return to inner peace regardless of what’s going on externally – or in your mind

* Be guided, so you know without a shadow of a doubt, where to find inner peace.

* Transform the biggest impediments to inner peace.

* Master the two most important relationships for inner peace.

And, when you CLICK HERE, you’ll discover how affordable it is to join us for these 2 full days.

Please check out all the details ASAP, so you can clear your calendar and take one of the sacred spaces BEFORE it fills up.

Since the babies are due in early August, this is the ONLY live event I’m leading in 2012.

Mastering inner peace can give you the confidence to handle anything life throws your way….even things WAY more challenging than having twins.

Please join me on May 12-13th in Ojai, CA at the Inner Peace Infusion Retreat!

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek,
but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

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