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Inner Guidance From Your IGS: Amaze-ZEN!

May 16, 2016 John Uncategorized No comments

It’s no secret that around here it’s all about the inner guidance. Our CHI FOR YOURSELF guest this week is going to tell us about a system that wants you to be happy, successful, and stress-free- and you need only to go inside to find it!

Zen DeBrucke is an internationally renowned teacher, speaker, and coach whose programs have helped people all over the world transform their personal and business lives for the better. She’s the author of YOUR INNER GPS: Follow Your Internal Guidance to Optimal Health, Happiness, and Satisfaction. The book is designed to teach you to tune into this guidance to learn the best course of action in every situation.

Zen DeBrucke

That’s Zen DeBrucke on CHI FOR YOURSELF. This Thursday May 19th at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific at chiforyourself.com

Empowerment was the order of the day when we welcomed Cara Bradley to CHI FOR YOURSELF. Cara’s the author of ON THE VERGE and she brought us plenty of encouragement to not be spectators of life but to instead cultivate ways to live beyond our busy minds and be present in each moment.

Here are some of the talking points from the show:

Cara defines “Verge”
Her a-ha moment at the age of 19
There’s no such thing as self-improvement
Living in the heart instead of the head
Why rhythm is more important that movement
Verge practices and strategies
Do we all have some “drama queen” in us?
Coming down from the bleachers and getting into life’s game
Cara’s time as a pro roller-blader
Advice for dealing with low self esteem moments

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JohnK 5-16-2016

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Overheard:

“Inner guidance is heard like soft music in the night by those who have learned to listen.”
~ Vernon Howard

CHI FOR YOURSELF This Week: We’re “On The Verge” with Cara Bradley

May 9, 2016 John Uncategorized No comments

CHI FOR YOURSELF brings you empowering information, and this week we get a visit from the very empowered Cara Bradley, author of ON THE VERGE: Wake Up, Show Up, and Shine. Cara’s a passionate teacher of yoga, meditation, and fitness who has been in the trenches of personal transformation as a “mental strength coach” for more than three decades. Her intention is to help us reach peak performance at home, at work, and at play.

Cara Bradley

Hear Cara Bradley on CHI FOR YOURSELF this Thursday May 12th at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific time at chiforyourself.com.

JohnK 5-9-2016

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Overheard:

“The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for.”

~ Joseph Campbell

“Stop Being Lonely” (a how-to) and 2 CHI FOR YOURSELF replays

March 7, 2016 John Uncategorized No comments

Hard to believe loneliness could be a reality for many of us given that we are sooooooo connected, followed, friended, and liked. But on our next CHI FOR YOURSELF we’ll hear from someone who specializes in helping lonely folks. In fact, Kira Asatryan has been there herself and she’s put her findings into a book called STOP BEING LONELY: Three Simple Steps to Developing Close Friendships and Deep Relationships.

Kira Asatryan

Join us on the call for CHI FOR YOURSELF and guest Kira Asatryan on Thursday March 24th at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific at chiforyourself.com.

If you missed the last two editions of CHI FOR YOURSELF you can get caught up here…

Listen as “Peaceful Warrior” Dan Millman talks about his book THE FOUR PURPOSES OF LIFE: FINDING MEANING AND DIRECTION IN A CHANGING WORLD.

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Dr. LeslieBeth Wish is an award-winning, nationally honored psychotherapist and author of her research-based book, “Smart Relationships: How Successful Women Can Find True Love.”

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JohnK 3-7-2016

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“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”
~ Mother Teresa

Dan Millman on CHI FOR YOURSELF and- A Valentine’s Day “2-fer”

February 12, 2016 John Uncategorized No comments

He’s a former world-champion athlete and college professor, the author of numerous books, including Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior, The Life You Were Born to Live, The Laws of Spirit, and The Journeys of Socrates. Dan Millman is our scheduled guest on CHI FOR YOURSELF this coming Thursday February 18th. Dan will talk about his book The Four Purposes of Life: Finding Meaning and Direction in a Changing World.

Dan Millman

Be with us Thursday Feb. 18th at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific for Dan Millman.

We couldn’t let Valentine’s Day slip by without a look at relationships from our “Conscious Talk” point of view. So…..a couple of love offerings to honor the day!

In Love Cycles, veteran couples therapist Linda Carroll presents a groundbreaking model of the five natural stages of romantic relationships — the Merge, Doubt and Denial, Disillusionment, Decision, and Wholehearted Love — and a guide for navigating through them toward lasting love. Love Cycles helps readers understand where they are in the cycle of their relationship and provides a clear strategy for how to stay happy and committed, even in difficult times.

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Long-term happiness in love depends on a couple’s ability to repair the inevitable rifts and differences, large and small, that occur in any relationship. Neuroscience suggests that relationship upsets are best mended quickly, or they accumulate in long-term memory, increase reactive communication, and become harder to repair successfully. And good repair takes five minutes or less! The book Five Minute Relationship Repair from Dr. Susan Campbell and Dr. John Grey offers practical tools and suggested scripts for resolving problems and having your needs met.

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Be Well!

JohnK. 2-12-2016

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Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.

˜ Mother Teresa

It’s a Love Thing! Today on CHI FOR YOURSELF

January 29, 2016 John Uncategorized No comments

Just a reminder that today’s scheduled CHI FOR YOURSELF guest is Dr. LeslieBeth Wish. We’ll be talking relationships, but no flowers and candy here. We’ll look at intuition and it’s part in empowering you to make better choices!

Dr. LeslieBeth Wish

Be on the call today at 5pm Eastern, 2pm Pacific at www.chiforyourself.com.

Next CHI FOR YOURSELF: A Love “Wish” Just for You

January 27, 2016 John Uncategorized No comments

Since Valentine’s Day is almost here I wanted to tell you that our next CHI FOR YOURSELF guest will be talking about love, dating, and other matters of the heart. Of course we won’t be talking about the “flowers and candy” kind of love. Instead, we’ll look at relationships from an intuitive level with our guest Dr. LeslieBeth Wish. Dr. Wish is a nationally recognized author, psychologist and licensed clinical social worker honored for her pioneering work in love, career, happiness, and success. She’ll look at ways your “inner voice” can guide you toward love and help you avoid relationship pitfalls.

Dr. LeslieBeth Wish

Dr. LeslieBeth Wish on CHI FOR YOURSELF this Friday Jan. 29th at 5pm Eastern, 2pm Pacific. Go to chiforyourself.com at show time and click on the player to hear the show. We’d love to have you with us!

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What You Nееd tо Knоw Abоut Crеаting Chаngе in Your Life

January 18, 2016 John Uncategorized No comments

Chаngе can be diffiсult. Okay, we got that out of the way. It can be even more diffiсult whеn thе сhаngе is big. Again, no surprise. Let’s say уоu wаnt to brеаk uр with someone you love. You may be thinking оf lеаving уоur old job tо mаkе a transition tо a different job. Maybe you’d love to start your own business.

If уоu саn оvеrсоmе thе fear of fаilurе whеn you set out to make change, thеn a huge portion of the job is done. Bеlоw wе’ll look аt some hеlрful tiрѕ to guidе you through trаnѕitiоn.

You Nееd tо Truѕt Yоurѕеlf

Trusting yourself iѕ vеrу imроrtаnt in making аnу mеаningful change. It’s оnе оf the bеѕt things you саn do for уоurѕеlf in any area of life. Sеlf belief рuѕhes you to dо what nееds tо bе dоnе.

Bеliеvе thаt you саn dо it. You’ve done thingѕ оn уоur оwn that уоu (and maybe others) never thought уоu соuld.

Onе Chаngе аt a Timе

Thiѕ iѕ whаt I call change mаnаgеmеnt. Lifе сhаngе can be vеrу stressful if уоu attempt multiple changes at one time. You may еnd uр nоt асhiеving аnу. Focusing on a ѕinglе tаѕk makes success more likely when you take up your next lifе changing project.

Think of the сhаngеѕ thаt уоu nееd to make. Write them down if you have to. Then choose to work on them in sequence. This will leave you with mоrе drivе. And it will еliminаtе any роtеntiаl blосks to сhаngе уоu may encounter.

Mаkе Time tо Wоrk оn Chаngе

Take thе timе that you need tо work оn the сhаngе(ѕ) you рlаn tо mаkе. Remember the old saying “failing to plan is planning to fail”. Allowing enough time lets you take care of all the details involved with less stress.

You made a list of the changes you want to make. Very good. Now уоu саn also writе dоwn thе ѕtерѕ to tаkе to achieve your best rеѕult. Cоnѕult experts or mentors. Aѕk questions. Plаn the wауѕ you’ll асhiеvе уоu aim.

This is by no means the only list of tips. But it can help you start out with more confidence as you begin to mаkе important сhаngеs in your lifе.

JohnK 1-18-2016

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Overheard

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself”

˜ Andy Warhol

CHI FOR YOURSELF: Friday Edition with Tracey Ash

December 3, 2015 John Uncategorized No comments

The CHI FOR YOURSELF interview with Tracey Ash that had to be re-scheduled is now set for tomorrow. Tracey’s writing takes us through something called The Source Codes- a high frequency miracle- resource for powering intelligence and excellence. She brings with her word of new scientific and historical evidence on ancient knowledge technologies that accelerate miracles in your life and world, where it matters most.

Tracey Ash is the author of Ancient Egyptian Celestial Healing: The Source Codes for High Frequency

Tracey Ash

We’ll be starting a little earlier than usual- 2pm Eastern, 11am Pacific at chiforyourself.com. Be with us Friday December 4th for Tracey Ash.

JohnK 12-3-2015

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Secular Meditation: Practice From a Humanist Perspective:

November 23, 2015 John Uncategorized No comments

The CHI FOR YOURSELF interview with Rick Heller last week gave us some insights into how you can have a meditation practice free of any religious connections. Here’s a look at some of the points covered on the program:

Rick’s own introduction to meditation
the origins of secular meditation
the humanist community and Harvard
Eastern philosophies and secular meditation
secular meditation and a Supreme Being
prayer and secular meditation
universal love
the mind/body connection
the Serenity Prayer
Rick’s own mindfulness challenges
mindfulness practice in every day life
emotions and meditation

You can hear the show by clicking on the player. And a quick reminder- the next CHI FOR YOURSELF is scheduled for early December. Details coming in a GenLines post.

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Next CHI FOR YOURSELF: Secular Meditation- Intentionally Nonreligious

November 16, 2015 John Uncategorized No comments

You deserve to experience meditation’s rewarding effects on the body and the mind, even if you’re not interested in religion! Some in our CHI FOR YOURSELF community have said they question meditation because of its religious trappings. But our scheduled guest on the next edition of CHI FOR YOURSELF says meditation actually is an age-old secular practice with lots of scientifically verified physical and psychological benefits. Rick Heller is an author, meditation teacher and co-founder of the Humanist Mindfulness Group at the Harvard Humanist Community. He emphasizes the importance of meditation with a practical, evidence-based perspective.

Rick Heller is the author of Secular Meditation: 32 Practices for Cultivating Inner Peace, Compassion, and Joy.

Be with us on the call this Thursday November 19th at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific time at chiforyourself.com. for Rick Heller and Secular Meditation.

Be Well!

JohnK 11-16-2015

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Overheard:

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

– James Allen