Sunday, July 31, 2011

Brand New Coaching Opportunity!!



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and don't forget to....EXPECT A MIRACLE



Saturday, July 9, 2011

"The Alchemist" Author: Paulo Coelho


One of my favorite books, The Alchemist, written by profound writer Paulo Coelho, is a beautiful fable about following your dreams. I love this book with all my heart and often give it as a gift whenever possible.

This is the story of a boy who sets out on an incredible journey based on a vision he sees in a dream. On his path, he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms, that guide him to his ultimate destiny.

A couple of my favorite lines that stuck in my mind were:

“My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer,"

the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky.

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.

And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams."


“The boy and his heart had become friends,

and neither was capable now of betraying the other.”


Interesting little side note: One of my clients has had the privilege of building a friendship with Paulo Coelho. I have learned that even his text messages are just as profound as his books!

Journaling


Nothing beats a great decaf vanilla latte, a pilot 1.0 black gel pen,

and my journal to start or end any day.


You will never see me without my journal. Even if I’m making a quick run to the grocery store, I take it with me, ‘just in case’! It is my constant companion, and has been since I was in junior high.


If you ever got to peek inside, you would see gratitude lists, everyday mundane thoughts and feelings, random conversations with strangers, moments of venting, song ideas, affirmations & advice from people I never want to forget, manifestation lists, best and worst days of my year, prayers (and ANSWERS), lists of books I’ve read, and pages and pages filled with pondering life, and what it all means.


Journaling gives me a true perspective of who I am, who I’ve been, and who I’m becoming. It’s more than a daily log of events in my life, it’s about my ‘connection’ to those events that allow me to get even closer to my true self.



My Kindle


When the kindle first came out, I never thought I would use one. I love my books too much! I could spend hours in a bookstore, sitting in a comfy chair, speed reading through all the books that call to me on that day.


So when

my sister gave me a Kindle for Christmas last year, I had no idea how

much I would grow dependent on it. I find myself downloading the books (for 1/2

the price!) I want to read, but wouldn’t necessarily buy. I can also download my documents, like lyric sheets, or notes for a meeting. And I really love the option to highlight lines and make notes as I’m reading.


The best part is when I’m headed out of town, to the beach or just across town to a coffee shop, I don’t have to make up my mind what I’m going to want to read. My lovely kindle holds everything to suit any mood.


I still buy books though, just like I thought I would. And it makes me incredibly sad to see all of favorite bookstores going out of business.


Why can’t we just live in a world with both?


The Right Teacher


Having a teacher/guide/mentor/healer inmy life
is simply one of the best gifts I’ve ever offered myself.

I have experienced such transformation and growth in my life, that I can’t imagine not having it. I have also learned, that my consistency is the key. When I would go to someone only in crisis, I would learn how to manage that particular crisis, but not necessarily grow the muscular structure to not repeat it. Today, I don’t wait for something to be ‘wrong.’


When life is going really well, or I’m in the middle of creating something really meaningful to me, I make sure I’m connecting with my teachers. I want to use my ‘whole’ life as an opportunity to grow and experience my highest potential self. As the saying goes, “God imagines more for us, than we ever could.”


This is also how I know I’ve found the right teacher for me.


They can imagine more for me, than I do, and stand in that possibility, until I can, while holding no judgement, opinion, or excuse as to why I’m not there already.


I am grateful to have many specific teachers in my life that fit this very description. So far, they have come in the form of coaches, bodyworkers, holistic practitioners, nutritionists, energy healers, intuitive guides, astrologers, pastors, and meditation/yoga teachers.


Some are there for a season, some are there for life. It is true that when the student is ready, the teacher appears, and often, teachers appear everywhere.


We are never done growing, and we never get to a

point of knowing all there is to know.



The beautiful thing is we’re not expected to know how this whole life thing works, and

...we don’t have to go through it alone.

The BEST Green & Protein Powders ever made!



One of the greatest things about being Artists is that we rarely work a typical day of 9-5.

However, our demanding schedules require

so much from us, the first thing that can go out the window is our nutritional health. If you're like me, you may even go into an 8 hour creative zone, and not even realize you haven't eaten.


This year, my nutritionist gave me the gift of

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The Ormus Greens powder is the BEST TASTING

green smoothie I’ve ever had!


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It’s packed with Pro-Biotics and flavored

with stevia & peppermint so I can just mix it w/ water when I’m on the road!


At home, I usually make it with raw milk, bananas, and some cod oil, and I have all my nutrients for the day!


The vanilla protein powder is also full of amino acids, and gives me that

boost of energy I need first thing in the morning, or to make it through

a long night in the studio. YUM!


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Herkimer Diamonds



I have never studied or worked a lot with crystals, but this one has made me a believer in the powerful properties they are known to hold.

Herkimer diamonds aren't diamonds. They are clear quartz formations which, because of their brilliance and diamond shape they've been given that name. These rare gems are found and mined only in Herkimer, NY. They are ‘double terminated’, meaning they hold DOUBLE the magnitude.

I wear mine during coaching & writing sessions, around large groups of people, or when I just want to feel a ‘boost' in my energy.

These particular crystals can be incredible inspirational tools, making the contact with our higher levels of consciousness more easy, boosting our creativity, helping us ease inner tension, raise self esteem and establishing a feeling of wellbeing and joy. This is also one of the most powerful gemstones for releasing and discharging the energy blockages within our auric energy field.

I haven’t tried this yet, but word is you can even use this to make a healing elixir when you’re feeling run-down or weak. Just let it stay over night in a glass of pure spring water, and drink it in the morning before starting your day!


"Lessons In Becoming Myself" biography by Ellen Burstyn



If you are an actor, this book is a must read. If you are a woman, the life journey of this brave, ‘mother-less’ artist will speak to you in all the places that hurt.


Ellen Burstyn has lived the epitome of an Artist’s life, complete with abusive parents, high school tragedy, showbiz triumph, reversals of fortune and a heroine in search of professional and spiritual fulfillment.

The only thing annoying about reading this book, is I had to stop to take notes on my kindle, every other page! I rarely have the experience of reading a line that I always want to remember, and this book had several.


LESSONS IN BECOMING MYSELF is a captivating book that will teach you plenty about acting, technique, style, the power of sufi healing, magic in our lives, the genius of Lee Strasberg, and how to reinvent yourself and keep going on even when everything in your world collapses.


Energy Clearing Baths


Do you ever feel 'drained' after a big show,
or even after a few hours with another person?

Every artist/person needs some energy clearing tools, and this is one of my favorites!


As a speaker and performer, and someone who

would take on the energy of others all day

long, I desperately

needed a way to clear all the ‘heaviness’ at the end

of the day.


That’s when I discovered Sea Salt and Soda Baths.

Soaking in this combo sucks all the negative stress

toxins out of your body.


The amounts aren’t necessarily important, but I do:


1 cup Sea Salt or Epsom Salt

3/4 cup Baking Soda

few drops of lavender oil (for calmness and to help even the worst insomniac!)


I also say a simple prayer,


"Please remove any negative energy that is not

my own. (I give it some time, to feel it leave my body)


Now, please remove any negative energy that is my own

that isn’t serving me and my highest good. Thank you.”


Then, a few more minutes of meditating, visualizing, or gratitude

and you’ll feel like a brand new person!


P.S. The pic above was my bathtub with a view at the Trump Soho in NYC.

Another one of my favorite things!

"Power vs. Force" Author: David Hawkins "Truth vs. Falsehood" - David Hawkins

At first glance, these books look like they would probably be a great cure for Artists with insomnia.

However, once I learned how the energy of music can be calibrated on a scale (0-1000), therefore determining it’s impact and longevity, I was IN!


As a songwriter, a coach, and a human

being, the tables and information in both of these books have been beyond valuable. This book took me beyond the “law of attraction’, and even inspired me to learn Muscle Testing as a tool to use for myself and others.

Below are just a few songs that were tested on an Energy Calibration

scale of 0-1000, 1000 being the highest form of energy possible. (Jesus Christ)


Interesting side note: A majority of people in the world resonate at a 200 or below,

essentially meaning we don’t know the difference between what’s true and what’s false.


The Rolling Stones - “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”

Level 350 (Acceptance/Forgiveness)


The Beatles “Ob-La-Di-Ob -La -da”

Level 500 (Love)


Pachebel, J. - “Canon”

Level 690 (Enlightenment)


Louis Armstrong - “What A Wonderful World”

Level 590 (Ecstasy)


Gangster Rap, Punk Rock,

Heavy Metal, Gothic Groups

(35-95) (Guilt, Grief, Hatred, Fear)

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"You Can Heal Your Life" - Louise Hay

This is one of the very first books I read on the importance of how you think and what you believe and how both are connected to the body and the dis-ease we create.

Honestly, I wasn’t willing to commit to this idea right away. I don’t know how many times I would go to a bookstore just to look at the table at the end of the book, to explore the emotional attachment to whatever pain or illness I was experiencing that week.


Finally, I had an appt. with 2 well known ayervedic doctors from India, and after just looking at me, they said, “You used to suffer from chronic sinus infections.” I replied, “I still do!” They disagreed with me, but then said, “Aww...only when you’re around your family!” I went straight to Borders to check their diagnosis with Louise, and it was a perfect match! I then shared this information with a holistic practitioner, who cured my life-long sinus suffering by clearing the emotions attached. I then went back to Borders, and bought the book. Today, I am a firm believer, and I use it all the time.


Another great book along the same lines is written by an amazing gifted healer in Utah, named Karol Truman. (For you country music fans out there, she is Dan Truman’s mother from Diamond Rio!!)

"Feelings Buried Alive Never Die"

Author: Karol Truman


God's Love, We Deliver

Apparently, you really can get ANYTHING you need in NYC!

“Earlier this year, I was in NCY writing “Amenjena” with Nicole Scherzinger for her new album, Killer Love. We had very little time or sleep, and the pressure was ON. One afternoon, after hours of getting nothing, I took a walk to clear my head and pray, and this is the first thing I saw as I rounded the corner. Immediately, I was inspired...and the song wrote itself."

The mission of God's Love We Deliver is to improve the health and well-being of men, women and children living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other serious illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition. They prepare and deliver nutritious, high-quality meals to people who, because of their illness, are unable to provide or prepare meals for themselves. Throughout the year, the Delivery drivers take their vans to the streets of the five boroughs of New York City, Newark and Hudson County in New Jersey. Come rain or shine, August heat or January cold, their drivers knock on six hundred doors every day.

All of their services are provided free of charge without regard to income.

This is an amazing organization to support and share with others.

Every little bit makes a difference!

Be inspired here -------- https://www.glwd.org/

"Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life" Author: Wayne Dyer - Audio CD


I believe the reason this book resonated with me so deeply,

is because of the process it was written...


Wayne Dyer chose to research all 81verses of the Tao Te Ching, written five hundred

years before the birth of Jesus by Lao-tzu in ancient China, by living, practicing and deeply embodying each principle fully before he wrote a single word.


The classic text of these 81 verses, offers advice and guidance that is balanced, moral, spiritual, and always concerned with working for the good.

When I first bought the Tao Te Ching, it looked great on my coffee table, but honestly, the few pages I read, hardly stuck with me.


I bought “Change your Thoughts, Change your Life” as an audio cd, and listened to a chapter each day I was driving over the canyons in LA. For the first time, I was embracing the eternal beauty of the Tao Te Ching,


and L.A. traffic didn’t bother me at all.


Amazing events for Indie Artists

I’ve had the honor of being invited to speak for the Soundcheck gang in Utah twice this past year, and both times I left inspired and impressed.


Not only do I LOVE the people who run this event, but I feel the intention behind everything they do is in alignment with what every growing Artist needs.


The Soundcheck Series is part of a nonprofit organization that offers monthly workshops and expos that are oriented specifically toward educating and supporting artists in any genre about every facet of the music industry.


Here’s the coolest part: If you can’t get to Utah, you can become a member and get access to online video archives of exclusive industry interviews, and all past workshops and events!


Oh, and if you are in the industry, and you would love the opportunity to give back, THIS is the place!


Check out their website for more info:

http://www.soundcheckseries.com/

"Your Soul's Plan" - Author: Robert Schwartz


I’ll never forget the day one of my teachers shared with me the idea that,

“we choose our life, before we ever enter this life.” In my effort to consider everything a possibility, I began studying this more, and pondered the questions, “If this is true, why would I have chosen that father?” or “Why did I choose that traumatic experience?”, or “Why was that one relationship necessary?”


Your Soul’s Plan is one of the first books that I read, that gave me answers.


So often, when something “bad” happens, it may appear to be meaningless suffering. But what if your most difficult experiences are actually rich with hidden purpose - purpose that you yourself planned before you were born?


Robert Schwartz presents all the possible explanations of what we are doing here, and why we are here. I’ve read this book over and over...just considering all the possibilities.

"Letters to a Young Poet" - Author: Rilke

My old publisher gifted me with this book, and I have bought so many copies for others, that I’ve lost count! This is one of the first books I ever read that left me feeling understood as an Artist. I’ve read it several times over the years, and each time I hear something new. This story is made up of 3 years worth of correspondence from the famous poet Rilke to a young ‘wanna-be’ artist seeking advice.


One of my favorite passages is:


“I want to thank you for the great confidence you have placed in me. That is all I can do. I cannot discuss your verses; for any attempt at criticism would be foreign to me. Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism: they always result in more or less fortunate misunderstandings.”



HELPFUL HINT: When you buy this, you better just go ahead and buy two copies, because if you lend this book to other Artists, you will never get it back. I have probably bought over 15 copies myself.