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How Are Your New Year’s Resolutions Going?

Connie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:52:37 +0000

It is February 2010 and I am guessing that by now some of your New Year’s resolutions are already starting to look shaky. We had a most interesting guest on our blog talk radio show last week, her name is Doris Helge, nicknamed the “Joy Coach”. She gave us some great insights about New Year’s resolutions. Here they are:

the word “resolution” implies that there is a problem
in an attempt to solve the problem we focus on the problem
intention and focus are pure power
what we focus on we perceive
by focusing on the problem we magnify it
we attract more of what we focus on – in this case more of the problem

The answer to this dilemma is NOT to just give up. Instead of looking for a “resolution” the way to go is to set a positive intention. One example might be the positive intention of getting fitter. Then start asking yourself a number of questions:

How can I have fun accomplishing this goal?
How can I enjoy getting to where I want to be?
How can I enjoy doing what I do?
Is this a stepping stone? (useful question when problems arise of obstacles start to appear)
What is the smallest step I can take right now to improve my situation and lead me to my goal?
What is the tiniest thing I can do to turn this around?
Say to yourself: I am starting right now to….and take some action, however tiny it might be

The questions above might seem really simple or even trivial, but they will lead to some great insights and solutions. The power is (as always) in applying this knowledge and taking action. It is fun to look at the theory but only by doing can we grow, learn and gain experience. The key is to take tiny steps, not to set so huge a goal that you are doomed to fail before you even start.

If you want more guidance from Doris, go and download her free ebooks from:

http://www.freejoyonthejobebooks.com

Doris’ own supply of joy springs from her own personal growth, so she’s a natural at assisting her clients as they transform emotional pain into peace and personal power. They discover happiness at work and relish the rich rewarding relationships they’ve been craving. They learn how to use chaos, uncertainty and “mistakes” to their advantage. Doris also provides unique Mastermind Groups that empower her clients

Listen to the full interview here:

Till next time,

Connie,

Your Yoga Partner

from

http://www.yogainahurry.com

What is Techno Stress?

Connie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:22:34 +0000

When I first came across the word “techno stress” during our conversation with Doris Helge my mind conjured up images of tight bodies, sore necks and shoulders, overload from loud music and simply having too much stimulation and being inundated by technology in general.

I also thought about the frustration that a non-tech person experiences when technical matters go wrong, the computer plays up and the feeling of powerlessness that goes with that experience.

After our discussion with Doris I came to see ”Techno Stress” in quite a different light. See for yourself whether you fit into some of the categories! Has your behaviour changed from being exposed to too much technology?

Watch out for:

being a personality type that is ambitious, high achieving, competitive
taking on far too much responsibility because that is just the way you are
mental fatigue
eyestrain, neck pain, shoulder pains, wrist problems, back problems
always expecting “yes-no” responses from people
becoming impatient when people elaborate or weigh up different points of view
becoming intolerant to long winded information or even stories
expecting everything to be instant
expecting others to perform on command (like a computer)
forgetting that others can see things that we can’t see and that reality is not black and white
expecting everyone to perform like a computer (usually without you even realising it)

I am sure the list could go on. One of the big “aha” moments for me was that technology and computers affect our behaviours and the way we interact with each other.

I suspect in the future, as more people spend more and more time staring at computer screens and interacting with them all day long, some of these behaviours might become acceptable or “mainstream”. I already can see the beginning of a chasm opening up between people who live in the cyberworld most of the time and those who don’t….

I have friends who are 6-15 years older than I am and all this technology is just too much for them. They have no computer and no internet and the only way we can communicate is by phone or meeting up in person. A phone call takes a lot longer than sending an email and so I am guilty of putting these phone calls off for a long time….

How to stay happy and joyful despite spending a lot of time in the cyberworld? How can you combat “Techno Stress”?

Consider the following points and take action!

nurture your inner needs
when irritated and abrupt create a buffer between computer time and interacting with a human “Mirror” (remember – what we dislike in others is something we need to work on ourselves within our own personality)
bond with others
look after your “real life” friends
spend quality time with others
take real breaks from the “screen” – even it is only 30 seconds at a time
limit the total time you spend with your computer
stretch and yawn
get out into nature

Make a start and implement at least one idea. Do you want to know more and get some of Doris’ free ebooks? Please go to:

free ebooks about happiness at work

Doris also provides unique Mastermind Groups that empower her clients

To listen to the full interview during which Charly and I discuss many other things with Doris, click on the player below:

Till next time,

Connie,

Your Yoga Partner

from

http://www.yogainahurry.com

Creating Abundance at Every Level

Connie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:36:46 +0000

Creating abundance – it is something everybody wants to do but lots of us somehow never quite get there. Charly and I talked to Iyabo Asani from www.coachiyabo.com who has some very interesting things to say about money, wealth and abundance.

Iyabo has been practising law for over 20 year and ran her own busy law firm. Outwardly she was successful at every level but deep down she knew that there was something missing. She described it as having too much and yet not enough at the same time.

This finally got her searching for her own inner truth and happiness. With the help of a life coach she discovered her inner genius and was able to become true to her own heart. A lot of what she said really resonated with me and is in total alignment with many yoga principles.

Here is what Iyabo had to say about discovering your own inner genius and creating wealth and abundance:

Listen to the cry of your soul, stop hiding what you really want and need (in other words become authentic)
Become true to your heart
Once you are true to your heart, others will either move out of your way because they no longer resonate with your or they will join youon your path
Unleash your creativity in whichever way you can (remember creativity is vast – in can incorporate every aspect of your being)
Work on synergising and balancing your right and left brain, your chakra system and get connected with your higher self, spirituality or God (what better way to achieve this than to practise different aspects of yoga!)

Money is the tangible result of your inner genius. Apart from unleashing the inner genius it is essential to take good care of yourself, look after yourself and love yourself. Loving yourself is not selfish, it is all about valueing yourself. By placing value on ourselves money will flow towards us to add more value. We need to heal our relationship with money and to do this we need to heal the relationship with ourselves.

In spiritual circles money is often considered “evil” or not desirable as the real riches lie elsewhere. This might be so, but plenty of money enables us to do a lot of good, to make the world a better place. How can we be of service if money worries eat away at our very substance, our health, our wellbeing?

Some more important points that Iyabo mentioned:

Reclaim your power over yourself – don’t let things or other people have power over you
Set appropriate boundaries
Reward yourself in little ways
Learn to say no
Get yourself a coach or mentor or enrol in a self development course to help you reach your goals faster

Listen to full interview here:

Are you interested in joining a 365 day course with Iyabo where you get daily emails, some audios, a group call once a week, access to a private forum and more? Click this link to find out more:

http://stretchyourmindandbody.com/blog/coachiyabo

Till next time,

Connie

Your Yoga Partner

from

www.yogainahurry.com

The Fearless Factor

Connie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:39:53 +0000

Today Charly and I talked to Jacqueline Wales from http://www.thefearlessfactor.com
Jacqueline has an amazing history and achieved many things in her life that she would have never dreamt of. She is an inspiration to listen to.

The “Fearless Factor” is all about going beyond fear. Fear is based in our imagination (unless it is a real life threatening situation). Our imagination goes into overdrive and into a very negative mode. Our only reality is here and now (which is also one of the very basic yoga principles). We have no idea what will happen, we can’t possibly know.

We can project into the future in a positive way by saying to ourselves something like: “If I have it my way, this will happen…” This way, we have much more chance of achieving a positive outcome. We can incorporate positive statements into our meditations and visualisations. We can specifically create a meditation for ourselves that helps us overcome our fears. Including simple sentences like “I am safe”, “I am ok”, ”I am protected”, “Mother Earth is supporting me” will go a long way to calm our mind and put our fears into perspective.

We need to question all our beliefs once we are adults because all of us live with somebody else’s beliefs and fears in our minds. How many fears were instilled in you when you were little?

Fear is like an abyss, we need to work out how to get to the other side and the only way is to jump – it is not as far as you think it is. Fear can also be defined as the “inability to trust”. This could be not trusting ourselves or others. On the other side of fear is love, especially loving yourself, and the firm belief that anything is possible.

Being fearless is not the absence of fear but the ability to get to the “other side”. How to overcome fear? Start acting “as if” or like some of my mentors have put it: “Fake it till you make it”.

Fear has 5 elements:
• Loss
• Abandonment
• Rejection
• Humiliation
• Failure or success

When we have fear one or many of these 5 elements above are activated. All these elements interrelate. To manage the fear of failure just redefine failure as something that “didn’t work”. You simply did not have enough information or you did not have the right information. Whoever or whatever caused this to be so is irrelevant. Don’t dwell on it, just move on to the next thing. “Next” is one of Jacquelines favourite words. During relaxation practice letting go of thoughts, fellings, fears – just see them dissipate into the distance, dissolve, disappear. The fear returns, just exhale it again and watch it dissolve in the distance.

One practical hint from Jacqueline on how to overcome your fears:
Carry palm cards with you whereever you go and write down any negative thought or fear that comes to mind as soon as it does. Then turn the card around and write the opposite thought on the back.
This is a great tool as it graphically reminds you every time you have self sabotaging thoughts and you have an opportunity to turn them around.

To listen to the full interview, click here:

Jacqueline left us with one parting thought: “Remember that fear is an option”.

Till next time,

Connie

Your Yoga Partner

from

http://www.yogainahurry.com

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An Interesting Internet Giveaway – Check It Out

Connie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:28:38 +0000

Last week Charly and I discussed “Giveaways” on our radio show. Giveaways are events on the internet which you can take part in. Usually giveaways have a theme or a directed at a specific interest group. A lot of them have gifts that are of interest to internet marketers and people who run internet businesses. We understand that these gifts would be of little interest to most of you. So Charly Leetham and Lenore Miller have done something special.

But let me start at the beginning: When somebody decides to organise a giveaway (a mammoth task by the way!) they first of all need contributors or JV partners who are willing to give a product (usually downloadable) or a service free of charge. Charly and Lenore Miller from Outrageously Healthy have organised the “Outrageous Health Giveaway” for anybody interested in Health and Wellbeing. They organised some fabulous contributors who have made available some great gifts for you.

Check them out here:

http://stretchyourmindandbody.com/blog/mowb

As a “member” you can then visit the giveaway as often as you like and download as many of the products as you want free of charge in return for giving your name and email address to the person who contributed the gift.

In case you have a gift you want to contribute it may not be too late, talk to Charly and Lenore here:

http://stretchyourmindandbody.com/blog/mowb-jv

To learn more about giveaways, here is the link to our show:

There are really some great gifts in there, have a look and check them out. I started downloading them but haven’t finished yet. A number of contributors have never taken part in a giveaway before and this is a great way to get to know them and what they have to offer.

http://stretchyourmindandbody.com/blog/mowb

Connie,

Your Yoga Partner

from

http://www.yogainahurry.com

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Intuitive Eating – How Could It Benefit You?

Connie — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:52:17 +0000

This week Charly and I had an amazing conversation with Gillian-Hood-Gabrielson whose specialty and passion is to teach women about “Living now, instead of waiting to lose weight” , “Taking back power over food” and to “Re-ignite the relationship with your body”. This is very much in alignment with yoga – living in the present moment, becoming aware of your body and establishing a good, healthy and respectful relationship with it are some of the foundations on which yoga is built.

Gillian comes from a personal training background and her relationship with food was fraught with difficulties from an early age. She finally discovered “intuitive eating” and has been on that journey ever since.

A lot of us have a love-hate relationship with food, we know what we should be doing and eating and yet – somehow it just doesn’t work, we don’t manage to follow through.

Intuitive eating is not a diet, healthy eating or lifestyle. In a nutshell it means “eating when you are hungry and stopping when you are full”. Sounds so simple, doesn’t it? For a lot of us it is not simple because we have been conditioned to believe that we have to “Finish everything on our plate”, to “eat because otherwise the cook is unhappy, we don’t love her any more when we don’t eat lots of her food” or similar things. Often food is used to suppress emotions. “You are hurting – go and get an ice cream, it will make you feel better”. These childhood patterns continue to shape our attitude towards food and our behaviour around food all through our adulthood. Often we are not even aware that this is happening.

Intuitive eating means to become consistent – to eat when we are hungry and to stop when we are full. It is that simple. All food is permissible, there is no guilt. We gain gradual freedom.

Gillian also talked about the hunger-scale from 0-10. When we reach 0-1 we are extremely hungry, our blood sugar levels are low and the brain goes into emergency mode. When we are in this state we are most likely to overshoot the mark. We eat too much and instead of getting to a 6-7 which gives us a good feeling of satiety and just enough food for our needs we overeat and end up at number 10, feeling awful. The lesson here is to try and avoid to get to this 0-1 level. It is interesting that yoga should not be practised when we are extremely hungry or after eating a huge meal. The body should be balanced and in good condition when we start our session so we can gain the most benefit and the body and mind do not distract us too much.

We talked about other interesting matters relating to food, eating, tiredness and stress management.

Listen to the full interview to find out.

You can find out more about Gillian by going to her website which is http://www.healthieroutcomes.com

At the moment she is selling her e-book “Four Weeks to a New You” for 50% off. Grab it before the end of September for that price.

Here is to a New You!

Connie,

Your Yoga Partner

from

http://www.yogainahurry.com

Self Esteem Building with Dr. Joe Rubino

Connie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:42:52 +0000

Today Charly and I talked to Dr. Joe Rubino about Self Esteem and why he is so passionate and committed to help people increase their self esteem. Joe shared an incredible amount of information during this call and we really recommend you take the time to listen to it. It is the sort of information you can listen to a number of times and pick up something new every time you listen to it. It is full of what we call “gems”.

Listen here:

Dr. Joe Rubino is one of the world’s foremost experts on the topic of Self-Esteem and best-selling author of “The Self-Esteem Book: The Ultimate Guide to Boost the Most Underrated Ingredient for Success and Happiness in Life.” He has put together an awesome list of no cost bonuses to reward those who purchase his life-changing Self-Esteem System.

He’s also offering you a free insightful audio called “7 Steps toSoaring Self-Esteem” and a complimentary 1 year membership in The Success Achievers’ Club ($129 value) just for checking it out.

To read about these bonuses valued at more than $10,000, go to http://www.cprsuccess.com/sebonuses and learn how you can help raise the consciousness of the planet by elevating your own self-esteem or the self-esteem level of those you love.

Then pick up your Audio and Club Membership for free at
http://stretchyourmindandbody.com/blog/selfesteemsystem

Let us tell you a little about this life-enhancing Self-Esteem System. It’s being called the most comprehensive guide to simply and almost effortlessly raise anyone’s level of Self-Esteem. This 3 part program will benefit everyone – from those with deficiencies in particular areas to those with more pervasive self-esteem challenges.

THE Self-Esteem System will support you to:
1. Heal and Complete Your Past
2. Properly Assess Your Present Situation to Determine What’s Working Optimally and What’s Missing in Each of the 6 Areas of Your Life
3. Design a Compelling Future that Honors Your Most Important Values and Champions You in Manifesting Your Gifts and Living Your Life Purpose

To claim your f^ree bonuses, check out Dr. Joe’s life-changing work now at
http://stretchyourmindandbody.com/blog/selfesteemsystem

You’ll automatically receive an email with all the information needed to claim all your complimentary gifts.

Till next time,

Connie Your Yoga Partner,

from

http//:wwwyogainahurry.com

PS: If you do nothing else, do yourself a favour and listen to our show, you will never look at life the same way again! Here is to great self esteem for all of us!

Outrageously Healthy with Lenore Miller

Connie — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:12:04 +0000

I am so pleased Charly and I were able to interview Lenore Miller once more -now you have chance to listen to her talk. Last time the change to daylight saving time caused us to miss out on recording our call. Lenore’s energy, enthusiasm and passion are contagious!

Lenore talked about creating an outrageously healthy life for yourself – don’t put it off till you lose that weight or till you feel better – start today by looking at things you can be grateful for or happy about.

Lenore offers an mp3 called “Feeling Great for No Good Reason” on her site, go and get it here: http://stretchyourmindandbody.com/blog/outrageoushealth

Everything starts with a decision first – decide to become healthy and then create a toolbox for yourself that will help you along the way. One of the items in your toolbox should be the ability to create positive questions. Instead of asking – “Why am I so fat?” ask yourself something like: “What is great about today?” This will change your focus.

Lenore had a lot more gems to share, don’t miss out, listen to our show, I promise it will be well worth your time.

To help you along Lenore has made an incredibly generous offer. The first 10 people to listen to the call will get a free consultation with Lenore! Just email Lenore at: lenore@outrageouslyhealthy.com and mention the above blogtalk radio show! Don’t miss this great opportunity.

Till next time
Connie Your Yoga Partner
from
http://www.yogainahurry.com

5 Steps to Create Your Happy, Healthy Life

Connie — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:38:00 +0000

Recently I listened to an interview with Lenore Miller from http://www.stretchyourmindandbody.com/blog/outrageoushealth

During this interview she described 5 steps we need to take to get us to lead the life we want. I love the way Lenore laid all the steps out – she uses very graphic images.

Step 1 – the Dream

It all starts with a dream, an idea, some thoughts. You might call it a vision.

Step 2 – the Mountain

As soon as we have a dream we also have “mountain” – all the obstacles (real or imagined) that stand in our way. Yes, I would like to lead this happy life, BUT…..So we need to dismantle, analyse and overcome this mountain.

Step 3 – the Magic Wand

Write out your life as you would like it to be, in full detail, using all the senses. What do you see, what do you hear people say, what smells are there, how does it feel?

Step 4 – the Pandora’s Box

Contains all the tools you have at your disposal. There might be things in there you don’t even know about yet. Create new tools and put them into your box.

Step 5 – the Gift

Life is like a glass of bubbly champagne – top up your glass every day – it only needs 10-30 minutes of “me” time – a walk along the beach, getting out into the backyard, a bubble bath, lighting a candle….

Want to know more? Go to:

http://www.stretchyourmindandbody.com/blog/outrageoushealth

Till next time

Connie

Your Yoga Partner

from

http://www.yogainahurry.com

Align Your Mind, Heart and Soul with Margit

Connie — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:01:01 +0000

What an amazing blog talk radio show we had today with Margit Robson! Make sure you listen to the whole segment, Margit shares some amazing and profound insights and she explains everything in really simple terms. She uses the KISS principle – no, it is not what you think it is – Keep It Simple Spirit. At times my business partner Charly and I were lost for words because what Margit had to say resonated to strongly with us. Listen to our talk, you will get some great insights.

Margit has over 17 years experience as a gifted clairvoyant and teacher of the intricacies of spiritual development. Margit Robson enjoys sharing her gift with others to achieve clarity for their mind, body and spirit to provide inspirational addresses on finding the spirit within for positive life outcomes.

Margit is available as an inspirational speaker for conferences and seminars to enliven the spirit within audiences. Her mentoring skills are offered to all who seek to stay focused and balanced in life through her simple to learn techniques. Everybody needs somebody sometime, and Margit offers a guiding light to lift hope, instil trust and raise greatness.

You can find her site here: http://www.margit.com.au/

and here is a very special offer Margit has prepared for you:

http://www.margit.com.au/specials_21.html

Margit talks about the fact that the mind is our survival mechanism, our Mr. Fix-it and it is also the most powerful block which stops us from achieving our dreams.

All of us have “barriers” or “conditioning” which shapes our thoughts and actions. These “blockages” are created in childhood for many different reasons. At one time in our lives these barriers had a purpose, they did protect us or might have been useful in some other ways. Once we are adults, these barriers become hindrances and need to be removed. Fears of any kind complicate things, stop us trusting ourselves and stop us from achieving many different things.

Margit talked about the need to bring the mind, the heart and the soul into alignment. They are all different facets of ourselves and once they are aligned, everything else will fall into place as well. Our spirit talks with soft words through our heart and very often during our hectic lives, we don’t hear what it has to say.

One of the very important things we need to learn again, is to be still. Yes, we can re-learn the skill of being still, it needs time, practice and perseverance.

Do yourself a favour and listen to Margit’s interview – it is truly an eye-opener.

Also, Margit has made in incredibly generous offer to everybody who listens to her call. She is offering an amazing package.

Have a look here:

http://www.margit.com.au/specials_21.html

Here are is her site again:

http://www.margit.com.au/

Till next time

Connie

Your Yoga Partner

from

http://www.yogainahurry.com

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