What a year it has been! I personally have had one huge rollercoaster ride, amazing highs and dips, spins, starts, stops and lows. I have felt exhilaration and exhaustion all in the space of a week. I am so grateful for the massive business growth of my business, my extraordinaryfriends and the love of my close family members. I have learnt so much, even though definitely felt someone was peeling the legendary onion with a blunt knife at times; through determination, vision and steely resolve let the layers fall away.

Has this made me a better person? Has it all been worth it? Is there a meaning in the pain, the ups and downs? I have to believe that there is and that even though at times I don’t get the process and order of things that there certainly is one. The most profound thing I have learnt this year, through my own experiences and those that surround me, is that where my focus is, my attention and my associations of past experiences, is how I react to the now. It is something I always knew, and the events of this year have certainly brought a deeper level of understanding.

I now look to the future more; I now see the present with different eyes. I no longer define myself on whom and how I have been, yet more on who I am being and becoming. I plan to step into 2012 with more vision,more purpose, more courage, more love and much more focused intent than ever before. I have firmly decided that I am a sum of my actions today and I get to choose my actions for tomorrow. Read more ...

Self-love is the purpose of my current healing journey. I heard the words back on July 23rd 2011. I wrote in my journal at that morning :

Today I have 8 hours in the Dialysis Ward for both Dialysis and Plasma Exchange. This will be my 5th trip this week. The people on this ward are such friendly people and it is a great atmosphere. When I first went in there last Monday the ward was decorated with streamers etc, I thought maybe a birthday, no I found out later it was the football colors of Queensland and New South Wales.

The message that self -love was my journey was downloaded  when I was having what was to be my last Dialysis treatment. I was just sitting there in a meditative state and I received the message. So this is what this kidney failure was all about. I also kept hearing that this was my soul's journey.

I wrote in my journal that day that this was where HEART centered living comes in and also The Law of Empowerment - more about that in an upcoming post. I know that empowerment and dis-empowerment are major players in this journey I am on. I slept well that night after watching the movie Beaches and I cried and cried. Now that is a very empowering movie. I then rested most of Sunday. Monday morning I drew the cards Harmony, Power and Soul- Mate and wrote the following: Read more ...

The video tells the story of my Healing Journey

On July 16th I woke up in bed 28 in Medical Ward 2 at Tweed Heads Hospital. My wrist was tagged- yes I was a number and each day I would be asked what my name was and my birthday, plus was I allergic to anything before some tablet or drip was administered.

I also found myself with the joys of a catheter bag.

My joy was discovering that I woke up to look out on a tropical garden and I could see the sky- bliss.

I landed up here through the emergency department we were went on Friday night. I had no idea what was wrong and when I got to meet my magical Dr whose name I heard as Krishna- I felt the angels were looking after me.

He told me that I had a serious kidney failure and he would be starting some serious medication- I was not at all interested in the diagnosis and said I would be meditating and focusing on the healing process. He was supportive of that. The video is the start of my healing journey and the tools and processes I have been using on a daily basis

For those of you who want to know more detail what I had is called ANCA-negative pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis. There is no known cause.

This is part one of a series I will share on what I am doing and the tools I am using to heal myself and support my return to wellness. I hope they will be useful and empowering for many.

Do you have a Healing Journey story? Please share in the comments

Be inspired, be empowered, be the change and make a difference TODAY! And remember to have FUN

The healing practices of the Universal Tao of Mantak Chia

Hi everyone! Kim here from the Art of Health. I invite you to experience the healing and calming meditations of the Universal Healing Tao. This week we will be showing you HOW TO RECHARGE YOUR LIFE BATTERY and giving you an experience of THE INNER SMILE MEDITATION. These are amazing tools for calming the mind and promoting the relaxation and healing response in the body.

Universal Healing Tao Free Teleseminar

Listen live by phone or online, or download the recording any time

12 noon-1.30pm 2 September 2011 (NZ time)

(Note - this will be Thursday evening in USA)

Click here to find the time in your time zone

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Dis-Ease, Illness and Judgment How easily we judge ill health. Some people have even gone so far as to say that ill health is due to something we are doing wrong in our lives. Countless books have been written that assure us that if we practice positive affirmations, forgiveness, compassion, meditation and love, we will heal ourselves and if we are doing it we will remain healthy and well. In this show we look at the beliefs we hold around illness and discover that over the years people have been led to believe that physical well-being is a direct representation of spiritual alignment and depth of being. It is not. Dis-ease is saying you have reached a level of your spirituality where you are able to access unconscious soul beliefs that are now ready to be redeemed.

You are being called to an Event that will take you into a very personal process. You may experience many aspects of yourself including the deep, dark, and emotional or the light, bright and joyous.
You may transcend these aspects of your ego and find a deeper fuller connection where your truest vision may be realized.

It is natural, even normal, to struggle in a process like this. Many of the great masters of ancient traditions experienced times of struggle as they found their way to a brighter way of being. As we release ourselves from attachments of ego we are freed for a life of greater and brighter joy. 

This journey is yours. We will give you the opportunity. Let go of all expectations. All we ask is that you open your heart, mind and body and say ‘yes’ to the experience. The universe will respond accordingly.

Listen to your calling - Join us 

When: 6 Days – October 10 – 16, 2011 

Where: At Joshua Tree Retreat Center in the Mojave Desert of Southern California 

What will we do there: Read more ...

Dear Friends:

I am Donna Bell. I have been a coach and consultant for years with individuals, communities and Corporations. I am an author and expert on "Integrity of Space™. I am here to teach you how you may connect with your Home and Life. Your home is truly your abiding sanctuary, not only from the world; it is the compass for connecting with a new world that affects our society. The degree in which you allow your self to be be trained by your environment is the degree you may receive a Radiant New Life.

The key to having this life of which I speak is Space. Our Homes and Businesses are filled with so much noise which is seen in the way in which you are connected with your physical space. "I will sort this pile later, I will put the dishes away tomorrow, I can ... can... can... later..later.. later." This becomes your constant drumming of this someday world. Your world is bustling, incessant calls, tending to and project after project. Sound familiar?

The ego is great at demanding you have no time to focus on your home, your environment, desiring someone else may take over your job, especially when being successful. You have more important things to do. What amazes me is how often we miss the message and outcomes that occur  any time you connect with clearing up what has been on your mind. This is way beyond completion. The Glory of Home is a sacred foundation available to you as you attend to what calls to you. Your home is your opportunity to notice who you are being within your home. It is not another thing to manage and get on top of, it is an intimate guidepost in connecting with your life. How alive is your environment? How much joy are you having without racing continuously? Read more ...

I talk to an expat in The Hague, who wrote her powerful memoir and published it along with an audiobook and music CD, in less than 12 months. Her book went from brainwave to bookshelf ... to business in double-quick time. Niamh talks to me about finding her voice, walking her talk, truth, authenticity and how and why she chose to write about her abusive past. Her local marketing tips will inspire other authors to take advantage of author readings and use them strategically to boost their businesses.

I have just finished reading Emotional Balance: The Path to Inner Peace and Harmony that is changing lives and helping others heal. I heard Roy say today it is book for reading many times. The last time I came across a book like this was with The Journey: A Practical Guide to Healing Your Life and Setting Yourself Free by Brandon Bays. That was a turning point in my life back in 2000 and I feel that this book and meeting Roy have come into my life at another time on change.

This is the link to the interview I did with Roy just before Hay House released the book to Amazon in March.