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Expand your Enjoyment in Life with Everyday Mindfulness

Giveaway Alert! Ready for something special? I’ve discovered a gem of book for YOU!

No matter HOW smart, capable, brilliant, or gorgeous you are (and you ARE more than you can possibly know!), it’s challenging in the BEST of times to incorporate the mindfulness skills we KNOW can improve the quality of our lives. And let’s face it, nothing in the past year has felt like the best of times..

There’s just so DARN many things we “should” do to take care of ourselves (and I DON’T advocate “shoulding” on yourself) that get lost in the flurry of the “must do’s” for everyone else.

You know exactly what I’m talking about, right? Because sometimes it feels like the whole world might collapse if we stop for a moment of peace.

This is where the genius of Melissa Steginus can help transform EVERYTHING with Everyday Mindfulness: 108 simple practices to empower yourself and transform your life. The lovely people at TCK Publishing sent me free copies of her book, and one of them may be for YOU!

Everyday Mindfulness guides you through powerful mindfulness practices that help you rewire your habits and rewrite your life. With step-by-step instruction and evidence-based exercises designed to integrate into a busy schedule, Steginus makes it simple to integrate the changes you dream of. Your time and energy are your most precious resources; how you spend these shapes your entire life. Everyday Mindfulness can ensure you spend them on what matters!

You’ll enjoy the “slow and steady” approach which makes it easy to explore simple practices in small doses while finding your favorites. Everyday Mindfulness is designed to use day by day over 108 days, but I also like to flip to a page – any page – for guidance that feels just right for that day. I discovered beautiful reminders about nourishing my soul (day 67), engaging in play (day 31), and sharing in wonder (day 106). Everyday Mindfulness reminds me of a lifetime favorite – The Joy Diet – with its simplicity and potency.

Now YOU can be entered into a drawing from my magic bowl to win a FREE copy. Just send a quick note saying YES by Saturday, February 27th to christy (at) thealchemistsheart.com and I’ll let you know if you’re the lucky winner!

With Love and Alchemy,

Christy

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Inspire Your Heart and Unleash Your Inner Magnificence Now

Print Today is tremendously exciting!

It’s a day that I want to celebrate and share with YOU and ask for your love and support, because my very intimate and personal soul story, The Secret Glade, is featured in the Unleash Your Inner Magnificence Kindle book released this morning.

I keep pinching myself that my sacred story, along with twenty-nine others, has been published by five time best-selling publisher Linda Joy of Inspired Living Publishing—the boutique publishing company dedicated to ‘transforming women’s lives one story at a time’.
Dreams do come true!
As you’ll discover Unleash Your Inner Magnificence is filled with soul-inspiring stories of women, including YOURS TRULY, who summoned the courage to own their magnificence and, in doing so, transformed their lives, relationships, businesses and/or health.
As each of us discovered, when you tap into your courage, and claim and bring forth your magnificence and gifts, it breeds self-confidence and serves as powerful inspiration for other women on the path. As you learn to let your inner light shine brightly, you will attract the perfect partners, experiences and opportunities.
It’s time to get this sacred and inspiring compilation of stories into the hands and hearts of women around the world.

That’s where YOUR love and support comes in!

Order a copy of the Unleash Your Inner Magnificence Kindle Book TODAY and receive 25 gifts of gratitude.

Yes, really! As a gift of gratitude for your purchase of Unleash Your Inner Magnificence you’ll receive access to 25 gifts of gratitude for your personal development library from me and my co-authors as well as my publisher.

Please support this sacred soul project!

As my publisher Linda Joy shares in the Introduction…
“I passionately believe that when women share their stories, truth, and wisdom with authenticity and vulnerability that they have the power to inspire and empower another woman on her journey of healing and self-discovery. The sacred stories in Unleash Your Inner Magnificence are from vibrant women who faced their fears, healed their hearts, and claimed their feminine power. My deepest desire is that their stories will inspire you to unleash YOUR inner magnificence.”

This beauty is only $2.99 on Kindle and I know you’ll be finding inspiration within 10 short minutes! Please let me know how Unleash Your Inner Magnificence touches your life, and what you think of the story I never thought I’d share publicly, The Secret Glade.

Thank you for the blessing of your readership!

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Find Your Right Life No Matter What with Martha Beck!

Martha Beck, Author of Steering by Starlight!

martha-beck-books-197x300Do you sometimes lose sight of who you really are?

Have you been so focused on taking care of others that you not only overlook your personal stress and unhappiness, but neglect to nourish yourself?

Do you know how to find your right life no matter what?

Now you can with Oprah columnist and New York Times best-selling author of Steering by Starlight! Join Martha Beck, of www.MarthaBeck.com, one of the best-known life coaches and authors in America, and me the Mommy Muse, as we discuss how to find your right life no matter what. Dr. Beck’s passion is reconnecting people with their essential selves. Let her gentle advice assist you in solving problems while fostering your strengths and creativity.

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The Joy Diet

books-joy-dietThe Joy Diet changed my life.

8 years ago, I felt lonely and unsatisfied as a caregiver. I was homeschooling my 5-year-old while chasing after my toddler and caring for my elderly grandfather at home. My days were filled by tending to the bodily functions of other people (and rarely my own). Although I loved my family fiercely, I knew something needed to change.

With no time to read, but desperately seeking help, I downloaded an MP3 of The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life by Oprah columnist Martha Beck. Within 30 minutes, I knew I had hit gold. It turns out that the original meaning of the word “diet” had nothing to do with food, and everything to do with the way we live our lives. In her typical down-to-earth, unassuming style, Martha delivered on the book’s promise to help me add 10 simple behaviors to my way of living and thinking to enhance my life. Her action points were so remarkably do-able, even on my fully packed schedule that even I could follow through.

The ten “ingredients” of The Joy Diet will challenge and delight you. Martha recommends working through the practices in order, making sure each one feels like second nature before moving on to the next. Just one step a week is all it takes. The first assignment, “doing nothing” for 15 minutes a day, is tougher than it looks! By the time you integrate the next action steps, creating and absorbing a daily moment of truth and exploring one of your heart’s desires, you will be well on your way to creating a life you actually enjoy. And if you want to expand your enjoyment of life beyond what you thought was possible, add in the final seven ingredients: creativity, risk, treats, play, laughter, connection, and feasting.

Sounds easy, right? After all, you’re “just” tuning into your deepest truth and learning how to be good to yourself with play-filled steps. Yet it is impossible to incorporate these life ingredients without transforming long-standing patterns of thought and action. While The Joy Diet is technically a diet for the spirit, I found myself feeling healthier and losing weight as I filled myself up ecologically from the inside out. So whenever anyone asks me if The Joy Diet will help them lose weight, I say “it certainly may, but that’s just a side benefit!”

I longed for one thing when I finished the book – something to remind me of each day’s steps and provide space to write down notes about my journey. Customized journal pages just for The Joy Diet.

Well, they didn’t exist – not yet. My family commented that I should approach Martha (did I mention she’s Oprah’s life coach?) to propose the creation of such a thing. Me? Are you kidding? Who am I to do such a thing? I hardly thought that was in the realm of possibility. But I did create a template for my own personal Joy Diet Journal Pages to assist me in my journey. Two years later, on a delightful radio interview with Martha Beck, I asked if official Joy Diet Journal Pages had been developed. Imagine my surprise when she said “No,” and suggested I contribute my personal template to the Team. Here was the exact opportunity I couldn’t imagine how to manifest not so long ago. The ability to collaborate with Martha Beck and share a life-enhancing tool with other people embarking on The Joy Diet.

Interested? Read (or listen to!) The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life, then send me a note or a post to this blog with your email address and I will enthusiastically send the Joy Diet Journal Pages to you!

And darling, if you’ve been busy tending everyone else’s needs and are scared of losing your chance to live the life you want, let’s talk.  Alchemy Sessions may be exactly what you’re searching for.  I can help you move beyond the soul-numbing grind and reawaken into life full of connection, magic, and extraordinary possibilities.  It’s time for you to feel ALIVE again!

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Gentle Advice for Solving Problems with Martha Beck!

The Joy Diet & Expecting Adam by Martha Beck

books-joy-diet (1)Do you sometimes lose sight of who you really are?

Have you been so focused on taking care of others that you not only overlook your personal stress and unhappiness, but neglect to nourish yourself?

Or maybe you’ve experienced an unexpected pregnancy that completely unraveled life as you knew it.

Join Martha Beck (www.MarthaBeck.com), one of the best-know life coaches and authors in America, and me, the Mommy Muse, as we answer your questions and discuss Martha’s books The Joy Diet and Expecting Adam. Dr. Beck’s passion is reconnecting people with their essential selves. Let her gentle advice assist you in solving problems while fostering your strengths and creativity.