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Expand your Enjoyment in Life with Everyday Mindfulness

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 by Christy

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

How To Make Friends With Your Gifted Rainforest Mind – Part Two

Join another Truth-Telling episode with Paula Prober on The Alchemist’s Heart Podcast! Did YOU grow up as an unidentified gifted child? Do you have regular moments of guilt when you can’t seem to wrangle everything in your life? Imagine the relief you’ll feel as we gently and easily clear up misconceptions about your beautiful rainforest mind (or that of someone you love).

Let’s blow the lid off of preconceived notions about giftedness! There is a uniquely beautiful, complicated and enriching way of thinking and being that I bet you’ll relate to.

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How To Embrace Your Beautiful Rainforest Mind – Part One

Have you been told you’re too sensitive? Do you hold high standards for yourself and have a deep need for beauty, balance, harmony? You may have a Rainforest Mind!

Get the inside scoop with alchemist Paula Prober, an expert on the social, emotional and spiritual needs of gifted children and adults.

Lest you think this doesn’t apply to you, THINK AGAIN. A surprising number of people have no idea they’re gifted. WOW, are they startled when I press a copy of Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide to the Well-Being of Gifted Adults and Youth, into their hands! Stay tuned, because you’re about to learn something that can change your life . . .

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Inspire Your Heart and Unleash Your Inner Magnificence Now

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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Learn the surprising secrets of growing more beautiful and embracing your inner Goddess with alchemist Jennifer Robin on The Alchemist’s Heart Podcast!

Jennifer is the author of a gorgeous award-winning book, Growing More Beautiful: An Artful Approach to Personal Style. Her earlier writing, Clothe Your Spirit: Dressing for Self Expression, launched a twenty-five year career as an image consultant, makeup artist and fashion stylist.

Recognized for her innovative use of color and design, she is also a gifted visual artist and exhibiting painter. Jennifer combines her consultant’s expertise with her artist’s understanding that an authentic inner life is a deep, rich source of beauty.

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Inspire Your Life With This Valuable Invitation

Your invitation to inspiration has arrived!

Did you know the meaning of the word inspire means, literally, to breathe life into?

Join the adventure with the magical letter “I” in our A to Z alchemy exploration through an incredible poem (some might even say incantation) by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. I challenge you to let the words soak into your soul and inspire your own relationship with your uniquely beautiful and potent self.

Will you accept this invitation to inspire your life? I want to know!

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The Invitation

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain! I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it, or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human.

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How To Honor Your Deepest Truth Now

I know you bring your heart and soul forward to honor other worthy people, but do you do this for yourself? It’s time to learn the essential elements you need to honor your deepest truth and connect with your inner alchemist as we explore the letter “H” in our A to Z alchemy series.

The first and most important tool is honesty. Hiding from or ignoring the way you feel won’t protect you. It can prevent you from gathering the help and information you need to feel as healthy and whole as possible.

Bringing your awareness to what you are dealing with and how you feel from the inside out is incredibly empowering. Give yourself total permission to actually know how you feel.

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Mommy Guilt Solutions

Mommy guilt. You know how I encourage other moms to release their guilt? Well, I’ve been dealing with some of my own. Turns out, some mommies I know are already in full swing with back-to-school preparation. Their children have perfectly coordinated back to school outfits, reusable, earth friendly lunch bags, and all their school materials are lined up. Mine do not.

Now, either these mommies are incredibly eager for their little ones to move along into school, or they are way too organized. Or both. Either way, I’m not quite there. It’s not that I don’t look forward to the prospect of my firstborn entering school. I actually am. It’s that I don’t seem to find enough hours in the day, or even the desire, to do that level of preparation this far in advance.

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The Foundations of Sustainable Excellence

What are the foundations of sustainable excellence in everything we do?

How can we go beyond surviving into thriving in uncertain times?

I had an amazing opportunity to interview Tom V. Morris, one of the most active public philosophers in the world. He is the bestselling author of If Harry Potter Ran General Electric, The Art of Achievement and Philosophy for Dummies. He is passionately dedicated to bringing the greatest wisdom of the past into the challenges of the present to help you live an extraordinary life. With the New Year fast approaching, you’ll want to read Tom’s empowering framework for the “7 C’s of Success”:

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Healing Touch: Essential Component of Life

Have you experienced the pleasure of J.P. Cormier’s music?

I owe a debt of gratitude to my best friend for introducing me to Cormier’s album Another Morning. In the title track, this Canadian folksinger portrays a day in the life of an 83 year old man, declaring “…the days are growing longer, and I am much too old for anyone to hold.” This beautifully sung ballad prompted me to delve into the origins of its writing, discovering J.P. Cormier’s liner notes: “…I have seen the elderly left behind; by their families, by the deaths of their spouses, by life in general. We, the younger generations, should never let them feel alone. They are the ones who rocked us in our cradles, helped us take our first steps, and paved the way with their sacrifices for us to go about in the world trying to make our own small differences. They should always be remembered and respected for what they have done. This song is for them…”