How to develop inner strength & personal power

As we approach 2012, I don’t think I can ever remember a time when there was so much uncertainty in the world.  Helping people to stay strong in the face of such uncertainty and to remain steady, calm, relaxed and centered no matter what life throws at you is the aim of Barefoot Doctor Stephen Russell’s eight week online video based training course ‘School for Warriors 1 – The Eight Principles of Personal Power’.

Although this is a martial arts based training, it’s not about learning how to fight physically like a warrior – but about developing inner strength through learning the inner martial arts. In doing so, you can ensure that, however tough life gets, you have the focus, energy and spirit to not just survive, but thrive.

Stephen calls this ‘the warrior’s way’ and it’s a way that he has personally walked for 40 years. School for Warriors-1 is the result of those 40 years of practice and 30 years training others in these techniques. Although these transformational skills have been handed down from Taoist sages in ancient China, Stephen has brought the trainings bang up to date for busy people in the modern world.

And whilst martial arts can take decades to master, School for Warriors offers daily exercises that take an average of six minutes to practice, and so can be fitted in and around your life.

These skills were once so secret they were the preserve of the emperors and their warriors, but Stephen has demystified them and explains them in a simple way to help you transform your life by transforming your relationship with yourself.

Don’t take my word for it however – these are comments from graduates:

Patsy – “ I have been more confident in my own abilities and, certainly in my work environment, to stand up for myself and believe that the service I offer is valuable. I do not panic so often and don’t get paranoid about other people not valuing me. I am much calmer. “ Patsy

Chris – “Thanks Doc, you (and SFW) has become such a massive, positive part of my life, I honestly feel empowered!”

Sara-Jane – “SFW has been the key to enabling me to transform my reality in an amazing way …..dealing with the ups and downs that are an inevitable part of it and keeping my balance much more succesfully – just brilliant!”

Julian – “I am going to do SFW1 again and build from there. I feel I can keep going and get more of what I want and be happier in my own skin.”

John – “I would wholeheartedly say to everyone to try the course. Your life will be changed for the better and you will experience levels of peace and happiness you never thought possible.

If you feel ready to walk the warrior’s way – full details of the course are available here

Online ‘Ask Your Guides’ course from Sonia Choquette

Intuitive Sonia Choquette has a new online course designed to help you connect with and work with your spirit guides.

The four week video-based ‘Ask Your Guides’ course introduces you to the subtle realm of the guided world, and teaches you, step-by-step, how to directly experience the unconditional love and practical daily support available to you from your own personal guides.

Sonia says: “We’re all spiritual beings with a spiritual support system on the Other Side that oversees and helps guide our lives from the moment we’re born to the moment we leave our physical bodies and return to Spirit.

“Working with your spirit guides will take away confusion, save you wasted time and energy, direct you to your highest creative opportunities, guide you to prosperity and health, and bring a sense of safety and peace to your heart and life.”

To find out more about the course, click here.

Barefoot Doctor’s Health Solutions

I’m hugely excited to announce that this Sunday is the start of a brand new webinar series from Life Change Secrets and Barefoot Doctor, all about health and wellbeing in a changing world.

BAREFOOT DOCTOR’S HEALTH SOLUTIONS

In case you don’t know him, Barefoot Doctor, Stephen Russell is one of the UK’s most well known & loved personal development teachers. He and I have brought together some other really well known names in holistic health and wellness and asked them to share their tools, tips and techniques for optimising your energy, vitality, health and wellness.

With the world all a-wobble at the moment, it seems like a good time for all of us to learn how to stay calm and centred whatever life throws at us, so we’re simply delighted to bring you this series, which features people like Dr Robert Holden, Laura Silva Quesada, Paul Chek, Tim Wheater and David Sye – to namecheck just a few.

What is it?
If you’re interested in the power of the mind over the body or you just want to feel fabulous and raring to get out there and grab all that life has to offer, then check this series out.

There are 18 FREE online 45-60 minute webinars in total on a whole range of different subjects about health and wellness, from fitness to diet, s*x to stress and how to get a natural high without drugs or alcohol!  Dip in and choose just a couple of topics that really appeal to you or immerse yourself in the whole series.

You can find out full details about all experts who are being interviewed as well as register for the webinars here

Who should attend?
You can attend each webinar when it’s broadcast absolutely free of charge, so it’s perfect for you if you’re interested in:

•    How to feel & get healthier & stay that way
•    Simple techniques to release self-limiting beliefs that may be damaging your health & holding you back in life
•    Tips to boost your happiness & sense of connection
•    How to harness your energy to feel more vital, motivated & raring to go
•    Diet, nutrition & the impact of our environment on our health
•    Easy tools for dealing with stress & change

When?
The webinars will be broadcast from 14 to 21 August. Full details will be sent when you register – even if you can’t attend every webinar, it’s worth choosing your favourites as they’re packed full of useful advice and information that just might change your life!

Where?
Online, so you can attend from anywhere! Just log in on your computer, or dial in to listen on your telephone – you’ll get full details on how to do so when you register.

How much does it cost?
It’s FREE – so that’s up to 18 hours’ worth of solid gold information which won’t cost you a bean. BUT places are limited, on a first come, first served basis and are filling up fast.

How can I register?

You can register at lifechangesecrets.com/health/

If you’ve not taken part in a webinar before, don’t worry, it’s easy! You’ll get step by step instructions when you register – and if you need more help, then just email info@lifechangesecrets.com and we’ll be happy to help.

Registrations are going through the roof for this series as so many interesting people are set to share their insights, so to secure your spot it’s as well to register now

Do you have limiting vows around money?

We’ve all heard of limiting beliefs and fears, but what about limiting vows?  Tapping expert Margaret Lynch believes we can hold limiting vows in our chakras – the energetic data bases of our bodies.

Releasing such vows, the unconscious commands that drive our lives, enables us to experience deep healing and make important shifts in our life.

If you’re a bit short of cash right now, this could be a good time to have a look at a series of free videos which Margaret has produced to show you how simple tapping techniques can help you change your relationship to money.

Even if money, finances, and wealth are not your key motivators, the exercises can help you with limiting beliefs about sex, love, safety, health, and happiness, which are also stored in those chakra databases.

There are four free videos in total and all are rather pertinent in today’s economic climate, so if you’re feeling the pinch, tap along with Margaret Lynch – I’m curious to know how you get on!

Get access to the videos here.

Eckhart Tolle, Ram Dass, Wayne Dyer & Kim Eng events in Maui

Hawaii is the place to be if you want to see and hear Eckhart Tolle, Ram Dass, Wayne Dyer and Kim Eng live at the end of October – or online as there’s a live webstream.

Eckhart will be in conversation with Ram Dass and Wayne Dyer about spiritual awakening and the transformation of consciousness. This will be followed by separate retreats with Kim Eng and Eckhart Tolle.

Eckhart & Ram Dass

On Friday 28 October Eckhart talks with Ram Dass author of Remember, Be Here Now – published 30 years before Eckhart’s Power of Now.  An eminent Harvard psychologist and psychedelic pioneer, Richard Alpert changed his name to Ram Dass at the instigation of his guru Neem Karoli Baba, affectionately known as Maharajji, whom he met in India in 1967.

Ram Dass began an intense dharmic life after the encounter, pursuing a wide range of spiritual methods and practices from potent ancient wisdom traditions, including bhakti or devotional yoga, Buddhist meditation and Sufi and Jewish mystical studies.

His practice of karma yoga or spiritual service has opened up millions of other souls to their deep, yet individuated spiritual practice and path.  Despite a near fatal stroke, Ram Dass continues to uphold the boddhisatva ideal for others through his compassionate sharing of true knowledge and vision.

Eckhart & Wayne Dyer

On Saturday 29 October, it’s Wayne Dyer who will be conversing with Eckhart. Possibly the world’s best known personal development teacher other than Eckhart, Wayne is author of over 30 books including Manifest Your Destiny, Wisdom of the Ages, There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, and the New York Times’ bestsellers 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace, The Power of Intention, Inspiration, Change Your Thoughts—Change Your Life, and now Excuses Begone.

Kim Eng Presence through Movement

Kim Eng’s three day retreat will be held from 7.30pm Sunday 30 October to 12 noon Tuesday 1 November to help you learn how to access inner stillness and sustain it in everyday life.  Meditation and movement exercises include slow, gentle, Yin Yoga poses, Qigong to restore natural life energy and T’ai chi Presence-infused movements.

These practices activate life energy, clear energy blockages, and increase physical well- being and aliveness. No prior knowledge of yoga, t’ai chi, or other body-based spiritual practices is required. The exercises Kim teaches are gentle, enjoyable, and suitable for most people regardless of age or physical fitness.

Eckhart Tolle retreat

Stay on in Maui for Eckhart’s own retreat from 8pm Tuesday 1 November 1st to Thursday 3 November.  With “nature is a portal to presence” in beautiful Hawaii, people from all over the world will come together to open individually and collectively to the silence and joy of Being and to surrender to the depth and beauty of the present moment. There will be daily teaching sessions with Eckhart, and also time for enjoying the beautiful natural surroundings.

Attend live or online

There are 700 seats for each of the above events at the Hyatt in Maui, apart from Kim Eng’s retreat which is open to 120 people.

Eckhart’s talks with Ram Dass and Wayne Dyer are held from 1pm-4pm and priced at
$125.00 for premium seats, $100 for regular seats and $19.95 for live web cast stream.

Kim’s retreat is priced at $325 and Eckhart’s at $695 – with the live stream at $99.
By becoming a six month member of Eckhart Tolle TV you can save 25% on any and all live streamed events taking place in Maui.

Full details here.

The Gift with Neale Donald Walsch – free webinar

World renowned spiritual messenger and author of the best selling Conversations With God series Neale Donald Walsch will be in conversation with Sue Okell from Life Change Secrets on Thursday 4 August.

Neale will sharing insights into the gifts he has received in life – the people, places, books and events which shaped him – and the gifts he now wishes to share with the world.

About The Gift

The Gift is a new, regular interview series from Life Change Secrets where life changing people share life changing insights.

Sue will be asking Neale about the ups and downs of his life – his tough times living on the streets and the conversations with God he had, which led to his best-selling books and his ongoing work to share the messages they contain.

Neale’s words have crossed continents, touched millions and inspired important changes in the day to day lives of people throughout the world.  Together we will learn:
*        the gifts he has taken from the highs and lows
*    how adversity, fame and fortune have shaped and changed him
*    who his greatest teachers have been
*    the gifts he now shares with the world.

Support the CWG Foundation

The one hour conversation is completely free to attend – but if you would like to support Neale’s work through his Conversations With God Foundation, you will have the opportunity to upgrade and receive the recording plus some exciting bonuses (to be revealed on the webinar) for just $17 with ALL profits going to the CWG Foundation.

The Foundation’s work is so important – sharing the messages of Conversations with God, to help people change their lives for the better and ‘be the change they wish to see’ in the world. So if you are able to spare just $17 – not only will you be able to listen to what Neale has to share time and again whenever you wish, but you will gain some wonderful bonuses too – just listen in to the webinar for details. And don’t forget, ALL profits go to the CWG Foundation to help more people deal with their issues and challenges and make positive change in their life.

Places are limited for the free webinar and demand is likely to be very high, so please do register as soon as you can to secure your spot.  Register at:

http://lifechangesecrets.com/thegift/neale-donald-walsch/

Marianne Williamson’s Course in Miracles workshop streamed online

The latest technology will enable you to attend Marianne Williamson’s Intensive Workshop on The Principles of A Course in Miracles on 1-3 July, even if you can’t get to the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel in person.

Her workshop will be streamed live online so, provided you have a good broadband connection, you can enjoy listening to Marianne from the comfort of your home for half the price of the offline event.

Rare opportunity

Suitable for beginners or advanced students of A Course in Miracles, this intensive workshop is a rare opportunity for a concentrated study of the principles of the Course with a woman recognized throughout the world as one of its foremost teachers.

The theme is pertinent – shifting from fear to love. Marianne acknowledges that whilst many of us know intellectually that “love is the answer” to the confusion, stress and fear that can dominate our lives, actually shifting from simply knowing that to experiencing it can be harder said than done.

Learning to think differently, standing psychologically and emotionally on a different ground of being, is the spiritual journey from anxiety to peace and it can transform how we live and how we feel.

Become a miracle worker

Marianne says: “I have learned, as a student of A Course in Miracles, that the alternative to fear is love; the alternative to loneliness is miracles; and the alternative to depression and anxiety is to live the life of a miracle-worker. And any of us can become a miracle-worker.”

Sub-titled ‘The Miracle-Worker’s Workshop’, Marianne’s teaching will focus on the basic principles of A Course in Miracles and their application to our daily lives.

Most particularly, she will cover:

•    How do we make the switch from fear to love? What are the practical keys? What makes a miracle happen?

•    What makes forgiveness more than just a word, what does it offer us and how do we do it?

•    Where do our relationships fit in? Why are they often painful, and how can they be miraculous instead?

•    In what way is our relationship to God the key to our success in the world?

•    How do we find inner peace, and help create peace in the world around us?

The cost of attending the workshop is $200, with live streaming available for $100, which enables you to listen live and to download the entire workshop five times over one month.

Details for the offline workshop are here
Live streaming details are here

Dalai Lama live webcasts

Live webcasts of the Dalai Lama’s teachings in Australia have to be the next best thing to getting on a plane and being there in person… and somewhat kinder on the wallet.

His Holiness will be giving a variety of teachings from 11-19 June at various venues, which will be broadcast via http://www.dalailama.com/liveweb

11 June  Happiness, Life & Living – Karma and Reincarnation

11-13 June Shantideva’s ‘Bodhisattva’s Way of Life’

14 June  Happiness, Life & Living – Love and Forgiveness

17 June Happiness, Life & Living – Happiness and Compassion

19 June Happiness, Life & Living – Spirituality in the Modern World

You can get more information about the Dalai Lama’s visit to Australia here

Spiritual, not religious? What will you put in the UK Census religion box?

Why should people interested in positive change, healing, personal development and spirituality take an interest in the UK Census, which hits our doorsteps this month?

According to author and educator William Bloom, a director of the Foundation for Holistic Spirituality, putting ‘holistic’ in the religion box of the Census could influence our nation’s understanding of holistic healthcare, spirituality and well-being.

Holistic

The Foundation spent years drawing together a set of values which it believes most spiritual people share and choosing a word which would sum up those values.  ‘Holistic’ is that word and the Holistic Census Campaign being run by the Foundation aims to explain why people who consider themselves spiritual, not religious, might consider putting ‘holistic’ in the religion box of the census.

As part of this work, The Foundation for Holistic Spirituality is joining forces with Life Change Secrets for two free interactive webinars explaining all about the Holistic Census Campaign.

Two free webinars

At 8pm on Wednesday 9 March 2011 William will give an overview of why you might consider putting ‘holistic’ in the UK Census religion box.

Then at 8pm on Wednesday 16 March William will be joined by stand up philosopher
Tim Freke and interfaith seminary director Nicola Coomb to explain why they all believe it’s so important to use your democratic voice. They will be joined by Paul Allin from the Measuring National Well-Being Programme, part of the Office of National Statistics.

The Programme is gathering information and conducting a national debate about the nation’s ‘quality-of-life’. That includes the elements of life that matter to people most. Paul will pose the question “How important is your spirituality to your well being?” and share information on how, by using your democratic voice, you could help to shape future policy in areas such as health and education.

Get involved

Both webinars will offer you the opportunity to ask questions and give your feedback and comment.

To find out more, register for one or both webinars and/or receive the recordings, click the link below

www.lifechangesecrets.com/whyholistic

Could you live without money?

How would you survive if you had to get by without money? Impossible in this day and age? It certainly proved a stretch even for the affable and adaptable part time vicar and TV presenter Reverend Peter Owen Jones.

Having left the rich rewards of a central London advertising agency some years ago for a simpler life, he now ministers to three parishes in Sussex, from where his interest in the teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi lead him to investigate an even simpler way of life.

Intriguing questions

In the three part BBC series How to Live a Simple Life, we see Jones buying a last round the pub before handing over his wallet and cheque book to the accompanying TV crew for safekeeping – his challenge, to live without money for as long as possible.

This extremely enjoyable series raised some intriguing questions. Most tellingly in episode two, Jones muses with a Franciscan monk on the role ego plays in our dealings with money and with each other. We think how much money defines us – our status in society, our desire for independence, our need to contribute and be rewarded for it.

Seeing Jones wrestle with these issues, albeit in a rather contrived way, made for interesting viewing.

In the first episode he explores self sufficiency – growing his own veg, keeping chickens, helping on the farm and in the pub, gardening and labouring for whomever needs a hand in exchange for food and ale.

Home ground is not enough to test the concept sufficiently however, so Jones decides to travel west covering the 200 miles cross country from his home to Devon without money for food, shelter or transport.

Begging is illegal

Begging is illegal in the UK as Jones reminds us – yet he must ask for what he needs, overcoming his own embarrassment and resistance, as well as dealing with others’ reactions.

Now lets be honest – after two television series, Peter Owen Jones is not exactly an unknown face. It wasn’t entirely surprising therefore that relatively wealthy Waitrose customers four miles from his home were quick to supply him with the cheese and bananas he requested for a simple meal. It nonetheless made me squirm as I sensed him squirm when having to actually ask the question.

Support tribe

Continuing on foot, Jones needs a place to stay for the night and his attempts to gain accommodation on less familiar ground, sees him pulling out his mobile phone (not very St Francis!) to secure a sleep in a church on his first night away.

Deciding not to rely on his ‘tribe’ for support during the remainder of his trip, we follow him as he is filmed asking to sleep in sheds, outhouses and caravans with little luck. And I ask myself, what would I do if a slightly scruffy though kindly faced chap pitched up at my door in sturdy boots, jeans and fleece, with long black cassock belted over the top, a rucksack, travelling hat and walking stick?

Nation in fear

What would I say? I’d like to think I’d help, but would I? We are a nation in fear. Conmen (and women), yobs, terrorists and tricksters, asylum seekers, gypsies, rogue traders, addicts who’ll say anything to get cash for a fix– we’ve read all those stories in the popular press and we have become afraid. Very afraid. And its sad to see.

So as we now watch a weary Jones who has walked all day and needs to find a place to lay his head before night falls, we cringe in the knowledge that it could have been us making the decision and explaining, terribly nicely or somewhat more bluntly why, no, sorry, we could not assist. Or would we?

To be fair, Jones didn’t wear his dog collar so if you hadn’t seen the his programmes Around the world in 80 Faiths or Extreme Pilgrim, you would be unlikely to know he was a man of the cloth and a jolly nice chap to boot, rather than a cunningly concealed ruffian out to rob you.

Pleasures of giving

To hold the viewers interest, Jones’ journey is interspersed with a visit to an alternative community, a stay with a Muslim family and a meeting with a fan who hears of his trip and offers him a place to stay in return for prayer and spiritual succour. Tired but triumphant the Reverend, of course, reaches his destination.

In the last episode we see him back on home turf, exploring the pleasures of giving and being humbled by the outpourings of kindness from his parishioners as they fill his car with fuel and leave food on his doorstep, accustomed now to meeting his needs.

Scuppered

In the end its the car that scuppers the social experiment – or rather the car insurance – not something you can trade for a few hours graft or some not quite set home made grape jelly. The cheque book is returned and life returns to normal, almost.

You sense that the experience has been a humbling one for Jones. He benefits from great kindness and, as an able individual, has had enough of relying on that kindness.

The programme’s central message is that there’s a balance to be struck between the all consuming consumerism we were in danger of being consumed by and the austerity of a truly simple life.

Jones has a desire to earn an honest living and in turn takes pleasure in visiting a favourite antique shop or record store on occasion. You can’t fault that. His experiment gives us an insight into our society’s fears. His own lesson, if lesson he needed, is maybe that giving of itself without need for recompense brings rich rewards.

If you’re quick you’ll catch the series on BBC iPlayer.

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