Albert’s February Column in the magazine, Growers Talk

A horticulturalist shares what he is learning about himself and his relationship to his work.

Marlena Field at www.bodymindspiritcoaching.com is with me again for the second part of our interview together on the body and confidence.  

Filled with lots of information and inspiration for all of you as she discusses how the body plays a significant part in our sense of well-being.  Marlena has lots of ideas on what is confidence and how you tap into it through the wisdom of the body.

Enjoy Part Two!

If you haven’t watched Part One as yet, I recommend that you do that, too.

Blessings,
Jeannie

Marlena Field is a Professional Certified Coach. As an expert in using the body as a resource for change, Marlena created a body-centered coaching method, wrote a book and created CDs of live coaching demonstrations. Her techniques combine mindfulness and the body’s wisdom for the purpose of integrating body, mind and spirit. These help coaches and other helping professionals assist clients to access body information that creates a greater depth of insight, self-awareness and self-acceptance.

She can be found at www.bodymindspiritcoaching.com

I’m excited to share with you my interview with Marlena.  I’ve known and respected her for a many years as a colleague and friend and very much value what she has to offer you.  I’m also currently being trained by Marlena as a certified trainer for holistic professionals who want to know the principles of “body-centered coaching” – a method that is recognized by the International Coach Federation and created by Marlena.

Inspiring.  Clear.  Practical.  Honest.

Marlena gives you a practical insight about confidence in the first of two interviews.  I invite you to watch….

Stay tuned for the second interview as we explore how inner confidence is a way to come home to yourself – and how the body will support you in every way on this journey.

To you. For you.  Enjoy.

Jeannie

January provides you with a special opportunity to reflect on your precious life. What is calling you?

To set an intention for this upcoming year wholeheartedly and clearly – with a witness to support you – makes all the difference. Consider a coaching session with me to begin your journey this year in a conscious way.

My invitation to you is to play – dancing with your inner and outer life – in ways that reflect self-responsibility, self-trust, and possibility. Let the new year begin….

The Dance with Stress

The pace of life is what it is. There are components we can manage at a pace that feels right to our own particular rhythm. There are aspects that are out of the realm of our control. Life happens. Challenges arise.

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Before you begin, take a moment to gently close your eyes. Say to yourself the phrase, ‘present to this moment, and feel the frequency of these words fall into your body from the top of your head downward into the depth of your heart and beyond. Notice its impact on the body.

Continue reading with the intention to deepen what you have just experienced.

This Time

This time, this moment, counts.
For myself, it has been so important to closely and honestly look at how I want to spend my time. This exploration includes examining my day-to-day habitual way of being with time as well as the bigger question of how I want to use this time of my life to its fullest.

Time, in itself, is the highest currency of true wealth. In these busy times, the sense of freedom and well-being that time well spent fosters surpasses any amount of money we might have in our bank accounts. Continue reading →

As you can see from watching Part One of Melanie Keveles’ interview, she is a wealth of information and resources which she generously shares with us.

Watch this short interview to hear more about what she has to say about confidence and you.

When you face a belief that you know holds you back, what works for you to move through this and onto what needs to happen?

What’s a little technique that makes a big difference?  What other techniques do you know that work – and you forget to put them into practice?

Learn more about Melanie…

Visit Melanie’s website, www.startingfreshcoaching.com to learn more about her and what she does. If you haven’t watched Part One, take a few minutes to do this.  Click here.

Explore purchasing Your Guide to Inner Confidence which is filled with exercises to support you in leading your confident life.

Welcome Back for Part 2 of My Interview with Kate!

Insightful. Clear. Inspiring.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Kate Swoboda, otherwise known as Kate Courageous. Kate supported me in working through the process of updating my website.  In this interview, I got to be with her in a new venue and ask for her ‘take’ on building confidence.

If you’re seeing this interview for the first time, I recommend you visit the blog prior to this one so you find out about how Kate links integrity and passion to inner confidence.

In the next 9 minutes plus, you will hear more about passion, the in-depth conversation that began in Part One.  You will also hear Kate share the simple most important tool that you help you make a big change in your life.

Listen in and enjoy!

Kate’s Bio

Kate Swoboda is a Life Coach, speaker and writer who helps clients to lead unconventional and revolutionary lives through practicing courage. She’s the author of The Courageous Living Guide, and creator of the Courageous Play and Create Stillness retreats–as well as The Coaching Blueprint, a resource just for Life Coaches. When she’s not writing, coaching, or leading retreats in Italy and San Francisco, she can be found sipping chai in libraries, buffing up on her Italian, training for her next road race, or getting all bendy-stretchy on the yoga mat. Learn more at http://www.yourcourageouslife.com , sign up for her free newsletter, or follow her on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/katecourageous or Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/YourCourageousLife.

The foundation of living your life in your own unique way is an inner knowing about what is most important to you. Listen to your heart’s inner whispers.  Devote yourself to this, only this, in a conscious way. Your life will become simple.

Yes, all of us can look at our current lives and find some evidence of what we may be unconsciously devoted to:

• a particular story that creates drama
• a habit that is all about wanting, expecting or trying to force getting your own way.

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