Greetings!
We're a week away from the favorite day of millions of people around the world - St. Patrick's Day! For some, it's the corned beef & cabbage, shepherd's pie or Irish stew they look forward to. For others it's the traditions of wearing green, drinking green beer, or watching a St. Patrick's Day parade that make the day special. From my perspective, it's a day of celebration, filled with an expectation of "luck" and "fun!"
It seems we are always looking for a reason (some would say "excuse") to have fun, as well as an opportunity to "turn our luck around." And St. Patrick's Day gives us a shot at both in one day. Find a four-leaf-clover and we're sure to have an awesome year (or day at least, right?)!
There are also millions around the world that look forward to another day to change their luck and to have fun. Although there isn't as much fanfare for that day, and these people are often overlooked, or thought of as a bit strange, there are none-the-less millions that look forward to.... "Today."
Sometimes thought of as "too cheerful," "unrealistic" or even "ignorant to reality" there are in fact millions of people around the world that look forward to each day as the day to be grateful, to have fun, to create their own luck and to make a life worth living! They recognize that it doesn't take a day on the calendar or any superstitions to have a great day, or an awesome life. These people know that it just starts with a simple decision to take control of their habits and actions, and align them with the life they desire. And from there the opportunities to celebrate and have fun appear on their calendar often and with perfect timing.
Are you one of these people?
If you are... or... if you haven't been, but are ready to decide to be one of these people (and it really just starts with a simple, but committed, decision) I'd love to invite you to the upcoming Your Life GPS Workshop!
Beginning this Saturday, March 13th, we will spend 10 weeks having fun, celebrating, planning and taking action toward living our lives in an authentic, fun, even "lucky" way. Saturday's workshop is a FREE introduction to the format of our group, as well as some processes that will help you get crystal clear about:
· what you want in your life
· who you are
· how you're going to get what you want
· what to "do" to go where you want, get what you want, or be who you want to be.
Click here for more information or to reserve your seat! Because it is my intention that this be a small, intimate group, seating is limited, so don't wait. You deserve to live a life of "Fun" and "Luck" so reserve your space now. If you are feeling the pull to finally make the changes you desire, this group will support you, encourage you, and create the space for you to Be and Do all that you want!
In Love & Joy,
Rick
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Energetic Breath
Kim Tedford, our resident Integrative Therapist, offers energetic breath sessions to uproot habitual patterns that disturb your inherent bliss. You can read about her personal journey with breath sessions at http://wp.me/pNGYx-y. Kim is available on TUESDAYS at Three Sisters' Spirit to explore how energetic breath sessions can support meaningful change in your life. Contact Kim to schedule your FREE consultation, 414.476.9335, kim@integralembrace.com.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Tonight's Reiki Share
Ahhhh. Another successful and satisfying Reiki Share tonight! Thanks to Annette, Cathy, Donna, and Nina for participating this evening.
Tonight really brought home for me what an important part Reiki Share can play for the beginner – tonight we had three folks newly attuned to Level One Reiki. Other than in class, this was their first experience working with someone other than themselves. Becoming accustomed to working with other people’s energy fields is an important part of the Reiki practitioner’s experience, and they had the opportunity to do this in a safe and accepting atmosphere.
I also realized just how important Reiki Share can be for the more experienced practitioner. It was positively wonderful to be there and watch the wonder of discovery and the delight on their faces as they felt things for the first time. I felt grateful to be able to answer any questions that I could, or to clear up uncertainties. I also had the opportunity to share my experiences, and ask questions of other practitioners.
Again, thanks to all who came – Reiki Share is one of my favorite parts of being a practitioner. I love this opportunity to sit in a circle with others who are in a position to uniquely understand just where you’re coming from, and to share our questions, our joy, and our experiences with Reiki.
Until the next time!
Carolyn
Tonight really brought home for me what an important part Reiki Share can play for the beginner – tonight we had three folks newly attuned to Level One Reiki. Other than in class, this was their first experience working with someone other than themselves. Becoming accustomed to working with other people’s energy fields is an important part of the Reiki practitioner’s experience, and they had the opportunity to do this in a safe and accepting atmosphere.
I also realized just how important Reiki Share can be for the more experienced practitioner. It was positively wonderful to be there and watch the wonder of discovery and the delight on their faces as they felt things for the first time. I felt grateful to be able to answer any questions that I could, or to clear up uncertainties. I also had the opportunity to share my experiences, and ask questions of other practitioners.
Again, thanks to all who came – Reiki Share is one of my favorite parts of being a practitioner. I love this opportunity to sit in a circle with others who are in a position to uniquely understand just where you’re coming from, and to share our questions, our joy, and our experiences with Reiki.
Until the next time!
Carolyn
Monday, March 1, 2010
Thought for the Day:
One of my greatest passions is to encourage compassion and empathy in myself and in everyone around me. This week, I plan to be mindful of opportunities to practice compassion and be an example of compassion for others – join me!
The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves "inside the skin" of the other. We "go inside" their body, feelings, and mental formations, and witness for ourselves their suffering. Shallow observation as an outsider is not enough to see their suffering. We must become one with the subject of our observation. When we are in contact with another's suffering, a feeling of compassion is born in us. Compassion means, literally, "to suffer with." (Thich Nhat Hanh)
Namaste,
Carolyn
The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves "inside the skin" of the other. We "go inside" their body, feelings, and mental formations, and witness for ourselves their suffering. Shallow observation as an outsider is not enough to see their suffering. We must become one with the subject of our observation. When we are in contact with another's suffering, a feeling of compassion is born in us. Compassion means, literally, "to suffer with." (Thich Nhat Hanh)
Namaste,
Carolyn
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
your life GPS
Greetings!
Wow! How is this new year passing by so quickly? It's almost March and it seems like we were just celebrating the holidays and making our new years resolutions.
If you're like me, some of those resolutions were so easy that they didn't take much effort to achieve. Others though, well those were a little tougher. For me, some were "retreads" from years before that I put on the list again, hoping this is the year I fulfill them. And others yet were new and exciting and thus, a bit easier to follow-through on.
Well, speaking of new and exciting, that leads me to some news I'd love to share with you. I have fulfilled some of my new year's resolutions (and haven't even started others!). And most of them involve you!
Yes, the goals I've reached so far this year involve serving people just like you. And I'm happy to announce them here (self-acknowledgement is a crucial & powerful coaching process that is too often overlooked):
· I have done a web site "makeover"!
· I have finished my book!
· I'll be hosting a workshop at Three Sisters' Spirit based on the book!
Check out all three here: www.RickPaddock.com
Once again, each of these creations were started and finished with you in mind. I'm here, literally, to encourage, inspire and assist you in living a life of love, joy and fulfillment - in a way that you define and feel authentic in living.
Watch for more information about my "Your Life GPS" free introductory session - the kick-off to my awesome 10 week program on Sat. March 13 at 11:00 am! (For more info - click here!)
So, until we connect again - I'm sending you Love and Joy,
Rick
Wow! How is this new year passing by so quickly? It's almost March and it seems like we were just celebrating the holidays and making our new years resolutions.
If you're like me, some of those resolutions were so easy that they didn't take much effort to achieve. Others though, well those were a little tougher. For me, some were "retreads" from years before that I put on the list again, hoping this is the year I fulfill them. And others yet were new and exciting and thus, a bit easier to follow-through on.
Well, speaking of new and exciting, that leads me to some news I'd love to share with you. I have fulfilled some of my new year's resolutions (and haven't even started others!). And most of them involve you!
Yes, the goals I've reached so far this year involve serving people just like you. And I'm happy to announce them here (self-acknowledgement is a crucial & powerful coaching process that is too often overlooked):
· I have done a web site "makeover"!
· I have finished my book!
· I'll be hosting a workshop at Three Sisters' Spirit based on the book!
Check out all three here: www.RickPaddock.com
Once again, each of these creations were started and finished with you in mind. I'm here, literally, to encourage, inspire and assist you in living a life of love, joy and fulfillment - in a way that you define and feel authentic in living.
Watch for more information about my "Your Life GPS" free introductory session - the kick-off to my awesome 10 week program on Sat. March 13 at 11:00 am! (For more info - click here!)
So, until we connect again - I'm sending you Love and Joy,
Rick
Monday, February 22, 2010
press release - self illumination through art workshop
Press Release Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 22, 2010
Contact Person: Dani Sutliff
Company Name: Three Sisters’ Spirit
Address: 308 W. Broadway, Waukesha, WI 53186
Telephone Number: (262) 446-6752
Email Address: dani@sisterspirit3.com
Website Address: http://www.sisterspirit3.com
THREE SISTERS’ SPIRIT PARTNERS WITH KATHIE GIORGIO, OWNER OF ALLWRITERS’ WORKPLACE & WORKSHOP TO OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITY
Waukesha, WI, February 22, 2010 – Three Sisters’ Spirit, a retail store and wellness sanctuary committed to educating and empowering individuals in making healthy lifestyle choices is partnering with Kathie Giorgio,MA, owner of Allwriters’ Workplace & Workshop in Downtown Waukesha to offer a workshop series.
Join Kathie Giorgio, published writer and experienced writing coach and workshop facilitator, at Three Sisters’ Spirit for a two-part workshop series: “Self-Illumination Through Art and Words.” The first session meets Sunday, March 7th from 11:00am to 2:00pm, and the second session meets Sunday, March 14th from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Space in the workshop is limited, so register early! The workshop cost is $100.00 in advance, and includes both sessions, as well as materials. At the door, the workshop fee is $125.00.
As Giorgio explains, “The best part about this workshop is that you don’t need to be a writer or an artist! You don’t need to be anything but human!” Designed to provide participants with an opportunity to experience themselves uniquely, this workshop encourages entrants to seek knowledge about who they are and who they’ve been, as well as who they might yet become.
For the first session, participants will be presented with a plain Styrofoam mannequin head and a lot of choices: beads, feathers, paints, buttons… you name it. Entrants will view the mannequin as a mirror and create what they see there … themselves. Then, in the last session, participants will write to the created reflection of themselves, in any style or format that they feel best expresses who they are. At the end of this workshop, participants will walk out the door with a better sense of who they are and what they can accomplish in their lives.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 22, 2010
Contact Person: Dani Sutliff
Company Name: Three Sisters’ Spirit
Address: 308 W. Broadway, Waukesha, WI 53186
Telephone Number: (262) 446-6752
Email Address: dani@sisterspirit3.com
Website Address: http://www.sisterspirit3.com
THREE SISTERS’ SPIRIT PARTNERS WITH KATHIE GIORGIO, OWNER OF ALLWRITERS’ WORKPLACE & WORKSHOP TO OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITY
Waukesha, WI, February 22, 2010 – Three Sisters’ Spirit, a retail store and wellness sanctuary committed to educating and empowering individuals in making healthy lifestyle choices is partnering with Kathie Giorgio,MA, owner of Allwriters’ Workplace & Workshop in Downtown Waukesha to offer a workshop series.
Join Kathie Giorgio, published writer and experienced writing coach and workshop facilitator, at Three Sisters’ Spirit for a two-part workshop series: “Self-Illumination Through Art and Words.” The first session meets Sunday, March 7th from 11:00am to 2:00pm, and the second session meets Sunday, March 14th from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Space in the workshop is limited, so register early! The workshop cost is $100.00 in advance, and includes both sessions, as well as materials. At the door, the workshop fee is $125.00.
As Giorgio explains, “The best part about this workshop is that you don’t need to be a writer or an artist! You don’t need to be anything but human!” Designed to provide participants with an opportunity to experience themselves uniquely, this workshop encourages entrants to seek knowledge about who they are and who they’ve been, as well as who they might yet become.
For the first session, participants will be presented with a plain Styrofoam mannequin head and a lot of choices: beads, feathers, paints, buttons… you name it. Entrants will view the mannequin as a mirror and create what they see there … themselves. Then, in the last session, participants will write to the created reflection of themselves, in any style or format that they feel best expresses who they are. At the end of this workshop, participants will walk out the door with a better sense of who they are and what they can accomplish in their lives.
CREATING through FOCUSED ATTENTION
On the First Tuesday of each month, we offer a workshop to refine your skill as a conscious creator. This coming Tuesday, you will have the opportunity to explore your body’s opinion of your 2010 aspirations. Whether you’re looking to shrink your waistline or expand your pocketbook, you can more easily bring your wish to fruition when you consult with your body.
In our March 2nd workshop, we will explore the work of Eugene Gendlin, a philosopher and psychotherapist, who developed a body awareness technique called “Focusing”. If you are facing a challenging decision or needing to maintain disciplined action around a goal, this workshop will teach you how to use “focusing” to engage a deeper knowing, spoken only through the language of your bodily sensations. By communicating with this embodied intelligence, you will move beyond the rationalization of your mind and into the formidable wisdom of your body. With ongoing body dialogue, you will soon find yourself engaging the world with more grace and ease, while naturally attracting the life you deeply desire.
Doors open Tuesday 6:15pm for you to meet a growing community of empowered creators. Workshop begins at 6:30pm where you’ll experience the awesome insight of your inner guidance. We’ll complete our exploration by 8pm and send you home with instructions to continue building rapport with your body’s wisdom. To join us, call Three Sisters’ Spirit to reserve your seat, 262.446.6752. Expression of appreciation is $25/person.
Kim Tedford, M.A., facilitates our First Tuesday series. Kim is a life coach and energy consultant living in Wauwatosa, WI. She is a thought explorer serving restless folks who are sick of struggling to survive and willing to cultivate their conscious creations. Kim earned her Master of Arts in Human Development by learning to follow her heart. She is certified in several subtle energetic healing techniques; all designed to engage the subconscious. Kim offers private sessions each Tuesday in Three Sisters’ Spirit Healing Room. You can explore more of Kim’s offerings at www.integralembrace.com.
In our March 2nd workshop, we will explore the work of Eugene Gendlin, a philosopher and psychotherapist, who developed a body awareness technique called “Focusing”. If you are facing a challenging decision or needing to maintain disciplined action around a goal, this workshop will teach you how to use “focusing” to engage a deeper knowing, spoken only through the language of your bodily sensations. By communicating with this embodied intelligence, you will move beyond the rationalization of your mind and into the formidable wisdom of your body. With ongoing body dialogue, you will soon find yourself engaging the world with more grace and ease, while naturally attracting the life you deeply desire.
Doors open Tuesday 6:15pm for you to meet a growing community of empowered creators. Workshop begins at 6:30pm where you’ll experience the awesome insight of your inner guidance. We’ll complete our exploration by 8pm and send you home with instructions to continue building rapport with your body’s wisdom. To join us, call Three Sisters’ Spirit to reserve your seat, 262.446.6752. Expression of appreciation is $25/person.
Kim Tedford, M.A., facilitates our First Tuesday series. Kim is a life coach and energy consultant living in Wauwatosa, WI. She is a thought explorer serving restless folks who are sick of struggling to survive and willing to cultivate their conscious creations. Kim earned her Master of Arts in Human Development by learning to follow her heart. She is certified in several subtle energetic healing techniques; all designed to engage the subconscious. Kim offers private sessions each Tuesday in Three Sisters’ Spirit Healing Room. You can explore more of Kim’s offerings at www.integralembrace.com.
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