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This week on Journey to Self I am talking about Peaceful Awakening with Nanice Ellis.

A powerful speaker, author and intuitive counselor and coach, Nanice Ellis is a master at turning challenges into triumphs. Through her wisdom, enthusiasm and positive energy, Nanice creates significant, life-altering transformation in a safe and compassionate environment of unconditional acceptance and support.

Nanice understands that only in the face of fear, can we discover courage, and only when we feel most lost can we finally find our way home. In this truth she has found her sole purpose—to help others find their way through the darkness into the light, creating a safe space for virtually anyone to look deep within themselves and discover their own truths while tapping into their unlimited potential. Because of her unwavering love and compassion, others gravitate to Nanice for acceptance and support, trusting her to share in their journeys toward unconditional self-acceptance.

Join me Thursday September 10th as Nanice and I talk about peaceful awakenings.

Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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This week there are TWO Journey to Self shows!

At JTS regular time 12pm cst / 1pm est author and speaker Elisabeth Fayt.

Elisabeth is an international speaker, owner of RnR Wellness, and bestselling author of the new book Paving it Forward. One of the featured speakers in the movie The Opus, Elisabeth is both a prominent abundance expert and a successful business woman.

Elisabeth formerly worked side by side with Canadian billionaire Ron Joyce. Through this work, Elisabeth spent time with top business leaders from around the world. She paid close attention and learned how to think abundantly and run a business successfully. Her own business, RnR Wellness has certainly been a success. The popular urban spa in Calgary also services high end hotels throughout Canada, with plans to expand into the US and overseas in the near future.

Elisabeth is an abundance coach and does workshops, retreats, and speaking engagements. These events, as well as her new bestselling book, Paving it Forward, focus on what Elisabeth calls pre-paving. This concept gives her students the tools they need to create a life of health, wealth, and love.

Elisabeth is also a Reiki master and has spent nearly two decades studying with the masters of India. It is her capacity to bridge the worlds of spirituality and business that has made her so incredibly successful.

Born in Waterloo, Ontario, Elisabeth currently lives in Calgary with her three children.

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Join me Thursday September 3rd as Elisabeth and I talk about her book, Paving it Forward as well as ways for parents to combat the back to school stress!

Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

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Elisabeth shared some get tips to “pre-paving” that she talks about in her book.  She gave some exercises that can be done to start your day off with the right energy.  Elisabeth and I shared a very empowering hour together - click the link below to listen!

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Guest Links:
Elisabeth’s Website

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JTS Special Evening show at 6:30pm cst / 7:30pm est with Anna Dee Olson.

Being raised by Midwestern Amish parents Anna Dee Olson grew up understanding that life is meant to be difficult with very few days of pleasure. The rigid restrictions of her culture became harder to follow as Anna reached her teen years and the desires in her heart were leading her away from her family, community, and culture. She knew by following her desires the huge challenges she would encounter. For four years Anna struggled with what to do but at the age of 24 she finally made her first life changing decision based on what she wanted to do.

Anna was forced to choose between her family and the lifestyle she dreamed of living. Even though adapting to the new way of life (outside the sheltered box the Amish live) was a challenge, she kept her focus on her dream of peace at heart and serving others. After many trials and obstacles to overcome and

learning from her mistakes Anna understands that her past did not define who she is but prepared her to become the strong woman that she is today.  In less than a year after leaving the Amish lifestyle behind Anna passed the test to get her High School Equivalency diploma. In the fall of 1993 Anna’s dream of
going to college became a reality and she graduated with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in 2005.

During the past 16 years Anna was involved in Student Senate, Relay for Life, Madhatters Drama club, Women of Today organization, and Toastmasters International.  Today Anna’s motto is: “True forgiveness is a choice we all have.” Anna is a successful published Author and Public Speaker. She strongly believes in helping people through volunteering, sharing her experiences to help and inspire others,
and to help the world understand the secretive life of the Amish culture.

Join me Thursday September 3rd as Anna and I talk about her new book as well as her life growing up Amish.

Listen live at 4:30pm pst / 5:30pm mnt / 6:30pm cst / 7:30pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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Anna and I talked about her upcoming audio book, which I had the privilege of working on with her.  We also talk about her transition from living in an Amish Community to mainstream society.  It was a delight to talk to Anna; she illustrates that even if people have vastly different backgrounds they are still common threads that connect us all.  Her story is an inspiration!

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
Anna’s Website
Pre-Order her upcoming book

Upcoming Show:
Thursday September 10th @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be speaker, author and intuitive counselor and coach Nanice Ellis.

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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This week I have author and Confidence Expert, Astrid Harris on Journey to Self.

Astrid Harris is an internationally-recognized confidence-building expert, author and educator.

Astrid – meaning “divine force” in Swedish – is indeed a force for good, and has always looked for ways to use her life experience and diverse cultural knowledge to enrich the lives of others.

Born in Alsace, France, she was inspired by her grandmother’s astonishing and adventurous stories of her life in Africa to reach for the full potential of life.  Early on, Astrid used her outgoing personality, passion for learning and extensive cultural knowledge to enrich the lives of others.  She taught for several years at a prestigious language school for adults, earning recognition as Outstanding Teacher of the Year.  She next branched out as an entrepreneur, establishing her own language school, Polyglot Network, which offers a broad range of languages to a diverse client base.

Driven by a natural affinity for helping people, she quickly realized that her empathy and enthusiasm for others would make her an effective motivator and life coach.  Through a system of self-assessment, she works to help clients build a sense of possibility.  She encourages them to take personal responsibility for their actions, stay focused and move steadily toward their goals.

The next logical step was for Astrid to bring her life coaching and self-empowerment models to a wider audience.  ”If you want to be competitive in this world, you need to believe in yourself.”  She has made the coaching experience affordable and convenient through her recent publication, Unstoppable Confidence: a Life-Changing Workbook.  Her precise methods and strategies, using concise and convincing language, enable readers to discover their own personal path to success in life.

Unstoppable Confidence is an exceptional workbook comprised of six breakthrough units designed to help readers reach their full potential by becoming the self-assured person they have always knew they could be. Working through Unstoppable Confidence is a constructive experience built to break down the thought barriers that often paralyze or limit real action.

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Join me Thursday August 27th as Astrid Harris and I talk about how we all can be more confident in our lives.

Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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This was a great show! Astrid shared great steps to boosting confidence and how confidence can be the key to success.  Astrid also talked about how through our own choices to let go of negative thoughts and by taking responsibility we can increase our confidence.

Here are some tips that Astrid shared:

• Define yourself - let go of comparing yourself to others.
• Nothing has meaning in life except the meaning your give it - It is your choice as to what is important, no one else’s.
• Think independently.
• Stop all or nothing thinking.

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
Astrid’s Website
Confidence Coaching with Astrid

Upcoming Show:
This week it is double the Journey to Self!!

Thursday September 3rd @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be Elisabeth Fayt author of Paving it Forward.

Thursday September 3rd @ 6:30pm cst / 7:30pm est my guest will be author Anna Dee Olson to talk about her new audio book!

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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This week on Journey to Self is yoga and wellness expert Asha Praver.

Asha has been a spiritual seeker since she was young. In 1969 at Stanford University, she heard Swami Kriyananda speak for the first time and immediately recognized him as her spiritual guide. She became a founding member of the new community Swami was starting near Nevada City, California: Ananda Village.

Swami Kriyananda placed her in the role of teaching and counseling soon after her arrival. In that capacity, she has taught throughout the United States, and occasionally in Europe and India as well. She also served as Swami’s correspondence secretary for many years.

Asha and her husband David have been instrumental in the founding of a second community, Ananda Palo Alto, located in California’s Silicon Valley. Asha has been a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and a meditator since 1969.

Today she and David serve as the spiritual directors for Ananda Palo Alto. They have been married 26 years. Asha is author of Swami Kriyananda As We Have Known Him, a newly published collection of more than 200 stories told by people who have been touched by his teachings and spiritual friendship, often in miraculous ways.

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Join me Thursday August 20th as Asha Praver and I talk about the importance of sacred spaces and her work.

Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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I am extremely grateful that Asha was able to join me on Journey to Self this week.  During the show we talked about how we can set up our own sacred space and bring spirituality into our everyday life.  Asha talked about her life as a student of Swami Kriyananda and the wisdom she has learned.

We also discussed spirituality as self-awareness and how tools such as meditation and yoga can help us connect with our inner selves creating a conscious awareness.

This show was filled with so much wisdom about how we can focus on our internal self.

Tips to creating scared spaces (From an article from Asha Praver):

1. Put your sacred spaces wherever you spend the most time. You want to see sacred spaces when you enter and leave the house, wash the dishes, work at the computer, talk on the phone, or first wake up in the morning. Put them near, but not in the actual workflow. A wall or a window ledge, for example, is usually better than your nightstand, desk, or the kitchen counter, where everyday clutter can easily encroach on them.
2. Keep them simple. Your sacred spaces should have an immediate spiritual impact on you. Choose things of inherent power that have personal meaning. Sacred symbols like the cross, Star of David, or AUM, or items from nature work well.  Images of gurus or saints, especially if the consciousness in the eyes is clearly visible, are ideal. Make the Dalai Lama, Mother Theresa, Paramhansa Yogananda, or Jesus Christ your everyday companion. Word messages are also good, especially if you can get the meaning at a glance. “Hope.” “Faith.” “God Loves You.”
3. Keep it fresh. Don’t let dust, dead flowers, or burned out candles accumulate on your sacred spaces! If you are neglecting the sacred spaces in your outer environment it probably means you need to give more attention to your inner self as well. If what you have placed there no longer inspires you, then start over. Keep trying until you find those images that resonate with your soul and have an enduring capacity to lift your consciousness. Making a sacred space is a spiritual journey in itself.

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
www.aswehaveknownhim.org
www.anandapaloalto.org
www.ashapraver.org

Upcoming Show:
Thursday August 27th @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be Confidence expert Astrid Harris.

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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I am delighted to have author and coach Saskia Roell on Journey to Self this week.

As a Transformational Life Coach, Saskia guides with compassion, humor, wisdom, and commitment at the level of the Soul. The most powerful tool she offers is the example she sets in her life through the revelation of her own stories. She empowers others to live from the heart, find the courage to follow their dreams, and life their life purpose.

Saskia found her passion for empowering others while teaching at the Rijksuniversiteit of Groningen, in The Netherlands, as a member of the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Department of Experimental Psychology. She has extensively studied the conscious mind, the subconscious mind, and the superconscious mind and how our unhealed emotions effect our destiny. She holds certificates in Naturopathy, Transformational Healing, Master Training in Integrative Life Healing Coaching, Advanced Hypnotherapy, Past Life and Age Regression, Somatic Healing, Birthing and Fertility Therapy.

In 2001 Saskia, her husband, and their five young children took a daring leap of faith, sold their house in Holland, and gave up their thriving businesses to explore new possibilities in the United States. With little money, no job prospects, no contacts and five kids who didn’t speak a word of English, they landed in a small town by the sea. It was a challenge of a lifetime. Saskia, however, trusted they could reinvent their lives at that moment. Her book, A Suitcase Full of Faith is about the grand adventure of that move and the example she set of trusting in the face of great challenges.

Her writing is frank, provocative and full of insight. The one thread woven throughout all the anecdotes is her absolute faith that somehow the universe will take care of her and her family. She held onto that faith even on their flight to the United States — when their airplane filled with smoke due to a fire, and the pilot advised the passengers that an emergency landing may be necessary. In the end, the plane was able to land in Boston while they looked out at a runway filled with fire engines, ambulances and police cars.”

~ Expatriate’s memoir keeps readers spellbound by Gail McCarthy.  Glouscester Daily Times online - April 30, 2009.

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Join me Thursday August 13th as Saskia Roell and I talk about her book and how trust and faith can transform your life!

Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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What would you be or do if you couldn’t fail”  ~ Saskia Roell

Saskia was such a great guest and the show was filled with such wisdom and courage.  She shared not only her own personal experiences, but how people can follow their own “compass of their soul” as Saskia puts it to make their dreams a reality.

This show was such an inspiration!

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
www.illuminatedtransformation.com
www.suitcasefulloffaith.com

Upcoming Show:
Thursday August 20th @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be Yoga and Wellness expert Asha Praver.

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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This week I am joined by author Martin “Mark” Tomback.  His book, Spiriting Around: A Modern Guide to Finding Yourself, offers a practical approach to life’s challenges.

Mark has over 35 years experiences in spiritual studies.  From an early inclination as a youngster he’s explored a variety of spiritual paths always looking for the common thread tying them together.  His conclusion: Spirit is our birthright no matter how we interpret God.  And every spiritual path has at its center a desire to know more about ourselves and our responsibilities to life.  Mark currently lives in South Florida with his family.

Spiriting Around, isn’t another sea-foam-on-the-beach type book.  It is about real life from a spiritual standpoint.  That when you get that working for your, everything else gets easier.  And there’s nothing you need that you don’t already have.  You just have to learn how to work with what you’ve got.

Join me Thursday July 29th as Mark Tomback and I talk about his book and how to learn to work with what you’ve got to find yourself!

Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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This show was great for adults of all ages.  Mark and I talked about the importance of being your own person and honoring yourself.  We also discussed the transition that teens make into adulthood and the challenges that they have to overcome.  Mark’s book covers the topics that all adults struggle with and offers eye opening advice to living your life on your terms.

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
Spiriting Around Website

Upcoming Show:
Thursday August 6th @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be Lillian Brummet

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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Joining me this week is philanthropist, business leader and author of The Power of Adversity: Tough Times Can Make You Stronger, Wiser, And Better - Al Weatherhead.

Al is chairman and CEO of Weatherchem Industries in Ohio, a private manufacturer of plastic closures for food, spice, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical products.  He has sixty years of experience in the plastics and metalworking industries and is the recipient of various U.S. and Canadian patents for metalworking processes and plastic products.  Al is the president of the Weatherhead Foundation; founder of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University; founder of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University; founder of the Weatherhead P.E.T. Center for Preventing and Reversal of Heart Disease, University of Texas-Houston; and founder of The Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University.  He lives with his wife, Celia, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Having battled alcoholism, rheumatoid arthritis, and heart disease, as well as failed marriages and the loss of a child and brother, Weatherhead learned that adversities really are blessings in disguise.  Today, he is a leading philanthropist, having endowed schools at Harvard, Case Western, and Columbia Universities.

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Join me Thursday July 23rd as Al Weatherhead and I talk about how tough times can make you stronger, wiser and better.  Al will share his own experiences, as well as the ways you can overcome whatever obstacle is in your way.

Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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It was a pleasure to have Al Weatherhead on the show today!  There is no moss gathering on him at 84 years old he is filled with life and great wisdom.  Al and I talked about how adversity can be used to make our lives better.  Al shared some tips from his book about learning how to use attitude and positive thinking to make changes in your life.

Al was a great guest and the show was filled with great stories and lessons from his life.

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
Al’s Website

Upcoming Show:
Thursday July 29th @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be Mark Tomback the author of “Spiriting Around: A Modern Guide to Finding Yourself”

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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I am honored to have a true survivor on the show this week.

Mythical Fantasy author Angelica Harris,  lives in NY with her family. She is the author of books The Quest for Excalibur and Excalibur and the Holy Grail. Harris is a member of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, Glendale Kiwanis, the Society for Creative Anachronism and loves Fencing. Angelica is the Producer/ Director of the Hall of Imagination at Frankie’s Playce in Atlas Park Queens. Her third book, Excalibur Reclaims Her King, with Corey Blake was released in April 2009.

Join me Thursday July 16th as Angelica Harris and I talk about her journey to healing and her involvement with the New York Life Child Safety project.

Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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This show was filled with inspiration and empowerment.  Angelica shared how she was able to heal herself after a childhood and adolescence filled with abuse.  She also talked about her mission to help children not only feel safe, but to help the develop creativity through her new reading program.

It takes courage to be able to move on after a challenging past, but Angelica was able to do it.  She also talked about how she was able to break the cycle of abuse to be the mother that she wanted to be.

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
Angelica’s Website

Upcoming Show:
Thursday July 23rd @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be Al Weatherhead the author of “The Power of Adversity : Tough times can make you Stronger, Wiser, and Better”

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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