Fave Chef--The Journey

I feel like I'm on stage behind the lights. I know the audience is there , I can hear and sense them but the light is blinding and they don't know that I'm relying on their voices to reassure me that they can see and understand what I'm saying. I won't lie, Social Media has always felt that way to me and the fear has been crippling. So it's ironic that I am in a contest that requires me to interface with Social Media to get votes. I have to share that for the past 5 years every coach I've looked at ( and there have been many, speaking, writing, visual art) every womens empowerment group I've joined and every self help book on career an business advancement has told me the same thing--Use Social Media, it can make or break you! I've been hiding in plain sight,doing the least and hoping it (Social media) was a fad that would move on before I actually had to follow their advice. When I finally got fed up with not being able to do what I wanted with my non profit, had to close a business down and faced either feeling like a total failure or embracing the concept of a Second Act with gusto--I took a leap of faith and found myself in a social media based contest with one of my favorite food tv personalities of all time --Carla Hall. She is also an author and publisher of her own magazine, both things I aspire to be as well--well I'm already an author but A published cookbook author-Ive been working on that for years! So it was keep leaping or keep hiding and I was done with hiding. I rely on My Lord and let me tell you He came through in a big way, I mean it was a true show up and show out moment that delivered me into several classes and a state of the art coaching program to help me finally get to the bottom of why Social Media and Success in my life were so hard! The timing was mind blowing! The content is Earth Shattering! It's so much to share! I'm sure I've drafted three books just in my notes! It's also literally school that is going on at the same time as this contest and I go to bed with my eyes crossing as I cross off the last thing on my list often a small post to keep my followers in the loop because my social media coach is in my head " Did you post today?!' And she's right, I've committed to sharing the journey, so make no excuses and post darn it! My favorite Social Media is blogging or newsy letters in email so I'm committing to doing these as well as the second act needs a lot of support: My work with -The Environment, Healthcare and The Art in my life are all meant to be shared and I see that now, I OWN that now in a way I never have before! Please be patient as I work on getting better with the sharing and know if it gets scanty its not for lack of love. I fight for my Planet because I love it and ALL within! Stay tuned and I hope your next act benefits from my story. And remember- Love yourself, Love each other,Love Your Planet, Mama Yogi

Joyful Woman : I Love You

When I was doing my internship for my Ayurvedic Stress Management Certification at Shanti Villa Institute, there were a couple of aspects of love we studied as Yogis and that were a part of understanding Ayurvedic Stress therapy that were pretty unique and definitely represented a higher education in love. There was a teaching to be full of love all the time -- this referred to the ideal of being able to hold love in your heart and all levels of mind , body and spirit regardless of what circumstances may be surrounding you. It also meant in spite of whatever was happening with the people around you. This was a deeper understanding of the concept of nonviolence. Now , let me tell you If you truly want an interaction with the Living Teaching Universe just say 'I've got it!' I swear something happens when you say you truly have it, and that either you are catapulted forward into a new reality as a master of that idea that you think you've got or you are challenged with this concept so fiercely that you end up begging for a reprieve! "I'm sorry, I don't have it!" May end up being your plea once the Teaching Universe get's hold of you! Loving people as humans,knowing that they are the reflection of the Divine and reflections of aspects of your own personality becomes a recourse when you try loving people.In other words: People will try you! There is nothing like making a peaceful declaration to remain Zen and then having someone devote themselves to getting under your skin! We as humans try each other! So in a group setting we would be challenged to stay in love. The Challenge was to hold that energy throughout the day, at home at work and at play and when somebody was working your nerves and threatening to be party to you losing your love vibration! In order to reclaim it you look deep within them and see the human being, created by God, see the child still living in an adult body, see the spirit struggling to overcome the challenges of being in the body, and say the only thing you can say and remain true to you both."I Love You!" We would say this to each other, our teacher would say it to us. It was a deeper level of love, it was more than words, it was a reminder to remain in a loving state, no matter what. This is the challenge of the soul and the spirit to be integrated not only with your own bodies but with the bodies of others and with earth herself, it is a challenge to stay in love, to stay full of that love and let it drive your actions All The Time.Be Love ,Be Full of Love--All The Time! Mama Yogi, Peace, Salaams and Namaste