Healthy Beginnings

I am very excited to be offering a mini introductory four week seminar to introduce the CHIP program, which I participated in for the month of April. CHIP is a Coronary Health Improvement Project to teach Americans how they can make simple changes in their diet to lower their risk of heart attacks, diabetes, strokes and cancer. I always want to experience something to see how it works for me before I tell others about it. I was very pleased to experience over the four weeks the following things. I ate more food, reduced my food budget, lost five pounds, lowered my cholesterol by 18 points and reignited my love to prepare food for myself and share meals with others.
The four weeks focuses on

The Good Life That's Killing Us
Modern Medicine: Miracles, Money and Mirages and Starving for Oxygen
Winners in the Losing Game and Disarming Diabetes & Hypertension
Cholesterol and the Crucial Meltdown and From Despair to Destiny

You may come either Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8 PM or on Thursday mornings from 9:30-11 AM.
The four weeks are:
Tuesday, June 17, 24, July 1 and 8th 6:30-8pm
Thursday, June 19, 26, July 10 and 17th 9:30-11am.

I personally feel that bringing friends and people who are beginning to want to make healthy changes will find this statistical information an eye opener as to what can improve in their health in a very short period of time. I also feel the importance of teaching Americans to go back to the importance of "whole" food. And it is always supportive to have others helping to remind you to make healthy choices.

The evening will be a video for approximately one hour, a recipe to focus on for each week. and tips to include in your week from the CHIP program. Come and enjoy the evening or morning. There is no cost. Simply call 337-7333 and let me know which time you will be coming.

Loving Yourself and Others

The realization that I came to while reading the book this week, Tomorrow's God, by Neale Donald Walsch is that more people need to get the beautiful skills that you learn in Loving Yourself and Others about how to love yourself, understand what your feelings mean and why you create the feelings that you do in order to put the responsibility on others to make YOU happy which is not other's job. Your only job which is discussed in Neale Donald Walsch's newest book, Happier than God, is to be happy, joyful and love yourself so much that you want to give that love to everyone that you encounter each and every day. I have been doing the Global work now since April, 2001. I purchased the Center June, 2003 and with the help of Sparkle had the courage to get my own place which we did, March 2006 at Park Meadows Drive. Just after getting our location, Bill Riedler, the founder and owner of Global Relationships Corporation died, May 2006. The transition to our new owner, Pamela Dunn took place December 2007 so we are now in a position to bring forth the new focus on where Global is going in 2008. 

I'm so excited because one of the instructors who is coming to teach Loving Yourself and Others is from St. Louis. Kraig Kidd has been involved with Global for as long as Pam Dunn. Kriag moved back to St. Louis after having a very successful Corporate job for many years to bring this work into more people's lives, since he is now a father of a beautiful daughter. Please go to his web site and learn more about Kraig to understand the quality of an instructor we have coming to teach June 20th at the Center. His web site is www.kraigkidd.com. He would be happy to speak with anyone or you can e-mail if you have questions.

Our other instructor who I'm so happy to have the privilege to hire is Jan Davisson, our own local instructor. Jan has completed all of her Global training and requirements to teach all over the world. She is the first Instructor Candidate who has completed all the requirements to teach Loving Yourself and Others from our community since I have owned the Center. You can experience Jan teaching our Generating Results Cooperative class on June 18th. Don't miss coming to that class next Wednesday evening at 7 pm.

The third instructor is Eric Draper. Eric is very involved with important lobby work with the Audubon group to preserve natural habitats in the state of Florida. He lives in Tallahassee and as many of you have experienced, Eric teaches Understanding  Yourself and Others, and the Power of Choice course at our own Center. One of our Global graduates called me so disappointed this past week because she didn't see the e-mail about Eric being in town last Monday to teach Power of Choice.  You don't want to miss being in Eric's classes!!

So with all of that said about our incredible instructors who will be teaching the class, Jan Davisson, Pam Dunn, Kraig Kidd, Eric Draper and myself have set the intention that we will have 22 people in our Loving Yourself and Others Course. With more people in the class, each person can pay less money and I can cover the expenses of the materials and bringing these people in from a distance. The regular cost of the course was $633..... but the course is now $333. That includes a set of CD's The Tones That Lead to Love by Bill Riedler. The cost of the set is $100 alone. Please call immediately to make your reservation for the weekend. Again all of our courses have a money back guarantee. No one by the way since I've owned the Center has asked for their money back. They say instead,  "No amount of money could pay for how my life has changed." I personally feel the same way... I have such a purpose for living and making a difference in the world today...when today we need a community where LOVE is in action with every encounter with another person you have. Call me at 239-337-7333 to make your registration for this outstanding opportunity.

New Happenings at Center to Self Reliance

I've lived in Fort Myers now for almost twelve years. One of the most difficult parts of my move to Florida was leaving a women's choir in Concord New Hampshire which consisted of over 200 women who got together every Monday night to simply sing. I would return home on Monday evenings feeling so alive, happy and full of joy. I've attempted getting a singing group started for many years and about a month ago I met a woman who has agreed to start a Women's Song Circle at the Center. Her name is Jaylyn Stahl and is excited about leading the group. As she has said, "Every voice raised in song is a beautiful voice! No singing experience required!" Our Songweaver's chorus was the same. There was no previous experience needed, no strong voice needed, simply anyone who would like to sing songs by rote. I hope many women can come Thursday, June 12th to experience our first Women's Song Circle. We plan to meet the second and fourth Thursday of the month from 7-8:30. If you haven't heard or seen the documentary movie, "Young at Heart," it will emphasize the beauty of singing and what it does to inspire the musicians, as well as the audience. 

The Church of Spiritual Light has brought the weekly service to the Center every Sunday from 10-11 am. Renee Bledsoe and Joanna Salerno have also introduced Divine Dance which will be the second Friday of the month, June 13th from 7-9 pm. Renee also will be starting a Medicine Wheel, White Dove on Sunday, June 15th, 5-9 pm. 

Once a week starting Tuesday, June 17th from 9:30-11 am. Lorie Koenigsberg will be conducting an Abundance, Prosperity Intention Circle. The group uses the principles of gratitude, setting intentions for abundance and prosperity and then deepening the intentions by relaxing and using progressive relaxation guided imagery. Lorie is a Board Certified Hypnosis trained facilitator. Bring a pillow and blanket to be able to fully relax. Learn from the experience and feel "Renewed Energy."

Jan Davisson and myself are enjoying teaching together the third Wednesday of the month. The class that we teach is Generating Results Cooperatively. Our topic for this month is "Bringing Your Life Into Balance." Each month is a different topic and one that you can use and think about throughout the month. We want to bring these topics to groups of people in different places of work. 

In July David Essel is going to be doing a lecture the first Wednesday of the month and the other three Wednesday's he will be doing a meditation and a diksha blessing. This means we will be having the Generating Results Cooperatively class the third Thursday of the month starting in July.

Renee Bledsoe is going to teach a Reiki Workshop Saturday June 28th from 2-4 pm. In this workshop you will learn about channeling life force energy in the tradition of Usui Reiki and receive the first degree Reiki Attunement. Reiki I Attunement is the first step to preparing your energy body to bring in more life force energy and light for healing of self and others. 

Our main course in Global this month is the Loving Yourself and Others course. Go to the web site to learn the many benefits of this outstanding course. The course will be taught by three outstanding instructors. Kraig Kidd will be coming from St Louis,  Jan Davisson, our own Center instructor, and Eric Draper, a certified instructor from Tallahassee. We are very fortunate to have these extremely talented instructors. Don't miss this opportunity to learn techniques to enhance your relationships.