The other morning I woke up earlier than usual.  6:35am.  I'm blessed to have a large window in my kitchen that overlooks much of the San Francisco Bay Area.  This video is what I arose to.  Hands down the most magnificent sunrise I've ever seen.  I stepped out onto the deck in my pajamas and sat there until the sun completed it's rise.  There was a gentle fall breeze.  I basked.  And then it struck me... Heaven is on earth.  

What would your life be like if you stepped out of bed early enough each morning, and the clouds, sun and wind were in perfect condition to give you momentary bliss?  What if each day was like watching the best movie of your life?  What if you were inspired, in awe and in passion every single day?  This isn't out of your control.  It's simply a matter of expanding your awareness and choosing the path of Heaven.  Our media bombards us with news of killings, violence, distress and upheaval on a constant basis.  We're trained to focus on what's not working in our world.  What if I gave you a new set of glasses that showed you just how heavenly everything actually is?  Would you dare to wear them?  Would you share them with your friends?  Would you trust that things are actually changing?

It's easier than you think.  Here's how to experience your unique Heaven on Earth:
1. Practice Awe.  The Garden of Eden is not a mundane place.  It's the Garden of Eden!  It's totally awe inspiring.  To connect to it in daily life, you must start cultivating awe every single day.  Slow yourself down, take a breath and soak in the utter amazingness around you.  Nature's beauty is the easiest entry point.  Notice the precision of the due drops on the morning grass.  Let yourself be amazed by the ocean's waves crashing into the shore.  Stop to appreciate the fragrance that comes from the roses in your neighbor's garden.  Give thanks to the incredible meal on your plate.  No more taking things for granted.  There are incredible creations worthy of your wonderment all around you.

2.  Trust the Greater forces of Life.  Have you ever noticed that the sun rises EVERY morning?  Every morning.  Or that your body breathes for you all by itself without your having to do anything?  What about the natural disasters that give growth to new foliage and restore the earth?  You're not in charge of that.  Something greater is.  There are greater, divine forces at work that we rely on regularly.  Heaven lands into our daily experience when we begin to partner with these forces.  Trust that all of life is working in your favor.  All of life is here to remind you that you have everything you need in this moment to feed yourself physically, emotionally and spiritually.  Your life is a beautiful orchestration of events and opportunities that are designed to have you evolve and grow; to return to living as though Heaven is on earth.  Begin to trust in the things that are beyond your control and notice how they gift both you and our world what it needs most at every moment.  

3.  Live in Reverence.  What might shift for you if you approached yourself, your loved ones and even strangers with unwavering, loving respect and reverence?  Not just a little bit, but full on.  What if you saw  yourself as a precious gift from the heavens, here to share your light with our world just by being you and experiencing your specific life?  What if you regarded others in this way?  How might you view your mother?  Your boss?  That homeless guy on the street?  Heaven exists on earth when we regard ourselves and one another with reverence.  Treat yourself as the pure gift that you are and notice what you see differently in your life.  

4.  Take Responsibility.  While you cannot control the greater forces of life, you do play a major role in shaping your reality.  What are you most passionate about?  What gets you excited or moves you to tears of joy?  Are you engaging with these things every single day?  The experience of Heaven requires that we live in alignment with all that's true for us.  It is your responsibility to shift the things in your life that aren't working for you and to own what is true for you deep down inside.  By bringing your truth to the surface and infusing it into your daily life, you'll experience the passion, fulfillment, clarity, abundance, love and ease that you long for.  This is the gateway to the Garden.  The more precise you are with your alignment, i.e. the more you own, live and share what's true for you, the more you'll experience the heavenly bliss that's available for you.  

** I want to hear from you!  I want to stand for you!  I want to live in Heaven on Earth with you!  Please comment below and let me know:  What would change in your life if you started to live as though heaven were on earth?

Here's to your unique, personal experience of heaven.  I invite you to step into more awe, trust, reverence and responsibility so that you can truly know the passion, purpose, peace and utter joy that's waiting for you.  

Shine On!
Love,
Rony

P.S.:  Since December 2012, we have seen a shift in our consciousness and our humanity literally took  a 180 degree turn back towards the "Garden of Eden".  Quantum physicists and spiritual leaders alike are now offering proof that the highest dimension of divine consciousness is now embedded into the firmament of the earth's soil and crystals.  This process has already begun and we are being invited into it.  You can evolve yourself and our entire planet simply by practicing the four tricks listed above.  Dare to allow heaven into your daily life.  It will open you up to so much more than you expected and it will allow you to become even more of a light-bearer in our world.  Here's to YOU!

What makes this sabbatical radical is not the length of time off, although a month is truly a delicious amount of space to reconnect and rejuvenate.  The radical element comes into play because I've chosen to insert this radical pause smack dab into the middle of my very busy, successful, fulfilling life.  It's radical because I'm being wildly intentional and devoted to my highest good. I can sense that there's something deep below for me to access that only has the chance to come forward by my complete honoring of self.  I am committing to totally slowing down, and more so, I am committing to receive divine inner guidance by practicing true integrity and ultimate deep listening.  Totally radical.

As I prepared myself for this pause, I realized two important things.  First, I was aware of how infrequently we give ourselves permission to be utterly spacious. We are trained in our society to fill up every ounce of free time on our calendars and push forward.  Or our fear stops us and feeds us the story that we can't afford to pause.  These tendencies rob us of our ability to experience our true nature, to face what's here and to access the brilliance of our inner stillness.  It truly is radical to choose the awakened response over the reaction; the stillness over the stimulation; the sabbatical as a doorway to the next phase of our life's work and offerings.  

I invite you to really think about this.  In my own career, society feeds me messages that the next step of growth or success is for me to host a tele-summit or start my own TV show.  Go bigger!  Become famous! It's a massive paradigm shift to choose to PAUSE in the face of these dangling carrots and listen instead to my inner knowing that reaffirms my truth.  I know that my inspiration and brilliance emerges when I have the space to dance through life.  I know that something deep within me is coming forward and that it will solidify in the sanctuary of my own quiet and nourished depths. There is massive richness in the quiet deliciousness of the radical pause.  Feel it?

The second thing I became very clear on in the process of preparing for this sabbatical is that I don't want to be the only one who is radical.  Why should I be the only one who benefits from this indulgence?  What if we all embraced the energy of radical intention in the coming month?  I asked my clients what they wanted to be radial about in July and I was blown away by their answers.  One of them is committing to radical self love.  Another has the intention of radial deep listening and gratitude.  Another is choosing to be radically free through adventure in July.  Wow!  We don't need to take time off to fulfill our deepest desires.  We can be radical about aligning with our dreams and our truth right now, in between everything else.

So I invite you to join in.  What would your life look like if you focused your energy on radical rest?  Or radical authenticity?  What paradigm shift and liberation is possible for you when you embrace radical fulfillment - only engaging in those activities, jobs, foods and people that totally bring you alive?  How can you better serve our world by practicing radical generosity or radical tenderness towards yourself?  What is here to access that otherwise would be missed?

As I step out into the vastness of my deliciously amazing Radical Sabbatical, I invite you to join me. Well, you're not invited to come to Hawaii with me next week... but you are invited to evolve into this new paradigm of purity, integrity and full permission to radically put yourself first.  This is what feeds our ripple effect and our ability to pay it forward full on.  Yes:  the ultimate form of service comes when we serve from a place of connection to our highest, most joyous selves; from our fullest capacity and over-flowing hearts.  I truly hope you'll consider this and that you'll join me in living a radially authentic, nourished and liberated life this month... and way beyond!

I'm looking forward to sharing my insights with you in August.  Until then...

Shine ON,
Love,
Rony

MY NEW INSPIRATIONAL BOOK ANTHOLOGY BECOMES AVAILABLE ON AMAZON THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH!

In just 3 days, the book anthology that I co-authored, In Pursuit of the Divine, will be released on Amazon.  I was invited to participate in this incredible, inspiring and impactful collaboration by my friend and the book's compiler, Krista Gustavson who asked that each of the book's 30 co-authors share our stories of empowerment and transformation more  truthfully, vulnerably and courageously than ever before.  The result is a collection of stories that is incredibly real, totally inspirational and packed with tools to empower women around the globe.  This is our time. This is YOUR time.  To be utterly and gloriously YOU and to shine your light fully for your sake, the sake of your loved ones and the sake of our world.  This book will empower you to do so.  Stay tuned for the Amazon link which will become available on Friday so that you can purchase the book for yourself and all the other women who are important to you!

The purpose of this book is to inspire and empower Women all over the world to reclaim their Feminine Power and align with who they are so they can fully express their deepest truth.  Each co-author invites you to witness their own Transformational Journey, one that empowered them to be who they are today as the Feminine Rising.  Each chapter reveals the truth, what they discovered on their path to cultivate healing within themselves. Each story reveals the beauty already inherent in each one of us, a unique journey where a time of darkness initiated deep feminine wisdom of spectacular threads woven together in a tapestry of courage, bravery, trust and triumph In Pursuit of the Divine.

MEET THE CO-AUTHORS!
I joined forces with 29 other healers, coaches, visionaries and thought leaders from around North America and the U.K.  

Each co-author will touch your heart and speak to your soul, giving you greater awareness, clarity and inspiration. You will learn that losing yourself in the midst of pain, grief and loss can be a portal to strengthen and empower ourselves. I invite you to step into your own story so that your true purpose can be revealed. When we are completely aligned with our Purpose, we are the greatest contribution to the world.

Our Purpose is to inspire and empower Women all over the globe with our transformational stories. Every Woman has experienced some form of disempowerment in her life leaving behind traces of her pure essence; she then becomes hidden from the world. Our purpose is to expand your awareness, acknowledge you and provide a sanctuary to reclaim your own Feminine Power. Women now more than ever are being called upon to come together as a collective entity. With our unique offerings, we have a desire to support you and guide you in activating your own inner wisdom so you can align yourself with the greatest expression of who you are and know your purpose in the world.

Hello beautiful ones!

Here we are, at the end of another phenomenal year.  I find myself deeply grateful, reflective and hopeful for more growth and authentic fulfillment in 2014. 

I found 2013 to be a great year of deepening my truth, expressing myself fully, leaning into more growing edges, evolving old fears, celebrating love, relishing in simple pleasures, community, family and learning to open my heart even wider.  I have this little guy to thank for much of it.  Meet my new puppy, Simi!  He is outrageously cute and is teaching me so much.  Here he is enjoying a zen moment on the beach in San Francisco.  

As we wrap up the year, I invite you to reflect on the new territories you visited in 2013.  How did you grow?  What did you learn?  What are you ready for next?

At the close of any cycle, it is important to make time for reflection, especially at the end of the year.  Taking even 15 minutes for quiet space can provide the opportunity to tie up loose emotional ends, to realize how much you've actually accomplished, to feel complete within and to become clear on your vision for the coming year.  You may want to go through old journals to see what your dreams were in January and to understand just how much you've transformed.

Here are some questions to ask yourself about 2013:
* What am I most proud of?
* In what ways did I grow the most?
* What moments proved my resiliency, courage and strength?
* What experiences lead to the most joy and fulfillment for me?
* What fears or old patterns did I move beyond?
* What is it time to leave behind so that I can be more of who I want to be in 2014?
* What is it time to forgive in myself and in others?
* What am I really clear on after this year that it's time for me to own?

My commitment to you is that I live and embody my own truth as courageously, vulnerably and joyously as I possibly can so that I can serve as an example and hopefully a source of inspiration for you to do the same in your own way.  

Here's to an empowered, radiant and fully alive 2014!  I have a bunch of new offerings in store to kick off the year including new radio interviews, a New Year Ritual, a workshop called "Sing Your Truth", new audio products, exciting classes and more.  Stay tuned for more information coming soon!

Wishing you many blessings on your journey.

Shine on!
Love,
Rony 

THE MAGIC IS HERE IF WE KNOW HOW TO OPEN UP TO IT...
As we celebrate Thanksgiving in the U.S., there is a lot of talk about gratitude.  Thanksgiving is a holiday of harvest and abundance; reminding us to bask in the gifts of our lives and to generously give to others.  It’s easy to experience gratitude when we are on vacation, or on a mountain top (literal or figurative), out in nature, with the breeze in our hair and our daily responsibilities far from the forefront of our minds.  


But what about experiencing gratitude in the middle of a Tuesday?  Or during a process of loss or uncomfortable growth?  Or on one of those days where everything just seems to be going wrong?  How can we connect to the magic of life that is here for us at any given moment and how does it benefit us to do so?

The secret to instant gratitude lies in the present moment.

Let’s face it – most of the time our focus is on the past or the future.  We become consumed thinking about how things could have occurred differently in the past or we loose ourselves worrying about how things might come together in the future.  How often have you replayed a past experience over and over in your mind?  Or how often does your to-do list lure you into daydreaming or wanting to be somewhere else?

Residing in the past or the future is disempowering because we are only truly at choice in this very present moment.  Living in the present moment empowers us because we can seize each moment as an opportunity to be at choice – with our thoughts, words, decisions, actions, beliefs and vibration.  It is the only place where we get to change our mind and course correct.  It is the only place where we get to notice gratitude, where we get to take a risk, to open and share ourselves.  The present moment is actually where we get to heal the past and where we can truly influence our future – how perfectly ironic.  Therefore, giving most of our awareness and attention to this very moment allows us to shift and mold our lives.

This very moment is where our opportunity lies to become grateful.  It is our doorway to awakening to everything and anything that exists right now, right here, for us, as a blessing.  When we focus on what is working and we awaken to what is truly available for us NOW, then we can begin to align ourselves with our ultimate life and truth.  This is where the real magic takes place.

So how do we actually become present and once we are, how do we truly feel grateful and believe it?  Awakening to the blessings of the present moment is a practice that requires life long cultivation.  Just like practicing to speak up, learning to consistently act out of integrity and self love, being present to life’s magic requires that we strengthen a new muscle and make it part of our natural, daily approach to life.  I find it’s something I’ve worked on for years and I sense I will continue to cultivate this practice for the rest of my days.

Tips For Becoming Present:
1.   Pause.  Most of us function on auto-pilot throughout the day, running from one activity to the next, trying to cross everything off of the to do list.  In this state, we are focused on what’s next.  We completely skip over ourselves and miss the opportunity to experience the magic of our truth in any given moment.  To get present throughout the day, simply pause.  If you are walking, running errands, driving around, etc., simply stop what you are doing and press pause for a minute.  In that minute, breathe and close your eyes.  Tune in.  Ask yourself:  what do I feel right now?  What is my experience of life right now?  The words “right now” are your entry ticket to the present moment.  There is no need to do anything about how you feel.  Simply feel it, acknowledge it and become present to what your experience actually is.

2.   Use your body.  The body is an enormous asset when it comes to getting present. It is the number one doorway to this very moment.  Wherever you are (paused or moving), ask yourself:  how does my heart feel right now?  How does my butt feel on the chair?  What do I feel in my neck or back? 

3.   Breathe.   Our breath is the most consistent miracle that exists for us at any time.  When we are moving too quickly through life we forget to breathe.  Allow yourself to sit still and simply focus on the ebb and flow of your breath.  In and out.  In and out.  All you have to do in this very moment is breathe.  That’s it really.  Bring your awareness to your experience of the enriching inhale and the cleansing exhale.  Try to keep your focus on your breath for up to 3 minutes instead of letting your mind wander.  If your mind wanders simply catch it without judgment and return to your breath.  

Once we learn to become present to ourselves and our experience of the moment, we can begin to truly cultivate gratitude.  Here are some easy ways to do so:

Tips For Cultivating Gratitude:
1.  Focus on the tiny things.  It’s very easy to get stuck in “Stickin’ Thinking” when we are focusing on the big things, such as love or a new job, that we don’t yet have.  The key to finding gratitude and cultivating abundance is to become grateful for all of the tiny little things that we normally take for granted.  Ie: be grateful for your fingers and toes.  Be grateful for your breath.  Be grateful for your couch and the roof over your head.  Be grateful for electricity.  Be grateful for the person who held the door open for you earlier today.  By acknowledging these tiny blessings, we suddenly begin to feel all of the miracles around us.  There is indeed a lot to be grateful for.  

2.  Gratitude as a first thought.  Before opening your eyes in the morning, train yourself to think of all that you are grateful for.  You might be grateful for the cozy warmth of your bed, grateful for a full night’s rest, grateful for your family and the people you work with, grateful for the love of your pets, grateful for the delicious, nutritious breakfast you are about to consume, grateful for your connection to spirit, grateful for the fact that you get to take a hot shower.  Having gratitude immediately upon rising will shift your energy and ultimately set the stage for generating more abundance and positive circumstances throughout your day. 

3.  Express your gratitude.  Thinking carries it’s own vibration, but voicing our gratitude has an even greater impact.  Throughout your day practice expressing your thanks to the postman, the grocery clerk, your neighbor, and most importantly your loved ones.  Every year at Thanksgiving my whole family will go around the dinner table and we each get a chance to voice what we are grateful for.  It is so wonderful just sitting in the energy of everyone’s gratitude.  There is laughter, joy and sometimes, even tears.  This open hearted sharing brings us closer together and connects us more deeply to our loved ones and the miracle of life.

4.  Shift your energy with gratitude.  Sometimes life will “derail” us.  We have a plan, we have a dream or goal and somewhere along the way things don’t turn out as we expected (for more on this topic, you can read my blog about learning to let go of our attachment to expectation).  When this happens, it can be incredibly frustrating, yet this is the precise opportunity to return to the present moment.  Each experience is a blessing, a teacher, a gift.  When we can become grateful, we can open up yet again to all that is going right.  To do so, take a step back and begin to collect evidence for all of the positive aspects of your current situation.  Really tap into the gratitude that you have for the people you met along your journey, the lessons you have learned and the new experiences you gathered.  Notice how quickly your energy shifts by appreciating all the magic and gifts that are here for you NOW, even though things are different than you expect. 

We are in the season of gratitude, the joyous time of year where we get to connect with our loved ones, have cozy gatherings and tune into ALL the abundance, wonderment and positive blessings that are here for us. 

Are you ready to up level your life and maneuver through this holiday season from a place of power and grace?  Becoming present and cultivating gratitude are your ticket to doing so.  My invitation to you is to take time throughout your day to notice where you are, to feel your body’s signals and to indulge in a deep breath or two.  In the moments that you are off course pause, breath and find three tiny things in your life that you can be grateful about.  I invite you to share what those things are in the comments below!

I am deeply grateful to connect with you here and to share my inspiration and passion with you.  I acknowledge you for taking the time to invest in yourself and I wish you a most joyous, vibrant and deeply meaningful holiday season!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones.

Shine On!

Love,
Rony

This is the most HONEST blog I’ve written to date.  I’m putting my truth out on the table in an act of radical self love.  Here you go...

Happy Valentines Day!  To all of you who are in love and those of you who crave love, I wish you a happy day of honoring how love can show up even more in your life.  In recent years I’ve begun to consider Valentine’s Day the day of practicing more Self Love.  Don’t get me wrong, I’ll be having a special evening with my honey tonight and I’m very grateful for that.  But I’m also clear that I wouldn’t have gotten to this point of dinner and music with my husband if it wasn’t for self love.  

As the Universe would have it, I'm being given yet another opportunity to practice profound self love these days.  After getting married and going through what felt like a major spiritual portal of self growth and evolution a few months ago, I became ready to birth my life’s work.  Truly.  I’ve had a few ideas and dreams brewing in me for close to a decade now and I am finally ready to share them with the world.  (Ironically, I needed to go through some major dark times and undergo a process of intense physical healing and restructuring of my life to become ready).  The birthing of my dream is coming in the form of ALIGNED, a revolutionary 7-week transformational program that begins on April 3rd.  You’ll be hearing all about it in the coming weeks :-).   This is the culmination of everything I’ve been through, all that I’ve learned and integrated, as well as how I coach my clients towards living their ultimate lives.  I really believe in this work and stand fully behind this process.  It's how I live.

WHAT'S SELF LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
I became ready to offer these teachings because I love myself enough to commit to being the person I wanted to become.  That person is living the dream that has been brewing in my belly.  That person is humbly and courageously offering her own teachings based on her experience of walking the path of truth and reaping it's rewards.  That person knows that all she can really do is walk her own path fully and by doing so can model the option to others of doing the same for themselves.  I OWE it to myself to birth this dream of ALIGNED and the other offerings I'll be sharing this year.  I can’t not do it anymore and in doing so I have to practice Self Love more radically than I ever have before.  The old me who used to cut corners and step over her intuition and body occasionally is not the woman leading these courses.  The old me who was an amazing film and photo producer because she handled every detail, burned the midnight oil and put others first is not the woman who models embodied truth by honoring the pace of her spirit and surrendering to what she cannot control.  The old me who over scheduled herself and remained in her head instead of living and loving from her body is not the woman who will balance career, partnership and family rooted in simple pleasures and generous love.  The continued fruition of my dream depends on me loving myself enough to gently put down another layer of my old skin yet again and become again and again who I'm meant to be.  

WHO IS THE NEW YOU THAT YOU'RE BECOMING?
When I work with my clients on who they are becoming, we often give a name to the new them.  This allows them to really identify and personify the charicteristics of their future self.  Luckily for me, I’ll naturally be changing my name this year since I recently became married.  My new name is Rony Reingold, which so wonderfully means “Pure Gold”.  I’ve seized this as my opportunity to really slide into the skin of the me I am becoming.  I am Rony Reingold and it's been very fun to define exactly what that means for me.  It creates a new land to live in and an opportunity to step fully into my highest self.

So who are you becoming?  And if you’re not sure of that yet, who do want to be?  Who is that person within you that you owe it to yourself to become?  How do they live their life?  How do they dress?  What car do they drive?  What music do they listen to or do they choose instead to sit in silence?  What is their body like when they sit at the computer?  What is their relationship with food like?  What is their relationship with themselves , their children and their soul mate like?  How do they respond to situations that trigger them or situations that fulfill them?  What brings them ALIVE?

THE RAW TRUTH: A DANCE BETWEEN OLD AND NEW
When my husband catches me in my old mode of being driven and over-extended, he calls me "The Producer".  It's kind of a joke, but more of a gentle reminder to check myself and remember my new definition of what it means to produce and create from within.  There’s no room for my old ways if I’m going to truly fulfill this dream and embody Rony Reingold and all she means to me.  The new me produces and creates, in fact it brings me alive, but I do so from the center of the goddess within me; of the humble teacher and the person who fully and joyously dances down my own path of empowered self actualization for the sake of personal evolution and inspiring others.

I’ll be honest with you, there are days when I get consumed by the old anxious and controlling producer in me – she lures me into working late, getting disconnected from my body and stretching myself thin.  This is my deepest self sabotaging pattern and at times it feels that the new me and the old me are engaged in quite an arm wrestle, each trying to prevail!  However as I’ve experienced through evolving beyond other patterns in my transformational journey, when we practice radical Self Love, slowly but surely the new way prevails – in a peaceful and effortless, simple kind of a way.  It’s beautiful.  And I know that I’m already here.  The new me embodies such a deep love of self that when I catch myself in an old way I simply stop and take a breath.  I put my hand on my heart, I go for a walk outside, I sing or do a yoga posture to get back into my body.  I ask for a hug.  Within minutes or sometimes hours, I’m back to embodying Rony Reingold.  It feels incredible.  This is the path.  This is the work.  This is what it means to Embody our Truth.  

ARE YOU IN?
When we have a dream on the line, we can’t afford not to step up and love ourselves radically.  We just can’t.  So... what do you OWE to yourself?  What is the dream that it’s time to get back in touch with and who do you need to be to make that dream a reality?  

Ultimately, the question I'm asking you is:  Are You IN?  Are you willing to jump into the land of BEING the You You Are Becoming right now?  Are you willing to check yourself and bring awareness to yourself when you get stuck in your old ways?  Are you willing to take responsibility for those moments when you take things personally and act like a victim, when you react instead of respond, when you feel defeated but know you must continue?  Are you willing to gently and simply catch it and choose the new way instead?  What will open up for you if you begin to retrain yourself in this way?
I can tell you from my own experience and from the growth I see in my clients that a whole new world of peace, empowerment, connection, freedom, joy and purpose is available to you if you’re willing to start truly LOVING yourself.  When you put yourself first and fuel your tanks, speak honestly, take risks in honor of being fulfilled and allow yourself to be seen I guarantee you SO much will open up for you.  

You may be afraid to love yourself this radically out of fear that you’ll be deemed selfish, you’ll have to leave your job or you’ll end up alone.  If this is how you feel than I invite you to check the story you are telling yourself in your head – most likely there’s a nice, sneaky Saboteur here for you.  It’s natural for our saboteurs to show up when we start practicing self love because it threatens their way of being.  It threatens the life of the small, shrunken, fearful, accommodating, burnt-out old way.  Of course your saboteurs will put up a fit to get your attention when you're about to grow and love yourself majorly.  But you’re at choice.  You can get sucked into that propoganda in your head or you can simply practice having awareness in the moment and choosing yet again your new way.  You can be the you you are becoming.

GO FOR IT!
I cannot wait for April 3rd to come around!  It will be the deepest and most profound expression of my truth thus far and I am giddy with excitement to share it all with you.  I’ll be teaching you the exact step by step process that I put myself through to walk through the portal of physical, emotional and spiritual transformation.  I’ll be sharing with you how I found my truth and what I had to do to reorganize my life to align with it, leading me to my soul mate, my dream career, a healing body and lovely home.  It’s the same process I take my clients through and I’m blown away by the inner peace, clarity, deepening of heart, power and spirit that they are experiencing.  

As you go about this Valentine’s Day, I invite you to practice more Self LOVE today than you’ve ever practiced before.  Become the witness of your own experience and practice catching yourself in the old pattern and shifting into the You You Are Becoming instead.  Start to notice the difference in behavior, habits, patterns and response to life in general between the old or current you and the you you are becoming.   How does your future self show up in conversation?  Is he/she generative and constructive or reactive and small?  How would the new you handle this situation?  What does the new you want for lunch?

I’m here with you, standing for you, stretching myself as you stretch yourself beyond what you’ve known thus far and into unknown lands of gloriously rich and fulfilling new territory!  Your pool of Self Love awaits you.  Ready to jump IN?

Shine On!
Love,
Rony

SEEING LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF 'THANKS'

And so again, Thanksgiving is upon us.  The holiday in which we are reminded to give thanks as we celebrate time with family and the abundance of the fall harvest.  Honestly though, gratitude becomes so cliche around Thanksgiving that it is almost easy to breeze right over it.  We focus on having a big meal, on travel and on holiday shopping.  Or, we are grateful for a day or two and then go back to normal.  What would it be like to always see life through the lens of 'thanks'?

In my personal world, I have an enormous amount to be grateful for at this time.  I just got married 10 days ago!  Woo hoo!!  It was the most thrilling, authentic and celebratory experience I've ever had and I can honestly say that I am over the moon happy.  It's easy for me to look at life with grateful eyes right now.  But what about those times when it's not easy?  What about when life gives us lemons?  What does it mean to possess an "Attitude of Gratitude" and how do we cultivate that?

THE HOBBLING BRIDE
Two weeks before my wedding I sprained my ankle.  In a clumsy, frenetic moment in which I was running around scattered, I tripped and injured myself.  I couldn't believe it.  A sprained ankle before the wedding?!  How was I going to dance or to walk down the aisle?  What about the fabulous heels that I bought for the occasion?  After a short lived solitary pity party in which I came to terms with the disappointment of adjusting to unexpected circumstances, I realized that a gift had been placed in my lap.  Ironically, the thing I wanted most was to be well rested and grounded before my wedding weekend.  The Universe delivered.  Despite the pain and the frustration of hobbling around during one of the most important weeks of my life, I was given the chance to slow down.  I slept a ton, caught up on my emails and actually enjoyed reading a book before my wedding.  And thanks to my sprained ankle, I ended up wearing cowboy boots under my wedding dress, which is the most fun thing I've done in a while!  It put me in the most festive mood!  Most importantly, I truly began to see everything through a lens of gratitude.  I leaned on gratitude and it came through for me, shifting my focus to the truly important things, showing me how much love exists around me whether I'm in heels or in my pajamas.  I became grateful for my body that has the power to heal itself.  I became grateful for my legs, my arms, my breath, my toes and for the strength and generosity of the people around me.  It connected me to grace and spirit during a very special time in my life.  That is the power of gratitude.

Possessing an Attitude of Gratitude means looking at the glass half full and focusing on all that is going well for you regardless of the current circumstances.  It means seeing the gift in everything.  During the week of my honeymoon, my extended family members in Israel experienced the frightening reality of being surrounded by political unrest - literally running into bomb shelters to protect themselves and their children.  Who am I to complain?  There is way too much to be grateful for.  We take the basics for granted.

FOUR EASY TIPS
Cultivating gratitude is actually quite easy.  It can be done within a matter of seconds, any time, any place.  All it requires is having your focus on it.  Like with anything in life, what we focus on becomes our reality.  Here are a few of my favorite ways to open to gratitude and look at life through the eyes of 'thanks':

1.  Wake Up Grateful.  Before getting out of bed, mentally list 5-10 things you are grateful for.  I recommend starting small and taking nothing for granted - be grateful that you have a bed, be grateful for your cozy comforter, be grateful to your body that breaths on it's own while you sleep, be grateful for the morning sun, etc. 

2.  Start A Gratitude Journal.  At the end of each day list 10 things that you are grateful for in your life.  Simply by taking note of this, actually writing it down every day, your whole life can change.  Be grateful for the person who held the door open for you, be grateful for the smile from the stranger, be grateful that your pen still has ink in it, be grateful for your children's curiosity.

3.  Be Grateful For What Is To Come.  It is incredibly rewarding and uplifting to be grateful for all that is coming our way.  Yes, having gratitude for those things that haven't happened yet!  This is especially powerful when we are feeling down or sorry for ourselves with regard to a certain situation.  For example, being grateful for your soul mate who is making their way towards you at this very moment can turn loneliness into excited anticipation and hope.  Being grateful for the unknown possibilities and surprises of the coming year can turn year-end gloom into wonderment, spontaneity and possibility.  All that is coming our way is a gift.  It's easy to forget this.  Think of how grateful you are for the friends you have in your life now whom you didn't yet know ten years ago.  Imagine all of the wonderful people you will know and love in a few years from now!

4.  See The Gift In Everything.  Yes, everything.  See the gift in your health crisis.  See the gift in your relationship crisis.  What are these things awakening you to?  What blessings and opportunities are being divinely handed to you?  Sometimes it is our most challenging interpersonal relationships that establish the playing field for personal growth by teaching us surrender, forgiveness, authenticity, compassion and empowerment.  Aren't you a better, more grounded and loving person because of this?  Haven't these dynamics helped you in other areas of your life?  See the gift in your loss.  Even grief can present the opportunity to relish in the precious moments that were had with another.  There is always opportunity to see the blessing and to be grateful for what you've had and currently have.  Magic is all around.

ONE MORE TIME
I was recently exposed to a very simple gospel song titled "One More Time".  The lyrics are "One more time. One more time. He's allowed us to come together one more time".  Regardless of whether you believe in God or if God is male, female, etc., the message within these lyrics is clear:  be grateful that we've been given yet another opportunity to come together again at this time.  It's miraculous and special and beautiful that life has worked out such that we can share in this experience together right now.  Be grateful.  

So I invite you to be grateful this holiday season.  Be grateful for the people around you at the table.  Be grateful for the food that nourishes your body and brings you together.  Be grateful that you have a home and a table to sit at.  Be grateful that you have money to spend while you are amongst the overwhelming holiday crowds.  Be grateful that you have legs to carry you through the stores.  Be grateful that you have people to give gifts to and people to receive love from.  Be grateful that you can breath in the fresh holiday air one more time.  Practice looking at life through the lens of "Thanks".  I'll bet you'll be thankful you did.

I'd like to extend a huge THANK YOU to my amazing coaching clients, group and workshop participants, my readers and Facebook followers.  I am in awe of your willingness to show up and evolve yourselves daily.  It is a true honor and joy to be on the path with you.  Thank you to my phenomenal community of friends and colleagues who provide connection, inspiration, laughs, support and truth as I express myself and my purpose fully in this life.  Thank you to my beautifully loving family and to my newly extended family who cheer me on and provide a sense of home, foundation and love.  And most of all, thank you, thank you, thank you to my most special husband, who is the rest bed to my heart, the perfect companion to my soul and the most illuminated mirror of love in my life.  It is a blessing to walk the path in partnership with you.

Wishing all of you and your loved ones a most joyous, illuminated and nourishing holiday season!
Happy, happy Thanksgiving!

Shine On,
Rony

                                   
 AWAKEN TO YOUR TRUTH

On August 13th, I was interviewed by spiritual friend and radio host Jeff Daugherty of NC Kaballah radio.  Hundreds of people tuned in to join the conversation and learn how simply BEING YOURSELF is one of the most potent doorways to accessing the divine.  




In this juicy hour long show I share the following:
* How to identify what has meaning to you
* How to get in touch with and realize your dreams.
* Tips and small steps to easily bring spirituality into your daily life.
* How the right brain can be used to bring your dreams alive.
* The critical connection between nutrition and spirituality.  


Here's what people have said about the show:

"Folks, this is one lady that GETS IT.  She is the one you have been looking for to help you get to the next level." - Jeff Daughterty

"Amazing talk last night.  It's insane how many of your messages have been completely in line with has been going on in my life.  Thank you for the reminders.  Look forward to reading/listening to more." - N.M. 

"That was great! I listened to the whole thing and it really touched me because I have been feeling out of alignment lately.  Thanks so much!" - M.P.

To listen to the FREE Replay, visit here:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nckabbalah/2012/08/14/nckfriends

I'd love to hear your comments and questions after you've heard the show!  Feel free to share below.  For more information on Jeff Daughterty visit his website HERE.  To read my personal story of awakening and how the Embodied Truth Coaching Program can change your life click HERE.

Thanks for tuning in!
Shine On,
Rony

Although dreaming big, leaping and risking big are all required to seize your dreams and make them real, the choices we make throughout the day-to-day are the ones that keep us on track, intentional and ultimately allow us to integrate transformation over time.  Watch my latest YouTube video to learn how you can shift your day and ultimately your life in just two minutes!  I welcome your comments below!

Shine On,
Rony