by Cynthia Bischoff | Feb 18, 2018 | Heartliving
Do you try to please everyone? –Try to control everything so as not to meet your fears? –Try to be a superstar at your own expense because, after all, YOU can do it best?
Here are a few tips for living in better balance:
1. Understand that reactionary behavior perpetuates states of imbalance, so instead of quickly reacting, try pausing, thinking things through, and then responding with conscious intention.
2. If you are a human “doing,” anxiety may feel natural. Try relaxing so that you have a reference point for balance.
3. Practice mindfulness in the moment. Be here now. For example, when you wash a dish, truly wash it, feel the soapy water and sponge, without having your mind be somewhere completely different.
4. Focus on your breathing from time to time. You can wear a rubber band on your wrist (assuming you don’t normally do this!) and when you notice it throughout the day, check in with your breathing. Breathe deeply from your lower abdomen and slowly, allowing the breath to relax your body.
5. Challenge your assumptions and beliefs about anything that troubles you. What is really happening in the situation? Let go of ideas that do not serve you.
6. Practice mind-body methods, such as meditation, walking, listening to relaxing music–all of which will calm your spirit and help take you out of the rat-race pace.
By slowing down in general, in a very magical way, you become more focused and less distracted, better able to respond to what is important in your life.
by Cynthia Bischoff | Jan 28, 2018 | Heartliving
Throughout our lifetime we develop and learn to operate from a sense of our own power. Often major spiritual tests in life involve how we use our power. These spiritual lessons can involve circumstances in which you do not own your own power enough, or when you wield too much power, might involve dominating others.
Personal power is considered a fundamental key to psychological health and spiritual growth. The ideal is to own your own power in a considerate manner never wavering while remaining mindful of love and considerate behavior with others.
So how do you balance the use of your own power?
You want to be sure that you do not give your life to others to make your choices or simply fail to develop your own sense of self and to individuate. Pay attention to the needs of your heart and affirm your own worthiness.
Likewise, you must be cautious about dominating others and must offer them the same respect for their own life that you desire. It is through owning and balancing your personal power that self-mastery over your own energy takes place.
by Cynthia Bischoff | Jan 21, 2018 | Heartliving
Have you ever needed one seminar that would improve the way you are living your life? One that would help you balance and harmonize your daily living? Here it is!
On Saturday, April 28, 2018, I will be teaching The Art of Living Mindfully in a Busy World, a one day seminar, from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., at the Virginia Beach Resort Hotel & Conference Center, Virginia Beach, VA.
In this inspirational workshop full of practical tools and wisdom, you will discover the art of learning how to:
- Calm down and relax (tips on meditation)
- Think productively (how to program your thoughts away from worry and despair)
- Handle your emotions wisely (find balance)
- Communicate effectively (use tools to improve relationships)
- Exercise an open mind, release judgment, and forgive (important for positive change)
- Honor your body and value and manage your energy (necessary for healing)
- Free yourself from pain and trauma (lighten the load of life).
- Methods include lecture, discussion, practical exercises, and hypnotherapy for positive living with prosperity & gratitude.
Program Fee: $165.00 and includes lunch & materials. Early Bird special is $150 until 4/1/18.
REFUND & CANCELLATION POLICY: No refunds after April 10, 2018.
Ready to Enhance Your Life? Click Register
(follow the PayPal link that allows you to pay via PayPal or credit card).
by Cynthia Bischoff | Jan 14, 2018 | Heartliving
What is your purpose? You are always discovering your purpose when you ask yourself “Why am I here?” If you ask yourself this question and are still not sure, just look back on your life. You have been fulfilling your purpose your entire life even if you don’t know consciously what your purpose is.
So how do you find out your purpose?
- Your purpose can be summed up in a few short words. It is helpful to start with “I am ________.” If you keep your statement simple, you will remember it and allow it to inspire you. It might become more detailed later but start with simple words.
- Your purpose should indicate direction and movement. For example, “I am a person” may be true, but it doesn’t indicate movement and direction. “I am a loving explorer of life” is closer to describing your purpose.
- Your purpose is not a goal and can never be checked off on a list in the way that a goal can. Your goals are just desires achieved along life’s purpose.
- Your purpose is instead the essence of your life in every moment and you are constantly fulfilling it.
- If your desire is to be loving, but you’ve spent your life in a more begrudging than loving way, you simply need to bring yourself more in alignment with your intended purpose. Pay attention to the times and places that you can CHOOSE to be more loving to others and to yourself.
- When your actions line up with your intentions (purpose), you will find that you move into a state of greater flow and the essence of your life changes.
As for my own experience, I knew early on in life that I was a teacher and seeker of knowledge. I also came to know that I felt most in synch when I sought to raise my own consciousness as I raised the consciousness of others.
While I started my career in an academic setting, I felt that I would realize the best version of myself if I were in a setting that had no outer-imposed limitations. Hence, I have with excitement explored many venues of learning, become an entrepreneur, and hope in this way to bring new ideas to you. My purpose? –I am an inspiration to myself and others. I seek to raise the consciousness of others as I raise my own consciousness, bringing greater love and freedom to all.
Finally, what is your contribution to your world? What is the BEST version of you? Your purpose is to BE the best version of you!
by Cynthia Bischoff | Oct 29, 2017 | Heartliving
Heartliving Workshop, The Power of Your Dreams, coming up on Saturday, November 4, 2017, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., has quickly filled up. Good news however— a few spaces are still available!
Your dreams are extremely powerful as a source of information and healing. In this exciting and informative workshop, we will explore:
- The history of dreams and approaches to dream analysis
- Sleep stages and cycles, particularly progression of five sleep stages
- Tips for achieving a good night’s sleep and remembering your dreams
- Types of dreams, such as night terror, lucid dreams, & paranormal dreams in particular?
- Format for keeping a dream journal of entries;
- Ways to categorize your dreams, for example, clearance, spiritual guidance, psychic/prophetic, and lucid dreams;
- The thirteen themes of spiritual guidance dreams;
- What “chase,” “search,” “avoidance,” “entrapment,” and “flying” dreams may mean
- Meanings of dreams of injury, disease, or fighting, as well as recurrent dreams;
- Importance of dream fragment
- Ways to enhance dream recall, including creative dreaming activities!
Program Fee: $165 (includes course materials, supplies, and food).
Ready to Enhance Your Life? Call Diane Roche, 757.467.6470, by October 31st to register.
