by Cynthia Bischoff | Aug 3, 2014 | Heartliving
Today, many of us are aligned with our intellects, living almost exclusively in our heads, while our bodies are encased in layers of armor or tension. The body seems merely to transport the intellect from place to place.
The body is actually a reflection of the soul and has much to tell us about our mind and spirit. The soul’s essence is “connectedness” and our souls and hearts thrive on relationship. Ancient people knew this instinctively. Their survival depended upon their relationship to their environment, to each other, and to their bodies.
As early as childhood, we learn to subjugate painful emotional events. These emotional traumas that the mind forgets are stored in the body in what is called “cellular memory.” We learn to dismiss or cut off signals from the body that remind us of painful experiences.
As adults we too often ignore our bodies because the messages interfere with our daily routines. Our bodies contain a great deal of essential, natural wisdom about when to rest and when to act if we will just listen to its symptoms and sensations.
By listening to the body’s signals and rhythms we can come to full awareness and thus heal our past.
by Cynthia Bischoff | Jul 26, 2014 | Heartliving
Crystals are composed of minerals and are part of the Earth’s energy. Each crystal with its own color, configuration, and properties is believed to hold a different Earth memory and energy.
Throughout history, most religions and cultures have used stones and crystals for both decorative and symbolic purposes. For example, the Celtic people understood that garnet gave a person courage and energy to take appropriate action. Certain Native American tribes placed turquoise on the breastplates of warriors to provide protection. In ancient Babylon and Greece, agate was used as a charm of healing and protection. Amber has been used in ancient cultures as a bringer of courage and honesty.
While wearing jewelry containing crystals and stones is an age-old tradition, more recently it seems as a society we have rediscovered the beauty and power of crystals not only for adornment, but also for assisting in healing the body’s energy.
Stones can be used to stimulate and heal energy in the body. For example, the following stones, among others, are associated with specific purposes:
- To increase your general well-being: clear quartz and zircon;
- To balance your emotions and reduce depression: jade, aventurine, rose quartz;
- To aid in digestion and ease food allergies: citrine, turquoise, agate;
- To ease pain, agitation, and stress: amethyst, sugilite, labradorite.
You can place these stones in your pockets, in the area where you sleep or work, or wear jewelry containing these stones.
By understanding the therapeutic and historical associations of stones and crystals, you can wisely choose stones that can bring both beauty and healing power into your life.
by Cynthia Bischoff | Jul 12, 2014 | Heartliving
This has been a busy few weeks, with the publication of my first ebook, announcement of my Heartliving BootCamp Intensive weekend in October, 2014 and now my latest Heartliving Video, Your Backstage Pass to Life!
My newest video will give you a backstage pass to understanding life! Over the past 25 years as a life coach, I’ve listened to thousands of people’s stories, and my greatest challenge is always to help each person understand that they are the main character in their own creation–the epic hero of their own drama. While you’re partnered with other cast members to share life’s lessons, you didn’t come in JUST to try out for a part in someone else’s play as your primary role. You are the MAIN character. And, just as you create your own script, which you do through your thoughts and behaviors and the way you show up in the world, you do play a significant, supporting role in the dramas of others. And you will always be partnered with the right cast members you need to be with for each of you to learn life’s lessons. Like any good drama, there will be core scenes in which you grow and achieve success as well as scenes involving tragedy and comic relief. It’s the way of life.
So come take a peek with me behind the scenes of life– a backstage pass– to take a closer look at how this play called “Life” works. Through my Heartliving principles and suggestions, I hope to empower you to create a more meaningful life performance.
Many thanks to Metro Productions in Richmond, VA, who did a fabulous job producing this webinar as well as my videos on my YouTube Heartliving Video Channel.
To celebrate the video launch, the price is $24.50 (retail value $49.95). Ready to purchase? Click Store.
In the coming months I’ll be adding more videos, podcasts, ebooks and other exciting products. Subscribe to Heartliving.com for the latest news!
~Cynthia
by Cynthia Bischoff | Jul 5, 2014 | Heartliving
Social Media is a buzz this week over PepsiCo CEO Indra K. Nooyi’s interview and statements that working women “can’t have it all.” Reading her comments made me reflect on my experience and journey as a working mother and business woman. I personally do not think it’s an issue of “having it all”! That ends up being a win/lose concept. How can we have all of anything in life? Instead, being an excellent mother doesn’t depend upon whether you’re working or not working outside the home. Some “at home” mothers may not be effective simply because they are present physically. To me, it is a way in which you approach mothering and your family.
I have known many highly effective working mothers as well as non-working mothers in my life. I am a grandmother now, still working full-time, and have raised two wonderful kids. I was a single parent during part of my life, but I always worked full time, even running my own business. Whether a mother is working or not working doesn’t make her a successful mother. What I realize is that how you “show up” as a mother is key to establishing and maintaining healthy relationships with your children. Here are my ingredients to achieving success:
- Be True to Yourself! No matter what your situation, do what you love and create a life that you want to live and to share with your kids.
- Take Good Care of Yourself! A physically, mentally, and spiritually healthy you will make you a much better Mom.
- Don’t Strive for Perfection! It becomes a way to inhabit an imaginary world. Nothing is ever perfect and yet everything already is.
- Be the Best Version of You Each Day! When you do your best which can vary any given day, let go of feeling guilty. Don’t do that to yourself. It’ll just zap your energy.
- Be Present! Working or not working, really BE THERE for your children in the best way you can—most of all, listen to them.
- Easy Does It! Don’t push yourself or your kids too hard, especially if you’re an over-achiever. It doesn’t always lead to a happier life for you or them.
- Teach Life Skills! Teach your kids to be self-reliant because it’s not what you give them, it’s what you TEACH them that matters.
- Have Fun! Relax with your kids. Let yourself be silly so they know life doesn’t have to be so serious.
And most of all, Love Them with All Your Heart!
– Cynthia
by Cynthia Bischoff | Jun 25, 2014 | Heartliving
I am so excited to announce my newest venture—Heartliving BootCamp for Women–a weekend intensive program to be held on October 24-26, 2014, at the Virginia Beach Resort Hotel & Conference Center on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!
This weekend program which begins on Friday evening (6-9:00), Saturday (9:00-5:00), and Sunday (9:00-3:00) will capture the very best of my Heartliving philosophy and teaching—sharing over 50 of my Heartliving principles through a method of exciting lecture and slides, discussion, and experiential exercises to help you:
· Explore your current life situation
· Challenge your perceptions
· Understand the “hero’s journey” and where you are on it
· Unlearn behaviors that do not serve you
· Move through your fears
· Reframe your circumstances
· Identify what creates limitations and how to overcome them
· Release judgments and practice forgiveness
· Create greater balance of body, mind, and spirit
· Develop your power and explore your purpose
· Learn to hold a witness viewpoint
· Understand the power of ritual
· Take action to improve your life
· And much more!
Conference space is limited and seats are filling up quickly. To learn more and to register for this incredible weekend, click here: Heartliving BootCamp.
by Cynthia Bischoff | Jun 21, 2014 | Heartliving
The following poem has always been one of my favorites.
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
by Portia Nelson
Chapter 1
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost. . . .I am helpless.
It isn’t my fault.
Chapter 2
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I am in the same place.
But it isn’t my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter 3
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in. . . .It’s a habit.
My eyes are open. I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.
Chapter 4
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
Chapter 5
I walk down another street.
