Class and Presentation Topics and Site List

10 Ways for Feeling Good about Yourself

• Who is your toughest critic?  You?  It's time to proclaim you're better than all that!  At the end of the day, do you look only at what you haven't done - instead of all that you have accomplished?  
• Do you appreciate the fine traits you have?  Yes, you.  Explore many ways to better reflect the qualities of that cute face in the mirror and to provide loving support for yourself. 

Embracing Change

       Change is inevitable, so they say.  We can fume about it, rail against it, and still Change Happens.

• How  do you view change?
• Do you assume it will be a negative experience?
• Ready to go along for the ride?
• What tools are available to approach change with more confidence and calm?
• Making lemonade out of that lemon!

Acceptance - A Great Stress-Buster

• Explore ways to keep our energy moving forward, instead of being stuck in resistance. 
• Includes acceptance of ourselves, others and situations in our lives. 

Are You Encouraging Yourself  or Discouraging Yourself?

• Your self-talk - What do you learn from it? 
• What do you focus on? 
• How does it affect you physically? 
• Learn ways to support and nurture yourself in daily activities 

Do You Support Your Body  So Your Body Can Support You?

• Physical support - How do you treat your body? 
• What do we expect our body to do for us?
• Establishing a positive relationship with your body
• Nurturing  yourself (going beyond stress-relief)

Forgiving Ourselves

• What makes it hard to forgive ourself? 
• Do we think we have to be perfect in all things? 
• Do we think we're awful if we make a mistake? 
• Explore self-forgiveness and self-appreciation. 

Spirituality - What Is It?   What Keeps Us Going Every Day?

• Our values, beliefs, goals 
• Our center, our enthusiasm and spirit, our soul - however we recognize it. 
• Ways to develop and experience spirituality 

Opening to Your Loving Self 

• What are blocks to loving?  Drop the negative baggage that holds you back.
• Acceptance and Unconditional Love
• Open more fully to your inner joy and positive loving self.

What Upsets Me About This?

Recognizing what upsets us in relationships can help prevent problems. 

• Our rules and expectations for ourselves and others. 
• Giving up the need to be right. 
• Taking  responsibility for our feelings. 

Creating Your Positive Life! - Individual Class or 8-class Series

• Creating - Your  Direction and Choices
• Positive - Research  Support for Health and Well-Being
• Self-Stress or Self-Nurturing? 
• Integrating  Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual
• How Can You  Support Yourself Daily?

Life Changes - SOS! - 4-class Series

• Whether about the economy or another type of life change, find the inner strength, the balance to move through these changes and events with renewed energy  and stride. 
• Look  at how you view and respond to outside events, relationships and yourself. 
• Learn  the basics for re-building confidence and determination, regardless of  what's going on.  Apply the tools consistently for immediate  results. (similar to doing deep breathing and quickly feeling calm)      
• A  key is to strengthen the physical, emotional and mental areas of our life to support the part that keeps us going everyday - our      enthusiasm, our spirit, our center, our soul - however we recognize it.

Prevent Verbal Pollution - Let's Say It Positively!

• Expressing displeasure in a more positive way: for less negativity, for more positive self-energy, for communicating with others.

Creating Positive Aging

• What  does 'aging' mean for you?  Is it scary or does it hold new possibilities?
• Do you look back at your life with criticism or self-appreciation? 
• Do  you view the unknown with apprehension or see challenges as an opportunity  to expand your strengths?  
• How  can you maintain your spirit when challenges arise?
• How  can we move into these next years with tools to give ourselves a more  peaceful and positive journey?

Control and Relationships - OUCH!

• How do you give away your personal power to others? 
• Do we manipulate and control others? 
• What are positive alternatives? 

Awakening to the Spirit Within 

 Deepening your relationship with your spiritual  nature

your spiritual consciousness

• Is your spirituality providing you a strong foundation?
• Do you feel connected with your inner source?
• Is there a loving, divine presence in your life?

Giving and Receiving Love

• What blocks us from giving and receiving love? 
• What enhances  our receiving love - from ourselves and others?

Living a Positive Life Regardless 

• It is possible to have a positive life while experiencing an extended  physical condition or illness.  We can alleviate it when possible.   We can also bring our emotional, mental and spiritual aspects  in alignment with our life as it is - embracing all without resisting any part of it.
• Participants explore the idea that they are not just an illness, not just a physical body.  They can transcend the illness and look at ways of regaining their spirit and meaning in life again, regardless of their physical experience.

Nurturing Ourselves After a Loss

• Ways to comfort, support and encourage ourselves. 

Stressed about the Holidays? 

Where does the stress come from?

• Relationships 
• Expectations 
• Demands on time.
• Explore ways to de-stress the Holidays and nurture yourself!!

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