Jan 6, 2008

Oprah, reveals stress caused problems--Stress can make you Sick



Stress could be the underlying cause of pain and muscle fatigue? Stress and emotional tension can cause tension headaches, also referred to as “migraine headaches.” Trigger points in muscles of the upper head and neck can create other physical symptoms as well, such as: numbness and tingling in the hand and fingers, carpal tunnel, weakness in the arm and hand effected. When you have an accident if the trauma is not rehabilitated it can continue to cause inflammation and changes in the body physiology for years to come.

These symptoms include: pain at the original site of injury, pain in the opposite side of the body, pain in old injury sites that were not properly rehabilitated, pain and problems with old weaknesses of the internal organs such as stomach ulcers until finally one day you wake up and you hurt all over. The body is doing its best to alert you that there is inflammation present that needs to be properly treated.

Consider making this year the year to commit to your health and happiness. Ways to deal effectively with stress include massage, yoga, daily exercise, healthy eating habits, and occasionally time away from “your hectic life”. Time away can be spent enjoying a personal retreat. We have the perfect place for you here in Sedona, Arizona. Remember us when the holidays are over and you start making your plans for your special vacation this year.
Focus for the New Year “New You”

You are the writer, director, and actor of your life's play. Write big parts, direct with humor and let your authentic self-shine.

Affirmations for Creating the Life You Want and Deserve
My thoughts and focus become the antennae that create my life's experience. Today and everyday I focus my thoughts and intentions on joy, creativity, purpose, and fulfillment.

Visualization to Create the Life You Want and Deserve:
In my mind's eye I connect to the flow of spirit and creativity within me. I see myself walking in my power, speaking my truth, and loving each moment of each day. Acknowledging that I am the writer, director, and actor of my life's play: I create my life drama with passion. In my mind's eye I see myself creating and experiencing the kind of life I want to live. I imagine a script in which I AM successful, loved, prosperous, and enjoy radiant health. In this role, I learn my lessons easily and I playfully express my life's purpose. I combine these images with the feelings of joy and let them go, knowing that they will create the good things I am visualizing and thinking.

Find Santa at http://clauschronicles.blogspot.com/ hop on over and let him know I sent you. Tell him you are there to avoid the Santa rush for next year. Remember to include Love’s Secret on your wish list in order to live your life in love!

©copywrite 2008 Annie B Lawrence, Ph.D, CHT.

Jan 5, 2008

Mommy Doodle a great blog at blogger


Mommy Doodle is a great site to pick up ideas on graphics and loved the holiday craft shared. I also am a mom and love doodling with my grandsons age 1 and 2.

Here is a great doodle idea for grandmoms. We just purchased a small card table and chairs for tots and I can sit in it with my grandsons and we love doodling with crayons together and creating a picture. We then post it to our refrigerator. Our grandson always notices that we have that posted from his former visit.

Happy new year gandmoms, moms, and doodlers. Remember to take time to play and enjoy your children, and grandchildren they grow up much too soon!

Just found Santa Claus--And Made a Wish

http://www.retreatandheal.com/products.html Santa has a blog located right here on blogger.com. Wish I had know that earlier--he offers some light hearted cheer that is valuable in our everyday life. Stop by and get your wish in for 2008 early.

By the way Santa if you read this post it would be great if you could post a review of Love's Secret on your blog. I know that it can help your readers learn to live their life in love and leave pain and drama behind. Here is a review that I just received and you can find a podcast interview here http://podcast.revvell.com/2007/11/20/revvell-interviews-annie-lawrence.aspx.

This is a wonderful book. In it, Annie B. Lawrence describes her own relationships and gives examples from her own practice of various situations she has encountered with her clients. What I enjoyed about this book is 1) true life examples; 2) questions one may ask of oneself to get deeper into situations 3) envisioning and 4) EFT exercises you can do yourself to assist in bringing your love into reality. In this book, there is no blame. It's about finding out where you are and how to get where you want to be. Easy to read; easy to understand. If you need a coach, Annie is available AND, I'd suggest you check out her beautiful location in Sedona Arizona.
Revvell P. Revati, N.H.E.'s "http://podcast.TheBookCrawler.com".

Hope all your wishes come are granted for 2008!

What's Your Consumption Factor? Creating An environment we can live in

In a New York Times Article entitled "What's Your Consumption Factor" we are given new insight into our foot print we are leaving on our environment. We are impacting our environment 32 times more than developing countries. The average rates at which people consume resources like oil and metals, and produce wastes like plastics and greenhouse gases, are about 32 times higher in North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia than they are in the developing world. That factor of 32 has big consequences.

As we begin our new year it is a good time to consider how we can change our consumption factor so that we can lessen our foot print on our environment. As stated in http://livinginatoxicworld.blogspot.com/ those countries that consume most leave a heavier foot print and in order to preserve our environment for our children must work to reduce our consumption.

We can choose to be the change we want to see in our world and work to reduce our consumption and thereby reduce our environmental footprint. Our environment, our own health, and the future of our children depend on us.

Dec 19, 2007

Eat, Pray, Love and Love's Secret


Spiritual connections are the basis for relationships in both Eat, Pray, Love and award winning book Love's Secret Live Your Life In Love. Throughout Love's Secret you will connect with heart warming stories that present aspects of your relationship and teach you new skills of resolution and communication with your mate. Each chapter empowers you with skills to leave drama and pain behind and create love, romance and passion.

Start your new year in love by booking a retreat with your mate now http://www.retreatandheal.com/retreats.html. In my next post learn how to release the old and prepare for 2008 to be your best year yet!

Dec 7, 2007

Love's Secret Wins Finalist Self-Help Relationship Book


Love’s Secret: Live Your Life In Love wins USA Book News Award
Sedona, Arizona, — USABookNews.com announced the winners for its National “Best Books” 2007 Awards and Love’s Secret: Live Your Life In Love was awarded Finalist in the “Self-Help: Relationships” category. Annie B. Lawrence, Ph.D., author of Love’s Secret says this award validates the years of research and work creating her book. She feels the timing is perfect for what people living in today’s tumultuous times need to strengthen their relationships with themselves and their partners.
Love’s Secret offers seekers an action plan to create love, romance and passion and leave pain and drama in the past. Empty nesters find easy steps to recapture romance and passion, and all couples find answers to build a foundation based on love – not conditions. The pain and drama we have all become accustomed to, creates stress and can literally make you sick.
Many who have watched The Secret, and read the Power of Now, still feel stuck in patterns that create chaos. By reading Love’s Secret, connecting to a chapter or character and putting the information into practice, you are empowered to live your life in choice.Love’s Secret makes creating our reality a simple and achievable task. What the world needs now is love sweet love has never been truer. Our world at war and even closer to home, the shootings in our school system make love and peace a valuable commodity.
Love’s Secret offers tools that empower readers to find inner peace and live their life in love. Retreat and Heal’s programs and workshops put them into practice. People travel from around the world to visit Sedona for its peace and beauty, find the inner peace and love you deserve at Retreat and Heal in Sedona Arizona. Annie B. Lawrence, author, is a spiritual life coach and keynote speaker and is available at 928.282.5237
ISBN # 978-0-9793535-0-5
$22.95 212 pages

To Place orders for the book or receive an autographed copy contact Sedona Publishershttp://www.retreatandheal.com/products.html or order your copy at 55% off on Amazon.com and stuff your stocking with love!

Oct 27, 2007

Want more love, passion and romance

Retreat and Heal offers couples retreats in Sedona, Arizona. Our retreats heal body, mind and spirit. If you would like to experience more love, passion, and romance in your life our retreats empower you with an action plan.

Follow these five steps to release anxiety and overwhelm.
1. Take a break and push the pause button on your life. A retreat gives you time to clear your mind and gain clarity.
2. During your break. Take time in nature and journal each day. Get clear on the things that are working in your life and what you want.
3. Make a plan to restructure your lifestyle. Make a realistic plan that is simple and easy to follow. Work your plan by focusing on what you want. Spend time each day in meditation focusing on what you want to create.
4. Make time in your schedule to move your body. This can be dancing, walking, jogging, yoga, or biking. Whatever has meaning for you--create a plan and just do it! Moving your body keeps stuck emtions moving and avoids the feelings of frustration, fear, and overwhelm.
5. Make a commitment to follow through with your plan for 21-days. It takes 21 days to create a new habit. Make a commitment and follow through to make it happen.