Over the more than 20 years that I’ve been working with women, I’ve been consistently amazed at their courage and willingness to do what it takes to get to where they want to go!  No challenge too great; no obstacle impassable… year after year, women have been stepping up to the plate and discovering how to live more meaningful and powerful lives.  Now, I’ve designed a way for them to do this that will give them the results they’re looking for, in a more easily accessible format and much shorter period of time.  

 The new, two-day Women Fully Alive! program is an experience you won’t want to miss!  Designed to offer what women have been asking for, this is a great opportunity to have a brief introduction to the WEL-Systems approach to a new paradigm for living… AND spend two days experiencing all those wonderful, magical guided reflections, meditations and inductions! 

In all the years that I’ve been working with women, the most powerful moments have always come from ‘the wave’ in flow.  This two-day is designed and intended to ensure that the wave is in flow… over and over again!… so that by the end of the two days, your body is ready to launch into a new way of being.  And we all, already, know:  a new way of being always precedes a new way of doing anything differently! 

Women really are the key to a very different future.  Women’s lives touch and intermingle with so many other lives : their partners/mates/spouses, past and present, sharing ongoing parenting commitments; their surviving parents, as elder care becomes more of a demand in their lives; their friends and colleagues, as women frequently turn to each other to find an open hand and a welcoming heart; and those in the community - through school and related activities - who are connected to each other through periodic events.  

Women are at the core of every culture, tending to the past (our families of origin), the present (caring for the people we love) and the future (dedicating ourselves to parenting our children in a way that we would have wanted to be parented, ourselves!).  Women shape lives - their own and that of so many others to whom we connect.  Our ability to care of others is never in question.  Our ability to take care of ourselves, is.  Far too often, we find ourselves at the bottom of a long list, frequently running out of time, energy and interest, letting ourselves fall to the wayside as we fall into a sleep that prepares us to do it all again tomorrow!   

Women Fully Alive! is your invitation to do it differently!  It’s a combination of new information and masterfully guided experiences that will renew, re-awaken and rekindle a capacity to see through new eyes; choose differently and live a more vibrant and meaningful life.  It’s an invitation to devote two-days to your own needs, recognizing that not only will your life be enlivened but so will that of all the people you care about.  Combining two days of life-altering experiences with time to regroup will leave you refreshed in body, mind and spirit.

Check the Schedule to find a location near you!  
 

This three-hour life-altering evening event has now been captured on CD!  

If you were there, Women Awakening - Volume 1 will remind you of what’s important in your life, letting you relive the guided reflections so you can continue to accelerate your own evolution.  If you weren’t there, you’ll discover what’s possible in such a short period of time, trusting your body to lead you in the direction of your own evolution.

Each recorded event offers new and compelling insights into a variety of topics from the first half of the evening, followed by a series of guided reflections to assist you in relaxing into the power of your own body to solve problems, awaken potential and become the guide to your unfolding, emerging future! 

Watch for Volumes 2 and 3 to be available in the coming weeks. 

Order now from our online Store and begin your journey of awakening!

We’ve been busy, creating new material for you to explore and engage.  These recordings are intended to offer you new thoughts, invite new consideration and evoke new insights into how you can make a difference in your life and in the lives of the people you care about, NOW!  

In the category of Thoughts On…™: 

• WEL-Systems:NLP - Quantum Leaps Beyond Techniques
• Women in Law Enforcement 
• Personal Power and Leadership in Changing Environments

Are you already trained in NLP and noticing that the promise has exceeded the results?  

Are you certified as an NLP Trainer or Master Trainer and discovering that wisdom, experience and instinct are telling you that there has to be more?  

Around the world, NLP is taught in its own context - and yet we already know, all meaning is context dependent.  Change the context and everything else changes, all by itself.  A WEL-Systems(R) context for NLP transforms you, the potential of NLP and your results! 

Accelerate your own evolution - and BE the difference you seek in the world!  

CODE Model Guide(TM) Certification - DeCODEing NLP - May 27 to 30th/Ottawa 

Not ready to engage?  Consider this 70-minute recorded conversation on a WEL-Systems® context for NLP. Order now from our online Store!

Women in the Ottawa area are invited to be part of an evening workshop to plug in to the momentum of Women Awakening!  As one recent participant shared of her experience: 

“I feel lighter somehow, no longer hostage to my thoughts as much.  I laugh more wholeheartedly.  Wow!  If (the workshop) is an indication of what is to come, I can’t wait!”

Give yourself the gift of your own awakening!  If your body is telling you “It’s time!” for you to get on with it, join others in this small group process to explore how full and rich your life can be.  

Thursday, May 8th, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

WEL-Systems Institute - Kanata 

Register online and reserve your place now!

We’ve discovered many of our readers without RSS feeds are missing out on new entries to Louise’s blogs: 

* Emerging Futures, and

* Women Gathering in small groups, talking…

If you wish to learn more about RSS Feeds, see www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

Anytime you want to catch up, visit the blogs/web sites and select a Category of interest to have the listings appear. You can also review the calendar/archieves to check on items you may have missed.

There are two entries from other blogs that you’ll find from the following links: 

* Emerging Futures:  Radical, you say???  

* Women Gathering: One foot nailed to the floor… and round and round we go! 

Enjoy

‘Women Gathering in small groups, talking...” is a blog dedicated to the essential power inherent in women in conversation with other women.  We’re adding the voices of other women by expanding the Blogroll to include the voices of those who not only are willing to be seen and heard, but who are also frequently the attractor for conversations with other women.  Their willingness to be true to themselves becomes the invitation for other women to find this well of potential within themselves. 

In the coming months, more women will be introduced into this community.  Women who are willing to be present and visible.  Women who are willing to not know and still show up.  Women who are seeking to discover the truth of who they can become and who encourage other women to do the same.  Women who will make you laugh and cry; perhaps women who may even irritate and annoy!  And through it all,  you can count on them to be open, honest, clear and direct. 

Take a moment to meet Amy McNaughton, Lucy Hensel, Marie MacPherson, Sarah Witherell and Sheila Winter Wallace.  You’ll be glad you did! 

It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful setting for a Huna retreat: the softness of the warmth of the sun and the healing waters of the Pacific; the hard edge of the surf pounding against the lava rock that shapes the magnificent Big Island of Hawaii; and the presence of the history of this beautiful land and the lineage of its people. We had it all: the soft and the vulnerable, the powerful and the strong, and the palpable presence of past, present and future as we came together to explore who we might become.

The recent Mauna Lani Experience will be with me for a long time to come! As familiar as Huna has become after living it every day for more than 15 years, this was my first experience of creating a Huna journey (for myself and others) on the very land from which it was birthed. With a deep and ever-growing respect for the people of Hawaii and their culture; and with a reverence for what I’ve learned and become because of this context for living, it was a sacred moment for me to find myself in the company of others, the vibration of my voice in chant filling the same space that has been filled for hundreds/thousands of years with the vibrations of connection to that which is much greater than our physical being.

This Huna Retreat in Hawaii was an amazing experience, not just because we were in Paradise but because we were - to a person - willing and able to trust ourselves and each other. Our conversations rolled effortlessly from one topic to the next, allowing ourselves to be led by the deeper pulls to our own accelerated evolution, charting new waters that would come to shape a magical place of their own. Compelling, life-altering, fun and funny, no subject was off limits as we shared our discovery of how else we might live… of how a new paradigm might become a daily way of life. So potent was this experience that plans were already underway for our return before we had left the Island. I’d say that’s a good sign, and a sign of good things to come!

The luxury property of Mauna Lani Bay Resort and Bungalows was a welcoming haven from the pressures of daily living. With oceanfront property that extends over 62 acres, there is always something new to explore and discover. Ancestral lands continue to be the site of managed fish ponds, doing so in the traditions of the ancients. Taking the time to wander the grounds was well worth the exercise.

“Mauna Lani rests on an ancient ‘ili, or land section, known through the centuries as Kalahuipua’a. It was a place where Kings would come for recreation and elders would gather for worship. This was, and is, a special hallowed place. The ancient royal fishponds are preserved on the grounds to this day. And if you somehow sense the importance of this setting as you stroll by them, you have the understanding for what the Hawaiians call The Spirit of Place.” (http://www.maunalanirealty.com/)

Our time on the Big Island coincided with the continued awakening of Kiluea, the active volcano on the Big Island. The power of the Fire energy of the Island was palpable! The ‘vog’ (fog from volcanic emissions of sulpher) was thick in many places, with relief coming from the arrival of the trade winds to blow things around. However, where we stood, the sky was clear and bright, filled with the gleaming sun that Hawaii is famous for. We stood on sacred ground, with the intention to connect to that which sourced us, and we were without anxiety or discomfort. However, the intensity was felt by all, each in his/her own way.

Some of us had difficulty staying asleep! (Is that a metaphor, or what???) Some of us felt the need to move - to walk, to run, to swim, to engage! Others among us were aware of the degree to which our feelings flowed with intensity, coupled with the tears that were part of that journey. And yet others were filled with a sense of excitement and hope; a sense of anticipation of wonderful things to come! No matter what it was, it was perfect - and each of us came to know and to trust that.

Our four-day conversation began in the good company of Danny Akaka, the Cultural Advisor to the Mauna Lani Bay Resort. A truly humble and gifted man, Danny carries the history of the culture in the very tissue of his being. Always willing to take the time to listen to others and to share himself, Danny opened our retreat by sharing his knowledge in conversation, in story, in chant and in song. Not one soul was left untouched by the warmth and sincerity of this man who welcomed us to Hawaii and into a journey of discovery of ourselves, through the gift that is Hawaii. Perhaps his greatest gift to us all was to allow us to know ‘aloha’ in his presence rather than to attempt to ‘know’ it through the understanding of the intellect.

We celebrated the completion of our journey with a special day of ‘ohana’ (family) coming together by choice on the water and to feast. Our snorkel and sail left us watered and refreshed; and our Traditional oceanfront Hawaiian Luau at dusk ensured we were entertained and fed like royalty! It was such fun to have come to know so well those who were in the retreat experience, and to share our evolution with the people they loved. Our small and courageous band grew to include their family and friends, ensuring our journey came to a close with shared memories and the desire to continue to grow.

There are many people around the world who teach Huna, many of whom have been long-established in the world of both spiritual practice and teaching. I am often asked how what I do is the same or different from what others are doing. My response is always the same: I don’t teach the technique and practice of Huna. I create safe and welcoming space within which to share with others how my experience of Huna has allowed me to find my Self. In that moment, others are free to choose the path of their own desire - to seek and to find… or not.

Much of how Huna is taught today relies on and offers strength in its technique and practice. My personal discoveries have taught me that ritual and practice are intended to help us remember who we are. There is little or no value in these things in and of themselves when we forget who we are. In comparison, when we remember who we are, ritual and technique become non-essential - sometimes entertaining and always comforting in their habituation but non-essential, nonetheless.

Over the last 15 years, blending what I’ve learned from ancient wisdom and from the new science, my experience of Huna has shown me how to be ‘human’ and live a magical life! In the simplicity of the Three Selves lies a reliable roadmap from the secular to the sacred; from the material and mundane to mastery and magic. This complex yet simple framework offers an accessible gateway of much more. Whether or not we choose to discover, the invitation is always there. It is up to us to determine who and how we will become.

I know we will return to the Big Island and all that it beckons for us to discover. I am grateful and I am humbled. I am awake and enlivened, and I am on Fire with the potential that I carry to create my life in meaningful and abundant ways! And I am a living expression of the intensity that is an essential part of the process of creation and manifestation. As I am all of these, so are you.

To be sure, there is always more….

Aloha!

A small group of enthusiastic and curious folks made the Mauna Lani Experience a memorable one!  Leisurely days started with Kona coffee, the rolling of the Pacific and a leisurely morning stroll along the white sand beach, searching for ‘honu’ (sea turtles) sunning on the rocks.  Rested, relaxed and ready to engage, we gathered in the Puna Room with views of the lush and exotic garden through the wall of windows that ensured we continued to feel connected to Paradise.  We laughed, we cried and we returned profoundly enriched by our time together!

Visit the WEL-Systems World! group on Facebook and see the pictures that offer beautiful reflections of the space we were in and the lives that connected.  It takes minutes to create your account so that you can become part of this growing community of those seeking to shift to a new paradigm for living.  While you’re there, be sure to become a member of the WEL-Systems World! 

The 5th Annual Huna Retreat will take place at Oceanstone October 17, 18 and 19.  Every experience is unique, shaped by the people who choose to engage.  Register now and reserve your place for this spiritually intimate and small group experience.  We expect a full house!