After coaching and consulting to small business owners one-on-one over the past 5 years, I am now launching my first ever GROUP coaching program!
Click HERE to check out the first video to give you a taste of what it will be all about!
Announcing: Blogging to Bliss Group Coaching Program
October 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Our 5th Wedding Anniversary Gift to You
June 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Brendon and I knew very early on that there was a higher purpose for our relationship. We met while studying engineering in university, and even though I had another boyfriend at the time, I remember feeling VERY excited when I met Brendon.
At the time, I remember feeling alone in my spirituality, and worried that my spirituality was something that I would have to keep between myself and God, not to be shared with my future husband. But my intuition said “don’t settle Christine, your soul mate is still out there!”
We ended up sitting beside each other in a thermodynamics lecture (boring!), and I couldn’t help but notice he had some spiritual books in his back-pack. I asked him what he was reading, and we couldn’t stop talking for the entire class. I felt like I had met my new best friend… and a cute one!
It wasn’t until after we graduated that we started dating. When our relationship became a romantic one, Brendon took the lead and was very intentional about every “move” he made. LOL.
We were both on the same path in life. Even though we were educated and had “great” jobs, we knew there was something more for us in life. We didn’t want to settle for the white picket fence. We wanted to make a difference in the world.
Being grounded in spirituality, and with a strong desire to stretch the boundaries and go beyond our conditioning, we started our entrepreneurial efforts only 6-months into our relationship. We were clear in our joint purpose: to help awaken consciousness on the planet. We currently do that through empowering light workers and inspired authors to share their message and reach more people through their website, blog, and social media.
But, let’s get back to the romantic story – Brendon proposed to me on a roof top patio in New York City. It was a beautiful hot summer night, and I was wearing my first ever Betsey Johnson dress (for those of you who don’t know she is my absolute favourite designer). It was white with purple poka-dots and a thick blue belt. He told me that he would love me forever, then got down on one knee and pulled a blue box out of his pocket! I was shaking all over. I couldn’t believe this was happening to me! After I said “Yes!”, he then twirled me around and announced it to all the other people on the patio, “Ladies and Gentlemen… I just asked this beautiful woman to marry me and she said yes!” and everyone clapped. We then had a gourmet dinner in a little French bistro in Chelsea, and then walked around the Lincoln fountains at midnight. It was the best night of my life!
Our wedding was a true celebration. We had a traditional Vedic wedding ritual, lead by Pandit Dabral of the Himalayan Institute. Pandit lead us in a 1-hour ceremony where he sang vedas, we recited sanskrit scriptures, ate honey and sweets, threw rice and flowers into the fire, walked around the fire 7 times, and took 7 steps along the 7 stones representing the pillars of relationship. My favourite part was when Brendon got down on his knees and placed my bare foot upon a rock. This represented the foundation of our relationship being as strong as a rock.
We were surrounded by 175 family and friends, including my family who flew in from Sweden. The ceremony was outdoors in the Rocky Mountains near Banff, Alberta. It was truly a beautiful, magical day.
And then we all busted lose! We ate amazing food, drank good wine, and danced all night long to a live swing band. And I ate 6 pieces of cake that night! I totally indulged after working my buns off for 6 months to get in the best shape of my life for my wedding dress. =)
I wanted to share this story with you all because I believe that you are part of our spiritual family. You are on this journey with us. Maybe you are in a purposeful relationship, and maybe you are waiting patiently for Mr. or Mrs. Right to come into your life. Let me tell you that if it can happen to me it can happen to you! The most important thing is that you stay true to yourself and don’t settle for second best. Your soul mate is coming for you!
A couple years ago we created a “Powerful Couples” tele-class, and we want to share this with you as our gift to you on our wedding anniversary. In this tele-class, we share how a powerful relationship is founded on 3 pillars: spiritual presence, a joint purpose, and a shared passion. We hope that this inspires you to create a powerful relationship in your life! Download this tele-class to your computer below…
Love,
Christine & Brendon
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P.S. We’d love to hear if you’re in a soul mate relationship – if so how did you meet? If you’re moving towards a soul mate relationship, what qualities are you looking for? Blog about it below!
When Food is Food and Love is Love
May 9, 2012 By 3 Comments
10 years ago I struggled with emotional eating. I would eat chocolate chip cookies and then beat myself up mentally for the rest of the day. It was a vicious cycle of self-sabotage.
I finally realized that eating could be a spiritual practice. I learned from Geneen Roth, who wrote “Women, Food and God”, that food is just food… and love is love… and not to get them mixed up.
I understood that I was eating cookies to fill a void deep within me: a void of boredom, procrastination, anger, and frustration. I was hoping that the cookies would make me feel better. But that good feeling only lasted the 5-minutes it took to eat the cookie, and then I was left feeling angry at myself and empty on the inside.
As Geneen Roth teaches, I learned to see this negative pattern as a “doorway” to something deeper… as a doorway into myself.
I began to eat mindfully and I reset my relationship with food. I stopped labeling certain foods as “good” and certain foods as “bad”. I learned to eat what I wanted, when I wanted, without guilt or shame.
Most importantly, I learned how to feed my spirit. I read uplifting spiritual books, wrote in my gratitude journal, and practiced prayer. I got in touch with ME! I acknowledged the real hunger on the inside. I was hungry to live life to the fullest! I was hungry to get out of my boring job and use my gifts and talents to be of service to others.
As a result of practicing spiritual eating, feeding my spirit, and acknowledging my feelings, I released 20 pounds of weight. I no longer craved the cookies and I never felt guilty for eating anything again.
Have you experienced something similar? Have you eaten foods hoping to fill your soul? Have you experienced spiritual weight loss? I’d love to hear your story! Leave me a comment below.
To continue the conversation, I hope you join me on Tuesday, May 15th for my next webinar interview: “Spiritual Weight Loss”. I will be interviewing Australian Healing Master Vivienne Gibson Green, the author of “My Weight Loss Breakthrough”.
Spiritual Weight Loss – Light Shine Interview Web Show
April 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Do you want to achieve your best health and weight?
Do you want to finally be free of your food cravings?
Most diets focus on what to eat and how to exercise, but they are missing the most important ingredient: spirituality.
Being grounded in your higher self isn’t always easy – especially when you are tempted to eat those sweet, salty, and fatty foods that you know deep down are not your best choice.
The good news is that there is a simple, spiritual tool that will help you overcome your cravings, end emotional eating, and never feel guilty again.
This tool is called “tapping”. Otherwise known as the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), tapping is a way to clear your energy blockages that have been keeping you overweight, or eating emotionally.
In this interview, I will be speaking with Vivienne Gibson Green, an Australian Healing Master, who uses tapping, reiki, and other healing modalities to help her clients overcome yo-yo dieting once and for all. Vivienne is the expert in Spiritual Weight Loss because she’s been there herself. After trying every diet out there, she finally realized that she wasn’t accessing her emotional and spiritual side to lose the weight. After her clients asked if it was possible, Vivienne put tapping to the test, and used this simple tool to lose over 45 pounds.
If you haven’t tried tapping before, you simply tap on different energy meridians on your body (kind of like acupuncture points), to unblock your energy fields.
In this webinar, Vivienne will teach you how to use tapping to free yourself from emotional eating and achieve your healthy, ideal weight. We will also discuss how emotional eating and weight imbalance can be a doorway into your true self, and how to use various healing modalities to achieve your weight loss breakthrough!
You deserve to learn this simple tool so you can be free and live the healthy life you deserve!
Join Vivienne and I as we discuss how spirituality is the missing ingredient to most people’s weight loss efforts.
Tuesday, May 15th
11 AM Pacific / 12 noon Mountain / 1PM Central / 2PM Eastern
Note: This interview will be recorded, so make sure to register to get access to the recording.
I will be interviewing Australian Healing Master and Author of “My Weight Loss Breakthrough“, Vivienne Gibson Green
Let Grace Flow Through You
April 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound…
We’ve all heard the song hundreds of times, but what does “Grace” really mean?
I recently listened to a Hay House radio show with Robert Holden, who is a happiness expert, and has studied A Course in Miracles for 18 years.
Robert described Grace as “divine support”. He told how we need to see our situation from an interdependent point of view, rather than an independent point of view.
We struggle when we think that we are alone, and that it’s only up to “me” to figure it out. Too often we forget that we are one with the Universe, God, Spirit. We are connected to one another – to the greatest authors, speakers, inventors, and leaders of all time. We are connected to the greatest minds because we are a part of the one mind, God’s mind!
When I was studying engineering in University, divine support showed up for me in the form of a mentor. I thought that I was there to just do my lab assignments, pass my math tests, and get my degree. But then one day, out of the blue, I met an older student named Andy (he was 26 and I was 19) who said to me: “we need your help in this charity event tomorrow night, and then we’re going to party after.”
My immediate response was “No thanks. I don’t have time to do charity work, and I definitely don’t have time to party.”
But Andy wouldn’t take no for an answer. He continued to bug me and pester me until I finally showed up at one of his events. I had the time of my life, met new friends, and found a new meaning for being in school.
Andy eventually became my mentor for the following 5 years of my university career. He encouraged me to step up my involvement with the student council and to become a leader. I often protested to his guidance and wise council. But just like that first interaction, he never took no for an answer.
Andy was my “divine support”. Grace showed up through him. And thank God!
After 5 years of his support to continually get out of my comfort zone, reach out to people, and take risks, I graduated as the President of the Engineering Students’ Society, a council that supported over 2000 students.
Looking back now what I learned outside of the classroom was far more important than what I learned inside of the classroom. Being a leader of others and doing good in the world was the foundation for the rest of my life. It wasn’t only about passing that math test or completing that lab assignment!
I was blessed to have Divine Support show up so clearly and loudly, and wouldn’t take “no” for an answer.
But what if Grace isn’t so loud? What if it shows up as a quiet and small voice within?
I remember when I was backpacking across Europe one summer. I was in Greece and had left the hostel at about 11PM to go out to the clubs to party.
We were in a crowded, loud, crazy club, trying to find room on the dance floor.
All of a sudden, I had an inner voice that said “Christine, leave this club now.” I was like “What? Why? I just got here!” But then it said again “Leave NOW!” It was so strong that I left immediately, my friends not understanding why.
As soon as I got out on the street, I looked around, wondering what to do next. Why was I on the street when the party was inside? But then the voice said: “Go back to the hostel NOW!”
Okay, okay. I listened and I obeyed, not understanding why I was going back. But trusting that my intuition was guiding me.
When I got back to the hostel there was a young woman who I’d met earlier that day, sitting on a bench outside, alone, in the dark. She looked afraid, and was shaking.
I sat down beside her and put my arm around her. “What’s wrong?” I asked. She told me how she was alone in the girl’s dorm and a man came into the room and threatened her. He was trying to rob some stuff, and maybe even do something hurtful to her. She told me how she yelled back at him to leave, and then she jumped out of the window. She wasn’t hurt, but was very shaken up by the whole experience.
She had been sitting on the bench alone crying for about 30 minutes – the same time it took me to leave the bar and walk back to the hostel.
Grace shows up in many different forms. Sometimes it’s loud and won’t take no for an answer. Sometimes it’s quiet and you just need to listen.
Grace is working through others to divinely support you. Say “thank-you” and receive their guidance and love.
Grace is also working through you to support others. Say “thank-you”, obey it’s call, and give your love with no questions asked.
Let Grace flow through you!
I would love to hear your experience of Grace! Have you had divine support show up through someone else? Have you trusted your intuition and acted upon it? Leave a comment below and tell me your story!
Are You A Spirit Junkie?
September 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Gabrielle Bernstein is a Spiritual Teacher AND a Conscious Entrepreneur!
Do you want to be an author and speaker?
Do you want to inspire others to live a conscious, spiritual, and healthy life?
Well, take some notes from Gabrielle Bernstein!
With the release of her new book, Spirit Junkie, I continue to be inspired by this woman! Not only is she a spiritual teacher, but she is applying internet marketing and business strategies to get her message out there and help more people.
From a spiritual point of view, she is sharing the teachings of A Course in Miracles with a fresh new approach. And from a business perspective, she has done a stunning job at creating her membership website, has received tons of media and press attention, and has done a brilliant job branding and marketing herself.
To learn more about her success, watch or listen to the interview I did with her.
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To check out her new book on Amazon and read book reviews, click the banner below:
The Highs and the Lows of Our Book Journey
August 4, 2011 By 5 Comments
One week ago Hay House announced the winners of their book contest. Brendon and I waited in anticipation, hoping that our names would be announced.
In preparation for the announcement, we put into practice all of the law of attraction tools we’ve learned: we visualized, we said our affirmations, we did our cross-crawls, we meditated, we did the happy dance, we ate healthy, we exercised, we did everything we could to keep our vibration up. We celebrated as though we’d already won!
We were feeling great! Expecting the best… and then we read the announcement… and our names weren’t there. We were not awarded a book deal with Hay House.
At first we both felt defeated and devastated. All of the “monkey thoughts” came up, like: “what a waste of time, why not me?, I’m doing my best and when is the Universe going to show up? What’s it all for anyhow?” Oh yah… victim mentality and ego were creeping in big time! We’d hit a wall.
We reached out to our coaches, healers and friends for support. They were there to remind us that:
- We are not alone
- Don’t put all our eggs in one basket because that basket might not be the best basket for us
- The Universe knows better than we do: trust and keep staying in faith
- Are we committed to the message? If so, then stay detached from the result.
One week later we’re back on our feet, and in fact, we had a breakthrough just this morning!
We want to thank you: our friends, clients, readers, and supporters for standing by us and encouraging us in our book journey.
We will be self-publishing our book Sleep Secrets: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting a Good Night’s Sleep Tonight and Every Night with Balboa Press, a division of Hay House.
That’s right… we’re doing it anyways!
We are in the midst of creating a whole new online business around this book… stay tuned for more on this. Hint: our breakthrough this morning had something to do with this!
We’ve learned that we need to stay rock solid in our own commitment to our purpose and our vision, despite what anyone else says or doesn’t say.
Like you, we are on a mission to go from hiding to shining. We all continue to take that next step in shining brighter, making our impact on the world, and experiencing our abundance.
Thank-you for joining us on this adventurous road!
On a side note, we are extremely proud to announce that one of our website and coaching clients, Erin Cox, was awarded one of the Hay House book deals! Congratulations Erin! Check out Erin’s website here: http://www.herinspiredlife.com/home/ (that’s right, we were “competing” with a client and hoping that we’d both win.) We love Erin and are so proud of her!
Is she the next Marianne Williamson?
May 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Do you KNOW that the Universe has your back?
If there are still some niggling doubts and fears, then let me introduce a woman who can help: Gabrielle Bernstein.
Gabrielle is a “spirit junkie”… in other words, she is a voice for a younger generation.
She is deeply grounded in A Course In Miracles, but she brings her own flare to the teaching.
I discovered her about a year ago when I saw a tweet by Marianne Williamson saying something like “this is the younger version of me”. Being a big fan of Marianne, having read her books and seen her speak several times, of course I clicked on the link to discover who this new spiritual guru was.
I was hooked immediately! Gabrielle is not only beautiful and wise, she brings a very practical approach to these spiritual teachings. There is no fluff or bull s–t. And, if I dare say it, she brings funk.
She’s made spirituality hip and cool!
Just look at the photo of her in her angel wings, standing on a skateboard in New York City. This girl has her own flare. She’s out of the box!
And she’s right on target! Her book, her video blogs, her lectures hit the nail on the head and I find myself having an “aha” moment each time I connect with her teachings.
I am thrilled to be interviewing this bestselling author and spirit junkie on Wednesday, May 18th. The recording will be available if you’re not able to make the live webinar, so register anyways!
I am going to be asking Gabrielle about how to apply her “~ing” equation to the life of an entrepreneur.
Get ready for a BOOST in your spirits, your sense of humor, and in your business!
Web Show with Frederic Patenaude – Discover how to make a living do what you love
April 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“Discover How to Make a Living
Doing What You Love”
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Click HERE to visit Frederic’s site for his free report “How to Make a Living in the Natural Health Movement” and e-zine
Click the green link below to download the audio MP3 file to your computer, iTunes library, or iPod:
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Frederic Patenaude is a raw food guru and internet marketing expert.
Frederic Patenaude has been in the natural health movement since 1998, when he took a bus all the way from Montreal to San Diego to follow his dream and learn from the raw food experts of that time.
Since then he himself has become an internet celebrity. He has published multiple books, e-books, raw food cook-books, health and fitness information products, online group coaching programs, video training, and lectures.
For the past year he has been living the dream life, traveling around the world with his wife Veronica, eating raw vegan foods the entire time.
I am delighted to interview him upon his arrival back home to Canada!
During this 1-hour interview you will learn:
- how take what you love and start making money with it
- how to write an e-book or book and why this is so important to your business
- how to create information products, and make passive income online
- how to make money without writing or creating anything… simply by promoting other people’s products and services
Have you ever wanted to write a book? Create an audio CD? Or develop a set of DVD video trainings?
I believe that your #1 asset is in your mind! You just need to get what’s in your mind out onto paper, in a book, on a CD or a DVD. Your knowledge, life experience, and wisdom can be translated into a tangible product… a product that can be created once, and sold over and over again.
These products can also be online in the form of downloadable PDF’s, mp3’s or video.
When you are creating products, you are capturing your intellectual property, which I believe could be the key to your freedom of time, influence, and money.
You will become an “info-preneur”, or someone who creates and sells “information products”.
Some of the greatest info-preneurs that have gone before us include:
- Richard Simmons, the outrageous aerobics instructor, who created the famous “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” VHS cassettes
- Tony Robins, who wrote his first book “Unlimited Power” in 1986 and continues to this day writing new books, creating new audio and video training series, and even a TV show
- Rodney Yee, the yoga teacher who was one of the first yoga teachers to get his DVD’s into almost every yoga-apparel store and yoga studio. He was one of the first “to market” and now has dozens of products, including his own yoga mats and props
Frederic Patenaude is the info-product genius of the raw food movement, and he is going to share with us his expertise and passion so that you too can “Make a Living Doing What You Love”!
If you learned something new in this web show, please tell us in the Comment box below!
Web Show With Greg Larsen – Dissolving the Pain-Body of Your Business Now
March 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Light Shine Interview Web Show
Archived Recording
With Christine Lumgair & Guest Greg Larsen
Dissolve the Pain Body of Your Business
To Liberate Yourself & Your Tribe
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Click the green link below to download the audio MP3 file to your computer, iTunes library, or iPod:
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Check Out Greg’s website: www.LivingWithTolle.com
You are in business to help people.
At one point, perhaps many years ago or just a few weeks ago, you connected with your inner purpose. You discovered that there was more to life than being in the rat race, working for the man. And you knew deep down that you had a gift to share.
You are now living it. You’ve taken a leap of faith, you’ve put yourself out there, and now you’re helping others.
You’ve succeeded at so much already… but…. BUT…. there is still something that’s not quite right.
Perhaps you:
- are helping lots of people but sacrificing your own life
- feel out of balance because this “dream” business isn’t all you hoped it would be
- know that you are providing value for your clients, but your bank-account isn’t reflecting that value
- are not sure how to take that next step into being a public figure
If you resonate with any of these feelings, you’re not alone! Believe me!
I’ve experienced a fair share of struggling… and suffering… in my pursuit to help more people and “save” the world. It hasn’t always been easy.
Looking back now, I’ve come a long ways. I realize that my struggle occurred when I was allowing fear, my own limiting beliefs, or as Eckhart Tolle calls it, my “pain body” to run my thoughts, my business and my life.
When I released my pain body, I was free! I was then able to claim my power and be my “big me”!
I believe that leadership starts at the top – that’s you! Your consciousness can be felt sub-consciously by your community members, your tribe.
When we dissolve our pain body, we are being in even greater service to our tribe…. and we can ENJOY life more!
This interview is with spiritual teacher Greg Larsen, who is an expert in the teachings of Eckhart Tolle.
I asked him how we can all dissolve our fears, our limitations, and our pain body, so we can grow our ourselves, grow our business, and make an even greater impact on the planet.
Greg guided us through a meditation and visualization, which will support you in having a SHIFT, a SPARK, an “aha” moment!
Give yourself, and your tribe, this gift of liberation!
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