Hi guys, I hope your having a BODYLOV’N DAY. My girlfriend is a great astrologer, Ophira Edut from Astrostyle. I met her in NYC years ago when I was searching for cool women who had written about women’s health, self esteem and recovering from eating disorders and I discovered the talented and divine Ophira (more on her later).
It is time to make things happen. There is quickening effect and it seems like all the lessons I have learnt over the years are finally sinking in and I have created a new path. After moving to the States over 15 years ago solo with plans to be an actress and then to bring more beauty to America and the world via Bodylove (yes that is what I tell immigration each time I enter the country always makes even the most hardened immigration officer smirk – ha ha – they are so serious and scary – and doing a great job), I have learnt an incredible amount from wonderful life lessons. I have taken great risks and although at times they have been very challenging, I have had an adventure filled life. The struggle portion was so necessary for me to grow up and into who I am now. Yes see I have big dreams and they take time to develop. HA HA ! Incremental steps were definitely something I had to learn. You see I often tap into the euphoric energy of life and not everyone kind of beats to that drum nor gets what I am working to achieve. But I am very clear. So yes things can take time and I am NOW cool with that. Rome was not built in a day! It’s good to laugh at myself but I will achieve my dream.
I have become very sure of who I am and very clear about how I “INTEND” to live and what my purpose is. It all makes a lot of sense now. These are those times that we truly can become our best selves, if we can fully appreciate and absorb what life is trying to say to you. A great way to hear is to stop and witness what is going down in your life. Look for repetition, drama, exhaustion and ask yourself why it happens and take responsibility for your part in creating it. (More on that too in the future- YOUR LIFE DOES SPEAK TO YOU AND IT DOES GIVE YOU GUIDANCE YOU NEED AND CRAVE BUT YOU MUST BE OPEN TO HEARING IT). I feel like I have obtained an MBA in business, life, love, emotional wellbeing and health (and now no doubt onto my PHD)! After 15 years of intense study I have come to a sacred place.
I think 2010 will be the perfect time to practice my education! I encourage you all to contemplate what you learnt about yourself last year. The good and the not so good. What you do want to repeat? What did you love about last year? I suggest writing a one page plan on what you want to create. Ask yourself what did I learn about myself? What aspects of myself do I want to change? What are the beliefs that I need to shift? What felt great and what didn’t? This will give you a map so you can repeat and embellish all the wonderful aspects of 2009 and leave the rest behind for good. Like creating a business plan this is like a one year life plan.
So with no further adieu check out and enjoy this Astrostyle.
From Astrostyle:
Welcome to the second decade of the millennium! A year of powerful change lies ahead. In 2010, the planets crowd into the “cardinal” signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, often forming tense angles to each other. The dueling energy of these celestial forces can’t be ignored, prompting us to deal with issues head-on, rather than sweeping things under the rug. No more living in denial, or pretending our choices don’t impact other people and the world at large. Cardinal energy inspires leadership and personal initiative. Want change? Don’t wait—make it happen.
However, you don’t have to go it alone. Libra’s partnership energy and Capricorn’s long-term planning powers help forge unlikely alliances for the greater good. What does the world need next? An inspiring vision that unites head and heart, logic and sentiment, originality and time-worn traditions. Calling all courageous visionaries, changemakers and pioneers: your moment is now.
Hi all a few of my friends have been feeling a little funky so I suggest chilling out for a day or two. I just spent yesterday on the couch and had two naps and I am feeling super! I was also ravenous and enjoyed some yummy food to nourish my soul. My body was saying ” Ingrid feed me and go to bed”. This year I vow to listen to my body and let any guilt around resting go. Be good to yourself and trust what your body is calling out for. There is still some time to process, purge and to get clear on what you want in 2010. So with no further avail here is a what’s up on the astro- plane from Jasmin Boland.
The New Year may have begun two weeks ago, but Astrologically a new cycle begins at the end of this week with the Capricorn New Moon and Annular Solar Eclipse on Jan. 15, 2010. Eclipses align us with our greater destiny and we are setting patterns for at least 6 months. If you haven’t set a New Year resolution, or felt yourself slipping, cosmically you could set realistic goals at this time and really have them stick. It may require love and dedication, but whatever endeavor you start now, the rewards are sure to be worth their weight in gold. Also on the day of the New Moon Mercury stations direct. We can start moving ahead with plans, which seemed to go in reverse gear since Christmas. Of course this also means it is a powerful time to make a New Moon wish! This New Moon takes place on Jan. 15, 2010, no matter where you are in the world.
Back to Ingrid – so if you want to make a wish just send it out to the universe or write it down and keep it in a box. I am going to do that. Plus I write my goals up in my office and also in my kitchen so I am constantly reminded about what I am focusing on and inspired all at once. Bring it on. Much Bodylove, ING xx
Happy New Year Everyone! Well I am sitting on my deck at the beach at one of the most glorious places I earth, Bryon Bay. I feel great and I am so pleased that so many of you are feeling excited about 2010. Many of you no doubt have set several New Years Resolutions. I don’t really dig the word “resolution” so instead of having resolutions, I have decided this year to have a set of clear intentions. I prefer the word intention but goal setting and commitments are other strong words to use. To intend for me means to focus all my attention towards the outcome I desire. What is different about this years set of intentions is that whilst I would love for my dreams to be realized the utmost value and intention for me is to live with a sense of pleasure. Pleasure defined my MISS BODYLOVE, is a life where my goals don’t define or create my happiness. I am happy now in this moment. Why? Because I am deeply gratitude for all that I have now. In 2009, I committed to changing my life and now I am reaping the benefits. My soul, my body and my mind are at peace because I changed my perception of success and changed all aspects in my life to meet my new vision. (More on that in the future)
So this is how I see resolutions, goals or whatever you want to call them. My dreams may eventuate this year, some may change and some may form in ways I never imagined but my wellbeing and happiness is not reliant on those goals. And I am certainly not about to control and force an outcome; a past habit that has left me exhausted, frustrated and overwhelmed! So I am done with that mantra and over the course of 2009 I have learnt to push my PLEASURE BUTTON (more on that in another blog). I will continue with this new found pleasure filled way of living because I feel great living like this. My relationships have improved, I’ve never looked or felt so good, I’m rested, at peace and my career is taking on a new momentum and it feels so right.
So for 2010 it’s all about intending to live in PLEASURE, that is a life full of love, laughter, work that I am passionate about, a Zen home that is my sanctuary, great food, great friends with whom I share common interests and foremost my health. Compassion, deliberate intention, letting go, allowing, excitement about life, for me are is the juice to my wellbeing, the key to manifesting my goal and dreams (in divine timing).
Whilst it may sound frivolous for some this is the only pursuit worth living for. The rest of my lofty goals will develop in good time grown from seeds of love, faith and patience. I am over pushing and after many years of struggling thorough life I have been forced to stop, reassess and reconfigure how I live. I have stopped listening to others tell me how to life (unless they are people I really feel I can learn from), I have stopped needing any confirmation from outside sources and have finally learnt to trust my own internal navigation system. So I vow to love more, to be even more connected to my inner voice, to live in accordance with my values and to be graciously happy just because I love life. I am having a blast playing with life and each day it gets better as I learn to let go and go with the flow.
I am excited to share that I am about to get my diploma in Eating Psychology and my certification as a health counselor will be completed before 2010 is completed. I look forward to sharing my study, continual research and personal insights with others this year via counseling, coaching, cooking classes and more!
An easy simple life is what I have created and if the big wigs come a knocking great and if not I don’t really care because what is most important to me, I already have. Have fun, take care of your health and relationships and I truly believe the rest will come. My advise is to slow down (something that is not typically encouraged in society today), trust yourself and the life of your dreams will develop with ease and grace rather than with force and stress.
If you have any questions or concerns about how to live in a pleasure filled way post your comments here or email me and I will post answers at my BODYLOVE Blog.
You are all very precious and very loved! Rock on in 2010, Ingrid Arna xo
Interesting facts on the success rates of resolution:
Recent research shows that while 52% of participants in a resolution study were confident of success with their goals, only 12% actually achieved their goals. Men achieved their goal 22% more often when they engaged in goal setting, a system where small measurable goals are used (lose a pound a week, instead of saying “lose weight”), while women succeeded 10% more when they made their goals public and got support from their friends. – Wikipedia
always makes even the most hardened immigration officer smirk – ha ha – they are so serious and scary – and doing a great job), I have learnt an incredible amount from wonderful life lessons. I have taken great risks and although at times they have been very challenging, I have had an adventure filled life. The struggle portion was so necessary for me to grow up and into who I am now. Yes see I have big dreams and they take time to develop. HA HA ! Incremental steps were definitely something I had to learn. You see I often tap into the euphoric energy of life and not everyone kind of beats to that drum nor gets what I am working to achieve. But I am very clear. So yes things can take time and I am NOW cool with that. Rome was not built in a day! 
come to the second decade of the millennium! A year of powerful change lies ahead. In 2010, the planets crowd into the “cardinal” signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, often forming tense angles to each other. The dueling energy of these celestial forces can’t be ignored, prompting us to deal with issues head-on, rather than sweeping things under the rug. No more living in denial, or pretending our choices don’t impact other people and the world at large. Cardinal energy inspires leadership and personal initiative. Want change? Don’t wait—make it happen.
