Winter has started to show up in Phoenix. We are really blessed to have a fall that feels more like spring here and even though I know it is inevitable I am always somewhat shocked when the winter weather rolls in. I spent the better part of the past weekend bundled up in sweaters & slippers just sitting and observing the world and my presence in it. My experience of life is one on a much greater level than I have known before. On one hand life is moving so fast that I can barely keep up and on the other hand when I slow down and just sit there is more than enough time for everything. The later is where I am putting my focus this week as I prepare for the first Full Moon Celebration at my healing arts co-op Your Sacred Space.
You see there is this part of me that wants to stress out, run around and spend a lot of money and energy trying to make the event “just right.” Yet, what I have found over and over again this year is that when I relax, meditate, get clear on the vision and my requests to the Universe and community things just happen, and they happen in a way well beyond my greatest expectations. This is a new default mode of operation for me and it does take quite a bit of practice and patience, but it has also allowed me to find so much more pleasure and playfulness in my world!
So this month as the media and shopping malls will tell you things are crazy, frantic and you don’t have enough time I invite you to challenge what they say and see what happens when you shift your focus from the “race to finish” to the “game you are playing” and see what kind of Holiday Miracles show up in your life!! If you are in the Phoenix area December 10 I hope you’ll join me in the co-creation of our monthly celebration of the moon, community & Divine Love. Please join the Your Sacred Space Facebook group for more information.
If you would like to give the gift of Peace & Joy to yourself, friends or family this Holiday season I have a special Healing for the Holidays Offer of 50% Off ALL Reiki treatments, coaching & packages including gift certificates! Stock up for next year at the best price possible! This offer will end with the new year. Contact me now to book your treatment.
Love & Blessings,
Kiana / Renae
I returned back to Phoenix this week after 3 months of being on the road! In that time I travelled more than 9000 miles serving the people and communities that I came upon as part of my OneLove Tour. In that time I have participated and co-created in some of the coolest projects including the New Earth Farm Project, Camp Mystic and Positively Hollywood Productions. Now that I have been home for a few days I have had the opportunity to review my summer experiences & lessons, tap into the current state of reality here in Phoenix and start to play with what I want to happen next.
Being on the road I have found myself almost in constant relationship with other people. It has been an amazing and exciting way to live and I have learned so much! One thing that I have come to recognize through all of the various relationships is that when in relationship my reality and decisions are based on the negotiations of myself and the other party/ies. Now that I am back in my own space I am aware that those previous realities do not exist anymore, at least they don’t exist for me now. And regardless of how clear or beautiful the visions of those future realities that have be co-created were, I am unattached to them and accept that they may never come into my reality in their original form. In fact, most won’t… and that is OK because the only thing that really matters is this moment. It is the only thing that any of us really has.
Another major lesson has been how important it is for me as a healer to have plenty of space and time for myself to clear and reset after working with my clients. The Relationship Alchemy work that I do is deep. I meet each person wherever they are at and with my guides we dive in to find the source of their discomfort and together we find a way to release the blocks that exist and shift stuck energy into something creative and alive. This is often emotional work and with my extra sensitive empathy it is easy to get caught up in other people’s process. I love what I do and the gifts that I have, however, without staying focused and dedicated to my own process and practice I find myself feeling run down, disconnected and overwhelmed.
Eddie, Isaac and I are grounding back into life inside our whimsical bungalow in Phoenix. Remembering all of the seeds that were planted here in the spring, appreciating the growth and evolution that has occurred over the summer and settling in to enjoy the abundance of the harvest. I have started up my hula hoop classes again, my new instructional video “HoopFlow: A Holistic Hooping Practice” is almost ready to launch from my site (R)evolved Hoops and the site itself is undergoing a complete redesign!!
I am also pleased to be partnering with World Hoop Day and running a Virtual Fundraiser for this year’s 11/11/11 celebration. I invite you to join us and help us reach our goal of raising $500 for WHD through the sale of the video. Make sure to “Like” the (R)evolved Hoops Facebook page or sign up for our newsletter to get all the details and learn how you can win the most coveted LED hoop in the galaxy – the Astral Hoop from our friends and partners at Atomic Hoops.
With Love + Gratitude <3
Kiana (aka Renae)
This year for Independence Day I passed on the parties + fireworks and took some time to rest and honor myself and the freedom that I have cultivated in my life over the past year.
This time last year I was in a much different place. I felt stressed out, unhappy, and generally unsure of my future. There was a lot of my life that I loved, but there was also a big part (work) that I was unhappy with and it was effecting my relationships. Looking back it seems that I always had something to complain about, but lacked the clarity to understand the real issues or do anything about it. All I really understood was that something had to change… and change it did!
Last July I made the decision to get serious about building a business that would allow me to live the life of my own design. One where I could have more fun and make more of a difference in the world while making plenty of money to travel and follow my bliss. It seemed like such a far out dream then.
In the past year I changed jobs, then retired from the corporate world, took on coaching clients, launched an online transformational program, travelled to Peru, and made amazing new connections at various conferences and retreats. All of those things were stepping stones to get me where I am now… tests to figure out who I really am and what I want to do in my life.
Today I am sitting on the brink of my glorious future. All of the seeds that have been planted over this journey in self discovery are growing and their fruit ripening. My instructional video for HoopFlow (my Great Work!) is in final production stages and will launch this month. This has truly been a labor of love… a divinely guided creation of my own. And then there is my beautiful historic home… the place that I had originally envisioned as a community space where my friends and community could share their gifts has become that dream! This week we will begin offering yoga + body work at Your Sacred Space and have been collaborating with a partner to grow + expand the concept to further benefit the community! There are plenty of announcements with more details around this on the horizon, but for now I am honored and humbled to be where I am and for all of the deliciously joyous things that are unfolding right before my eyes.
Today I celebrate my freedom from the old paradigm and give thanks to all of the friends, family, and strangers that have loved + supported me along the way. You are the most beautiful teachers and for you I am totally blessed. It is my hope that each of you experience the freedom to live the life you’ve always wanted, and know that I am here to love + support you at anytime along the way.
Affirmation: Boundless freedom surges through me!
Do you have a moment?
What?
A moment.
For what?
For this.
What?
This. This moment. This breath. This experience. This feeling.
What feeling?
Presence. Being. Living. Lightness. Joy. LOVE.
Love what?
You. Me. This. Everything. Everyone. Life.
Yes.
Yes what?
I have a moment. Thank you for reminding me.
This week I put out my HoopLove Edition of my Masters of Flow interview series and I was supposed to close the week with my own story and the debut of 40 Days of Flow. People keep asking me what 40 Days of Flow entails, the hoop community has been inspired by the thought of winning a scholarship to travel out of the country to serve as a Global HoopLove Ambassador and I even have a new deal where I will be facilitating HoopFlow sessions with recovery patients at a neurological institute! Things are happening? Why in the world would I not put out the video that explains the product that I want people to buy?
Honestly, I needed more time. I’ve had some really amazing breakthroughs through the process of manning this launch and I needed to take a break from all of the doing of the launch and spend some time doing some creative re-visioning. I am really excited about what’s happening and what will come out as a result of this process. Trust me, it was incredibly difficult for me to shift gears. The old me still has a hard time that part of my work requires play, but everyday I embrace my mantra of Radical Self-Love & Self-Trust a little more and I find myself living a life of love and flow.
Thank you again to everyone who was a part of HoopLove week and all of the awesome hoopers on Facebook who took on the challenge of reaching 1000 fans as their own and spread the HoopLove far & wide! Here’s the video I sent them Friday in lieu of my interview if you missed it. And if you haven’t already clicked our “Like” button please do and invite your friends too as well.
If you have any specific questions about 40 Days of Flow, HoopFlow, the HoopLove Ambassador scholarship or anything else please leave them in the comments. I will be responding to all questions.
Love & Light,
Renae
Masters of Flow: Creating Community & Inspiring Magic in St. Louis with Michelle Schaeffer
Michelle Schaeffer is the power house behind the STL Hoop Club, where she is sharing the magic of the hoop with St. Louis and the surrounding area. Hear how she’s doing it and get inspired to share your HoopLove!
Masters of Flow: Michelle Schaeffer – STL Hoop Club from Renae Bellah on Vimeo.
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Here is the second part of my interview with Shakti Sunfire. Enjoy!
Masters of Flow – Love & Inspiration from Shakti Sunfire, part 2 from Renae Bellah on Vimeo.
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Love & Gratitude,
Renae
Last week I had the opportunity to interview Shakti Sunfire, an amazing performance artist, writer, teacher, mentor & yogini. Shakti is a beautiful spirit and fantastic hooper and she had so much love & inspiration to share that I decided to split her interview up into 2 parts so that I didn’t have to cut anything out!
If you’ve ever thought that you didn’t have the ability, creativity or flexibility to be a dancer, hooper or other performance artist then you will want to watch this and hear how Shakti found empowerment in her body and dance in the hoop!
Masters of Flow – HoopLove Edition – Shakti Sunfire, part 1 of 2 from Renae Bellah on Vimeo.
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Love & Gratitude,
Renae
I am excited to finally kick off Masters of Flow today, a monthly interview series that highlights masters of flow in their areas of expertise. I hope you find inspiration in these videos!
In honor of Valentine’s Day and my upcoming trip as a Global HoopLove Ambassador I decided what better way than to start the interview series with HoopLove Edition. This week I will be featuring interviews with Annie of World Hoop Day, Michelle Schaeffer of the St. Louis Hoop Club, and Shakti Sunfire of Synergy Firehoops.
I’ll also be giving away lots of HoopLove gifts including hoops & other goodies from BodyHoops, Synergy Firehoops, Astral Hoops, and more on our Facebook page! make sure you Like us (top right corner) and invite your friends to do the same to score HoopLove goodies this week!
Enjoy part 1 of Masters of Flow: HoopLove 2011 Edition
Masters of Flow: HoopLove Edition – Annie O’Keeffe, World Hoop Day from Renae Bellah on Vimeo.
Yes, a hula hoop really did change my life. I made this video to explain how and how I’m using hula hoops to change the world.
How a plastic hoop changed my life from Renae Bellah on Vimeo.
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