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Why Aim for Financial Freedom?

Tony Robbins said 'Success is doing what you want, when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as you want'. 




To my mind this epitomises financial freedom, or at least financial freedom allows one to achieve success, as defined above. 






We are all human, with human needs..... and desires. The reality for most is that we are so busy working, commuting, struggling to even just survive that we do not have the opportunity to really live to our full potential.... to enjoy our lives. 




If we had as much money as we needed to live, we would not automatically have great lives or be our best selves, but at least we would have the time and opportunity to work on ourselves and our lives and improve them. 




We would have more time with our children, our family and friends. More time for ourselves, to read to nurture our minds, to exercise or do yoga, to improve our health and well-being, to meditate to enhance our spirit and our connection to others and the world. We would have more time to do whatever we chose, or to just 'be'. 




The reality is that being able to earn a living without the long hours and toil would give us real freedom. 




If financial freedom is achieved, some may choose to carry on their current lifestyle with improvements without financial pressure, others may choose to buy bigger homes, vehicles and travel the world. Each person is FREE to choose. Having the choice is freedom in itself. 






We all deserve, as human beings, to live a life that is free from stress, money worries and excessive toil and to have free time, energy and mental clarity to enjoy our lives. 




I have been happily working in healthcare for the last 15 years, having completed my degree. However, now that I am a single parent, I feel the need to change my life, to initially replace my regular income and eventually be financially free, so that I can provide for my child, as well as spend more time with him. I would love to remove the four hour, round trip between London and Surrey, three long days a week and have time to do what I want. 




My aim in life in to help you improve your life for the better, as well as my own. I have already started my journey and I will endeavour to share with you all that I have been through and my current experiences, as I progress, so that together we can achieve the lives of freedom we desire. 














As Tony Robbins said 'At any moment, the decision you make can change the course of your life forever'. Let's make a decision today, to become financially free and change our lives forever. 

Wishing you love, happiness, peace and success,

Shaleza xx

Yoga Poses For Beginners - Where To Start?

Yoga For Complete Beginners - 20 Minute Home Yoga Workout!

Yoga for Complete Beginners! I'm a newbie to yoga and didn't know how many of you are well practised in this, so thought you could join me at the beginning of my yoga journey!!



Adriene welcomes all levels - complete and total beginners to start here! Hop on the mat and start to build the foundation of your own yoga practice with this 20 minute home workout video! Enjoy, stay mindful and find what feels good. 



Let me know how you all find it and any experts or long term practitioners, feel free to give me some tips!!!

Yoga: Excellent Exercise to Get Several Health Benefits

Yoga is considered as a best remedy to various diseases. It is an ancient science which comprises of various pranayama and asana. These yoga mudras are basically the exercises that provide flexibility to the body. Doing these exercises on a regular basis helps in upgrading the health standards.

The drastic change in the lifestyle has given birth to various diseases like diabetes, blood pressure, stress, etc. These diseases are ruining the life of millions of people. Yoga harbors various asana and pranayama that can easily control and cure these diseases.

The philosophy of yoga is very simple. It states that proper balance between mind and soul is essential in getting perfect health standards. This balance can be achieved by performing yoga poses. These postures help a lot in achieving proper balance among different elements of life.

What we practice is actually hatha yoga. It is that branch of yoga, which deals with the exercises that provide strength to nerves, muscles and bones. The main working principle behind this is that doing yoga asana provides flexibility and stretching to the body. This reduces the negative work force of the body and also improves blood flow through the nerves. This improved blood flow eventually results in providing essential nourishment to the body tissues. Thus providing strength to the nerves, muscles and bones.

One very popular yoga pose is Bow Pose or Dhanushasana. It is very effective in providing strength to the spinal cord and back portion. The people suffering from back pain should perform this asana in order to get relief from pain. In this, the aspirants have to lie prone and have to bend in the form of the bow. The effect of this is that it provides flexibility and improves blood circulation. This eventually provides full strength to the bones, muscles and nerves.

There are several other poses that are very useful in providing strength to the muscles and bones. These poses when practiced on a regular basis help a lot in improving the health standards.

But to gain maximum benefits, it is mandatory to do yoga asana in a proper manner. So, learning asana and pranayama is essential in order to achieve maximum level of fitness. There are several yoga schools that are offering yoga classes. In these classes, the yoga experts provide comprehensive information about yoga. They also provide information on how to do yoga pranayama and asana.

The yoga aspirants should first join the yoga classes in order to learn pranayama and asana. These classes certainly help in infusing the knowledge about yoga in the aspirants.

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Relaxing Music "Spiritual Retreat"

3 HOURS Relaxing Music "Spiritual Retreat". Relax your mind

and body during this calming instrumental composition. Use it

for Zen meditation, Yoga, spa, sleep, massage and when you

study or anything else, play it in the background.

"Spiritual Retreat" by Gabriel Florea & Dirk M. Schumacher.

How to Make Meditation a Part of Your Life

Finding the Calm.

"Meditate Schmeditate", my mother-in- law, Dora once said to her son, my husband, Mark as he headed off one summer day in Long Beach to find a quiet bench on the boardwalk to attend to his twice daily meditation practice. From that day on, every time Mark would go sit down to meditate he would say to me, "I am going to go meditate-schmeditate" and we would both laugh about it.

Twenty minutes a day, twice a day for over thirty years. Rarely did Mark miss taking time out to do his meditation practice. When he was an educator in the New York City Public Schools, he rose 45 minutes early to meditate then showered, shaved, dressed, made his coffee and peanut butter sandwich (for the energy he needed in his high-stress -very- hectic- job as school principal) and then pack himself an apple, a few clementine's and some almonds. He would then get into his car to drive to East New York, Brooklyn. In my eyes Mark was a true enlightened warrior.

Mark took his training for TM in Manhattan in the early 1970's. Once, when I asked him what meditation was for him, he said something like this, "It helps me to focus meditation rests my mind. It helps me to relieve stress. helps me to come up with solutions to problems. I get more done."

I often noticed he seemed happier and more relaxed when he completed his daily meditations. I admire how he stuck with it day in and day out.

When I asked him if meditating meant he turned off his thoughts he said, "No, the opposite, what it does is that I just notice my thoughts and let them go while focusing on a mantra. " A mantra is a syllable or sound to keep your mind from wandering over to list-making and looking ahead to the busy-ness of the day ahead.

Meditation has become a bit of a buzzword. In a recent interview at the 92nd Street Y, Ariana Huffington spoke about the many CEO's who meditate including most famously the late Steve Jobs.

Studies using MRI's have shown that the brains of Tibetan Buddhist monks who meditate daily and for long periods of time have shown brains with increased gamma wave activity, which help with many cognitive functions including increased compassion, improved memory and test taking abilities. In short, Gamma brain waves are those that get you "into the zone ".

There are health benefits too. Science has shown that meditation can reduce stress, helps to lower cortisol, adrenaline production and in turn lower blood pressure.

In a recent article in the New York Times, The Path meditation center in Manhattan is focused on networking for fashion and tech millennials, through meditation. According to the article, many post-meditation deals have been made and jobs have been found. In Los Angeles, there are "Drybar" style meditation centers popping up.

If you ask me, meeting your true love or business partner by way of meditation is more promising than over cocktails at the latest trendy bar. At least you know the person is in the moment.

Additionally in another article it was shown that meditation has the potential to help students to increase their scores on the big tests such as the SAT and ACT exams.

It seems that Mark was really onto something so many years ago. Meditation served him well throughout his life, working in some very complicated situations in the school system and when he was losing his battle with cancer, meditation helped him to stay centered and uncomplaining even when I know he wanted to just scream.

It was because of Mark that I began my thirty year journey to yoga and meditation. As someone who is high energy, active and has the need to move, I found that for me to meditate I had to do a little yoga or dance around the living room, take walk or just move in seated circles to limber up and release excess energy. Then I could sit and enjoy the stillness. I am grateful to Mark for starting me on my yogic path. He used to say, "I have great instincts. I grew up on the streets of Brooklyn that taught me plenty about people." And I appreciate that he shared it with me.

Being a social person my favorite way to meditate is in a group with my fellow yoga practitioners it is there that the practice really unfolds for me.

But it is at home on my own it becomes something else. To do the practice is to commit myself to grace for a few minutes each day. Even for just 5 minutes to give my busy, monkey mind a break. Productivity does rise when I give my mind and my body a rest.

For those who want to give meditation a whirl there are many places to look. There are many different types of meditations to try on YouTube.com, where you can practice in your living room.

Do your best not to judge yourself. According to meditation teacher and American Buddhist teacher, Jack Kornfeld, it takes many lifetimes to master meditation so why not just enjoy it? There is no right way to do it. Just sit and it will unfold.

The UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center is a good place to get some free training and introductions to meditation, marc.ucla.edu and look for the link to Free Guided Meditations. Or look on iTunes for both free and paid meditations.

There are also numerous APPS available to help you to learn.

Though when I think about it the whole concept is a bit of an oxymoron. Meditation App. Kind of like the old "jumbo shrimp". The idea is to turn down the noise in your head. If you can do that without checking text messages, putting phone on do not disturb then here are few apps to try some are free and some charge a fee:

Breathe2Relax helps you practice working with the breath,

Buddhify 2 short to long meditations and information,

Omvana has music, talks, guided meditations and much more. Search your APP store to see what's available read reviews try a few different types of meditation.

I have had great success being consistent with yoga nidra meditations I listen to on YouTube.com Google: yoga nidra and many variations will appearl

Yoganidra has been one of the building blocks of my being able to stand back up after losing my cherished husband Mark to cancer. Grief can be overwhelming. Yoga nidra let me be okay.

One thing I know for sure, meditation is neither weird nor complicated. It can be as simple as finding a quiet spot, closing the eyes and telling our mind to follow the breath. I say to myself, "breathe in, breathe out" until I don't need to say it I just follow it.

My best suggestion is to find a meditation center or yoga studio where meditation practice is offered.

Some, like Yoga Nanda in Garden City, NY offer free community meditation each week.

Or just find your calming place by simply doing what Mark always did: put on a cozy hoody and sit wherever you are.

Follow your breath and give your mind a rest.

Notice your thoughts as they roll by and let them go.

Keep following the breath for 5 minutes or longer. Make a date with your peaceful self.

Go find your calming place, I am betting you will be glad you did.

Nancy Mindes is a Coach U trained professional Attraction Coach who has helped hundreds of clients since 2000. Before she became a coach she worked in Corporate America at Elizabeth Arden, Merrill Lynch and The Fashion Group International. Writer, blogger, memorist.

She is a Peak Potentials certified trainer and motivational speaker.

her blog is at http://www.fancynancysays.comhttp://www.fancynancysays.com

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