Greetings from sunny Santa Cruz, CA!

It is a gorgeous day here with blue sky and sunshine. It is a bit crisp out (60 F), however, it is all relative. You may consider it warm or hot or freezing in comparison to where you live.

I have decided to take the leap and start my own blog on my website... Well... I am calling it my blog. It is a place where I will write and share from time to time. I may add and/or fix typos within a day or so of a posting since I can... ; ) If you are curious to see what kind of thoughts, feelings, and/or experiences I am having and sharing, you can check here.

I hope you are all doing fabulous wherever you are in the world and no matter what is going on in your life.

One of my favorite people in the world is my dear friend and teacher Denise Linn. She is such a wise, generous, and amazing woman! I love her many pearls of wisdom and the one that is coming up at the moment is something like...

The events in our life have no meaning until we give them a meaning...
And we get to choose the meaning we give the events in our life...

This is so simple and yet so very powerful to me.

One of my passions is Soul Coaching. I attended Denise Linn's first Soul Coaching seminar back in April 2003. It was definitely a life transforming experience for me. Denise is awesome!

Denise created a wonderful Soul Coaching 28-day program to assist people in discovering their true and authentic self, which can truly inspire and empower people to enrich and/or transform their lives. It is truly amazing! She has a book called "Soul Coaching" that contains the 28-day program and many wonderful pearls of wisdom. I highly recommend it! It is available from Amazon at www.amazon.com and Hay House at www.hayhouse.com .

I am still in awe. I think in creating the 28-day Soul Coaching program she must have added some extra special, wonderful, empowering, and magical fairy dust or something. Denise has shared that

"Once you commit to this program your life will begin to unfold in amazing ways. It is as if you are aligned with the forces of the universe, and remarkable synchronistic events begin to propel you toward your destiny."

Another interesting thing is that once you do commit to the program results will happen even if you don't do things perfectly. How cool! I have heard from some people who have said that they didn't get to do a particular day and then later on they read about it and discovered that they had already done and/or experienced what was described for the day. Synchronicity! You can get results in just 10 minutes a day.

Results are what matters and with the Soul Coaching program people get results.

It starts with setting your intention for the program. What do you desire? To experience even more joy in life? To have more clarity around your life purpose? To be even healthier and have even more life force and vitality? To have financially abundance and independence?

Where intention goes, energy flows.
And/Or
We bring about what we think about.

More importantly...

What kind of feeling do you experience once you have whatever it is that you desire.

Maybe being more financially abundant and independent gives you a feeling of safety, security, peace, joy, freedom, or something else.

So how can you be such that you experience the feelings you desire on a more regular and/or continual basis?

It is different for everyone.

One of the keys for me is to be filled with gratitude and joy.

It can be simple. I have a roof over my head, running water, heat, electricity, food, a comfy bed, blue sky, sunshine, flowers, birds, animals, and people. I find it can be simple and yet profound. I love to take walks even around the neighborhood, or down by the harbor, or to the lighthouse, or on the beach, or in the forest, or up on the ridge. It feeds my soul.

It isn't just because I am a certified Soul Coach and would love to have people choose me as their Soul Coach. I really love Soul Coaching in general and the 28-day program. It makes so much sense and things happen once you commit to the program. You can do it with the book, with an online group, with a local group, or one to one with one of Denise Linn's certified Soul Coaches. Whatever works best for you. The choice is yours. In just 10 minutes a day for 28 days you can have an impact on your soul, your essence, and your life.

This may be a bit risky, but here goes, and I absolutely do not mean to offend anyone. It may be simply a rhetorical question for you to ponder as far as how you value yourself.

Are you worth it? Are you worth 10 minutes a day?

It is amazing how I at times and others as well can't seem to dedicate 10 minutes a day to nourishing our souls, our essence, and our life. It isn't necessarily rocket science, however, it does mean choosing how we use our time and making a commitment to ourselves. For many people including myself there is something about freedom and not wanting to commit. I have experienced the benefits of making commitments to myself, whether it be taking a walk, meditating, doing some yoga stretches, doing some Qigong, eating healthy, getting a good night's sleep, getting regular exercise, or whatever it might be. I still find it can be a challenge at times to just do it, whatever it is. I find that really truly making commitments to myself and honoring them can make a huge difference. I also remember that...

Each moment is a new beginning for the rest of our lives.

We get to make choices each and every moment.

Change and transformation are possible!

Sometimes we can do it on our own and sometimes it is helpful to have a little assistance from a friend or from another compassionate and caring person. Each situation and individual is unique. Many people find the 28-day Soul Coaching program can assist them in discovering and connecting with their authentic self, releasing limiting belief patterns and behaviors, and support them in creating new and empowering ways of being.

I am offering an online 28-day Soul Coaching group beginning January 1, 2009. I guess that is part of why I am so excited as I am getting ready for it. I can't wait! I feel like a little kid. Denise will be doing the Soul Coaching program as part of her Hay House radio show during January 2009. She often has some wonderful ideas and suggestions in December for the upcoming New Year.

Two years ago Denise released mp3 audio recording files to go along with each of the 28 days as well as an introduction. They are usually around 8-10 minutes long. Denise talks about the day, the affirmation for the day, and does a brief, but powerful mediation each day. I love them! It is like having Denise there with you each and every day. How cool!

Two years ago they were available to download for free. I am hoping that they will be made available again this year. I provide a CD with those mp3 audio files that play on most computers to all my local Soul Coaching class participants.

So there are many ways to do the 28-day Soul Coaching program, with Denise's book, with the mp3 audio files, with a group online or in person, and individually with a Soul Coach. I would love to have you join one of my groups and/or be your personal Soul Coach. If Soul Coaching feels right for you, the most important thing is to do it in whatever way works best for you.

Are you ready to enrich and/or transform your life? in as little as 10 minutes a day?
I encourage you to just do it!

Check out my website and if you feel drawn to work with me, great! If you don't feel drawn to work with me or if you would like to work with someone locally, like in Australia, England, Canada, New York, Florida, or Colorado, you may wish to check out the Soul Coaching website www.soul-coaching.com .

I cannot say enough about Denise. Denise is an amazing, wonderful, kind, wise, down to earth, inspirational, humble, and so very gifted woman! You may wish to check out her website www.deniselinn.com . If you have the opportunity and feel so inclined to attend a Soul Coaching seminar with Denise at her home, Summerhill Ranch, which is out in the country near gorgeous San Luis Obispo, CA, I would highly recommend it! It is often a life transforming experience.

If you wish to experience Denise, you may listen to her on Hay House radio for free each Tuesday from 10-11 AM Pacific/CA time at www.hayhouseradio.com . I find it is a wonderful gift that Hay House provides to the world, a free online radio show with many magnificent people such as Wayne Dyer, Doreen Virtue, Sonia Choquette, Collette Baron-Reid, and of course my dear and amazingly gifted friend and teacher Denise Linn.

I probably went way over the top about Soul Coaching, however, I am simply really passionate about it and love it!

As always take what resonates and let go of the rest. All is well!

Have a fabulous day and a great week! Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a glorious and magnificent New Year! May your life be filled with excellent health and vitality, abundance, gratitude, joy, and anything else your heart desires!

Lots of love and blessings,

Allison Harter