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Monday, December 2, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Self-Care Quick Tip for Women #1
Welcome to your nurturing nugget for the soul...
SELF-CARE TIP FOR WOMEN #1
"The only thing selfish about SELF-CARE is not making yourself a priority, but expecting others to do so. Put yourself first on the nurturing list so that you recognize when others are not." Imani Evans
MY FAVORITE SELF-CARE RESOURCE:
Right now I am really embracing the need for authenticity and vulnerability as a gateway for healing, from ANYTHING. To that end my current favorite resource is, quite frankly, anything by Brene Brown. (SEE VIDEO BELOW)
Imani Evans, MA
Empowerment Coach/Performer/Blogger
Self-Care for Dynamic Women Blog
Women Healing Women Website
imani@surviving2thriving.org
REFLECTIONS E-JOURNAL FOR WOMEN
A recent interview with Imani on Can We Talk For Real:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/he-say-she-saynow-what-do-you-say/2013/07/25/woman-healing-woman-inc
VIDEO: Brene Brown on TED
Monday, June 17, 2013
The Fine Art of Self-Care For Dynamic Women 7/27
Workshop Details
“The
Fine Art of Self-Care For Dynamic Women”
Description of workshop (PRINT FRIENDLY DOWNLOAD)
The Fine Art of Self-Care for Dynamic Women!
This presentation is designed for women
Workshop details
Learning objectives
q
Participants
will learn:
o
How
to utilize a life-enriching definition of self-care
o
To
identify the two biggest barriers to self-care: the “superwoman trap” and
stress
o
The
10 take-home tips for creating balance and taking care of self
o
Identify
their own self-care traps and support
This is a three-hour workshop designed for a maximum group of 30 women, conducted in an interactive format.
Location: Little 5 Points Community
Center,
1083 Austin Ave. ,
Date:
Saturday, July
27, 2013 / 10:30am-1:30pm
Facilitator: Imani Evans, MA
Participants
will engage in the following activities:
q
What’s
on your plate?
q
Brief
guided meditation
q
360
degrees of support
q
Affirmation
Whispers
q
Life-Box
exercise
q
Making
A Personal Commitment
q
Design
your own self-care plan
q
meditation
Participants
will receive:
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Workshop
binder
q
PowerPoint
presentation hand-outs
**Refreshments and snacks
Audiences
This
workshop is open to all. The primary
target will be women late 20’s to 60’s.
Where & when the session has been previously presented
Workshop
was presented at the We Are One Conference in North Carolina FABU Academy
Here is what others are saying...
Or Watch the Video Testimonial from Life Coach, Alicia Waters (Alicia was one of 5 scholarships awarded)...
Monday, June 10, 2013
EMBRACE YOUR POWER!
(Written in March 2008)--After several conversations I've had recently, it seemed fitting to dig this one out of the archives. Truth is consistent...
What a wonderful topic for me to have the privilege to share with you! I recently turned 40 years old and now, more than ever, I feel as if I have stepped into an authentic power. For me adding the word authentic is paramount and turning 40 was the catalyst for change. However we can embrace authentic power at any age.
One definition of the word power is “a position of authority”. Then adding the word authentic is about accepting the truth, which is that the only real authority we have is over our own lives. We have authority over the actions we take, the words we speak and the thoughts we believe. Possessing authentic power is about owning our personal Divine path…It is about stepping up to whatever it is you are called to do.
What did God put you here to have authority over? Whatever it is, it is unique to you. No one else can be it, feel it, or see it like you can. You can embrace it by choosing to live it without hesitation, limitation or fear. Seize your power with the confidence of knowing who and whose you are!
One of my favorite quotes is by Marianne Williamson, “Our biggest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our biggest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” I keep the full quote on the back of my front door. It is there to remind me, before I step out into the world, to be all that the Creator has intended for me to be. I am reminded that playing small does not serve anyone. Each one of us is responsible doing our part in enriching the world.
I believe that in the end, when we all return to the Eternal Spirit as One, the only truth that will matter is whether or not we did whatever we were supposed to do to uplift humanity. Or were we too busy living in fear and playing small?
It is like this…If you had a beautiful bright bulb that could illuminate your entire house, but you never turned it on--then you would live in darkness. Embracing your authentic power is very much the same concept. It is like turning on your spiritual light for the world. Yours might just be the illumination that brings someone else out of confusion, suffering, and darkness. Hmmm…when you think about it like that it really seems almost selfish to not become your most powerful self, right?
So wait no longer—Step up today and Embrace Your Power!
Namaste,
Imani Evans, MA
http://selfcarefordynamicwomen.blogspot.com
www.surviving2thriving.org
imani@surviving2thriving.org
Namaste,
Imani Evans, MA
http://selfcarefordynamicwomen.blogspot.com
www.surviving2thriving.org
imani@surviving2thriving.org
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
SELF-LOVE VERSUS SELF-SACRIFICE
Like many women I was raised by a well-meaning martyr for a mother. Unknowingly, she taught me how to use guilt, passive aggressiveness and victimization as a means to an end. Now don’t get me wrong I do not believe that as an intelligent woman, which my mother is, she would ever confess to such a thing. But as I have blossomed into my own womanhood, and intelligence, it has become abundantly clear--that is exactly what it was. In a lot of ways I have rebelled against this thinking. And in some ways I am still grappling with it.
What is clear is that I do not believe there is some
high honor in self-sacrifice as an everyday practice and way of life. I don’t believe
that the pearly gates of some blissful afterlife open up because you were
willing to give up yourself for others. This is not to say that we don’t all
have truly altruistic moments and or needs to assist others. We do. I do. We do
these things on a regular basis and it is an expression of our humanity.
However what I’m talking about is the everyday unworthiness to lay down on the
tracks for people, places and things that do not deserve nor warrant such
sacrifice. I am talking about those of us who choose not to put ourselves first
and then wear it like a badge of honor. It is my hope to disempower this belief
for myself and any other woman who espouses this concept. Instead it is my hope
that we all find a place of balance wherein self-love, self-care and the
pursuit of personal wellness are the highest priorities. The most loving thing
we can teach our children is how to love and care for self. I am sure we have
all heard the saying, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. However,
if you don’t treat yourself well why would you expect anyone to do otherwise? We
teach people how to treat us by what we allow and what they see us do for
ourselves.
So here’s the take
away: Create a wholistic self-care plan that covers the way you treat
yourself, mind, body and soul. Write it down and share with your inner circle
for accountability and support. Revisit your plan periodically so that it remains
adaptable and flexible to your highest good.
I wish you well on your self-care journey.
Nya Akoma! (Take heart)
Imani Evans
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