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Notes from KC Baker’s December 2011 FEM Talks presentation, live in Berkeley.

Our favorite quotes & tips from KC Baker, founder of The School for The Well-Spoken Woman!

December 12th 2011 was a fiery and dynamic evening designed to reframe on-stage and on-camera fear & anxiety as pure power & charisma. Our keynote KC Baker, founder of The School for The Well-Spoken Woman teaches women how to craft presentations designed for impact, to unleash our voices out to the world.

Here are just a few of our favorite quotable quotes from KC’s interactive FEM Talks presentation “How to Generate Legendary Charisma & Freedom to Shine”: Continue reading »

 

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 November 20, 2011  Inspiration, Real living No Responses »
 

Notes from Elizabeth Bachaman’s keynote presentation at the November 2011 FEM Talks

Here is just a sample of the nuts and bolts advice that Elizabeth Bachman gifted to all of the women at the November 2011 FEM Talks. We also did a number of experiential exercises so we could practice embodying these practices in front of the room. Needless to say it was one of the most grounded FEM Talks! The usual ecstatic energy was replaced by an exuberant grounded feeling for the rest of the night. Here are just a few of Elizabeth’s teachings.

  • Do not make the mistake of focusing on the words (reading from notes, powerpoint etc) Find the beginnings and endings of each section or each point you want to make. Build up the parts in between with your own embodied teachings (talk about the stuff you have already mastered and do not need your notes to speak boldly about) Continue reading »
 November 18, 2011  "How To...", Inspiration No Responses »
 

Jessica Hadari shares her experiences as a volunteer hospice caregiver in SF.

Today’s shift was a breath of fresh air.

My morning started out with a lot of swearing under my breath. I was running late again! I was able to slow down on the BART trains.

I arrived early enough to get my americano at the corner cafe. Preparing for an upcoming women’s Tahoe writing retreat, I was glad to catch all of the email communications at the start of the day.

I headed to the Guest House – which already felt like a home. Continue reading »

 November 15, 2011  Inspiration, Real living 1 Response »
 

Author: Jessica Hadari

Sharon's petals

Today for the first time I saw and touched a dead body.

Rushing to my first shift at the Guest House this morning, I had funny thoughts of myself making fun of people, who rush to get to their yoga classes. Images of yogis-with-road-rage shouting “Hurry up so that I can relax!” As I was running late for my shift, I felt the stress chemicals in my body and heard the part of my own mind mantra-ing, “I’ve gotta hurry up so that I can slow down…”

I arrived and was so blessed to be sent on several errands. Get coffee at the corner cafe, help in the kitchen.

Sharon, I was told, had resided in the Guest House for only a few days. She passed away in the night. Her family had agreed to the traditional Zen ritual bathing ceremony offered at the House. In preparation, I was to get the container marked “Ritual” from the basement. Continue reading »

 November 8, 2011  Real living 1 Response »
 

Written by Dr. Suzie Vlcek, D.C., M.A.

We’ve all heard the expression, “I feel it in my gut,” referring to a sense of knowledge that seems to come from the belly, not the brain. It turns out that this instinct is correct: the brain and the belly are not separate after all. Medical research has established that the digestive tract has it’s own nervous system, with nerves and neurotransmitters just like the brain, and that the nervous system of the gut and the nervous system of the brain are connected.

The brain is intimately involved in the process of eating. Nerves that originate in the brain are responsible for chewing, swallowing and digesting food. You may have noticed that your mental state influences not only your food choices (reaching for that ice cream after a stressful day) but also the way your body digests those foods (becoming constipated as a result of emotional distress). You may also have noticed the reverse reaction, that the foods you eat influence the way you think, your moods and your ability to concentrate. These common experiences make the point that the brain and the gut are not separate at all.

What does this mean to you? Continue reading »

 September 10, 2011  "How To...", Real living 1 Response »