Welcome to 2012! What a fascinating time to be alive. There are so many theories and perceptions of what will transpire during this year, the end of the Mayan calendar. What I do know for sure, is the only thing we need to be aware of, is to live our life through love, verses fear.

That said, fear is a natural human emotion. However, we have the power to move forward in spite of fear. The key is to breathe through it, and use our breath to move forward in spite of fear from a place of calm.

Fear accompanied by excitement is the best kind. That is a big clue that we are expanding into our greater potential.

When you start to experience moments of stress, just remember: what is, ‘Is’. So, you can move through it from a place of stress, or a place of calm. The choice is yours. The reality of the situation is the same regardless. The difference is in how you choose to respond to it.

The past no longer exists, and the future is not yet a reality, so the only moment that counts is right Now. How the future unfolds for you, depends on your reaction and response to the present moment. The more you approach it from a place of inner calm, while taking inspired action, the more fun the ride will be.

So celebrate each day with gratitude for ‘What Is’, as you breathe deeply and calmly through your body. Laugh, dance and savor the moments of joy, and you will attract more of them. Embrace the moments of contrast for the awareness and wisdom they bring. And be sure to make time to play and self-nurture.

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As I first started creating the Sensual Sage website, I experienced some confusion among my colleagues when I told them sexuality is an aspect of my process in Awakening Feminine Leadership. They asked, “what’s sex got to do with it?” Some of them even had perceptions of kinky connotations, including domination. Their interpretations were so far from the truth of the Sacredness of what my work is about, it caught me by surprise. This was a big ah hah for me. I realized my message needed much more clarity for women to understand exactly what it is I offer and the message I bring.

There are many women mentors doing beautiful work for the empowerment of women. However, I couldn’t help notice that few go all the way to the ultimate Source of our creative force. Then, I got a powerful message from my Source that said, “That’s your job, Dear One.”

Sistar, it’s time we talk about sex. If we are to become powerful women, and women of empowerment for other women, in a way that can leave a legacy for daughters to come, we must come to a place of peace, alignment and empowerment within the womb of the very energy that creates us.

A large number of women have some misalignment within their sexual energy in at least one of these categories:

• Unresolved memories of a rape or attempted rape
• Imprints of shame or guilt due to family legacy
• Pain from feelings of ‘less than’ due to negative communication from a lover or spouse.
• Discomfort from inhibitions or lack of knowledge
• Self judgment
• Disconnect of the sexual from the spiritual

Each one of these categories contributes to some level of disempowerment. If any of this resonates with you, no matter how much work you do on yourself to deal with self worth issues or search for methods of empowerment for women, unless you deal with the energy that is the Source of your creation, there will always be a part of you holding back or closing off to protect this vulnerable part of yourself so you feel safe.

So, what can you do to make a shift? Here are three steps to help you step more fully into your power. I promise you this has a direct effect on your ability to step fully out of your shell and reveal the full greatness of you as the leader of your business. When nothing is holding you back, nothing holds you back!

• Remember that you are a Divine being having a physical experience. Any thoughts or feelings of ‘less than’ are an illusion. The reason it does not feel good is because your higher self does not agree with such thoughts, so in those moments when you are out of alignment with your higher self, it feels bad. We are all just figuring it out along the way. That makes us human. Stop living an illusion. See the truth of how Divine you really are.
• The past no longer exists. Holding onto pain from past experience holds you there like a prisoner and prevents you from fully living your life in the now. You can shift those painful experiences to your advantage and transform it from pain to wisdom and use this wisdom for your own evolution and/or for the benefit of others
• Before we came into these bodies we were nonphysical spiritual beings. It was our sexual energy that transformed us into spiritual beings in a physical form. Our physical body is integrally connected to our spiritual body. When we acknowledge that and invite and breathe our connection to the Divine Source through our body while engaging in sex, the physical pleasure intensifies and the experience is more fulfilling, joyful and lasting. Whether we are with a partner or having a solo experience, when we invite Divine Source to the party, we are in full alignment with our creative life force energy as spiritual beings having a physical experience as creation intended.

Much love,