SPIRITED WOMAN NEWSLETTER
Copyright Nancy Mills
Issue 23. All rights reserved.
CIRCULATION: 1,666 (and growing!)
PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHER SPIRITED WOMEN
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CONTENTS
* Spirited Woman Quote
* Editor's Spirited Message
* Spirited Woman Q & A – Susan Miller
* Spirited Woman Media Coverage
* Upcoming Spirited Woman Workshops
* Host a Spirited Woman Workshop
* New! Spirited Woman Events & Activities
* Join the Spirited Woman Club - Get a Free Listing
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SPIRITED WOMAN QUOTE
“Get that ax of pressure out of your back, and replace it with white-hot soothing stones of pleasure and reward and kindness to yourself.” -Nancy Mills
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EDITOR'S MESSAGE
Welcome to the world of SPIRITED WOMANHOOD.
March is here and I’m energized. There’s so much going on. Twelve workshops are currently planned in a variety of locales, and countless others are in the works – from New York to Chicago. Plus, we’ve somehow become a media darling (see how our media list has expanded), and if you do a “google” search on the “Spirited Woman Workshop” we’ve got several hundred listings. And this is before our website is up!
Frankly, I’m just very excited. Particularly, since Spirited Woman is my passion, my heart, my bliss, and my 18-hour a day job. Without your overwhelming enthusiasm, I must say, there would be fuel to go on, but nowhere near the fire! Through the newsletter and the workshops – I’ve met the most remarkable women, and it is your lives to a one, that make my life interesting.
Now, speaking of interesting to the tenth degree, I was extremely fortunate to interview Susan Miller, the famous astrologer and web publisher for this month’s Q&A. Susan owns astrologyzone.com, and for years, I have been a fan of hers. I find her to be an extremely engaging writer, beyond intuitive and one of the smartest web pioneers – ever. Her life is a testament of overcoming great odds to accomplish great success. Read her interview, she’s fascinating.
As always, I would like to thank you for your support, comments, enthusiasm, and friendship. And for those of you new to the newsletter, I'd like to welcome you to our growing numbers. YOU inspire me, always. And I genuinely look forward to meeting you (again or for the first time) at a SPIRITED WOMAN Workshop in your city.
The SPIRITED WOMAN Newsletter is meant to be fun, informative, and inspirational. Your free monthly tool to stay connected with other spirited women nationwide. I welcome you forwarding this newsletter to ALL your spirited friends.
Nancy Mills
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SPIRITED WOMAN Q & A
SUSAN MILLER
This is my ritual. Every month at the first of the month, for the past several years, I sit down at my computer, get all cozy and read my monthly horoscope on Susan Miller’s astrologyzone.com. If I didn’t know better, I’d say Susan was an old friend, but it wasn’t until this past February that we actually met at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. She was on a book tour, for her latest astrology book, The Year Ahead 2005, and I was in town even though I was suppose to be in San Diego that day (long meant-to-be story).
I was thrilled to personally interview Susan. I knew a few things about her, such as she entered the web biz in 1995 (yes, way back then!), had created an award-winning website with a staggering six million readers per month, and that she had written every word of her 500 pages of original content. Plus, I knew about her monthly astrology columns for Self and Eve magazines, her daily and weekly columns for The New York Daily News, that many of her “Year Ahead” books hit #1 on the Barnes & Nobles best-seller list, and that she appears regularly on TV and radio.
Are you with me? Yes, the woman only sleeps four hours a night. What I did not know is that she was born with a terrible birth defect that was extremely hard to diagnose and almost killed her. That she had numerous surgeries on her legs in her teens and was so sick that she had to teach herself high school. That she almost bled to death when she gave birth to her two daughters. And that her husband abandoned them, leaving her alone in Manhattan to support herself and her two daughters, when they were 10 and 13, respectively.
Yes, hers is a story of great ups and great downs. A tale of a survivor, who credits her mother, an astrology scholar, who she calls “little mom” with giving her many gifts. Susan says, “I have the most happy mom on the planet.” Not only did her mom give her astrology she says, but a way of viewing life, an appreciation for religion and for the search for the purpose of life. And she says, “she has always believed in me, even when the doctors didn’t.” Her story of achievement both in her renewed health and her career is amazing. Read on…
Q. I read that you have a degree in business from New York University.
A. Yes, I have a degree in business because I never thought I would ever tell anyone that I knew astrology. I had a happy job. I was an agent for commercial photographers. I was self-employed, at the top of my field. What happened was, we were shooting Cheerios, and whenever a big client gave me a piece of work I would always say “thank you” by doing their charts and they loved it and the creative director said my wife would love you, she is the creative director of Time Life Books. He said, go over there and see, Jackie. I became friends with Jackie and after eight years, she said to me, some day I’m going to get you a book, I have a feeling about you. And I said, oh bless your heart. I didn’t think she meant it. People say a lot of nice things. Five years later she gets me the book without a proposal, nothing – it became by first book the Astrology Book of Days. She said now we’re sending you upstairs because we need an astrology column of course, and you’re the one. And I’m like oh-my-gosh.
Q. As one of the pioneers in web publishing, how and why did you get into it?
A. Well, it was Time Warner coming to me and saying we’ll put you on our website. When I was little, I asked my mother, what would I be when I grow up. She said, you’ll make your ultimate contribution to the world with some newly invented form of communication, so new we don’t know the name of it. And it will change your life. And I said, mom, wait a minute, let’s go back, what do you mean it hasn’t been invented? It turned out to be the internet. So when Time Warner came to me, saying we need a column, I went up to see three people – Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth – the suits, and they asked me to write a short, daily column for women. I said, I’ll write it monthly, make it non-gender specific, and long. They’re like oh-my-god, don’t people just come and go and never come back again. People have short attention spans. I said, no they don’t, we’re going to fly a rocket to the moon. And they said, why? And I said, because we’re Time Warner! Well, they said, we don’t have money for all this writing you propose to do. I said, we’re not going to let money stand in the way. I’ll work for almost nothing. We have to do this. I’m going to make a big commercial success out of this. And they said, well, uh, why would you do this? And I told them about my Mom, and I said, this is my destiny.” And they said, oh-my-god, you can do anything you want.
Q. What was your original vision for the site and did you have a 5-year plan for it – or has its success succeeded your wildest dreams?
A. I don’t believe in five-year plans. I knew it would be wildly read because I knew I wanted to give a lot to people. I wanted to give what my mom had given to me. You know, thinking about it, I realized that a lot of people aren’t near their families anymore. Everybody moves and travels and takes jobs. They don’t have a mom like I did. My mom would calm me down, like before a test I was one of these kids that would get so upset that I would work myself into a pretzel. And she’d say, don’t worry, the moon’s not in Virgo, they’re not going to ask you all those dates. It really helped to know astrology. I want to do what my mom did for me. I want to be the reader’s best friend, their buddy. I am the servant of my readers. I want to be really thorough. When I started I wrote 15,000 word manuscripts for my forecasts, now I’m up to 30,000 words – so I’m better. Time Warner thought I would run out of steam, instead I got more energy. And when you write it – you know it. I thought it would be really popular but you can’t really figure out where the net is going.
Q. How has your business degree helped your professional astrology career?
A. Oh tremendously. I love the art of the deal. I cannot just write without doing a deal, but that’s not to say I’m in this for the money. I’m not. That’s what makes it hard. I could have sold astrologyzone a million times – people have offered me so much money. And I’m like – “It’s not for sale.” And you know what – some things are more important than money – having control over your own site, enjoying what you are doing, reading the reader letters. I have a vision for this site. I’d like it to get bigger. I’d like it to be in different languages. I don’t want to take funding for my American version, but I would love funding for a Spanish or Japanese version. My business now is all self-funded and it’s hard. It cost me $400,000 a year to run – right now – just the American version. I’ve got to generate a lot of advertising and a lot of books. Everything I make goes into this site and that’s with no money to me, that’s my overhead. I’m supporting myself but it’s tough. I pay like 20 people every month, I mean it’s murder. I have an editor who splits her time between Paris and New York, I have a traffic manager in Atlanta, all my engineers are in Texas, my servers are out of California – it’s all virtual but I have assistants for New York.
Q. When you were a little girl – did you picture your life would be like this?
A. I didn’t know. Women weren’t really where they are today. I think my own daughters have no idea how women had to fight for rights. I was in high school when Gloria Steinem was on the news a lot. And when I was ready to have children, I read Betty Freidan’s book, and she just lays out the problem with absolutely no advice. And I’m like – where’s the next chapter? Well the answer is: starting your own business. I had to be there with my children. As a little girl, I didn’t have a blueprint and with astrologyzone I didn’t either. I tend to think really big and I work very intuitively. I’m very practical. When you’re dealing with something new you can’t foresee everything and I’m the biggest publisher of e-books in the United States, bigger than Stephen King. Once, I had to talk Chase-Manhattan bank into an extremely big line of credit when I lost my Disney contract. You see I was with Time Warner, then with Disney – when they closed their doors with no warning. They called me at 10 that morning and they said at three this afternoon our doors are going to shut. I said, can I sit on your servers until September (that was April) and they said, all right. I said, I need time to turn the ocean liner around. I went from a big contract to nothing – absolutely nothing. And my staff was looking at me, and I said I’m going over to Chase and I’m talking to them. You have to have a bank behind you and you have to have good credit. It’s the only thing you’ve got in this lifetime.
Q. Many women would like to have a successful career like yours in the field of their choice – what advice would you give them to get there?
A. I know this sounds crazy, join an organization and work for free in that organization. There isn’t an organization on the planet that won’t welcome a helper. You can test skills in a very safe way – managerial, writing, communications, maybe even web tools – all kinds of skills. You can fall on your face, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and try again. No one will ever criticize you because after all you’re trying - you have a good heart. I took on the newsletter of the organization I belonged to that promoted ethical practices in advertising. Originally, I wanted to be on the board of directors. They said, go away, you’re just too new. Six months later they called me up – well, maybe you could be on the board. Doing what? The newsletter. What makes you think I can handle that? You wrote a letter to the New York Times and they published it. On the basis of that? Plus, nobody wants this job. That’s when I learned I not only could write, I love to write.
Q. Since we’re in the year 2005, are there any pearls of wisdom you’d like to share with us? Any trend?
A. Well it’s a fabulous year for creativity because Jupiter and Neptune are working so well together. So for people in the arts, where it is so hard to make money, remember I represented photographers, I just feel that people in the arts always seem to be at the end of the food chain and other people take advantage. And my whole job was defending them and I still feel that way and now they can really find venues to make a commercial success from their passion. Its all year – but mainly March and August are spectacular and I write about it in my book.
Q. Susan, why do you feel that you are a spirited woman?
A. She laughs. I’m a spirited woman because I suffered and I believe so much in the nobility and the humbling of suffering. It makes you a better person because it opens your heart and makes you see things in others that you might not see. The easy times are just the resting times, like the boxer who sits down and they dump the water on his head, that’s the easy time. But, it’s when you’re boxing and you’re exerting yourself that’s when you are becoming who you are supposed to be.
THANK YOU SUSAN. YOU ARE A GUSTY VISIONARY. YOU GO GIRL!
Susan has a terrific website: www.astrologyzone.com. On the website is info on how you can contact her and buy her books. She welcomes hearing from you.
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SPIRITED WOMAN MEDIA COVERAGE
What a thrill! What a ride! It seems as though every day the workshop is being mentioned - somewhere. Wow. Whether it's via the print media or the Internet, we're out there - catching on. Plus, Nancy is being asked to do more personal interviews in print, radio, and TV. So this is all great news!
Newspaper/Magazine Media Coverage To Date:
Berkeley Daily Planet
Beverly Hills 90210
Brentwood News
Coastal View News
Conscious Choice
El Cerrito Journal
Haleakala Times
La Jolla Village News
Los Angeles City Beat (7 day pick*)
Maui Time Weekly
Mail Tribune
Palisades 90272
Santa Barbara News-Press
Santa Monica Mirror
Southern California Senior Life
The Bel-Air View
The Hollywood Reporter
The Jewish Journal
The Montecito Journal
The Nashville Scene
The New Spirit
The San Diego Union-Tribune
The Santa Barbara Independent
The Santa Monica Sun
UCLA Magazine
Valley Voice
Venice Magazine
Westside Today
Woman Magazine
Whole Life Times (featured workshop)
Nancy Mills Radio Interviews:
Bill & Bonnie Morning Show, KRUZ, Santa Barbara, CA (frequent guest)
Healing Arts, Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR
Kathy Collins Show, Mana O Radio, Maui, HI
Northwest Passage, KLCC, Eugene, OR
The Brass Ring, WBNW, Boston, MA
The Brass Ring, WPLM, Plymouth, MA
Internet Media/Promotional Coverage (hard to track, but here goes):
Actors Check List (www.actorschecklist.com)
Adboard (www.adboard.com)
Backstage West (www.backstagewest.com)
Berkeley Daily Planet (www.berkeleydailyplanet.com)
California Community Connection (www.connectingca.com)
Cinewomen (www.cinewomen.org)
CityAlert (www.cityalert.com)
Contra Costa Times (www.contracostatimes.com)
Craigslist (www.craigslist.org)
Daily Variety (www.variety.com)
DigitalGuestList (www.digitalguestlist.com)
Feminist.com (www.feminist.com)
Haleakala Times (www.mauisfreepress.com)
IndieWire (www.indiewire.com)
Los Angeles City Beat (www.lacitybeat.com)
Maui Time Weekly (www.mauitime.com)
My Entertainment World (www.myentertainmentworld.com)
Nashville City Paper (www.nashvillecitypaper.com)
Parlor Performance Newsletter (frankent1@juno.com)
Planet Shark Productions (www.planetsharkproductions.com)
Reclaiming (www.reclaiming.org)
Ryze Business Networking (www.ryze.com)
SantaBarbara.com (www.santabarbara.com)
Santa Barbara Visitors Bureau (www.santabarbaraca.com)
Santa Monica Mirror (www.smmirror.com)
Senior Life (www.seniorlifeusa.com)
SFStation (www.sfstation.com)
Social Domain (www.socialdomain.com)
Step Up Women's Network (www.stepupwomensnetwork.org)
The Brass Ring (www.thebrassring.net)
The Hollywood Reporter (www.thehollywoodreporter.com)
The Leaf Chronicle (www.theleafchronicle.com)
The Santa Barbara Independent (www.independent.com)
Westside Today (www.westsidetoday.com)
Wine Country (www.winecountry.com)
Woman Magazine (www.womanmagazineonline.com)
Whole Life Times (www.dragonflymedia.com)
WorkIt (www.workit.com)
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UPCOMING SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOPS
Get out your SPIRITED WOMAN drum and dance around the house. More and more women are attending the popular SPIRITED WOMAN Workshop all across the country. Who-ee! Over 400 women have signed up to date. So, don't miss out! Be sure to check out the calendar listings below and see what's in store for your area.
The SPIRITED WOMAN Workshop includes three hours of creative playfulness and growth. Emphasizes your ALIVENESS and reinforces YOU ARE ENOUGH AS YOU ARE. Great for transitions, movement. Attendees range from writers/artists/healers to business owners. Led by Nancy Mills, Creator of the Spirited Woman Approach to Life. Limited to 12 women. Offered at amazing locales.
For more info on the workshops or to sign up for one please call Nancy Mills at her toll free number: 888-428-1234 (in Santa Barbara call 805-698-3555) or e-mail her at: thespiritedwoman@aol.com.
BE SURE TO ASK NANCY ABOUT SPIRITED WOMAN GIFT CERTIFICATES. The workshop makes a wonderful, uplifting gift for a special person in your life. GREAT gift for daughters (age 13+). GO FOR IT!
Workshop checks are mailed to: Nancy Mills, P.O. BOX 20042, Santa Barbara, CA 93120. Checks must be received within 10 days of making a reservation. Credit card payments accepted. Partial scholarships always offered. All payments due in advance of each Spirited Woman Workshop. All reservations final.
2005 WINTER/SPRING WORKSHOP CALENDAR
OAKLAND (near Lake Merritt)
SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
Saturday afternoon, March 12, 2005
Time: 1-4pm.
Locale: Creative Juices Arts, 432 Bellevue Ave. Oakland, CA
Cost: $85 – THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT!!!!
SAN FRANCISCO
SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
Sunday afternoon, March 13, 2005
Time: 1-4pm.
Locale: Satori Yoga Studio, 40 1st Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA
Cost: $85 - ONLY 3 SPACES LEFT!!!
SANTA BARBARA
SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
Sunday afternoon, March 20, 2005
Time: 1-4 pm.
Locale: Private Home (call for directions)
Cost: $85
LOS ANGELES
SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
Saturday afternoon, March 26, 2005 (date change, originally March 27)
Time: 1-4 pm.
Locale: The Black Box Theater, 12420 Santa Monica Blvd., WLA, CA
Cost: $85
SAN DIEGO
SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
Saturday afternoon, April 16
Time: 1-4 pm.
Locale: Bird Rock Yoga, 5544 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, CA
Cost: $85
LOS ANGELES
SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
Sunday afternoon, April 24, 2005
Time: 1-4 pm.
Locale: The Black Box Theater, 12420 Santa Monica Blvd., WLA, CA
Cost: $85
SANTA BARBARA
SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
Saturday afternoon, April 30, 2005
Time: 1-4 pm.
Locale: Private Home (call for directions)
Cost: $85
LOS ANGELES
SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
SPECIAL EVENT – FIRST MOTHER/DAUGHTER WORKSHOP
Saturday afternoon, May 7, 2005
Time: 1-4 pm.
Locale: The Black Box Theater, 12420 Santa Monica Blvd., WLA, CA
MOTHER/DAUGHTER RATE - $150 for two
SEATTLE/TACOMA, WA
Sunday afternoon, May 22, 2005
Time: 1-4 pm.
Locale: Private Home (call for directions)
Cost: $85
OAKLAND (near Lake Merritt)
SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
Saturday afternoon, June 25, 2005
Time: 1-4pm.
Locale: Creative Juices Arts, 432 Bellevue Ave. Oakland, CA
Cost: $85
SAN FRANCISCO
SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
Sunday afternoon, June 26, 2005
Time: 1-4pm.
Locale: Satori Yoga Studio, 40 1st Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA
Cost: $85
CARLSBAD-BY-THE-SEA (NORTH SAN DIEGO, CA)
Sunday afternoon, August 14, 2005
Time: 1-4 pm.
Locale: Private Home (call for directions)
Cost: $85
MORE!!! 2005 SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOPS
2005 is going to be a BIG, BIG YEAR in Spirited Woman Land. In addition to many California locales, Nancy's goal is to teach more out of state workshops - see city wish list below. She is also open to your suggestions for other cities and is currently available for speaking engagements.
Atlanta
Dallas
Denver Area (including Boulder, Colorado Springs)
Houston
Memphis
Nashville
Portland
New York
And, if you're wondering…the SPIRITED WOMAN Workshop has been held in the following cities to date:
LOS ANGELES
NASHVILLE
PORTLAND
EUGENE
ASHLAND
LAS VEGAS
LAUGHLIN
SAN FRANCISCO
SANTA BARBARA
SAN DIEGO
BERKELEY
MAUI
TELL A FRIEND ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS.
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HOST A SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
In your city.
It's great fun! You'll love it. Anyone who hosts a workshop in their home or business receives a free workshop, great publicity, and a chance to meet other fantabulous women. Since the workshop size is small, most spaces work out ideally. If you'd like to host a workshop outside of Santa Barbara, contact Nancy Mills at 888-428-1234 (in Santa Barbara call 805-698-3555) or e-mail her at: thespiritedwoman@aol.com.
And...this workshop is great for clubs, associations, organizations. For instance, the "Red Hat Club Presents the Spirited Woman Workshop." To talk about sponsoring Nancy for a workshop or a presentation contact Nancy Mills at 888-428-1234 (in Santa Barbara call 805-698-3555) or e-mail her at: thespiritedwoman@aol.com
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NEW! SPIRITED WOMAN EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Starting in spring of 2005, besides the numerous SPIRITED WOMAN Workshops that will be offered, SPIRITED WOMAN is branching out into new directions. Fantabulous or what? Below are some of the new events & activities that we’ve got planned:
MOTHER & DAUGHTER SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP – MAY 7, Sat. from 1-4pm. We’re honoring Mother’s Day – the day before! This special event workshop, exclusively for mothers and daughters will be held at the fantastic-ly fun Black Box Theater in West LA. Talk about a GREAT way to bond, share, laugh and be empowered TOGETHER. Wow. What an experience to cherish! All ages from 13 and up are welcome. Plus, there’s a special mother/daughter rate of $150.
SPIRITED WOMAN LUNCHEONS - In addition to the workshops, the newsletter, and the upcoming website, what better way for spirited women to stay connected than at an inspirational lunch. Who-ee! There'll be delicious food, fantastic spirited women speakers, and good vibes for one and all. The goal is to do two luncheons in Southern California this summer or fall. I'll keep you posted.
TRAINING SPIRITED WOMAN FACILITATORS - Yes, it had to happen. There have been several women across the United States, who are very interested in being trained to lead SPIRITED WOMAN Workshops. In the summer or fall, if all goes as planned, the training program will be in place.
AND NOW FOR THE THANKS!!!!!!!
Victoria Edwards deserves a HUGE thank-you-hug. Victoria, who is a very talented angel painter, attended my first workshop in San Diego, and ever since then, when I teach in San Diego, I stay at her lovely home. Not only is Victoria superb company, but her home is gorgeous, and she is a FANTASTIC cook. On my last visit in February, I basically ate everything. THANKS SO MUCH VICTORIA – for your unwavering hospitality and friendship.
Also, women across the country are pitching in and offering ideas on how to increase and expand our SPIRITED WOMAN community. I am floored by your generosity, time, and interest. THANK YOU sooooo much for your support.
And THANK YOU, as always, to the many wonderful spirited women who have attended the workshops…you are ALL fantabulous and fun.
Plus, I'd like to say a BIG THANKS to the many attendees who have referred their spirited women friends, mothers, and daughters to the workshop. Means so much.
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THE SPIRITED WOMAN CLUB - LISTING BOARD
OVER 40 LISTINGS THIS MONTH!!! MANY ARE NEW.
Here's the good news. If you have taken the SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP you are automatically a member of the SPIRITED WOMAN CLUB, and you'll receive a FREE listing (up to 60 words) - monthly. For those of you who have not taken the workshop (come on girls, you need to join the club!) - the listing is $20 per month per listing. What a great deal!
This listing board is a great way to advertise your service, business, workshop, event or WHATEVER - and to stay connected with other spirited women. Currently, the newsletter reaches over 1,600 women. Think of it as your very own SPIRITED WOMAN DIRECTORY. Be sure to check out what other women are offering and support them! Also, see below HOW TO PLACE A LISTING.
SPIRITED ARTISTS: EMERSE YOURSELF IN THE ZEN OF CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING. Find your "chi" while expressing it on rice paper with your dancing brush. No previous experience required. You will receive plenty of individual attention and lesson plans for practice. Student Starter Kits available for purchase. Sample artwork at www.ArtWanted.com.WendyAnn. On going classes Wednesdays 7-9pm. RSVP: waderycke@yahoo.com
ATTENTION SPIRITED WOMEN INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS & DOCUMENTARIANS. CINEWOMEN L.A. WANTS YOU...to join our fabulous group of Independent Women Filmmakers! Screen your work at our monthly CineSalon. Attend CineGroup Meetings, Seminars & Networking Mixers and much more. Check us out at: http://www.cinewomen.org
IF YOU ARE A DAFFODIL PUSHING TOWARD THE LIGHT OF SPRINGTIME - You need support and guidance. Focus your energies through Creative Life Coaching, and prepare to blossom. Adriana Diaz, M.A., brings thirty years of experience to the Coaching process. She can awaken you to the greater story you are living. Develop practical and insightful tools, to turn dreams into reality.
www.adrianadiaz.com
MARCH 18 - 20. DIVINE FEMININE: THE INVITATION, join Caroline Muir and Joan Heartfield, Ph.D. in a beautiful private retreat in Escondido, CA. Discover the mystery of the feminine - an evolving creative, dynamic spiritual aspect of aliveness, beauty, power, joy, wonder and passion within us all. $550 includes a 3-day 2-night stay over. Workshop only $450, lunches and snacks provided. www.divine-feminine.com. Contact Joan @ 808-572-1250
YOUR DREAM HOME IN SANTA BARBARA!! My name is Laurie wolf and I am in the business of helping people buy and sell homes. I have a client appreciation program with my business where I send items of value each month. Would you like to be included in this program? Contact me at Laurie@villagesite.com, 805-683-7369 or cell 805-886-4710.
WILD HEART PAINTING RETREAT - May 7-14 Big Island, Hawaii. A dynamic non-judgmental approach to art! Painting as spiritual exploration, a method for deep emotional healing, a powerful tool for developing intuition, a means for joyfully expressing your unique creative self. No art experience necessary. $1100 includes healthy, fabulous, four star meals, shared lodging, materials. Includes time for hiking, nature, massage, dolphins, more...Chris Zydel, MA,
chriszydel@creativejuicesarts.com www.creativejuicearts.com
PLANET SHARK PRODUCTIONS - LA film & video production company specializing in media projects & music videos. Planet Shark also produces & promotes release parties & other industry events. Shark's popular global "Industry Insider Forum" is packed with jobs, music gigs, showbiz events, casting calls, resumes, loglines, more. Go orbit SHARK'S INDUSTRY INSIDER FORUM: www.planetsharkproductions.com
PARLOR PERFORMANCES - Jeannine Frank's "accidental performing arts series" (now in its 16th year!) presents comedy, cabaret, authors, & more in venues around Southern California -- and also books artists nationally for fundraisers, conventions and special events. For free newsletter, more info, contact Jeannine at: frankent1@juno.com.
PROFESSIONAL PSYCHIC/CHANNEL - Since 1988, Liah Howard has been channeling a council of Higher beings who are loving and wise. You can receive guidance on all life's issues. Sessions are one hour long, are taped and cost $125. Phone sessions are available. Visit Liah at www.LiahHoward.com for more info. Kihei, HI. 808-269-3137
HAIKU HELEN - Helen will assist you in moving on with your life by understanding where you are and what you need. She is a 4th generation psychic now living in Maui, the heart chakra of the Earth. Incredible Mana (spiritual power) emanates here and will empower you. Contact her at: www.haikuhelen.com, e-mail: haikuhelen@wisperhawaii.com. 808-573-6343
FANTASY SHOE DESIGNS - One for each month of the year. High heel pictures for every occasion. Fun, whimsical, beautiful, and inspiring 11 x 12 matted/framed prints. Originals avail. Custom made corporate shoe pictures for your business. Margo, Von Phul, D'JOAN DESIGNS. 805-684-0901
CELEBRATE THE GODDESS WITHIN - Through powerful and inspiring workshops, exercises, song and dance we create and release joy and love. Together, as the powerful, loving feminine energy of ONE, we can be in service to balance and heal the planet. If you are interested in creating a vortex of Goddess energy in your area, call Sylvia Dolena at 808 280-5229. www.mauigoddess.net
FOR THE SPIRITED WINE LOVER - The Saucy Sisters' Guide to Wine…What Every Girl Should Know Before She Uncorks makes learning about wine fun. Packed with practical advice, this book helps any aspiring wine aficionada appear as if she obtained her Master Sommelier. Books personalized and gift-wrapped for FREE. To order go to: www.Saucysister.com/Shopping.asp
INSPIRATIONAL REALMS Unique cards for Inspiring moments of Every Day Life! Take a journey into different Realms! Fairie Realm...with 16 tiny Fairies dancing gleefully in our World! Nature Realm...with thoughtful sayings and naturally beautiful scenes. Note Realm...makes it easy to stay in touch with family, friends, and associates. Share Magic with this Special Collection of cards! www.inspirationalrealms.com
SPECIALLY FORMULATED ESSENTIAL WATERS - Eden Now is a new aromatherapy company created by Cheryl Finn. Her product line includes facial and pillow mists. Excellent for relaxation, harmony, and balance. Brings joy to the heart. Cheryl Finn. 310-779-2420
SUPPORT LOVE HUMANITY - You can create a better future for a homeless child in India by supporting Love Humanity. A monthly donation of $42.00 makes it possible for one child to live in a loving family home environment and covers food, clothing, shelter, healthcare and education for one child. Visit: wwwlovehuminty.org
ATTENTION, 'DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES!' - Take a much-needed break with Travels With My Lovers, author and internationally known lecturer Erica Miner's award-winning novel about a single mom looking for love in some of the world's most exotic locales. Be inspired to express your emotional freedom! For info on this break-out book check out: www.ericaminer.com
GIVE THE GIFT OF CREATIVITY AND SUCCESS - To yourself or someone you love. Jumpstart your year with “Climbing the Rainbow: The Magic of Making Goals Happen!” workshops, books, tapes and kits. Discover how powerful and fun this creativity/goal-management system is. Just plug it in and go! Contact Gayla Mitchell. gaylam@highstream.net 818-752-2773
UBUILDABOOK PUTS IT ALL TOGETHER - What's inside is up to you. Imagine your own professionally published hard or soft cover book. You can make as few or as many copies as you like: order one, or thousands! Our books are printed on high-quality paper stock and bound using professional equipment. For more info, visit www.medialabsusa.com. 805-383-7272
INTUITIVE REIKI - Birgitta Hansson combines Reiki, Lymphatic Therapy and her compassionate insights for detoxification, enhanced immune functioning, stress reduction and over all well-being. She also offers private Reiki classes tailored to the individual's previous training and scheduled in a three-step process. Gift certificates are available. rabirgittahansson@yahoo.com. 805-895-6532
CREATING SACRED CIRCLES FOR WOMAN - LA support group for mid-life women. Ignite your passion, embrace life, support one another in living a life that matters. Create connections, explore your spirituality, challenge mid-life myths, re-connect to your essence. Facilitated by Lynda Levy, MA. Sign-up: midlifecoach@comcast.net. 310-207-9829
WWW.NILABARJA.COM, Take a look at artist Nila Barja's website. Nila invites you to look at her painted furniture, tapestries and paintings. She now offers frames and one of a kind lamps. These beautiful frames and lightings are created by hand. Call for a private showing. 805-965-2971
ROSE KAHN, MYOTHERAPIST AND CORRECTIVE EXERCISE SPECIALIST has helped many pro-athletes, celebs and body workers in Aspen. Myotherapy of Santa Barbara offers you the ability to RESOLVE your acute/chronic muscular pain, range of motion or circulation problems as well as self-care techniques that allow you to get off the need to see someone regularly! $125/hr. Quick Track avail. 310-925-8027 or 805-687-2499
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT FORGETTING YOURSELF AFTER 50 YEARS OR OLDER? Make your Brain Sprout with Vicki Mizel's Memory program and insure your well being at any age. Vicki offers either audiotapes or CD's on her memory program. She also offers a video training tape to help you or a loved one with an elder with memory problems. Go to www.brainsproutsmemory.com or call Vicki. 323-874-8801
TREAT YOURSELF TO REIKI - Let go of the stress of the day as you become filled with renewed vitality. Reiki is a safe, gentle form of touch and energy work that promotes relaxation and healing. I am a Reiki master and have been a practitioner since 1995. $50/hour. Frederica Welch, fhbwelch1@cox.net. 805-962-1969
SANTA BARBARA THEATER COMPANY - If you are interested in appearing or want more information regarding upcoming productions please e-mail/call Jamie at tsunamijgo@aol.com. 805-451-8504
MEDITATION CD's FOR BEGINNERS - If you want to meditate but can't squeeze in the time to go to a particular meeting at a particular time, you can start on your own with the help of Unwind Your Mind, the first in a series of CD's designed to help the beginner get started. Check out sample at: http://www.invitationtomeditation.com
CORPORATE EVENTS LAS VEGAS - specializes in personalized service/customer satisfaction for all aspects of event planning. We plan, coordinate and facilitate award dinners, galas, meetings, seminars, team building and cocktail receptions for groups of 20 to 2000+. We help our clients select venues, entertainment, menus and décor. For more info, contact: toni@corporateeventslasvegas.com or visit my website at: www.corporateeventslasvegas.com
MARKET YOUR WEBSITE LIKE THE EXPERTS - with Peggi Ridgway's “Successful Website Marketing” workbook. 138 pages of examples, action items and guides to listing your site with search engines, getting links from other sites and building a loyal community of followers at your website. $29.95 at www.MyWebSavvy.com or call the publisher, Wordpix. 800 200-1101
DAILY PASSION ACTIVATOR - from Life Coach Julie Jordan Scott is The Little Ezine with the Passionate, Purposeful, Powerful Impact. It will give you a burst of passion each weekday delivered free into your email box so you may begin to live more amazingly. To subscribe: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DailyPassionActivator/or blank email: DailyPassionActivator-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
ACTRESS AVAILABLE - My name is SANJINI. If you're looking for an actress, please view my acting resume at www.sanjini-actor.com. View the photo gallery page to see different character looks. My contact information is: sanjinibhakta@lycos.com. 310-902-7713
STOP TALKING ABOUT IT & JUST DO IT! - Amy K's life coaching will transform your career, relationships or health. Experience your soul in action - set goals that honor your values and commit to the steps to reach them. Visit www.amykcoaching.com. 805-886-8361
LET YOUR SPIRIT SOAR - in the South Pacific! Fiji, Australia, New Zealand and more. Destination World (www.destinationworld.com) is much more than a wholesale travel reservation service. Our tailor made programs are for those who have been captivated by the extraordinary & will not rest until they experience it again. Judy McKenna, flyjudy@sbcglobal.net. 818-998-5839 or 800-536-0022
SHEN PHYSIO-EMOTIONAL RELEASE THERAPY - is a safe, reliable process that heals by unlocking trapped, painful emotion that we cannot unlock ourselves -lifting it from the body. SHEN helps with: Stress, Chronic pain, Depression, Migraines, PMS, Panic Attacks, Recovery from addictions, Abuse. For more info: www.shentherapy.info. Call Deirdre Wagner, CST, CMT. 760-912-5507
FREE ANGEL READING - Host an angel party for 10 or more people and receive a free angel reading. The Earth Angels, three psychic-mediums, offer amazingly accurate messages from the other side for audience members. Their prophetic gifts will inspire, empower and wow you. Great entertainment for special events. For details: Laura Lee at angelmessages@earthlink.net. 818-762-1036
RED HAT WOMEN'S GROUP - The OVER THE TOP chapter in Ventura County/Channel Islands area is accepting interesting women who enjoy discussions on all aspects of women's life issues, who like to have FUN and do FUN things. The group is open to women of all ages. Only women 50 yrs. + can wear red hats (younger wear pink hats). Mary Lucid. 805-278-9009
WEBSITE DESIGN & FACE-LIFTS - Future Developments builds affordable professional web sites for businesses of all shapes and sizes or reworks tired old websites. We offer the following services: web design and development, website promotion through Search Engine submissions, website hosting set-up, e-commerce web design, and custom programs. Kathy Houston. 503-223-8708
INTERIOR ALIGNMENT FENG SHUI - Creates a sacred space by incorporating the best of the mystical traditions of the East and the practical methods of the West. Helps you realign stagnant or unhealthy energy and to restore harmony, balance and support in your surroundings. Also accelerates progress toward desired goals and aspirations. Karyn Armstrong, karyn@harmonicspaces.com. 503-525-2521
PIANO LESSONS - Classical and Jazz. Children and Adults. All Levels, All Ages. Now accepting students. My studio or your home. Background piano music for weddings and parties. Nancy Harris Jones, MA, Piano Performance. Member Music Teachers' Assn. of California. Member Music Teachers' National Assn. 805-967-1160
WILD WOMEN OF SANTA BARBARA HANDCRAFTED SCULPTURES - "Wild" combination of glass, wire, clay and beads, the sculpted bodies are fused or lampworked with indivually-stylized details such as glass eyes and beaded hair. Uniquely created by Jo-el Helgesen, renowned jewelry and sculptor designer. 805-686-2417
ITALIAN LESSONS - I am a native Italian and I would like to teach you my beautiful language. For over 18 years, I taught in a private school in Santa Monica. I teach beginners to advanced, grammar/conversation. Laura DeLuca. 805-565-3720
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