The Goddess Guide to Chakra Vitality: 3rd edition

Announcing the 3rd edition of the ever-popular 101 guide to chakras and goddess energy, The Goddess Guide to Chakra Vitality by Anita Revel.

Available as a download only at this stage, for $9.95
This edition has four extra pages and:

* expanded guided visualisation (per the Chakra Goddess Guided Visualisation)

* illustrated guide to the chakra locations

* additional illustrations 

It is published by Now Age Publishing, the same publisher who did such a beautiful job on my 10th book, The Goddess DIET. 

How appropriate that the publisher has chosen my first and last books to wave their creative wand over. The circle is complete :-)

Review: The Goddess DIET

The first review for The Goddess DIET was posted at the Blissings forum this week, by Rebecca Ratliff. Thank you Rebecca!

So I just got this book on Friday, I'm a little over half-way through reading it (this isn't one of those fluffy diet books, you have to actually pay attention to the stuff you're reading), and I must say, I'm loving it! This is really great stuff, Anita. I can't help but already feel empowered by all the things you've written and are suggesting. I own several diet/wellness/health books, and this is definitely one of my favorites. It really addresses the issues that so many don't. If you're not happy with yourself, then you're not going to be happy no matter what weight or dress size you're at. And then, once you achieve that goal, since you're still not happy, you're likely to just put all the weight, along with more self-loathing, back on.

I'd definitely encourage everybody to get this book, whether you need to lose weight or not, just because it has such sound advice regarding your mental state. Thank you, Anita!

BOTIBOTO Award

Introducing the BOTIBOTO Award. This award recognises women who are Beautiful On The Inside and therefore naturally Beautiful On The Outside.

This BOTIBOTO Award began with the empowerment story, "BOTIBOTO, Beautiful On The Inside, Beautiful On The Outside, by Anita Revel. It is a story of celebrities, body image, and how one girl found her divine inner spark because of it all. Weeeeee!

Paying the Award Forward

Here are some of my favourite bloggers who I think deserve the award also...

Tinkerbell Tinkerbell deserves this Award for her "Life Begins at Forty" post. I came across it on the cusp of my own 40th birthday and it cheered me up no end. It also reminded me about the value of "age" – my wrinkles represent wisdom ;-)

Maitri's Heart I read Maitri's story about why she changed her name, and it's one of those stories that changed *me*! I look back at my own story about when I changed my name and although I have no regrets, I wish I could have been so eloquent as Maitri ;-)

Dr Susan Gregg Susan's toltec related posts are always so dignified, well thought out, and engaging. I recall one post I enjoyed in particular about Shadows.

Pagan Witch In one of her posts, Christine said "if you want something specific, can’t find it on the web, then do it yourself." And indeed she did. Rather than complaining about the lack of a decent writing prompt blog, she just went ahead and created her own.

I love love love the Pink Heels Blog, where women come together to share their personal and professional passions in life. Jennifer always gathers and presents fabulous information on a wide variety of topics from yoga, to shopping, to business.

The Crazy Rabbit Lady is conscientious, crafty, scrappy and fun. I'd love to have half her creative talent... I also admire her courage when admitting to an -ism.

That Grrl Laura is a fabulous doodler who I could have kissed when she invited me to participate in a doodle week... "I would very much like to bring in something spiritual to remind all the Trick or Treaters that there is more to Halloween than costumes and candy," she said. Hoorah! How refreshing to take Halloween back to its original meaning :-)

The Goddess Lady, who is very passionate about women's sexuality and body image. As you will see by her blog, she is also devoted to "being" Goddess in every day life.

The Curvy Goddess is inspiring her UK goddess sisters with her plus-size shopping rants. Honest and entertaining = riveting reading about a very serious issue.

When I was pregnant I did a 4-part course with Deidre (Magical Beginnings for Baby). She gently and wisely brought me back to a place where I could trust my intuitive connection with baby. Lately I enjoyed her post on a diaper-free baby...

*** Know someone who deserves this award? Visit Botiboto.blogspot.com for details.

Adding the Wish Goddess to your blog

I've had a few requests lately from bloggers wanting to add the Wish Goddess to their blog. And why not? She's beautiful, and the wish cards you can create are fun and inspiring.

From personal experience, a couple of years ago I created a wish card with images of a baby, a love heart and the words, "this wish comes true, easily and naturally". I then surrendered the wish to the care of the Wish Goddess, and wa-lahhhhh, through the act of surrendering my wish came true. My beautiful Little Star is now 15 months old and bringing so much joy to our lives.

So anyway, back to adding the Wish Goddess to your blog. If you're using Blogger, here is the easiest way:

1. Add Gadget
   
2. Add Picture
   
3. Choose image from web: http://igoddess.com/images/button_WishGoddess_141x200.gif
   
4. Link to http://wishgoddess.com
   

Happy wishing! Oh, and if you want to share your wish card with a beautiful group of goddess sisters, add it here.

Review: The 7-Day Chakra Workout

THE 7-DAY CHAKRA WORKOUT REVIEW
By Mo Davies

I have been tripping the light fantastic over the past few months by sauntering through Anita Revel’s “The 7-Day Charka Workout”. I love the positivity of this book and I actually think Anita’s a national treasure with her optimistic, uplifting views and amazing range of information about the chakra energy centres in our bodies.

I’ve done quite a bit of chakra work over the years, but none have been so much fun or so informative as this little treasure of a book. I really am enchanted at the range of information that Anita has gathered together for each of the energy centres. Not only that, the different therapies she has included for working your way through from the base to the crown chakras are incredibly comprehensive.

If I sound a bit over the top, I feel I’m entitled to after returning to this book for chakra work whenever I have felt so drawn. I haven’t even attempted to work through each chakra for seven days in a row as I’m not the most organized of people and getting all the suggested gear together for each chakra would be a bit of a challenge. What I have enjoyed, however, is returning to this book from time to time as I’ve felt drawn to work with a particular chakra.

Red used to be a big no-no for me, deeply challenging, and even introducing a red candle into my environment years ago felt exceedingly adventurous. I can now boast that I have red knickers, shoes and a deep red Goddess dress which I feel quite comfortable wearing. I also have a red handbag and all that remains is to find a red hat which appeals to me. Our home is also decorated in rather earthy, grounded colours which again is a bit of a change since everywhere else we’ve lived (yes, we move a lot) has been in blue/purple/green colours.

In my studio I now have a big bunch of brown, gold and yellow flowers, with a beautiful orange stone, and in my wardrobe a lovely bright gold poncho to lighten my life. Blue tones suit me, but yellows make me look like Typhoid Mary so I’ve had to work out ways to bring these colours into my environment as I worked through the Sacral and Solar Plexus chapters of The Workout.
I’m not going to bore you witless with a description of how I’ve worked with each chakra and the changes I’ve made: I’ve concentrated on the base colours as I need to ensure I get grounded . Astrologically speaking, I have nine air signs and no earth signs. Wallowing in purples and blues is a given for me, it’s the grounding colours I need to tango with in to get balanced, and Anita’s beautiful book has helped immeasurably.

I haven’t gone into all the details of the Chakra Workout, because there is just so much information I’d have to keep going to breakfast time. I just want to conclude by thoroughly and very warmly recommending Anita’s book. You’ll have a fine time dancing your way through all of the lovely suggestions. And I hope, like me, you’ll enjoy returning to the book over and over again to refresh yourself and lighten up with all the brightness of Anita’s warm, lively writings.

I’m going to finish with another recommendation sight unseen – Anita’s just released her new book, The Goddess DIET, and I’m betting it’s going to be every bit as uplifting and bright as The 7-Day Chakra Workout.

Mind Body Spirit Festival - Free Seminars by Anita Revel

** Dates and times are announced for Anita Revel's free seminars at the Mind Body Spirit Festival in MELBOURNE:

• Friday 5 June, 1.30pm: "Reconnect With Your Inner Goddess" FREE VOUCHERS FOR ALL ATTENDEES
  
• Monday 8 June, 1.30pm: "The Goddess DIET, See a Goddess in the Mirror in 21 Days" BOOK LAUNCH

** Dates and times are announced for Anita Revel's free seminars at the Mind Body Spirit Festival in BRISBANE:

• Friday 26 June, 10.30am: "Reconnect With Your Inner Goddess" FREE VOUCHERS FOR ATTENDEES
  
• Saturday 27 June, 2.30pm: "The Goddess DIET, See a Goddess in the Mirror in 21 Days" 

Come and join in the fun, meet the author, and re-ignite that spark you've got lying within :-)

The Goddess DIET, See a Goddess in the Mirror in 21 Days

Oh my book, my beautiful book, The Goddess DIET (See a Goddess in the Mirror in 21 Days) has been despatched to the printer. 

Four years in gestation, estimated date of birth: mid-May, in time for the launch at the Mind Body Spirit Festival in Melbourne on 5-8 June this year. She will be made available earlier to those who have registered for pre-release news at TheGoddessDiet.com

Here's the official blurb:

Foodies rejoice! No more dangerous dieting; no more trash talking; no more self-loathing…

When Anita Revel lost her libido, her self-respect and her aspiration to get another season out of her bikini, she embarked on a life-changing process to find her goddess within. In creating The Goddess DIET, she found dozens of Daily Intentional Empowerment Tools to realign her physical, emotional and spiritual behaviours for holistic well-being.

The Goddess DIET works because it connects the three crucial relationships between body, mind and spirit for a healthy self-esteem. Lose your inner critic, gain more energy and fall in self-love.

Prayer for the Inner Goddess

This week I invited my InnerGoddess members to help me out with a bit of focus testing... I value their opinion and asked for their advice / feedback / constructive criticism on a Prayer to the Inner Goddess. The prayer is intended for use in The Goddess DIET (See a Goddess in the Mirror in 21 Days), to precede the "Enlighten-Up" chapter.

This post is where I've asked the members to add their feedback and comments. (To read the prayer, you must be a member of Inner Goddess group... join here.) Thank you for your time and comments :-)

Money Angel

I got tagged with this "money angel" last week. I had to laugh because this vision is not an angel - she is actually the goddess Sri Laxmi.

But seeing as Sri Laxmi is a goddess associated with prosperity, (and we could always benefit from putting positive intentions for abundance out there), I thought I'd give the tag-email a facelift. What do you think?

***

From the infinitely annoying fear-based viral email:

this is a money angel Pass it to 6 of your good friends, or family and be rich in 4 Days. Pass it to 12 of your good friends or family and be rich in 2 Days. I am not joking. You will find an unexpected windfall. If you delete it, you will never know! SHE REALLY WORKS!!

To a sincere blessing for prosperity:

This is Sri Laxmi, goddess of abundance. She helps those who are diligent and take pride in their work. She will help you manifest wealth through personal diligence, generosity and pure intention. Know that you deserve abundance and that it will come. Ask for what it is you 'need', (this is different to 'want'), until your wish is fulfilled.

Sri Laxmi is my goddess of the week - subscribe to my newsletter to receive more information about her.

Praise for The Goddess DIET

As I edge closer and closer to completing The Goddess DIET, See a Goddess in Mirror in 21 Days, the testimonials are starting to come in. Here's a sneak preview...

For a delightful, inspiring feast for the senses, tuck into Anita Revel's brilliant new solution to weight loss that works. Brimming with fun, wit and compassion, Anita will inspire you to step into the beautiful body that is your birthright. Anita is the cheerleader you have been waiting for! Regena Thomashauer (aka Mama Gena), founder of Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts.

Written with her usual blend of wit and wisdom, Anita Revel cuts to the core of the matter and gives you everything you need to get your inner goddess fit, feisty and fabulous. This book is stuffed with sound advice, illuminating stories and womanly wisdom. Dr Sharon Turnbull, author of Goddess Gift: Discover Your Personal Goddess Type.

Oh my Goddess!!! She’s at it again... passionately transforming the lives of every woman, sister, mother, daughter, niece, aunt and nanna in her path. It’s no doubt that The Goddess D.I.E.T. is an amplified offering
of Anita Revel’s “go get ‘em” energy. Maria Elita, author of The Miracle.

The Goddess D.I.E.T. provides an intriguing roadmap to reveal the sassy, powerful and divine goddess in us all. It serves up a delightful combination of insight, inspiration and ideas to reveal your best you. A must for those seeking a dose of all three! Kristen Schuerlein, founder of Affirmagy.

Reframing the word “diet” is like reframing the word “fat.” It feels like swimming upstream. But Anita Revel reminds us that understanding the body/mind/spirit connection is essential on the path of self-love. She provides usable tools and light-hearted insights to assist us in restructuring and reframing our self-perception, encouraging us to remember that we are all already beautiful and our own self-view is all that needs shifting. Recommended reading for all present and future self-proclaimed goddesses. J. Alison Hilbert, author of Change the Way You See.

Choc full of sensational slimming suggestions! The Goddess D.I.E.T. will be both fun and effective for all who apply it. Inna Segal, creator of Visionary Intuitive Healing® and author of The Secret Language of Your Body.

The word diet is loaded with expectation, fear and loathing, but Anita Revel’s Goddess D.I.E.T. is not a stereotypical program. Instead it is a total mind-body-spirit plan to re-awaken, re-energise and re-vitalise you and your life, to shrug off toxic thoughts, lethargy – and kilos – and uncover the goddess within. Change your thinking to reveal a new, healthier, more confident and vibrant you, with the energy to achieve everything you dream of and the passion to let your true self shine. Serene Conneeley, author of Seven Sacred Sites: Magical Journeys That Will Change Your Life.

Your advice please...

I'm preparing my book, The Goddess Guide to Chakra Vitality, for its third print run. Yes, I'm up to the 3rd edition ... that this book has sold-out twice is exciting beyond words. 

I'm planning to update this edition to include new innovations (such as the free, online Chakra Goddess Oracle ... but rather than only include things that I think are important, here is my shout out to ya'll to let me know what you think needs updating...

Please "comment" to add your thoughts. Planning to send this edition to print by the end of this week though, so be quick!

Goddesstrology: the iPhone app

At last - the Goddesstrology iPhone app is born. It's only a lite (= free) version at the moment, but still worth looking at.

Download from the iTunes store here ... Tweet it here

BOTIBOTO... shhhhh pre-launch secret women's business

Woo hoooooo, another long-term project is nearing completion. This latest creation is an empowerment story for well-rounded women, called BOTIBOTO (Beautiful On the Inside Beautiful On The Outside)

The launch date is yet to be set, but I can forewarn you about one thing:

The eBook will retail for around $12.95, but InnerGoddess members will be able to contribute whatever they like for it. Whether they think a fair energy exchange is $1 or $50, they'll be able to offer whatever they think is fair for the story by Anita Revel and stunning illustrations by Sally Grant.

50 year forecast: women healing the world

"My sense is that in the next 50 years there will be circles of women all around the planet who will be trained to ... heal the damage that has been done to the spiritual body of the world, and then they can activate it and re-energise the world."

This is a prediction made by Llewelyn Vaughn-Lee, contemporary Sufi teacher, in a speech about Women and the Healing of the Earth, that he made in New Zealand in 2007. My initial reaction was, "Fifty years? It's already happening!"

Listen to the entire inspiring speech here, then comment here. Are you a part of a women's healing circle that is already healing the planet? Do you want to start a circle? Shameless self-promotion of your group's work is welcome here.

How to RECEIVE

In my newsletter this week, I invited InnerGoddess members to offer tips, advice, affirmations and stories about how they "receive", whether it's receiving a compliment, attention, special treatment, favours or material goodies...

The five most creative answers win a memory-bracelet as recognition of their wonderful skills in receiving.

I look forward to lots and lots of entries being made here this week! If you're keen to enter for a chance to RECEIVE this gift (valued at $40), subscribe here. Even if you're not inclined to enter, please do comment on which tip, tool or story is your favourite so as to help me pick the winners ;-))) Winners will be picked at the end of January.

Love, Anita

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nooooo, it's a...

Oh boy I love my job, especially when i come up with these brain-waves... the latest creation this week is the GODDESS BRACELET...

Oh but is it just a bracelet? Nooooooooo!

It's a clever disguise for something else... Click here to find out what it is.

free e-Course for emotional and spiritual well-being

The study of chakras dates back many centuries, and as such, they are considered an integral part of holistic health. The major chakras are often described as ‘spinning wheels of light’ or ‘electromagnetic aura fields’, or even ‘inverted vortexes’ that run along your meridian from the base of your spine to the top of your head. But whatever their form, by consciously working with your chakra energy and the issues that relate to each zone, you should be able to bring your life into balance and experience a deep sense that all is right with your world.

I particularly like working with chakras because they aren’t a belief system that has rules for right or wrong. For me, working with chakras is a way to bring myself back into my body and into my authentic power. That is, in listening to my body and my intuition I can reclaim my power and responsibility for my choices based on where my innate wisdom is guiding me (as opposed to what guilt, conditioning, ‘God’ or my mother is telling me to do.)

Seeing as seven is the sacred number in the case of chakras, I developed The 7-Day Chakra Workout focusing on one chakra and a relevant life aspect per day. This information is now available in a summarised format as part of a free e-Course.

The e-Course is delivered in 12 instalments on a daily basis. Once you've read and understood the theory you are free to "do" the workout on a schedule to suit yourself. If you have done the e-course I would love your feedback here!

xx
Anita

My Predictions for 2009

Dear goddess... 2009 is upon us. I am calling this year my "year of manifestation." It is the year that I intend to share fully all the gifts and talents I've been cultivating. I have such a strong feeling that you also are on the cusp of something amazing that I am compelled to offer you my predictions for 2009. I'm sharing these with you because they involve you...

You ready? I predict that, this year:

* You'll fall in love... Yes, finally, the most incredible LOVE will encompass you. You'll have a sense of "arrival", that you have finally found THE ONE. This will happen at precisely the moment that you look into a mirror and recognise the goddess in the reflection gazing back at you.

* You'll become rich... Yes, you will find money in your wallet, you will be able to afford little luxuries (and big!) and you will be able to pay your bills without any stress. This is because you will learn that money is simply energy, and the more you allow it to flow the more it flows in abundance back to you.

* You'll lose weight... Yes, suddenly that pre-baby wardrobe is looking like an option again. That favourite pair of pants is coming out for another season. That dress that makes you look hot hot hot is coming our for another trot trot trot. This is because you will look in the mirror and lose your attachment to any feelings of ugliness, unworthiness and un-sexiness. As you gain self-acceptance, you will lose your baggage.

There's more... maybe I'll continue with my predictions in next week's newsletter. In the meantime, make your own predictions for 2009 by hitting the "comments" button below.

xx
Anita

2009: A Year For Making It Happen

Hurrah hurrah, for so long we have been learning our life lessons, plugging away at growing, onwards and upwards, ever striving and ever thriving...

Now, 2009 is officially the year of MAKING IT HAPPEN. Of applying all that we've learned. Of reaching our highest potential and manifesting that which we've been working towards all this time.

What are you manifesting? What are your gifts you'll be sharing with the world? What will you be doing to shine your light on the whole delicious Universe?

Wide-Awake Meditation - See a Beautiful World Around You (and Therefore Within)

A man in a biiiiig SUV nearly ran into me during a visit to Sydney last month. Had we collided, I would have surely been squished like a bug at a harvesters picnic. Although road rage would have been the easiest and most instantly gratifying behaviour, thanks to a new meditation style that I've been practising, I was able to step into a space of calm and benevolence. Instead of raging at this man for threatening my life, I was able to offer him kindness. Instead of driving away feeling violated, I drove away feeling warm, centred and most definitely empowered with the knowledge that I had behaved with grace and dignity.

The meditation style I'm referring to is called Sacred Vigilance. It is a revolutionary wide-awake meditation style that allows you to achieve the benefits of meditation even if you have mental clutter, a busy schedule or a general inability to meditate in the traditional sense.

In fact, it is the subject of my latest book, Sacred Vigilance, Wide-Awake Meditation. Over the past couple of months, I have been enjoying radio interviews and giving book readings around the country. Following are some of the more popular questions I get asked along with my answers.

Q. What's different about this style of meditation to the regular “OM” style?

A. Sacred Vigilance as an easy meditation style that doesn’t require quiet space, or even a quiet mind. In fact, you have permission to have a busy head which helps alleviate any habits of self-criticism for not being able to meditate “right”. Instead of sending your attention inward (as with traditional meditation), Sacred Vigilance lets you send your focus outward. It allows you to become highly aware of everything happening around you, become appreciative of the people you meet every day, and to recognise the countless blessings being showered upon you.

Q. If this is like the “express” version of meditation for busy people – is it just for corporate people?

A. The beauty of this meditation is that it can be done by anyone, whether they be experienced meditators or beginners. Career women love it, as do men, stay-at-home mums, and anyone who loves meeting for coffee. You only need one minute, one hour or one afternoon for this meditation to manifest abundance and happiness for all, including your Self.

Q. The first step in Wide-Awake Meditation is to open your eyes – does that go against the grain of “going within” style of normal meditation?

A. Being “wide-awake” during meditation allows you to harness your thoughts for emotional and spiritual well-being, thereby producing the same relaxing and soul-quenching effect of traditional meditation. Heightened awareness is about awakening the senses, enlivening the “attitude of gratitude” and enjoying the outcomes of the Law of Benevolence.

Q. Sounds like the perfect antidote to the doom-and-gloom that we are seeing on the news – why is that?

A. “Where your focus goes energy flows” ... As the expression indicates, you can choose whether you get dragged down by the bad news that sells papers, or whether you notice the gadzillion blessings that surround each of us. Noticing blessings helps you realise how lucky you really are, and when you're feeling grateful, you have peace of mind.

Q. Why is this style of meditation necessary?

A. Quiet meditation is a tool to achieve inner peace, which works well for many people for the short-term. Wide-awake meditation facilitates each person being able to identify key points that he or she wants to resolve, thereby achieving long-term inner peace via self-reflection. If the world inside your head is noisy, cluttered or self-deprecating then you'll probably find the world around you is fractured and confusing. By realigning your focus to seeing a beautiful world, a beautiful world is what you'll manifest.