Tag Archive: meditation

[VIDEO] Want to instantly change how you’re feeling?

I’m sitting in my pj’s next to the lighted Christmas tree feeling so grateful to be blogging today.

2014 has been an incredibly challenging year. Was it a tough one for you too?

It took all the strength and love I have in me.

You may have noticed that blogging took a back seat. Priorities shifted. I focused on building my health, loving my new family, and loving on my clients.

And there were plenty of silver linings too.

While taking refuge in my creativity, I flourished. I performed my first story-telling gig, gave birth to a solo show, a TV concept, and a filmmaking branch of CMP.

Which brings me to today, and something I’ve created just for YOU.

Filmmaking is a huge passion of mine, and I recently did a photo/video shoot for a woman, Jolene, who’s former Co-Founder of Free the Slaves and has worked with slavery survivors and regular everyday people to help bring about major change in their lives.

We made a little film for you, centered around a simple question that can change your life.

I hope this video helps the next time you’re in a stressful or challenging situation and unsure of what to do next.

This isn’t just a wishy washy concept. It’s provided resurrection agains all the odds.

Watch this video below…

And ask yourself this simple question the next time you’re faced with a difficult situation.

I’ve tried it. It works.

If a slavery survivor can change her life with this simple question, then so can you.

Here’s to a brilliant and beautiful 2015!

Lots of love,

Christa

Spotlight on Liz Dialto & Wild Soul Movement

Meet Liz DiAlto, founder of Wild Soul Movement.

Liz is one of my favorite people on the planet and a dear friend. You’ve gotta know her if you don’t already. Her outrageous laugh, deliciously inappropriate statements, and heart-centered full-gusto approach to life make me want to put her in my pocket…

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The first time I met Liz was for a 22-woman photo shoot I did for Marie Forleo and her mastermind ladies. Liz went way outside her comfort zone and posed for a picture wearing nothing but her hands over her heart. Which is so her. (Liz wrote beautifully about the experience in a popular post on The Daily Love.)

Our second shoot was for her now-discontinued Tighter in Ten fitness program, which was about working out, building muscle and weight loss. She was a personal fitness trainer and wanted to look cut in that shoot. You can take a peek at that photo shoot in my archives.

And not too long after that photo shoot she began a dramatic transformation…

In the two years since then, she’s let go of wanting abs of steel and softened her body and embraced her natural curves. She also softened her heart and approached her body with acceptance, trust and love. She embraced her feminine energy and let go of the masculine “work out”…

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She began practicing sensual movement, inviting more pleasure into her life, doing what felt good, and meditating…

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She practiced accepting her body and lovin’ on it…

In fact, there is NO PHOTOSHOP on these photos. She and I were in full-hearted agreement on that…

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So when I met up with Liz recently in Los Angeles for our third photo shoot for her new Wild Soul Movement program – I had never seen her so vital, alive, and absolutely shining with positivity, love and joy. Not to mention the confidence and body love she had was totally alluring and positively magnetic!

I’ll have whatever she’s having please. Well lucky for us, we can…

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Liz didn’t diet. But rather, she spent the last couple of years going inward to find complete acceptance of herself as she is and pouring all she’s learned into developing this new program for women. Wild Soul Movement is a 12-week video-based practice that combines soul-soothing movement, mantra and meditation…

Liz created it for women who want to feel confident, turned on, magnetic, worthy, and free.

As photographers who specialize in portraits for women, we want the same for our clients.

As women, we want the same for ourselves.

Join me and our special guest, Liz DiAlto, for a no-holds barred discussion…

“Body-Love and Self-Acceptance”
TOMORROW, Thursday June 5th at 1pm Eastern

Get the call-in details here.

She and I will discuss how we can help our clients and ourselves feel comfortable in our bodies and release what’s holding us back, and more…

See you on the call tomorrow!

With lots of body love,

Christa

ps. I’m also super excited to chat with Liz about the decision to go No Photoshop! with this shoot and the new policy my company has regarding retouching. So join us on the call tomorrow –  you don’t want to miss this!