I'm hosting a book club.

"The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss and Body Confidence" by Jessica Ortner has changed my life.

Seriously.

I started the book at the end of May and 

immediately began tapping every day.

I've tapped on food cravings. I've tapped on overwhelm. 

I've tapped on feeling beautiful and sexy again.

This book is a must read and do for all women.

It's not just about weight, it's really about body confidence. 

It's about self confidence, truly believing in yourself and 

feeling 100% comfortable in your own skin.

When you reach that point, that's when changes happen. 

That's when you begin to make better choices, 

not because you have to, but because you want to.

You start eating better, you start a yoga routine, you start walking, you start taking care of yourself.

When you love yourself inside and out, 

you want to treat yourself well.

This book helps tear down all the obstacles 

we've acquired through the years. 

There are tapping scripts throughout the book for a variety of issues from negative self talk to emotional food cravings.

Since reading Jessica's book, I've lost 15 inches of myself. 

I've started doing yoga in the mornings. 

I'm eating less and loving life more.

I'm so excited about these shifts in my life.

I decided to start an online book club. 

It starts August 25 with a private facebook group. 

The club is free and limited to 20 active and willing participants.

The group will provide a safe place to speak freely, 

sharing our journey for body confidence.

Interested? Email me at themagickmuse@gmail.com.

Note: August 25, 2014 
***The book club is closed. If interested email me and I'll let you know of any future book clubs and/or classes.***

Peace, Inspiration, & Love,

~Amy

The Magick Muse

 Amy Riddle, C.C., Holistic Alchemist and Manifestor of Dreams is a life coach, tapping facilitator, reverend, creatress, teacher, writer, herbalist, and all out muse. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Alternative Medicine with an emphasis on herbs. She is a certified professional life coach with the Life Coach Institute of Orange County. Amy craves to inspire others to be healthy and whole in body, mind, and spirit. She has an affinity for striped socks, stinging nettle, and all things faery.

Women Who Run With The Wolves

Artist Unknown - found here 

I've been reading "Women Who Run with the Wolves". 

(Actually, I'm a few chapters behind and need to catch up.)

This paragraph spoke to me and I have read it 

over and over and over and over.

Especially the sentence, 

"She arrives there by deeply creative acts, 

through intentional solitude, and 

by practice of any of the arts."

I personally know I am my best self with I have my intentional solitude on a regular basis. I require alone time. I believe we all do. From that solitude, creativity is born. I'm able to brainstorm, see things clearly, paint, create jewelry, be inspired, and be alive!

Peace, Inspiration, & Love,
 ~Amy
 The Magick Muse

Amy Riddle is an empowerment coach, crafter of sorts, writer,

herbalist, reverend, and all out muse.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Alternative Medicine with an emphasis on herbs. 

She is a certified professional life coach with the Life Coach Institute of Orange County. 

Amy craves to inspire others to be healthy and whole in body, mind, and spirit. 

She has an affinity for striped socks, stinging nettle, and all things faery.

The Deadlies ~ The Artist's Way

Some of you are aware that this year I've been in 

an Artist's Way book club. 

I absolutely love it. 

There are 12 chapters in "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron and we focus on one chapter a month. 

Perfect.

This book has truly enriched my life. 

The main two components to Julia's artist way formula are the morning pages and the artist dates. 

Both of these activities are now integrated in who I am. 

They are part of my routine, part of my life.

Each chapter she has a variety of exercises designed for you to delve deeper into parts of your self 

you may not have ever thought of.

In chapter 10, she has a task called, "The Deadlies". 

The Deadlies

Directions:

Take a piece of paper and cut seven small strips.

On each strip, write on of the following words:

alcohol, drugs, sex, work, money, food, and family/friends.

(I typed mine out.)

Fold the strips and place them in an envelope. 

These are "The Deadlies".

Draw one deadly.

Write five ways in which it has had 

a negative impact on your life. 

If the word seems rather difficult-that is resistance.

Do this seven times, each time putting back the previous word

so that you are always drawing from all seven possible deadlies.

You may keep drawing the same deadly.

Pay attention to this.

This is highly significant.

This exercise helps cut through denial

and brings one into clarity. 

writing out my deadlies 

This is my breakdown -

money being the top deadly -

followed by sex.

My Deadlies Summary

Have you faced your personal deadlies?

How would your list look?

Peace, Inspiration, & Love,
 ~Amy
 The Magick Muse

Amy Riddle is an empowerment coach, crafter of sorts, writer,
herbalist, reverend, and all out muse.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Alternative Medicine with an emphasis on herbs. 

She is a certified professional life coach with the Life Coach Institute of Orange County. 

Amy craves to inspire others to be healthy and whole in body, mind, and spirit. 

She has an affinity for striped socks, stinging nettle, and all things faery.

Women Who Run With The Wolves - Book Club

Blog 9 of 30 ~ Effy Wild's Blogalong ~ Thirty Posts in Thirty Days 

Book club!

Yup. I'm in another book club.

I just can't help myself!

I'm in an Artist's Way book club online and

it's pretty awesome. 

We do a chapter a month along with our morning pages 

and artist's dates.

It's extremely eye-opening and not difficult to keep up with at all.

So - now I have joined a 

"Women Who Run with the Wolves" book club.

I've had this book for years. 

I got it back in 2004 at a used bookstore in Orlando.

I saw the book, picked it up, and was like, 

"Oh, yes - we are meant to be together."

So, I started reading immediately.

And I stopped.

I've attempted "Women Who Run with the Wolves" at least 3 times - and I never ever continue it.

It's quite daunting. 

Recently, it has come to my full attention that if I want to do something from beginning to end, it helps if I have structure. If I am in a class or have a deadline, I will give it my all. If I'm reading or doing or painting something on my own - it could be finished in a day or in 3 years. 

I need structure to bring things to completion.

So, here I am.

We start this weekend...I'm off to read 

"Singing Over the Bones"...again...

Peace, Inspiration, & Love,
 ~Amy
 The Magick Muse