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Parents of Teens who have been through TurningLeaf Seminars get 50% OFF their Teen's Level 1 Seminar from now on. The next Teen Wakening Level 1 Seminar is Feb 24-26, 2011. Seating is limited. Don't miss this opportunity! For more info call 435-652-1202‪ or online -- http://bit.ly/bpt9zN

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Value Based Parenting: What is the Greatest Human Need?

Value Based Parenting can help you understand why our children do what they do. Below are the topics covered. Audio download -- http://bit.ly/wims8

- Job of a Parent
- Parenting out of guilt and shame
- The greatest human need
- Ripple effect
- Parenting out of fear vs. love
- Boundaries
- Filters


Value Based Parenting -- http://bit.ly/wims8

Gratitude is a catalyst for Hope

My heart has been full of gratitude lately. Sometimes when the world seems so distraught with the economy, politics, unemployment, it helps to see what we do have. I have found as I take time each day to check in with myself on my "Gratitude List" I have more peace, contentment, and satisfaction in my life. The ability to acknowledge what I currently have, helps to create a sense of hope that in the future I will also continue to have the things I desire in my life.





Krista Bart, MSW, LCSW



TurningLeaf Wellness Center -- http://bit.ly/J61O3

10-20-10: The Little Things

Recently I was mountain biking with a friend. Although my friend was more advanced in fitness and biking ability, my friend ?waited? for me on the trail. It was a wonderful feeling for me, as it increased my feelings of safety. In that experience it seemed to me, my friend was less interested in appearing to be ?the best? mountain biker on the trail, and more interested in my safety and our friendship.


Each day we make choices that can improve our relationships or stagnate/destroy them. For me it is the little things that add up, either to help or to hurt my relationships. Being able to both ?give? and ?receive? the ?little things? in a relationship can promote growth and strengthen connections between people. Making a conscious effort about the ?small? things in a relationship can create a catalyst for reaping abundance and joy in our relationships.


Krista Bart, MSW, LCSW

TurningLeaf Wellness Center -- http://bit.ly/J61O3

10-18-10: How our Image to the World holds us back

The image that we show the world is in response to how we see the world. Have you ever noticed how insecure we feel as we interact with the world around us? Wondering what others think, guessing and assuming. Or perhaps so closed off that we don't even want to see the world and become bound up in our thoughts. Why do we fear those who are so much like us? Why do we shut out the ones that feel similar to the way we do? We are becoming less connected to the people around us and more connected to the stuff and images that feel safer. It is amazing to me to see what happens when a group of people walk into a room of strangers and walk out in three days feeling like family. The difference is dramatic, eyes brighter, smiles genuine, and a feeling of well being. Why the change? It comes from the abandonment of the image and a regaining of trust in self. When we can see and feel the value of who we are without the external cues and definitions, the world seems safer and we find true acceptance. Image is a reaction to the way we see the world, and the inability to see our true selves.


Dean N. Nixon - Seminar Facilitator / Life Coach

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10-12-10: Living a Carefree Life

This morning as I was hurrying my youngest along for school I was intrigued with her sense of the carefree. Carefree, what a statement. Free form the cares of the world. This can be a blessing or a curse. The ability to disconnect for the worries and stresses of life can bless us. However this same blessing can cause us to struggle with the challenges of life as well as in relationships in which we need to connect. I love the carefree energy of my daughter it serves as a reminder to me, I can let go of my stresses and also stay balanced.


Dean N. Nixon - Seminar Facilitator / Life Coach -- http://bit.ly/ecywH

10-11-10: Do you want to know the Effects of Alcohol and Drugs on your Brain?

The end of September and first of October, I attended a Counseling Skills Conference in Las Vegas. Much of the conference was focused on healthy lifestyles as an essential part of recovery. As a part of our Substance Abuse Recovery group, I have used a DVD from Dr. Daniel Amen, psychiatrist, entitled ?Which Brain Do You Want?. Dr. Amen was a keynote speaker at the Conference. He has done research and written widely on ADHD/ADD. For years now, he has been doing SPECT scans of the brain to show the effects of alcohol and drugs on the brain. He not only advocates abstinence from drugs and alcohol, he also talks about over all brain healthy life. He shows how alcohol and drugs, including marijuana prematurely age and shrink the brain. He calls it the ?Dinosaur Syndrome?. His SPECT scans after a year of abstinence show significant improvement. He recently did a study with former NFL players and the damage to the brain that being tackled and hit causes the brain. He focused on a brain healthy life for these former NFL players and showed the positive results. He states he uses the brain scan to better assess and to ask better questions for better treatment. More to follow.


Sue Judd, M.S.S., L.S.A.C.

TurningLeaf Wellness Center -- http://bit.ly/J61O3

Conquer Fear!

We can't fear the past. Fear is a future thing. And since the future's all in our heads, fear must be a head thing. --Tom Payne

Conquer Fear!

We can't fear the past. Fear is a future thing. And since the future's all in our heads, fear must be a head thing. --Tom Payne

TurningLeaf Seminars

Last day of Wakening - Adult Level 1 Seminar at the Wingate Hotel, St. George, ... http://bit.ly/aVPLfF

TurningLeaf Seminars

Last day of Wakening - Adult Level 1 Seminar at the Wingate Hotel, St. George, ... http://bit.ly/aVPLfF

What is the Greatest Human Need?

Value Based Parenting helps you understand why our children do what they do. Below are the topics covered. Audio download -- http://bit.ly/wims8

- Job of a Parent
- Parenting out of guilt and shame
- The greatest human need
- Ripple effect
- Parenting out of fear vs. love
- Boundaries
- Filters


Value Based Parenting -- http://bit.ly/wims8

Event This Week

Wakening - Adult Level 1 Seminar the next 3 days at the Wingate Hotel, St. George, UT. http://bit.ly/bpt9zN

Perfection or Progression, that is the question.

Recently I had a friend ask me if I thought I should be "perfect." I laughed at the question, figuring it was 'ridiculous.' Yet, the gnawing feeling in my stomach and at the corners of my brain were indicators that somewhere I did have the unhealthy belief that I needed to be "perfect" in some aspect of my life.





As humans we often work toward obtaining the "perfect" body, relationship, job, car, house, or "perfect …(fill in the blank)…" What if what we try on 'a new pair of glasses' and choose to see our life's journey as "progression" instead of "perfection?"





What if life is about creating the 'healthy lifestyle for me in my life at this time' or 'improving my relationships so I feel good in them right now?' Instead of the ever-illusive "perfect body" or "perfect relationship"?





Progression is a law of nature. We can observe this principle through identifying how time itself progresses with the seasons of winter, spring, summer, and fall, or observing the circle of life through birth and death. We are creatures of progression. Our physical, mental, and emotional bodies progress throughout our lives. As we focus more on "progressing" our health and wellness in these areas, instead of "perfecting" them, we will find our motivation increases, our goals become obtainable, and we can see/feel our successes.



Krista Bart, MSW, LCSW



TurningLeaf Wellness Center -- http://bit.ly/J61O3

What if our children did what we asked them because they want to and not because they had to?

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What is the job of Parent?

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Help for Parents: Check it out!

Value Based Parenting 3 CD Set w/DVD is NOW $25 plus s/h! It was $48 plus s/h. Order Here -- http://bit.ly/wims8

What is Value Based Parenting?

How can Value Based Parenting help me teach my children to govern themselves?





The Value Based Parenting method gives parents knowledge and tools to instill and reinforce solid principles and morals that their children can carry into adulthood. This method isn't just about getting a child's behavior in control, but rather it's about but developing the child's conscience and integrity – their values. Value Based Parenting is a positive and affirming way to teach healthy boundaries with which the child can begin to govern themselves as they get older. Children raised with this method learn to feel satisfaction and achievement in accepting responsibility, making wise choices and contributing to the family structure. Value Based Parenting help preserve and strengthen the integrity of the family unit through consistency, communication and love.





The Value Based Parenting CDs covers 3 important areas in parenting.





CD 1 – Greatest Human Need



-Job of a Parent

-Parenting out of guilt and shame

-The greatest human need

-Ripple effect

-Parenting out of fear vs. love -Boundaries

-Filters





CD 2 – Creating Rapport with children



-Creating rapport with children

-Your children's greatest need -Fear

-Value based and love

-Rules vs. Values





CD 3 – Mixed families and Co-Parenting



-Single Parenting

-Blended Families

-Polarized Parents

-Overcoming crisis and contention

-Growing out of crisis

-3 Steps of communication





Value Based Parenting -- http://bit.ly/wims8