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Ahimsa Life Coaching Newsletter #9
November/December 2012
In This Issue
Please Help Me Get to Bimini!
Wanna Become a Health Coach?
I Am A Mo.


Tis' The Holiday Season
Holidays are all about fun, joy, giving, and receiving.  You know I love all four of those.

Kiss Me, I'm Vegan! and Ahimsa Life Coaching are teaming up for the final giveaway of the year!  This time, it's a signed copy of Chef AJ's book, Unprocessed!  An excellent book with delicious recipes, and it can be YOURS.  It's easy to enter and win - check out it here AND here!



I wanted to remind you about the Giving & Receiving Bonus I always offer for coaching referrals.  This holiday season, you can earn an even greater $75 G&R Bonus (below) if you refer someone who's interested in coaching to ALC. Value for your referral, Value for ALC, Value for you.

Also, my school, The Institute for Integrative Nutrition will be having one more discount enrollment special over the upcoming holidays.  The most recent Thanksgiving discount offered a total of $1500 (or more!) in savings.  I imagine the next one will do the same (or maybe even more!).  All you need is a referral from me and you can save your way through the largest nutrition school in the world.
 
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Thank you Ahimsa Lifers for bringing the ALC Facebook Page to almost 1800 followers! Please share with others to keep the Ahimsa love growing!
 
LogoQuestions 2012 is coming to an end! We're about to choose a November winner and then only 1 more month left for you to win prizes and gain valuable meaning!  Get involved today.

We all just celebrated Thanksgiving, and, beyond gorging ourselves on food, we hopefully gave thanks for the many things in life for which we're grateful.

One of the many gratitudes I had was all of you, my faithful Ahimsa Lifers.  Thank you for your readership, your comments (which I always love - send 'em my way!), and your support.

May this upcoming holiday season continue with the joy, love, and gratitude in your life and in the lives of those around you.
 
Greetings!

 
There's a new opportunity in my life that I'm looking forward to being thankful for, but it's not quite in grasp yet - with that, I call on you for your help.
 
I discovered a Reiki Certification Retreat a couple of months ago, fortuitously connecting with the organizer of the event, Reiki Master Teacher Tania Marie, of Emerald Bridge in Costa Mesa.  The retreat combines all of my passions, dreams, intentions into one big event: yoga, meditation, raw vegan cuisine, swimming with dolphins in their natural habitat, and Reiki Certification - all during the special (and energetic) 12/21/12 birthing solstice of the New Earth.  I knew then that I must be a part of this, and, after many ups and downs with circumstances in my own life, I decided that I would do everything in my power to make it so.

Through extra work & extra saving, I've gotten mySelf part-way there; with your help, my dream can become a reality.

Because of my love for creative ventures and giving back, I started a makeshift ALC Kickstarter fundraiser for this Reiki Certification Retreat, where you - yes, you! - can help me out by contributing and I - yes, me! - can give you a gift in return as thanks for your generosity toward getting me to the retreat.



I'm currently almost a third of the way to my goal with a week and a half left to raise the money.  Anything makes a difference.  If everyone were to contribute $5, that would be enough.  Even one dollar is a step forward, and also much appreciated.

Please check out my Reiki Certification Retreat page here, where you can read up a little more on the event and see the gifts you - yes, you! - can receive for your kindness.  For your contribution, you can receive coaching, Reiki sessions (from this newly certified practitioner!), and promotion assistance on a project or for a business with which you're involved.  I'll also get creative with you, creating cards or videos you can use - and, if you're willing to go all-in, I'll be a walking billboard for you: shaving my head with your initials left on.  Basically, I will make your gift to me totally worth it for you with a return gift of value.

I thank you wholeheartedly and deep-spiritedly.  I thank you because this does mean a lot to me and your support propels me further along in my journey.  I thank you because this opportunity will open up new avenues for me to serve you and others.  I thank you for your trust and love, and I look forward to reciprocating.

Thank you.

In honor of Movember, the month of the year (otherwise known as November) where men of all walks of life from all around the world grow out Mos (otherwise known as mustaches or moustaches) "to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues, specifically prostate and testicular cancer initiatives."
 
This is the first year I dedicated my support and my upper lip to the cause.  The picture above shows my journey.  While only deemed "creepy" by a couple of people, I received more positive feedback from my November look: "An Italian mafioso, A 70s policeman, Freddie Mercury, A young Burt Reynolds..."
 
Last year, over 850,000 Mos (Mo Bros and Mo Sistas) grew out (or were donned) for the movement, raising over $125 million.  I hope this year was even more successful in raising awareness and funds.  As a nutrition coach, I advocate for a plant-based diet (whole-food, plant-based, at that), as research and evidence has shown that such a diet prevents, and often reverses, chronic diseases.  With more education on the subject and transitions toward plant-based eating, we'll surely see a shift away from high rates of cancers and other diseases and toward optimal health.
"According to the Mayan calendar, December 21, 2012 marks the end of non-time and the beginning of time. It is the end of the Macha and the beginning of the Pacha. It is the end of selfishness and the beginning of brotherhood. It is the end of individualism and the beginning of collectivism...the end of hatred and the beginning of love. The end of lies and the beginning of truth. It is the end of sadness and the beginning of joy. It is the end of division and the beginning of unity..." ~ President Evo Morales of Bolivia in an address to the United Nations, September 26, 2012
 
"At sunrise on December 21, 2012 for the first time in 26,000 years the Sun rises to conjunct the intersection of the Milky Way and the plane of the ecliptic. This cosmic cross is considered to be an embodiment of the Sacred Tree, The Tree of Life, a tree remembered in all the world's spiritual traditions.  Some observers say this alignment with the heart of the galaxy in 2012 will open a channel for cosmic energy to flow through the Earth, cleansing it and all that dwells upon it, raising all to a higher level of vibration." ~ Carlos Barrios 

All the best and yummiest,
Steve

Steven Todd Smith, CHHC, AADP
Life Nutrition Coach
Ahimsa Life Coaching

Feed your Self. Body, mind, and spirit.

 

$75 Giving & Receiving Bonus
If you refer someone who signs onto a 3- or 6-month Ahimsa Life Coaching program, you will receive a $75 gift certificate to be used in one of the following ways: massage, acupuncture, yoga, Reiki, fitness training, vegan restaurant, or other revitalizing self-care service.  To redeem, please email ahimsalifecoaching@gmail.com with referral information.

 

Valid where gift certificates are given & accepted.  Only eligible for referrals through December 31st, 2012.