A Balanced Perspective Weekly
May 26, 2008

Life Coaching, Professional Women's Groups,
Organic Cooking Classes, and Inspiration

MyHeartDances^(TM) was developed to support individuals in living from their heart and going after what they want in life. Our mission is to support you in deciding to be honest with yourself and be honest with others so you can face your fears and go after your dreams to "let your heart dance!" www.myheartdances.com

1. A Personal Update on Melissa
2. Summer Groups-"Women 24-30", and "Professional Women's Group"
3. Insightful Writing Exercise
4. Featured Life Coaching Package - Lifestyle Makeover

1. A Personal Update on Melissa

If you've noticed that this newsletter seemed to come less frequently this month, you weren't imagining things. I really have been MIA.

Some of you know that I went back to school in 2006. In the last couple weeks I have been working hard to complete final papers and study for exams. It seemed like there was no time to do anything else.

Back to School

It's been a long time since I've written a personal note to the newsletter base, so I thought I'd let you know what's up with me. Yes, I am in school, and my current intended path is to eventually get a license in mental health counseling. I love coaching, and I want to be able to expand my services so that clients can work with me a on a wider variety of issues and also someday be able to use health insurance.

It's going to be several years before that happens. I have a degree in audio engineering, a field I worked in for a little over five years. My credits were not transferable so I'm actually doing an undergraduate interdisciplinary liberal arts program. I've been focusing on anthropology, writing, and psychology classes.

Completing My Memoir

This summer I am completing a memoir I have been working on for the last year. Over the last two semesters I have been accepted into each stage of the autobiography program at City College's Division of Worker Education. It has been a dream of mine to write about my experiences with faith, discovering my passion in life, and taking a risk to pursue it. I'm writing about the circumstances that made the journey difficult and even painful at times, as well as the joys I have experienced in achieving the things I worked so hard for. The completed project is due on October 1st, and then I am sure it will need further work before I submit it to an agent, but I will keep you guys up-to-date. I am working very hard to make the book as emotionally honest as possible.

Young Women's Group (age 24-30)

This summer I am starting a group for women ages 24-30. The group is intended to help you become more confident in the decisions you are making about your relationships, career, lifestyle, etc. I think it's a challenging time when many young women feel pressure from parents, family, friends, and society about what choices they should make and how they should live their life. I want you to recognize how you can feel confident about the decisions you are faced with, and to experience the freedom in embracing what is right for your future even if influential people in your life are trying to persuade you in a different direction. If you are interested in being a part of this group, please contact me this week: Melissa@myheartdances.com or 917-689-6530

A New Mac

Finally, I am putting my seven year old laptop to rest and purchasing a Mac. I am very excited, and the new arrival should be here at the end of the week. I am so excited about the fun services I will be able to offer you with recorded video and video chat.

Your Inspirational Challenge

And so that you can get your weekly inspirational challenge for the week, I'm sharing a writing exercise with you in section three of this newsletter. Check it out. I found the exercise a lot of fun when I did it last semester.

I hope you have a wonderful week! Get out and enjoy the sun!

Melissa

Women 24-30

I'm starting a group for young women who want to build more confidence in their own choices about what they are doing with their life. This is a time when we often ask questions about what we really want to do and if we are making the right choices when it comes to relationships, career, where we want to live, etc. Our parents and friends often try to influence us, but in the end, we have to decide.

This group meets one time a week, and is $75 per month. You will also have access to e-mail support throughout the week.

If you are interested in this group, please contact me: melissa@myheartdances.com

Women's Professional Group

This is my longstanding Wednesday night women's group. We are beginning to study and discuss communication and conflict resolution. We meet every Wednesday night from 6:45 - 8:15. It's a small group and we have built great relationships. We would love for you to join us.

If you think you could be communicating better, or if you avoid conflict, now would be a great time to come meet with us. The cost is $75 per month.

Contact me if you are interested: melissa@myheartdances.com

3. Insightful Writing Exercise

Take a subject that's important to you:

relationships, career, love, parents, friends, health, weight loss, etc

And write for 5-30 minutes (depending on your time constraints) on that subject. The title should be something like: "Melissa on Love" or "Melissa on Relationships." Obviously you would use your own name.

Then write everything that comes to mind on that subject. I recommend that you do two subjects - one subject that you feel is working well in your life, and one subject that you are untying knots in.

Why might this be helpful to you? When we write this way, it can give us insight into our patterns, our expectations, and our reality. You may find that you have some very unhealthy ideas about the subject, or that you are healthier than you thought you were! You may discover some ideas that you want to change, or ideas that you want to explore further.

If you'd like coaching, feel free to contact me or read more about my services.

The Lifestyle Makeover

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Payment plans available.

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To find out more about coaching: http://www.myheartdances.com/services/private_couns.htm

Contact me with any inquiries

melissa@myheartdances.com 917-689-6530