Category Archives: Guest Posts

Green Juicing just got so much more awesome

Make your own recovery your first priority in life.~ Robin Norwood

I often talk of healing. Mostly cause I’m a healer and believe we all have a chance at healing any and all scars that we may carry with us-physical, emotional or spiritual.

Today I have the special pleasure of interviewing one of my favorite bloggers and ofcourse a dear friend Farnoosh Brock of Prolific Living! Just like the Title to her blog she is indeed prolific in all she does. So, when she told me she was working on a Green Juicing Guide I literally did a happy dance and jumped sky high. Not only was I excited about the new guide, it was the actual topic of green jucing that made me so happy.  Continue reading →

5 Steps to Accepting the Beauty of Change

Special Note: Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to an exceptional writer and my dear friend Paige Burkes. Do enjoy her beautiful words here and show her some love in the comments below. More about Paige below the article. Enjoy! Love, Zeenat~

The only constant is change.

As much as we know this to be true, we resist it at every turn.

Our egos cling to the way things are and have been, creating fears around anything different.  This creates the presumption that anything other than what we already know can’t be good.  How absurd!

What do you do when life throws you a zinger?  Do you panic and resist and hope that the change isn’t really happening? Do you go into a tailspin of hopelessness and depression?  Or do you accept that the change is part of the ebb and flow of life? Continue reading →

Meditating yourself to transformation

Special note: Today I open up my blog to Hiten Vyas! He is a refreshingly brilliant guy who you ought to know. Read on to know his thoughts. Details about Hiten below this article. Enjoy and show this brilliant guy some love here :) ~ Much Love, Zeenat~

Meditating literally changed my life.

Pretty bold statement to make you might say? You would be right. However, it’s true and I’ll explain how it can help you too.

How I got into meditation

I had my first taste of meditation in 2008. I mentioned to a friend that I loved yoga, but the classes I attended placed too much emphasis on the postures (or Asanas) rather than the meditative aspects such as Pranayama, from which I experienced real peace and calmness.

My friend told me about a Buddhist temple he went to, to practice ‘mindfulness’ meditation once a week, and how I might like to give it go. I was well up for it! Continue reading →

Empowering Your Own Inner Cheerleader

Special Note: Today I have for you the words of a young and vibrant woman, who is truly wise beyond her years! Enjoy Adrienne’s words and do show her some love here. Love, Zeenat~

Empowering Your Own Inner Cheerleader

By Adrienne Jurado

After finally completing my M.S. in Psychology, do you know what I’ve learned about human behavior?

We are all amazingly unique, yet surprisingly similar. We have such tremendous potential, and an incredible capacity to learn, to grow, and to love. Not to mention, we’re all just a little bit crazy. Yes, crazy.

Your Inner Dialogue

Think about it. How many different voices do you hear in a given day? No, not out loud. In your head! Continue reading →

How to Crush Your Travel Fears

“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”  ~Lao Tzu

I have to admit that I’ve always loved loved loved traveling, but since my little one was born nearly 4 years back ( ok not so little anymore ;) ) I had this not so positive feeling when it came to traveling with her. I kept thinking, I’ll need to travel with so much stuff, and my child’s moods, tantrums etc etc. But in time I’ve realized those fears were baseless. The reason for coming to this conclusion is once you HAVE TO travel, the experience itself teaches you so much. It makes you realize that those fears were all in your head, and reality is far more simpler than that.
Just in the past year, I’ve traveled so many times I can’t even count. I was over the fear of traveling with my little one after my first airplane ride when she was eight months old, but the motivation to travel MORE Fearlessly came from The Fear Crushing Travel Guide. Read on to know how brilliant Farnoosh, the creator of this guide is at Traveling and all else :) I had the amazing chance to interview this jet setting gal…the result is below. Enjoy!  Continue reading →

Mindful Makeover Kit Free Giveaway & The Buddha Chick’s words on Transparency: The Key to Spiritual Growth

Special Note: As a Surprise Treat to all you beautiful readers, I have for you a Free Mindful Makeover Kit Giveaway which is an amazing spiritual growth course by Janice Lynn Lundy who is an educator, interfaith spiritual director, retreat leader and celebrated author. But first, just soak in her beautiful words on Transparency: The Key to Spiritual Growth. More details on the Free Mindful Makeover Kit Giveaway below this article. Enjoy! ~ Love, Zeenat~

Transparency: The Key to Spiritual Growth

By Janice Lynn Lundy

Like many others, my spiritual journey began when my life wasn’t going as planned. I was stressed and overwhelmed, trying to be the perfect wife, mother, friend, and co-worker. I was sick and tired—literally—of working to make everyone around me happy, and I had the poor health to prove it.

In 1994, I dove headlong into a journey to reclaim my “Buddha Chick self,” as I have come to call her. A woman who is innately calm, clear, and wise; one with that peaceful Buddha-like smile on her face and one in her heart too! I was willing to do the inner work required to uncover her because I really wanted my life to change. I wanted to feel less strained and more Chickful of peace and joy. Continue reading →