Our very first episode in the Pause For Power Video Series! Woo-hoo!!! In part 1 of this video Richa shares the first five of the 10 tips she has for a terrific year ahead and a successful 2014! Don't forget to post, tweet and pin this video, but hold on, subscribe first! That way you will receive automatic updates when new episodes are released! Plus we'd love to hear your comments, what did you think of these tips? Do you have some of your own? Do share!

Our very first episode in the Pause For Power Video Series! Woo-hoo!!! In part 1 of this video Richa shares the first five of the 10 tips she has for a terrific year ahead and a successful 2014! Don't forget to post, tweet and pin this video, but hold on, subscribe first! That way you will receive automatic updates when new episodes are released! Plus we'd love to hear your comments, what did you think of these tips? Do you have some of your own? Do share!

Old habits die hard! Don't let the bad ones you have sabotage the incredible opportunities that lie ahead of you in the coming year. In this podcast I share 10 simple tips that can make a profound impact and help you transform your life. I wish you and your family a wonderful 2014 and may you share in all the love, happiness and bounty there is!

Old habits die hard! Don't let the bad ones you have sabotage the incredible opportunities that lie ahead of you in the coming year. In this podcast I share 10 simple tips that can make a profound impact and help you transform your life. I wish you and your family a wonderful 2014 and may you share in all the love, happiness and bounty there is!

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This meditation was recorded at the concluding 2013 monthly meditation with a live audience. The focus of this meditation is to complete with gratitude the events and experiences of the past year and create a cleared, new space to receive what 2014 has in store for us. Wishing everyone a very happy new year 2014, and may you live your most fulfilling and successful life ever.

This meditation was recorded at the concluding 2013 monthly meditation with a live audience. The focus of this meditation is to complete with gratitude the events and experiences of the past year and create a cleared, new space to receive what 2014 has in store for us. Wishing everyone a very happy new year 2014, and may you live your most fulfilling and successful life ever.

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"It's either me or a dog in this house", my father forbade me from buying a dog. Little did he know that his threat  actually made it easier for me. I brought home 6 week old little Hobbit the same day. He was one of 6 Lhasa Apsos in the litter, and as soon as our eyes met, it was love at first sight!

He came into my life at a time when I had just been through some personally challenging times and needed more than a distraction. Hobbit was my companion and snuggle buddy who gave me all the unconditional love that I could ask for and more. 

Within five minutes of Hobbit's arrival at the house, guess who was on his knees on the floor trying to feed him milk from a baby cup? My father! Why wasn't I surprised? My father is the most sentimental, soppy person I have ever met. He is the reason my family and I say that Kleenex is so successful! 

After just a few short years with Hobbit, I moved to Paris and subsequently to the US. Hobbit lived with me in Paris for a...

Our Desire To Be Loved Never Goes Away

It doesn't matter how old you are or how old you get, we as human beings never tire of being loved on. Case in point - I have been under the weather for a few days. It's not all that bad but it took a little toll on me. When it came to getting myself out of bed to get a bite to eat I remembered my Mommy and felt choked up, meaning (for all you Chakra un-initiated) a little sadness overcame me. This was one of those moments that I wish I could have her unconditional, nurturing love. And I could have used it right then and there. But alas, she lives 20,000 miles away. 

We as human beings also do a good job of masking our true feelings, don't we? Instead of sharing what we need to feel loved we instead play the tough one to "get over it"! Instead of getting present to our vulnerability we say, "I don't need help! I can do it all on our own!!" Right!!

My mother may be 20,000 miles away physically but my relationship with her is so alive and...

Seemingly strange things ever happen to you? They have to me, and occasionally still do. One such thing happened around 9 years ago. I started seeing 1:11 and 11:11 everywhere. Everytime I looked at the time, my phone, the clock in the car or the cooking range at home - I saw 1:11 or 11:11. 9 months later my first daughter was born and when she was delivered the doctor announced "Baby girl, time of birth 1:11"!

"A-ha!!", I said to myself! "So, this is why I have been seeing 1:11 and 11:11 everywhere. I had seen the time my daughter would be born." Mystery solved!

But wait, not solved. If it was, I would have stopped seeing 1:11 and 11:11 everywhere but it kept happening.

Since 2004 and counting, I still see 1:11 and 11:11 everywhere. Not only on clocks and watches, but also on billboards, suite numbers, telephone numbers and even invoices. I learned from the research I have done on the significance of the 111 number series is that it's a reminder that the Universe is...

This year my life has been nothing but transformative! Over the past weekend I was inspired by a quote I want to share with you:

"Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

There was a time I was focused on MY pain, MY anger, MY issues and MY healing. I thought once I "fix" MYself, MY life would be better. THEN I would be in a place to serve and help others on their journey.

I realized soon enough that just healing myself and being focused on my wholeness was never going to be enough. How could I be whole and complete when there were people around me who were not whole and complete? Saying that your fate is not tied to my fate is like saying your end of the boat is sinking. We are in this together. Ignoring what's happening with others is like ignoring a giant hole in the boat you are sailing in. That boat is not going to make...

Tired of walking around life with a FAKE ID? Beware: The Universe might card you! Don't break the LAW, the Law of the Universe. It's about time you surrender your fake old ID and embrace your authentic one! Life is happening right here, right now. How are you choosing to live it? Are you living it with all your honesty, authenticity and integrity? Are you doing everything you can to live fully? Or are you doing just enough to get away with pretending like you are "living it"? What's the TRUTH? Be honest.

So what's your true ID? If I may ask again. Are you defined by what happened to you in your past? Are you still reliving the pain, anger and sadness that streams from events that occured a long, long time ago? Have you surrendered your present moment to the prison of your old belief systems? Where are you in your life? Are you here right now? Or are you an upset 10 year old who didn't find resolution with some unfortunate thing that happened to you?

For many years I lived in...

I was born and raised in India and therefore by birth I am an Indian Woman. I came to the US when I was 28 years old and although set in my ways (certain ways) I have always been a chameleon – very adaptable, eager and with a persistent love of learning about new cultures and concepts. Despite the newness of it all, moving to the United States of America has been one of those life changing events that has only been positive for me in every sense of the way. The 3 most important reasons I love being an American are:

1. Having Authentic Freedom of Speech

Although growing up I was told I was "free" to speak my mind, I really wasn't. There were a lot of conditions and I had to take a multitude of people's feelings, positions and hierarchy in the world into consideration. Hence I was ridden with blocks, confusion, withheld communication and deep dark secrets. America on the other hand has given me the listening that I needed in the world to be heard. America has given me the ears...

"What do you pack to pursue a dream? What do you leave behind?" – Sandra Sharpe

If you were to pack your bags to set out on the best and most anticipated journey EVER of your life – how would you pack? Bear in mind that this journey would lead you to that future where you are living your true, authentic life, living from the core of who you are.

Would you pack the old, unwanted thoughts, emotions, and memories? Would you bring co-travelers along with you on this pious trip that didn't align with your vision of the authentic you? Would you carry anything at all that didn't serve the highest good of making this, the most anticipated and BEST journey ever?

I'm guessing, you probably wouldn't. You might consider bringing with you the best of who you are — your truth, authenticity, talents, gifts and passions. Right? You might consider choosing a guide, a co-traveler that gets who you are and lets you be YOU. This makes all the sense in the world.

But how does one get...