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Women Branching Out: Ursa Swensen
Very happy to feature Ursa Swensen of One Radiant Life.
Ursa is a women’s wellness educator and equine-facilitated coach. Her passion is to empower women to live their very own One Radiant Life – to learn about themselves and their bodies, to nourish and heal, and bring their own unique gifts and talents to shine brightly in this world!
Tell us about your business, One Radiant Life. What do you do, who do you love to serve?
I help to empower women to live their own best lives – to be their true, radiant selves. Deep inside, we all have this longing, and the ability, to be whole, to be joy-filled, and to love ourselves and others deeply. But, sometimes life happens, and we are cut off from that part of ourselves, and we become numb and just go through the motions, day after day, rather than shining our true lights in the world. I have gone through this myself, and have learned tools of healing that I want to share with women.
I love to serve women who have gone through difficult life experiences, as well as mamas who have given themselves over to their children, and are ready to reclaim their own brilliance. I am excited to bring this work to tween and teen girls – to give them skills to help navigate the way, to discover who they truly are.
There are many facets of the work – teaching women to truly love themselves deeply so they have greater, deeper reservoirs from which to serve others. Learning how to profoundly listen, respect, and care for their bodies. Overcoming past challenges and limiting beliefs that are blocking their truest expressions of themselves.
I offer classes and workshops locally and virtually to help women to develop new ways of being that bring great peace and calm into their everyday lives, to deeply nourish themselves, find their true path and live their own, unique radiant life!
What’s the biggest myth women (moms in particular) believe about self-care?
That it costs money and that they don’t have time. And these are two limiting beliefs that are common for women and moms. But, there are many, many ways to truly care for ourselves without spending money, and that don’t take a lot of time, but the little bit of time that is needed is an investment that will grow exponentially. A few of these tools can be breathing exercises, drinking enough water, journaling, and spending time in nature.
What’s your favorite technique for calming yourself down when you’re in a stressful situation?
Simply breathing deeply and evenly, and being present in the moment. Breathing deeply into the lower lobes of our lungs actually sends signals to our brain that tell our limbic brain that everything is OK, and turns on the ‘calm switch’ (which therefore, turns off the ‘stress switch’ – only one can be on at a time). So breathing in for a slow count of six, and out for a slow count of six is a great way to calm yourself. Breathing also helps bring us into the present moment – because so much of our thought life is about what happened in the past, or what might happen in the future, but the present is where the calm is.
How has having your own business empowered you?
It has been a path of incredible personal growth – to really look inside myself to ask “Who am I?”, besides a wife, a mom, a daughter, a friend. What really lights me up and excites me? What do I love to do? How do I enjoy spending my free time? Could I really create a business that I love to work on and in? That not only supports me personally, but contributes to our family’s wellbeing and stability as well? That is a win-win-win paradigm? For my audience and clients, for myself, and for my family, as well as the ripples that this work creates in the lives of all those that it touches? As women experience this work, it will naturally create ripples inside their own families and communities.
You’re training to offer equine-facilitated coaching. What’s special about coaching alongside horses?
I’m so glad you asked! I’m learning that horses are incredible teachers, they can tell us so much about ourselves – whether we’re being honest, where we’re hurting, what our true beliefs are, how to be present in the moment and much more – if we know how to listen. They are truly the coach, and we just serve as interpreters, to give the horse a voice. This work has been truly healing for me, and allowed me to overcome many blocks and beliefs that I had about myself. I’m excited to share this experience with others – there are so many powerful ways we can use horses as teachers and healers.
What change do you want to bring in the world as a result of your work?
I want all women to know how powerful and brilliant they are, that they can make a huge difference in the world, whether they are staying at home with their children, or running their own business, or both! It starts with deeply, profoundly loving ourselves, so that we can shine our unique lights brightly in the world.
What did 7 year old Ursa say she wanted to be when she grew up?
Good question … I remember pretending to teach! And then in college I took the ‘safe road’ – business & computers, so that I would be able to earn enough money to support myself well (financially at least – not emotionally). I told myself that since I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, I could always make a change later, but that this choice would be safe, and I would be able to be financially independent – to not have to rely on a man to provide for me. Since we had children, I’ve been on a natural health journey – learning so much about how our bodies were designed, and how many options we have, rather than following the ‘norm’.
Now, twenty three years after my college graduation and three children later, I am finally teaching – and, amazingly, a subject that I am passionate about – health, wellness and purpose. Interestingly, twenty-three years ago, I had no concept of this work, nor do I know if I would have even been interested at the time. I truly believe it is the fusion of our experiences, passions, skills, and abilities that leads us on the truest path.
Finish this sentence. I believe …
That each woman has her own diamond of brilliance within her – that she has her own unique path to discover and live her own radiant life. That women are truly at the heart of families – and when she is living in her strengths and has great passion in her life, that will spread and deeply impact all those around her – her spouse, her children, friends, co-workers. And this will inspire those around her to – to discover and pursue their own radiant lives!
Ursa Swensen has been transitioning to more natural/holistic living over the last ten years, as a wife, mama to three girls (ranging from teenager to preschooler), and now a growing hobby farm in Wisconsin that includes chickens and horses. Think: homeschooling, herbs, natural remedies, homesteading, and all varieties of do-it-yourself projects!
She offers Centered Circle, an ongoing monthly class, to help women deeply integrate the many, many ways of calming ourselves into our lives.
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Online Resource Roundup: February 2016
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2016 Tax Time Bootcamp
With: Kelly Christian
Price: Free
Description: Do you have a pile of papers and receipts staring at you? Reminding you every day that tax time is coming and again you are not prepared? Need a push to get moving and dig in to the piles? 10 Daily challenges that will have your finances tax ready so you can file on time this year and get all the deductions you deserve!
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Join by: Ongoing
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Business Growth & Personal Development
Build Your Brand on LinkedIn
With: Vatsala Shukla
Price: $99
Description: A special offer celebrating 4 years of Karmic Ally Coaching on a service that helps optimize your profile and shows you how to make the right connections and improve your LinkedIn Social Selling Index. Detailed review of your profile, feedback report & checklist plus a 30 minute consultation to provide a customized solution.
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Join by: February 29, 2016
Photo Picking Power Session
With: Christie Halmick
Price: $50
Description: No more aimless stock photo searches! Walk through the stock photo search process in a 30-minute, one-on-one with Christie Halmick of Jewels Branch. Look over my shoulder (via screen sharing on Skype or Google+) and I’ll help you find a batch of stellar images from free and paid stock photos sites to use in your branding.
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Join By: February 29, 2015
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Soul Work & Creativity
Dance and Desire: From the Body to the Page
With: Paulette Rees-Denis
Price: $165
Description: An eight week dance, movement and word online course, starting March 20th. Would you like to feel more alive in your body and your heart? Let’s celebrate your inner and outer passions and desires. Join me with while we gather, share, listen, write, dance, workout, and gain clarity about feeling great in our bodies and hearts.
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Join by: March 20, 2016
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Business Growth & Personal Development
3 Confidence Killers that Keep Integrative Nutritionists from Establishing Their Business
With: Mo Orlovsky
Price: Free
Description: We will touch on how this webinar came about. Then I’ll outline for you the two phases of your business, the stages within each phase, how the confidence killers negatively impact your business, and how to use specific tools to overcome them! Sign up to get newest free webinar registration links sent to you!
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30 Days to Fame Digital Playbook
With: Lori Nash Byron
Price: $97
Description: Skyrocket your biz fame in 30 days with simple daily actions. A fun and friendly PDF playbook, the 30 Days to Fame program will walk you step-by-step through the marketing and PR elements you need to become a business superstar. Lessons are simple activities that take only 10 to 30 minutes. 100+ pages and Bonus Guides.
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90 Days to Systems Bliss: a VIP Systems Building Experience
With: Kathryn Brown
Price: 4 payments of $900.00. A “pay in full” discount is available.
Description: You’re exhausted and overwhelmed and to top it off, your income has hit a plateau that just won’t budge. You’re spending more and more time, money, and energy working on administrative tasks than you are in growing your business. You’ve become your own bottleneck. It’s time to change that. I can help.
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Blogstorm
With: Lacy Boggs
Price: $59
Description: Planning might be boring, but results AREN’T. Get six months of blog posts planned and ready-to-write with your new secret weapon detailed in this quick, fun guided brainstorming program. You’ll finish with an organized editorial calendar that not only tells you what you’re writing but how your content supports your biz goals.
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Jewels Branch Creative Community
With: Christie Halmick
Price: Starting at $49/month.
Description: As a creative member you get access to a growing library of self-paced digital courses and the Jewels Branch creative community. Learn graphic design software, branding, content strategy, and more at your own speed (no more overwhelm!). Get support from other entrepreneurs on the same journey as you. Get constructive, helpful feedback from a professional graphic designer.
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My Tiny Empire
With: Megan Flatt
Price: $75
Description: A virtual workshop, My Tiny Empire, is a low-tech, high impact system for formulating your next big project, creating your amazing business products and services, and planning out how to get it all done. All with one little office supply power house you probably already have in your drawer.
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Opt-in Brilliance – Self-Study
With: Jewels Branch
Price: $180
Description: Design a brilliant opt-in freebie pdf in Canva. Brainstorm: Find the connections between the problems your potential clients are having and your expertise; Write: Structure your content to make it digestible (small bites!) so your clients can take instant action, and so it’s easier for you to design; Design: Learn the ins and outs of Canva, including how to customize Canva’s templates to fit your brand for speedier design. Learn how to design 3-d promo images and other graphics to promote your opt-in; Promote: Make a promotional plan to get your opt-in into the right hands.
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Polish Your Online Brand
With: Jewels Branch
Price: Free
Description: 5 days of branding inspiration! Build your brand from scratch, select fonts and colors, and create a brand style guide to help you keep your branding consistent going forward.
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What To Post When
With: Lucy Davies
Price: £97
Description: If you ever find yourself on social media thinking “What can I post today?” this one-to-one workshop will answer that question once and for all! You will come away from this session with a social media content strategy and schedule for your business so you always know what to post when.
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5 things you need to work on before jumping into business
With: Vatsala Shukla
Price: $18
Description: Want to quit you job and go into business? In this workbook, I will help you to think more about your plan and consider 5 tough areas so that you transition from employee to business person with clarity and focus and understand what you next step should be to Project Independent Business.
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50 Attributes you need to be a successful business person
With: Vatsala Shukla
Price: Free
Description: This business readiness assessment has been created especially for career professionals who have decided that they want to hang up their corporate running shoes and enter the world of self-employment. A simple self-assessment that will help you gauge if you are really ready or need to do some more work before making the shift.
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Business Love Boat
With: Cigdem Kobu
Price: $247
Description: The Business Love Boat is a 30-day intensive program that walks you through 30 different ways of improving (and empowering) your solopreneur business. You’re going to come back from this guided journey with many ‘aha!’ moments and a unique road map for making your business easeful and sustainably profitable.
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Dance and Desire
With: Paulette Rees-Denis
Price: Free
Description: Our free online gathering place of a like-minded tribe for women only, of women who want to dance with life, move and share, who need support, who wish to dive in, who want to shine, to desire to honor their bodies, who want to be accepted as they are, or who want to make some changes that feel important to their heart and soul!
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Hit the Mic Backstage
With: Stacey Harris
Price: $25/Month $250/Year
Description: Hit the Mic Backstage is a virtual library of trainings supported by weekly coaching in a private Facebook group. Jump in today for trainings like Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, getting started with video, podcasting and even Google Analytics.
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Marketing Basics for Educators
With: Aurora Meyer
Price: $25
Description: This course will give you the confidence to apply your current skills and convert your classroom teaching experience (which is really selling when it comes down to it) into growing your business. Over the five lessons you will learn the basics of marketing your product including homework assignments to move you along …
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Posts With Purpose
With: Parrish Wilson
Price: Free
Description: In this 15 minute video training you will learn the 4 elements you must have in every post and how to put them together to inspire readers to connect and take action. This is how you write posts that make the impact you’re meant to make in this world.
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Finances
Quick Start Money Program
With: Kelly Christian
Price: $497 – $1597
Description: The Quick Start Money Program is a personalized action plan that will get you making smart decisions about your money instead of just shooting in the dark. We will get your business up and running (and incredibly organized) with your own personalize, step by step, DIY money management system.
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Health & Beauty
Personal Trainer to Go
With: Shay de Silva
Price: $47 to $97
Description: Get unlimited access to over 50 full-body workout videos that you can do on your computer, smart phone, or tablet. Each workout takes less than 25 minutes to complete and requires no weights or other equipment. You’ll also get lots of meal ideas, a tracking system, and a guide for changing your habits one and for all.
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28 day Love Your Asana Yoga, Meditation, and Nutrition Program
With: Danielle Diamond
Price: $149
Description: Ready to Crush Your Spring Wellness Resolutions? Each day is mapped out with workout and nutrition guidelines, plus easy mindfulness and lifestyle tips to implement, which will help create lasting change. To keep your workouts fresh I give you a wide variety of fitness videos designed to get you fit in less than a month
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The Pantry Solution
With: Anastasia Hendryanto
Price: Free
Description: You can prepare a delicious and nutritious meal even when there appears to be no food in the house. There is a simple solution. Receive a printable Pantry Solution “cheat sheet” and 4 of my “go to” dinner recipes. Easy meal solutions for busy mamas. Never be caught unprepared again!
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PlanSimple Food
With: Mia Moran
Price: Free
Description: A 30-day program designed for a mom who wants to reconsider both what she eats (for energy or weight) and what her family eats (for attitude, resilience, and daily calm). Each day has one doable task (sometimes a recipe). At the end of 30 days you have 30 new practices and foods that will rock your body and your family life!
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Smart Snack Guide for Healthy Families
With: Anastasia Hendryanto
Price: Free
Description: In a snack rut? So many Moms are unhappy with their family’s reliance on processed snack food and are concerned about the amount of sugar their family is eating. Get delicious simple snack ideas and easy recipes to fuel yourself and your family.
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Life & Relationships
Bridging the Gap: Your Divorce Survival Kit
With: Summer Howard
Price: $199
Description: If you feel paralyzed by the pain of separation or divorce, then I created this program just for you! Join this exclusive self-paced divorce coaching program, including: Seven 1-hour lessons with world-class experts on divorce and transitions and one 60 minute Personal Coaching Session with me!
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Happy & Healthy is a Choice: A Spiritual Workbook on Radical Self-Care and Self-Love
With: Rosa Conti
Price: FREE
Description: People often ask how I stay inspired; this workbook shares my how. This 47-page FREE guide explores 8 meaningful self-care areas, and offers practical, loving, and useful examples for protecting your time, your choices, and your personal world.
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Soul Work & Creativity
Kakadu – a journey into country in image and small word
With: Narelle Carter-Quinlan
Price: $27
Description: Photo E-book. 56 pages, full colour. During October 2013 I travelled to Kakadu. The end of the dry, what I found was water. And rock. An echo of my own terrain, of bone and fluid. The land etched itself into me, searing my tissues. A visual and visceral encounter. Of Country. Lush vibrant images to take into your heart.
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Sensing the Spine – an Audio for you
With: Narelle Carter-Quinlan
Price: free
Description: Sensing the curving river of your spine changes everything! This is the first of a free Audio series, embodying your inner landscape. Come home to your interior wilderness. Sensing the spine – 10 minutes.
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You Are The Temple: The Beauty of Ritual
With: Lisa Claudia Briggs
Price: $149
Description: We all crave more time nourishing and renewing our hearts and spirits. You Are the Temple provides everything you need to create a sacred retreat at every level. Move through the techniques and teachings in Initiation, Purification, Nourishment, and Adornment to bring yourself beautifully into a new way of being in your life.
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Daily Dance
With: Erica Ross
Price: $35
Description: Daily Dance is an online, ‘evergreen’, 21-day ecstatic dance program, delivered straight to your inbox, based on my women’s award-winning ecstatic dance practice, Dance Our Way Home. Each day offers a special and unique invitation for one dance, a demo video, song track, and additional inspiration and playlist.
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Dream*Do*Repeat : 5 Easy Steps to Creating a Dream board
With: Shannon Caldwell
Price: $12
Description: Boost your manifesting powers by creating a visual representation of your hopes, dreams and wishes–AKA a dream board. In this bundle, you’ll receive a PDF that provides step-by-step instruction for creating a physical or virtual dream board. Then amp up your manifesting mojo with an audio guided meditation.
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Homecoming: Take a Delightful Journey Back Home to Your Innermost Self
With: Cigdem Kobu
Price: $97
Description: Homecoming is a self-paced 3-week unique program that offers women an intimate experience of truth telling, soul-searching, self-exploration, contemplation, and transformation through reading, writing, storytelling, literature, and creative journaling around the central metaphor of “home.”
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The Inky Path Writers Community
With: Cigdem Kobu and Jena Schwartz
Price: $81/quarterly OR $270/annually
Description: The Inky Path Writers Community is an inspiring, cozy, supportive online community where you can develop and maintain the writing practice you’ve always wanted no matter your background or genre, hone your craft through weekly events and connect with other writers and enjoy writing together whether you want to publish or not.
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The Mini Jumpstart To YOU Experience
With: Linda Ogier
Price: Free
Description: Can you hear the subtle whispers telling you there’s something more? You’re something more? The Mini Jumpstart To ‘YOU’ Experience is a 5 day, mini email course to spark your inner wisdom, amplify your self awareness, and stir your seeds of hope into full bloom. Your moment has arrived…
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The Playground
With: Sierra Koch
Price: $150/year
Description: Are you looking for fun Reiki resources? Want a deeper connection with Reiki? How about your intuition? Chakras? Ready to immerse yourself in playfulness and love? Ready to empower yourself and do what you’ve dreamed of? If any of these questions triggered a hell yes! Then The Playground is for you!
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Tarot & Tea
With: Jacqueline Fairbrass
Price: $85, $33 and $0
Description: Sparkle Up Your Life Angel Tarot Card Reading. I invite you to join me for Tarot & Tea. Tarot is a practical tool for bringing more joy and clarity into your life. Tarot & Tea will help you to: Fill your heart with love. Bless your body. Live in radiant health. Find the joy and happiness you deserve.
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A Year With Myself
With: Cigdem Kobu
Price: $497 (OR $107 x 5 months)
Description: A Year With Myself is a yearlong transformational journaling program for creative women who want to reinvent their lives from the inside out. Co-created with 102 experts including Patti Digh, Jen Louden and Tara Mohr, it includes 6 classes on 6 core areas of life, 52 thematic modules, 100 interviews, and 250+ original exercises.
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Writing the Womb: Myth, Metaphor, Embodied Knowing, and Liberating Your Stories
With: Cigdem Kobu & Jena Schwartz
Price: $149
Description: Created by writer and activist Isabel Abbott as an Inky Path Master Class, “Writing the Womb: Myth, Metaphor, Embodied Knowing, and Liberating Your Stories” is a process writing course for women at every stage in the creative cycle. Its aim is to help women free their voices, express their creativity and tell their stories..
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Printable Project Planner and Calendar: February 2016
15 Minutes Per Day = Progress
What tiny step can you take each day to move one (or two or three) of your business projects forward in February?
Imagine the Possibilities
Download this printable (PDF) calendar and commit to take one tiny action per day, and see how much progress you can make.
Fifteen minutes of focused action, every day in February = 7.25 hours of work on one or more of your most important projects!
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