Dynamic Ease Newsletter

Welcome to Creative Insights,
the free ezine for people at a crossroads in life, who want to tune into their spirit to take their best next step.

In this Issue:
~Personal Note from Kerry
~ Feature Story: My Favorite Daily Practice
~Meditation CDs and E-mail Readings
~About Kerry

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A Personal Note
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Dear Fawna~

I often talk about Gratitude being a great energy to tune into and explore in order to enhance your life. Gratitude is not about being thankful when things are good and ignoring the things that are bad. It's not about pretending things don't bother you.

It's about acknowledging where you are right now, and looking for the good. Even, and especially, at times when you would tend to frown upon your situation. I should know. Right now I have a choice: continue to love being pregnant at 40+ weeks or wallow, worry and try to control when he's going to arrive.

I'm choosing to enjoy the extra time to myself and to deepen my knowing that everything happens in divine right order. I've developed this daily gratitude practice for myself, enlisted help from a partner, and strengthened it by being a gratitude matchmaker for others.

This helps when the going gets rough, because it's a positive practice to fall back on. But, don't take my word for it, read the featured story to receive another viewpoint on the joys of gratitude.

Warmly and With Grace,
Kerry

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FEATURE STORY: My Favorite Daily Practice
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

My Favorite Daily Practice by Fawna Bews

One year ago this weekend I flew to Chicago with 2 of my closest friends. On a surreal adventure we were off to watch the Oprah show. One of the highlights of this trip was meeting my 'Gratitude Buddy', Kerry Sammon, for the first time face to face.

Let me back up a little, in early 2009 I received an email from a stranger. Kerry's email read something like this "This might seem strange, but I read this article about 2 women who were gratitude buddies and how it changed their lives and when I ask my guidance who would be good I keep getting your name- I know you don't know me, but what do you think?"

Kerry and I had shared a coach, Sharon Desjarlais, and she had used some of my work as examples for Kerry. I enthusiastically replied 'yes' and we began a near daily exchange of gratitude emails.

In an unspoken pact Kerry and I did not exchange any other details of our lives- gratitude only. I can't tell you how joyful it is to get to know someone only by what they are grateful for. Our gratitude ranged from the minute- I am grateful for green grass- to the Divine- I am grateful for God's love for me and everything in between.

Gradually over the next couple of months it came out that we had both started out with careers as Physical Therapists and had moved on to do CranioSacral and Intuitive work. We had both had cancer in our late 20's and were survivors who now take thyroid medication as a result. We both had birthdays in March and we were consistently reading the same books.

Daily gratitude with Kerry has truly changed my life. I often find myself composing the emails in my head, capturing gratitude that may otherwise have gone unnoticed. I purposefully use the gratitude emails to lift my spirits when I'm down.

Dusty (my husband) has long since stopped asking me what I am smiling at- I have a 'patented gratitude smile' that comes when I read Kerry's gratitude emails and more than once I have been literally laughing out loud at my Mac.

Kerry is now offering to be a 'gratitude matchmaker' and I am quite sure that she would agree with me that this single and simple act has enriched our daily lives and impacted our success in the past 18 months.

So, back to flying to Chicago. There at the airport was my dear new friend Kerry- we were not in the car 5 minutes before we were in deep conversation about the joy of being human.

We spent 4 days in her home/wellness center- taking in Oprah, meditating together and painting her workspace. I am so grateful to have Kerry in my life.

If you are looking for simplicity in self help, for ease of movement, for the quick fix- try gratitude, it's working for me.

Fawna Bews
fawnabews.blogspot.com

If you'd like to develop or strengthen a gratitude practice of your own, simply reply "gratitude matchmaker" and I will happily pair you up.
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CALENDER OF EVENTS:
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There are currently no events scheduled for October. Kerry will be on maternity leave during this time.
Email readings/sessions and meditation CDs will continue to be available during this time. For either, simply reply "e-reading" or "meditation CD list" and I will follow up with details.
Stay tuned for upcoming events.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Busy? On the Go? Check out these E-reading rates:
$40: One Question
$70: One Question, deeper look, Healing (Chakra balancing, Aura, Energy system)
$95: Full Session (Framing of Issue, In-depth Insight, Healing, Next Step)

Private session booking is easy. Readings, spiritual coaching, and one-on-one meditation sessions are available via email. Feel free to call or e-mail me. I'm happy to help you set it up.

CD's of meditations and events are always available.
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About Kerry Sammon
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Kerry Sammon is a six-sensory teacher, body-worker and healer who helps people who are stuck, stressed or simply wanting more, to tune into their spirit, feel good in their body and enhance their lives.

A Clairvoyant Reading offers insight as you go through transitions in you life. This allows you the opportunity to negotiate through challenges with ease.

As a professional clairvoyant and spiritual coach, Kerry helps you learn more about where you are now, so you can make the necessary shifts to experience the life you desire. Based on seeing you as Spirit, a one-on-one session speaks to your true heart and nature. This helps you to take your best next step.

Body-Work Session: You are invited to relax in loose comfortable clothing on a massage table as you receive gentle hands-on therapy.

As a physical therapist and practitioner of CranioSacral therapy, Zero Balancing and the Healing Arts, Kerry offers holistic care to adults and children. By blending the art and science of traditional and alternative techniques, a session with Kerry unlocks long held patterns of pain and increases your energy.

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Warmest Regards,
Kerry

Dynamic Ease LLC, 3424 N. Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60618, USA

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September Newsletter- Honoring your Rhythm

Hot Tips for A Happy Life
September 2010
Honoring your Rhythm

**New COURSES at bottom**

Happy Fall. It is exquisitely beautiful here in Longview this year.
The yellows of the tree's against the still green grass and bright
blue sky's today are almost blinding.

Last month we talked about 'which Wolf are you feeding?' http://tinyurl.com/2d4r2ls

Nature definitely feeds my good wolf- even standing in the rain- which we
have had a lot of chances to do recently. We sometimes add new
stories about the weather- too windy, too cold etc. but when we just
tune in to where we are here and now and sense the richness of being outside
it is often expanding and illuminating.

Today I am going to talk about honoring your seasons. There is just so much
to learn from watching the cycles and rhythms of nature.

Enjoy,
Love,
Fawna

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Life is about rhythm, the changing of the seasons, the tides, the cycles of the moon.
And yet we as a part of nature are often in complete denial of this.

Pushing relentlessly we can expect 'constant Spring' from ourselves, expecting to be
ever producing, ever blooming and consistently fired up. I've been on twitter a lot lately
and most of the quotes that are tweeted glorify constant doing, creating, pushing and persistence.
I have nothing against this. But haven't you noticed that while this is easy and fun at times, at
other times it is completely against how you are feeling? Have you noticed that we can get
bitter, resentful and stressed out?

I am reminded of my son's venture into gardening this summer. He planted his little seed and then hourly
for two days check and rechecked for growth- even digging it up a time or two and replanting. Do you do
that? I know that I do.

When I really tune in to what 'my bliss' is, there are times of busyness and times of rest, of course there
are things I need to do like feeding my kids, but there are times when I need more rest, more nurture- or
even just more fun!

And what about productivity? I have a business I need to attend to! Well, surprisingly as I honor my energy
levels and my innermost desires (as opposed to shoulds and have to's) my productivity soars! Rather than
slogging through things I rest when I'm called to and I fly when I'm called to- refreshed and
renewed and often with more purpose and clarity.

Tune in to where you are at right now 1. Stop 2. Breathe 3. Ask- am I in planning phase?, am I planting?
am I harvesting? am I in need of hibernation? 4. Try it out- even for a part of a day- honor that feeling instead
of what you mind might say you HAVE to do.

Then let me know- I would love to hear how you are doing.

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Self Promotion Bit...

Treatment sessions will be $1 per minute continuing to the end of the year and will rise after that- this has been
my year long 10 year Cancer free special- 2 more months if you are wanting to have help tuning in to
that wisest part of yourself and feel relaxed and rejuvenated to boot!

COURSES- after a bit of a hibernation from training I am happy to be offering a short series

"Kitchen Table Awareness"

1. OCTOBER 23: All about the Ego
*explore the concept of the Ego and how to STOP LISTENING TO WORRY AND GUILT!!!

2. NOVEMBER 20: HELLO ME- ARE YOU IN THERE?
Everyone tells me to follow my bliss- but I don't even know what it is or how to find it!!!
*guided meditations, exploration and connection boards uncover what truly makes you sing- a day
of discovery to prepare you for setting your 2011 intentions.

Courses are at my Kitchen Table here in Longview $60 each or prepaid $100 for both.
10 am- 3pm with lunch included.

OUTRAGEOUS GUARANTEE- I guarantee that these days will be absolutely amazing- or you can have
your investment back :)

Contact me at www.fawnabews.com
Love You.

Conspiracy Theory

I've been experiencing life in a very different way lately. I don't know why. I could pontificate and extrapolate and anal-yze- but the basic truth is- I don't know why.

The last few days I've been downish- not depressed, not angry (well, a couple of times)- just not my usual self. Strangely though it's been fine. For so long I've been reading book after book that say "just be" "let go of the stories" and it seems that after much willingness that is what awareness is showing me now.

I have been experiencing life- late for kids at bus- them upset, deleted some writing that I had done, some work 'stress', updated news on a friends illness etc. and I've felt feelings about them, but not suffered. Truly, I have not been singing the "it shouldn't be this way" song. It is an absolute relief.

In addition to this there has been a conspiracy to cheer and lighten me. 2 Does each with twin fawns crossed my path yesterday- a gorgeous rainbow, a bluebird and completely unsolicited and unexpected outpourings of love from near and far. So, I have complied.
Why fight it?

I had this happen a couple of months ago too, it lasted about a week, a week where I just took things for how they were, without the mental chatter.

My mantra, starting about a year ago, has been that 'the Universe is created for my delight'. Anything that did not fit that description would be placed in the "oops- must be seeing that wrong- thanks" file.

This is a noticing only, no lesson, no teaching, no story- thanks for letting me share.

My Favorite Daily Practice

One year ago this weekend I flew to Chicago with 2 of my closest friends. On a surreal adventure we were off to watch the Oprah show (see previous blog for the details).

One of the highlights of this trip was meeting my 'Gratitude Buddy' Kerry Sammon for the first time face to face.

Let me back up a little, in early 2009 I received an email from a stranger. Kerry's email read something like this "This might seem strange, but I read this article about 2 women who were gratitude buddies and how it changed their lives and when I ask my guidance who would be good I keep getting your name- I know you don't know me, but what do you think?". Kerry and I had shared a coach, Sharon Desjarlais and she had used some of my work as examples for Kerry.

I enthusiastically replied 'yes' and we began a near daily exchange of gratitude emails. In an unspoken pact Kerry and I did not exchange any other details of our lives- gratitude only. I can't tell you how joyful it is to get to know someone only by what they are grateful for. Our gratitude ranged from the minute- I am grateful for green grass- to the Divine- I am grateful for God's love for me and everything in between.

Gradually over the next couple of months it came out that we had both started out with careers as Physical Therapists and had moved on to do CranioSacral and Intuitive work. We had both had cancer in our late 20's and were survivors who now take thyroid medication as a result. We both had birthdays in March and we were consistently reading the same books.

Daily gratitude with Kerry has truly changed my life. I often find myself composing the emails in my head, capturing gratitude that may otherwise have gone unnoticed. I purposefully use the gratitude emails to lift my spirits when I'm down.

Dusty (my husband) has long since stopped asking me what I am smiling at- I have a 'patented gratitude smile' that comes when I read Kerry's gratitude emails and more than once I have been literally laughing out loud at my Mac.

Kerry is now offering to be a 'gratitude matchmaker' and I am quite sure that she would agree with me that this single and simple act has enriched our daily lives and impacted our success in the past 18 months.

So, back to flying to Chicago. There at the airport was my dear new friend Kerry- we were not in the car 5 minutes before we were in deep conversation about the joy of being human (I will blog on this conversation tomorrow- it's a gooder). We spent 4 days in her home/wellness center- taking in Oprah, meditating together and painting her workspace.

I am so grateful to have Kerry in my life.

If you are looking for simplicity in self help, for ease of movement, for the quick fix- try gratitude, it's working for me.

Banging Heads

Yesterday morning my nephew came over for his weekly play date. Tony is 3 and Gus is 4, "Gus, Tony's here" and with that Gus came running and Tony went running for him. BAM. Head to head, knocking them both over. I held my breathe, they looked at each other- rubbed their heads and burst out laughing. Whew, what a difference a couple of months make.
When my sister in law and I made the agreement to each have the boys a day a week it was a survival strategy. They are both the third kid, tough and rambunctious and exceedingly curious (read- destructive!). The first few dates were tenuous. A head banging incident such as this one would have meant yelling, blaming, tears, "your not my friend" and an hour or two of consoling.
So what happened? A relationship happened. Trust happened. Somehow these two boys have developed the ability to 'let things go'.
It reminds me of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul Story" about a man in an airport. His kids are running around and annoying the other passengers, after a long period of this the man apologizes to the writer with "I guess none of us know what to do since their mother died". WOW instant change of perspective.
Is it safe to assume that if you knew more about people you would be more forgiving?
Today I'm thinking that if Gus and Tony can do it, I can probably muster some 'overlooking'- Thanks Boys! Uh, oh - where are they now? gotta go...

If I were the Dalai Lama

At a workshop a month ago a lovely man was sharing his experience of attending a talk by the Dalai Lama. He spoke of the happiness and peace that the Dalai Lama exuded, the feeling in the room, the fellowship of the large group.

The thought that occurred to me was- how peaceful and happy would you or I be if you were told from early childhood that you were special, that you were a spiritual leader, that you were 'the one'? It worked for Jesus!

The Buddha was raised as a wealthy prince, so beloved by his parents that they did not want him to see anything that would upset him. He was told that he was special.

I looked up Muhammed to see what kind of childhood he had. He too had a privileged upbringing, his parents died early, but- and I don't know this for sure- there was a good chance that he too was treated as very special. They were wealthy people and after his parents death Muhammed was raised by his grandfather and Uncle.

How would you behave if you were told (and you believed) that you were the face of God on Earth? How would you treat people if you were told that you were a great teacher?
Would you find it easier to speak directly to the Divine if you had been told that you could? If you believed that you were valuable and special?

What if you believed it now?

July/August Newsletter

Hot Tips For A Happy Life
July and August 2010


Hello,

Sitting here today completely enjoying 'So You Think You Can Dance Canada' and I'm amazed at how my

body knows good dance. Certain dancers just bring tears to my eyes, completely beyond thinking and rationalizing,

just unsolicited tears, goosebumps or involuntary dancing along. This speaks to June's newsletter- Did you try it?

Did you figure out what really 'jazzes' you. Don't worry if it was hard- that's part of the process, it's absolutely amazing

how disconnected we can be and continue to function, albeit unhappily, in this world. This is why I gave you an extra month

to work on it (smiles).

Often it is easier to know what definitely 'unjazzes' (made up word- feel free to use). These, 'definitely not this' moments

can be harvested too. Play with them, flip them- I hate mornings to I love evenings for instance.

That brings me to this months topic, as promised- "okay- I noticed that I am about 99% default program- what do I do"?

Enjoy,

Love,
Fawna
www.fawnabews.com

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Okay, here's the thing. As children we are essentially an open book to be written upon, your actual brain waves are almost

always in alpha and theta- perfect for learning, with alpha creating a port between the subconscious and the conscious mind.

This is not to blame anyone because we are all in the same boat!

The process of waking up, finding consciousness, self awareness, self actualization, the road to joy- whatever you would

like to call it are essentially ways to describe undoing the programming or domestication of ourselves. The 'just noticing'

process that you tried in June was the starting point, if you missed the June issue you can read it at www.fawnabews.blogspot.com.

Once you notice though, how do you delete this programming you no longer want? I would love to have just one quick answer to this

question, but like the good coach that I am, I am going to ask you another question.

But first- a story-


A Grandfather from the Cherokee Nation was talking with his grandson.
"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.

"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves."

"One wolf is evil and ugly: He is anger, envy, war, greed, self-pity, sorrow, regret, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride,

superiority, selfishness and arrogance. "The other wolf is beautiful and good: He is friendly, joyful, peace, love, hope, serenity,

humility, kindness, benevolence, justice, fairness, empathy, generosity, true, compassion, gratitude, and deep VISION."

"This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other human as well."

The grandson paused in deep reflection because of what his grandfather had just said. Then he finally cried out; "Oyee! Grandfather,

which wolf will win?"The elder Cherokee replied, "The wolf that you feed."




The question is, "How do you feed your good wolf?". A lot of counseling, coaching and spiritual teachings focus on the

'bad wolf', my preference is to feed that good wolf, allow the rest to be noticed, to fall away and enjoy yourself in the process.

Now, don't get me wrong- I'm not advocating repressing, hiding or ignoring those less desirable feelings or thoughts- quite the opposite- feel it completely,

it's part of the human game, but as soon as you have felt it reach for the nearest 'good wolf food'.

Follow your Bliss friend! Next month: "The Work"- a great tool for a truly happy life.

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I'd love for this to be a two way conversation, don't hesitate to send me your comments, questions or enthusiastic praise.

I also invite you to join me for a one on one session in my cozy cabin. September is a bit of a time of renewal or starting over. Like New Years

many of us make plans around "when the kids are back in school I will...". Using a variety of gentle and powerful techniques I can enhance your

intuition and your connection to the answers that you need, they are all right there inside of you. Call me at 403 558 2236 or check out my website.

www.fawnabews.com

I think I can dance...