Are You Curious about Animal Communication? Free Teleseminar.

Posted by Barbara Techel

imagesToday I’m excited to share with you information about a free teleseminar I’m hosting with author and animal communicator, Dawn Baumann Brunke.

The world of animal communication has been a fascination of mine for quite some time. I’ve personally had some very enriching experiences in working with Dawn and having her “speak” to Frankie, Joie and Kylie. Because of this, I’d love for others to experience a deeper connection with their pets too.

More information and how to register is below. Please also feel free to email me your questions ahead of time (barb@joyfulpaws.com) and we will try to get to as many as we can the evening of the call.

Animal Communication Free Teleseminar 

hosted by Barbara Techel with author and animal communicator, Dawn Baumann Brunke

Have you ever wondered:

What is animal communication and what can it do for you?

In this one hour free teleseminar we will explore how animals communicate with us and how we can open ourselves up to listen, which in turn can lead us to a deeper and more enriching relationship with our pets.

On Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 at 7:00pm central standard time, join us on this interactive call to learn more.

Are you ready to join us? All you need to do is enter your name and email below and we will send you the details to join us for this call.

Once you have signed up we invite you to email us your question to Barbara at barb@joyfulpaws.com

If you can’t join us live for the call, still be sure to sign up as we will send you the recording the day after the call.

About Dawn 

shapeimage_2Dawn is the author of five books about exploring our connections with the animal world.

The books: — Animal Voices — Animal Guides, Animal Guides —Shapeshifting with Our Animal Companions —Animal Teachings —The Animal Wisdom Tarot

All of the books explore different facets of how communicating with animals expands our conscious awareness, deepens our relationship with all beings, and helps us to discover more about ourselves. I offer animal communication phone readings and workshops. And, I am a former massage therapist, bodywork teacher, and editor of Alaska Wellness Magazine. For more, you are invited to explore my website, Animal Voices.

Being Alone No Longer Scares Me.

Posted by Barbara Techel

2013-11-28 18.41.29Yesterday was the last day of The Sacred Alone ecourse I participated in which author Susannah Conway facilitated. I really hated to see it end. Though I didn’t want it to end, I’m not so sure without the daily emails, I will do it on my own. Maybe not as regularly, but perhaps when I need to. Will see.

One thing I do want to be better at is meditating. Susannah provided some wonderful resources for that, so I’ll have to check it out. It feels like a linking miss for me. While at the same time it feels challenging for me to do as I find it hard to sit still too long without feeling so fidgety.

Something also occurred to me yesterday as I  thought about the idea of The Sacred Alone and being, well, alone.  I thought about when I was in my 30’s and there was no way I could have ever imagined that I could live on my own.

I’ve been married for almost 30 years. I’ve never lived by myself. I used to be terrified thinking about the day if John would die before me. I couldn’t imagine living alone. It really scared me. The idea of being alone no longer scares me so much. I’m not yet ready to be on my own, or I should say,  I don’t want to because of what that would mean and not having John by my side. But what is different now is that I know I will be okay. That makes a big difference.

I also recall quite a few years ago John saying to me that he didn’t worry about me being on my own any longer should something happen to him first. He said it gives him peace of mind as he used to worry about that.

I actually do spend a lot of time alone being that I don’t go to a job outside my home. For the most part, I love it. When I need to be around people, it’s nice to be able to choose for the most part, when I want to do that.

As I think about The Sacred Alone, it’s been lovely these last 14 days. It has affirmed for me that I truly do enjoy time by myself. I’m grateful for this season of my life to relish in the quiet and work alone. And I also appreciated this time to give myself permission to linger a bit longer in the mornings… to ponder, meditate and journal… and then “go gently” on with my day. “Go gently” is how Susannah signed her emails everyday, and I’ve taken it as a mantra to keep moving forward in my own life in this way too.

And should I forget, well, Little Miss Gidget is always my reminder to slow down and know that my life will move through the day just as it should be. Just as it should be.

Hot Date in the Living Room Tonight

Posted by Barbara Techel

IMG_1999 e Last night John and I talked about going to a movie tonight. We have a gift card burning a hole in our pocket, as well as spring fever as our patience is being tested waiting for this thing called spring. We decided we would also go out for pizza after the movie, as that is a fun date night. But when I looked at what is playing at our area theater it wasn’t anything too exciting.

I was bummed. I didn’t want to “waste” the gift card on a movie that I wasn’t too thrilled about seeing. Okay, I thought, where is my positive thinking here?

So instead, to shake things up a bit here on Kettleview Court, we have decided to have our own movie and pizza date night. So okay, we’ve done this before. But it’s been a really, really long time.

I’m actually kind of giddy with excitement about it!  Yesterday I rearranged our living room. I have what I call the fall/winter look and the spring/summer look. The spring/summer look I open up the room more with the placement of the furniture, while fall/winter it is more closed in and centered around enjoying the woodstove.

Whenever I do this, I just love hanging out in our living room and enjoying the new feel of the space. Okay, so perhaps I’m a bit strange – but small things make me happy – and John is happy about that for our budget.

So we agreed to meet in the living room for our “date” at 5:00pm. Right now, my hot date is raking right outside my writing cottage window. I love my date. He is so handsome.

Soooo…. 12 Good Things About Movie/Pizza Date Night at Home

  • No annoying ads to watch before the film
  • The dogs can snuggle with us
  • We can light candles
  • Save money making our own popcorn (and calories!)
  • We can enjoy an adult beverage (or two!)
  • We can enjoy the ambiance of the woodstove
  • We save on gas
  • No crowds at the pizza place
  • We can laugh as loud as we want
  • We can make out during the movie (oh wait, you can do that in the theater too, right?) Okay, so we are a bit old for that!
  • We can wear our sweatpants
  • We save money

And the movie we are watching?  Identity Theft with Melissa McCarthy. Can’t wait!