Is Your Nest Changing?

Join us for this Program to Empower and Nourish Your Body, Mind and Spirit for The Next Stage in Your Life

With Nutritionist Linda Prout, MS and Career Coach Daisy Swan, MA, CPCC

The approach of the empty nest brings up emotions for most parents; from anxiety to excitement to fear and even denial. Your life changes as your teen makes his or her transition to the next phase. The house gets quieter. And where does that leave you, the Mom?

All of this is often compounded by a woman’s changing body physiology, sometimes heightening emotions and prompting questions of personal purpose, and interests. ‘What does life have in store for me, now?’

Linda Prout, Nutritionist, and Daisy Swan, Career Coach, have helped thousands of people make positive changes in their lives and have now teamed up to offer a holistic approach to help Moms get empowered, centered and clear about the next chapter in their lives.

This transformational program includes two 90-minute teleclasses; two 45-minute private nutrition sessions by phone with Linda; two 45-minute  private coaching sessions with Daisy; email support, readings and exercises.  All for only $469 (a $1,000 value).

Join Daisy and Linda for this empowering program that you can attend from your own home. (Limited to 10 women.)

Stepping into the Empty Nest is not just in our mind and spirit, it is in our physiology.

You Will Learn:

* The Eastern medicine concepts of stagnation and deficiency, and the culinary wisdom needed to get unstuck, nourished and balanced.

* How the Traditional Chinese Medicine property of dampness can leave you stuck, repeating old patterns that no longer serve you or bring you joy.

* How to uncover and tune into your interests and passions so that you can get moving towards a compelling new – or renewed – work life, to increase your overall life satisfaction.

* About kid-friendly food choices that may no longer be nourishing you nor helping your hormones. What are the foods that can keep you balanced, focused and energized?

* Stress relieving techniques that enhance our inherent intuition, and increase calm and peace even as we experience the transition we’ve been expecting, but which somehow takes us by surprise, too.

* How weight gain keeps us stuck in life patterns and how to use foods to release excess weight and allow change.

* Identify what you want to do with the next ‘half’ of your life and then take the practical steps to make this a reality, whether you need a resume tune-up or total revamp, additional education,  or even relocation!

You’ll receive the guidance and support to investigate, and then begin to take, these essential steps with fresh confidence and courage.

Teleclass Dates: Thursday, May 30 and Thursday, June 6, 2013

Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM (Pacific)

“Is Your Nest Changing?” ($469.00 per person):

Linda L. Prout, M.S., is a nutritionist, speaker and author of “Live in the Balance: the Ground-Breaking East-West Nutrition Program”. She has been a nutrition consultant for over 30 years, with clients including Berkeley’s Claremont Resort and Spa, and the Six Senses Spa in Turkey. Linda’s specialty is East-West nutrition, a philosophy she incorporates into nutrition plans and presentations for individuals and organizations around the world, which she conducts via email and Skype.

Call-in details and further information will be emailed to participants once they have registered for the teleclass.
Any questions, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

Transitioning: A New Path of Work, Meaning and Happiness

Transitions of all kinds take courage, new dreams, visions and encouragement from those who’ve been there and have made it to the other side. Non‐judgmental fellow travelers who are also on a path, make the journey more fun and interesting. Happiness is often the by‐product of meaningful work combined with interactions with like‐minded people.

Ready to start the transition you know you want to make, but want support as you begin the process? You aren’t alone.

Join career coach, Daisy Swan, and a small group of men and women who are similarly choosing to transition. This ‘Transitioning’ group series is designed to bring people together who are in career and life transition; transition travelers will meet six (6) times, learning useful techniques to explore options for new careers, jobs, lifestyles, and ways of relating to their life. We’ll utilize assessments that help each person understand their strengths, motivations and personality, to help in finding the clearest steps to their new path. Mindfulness meditation will be introduced as a foundation practice to increase intuition, creativity, and joy, while minimizing stress and anxiety.

Career and job search tools will be provided; additional activities and exercises will encourage creative thinking and new insights. Each member of the group will be held accountable for ‘doing the work’ they choose to help them move along their chosen path of exploration. Group members will also receive one hour of coaching time with Daisy. The group is limited to ten (10) people; men and women of all ages are invited.

Wednesday Nights, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM; meeting May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and June 5.  Meetings will be held at Daisy’s Marina Del Rey office (4132A Del Rey Avenue, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292).

$399.00: Includes MBTI; a copy of Daisy’s e-­book ‘Secrets From a Career Coach’s Office’, as well as other valuable handouts and one hour of individual coaching with Daisy.

‘Transitioning’ Group ($399.00 for all 6 meetings):

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more groups to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a group, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the groups, and we will form additional group series.

For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

Mindful Livelihood: Body, Speech and Mind

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(an InsightLA program led by career coach, Daisy Swan)

How do we incorporate mindfulness into our work so that we are living and working most authentically and true to ourselves?

Modern life often has us feeling conflicted about who we’re being as we pursue our careers. Or we feel completely out of alignment and wonder what we can do to change this. In this three‐hour workshop we’ll discuss how to incorporate mindfulness into our daily lives and into the transitions and complexities we face in our working life. Mindfulness meditation will be included in this program.

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2013

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: InsightLA Euclid (1539 Euclid St., Santa Monica, CA 90404)

Registration: Sliding scale from $50 to $100

Please pay at the highest level of the sliding scale that you can afford. This helps InsightLA to make sure those who pay less can attend. Whatever you pay above the lowest end of the sliding scale is a tax‐deductible donation to InsightLA. Please email or call InsightLA (programs@insightla.org) to arrange for work/study or reduced fee (less than $50).

Click here, to register for this program: http://www.insightla.org/1193/mindful-livelihood-body-speech-and-mind

For more information, please email programs@insightla.org.

What, exactly, is all this business about “Mindfulness”?

If you missed our January 9 teleconference, “A Brief Introduction to Mindful Living”, you can still listen in on what transpired during the call!

Please review the brief description of this informative teleconference below, and if this sounds like something that would benefit you, you can download a copy of the entire call’s recording, here.

January 9 “A Brief Introduction to Mindful Living” Teleconference Recording – it’s FREE!

A Brief Introduction to Mindful Living: FREE Teleconference

PLEASE NOTE: This event has already occurred.

We invite you to join Daisy on Wednesday, January 9 at 12 noon (Pacific Time), for a 30-minute teleconference to learn a little more about what mindful living really is – and why Daisy, and the excellent group of professionals mentioned below, are coming together to offer our “CREATING A MINDFUL LIFE” Half-Day Interactive Workshop (to be held on Saturday, February 2).

What does “Mindfulness” have to do with helping you to move forward in your career and personal life? Lots.

We’ll talk about why mindfulness has become such a buzz word throughout companies like Google and Pixar, as well
as elementary and high schools, colleges and medical schools, and in doctors’ offices.

This program will also be recorded in case you’re not able to be on the live call, so be sure to register even if you
think you’ll be busy at this time!

Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Time: 12 Noon (Pacific)

* Call-in details and further information will be emailed to participants once they have registered for the call.
Any questions, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

“CREATING A MINDFUL LIFE”: Half-Day Interactive Workshop

PLEASE NOTE: This event has already occurred.

Please join Daisy Swan and a group of wonderful experts in wellness, mindful mental health and even relationships and parenting, for “CREATING A MINDFUL LIFE”, a half-day interactive workshop, on Saturday, February 2, 2013 from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, in Daisy Swan’s Marina Del Rey Office.

Our February 2nd workshop will address new and effective ways to start 2013 off right, so that you too, can live a balanced and fulfilling life. We’ll share ways to:

- Create a healthy narrative and vision to change your story, and open yourself up to new work and life opportunities

- Nurture wellness for disease prevention and increase life force to overcome stress

- Cultivate mindful practices to create connected and compassionate relationships at home and at work.

All for the affordable price of $69.00 per person.

Please join us for this dynamic workshop and inspiring panel discussion, some light refreshments and likeminding. As with all of Daisy Swan & Associates’ events, there is a strong potential for meeting highly creative, intelligent people of all ages and LifeStages, through the networking portion of the event.

February 2nd event guests may opt-in to be included in, and receive, a contact listing of all attendees, for post-event networking purposes.*

Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013

Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Location: Daisy Swan’s Marina Del Rey Offices (4132A Del Rey Avenue, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292)

Just $69.00 per person:

Special thanks to our workshop sponsors!

Organic Energy Bars from GoodOnYa

Workshop Panel Experts Include:

What People Are Saying about Daisy Swan & Associates’ “CREATING A MINDFUL LIFE – Half-Day Interactive Workshop”:

“This [1/2 day class] has helped me focus on what’s important to have a better quality of life.” – February 2013 “CREATING A MINDFUL LIFE” Half-Day Interactive Workshop Participant

“In a very short amount of time you have tools to create a calmness, and way to refocus.” – February 2013 “CREATING A MINDFUL LIFE” Half-Day Interactive Workshop Participant

For more information, please call 1-877-872-3929 or email anna@daisyswan.com.

* Event attendees may submit their contact information for an ‘opt in’ networking list; it is not a requirement that all event attendees submit their contact information to this listing.

A NEW Workshop! “Listening for Your Calling”

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There seems to come a time when many of us stop, take a look around, and realize that we don’t really know what we’re looking for – but we know that something needs to change. I looked for that “something” throughout my twenties, made some big decisions, and remarkably found “it” as I embarked on what turned out to be my calling. Many, many of the clients with whom I work are looking for their calling…that work that provides them with a life, more than just “making them a living”.

Call it finding your passion, your bliss, yourcalling. Call it what you will, it can be tricky to know what it is that really sparks you and beckons you to follow, especially when life is so demanding and distracting. But when you find “it”, you’ll have a long and fulfilling path to follow.

I’ve been considering the antidote to this scramble to find the thing that makes our heart(s) sing. So on Thursday, October 18, I will start a new workshop called “Listening for Your Calling”. This six-week class will provide the following:

• Techniques to unearth interests and passions that have been buried by experience and doubt
• Tools to dismantle mental barriers, to move towards what you really want
• Strategies for exploring and identifying your innate strengths, and managing weaknesses
• Avenues to quiet internal chatter and external noise that keeps us from hearing what’s most important
• Assessments that provide helpful and practical information
• A FREE copy of my e-book, “Making Work Work: Secrets from a Career Coach’s Office”

I put so much of my energy into answering this question of how to discover our calling. The honor and challenge of being a guide to others on this journey, is my calling.

I hope you’ll join me and the others in this class, to make the most of what you’ve got to offer. I’ll be sharing with you the things [often very personal] I did to recognize my own path. And you’ll have the opportunity to hear how others are similarly moving forward to find what works for them.

“Listening for Your Calling”

$289.00 per person fee includes all six (6) weeks:

Meeting Thursdays, October 18 and 25, then November 1, 8, 15 and 29, from 7:15 PM – 8:30 PM.

Fee includes all materials, light refreshments, and one copy of Daisy’s new book, “Making Work Work: Secrets from a Career Coach’s Office”. (Payments may be paid in two installments, if necessary.)

Meetings will be held at Daisy’s Marina Del Rey office, located at 4132A Del Rey Avenue, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292. Free and plentiful parking is available.

PLEASE NOTE: We will schedule more workshops to meet any additional demand. If you receive an error message when you try to register for a workshop, that means that it is full – please send us an email to let us know that you are interested in the event, and we will form additional ones.

For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com.

Are you unhappy as a lawyer and ready for a change,
or do you know someone who is?

If you missed our July 31 “Lawyer Makeover” Panel Teleconference, you can still listen in on what transpired during the call!

Please review the brief description of this unique teleconference below, and if this sounds like something that would benefit you, you can purchase a copy of the entire call’s recording, here.

July 31 “Lawyer Makeover” Panel Teleconference Recording, just $25.00:

If you have any questions, concerns, or problems purchasing the recording, please contact anna@daisyswan.com.

“Please share with Daisy and the panel that the call was phenomenal experience to participate in and has energized my decision to find a better way to use the law degree and years of legal experience I have acquired!! Thanks again…another great Daisy Swan effort!!!” – Laura, July 2012“Lawyer Makeover” Panel Teleconference Participant

Lawyer Makeover: A Panel Teleconference

PLEASE NOTE: This event has already occurred.

Many attorneys – of all ages – are facing burnout and joblessness. We see this all too often. Many just don’t know what other options are available to them, or how to make a career or job transition. They don’t know how to manage the potential financial issues involved in such a transition, leaving them feeling powerless and confused. Are you unhappy as a lawyer and ready to make a change, or do you know someone who is?

Our Lawyer Makeover Panel Teleconference will introduce you to panelists who can help you to envision and uncover exciting career paths, while offering the essential, practical information to begin or continue your transition. Unearth meaningful career options within, and outside of, the field of law; receive networking pointers from attorneys who have successfully transitioned; learn how to manage your law school debt, and discover how to market yourself in your new role. The panel of experts will address your questions with tips and resources.

This program will also be recorded in case you aren’t able to be on the live call, sobe sure to register even if you think you’ll be working late!

Hosts: Daisy Swan, MA, CPCC and Brooke Loesby, JD

Panel Members Included:

Brooke Loesby is a young attorney who had a plum position at a top tier law firm, but chose to step out of the path of stress in this arena, and into the realm of helping other attorneys find new paths. Brooke is now Assistant Director of Career Services at Loyola Law School. Brooke’s past work-life as a lawyer at a large corporate law firm, left her unfulfilled and uninspired; she examined her interest in counseling, healing and spirituality to determine a new route. On the July 31st teleconference, you will hear about all of the new projects she is putting in place that combine her various interests and skills into a satisfying career.

Eileen S. Freiburger,CFP is founder and President of ESF Financial Planning Group, a Fee-Only Financial Planning firm. Eileen brings a unique background to her financial planning practice: She speaks from experience about the complicated financial service and banking industry having spent almost 28 years in the field, working for companies such as Charles Schwab, City National Bank, CalFed/CitiBank and Great Western Financial Services/WAMU. Over the last 10 years her own, independent firm has helped thousands of business owners and families as they work through their own financial planning process and personal spending priorities.Eileen is a frequent guest on Bob McCormick’s “Money 101” on KNX 1070 and KFWB, and will once again be a guest on Bob’s show July 20th, during the 9 AM slot on KFWB 980. She has also appeared on TV’s “The Larry Elder Show” and PBS’ “A Place of Our Own”, as an expert on investments, budget and financial planning issues. Eileen has been a panelist at USA Today’s “Financial Planning For Retirement” Seminar, and has been a featured guest on NPR’s “MarketWatch Radio” show. Additionally, she has been featured in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, has conducted several “Money Makeovers” for Money Magazine, and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times. She has also been included in articles for AARP, the Wall Street Journal,CNN and many other consumer publications. Eileen also contributed several chapters to the book “Investing in an Uncertain Economy For Dummies”.Eileen is an active member of NAPFA, the National Association of Professional Financial Planners and had previously served on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Financial Planning Association.

Blair Schlecter was born and raised in Sherman Oaks, California and received his undergraduate degree in political science and history from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. During his undergraduate years, he studied abroad at the University of Sussex in Brighton, England. Blair graduated from U.C. Hastings College of Law in 2004. He practiced law for seven years at the firm Hurrell Cantrall, LLP, where his practice focused on appellate law and defense of claims against municipalities and private companies. Blair recently transitioned from a traditional litigation practice to the entrepreneurial world, and is now the owner and founder of the Law Offices of Blair Schlecter (www.legalwritingandappeals.com), with a focus on appellate law and legal research and writing. The firm works with small firms and individual lawyers who are busy and would like assistance with their law and motion practice.

Dana Gomez graduated from Pomona College in 2000, with a B.A. in Sociology. She worked for three years in Los Angeles as a paralegal at the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, before heading to law school at Pepperdine University, from which she graduated summa cum laude. While at Pepperdine, Dana served as the Lead Articles Editor for the Pepperdine Law Review, and also had a public interest internship with the Women’s Law Center in Los Angeles, as well as holding a summer associate position at O’Melveny. After law school, Dana returned to O’Melveny once again, where she spent almost four years practicing corporate law as a member of the Project Development and Real Estate practice group. Looking for a way to combine her interest in the non-profit world with her experience in the corporate sector, in August 2010 Dana successfully transitioned when she joined Teach For America’s Los Angeles team, as the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations.

Chris Woodward is the president of Henry Woodward Communications, a Manhattan Beach-based corporate marketing and public relations firm. She creates successful campaigns for companies across the Western United States. She has spent more than two decades representing companies in a wide range of industries, including health, finance, insurance, architecture, engineering, real estate, law, recreation, high technology, and aviation. Four years ago, Chris created My PR Tools to bring the benefit of her expertise to professional service firms. She helps professionals get up and running with proven, highly successful marketing and PR activities to get maximum exposure in their target market and build their book of business.

* Call-in details and further information will be emailed to participants once they have registered for the call. For more information, please email anna@daisyswan.com.