I’m not done with “V” Day!  Are you?

I think “V” Day is an important day to honor the Sacred Feminine part of our body, wouldn’t you say?  And that we should honor “Her”, in some way, EVERY day!

In archeology, the letter V represents the pubic triangle of the Goddess and is one of the most ancient and powerful symbols!

Fem-power, all the way, eh?

Some of the earliest artwork of pubic triangles can be seen in the Paleolithic, Chauvet Cave, in France.

This cave painting, one of many,  dates back to 32,000 BC (!!!)  (Yup! The Goddess, Yoni Power was all the rage for 20,000 + years!!!)

On the right side of this image you can see a prominent, black pubic triangle.

It is the center focal point of a trinity image- merged with a bison/shaman figure to the right and a lion to the left.

This image is magical and shamanistic. 
If you look at the closeup, the two legs and the pubic triangle clearly depict a woman’s hips and legs.  If you look at the wider image, you notice how one of the legs belongs to the lion and the other belongs to the Bison/shaman.

This blending of realities exudes the ancient shamanistic perspective, like that of the Kalahari Bushmen, who do not have distinct divisions between animal, human, and spirit worlds.

They believe that animals and super beings are human in another state.

In their shamanistic rituals, they dance and enter altered states to communicate directly with super beings and animals.

I feel we can learn from their practices and  their gorgeous ancient artwork.

Since activating my Sacred Feminine Power, my relationship to dance and the Goddess have transformed and deepened.

The Goddess has downloaded a new modality to me, called, Yoni Sacred Movement- designed to activate your Sacred Feminine Power so that you can express yourself sacredly online and share your message potently and confidently.

I am really excited to share Yoni Sacred Movement with more women as it has an immediate, empowering impact on each woman who experiences it.  Women feel more connected to their power, their confidence and what they truly want.

If you’re in LA, you’re in luck!  For a limited time, I am teaching Yoni Sacred Movement, live in Los Angeles – during this pioneering, development phase!– and you are invited to join me this Thursday: 7-8:30 pm You can learn more here.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to:

• Activate & Embody your Sacred Feminine Power
• Overcome your fear of being seen
• Boost your confidence
• Fully Express Your Authentic Voice Creatively

If you have any questions about all this Yoni Sacred Movement, Sacred Feminine stuff, the program etc.. please reach out to me!  I really want to hear how this is impacting you. It’s a lot to take in. I know!

I decided not to pussy-foot around and dive in and share the whole kit and kaboodle with you!

The Goddess doesn’t always work in a seamless, spit-polished way.  Look at that rough pubic triangle!  It’s kind of messy and raw and not about being neat and tidy!  Right?

So please hang in there with me on this new and primal journey!  It will open up and unleash new pathways of wisdom and energy and power within you.

And if this really doesn’t speak to you at all, I get it.  Timing is everything!

PS  If you have any questions or challenges about Yoni Sacred Movement or the Sacred Feminine Video Program,  send me a note and lets chat!

Like I said previously, “the March ain’t over, baby!”  Right???

Here’s what I learned from a very informative article: “What entrepreneurs can learn from the founders of the Pink Pussyhat Project!”  (Gotta love Buzzsumo!!)

1. How did the Women’s March get started ?  One woman + Facebook

First off, did you know the Women’s March was created by one woman’s Facebook invite?

Theresa Shook, known online as  “Maui Cooper Slim,”  in her frustration with the election results, invited 40 of her friends to march together in Washington.

The next morning 10,000 names had joined the group and 10,000 wanted to come.  And the rest is herstory!

The power of transforming your frustration into fuel for action:

 Frustration + Facebook Invitation + Call to Action: to Gather Together = Massive Visibility + a MOVEMENT! 

WOW!

Enough said!  You don’t have to attract thousands of women or create a movement to use this tactic to spread your message!

2. “How can a person who can’t be somewhere still be present and have visibility?”

Jayna Zweiman, one of the founders of the Pussyhat project, asked her co-founder, Krista Suh this question.  She was recovering from an injury and couldn’t attend the March but really wanted to be there.

The duo felt a fun, fashion statement that was easy, low cost and doable for all women would be the easiest way to involve the largest amount of women and have the biggest visible impact.

And, hence, the Pink Pussyhat Project was born!!

Well done, ladies!  Mission accomplished!

And guess what?  It still continues to work!!  The day after the March, I was hiking with a friend, wearing my pink pussy hat- it was actually cold out, here in LA!  

This burly mountain biker rode past us and flashing us a big smile, he said, “Nice hat!”  And I instantly felt we were connected with the Pussy Reclamation Movement– post March! 

It gave me a jolt of community and optimism that we can continue the momentum of the March- using this powerful visual symbol- super simple, but it stands out and connects you instantly with sister and fellow supporters!

Now, for coaches and healers, who don’t have a simple product, ask yourself this question:

 “How can I be visible with the biggest amount of impact, with the least amount of effort?”

Let me give you a hint:  be visible in a way that is FUN for YOU!  Because if it’s FUN for you- guess what?  It means you’re turned on!  You’re jazzed.  You’re pumped- naturally!  So you have energy and passion already working for you.

If wearing a pink pussyhat and talking about what it means to you is FUN for YOU then DO that, and you are being visible!

It’s sure working for me!!

It doesn’t have to be pink pussyhats for you!  It can be anything that gets you excited and zingy!!  Do you know what that is?  Is it raw chocolate?  Is it ziplining?  It can be anything- as long as it lights your fire!  And then tie it back to your business if possible…

…Or not!

Your turn on, alone, on is magnetic!  It’s generous!  It’s enough!  Your tribe will LOVE you and feel CONNECTED to you if you share with them what lights you up!  That’s what matters the most– not how many people you reach or which platform you choose (email, video, speaking, social media etc…)

3. Choose a niched social media platform if possible!

Being part of the cozy, women’s crafting community, Zweiman and Suh capitalized on Ravelry, an online knitting & crochet community of more than 4 million fans!

“Ravelry is the Facebook for knitters,” says Zweiman.  The community got excited by the pussyhat pattern and the cause and started the ball (of yarn) rolling! (I couldn’t help myself!)

It’s all about niche!  The pussyhat idea came out of a clearly defined female niche of women’s crafts.  Coupling that with a crafting social media community was a stroke of genius!

It’s not always possible to find comparable niched online communities for your services, but it firmly plants the concept for you to be open to such possibilities.  Let the concept simmer and see what ideas pop up!

4. Seize the moment!

They chose to launch the Pussyhat Project around Thanksgiving to capitalize on family time and give enough time before the March.

In this case, for coaches and healers, do it when you’re excited- NOW!  Don’t let the moment pass you by.  If it is calling you.  If you can’t stop thinking about it.  If you are talking about it to everyone– you’re already in motion!

Take your visibility one notch further, and share with your tribe via email, speaking at a meetup, video, Facebook– don’t keep it on lockdown to yourself.  Let your tribe know what is jazzing you up!

5. Keep it simple.  Keep it accessible.

The pussyhats are simple and doable– so it was easy to engage many, many women.

Is your message simple?  Is it easy to understand?  This is sometimes the hardest thing to do.  But the more you talk about it, the clearer it gets.  So even if you don’t have it all figured out, getting in action and talking about it or writing about it will help you get clearer and more streamlined.

I would love to hear what you’re snagging from these #pinkpussyhat visibility lessons? What jazzes you? What are you gabbing about to your pals, these days?  Will you share in the comments below?  That’s a step in being visible!!  I’d love to know!

To your #pinkpussyhat visibility and beyond!!

Michelle

I couldn’t resist and share my LOVE of my #pinkpussyhat!!

How bout you?

Don’t you LOVE that there were thousands of #pinkpussyhats at Women’s Marches all over the country on Saturday?!!

I have so much to say!  Check out the video and share with me in the comments what you love about #pinkpussyhats!!!

I want to hear it!  It’s too much fun and guess what?  The March isn’t over!!

Lets keep the March alive!

To your #pinkpussyhat visibility!!

I’ve been mucking about lately, and wanting a deeper connection to my work- as if something was missing.

I’ve been exploring and researching all kinds of things, like being highly sensitive, pleasure and doing business in a new paradigm to name a few.  It’s been really interesting but I’ve been feeling like I am all over the place and not fully landed- i.e. in my head and not in my body!

It hasn’t been the most pleasant feeling and it’s probably why I haven’t made many videos lately.  I’ve interviewed other coaches on Facebook live, but have hardly shot any ‘regular’ videos.

Then as I was making room on my phone, I came across a video I had shot over 2 years ago!  I really liked it and realized that I’ve been on track all along!  However, somewhere along the road, I had started feeling like my message of being embodied on video wasn’t good enough and that I needed to include other things.

This video made me realize that I don’t need to add more things, I actually need to dig deeper- no wonder I was running all over the place.  Digging deeper always brings up discomfort and makes me want to run for the hills! Do you relate?

Well, this coyote is still teaching me lessons!  Thank you, dear one!

So without further ado, click here to find out what a coyote taught me about embodied presence on video!

I believe it’s our greatest challenge to stay connected to ourselves and be in our bodies.  This is where we have access to our true power- yet it means feeling all the places where we feel disconnected from our power!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to learn to go inside and resource your power so that you can share it on video and impact many lives!

I look forward to delving deeper into this subject- because it’s important!

To your embodied and empowered Visibility!!

Video sucks when you think you ‘should’ be making them. Right?

Just because video hugely accelerates your ability to reach more people and get more clients… doesn’t necessarily make it FUN….

And if it’s not FUN…. you’re probably not going to do it. Right?

I don’t blame you!!

Even I need inspiration to keep having fun with video! Sometimes it can feel lonely, a chore, and a drag…. Yuchh! Right?

What if you could make videos:

• from a place of inspiration? juicy desire rather than ‘should’?
• by being YOU- in your whole body– rather than disconnected- from the neck up?
• at least 1 per week- in the safety and coziness of a private group?

That would definitely make it more FUN- wouldn’t you say?

And what if you got:

• laser coaching to keep you on track and in momentum?
• a fun dance lab to get you in your body and build connection on camera?
• accountability and communal cheerleading from a small, dedicated tribe of high frequency/ introverted/ highly-sensitive / unconventional/ transformational peeps just like you?

That would make it not only FUN but quite possibly, dare I say…. EXCITING?!! I think so, too!!

And what do you think might happen?  You might:

• start feeling like it’s FUN and EASY to share your wisdom to a wider audience?
• get clients easily from Facebook and beyond?
• Get speaking opportunities?

Yup!! Yup!! and Yuuuuuuuup!!!!!!!!

That’s why I am beta-testing this FUN, Video Experience :

“Get your Video ? Groove Back! So you can Attract Clients Who Love you!!”

I’m NOT going to:

• shove a bunch of info down your throat and expect you to instantly put it all into action!
• overload your head with pdfs and workbooks and more things to read or listen to
• make you feel like a failure because you’re overwhelmed and not implementing what you’re learning

Instead, I intend to:

• CATALYZE you into Video get-up-and-DO!
• give you bite-sized, simple action steps as I laser coach each person
• teach you to harness your whole body and be fully engaged on each zoom call through guided embodied dance!
• give you a LIVE PRACTICE LAB  DURING each ZOOM CALL to access this whole body connection and make a super engaging video!
• laser coach and address any challenges that come up directly from making the video!

WOW!!! Right?

You’ll also receive my:
-Super Basic Video equipment list
-Video on how to shoot and edit on the iPhone
– Video Script Template
–“How to unleash your authentic energy on video” Movement Training Video series

Just the basics to get you up and running for our first meeting!

We’ll meet once a week for 1 hour on ZOOM- short and sweet and packed with ACTION!

Tuesday, Sept. 13 11am-12 PT
Tuesday, Sept. 20 11am-12 PT
Tuesday, Sept. 27 11am-12 PT

We’re not going over time- that’s a promise!  The magic happens all in the magical cauldron of 1 hour!

Is this not a video dream come true???

Well it gets better! Since “Get Your Video ? Groove Back! So you Attract Clients Who Love you!!” is a bomb ? beta-test! ? I’m going to offer this 3 week Video ? Experience, valued at ….

what’s it worth to you to learn by doing and make at least 3 videos in 3 weeks??

Priceless, right?  Well it normally goes for $397…

well get this, I’m offering it for only:
$97!!

• There is only room for the first 20 people who register!  First come first served!
• You can email me any questions:  michelle @ michellewhitehart .com
• You can dive in and send $97. via paypal to the email above
• You can email me and ask me for a paypal invoice
• or call me up with your credit card info! 310-795-2408

Lets make this happen easily 🙂 !!

Video should be FUN and EXCITING, right???!!!

This is for you if you:

• made some videos but just can’t muster the gumption to keep making them
• are freaked with making videos and need some safe, cozy communal support
• hate having to do ‘hard stuff’ all alone
• are tired of feeling stiff and Stepford wife-ish on video
• you really want to be using video to leverage your time!

I’m so looking forward to playing with you in this VERY EXPERIENTIAL, EMBODIED, CREATIVE, CONNECTED, ACCELERATED LEARNING and IMPLEMENTATION environment!!

We start in 8 days!! Are you ready???

Cheering you on in Getting your Video Groove BacK!— the easy and FUN way!!!

Can’t wait to see who jumps in and plays with me!! While getting A LOT of video shizzle done!!!

Whoo to the Hooooo!

Michelle

WARNING*** This is a crazy opportunity that could change your life! Dive in if you feel excited!!  NOT because you think you ‘should’!!!

I had a blast interviewing Minette Riordan on Facebook Live about “3 Reasons Why Including Creativity Helps Build Your Business Like Crazy”!!  Minette is a Business Coach for Creatives and she is an accomplished artist herself.  Check out the interview above!

I hope this encourages you to include more of your creativity in your business!  There are so many ways to do that!

How are you already including creativity in your business?

These are some of the ways I’m including my creativity:

• writing: emails/blogging/copy for my site & sales copy- a lot of idea weaving and integrating and finding the best words that fit
• making videos: choosing the location, clothing, content, sometimes editing, sometimes making creative videos where I’m rapping, or dancing, or making art!
• painting: my own background for videos,  or using different fabrics
• dancing: in some of my videos, with my clients, in my group programs
• clothing: creating some of my clothes (with experienced help! stay tuned for an upcoming video about this!);  shopping for clothes that truly express me (it helps to have support from a stylist on this! I’ve got a video about this too, coming!)
• photos & graphics: I love using Instagram and pic monkey to create marketing graphics as well as touching up selfies- to show what I”m doing in a fun way, and making groovy thumbnails for some of my Youtube videos!
• collaborating with my colleagues to create interesting fun interviews like this on Facebook live!  is also a great creative outlet for me!
• working with my clients and brainstorming ideas for their businesses and videos
• I use color markers and pens to create cue cards for my Facebook Lives!
• I like to doodle A LOT!  just to relax and have fun and that lets my mind rest and allows new creative ideas to come in!

How about you?

Creativity is both FUN (reason #1!) and satisfying to your soul!  And it lets you express more of who you are which makes you stand out even more and helps attract your soulmate clients who are drawn to YOUR energy.

I invite you to share  YOUR favorite ways you are including your creativity in your business in the comments below!   Lets learn from each other to stimulate each other’s creativity!

She looked into my ear.  “Oh….”  She recoiled with a quick smile. 

Gulp….

“You’ve got an infection.  It’s quite advanced.  You’re going to have to go to a regular doctor and get anti-biotics.  You can’t get on a plane until the infection is gone.”

Ugghhhh…..

So after 2 weeks, of creating all kinds of natural, healing concoctions, instead of flying to Canada, I’ve been camping in my bedroom for yet another week and taking dreaded antibiotics which I haven’t touched in a few decades.

Too tired to do any kind of work…  Permission slip granted to retreat behind my cloak of invisibility and heal. 

On the one hand, I have to admit it’s been a relief to chill on the visibility…  Just binge watching Doc Marten and The Tudors til the cows come home!

But now as this third week progresses, not communicating is starting to feel uncomfortable and I’m starting to feel like I’m hiding and blocking my own energy flow.

Does that make sense?  And  guess what?  I see that as a good sign, actually!

Can you differentiate between the feeling of conscious retreat to rejuvenate your energy and the feeling of hiding?  Can you feel the visceral difference in your body?

Or it might just be an inkling of knowing– intuition.  Or you may hear a voice guiding you.

However, you get the message– this is an important skill for highly sensitive-preneurs– knowing when to retreat and when to step out.  It’s a delicate dance– pushing yourself too much always backfires but too much retreat turns into hiding, avoidance, delay, clogging, and impacts the flow of your business.

So here I am.  I’m a few weeks behind on sharing part 3 of the Enheduana ancient marketing wisdom series.  The video was shot weeks ago but it doesn’t quite capture the energy and essence of what I want to convey. (This is not a case of “Done is better than Perfect.”)   And I’m not feeling well enough to reshoot it yet.

Plus I look like crap!   So what do I do?  Wait til I feel better to shoot a video?

No!  

Visibility is not just about making videos!!

I’ve decided to be Visible in a way that I CAN be visible– in this moment!

Which is to share with you where I’m at – in this email. Simple as that.   I’m choosing to relate to you even though my ear is still blocked and I don’t feel tickity boo!  I don’t have to wait to feel like everything is amazing. 

Otherwise it was starting to feel like I was holding myself back from you and let me tell you, I’m done with feeling suffocated by my own internalized straight-jacket!   You dig?

AND

I’d like to show my appreciation for you  for reading this and especially if you’ve read this far!

I am gifting you with my newly updated Super Streamlined Video Equipment List! 

Lucky you if you’ve been wanting to expand and get a few extra gizmos that could really help you improve the quality of your videos while having more fun making your videos!

This is exactly the kind of list I would have loved when I was starting on my video journey.  A super simple list made by a transformation-focused coach who makes videos that value authenticity over technical wizardry.  A list that will support me getting my message out in the simplest and most funnest way!

I know when I was starting out, I got bedazzled by the bells and whistles in the videos made by some of the video coaches out there– especially since I have a filmmaking background!
But I’ve realized that bells and whistles don’t enhance connection, ultimately.
If you’re a highly sensitive-preneur, you value connecting with your tribe and transmitting your message in a way that truly reaches them so that they can be transformed.  Am I right?

So you don’t need to spend lots of time figuring out :

• which pieces of equipment you need or
• how to use fancy equipment or
• how to say your message using the perfect words and memorizing or
• how to use a tele-prompter!

And you don’t have to spend a lot of MONEY!

Nope! 

All you need are a few strategic basic pieces of equipment so that you can focus on CHANNELING your message, your energy, your magic!   As a part of your tribe, we want to feel YOU and hear YOU and receive YOUR energy!  All those other contraptions get in the way of YOU connecting with us and letting YOUR full essence out!

So in addition to this awesome Super Streamlined Video Equipment List! , I want to offer the first 5 people who comment below  a FREE 15 minute “Video Gizmo Pow Wow” session to go over which gizmos are best for you and answer any questions you may have in using any of them!

I look forward to talking to you and catalyzing you to spread your valuable and important message that only YOU can share!
Thank you again for reading this!

Why?

Because I feel so much better now that I’ve shared with you where I’m at and offered you something I feel really good about!
It feels good to be Visible and share my gifts!  And you being here today allows me to do that.

So, thank you!!!
Cheering you on in sharing yourself and your gifts and being VISIBLE!!!

Michelle

P.S. Be one of the first 5 people who comments below to win a FREE 15 minute “Video Gizmo Pow Wow” session with me!!

When I read:  “I, En-hedu-Ana! High Priestess of the Moon God!”  I felt an electrical bzzt go through my whole body!  I felt En-hedu-Ana reach 4300 years through time to talk to ME!  She got my attention and I was transfixed!  In this video, I share how to apply what she did in your video:

Enheduana positioned herself and fully claimed her expert status!  And she talks directly to us!

I got a little squirrely when I first started making videos and was attempting to say my name and claim my expert status.  So in this video, I share some options- some are easier than others!

1. your website
2. your title
3. your what you do statement
4. your tagline

And I’ve noticed my clients find that claiming your expert status is the hardest part of making a video!  So I share a strategy about how to make this easier!

I don’t know about you but learning marketing from an ancient high priestess is kind of magical!  Do you agree?

Enheduana and I would love to hear your voice!  Has she inspired you in any way? I’d love to hear any ah- has you’d like to share in the comments below.

Thank you! To your expanded visibility!!