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Janna Yeshanova

Monthly Archives: September 2016

Love and Care – For Yourself!

29 Thursday Sep 2016

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Today’s guest is Michele the Trainer!  I had the pleasure of being interviewed by her on her podcast recently. We talked after the recording was over, and I became fascinated by her mission.  I offered her several questions on various topics related to the most important factor that drives the World forward…
MicheleTheTrainer InternetSo, here is Michele!  You are welcome to share your thoughts below her interview. It will be an interesting conversation.

“What does Love and care mean to you? Can you share an example?”

Janna Yeshanova

 Answer by Michele the Trainer:

The existence of love is agreed on by everyone, though we can’t see it or measure it.

Love is when we really care about another being. Lust is when someone is only self-serving.

So what is self? Without getting too airy fairy, we should have some idea of what we think self is.  The ability to wonder that differentiates us from animals.

Who We Are

We can’t love unless we really identify with who we are.

Our uniqueness is our spirit, our soul. But are we feeding that? Are we caring for our soul by engaging in spiritual activities?

Doesn’t love come from our heart and soul? I think so because people sing about that all the time!

Our bodies are a vehicle for our soul. Are we caring for our body?

How can we really help someone else if we are neglecting our own root thoughts and core beliefs about who we are?

The heart of loving and caring for others is the realization that a person’s own health and self-care IS the heart, or foundation of their ability to love and care.

Caring for Ourselves

Self-care is not selfish, it’s our responsibility. Even in the greatest oldest spiritual texts there are some suggestions for self-care.

Loving is caring, and we can’t love and care unless we are taking care of ourselves. Our bodies, the vehicle for our good deeds, requires care.  Self-care is often neglected.

Often the excuse of caring for someone else replaces the act of self-care.

Sometimes a person requires care because they neglected self-care, for example, complications from a disease of lifestyle such as diabetes or cardiac issues. If that person had cared for themselves, then some caregiving could have been avoided.  We can remind the caregiver to care for themselves too, so that the destructive cycle of no self-care changes course.

Caring for Others

With my wellness business, I take care of a lot of people, who take care of a lot of people, to some level or another; CEOs, Doctors, Nurses, Teachers, Parents, Caregivers, etc. In order to do that I have to take care of myself. I often get clients who KNOW they should be taking care of themselves and just need some help getting there (accountability).  Folks who care for others soon realize that their own health is the keystone.

 Folks who care for others soon realize that their own health is the keystone.

 Consider advocating for the earth, the oceans, the rainforests, the trees or animals. Can we be a voice for animals if we are careless with ourselves?  How can we educate others on protecting the earth if we aren’t well? The healthier and more energy we have, the more we can protect those who don’t have a voice, like animals, or oceans and rainforests.

I write a lot about the ocean. Those articles are read by folks who often have never seen the ocean.  If I’m not well enough to do my ocean activities to inspire my writing, I would not be able to share those thoughts, feelings, information and observations.

Lust or Love?

If we have relationships with people who are self-serving, it’s like lust, no matter if it’s personal or business (for example, businesses, including big and small businesses, we choose with that are only focused on money).

When someone actually cares, and isn’t self-serving, we can better hear suggestions to help us that come from love, not self-serving or lust, we can listen and choose to apply. Just like when someone speaks or writes from the heart, we are more likely to pay attention.

We can use a fitness example:

Business serving-

If someone pays a personal trainer that works for a large gym, it’s all about the money, a monthly financial quota that trainer is trying to make. Of course we might meet or know an individual here or there that cares, but it’s not the priority of the core business.

There are so many examples of businesses in all categories where the business comes before the customer’s care. We all need to be reminded of this!

 Serving others-

How can I help YOU?  I started my fitness/wellness business from the heart, because I cared to help others. I avoid those big gym models because keeping my priorities is my priority.  I maintain an authentic focus on helping others.

I listen to my clients and together we find ways that they can accommodate their self-care. They listen too.  They know that working with me is about them, because I do care.

Also consider, if I were sick or weak I wouldn’t be able to help anyone. My own self-care is imperative, as is yours!

Create a cycle of love and care

Self-care allows us to care more for more entities, resulting in more love all around. This creates good energy and a good example for others.

People that feel better are usually happier and that also creates good vibrations.

If we don’t care for ourselves we run the risk of enabling diseases of lifestyle or just feeling crappy which affects our attitude and vibe.

There is no requirement to love and care for a zillion people or animals.

Authentic self-care is enough to show some kindness here and there!

True love and care is immeasurable and can be exponentially beneficial!

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Interview with Uvi Poznansky

07 Wednesday Sep 2016

Posted by Janna Yeshanova in Guest Interview, Interview, Uncategorized

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#LoveIs2Care, Award Winning Novels, Historical Fiction, romance, Uvi Poznansky

Today I am talking with Uvi Poznansky , author of The Music of Us and Dancing with Air. She has many interests and several books listed below, but what interested me was our common interest in connecting history into our stories.

Uvi, the history I put in Love Is Never Past Tense comes directly out of my life. How does history fit into your recent work?

I love writing historical fiction because it is one of the most difficult genres of all, demanding a complete immersion in the era and studying every detail–in clothing, gadgets, hairstyle, manners and of course, the timeline of events–in order to make the story not only believable but utterly authentic. And even though I pride myself on writing with a sensual slant, aiming to put you in the skin of the characters, I have never before focused on the genre that would allow me to develop that lyricism to the fullest: namely, Romance.Uvi Poznansky

But lately, the characters I have written in a previous book, My Own Voice, demanded that I take them back a generation, to WWII, to the beginning of their love story. In my new novel, I had such heartwarming fun witnessing Lenny and Natasha overcoming every obstacle I threw in their way, only to find themselves, as they were meant to from the beginning, in each other’s arms.

Please share an excerpt with us.

Gladly! This excerpt was the inspiration for the design of the cover of The Music of Us:

Music of usWith that Natasha handed the microphone back to him and curtsied to the audience. A wavy, red strand of hair slinked from her headband, which was decorated with delicate flowers, and glided over her bare shoulder. Below that, the bodice of her dress glinted as she turned around. And again, for just a second, I thought I felt her eyes fluttering in my direction, meeting my gaze. Everyone around me must have imagined that, too.

Natasha lifted the long, silky skirt of her dress, so its folds fanned out from the seam that hugged her hips. As she sat down they draped, full and flowing, over the piano bench, responding playfully to the light from above with a cherry red shine. A reflection of it lit her chin from below and lined the underside of her slender arms, just a touch. With a slow, deliberate motion she lifted her hand, letting it hover, for what seemed like the span of a thought, over its shadow over the keys.

Her fingers started flitting across the keys, and at once I was taken by the solemn, dramatic sounds she made rise over us. They came pressing against the far reaches of the hall, gathering ominously just below the vaulted ceiling, as if in preparation to blow it away and sweep us into the night.

And what was the inspiration for the cover of your new novel?

I was inspired by this passage in Dancing with Air, told by Lenny:

A month ago she had given me a page of her diary, and to the sound of it rustling in my hand I imagined her imagining me: dancing with air

He will be running his fingers down, all the way down to the small of my back, touching his lips to my ear, breathing his name, breathing mine.
Here I am, dancing with air.
Around and around we go.

With these words Natasha stepped into my mind, lighting up the gloom. I pictured her dancing with her back to me as if, between the two of us, I was the one who was not even there.
The ripples of her hair spread open, glinting in all shades of red. Wave by wave they cascaded down, first between her shoulder blades, then over them. Fingers stretched out, just like a ballerina, she raised her arm up high, swirling, twirling air, turning it into glow. The translucent fabric fastened around her waist flapped over her legs, folds radiating, fluttering, flaring with every sinuous movement, as she formed loops, slow, continuous infinity loops with her hips.

What does LoveIs2Care mean to you?

Some people equate love with desire, which is an urgent need to take. But in my mind, love is truly tested not by taking but by giving, by being ready to sacrifice for the well being of your beloved.

As you may know, almost every chapter in Dancing with Air includes lyrics, inspired by the era, which not only echoes the popular songs of the time but also reflects the mood of the characters. Your question reminded me of the lyrics I wrote for the last chapter:

You must now hold on to me
I must save the memory
Of our past, so we’ll be there
We’ll be there…

I’ll always believe in you
Cling to me, we’ll be strong anew
In days to come, we’ll be there
We’ll be there…

 Author Links:

Blog
Facebook author page
Amazon author page
Goodreads author page
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@UviPoznansky

Buy links for Still Life with Memories:

Vol I  My Own Voice – ebook print audio
Vol II  The White Piano – ebook print audio
Vol III  The Music of Us  – ebook print audio
Vol IV Dancing with Air  – ebook print
Vol I+II  Apart from Love – ebook print audio

Buy links for The David Chronicles:

Vol I  Rise to Power – ebook print audio
Vol II  A Peek at Bathsheba – ebook print audio
Vol III The Edge of Revolt – ebook print

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