Restart Your Heart - Because Love is Worth the Risk » people

Issue 10: Patty Contenta ~ Lessons from the Dance Floor

Mindie Kniss — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:34:12 +0000

This month’s Heart to Heart features Patty Contenta, a professional dancer, choreographer, and creator of Sensuality Secrets. I think you’ll enjoy her simple, practical tips on how the stay in your masculine or feminine energy, and heighten your sensuality through nonverbal communication. This is important whether you’re single or in a relationship.

Leave me a comment below and let me know what you think!

Dare to love,

Mindie

___________________________________________________

Featured Heart to Heart Interview:

Patty Contenta (47:30)

Click here to listen:

Thanks so much for checking out my conversation with Patty Contenta. Visit Patty’s website, Sensuality Secrets, for more information on her work and mention that you heard her here on Restart Your Heart!

Up Next…

Next month’s Heart to Heart interview is with poet and philosopher, Mark Nepo. Mark is author of The Book of Awakening and As Far As the Heart Can See. Don’t miss it — Subscribe Now!
___________________________________________________
Find Restart Your Heart on Facebook! Post a comment on the wall and tell me know who you’d like to hear from in future Heart to Heart interviews.

Restart Your Heart…

Because Love is Worth the Risk

Awesomeness Fest

Mindie Kniss — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:14:40 +0000

Awesomeness Fest lived up to its name. So many incredible people… Such a gorgeous location!

Here are a couple personal highlights:

David Morelli spoke on tapping into intuition, how today we are so connected through the internet, but how we are learning more and more to connect to our “inner-net.” Brilliant.

Lisa Nichols was an inspiration — it’s easy to tune out words of motivation when I am constantly surrounded by them in my work. For whatever reason, the space I was in and her words combined to stir up something within me that is still working its way into expression. Powerful stuff…

Laura Silva, the daughter of Silva Method creator, José Silva, described her experience of putting into practice all of the personal growth tools to which she had access. It’s an important question to ask ourselves how often we utilize the tools and techniqes we have at our disposal to continue to step beyond our comfort zones and into our potential. Laura’s joy radiated from the stage and it was such a delight to connect with her.

I spoke on mindfulness and shared a quick exercise to recenter and disconnect from autopilot at any point in the day. I based my talk on Ellen Langer’s research on mindfulness and the recent book, Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom. Having someone like Chip Conley jump out of his seat to give me a standing ovation was such an honor. (Love you Chip!)

Vishen Lakhiani, creator of Awesomeness Fest through his company, MindValley, focused the whole event around the balance between being happy in the present moment and having a clear vision of success in the future — a state he would describe as being in flow.

At the end of the conference, Sean and I flew out of Costa Rica from a different airport than that in which we had arrived. At first, it seemed like a huge inconvenience: having to take a tiny turbo-prop from a local airstrip to the international airport. We quickly realized that it was actually one of the highlights of the trip — an opportunity to see more of the stunning countryside. Here’s a quick taste…

Overall, Awesomeness Fest was truly an AWESOME experience. I am so grateful to each and every one of you who added to the energy with your presence.

Pray Rain

Mindie Kniss — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:00:55 +0000

Here’s the latest Kniss Connection video. “Praying rain” is manifestation. What will you manifest in your life this week?

Do One Thing That Scares You

Mindie Kniss — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:40:52 +0000

This week’s Kniss Connection video: Do One Thing That Scares You… Stepping toward success in spite of fear.

Being Human

Mindie Kniss — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:36:25 +0000

I met my friend Sean Stephenson at his office today and couldn’t resist giving him a hard time about being a Sox fan. I grew up on the north side of Chicago, so my allegiance remains with the Cubs, even though I haven’t followed baseball in years. Throughout our conversation Sean, being Sean, asked some super in depth questions and, while they weren’t unexpected, they still tapped into a place in me that felt fragile. He reminded me of the normalcy of “being human.” Apparently, it is all too easy for me to forget…

Hence the topic of this week’s Kniss Connection video: