Cheryl Has Been 'Expert Of The Week!'

About Cheryl's Work:

How/Why did you choose your particular field?

My field is using ancient wisdom and the newest sciences to explain life in a way that anyone can use to create a life of their choosing. The process is simply re-designing the genetic blueprint through thinking in new ways. Habits of thought are all that limit - and can be changed with a change in Attitude and repetition. Thus all healing is self-healing.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
Aristotle

Good Fortune is unique to each, yet everyone knows what it is. I began looking for it as a child. I've always been interested in "how" and "why" things happen -- and why things turn out the way they do. I took University classes in psychology, education, art, philosophy, and drama. Lots of info, but not the root of the issue - and not very useful either.

Next, I took on a huge project of restoring an old "barge" back into a sailing ship. Nine years later, the Explorer sailed in the Bicentennial Tall Ships in New York in 1976. We did not have the money, skill or talents to do it. The process showed me that we can do ANYTHING we commit to doing. Amazing 'coincidences and synchronicity' "just happened. Again and again someone would step in and help just when "all was lost." I discovered how life works.

Through those same years I studied the Seth material, Course in Miracles, Tao of Physics, Carlos Castanada, Harner, Chopra, and many similar "new age" texts. What I read about was happening for us - in life. At last - practical and useable information - to make life work by design and not constantly repeating the old genetic programs.

I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting, using my new information - and over 9 years became very sick. Ugh! Not what I "intended"- or so I thought.

I guessed I had "chronic fatigue." Unknowingly I lived in a toxic environment. My condo roof leaked and the walls filled with mildew and mold. In addition - the gas fireplace was not connected and filled the space with carbon monoxide and soot. After a few years I was very sick, went to medical doctors who told me I had chronic fatigue and to rest. What? Rest? I had a life - and I wanted it back.

Over the next twelve years I experimented with many healing systems. I began with homeopathy, Chinese acupuncture and herbs, and also energy work (including Heller work, NLP, and Reiki.)

I found Jorei at a local Seimei-kyo and within 10 days felt dramatically better. Meishu-sama was the Japanese spiritual master who founded the original center. The recipe was simple: Jorei (healing energy), exercise and natural organic food. No supplements. But every winter (when I used the fireplace) I got sick again from the carbon monoxide. Eventually, in 1996 the fireplace was fixed, but I didn't discover the mold or move out until 2005.

From Native American Grandmothers I learned "The Beauty Way." I was invited to a healing sweat lodge and discovered a much deeper, direct relationship with myself and Life Force or Great Mystery. Over the years I learned the medicine wheel, vision quested and participated in many styles of Shamanic journeys. I now had direct experience and the answer to my childhood question: "Who am I, what am I doing here, and how does life work."

What lies behind us
and what lies before us
are tiny matters compared to
what lies within us.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

So the worst experience in my life turned out to be the best. The illness and seeking healing lead me to understanding myself, the nature of life and of illness, dis-ease or stress...and self healing. I saw how my genetic patterns and early traumas set my life path in motion. My own "mind-blindness" kept me stuck in a bad situation. I also saw how to change the genetic patterns that triggered my responses, including my illness.

In 1999 I began Ayurvedic treatments to restore my vitality and repair my internal organs. Over the years, I've cleared out the toxic residue and am regaining my total inner balance. My lungs are slowly restoring - and I know will heal. I witnessed many complete reversals - or spontaneous healing - for others, and I know how to do it now and how to teach it.

Was there someone (in particular) who inspired you into it?

Not one person, but many inspired me. My desire to understand poverty and misfortune was a big "first" motivator. I was blessed with a very fortunate childhood - but many around me were not. I saw a world of people starving and others rich, rich, rich. Many stars and executives were earning millions a year, and I asked, "What do they do to earn that?" My questions led me to answers and understanding the nature of Good Fortune and how to attract it.

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do,
but few people actually do what they know.
Knowing is not enough! You must take action.
Anthony Robbins

I also read many inspiring books - and I had thought that "reading and knowing" might teach. However it was my direct experience - and journey of recovery - that showed me how life works. Reading gave me ideas, but life is about action and reading is not doing.

My favorite Inspirations? I love Krishnamurti and Chopra's ability to translate ancient wisdom into simple truths and doable practices.

What is your 'Grand Vision' for your work, and where will it lead you?

I no longer teach classes on healing. My Inspiration led me to show the path to health and Good Fortune on my website - and reach millions, rather than hundreds. My special gift is in seeing a problem and then finding a solution. I'm a good teacher, and I give many easy, quick paths of action that lead to changing your Attitude and thus changing your experiences.

Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius. An Wang

Most do not understand the nature of life - as vibration - and so do not grasp that change can only happen when "vibration" (or feeling) changes. This is an attraction based Universe. As long as I looked for healing - I found many ways to heal. When I saw and felt myself "healthy" I found health. That's a small shift in attitude, but a big difference in results, isn't it?

My Grand Vision for the world? Healthy, Wealthy and Wise! I see "mind-changing" processes as life-changing. Including ending poverty and dis-ease. Peace and abundance are also within reach of anyone willing to change their attitudes.

Tell us a bit more about your website and your vision for its future?

My website, Quick-Good-Fortune.com is a basic "how to" and a blueprint for finding natural health and wellness, and living stress-free. Abundance and wealth are achieved by exactly the same process. That combination is Good Fortune. Everyone knows what it is, few know their talents are the "seeds" of their own success.

All the flowers
of all the tomorrows
are in the seeds of today.
Indian Proverb

I see people making changes every day - and learning to enjoy life again. Live the Dream are examples of people "living the dream." True Tales are stories of how people use the insights on Good Fortune to get results. I love doing my weekly ezine and sharing experiences and practical "how to" tips and strategies. Nothing is more fun for me than sharing what I love with people who are loving it. My vision is millions "waking up" and taking action - following their own inspiration to their own unique Dream of the good life - and sharing it with others.

That's my recipe for health, peace, wealth and happiness. Worldwide.

What advice would you give an aspiring Holistic Practitioner?

Don't ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive,
and go do it.
Because what the world needs is
people who have come alive.
Howard Thurman

Find what you love and do it. Nothing motivates or takes the place of your passion for what you love. Find your Vision and live withIN it. See life through it - as you. A musician lives music. A healer lives healing. Your talents and gifts are unique and needed. That's what others will pay for and seek from you. Life is a joy - when you share who you are and what you love -- and that is the path of Good Fortune.

About Cheryl The Person:

What makes you laugh?

Web humor - I love getting funny e-mails. My parrot endlessly playing and never giving up trying to teach me how to have more fun. Friends telling stories about the past - who we were then...what was sooo important - dumb ideas.... and how often things turned out differently than expected.

What makes you sad?

Mind-blindness. Seeing other's self-inflicting pain and drama - and not waking up to causing their own experiences.

What do you like to do when you aren't working?

Walk on the beach, yoga, ayurveda treatments, soul dancing, sweatlodge, lunch with friends, Kali Mandir pujas, classical music, story-telling, theatre, art museums and gardens, travel (Bali is a favorite), snorkel (warm water only) journal, write (opps - that's working, isn't it?) and drum circles.

Tell us some more about YOU?

Yiiiks - I just did - I'm passionate about exploring Good Fortune - and all the many tricks and strategies to get their quick and easy. I'm a morning person - up early - with the birds - and sleepy early too. I eat mostly organic, not vegetarian, but lots of fruits and veggies. Red wine only, and lots of the "super foods." I love nature and living in beauty. I enjoy a view and seclusion. I prefer small gatherings to big ones. I love warm and sunny, although I'd spend two weeks skiing again...sometime.

I love to explore new tropical lands, cultures and foreign places. Love Kerala, India; Florida Everglades; want to visit Costa Rica, love Mayan Sacred Sites in the Yucatan and Guatemala. Southern Italy and Hera's temples, and Hawaiian sacred sites are favorites.

I love the mineral spas in my Czech Republic homeland, and in Hungary - the people are warm, talented and fun. Spain, Portugal and Morocco were a wonderful adventure - and I'd return! The Mediterranean is wonderful - and I look forward to exploring more of the coast. For many years I led travel adventures to sacred places and plan on continuing in the future.

I can't imagine anything more healing or rejuvenating than an Ayurvedic spa retreat with a practitioner like John Holmstrom who understands diagnosis and deep cleansing to restore health and inner balance.

The most beautiful
thing we can experience
is the mysterious.
It is the source of all true art
and science.
Albert Einstein

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