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Grow your Glow:
Root yourself in your
rhythm.
Seed your roots with
desire.
Nourish yourself with your
unique dance
How to Cultivate your most powerful and
untapped asset; your magnetic presence
The Feminine Rhythm Presents
By Lauren Sheehan
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Disclaimer
The content contained in this book is for informational purposes only. The reader accepts sole responsibility for the use of this content. The author cannot be held responsible for the way in which this information is applied.
Copyright
This eBook is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution No-Derivs 3.0 Unported License. Feel free to share this eBook with whoever you want. All I ask is that you do not alter the content in any way when you do.
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Why I wrote this E-book
Have you ever seen someone who just glows with vibrancy for
life or been around someone who is simply lit up with passion
for the things they have and what they are doing?
People who have this mesmerizing presence are seemingly
less and less apparent in this world. Look around you; you
might notice a bunch of people who complain about their
jobs, families, and children; about how everything is always
going wrong for them, or that they simply can’t leave that job
they hate even though it’s sucking the life out of them. You
might notice that these people look lifeless and dull. That’s
because complaining, whining, settling, not knowing your
own value (I could go on forever with this list) is so not
glowing. People who glow know what they love and then they
make it a priority to DO it, no matter what it takes. They
follow their pleasure.
Maybe you have already started to surrounded yourself with
people on fire, but you might still feel that you haven’t quite
taken the torch yourself yet. Here’s my question for you:
How about now?
NOW it’s your turn to blaze with passion and life and I assure
you, it will be GLORIOUS!
Before we move on I want to clear up a few things.
Is this you?
If you are thinking that this e-book is
Going to tell you how to get everything you desire
simply by shifting your presence and never taking any
action
Going to somehow magically grant you a presence as
magnetic as say, Michael Jackson on stage performing
Thriller
Going to give you tips on how to get more tan, put on
more makeup, buy fancy clothes, and use great
smelling perfume to attract in more men, jobs, money,
and other things you want
You might as well just stop reading now. On the other
hand, if you are still curious, please continue.
Or… is this you?
Maybe you are reading this e-book because you
You have a deep sense that you haven’t quite yet
unleashed your most powerful and badass self to the
world yet, and you’d like a few easy tips on how to do
so
Want a short, thought provoking and informative read
on how to cultivate a magnetic presence
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Are curious to know a little bit more about me, The
Feminine Rhythm, and what the heck it means to
“grow your glow”
Whether you are, an entrepreneur who wants to feel more
confident and authentic while delivering your message to the
world, a woman who wants to ignite more passion into her
intimate relationships, a desperately single person who is
convinced they’ll never find “the one”, a mother who wishes
to have a stronger connection with her ever growing and
feisty teenage daughter, or just someone who wishes to feel
more peace and love in for themselves, learning the keys and
concepts that I present in this short e-book will surely give
you some practical ideas on how to cultivate more of your
own presence and begin to step into your own authentic
power.
Who am I?
Before we move on I want to tell you a bit about me.
Hi I’m Lauren! That’s me on the left. I’m a creative minded visionary, trailblazing 20-something, master of Glow, speaker, writer, blogger, performer, dancer, and multi-passionate entrepreneur.
I am the founder of The Feminine Rhythm, where I inspire women to dance to the beat of their own rhythm, cultivate a magnetic presence, and be powerfully feminine. I teach classes and workshops on the Art of Feminine Presence and coach leaders, speakers and entrepreneurs simple practices to help them cultivate their most powerful magnetic presence so that they can mesmerize their target markets in a way that feels powerful, inspiring, and authentic. I am dedicated to finding out what it takes to embody our most authentic and powerful presence, how that can support us in creating the lives we desire, and teaching you through my own experience and research.
I spent most of my childhood nights in dance class where I cultivated my love for embodied movement and acquired my stealthy, sassy, powerful cat-like talent for mesmerizing people with my movement. I graduated from Colorado State University Magna Cum Laude with a Degree in Sports Medicine, and started my first business, Empower Fitness, after graduating from college where I created holistic fitness programs for my clients and honed in on my gift for coaching people on a deeper level. I eventually met and trained with
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Rachael Jayne Groover of the Yin Project who introduced me to the art of personal presence and cultivating feminine essence and the rest is “herstory”.
If there is one thing you should know about me it is this:
I believe that you can create and do WHATEVER YOU DESIRE.
And I am passionate about being your biggest fan and cheering you on as you grow your glow to accomplish that.
I also love to MOVE my body, which is what inspired the name Feminine Rhythm for my business. I have always been drawn to the beauty of human movement and energy my whole life. Over the years, I have developed my strong sense for stage presence and body movement. I have a keen sense of body awareness in myself and in others as well as the ability to cue others into their body which is what makes me such a powerful teacher of personal presence.
I live in Austin, Texas.
I truly hope you enjoy this manifesto on personal presence and I am so grateful that you are reading this and you are so committed to your own personal growth and beauty.
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Your is your most Glow
important, untapped asset
Photo taken by Sophie Ellis
Why you need more Presence
We are all born with an innately powerful, authentic, and
extremely magnetic presence that is designed to help us
attract our desires to us with ease.
The problem is that most of us have created walls or put up
guards that at one point in our lives helped us survive. Those
walls have shaped everything about you including the way
you sit, stand, breath, talk, move and live. They have shaped
the limitations of what you believe is possible and put a cap
on how much success, pleasure, joy, and abundance you are
willing to contain in your life. They have helped you prove
yourself right time and time again that
If I am the best at something people might judge me
or exclude me
There are no good men out there for me and I’m
destined to be alone forever
I am not good enough or pretty enough
I can’t trust anyone and I have to do everything myself
I’ll never be able to support myself outside the
corporate world
Allowing myself to own my feminine power means
people will see me as weak, frail, and slutty
Get the picture?
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Those walls are blocking you from receiving all that you desire
and are already creating. They are inhibiting you from living in
true harmony with the rhythm of your deepest sense of self.
I already know at least one thing about you, and that is
that you need more presence. Why? Because if you are
reading this you probably want to be getting more of what
you desire, living a more joyful and purposeful life, doing work
that fills your heart’s passion, create financial freedom and be
having a LOT more fun.
Welcome to the tribe sister! I can’t begin to tell you how many
people I’ve met who have life changing ideas, dreams, and
desires who are not acting on them. I’ve met experts and
professionals who have more knowledge and experience than
you can imagine, but when they get up to move or speak
about those things, I feel nothing. I don’t feel inspired to take
action, to meet with them, or to follow them because they
simply don’t have presence.
Have you ever heard the phrase, “I was so moved by that?”
That phrase is about presence. We are inspired, motivated,
and moved by those who MOVE us; by those who make us
FEEL something. The truth is the only way to communicate
feelings to another person with your presence.
With the fast pace of the internet, people are demanding
more authenticity and transparency. People don’t just want to
read what you have to say anymore, they want to see, feel,
and connect with what you have to say. The world of hiding
behind just words is disappearing.
The world needs you to let down your guards, shed your
walls, and grow your glow. The world needs you to be lit on
fire with your desires. The world needs more of your
presence. But don’t do it for the world, do it for you. You
are the most important person on this planet after all and you
need more of your bright, beautiful presence.
What is Presence?
Presence is an interesting word. Nowadays many people
recognize the word to mean “being present”, as in living in the
preset moment. While this is very true, and being present is
paramount to having more presence, when I speak of
presence from here on out I am referring the noun, not the
verb, which is your personal magnetic presence; the essence
of you or your personal ambiance.
When you walk into a room, you walk in with a presence and
your presence supports you in communicating and
connecting with others.
Communication is more than just physical movement and
verbalizing. There is a sort of an unspoken way in which we
communicate with one another. There is something we FEEL
about a person when we meet with them.
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Physical Body=
Filament
Have you ever noticed that there are some people who walk
into a room and you immediately feel something? Maybe you
feel more calm or relaxed, or maybe their presence alarms
you. Nonetheless, you were effected by something more,
something in their energy. Often times, we can feel
someone’s presence near us even though we can’t physically
see or hear them (which is very useful when you need to be
protect yourself from danger or predators). Presence is the
very foundation on which all communication begins.
Your Presence announces the truth of you more than any
words or actions. When the way you walk, sit, stand, and
move matches the presence of your authentic self, the core of
who you are, you choose to become the magnetic force that
you are meant to be. You will attract the people, clients,
relationships, and success that you desire without feeling as
though you are forcing your way through life.
Rachael Jayne Groover of the Yin Project says: “There are
women who walk into a room and are noticed by many. They
have an air of confidence about them that is attractive. There
are others who frequently comment that “no-one remembers
I was even there.” One has ‘presence,’ one does not. Have you
ever said “that performer has a lot of stage presence?”
Presence, which some people seem to have and others do
not, can be developed more than you may realize.”
Cultivating presence is a balance. It takes inner (listening,
intuition, shifting beliefs, personal growth) and outer work
(taking action and doing, experiencing).
The Anatomy of Magnetic Presence
Your magnetic presence is much like a light bulb. The main
parts of our light bulb metaphor are the filament, your
physical body, and the bulb, your energetic presence. Each of
these two parts has a main function. The job of the filament is
to radiate heat and light out into the bulb. The bulb’s job is to
contain that light and radiate it out into the world with the
intensity that it’s calling for due to its shape, width, or
physical make up.
Energetic
Presence= Bulb
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In terms of you and your GLOW, this means that your body is
the filament, and it is your body’s job to radiate out to the
world who you are and what you are desiring. You energetic
presence (the bulb) is there to contain all that beautiful
radiance in a shape that supports you in getting more of what
you want.
Are you Open for Business?
If your business is open but you forgot to turn on the OPEN
sign, will customers know that it’s ok to come in? Some will
try anyway no matter what the sign says, some might look
inside and not really see much and leave(maybe you were in
the basement getting supplies) and some might just bypass
you all together because the sign wasn’t on.
This happens to you all the time. All the time, your desires,
dreams, wishes, and yearnings are trying to come to you but
they just don’t see the open sign, they can’t find their way
through your maze of walls, or they simply can’t get in
because no one is home.
You are essentially a lighthouse, an open for business sign or
in our modern internet kinda world, the big red arrow on
Google maps. You are the beacon to which all that you desire
flows to. With your presence you say “I’m here! Come find me
everything I want and desire! I’m ready for you and I ‘m open
for business.”
So I ask you? Are you open for business?
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How to cultivate your Personal
Presence: Tending to your
garden
The Keys to Cultivating your Magnetic Presence
There are three main keys to cultivating a magnetic presence.
They are:
1) Come Home
2) Turn the lights on
3) Turn up the intensity
These keys may sound simple and that’s because they are.
The more I live, the more I realize the most profound things
are the simplest. These are the three tools and exercises that I
practice and teach to clients and students daily, which I
learned from Rachael Jayne Groover, who developed the
exercises you’ll see in this book and who is the Author of
Powerful and Feminine: How to Turn on your Magnetic Presence
and Attract the Attention you Want
Step 1: Coming Home
I learned to call being present in my body coming “Home.”
The idea of coming home to your physical body sounds so
simple, and it is, but it is actually the most profound and
difficult task you will face in growing your personal presence.
Coming Home= Being present in your physical body
Just to make sure it sinks in: the biggest challenge that you
will face in cultivating your glow is learning to be present and
inhabiting your physical body.
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You might be curious as to what I mean by inhabiting your
physical body. You might be asking: “How can you not inhabit
your own body? If you are alive and breathing, shouldn’t this
qualify?”
Let me ask you this, have you ever driven yourself home from
work, and when you got home, you thought to yourself: “How
the hell did I get here without crashing? I don’t remember
driving home at all.” Have you ever been going somewhere,
walking let’s say, and the whole time you are walking there
you miss everything that is passing by you, you don’t even
notice that your neighbor passed by because you were so
busy thinking about what you have to do at this place when
you get there? This is what I call auto-pilot. When you are on
auto pilot your energy body and your physical body are not
connected, and you are not home.
Surprise! You actually have more than one body. You have a
physical body and an energy body, to name just a few. When
you are walking to a destination and you are on auto-pilot,
your energy body is already at the place you haven’t reached
yet instead of in the present moment with your physical body.
Your physical body is the PORTAL to the present moment.
For wherever you are, there you are. When you are present in
your physical body, you are home. You are open for business,
you are inside the building to turn on the lights and receive
the presents your mom sent you in the mail. Get it?
Simply put, if you are thinking about anything in the past or in
the future, you are not inhabiting your physical body.
Coming Home Exercise:
(Originally Created by Rachael Jayne Groover)
Stand with feet hip width apart and close your eyes. Focus
your attention two to three inches below your belly button.
When your attention is in this place, you are in your place of
power and you are present.
Check in to make sure you are home often:
Before you go into a building, take 30 seconds to
check in and make sure you are home
When you are speaking to another person, check in
and make sure you are home
When you are working on your computer, check in to
make sure you are home
Extra credit! Check out this fun exercise that will have you
walking in a new way, and more people noticing you in
beautiful ways.
What did you notice by doing this exercise?
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Step 2: Turning the lights on
So now that you are inside the building, you can turn on the
lights. It’s time to turn on your GLOW!
The best way I know how to do this is to become aware of
your energetic presence (energy body). Many of us are simply
not conscious to this integral part of our being. Your energetic
presence extends from inside your body to about arm’s length
all around you.
Your energetic presence is a shape shifter and takes different
shapes depending on what emotions you are feeling, what
you believe about the world, and how healthy you are. Just
think about a time when you were really sad, or even feel the
feeling of sad right now, you might notice you feel sticky or
contracted in some or all parts of your body. Now feel very
happy and joyful. What happens to your energetic presence?
It got larger didn’t it? It felt big and spacious right?
So, the lesson here is that your energetic presence is always
around but just like the lights in a room you are not using, it’s
not always lit up. There is some magic that happens when you
come home to your physical body, and then put your
awareness on your energetic presence. You begin to light up!
It’s literally like turning on the light switch or plugging in the
chord. When you don’t have all the pieces together properly,
or there is a break in the chain, the signal can’t get through.
By being HOME, and then bringing awareness to this
presence around you, you are connecting all the wires in your
circuit.
A quick and Easy Energetic Presence Exercise
(Originally Created by Rachael Jayne Groover)
1) Put your hands together and rub them very quickly
creating lots of heat and friction. Then stop, and
slowly pull them apart. Feel the interaction that is
happening between your hands. You may feel s
tingling sensation. This is your energetic presence.
2) Now imagine a globe around you about arm’s length
from your body. See and feel the edges of this globe.
Feel it big and spacious. Notice how you feel
3) Now contract your globe about an inch from your skin.
Notice how you feel.
4) Practice expanding and contracting your presence as
much as you like.
5) For extra credit, do this exercise with attention on your
center (wombspace/hara).
What did you notice in this exercise?
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Step 3: Turning up the intensity
So now that you have your light on, what now? Your presence
hasn’t yet quite reached that magnetic level that is so
attractive.
The third piece of this puzzle involves movement, but not just
any movement. Let me just say this: there are those who
know how to move their bodies and those who do not.
Which are you? If you are getting the picture here, you might
be thinking of someone who knows how to move their body.
What is it about these people that is so mesmerizing? What is
it that is so magnetic about knowing how to move your body?
The secret is that people who “know how to move” know
something extra; they know what makes them FEEL pleasure
when they move. It doesn’t have to be pretty movement, or
sensual movement at all to catch our attention. Have you ever
seen someone bust a move on the dance floor, who clearly
had no sense of rhythm, is dancing totally off from the rest of
the room, and quite frankly looks ridiculous… but you couldn’t
stop watching them?
That person was thoroughly enjoying their body movement in
that moment; no matter how uncoordinated or ugly it looked.
So, what’s my point? Moving your body in ways that please
you dramatically amps up your level of presence.
When you move in a way that feels good to you, you are
actually finding the “sweet spot” of movement in which your
physical body and energy body are moving with a 50/50
balance.
A Super Easy Exercise on Finding a 50/50 Balance
(Originally Created by Rachael Jayne Groover)
1) Physical movement: Move your physical arm. Move
your hand or arm in a physical way only. Notice how
this feels
2) Energetic Movement: Move your energy arm. Move
your hand or arm in an energetic way only. Don’t think
about this too much just trust that you know what
energetic means if you think you don’t. ( hint: Think
tai chi or chi gong) Notice how this feels.
3) 50/50 balance: Now move your physical hand and
energy hand together with a 50/50 balance. Notice
how this feels.
What did you notice? What was the key for you to finding this
50/50 balance? Check out this video blog I did on this very
subject.
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You might have noticed that in order to find that 50/50 sweet
spot, you simply had to place your awareness on both
physical and energetic while you moved. You might have
also noted the increase level of “magic feeling” when you hit
this sweet spot.
A great thing is to do this with a friend and watch them. You
will notice that when they have the 50/50 balance, you’ll this
sense something more, an “ooooo and ahhhhhh factor”, as
opposed to simply a physical or energetic movement.
Let’s Recap
The three keys to a magnificent glow are this
1) Be present in your physical body
2) Be aware of your energetic presence
3) Move your body in ways that you enjoy
The more you practice these keys daily, the more you will
cultivate more of your most powerful and authentic feeling
presence.
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Glow on! Becoming a Master of
Glow
Photo by Terra Kate
Ten Simple Truths about Your Glow
1. There is absolutely NO REASON for you to dim or
contract your presence for anyone or anything
2. Your Presence is another support system for you in
receiving more of what you really desire.
3. Not everyone is ready for your presence, and some
people just will never like you or your glow, and that’s
ok
4. The more present you are in your physical body, the
more you will radiate and glow
5. The more you PRACTICE the tools presented in this
ebook, the more your most authentic presence will be
on all the time. ( you’ll feel more automatic and less
like you have to consciously turn it on)
6. Your Glow is not about the way you look physically,
how tan you are, how much you weigh, what your hair
looks like, or how much makeup you have on.
7. Your glow is the most attractive force you own, learn
to use and use it well
8. Cultivating this glow will drastically change the way
people view and notice you, even though you may not
feel much different inside
9. When you are glowing, you WILL attract more
attention from men and from women. Good thing you
have stellar, strong boundaries right?
10. Your glow is all for you and no one else. Glow for you.
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Becoming a Master of Glow takes practice just as everything
else does. You cannot simply expect to just come home once,
be aware of your energetic presence once, and move in a way
you enjoy one time and then hope your presence stays
magnetic forever.
Cultivating glow is a conscious practice. You must learn to
check in with yourself frequently to see if you are home and if
you are not.
If you only take one thing away from this book, I hope it is to
be present in your body. This simple practice is the key to
everything. If you do nothing else, remembering to come
back home while you talk to your mom on the phone, when
you are in a fight with your spouse, when your children are
screaming in the kitchen and you feel like you are about to
explode, you will save yourself lots of struggle.
When you connect to others from your home, you connect
from a conscious place of love.
If you have perused my blog, you might have noticed that I
make many claims of what you can attract to yourself by
shifting your presence. You may have seen things about
attracting
Sexy men
More money
More clients
New job opportunities
New girlfriends
And LOTS more… all by shifting your presence
Let’s just say I’m not messing around with any of those
claims. I have experienced this myself and seen many
students and clients bring great new things into their lives, all
of those things actually and more. But it took commitment
and practice. Cultivating presence is a balance of inner and
outer work.
The last bit of Glimmer
The Feminine Rhythm Tribe
I wrote this ebook not simply to be an informative and playful
text on the most profound and important tools I have ever
learned, but as a call to action.
It is my dream to have a community of women who support
each other in cultivating more glow, more happiness, more
authenticity, and more passion to dance to our own rhythms.
Can you imagine what the world would be like if we all flowed
with our own rhythm? Can you imagine the beautiful ways we
could all harmonize and dance together?
If you have been inspired by this book, my blog, or your own
insights from doing these short exercises and integrating
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them into your life join the community on facebook, follow
me on twitter and tweet me a hello, keep up with the Grow
your Glow weekly video tips and leave me feedback and
comments, or drop me an email at
[email protected], I’d just love to hear your
stories.
If you feel this ebook has helped you please help spread this
message by telling your friends about it, leaving me feedback
and comments, reviewing it on your blog or posting a link to it
on your website.
A final Glowing thought
I am so grateful that you’ve taken the time to read this
manifesto. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to
contact me.
There are so many applications to this work! If this
information has sparked your interest to
want to move deeper into cultivating your personal
presence and learn even more tools to help you feel
more confident and comfortable in your body
want to know how this might help you have better
camera presence for your video blogging endeavors
be curious about how this work can help you own and
sink more fully into your feminine essence
Then Let’s Work Together! You can work with me more
closely by
Journeying with me in the 21 Day Grow your Glow E-
course
Community Coaching via Fuel for your Fire, my
subscription coaching community and e-letter
Joining my Art of Feminine Presence Classes ( held
weekly in Austin tx)
Individual or group coaching: for entrepreneurs,
speakers, and bloggers on cultivating presence to
deliver the most powerfully authentic message to their
target audiences.
Invite me to speak to your group or business, or at
your convention/summit/symposium
Let’s work together! Email me at
Until next time! I wish you all the best and I hope to be blinded
by your glow someday!
GLOW ON!