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  • 6 Reasons to Get Rid of your To Do List
    Is Your To-Do List Bad for You? Last week I was away on retreat. It was a profound week of healing with lots of quiet and space to go inward. Now that I’m back, I’ve returned to my normal life as if I’m an outsider, observing my life for the first time. As I’m watching […]
  • A Time for Self Reflection
    With some guidance from Carolyn,  I’m spending today reflecting on this year and gaining some clarity for the year ahead. Carolyn provides 20 different ways to look at 2011 and prepare for 2012. The first prompt for reflection is called One Word, and the task is to 1) encapsulate this past year with one word. […]
  • 5 Reasons to Improve Your Posture
    The work that I do improves posture. I learned that good posture is vital to feeling good many years ago when I was depressed. I felt down about myself, my work, my relationships and where I lived. I was fit, and I’ve always been athletic, but I still felt down. Someone told me that I […]
  • Simplify & Enjoy the Holidays with 6 Questions
    I have a tendency to feel overwhelmed around the holidays. It’s a time ripe with memories, full of hope, expectation, and in some cases…obligation. To be perfectly honest, I think it’s habitual: think shopping mall, get stressed. Below are some questions I ask myself to keep myself in check and “stop the madness” whenever my […]
  • 7 Ways to Boost Your Resilience
    Do you feel a little sluggish, slow, sore-throaty, achy, tired and worn out? If you’re feeling less than your spunky, sparkly self, here are a few ideas to give your immune system a boost: 1) Take a cold shower I fell in love with this ritual after spending time in Japan. Japan has a bathing […]
  • 7 Tips for a Restful Night’s Sleep
    Here’s my recipe for a good night’s sleep: Keep lights dim at night before bedtime If you don’t have a dimmer, here’s a perfect excuse to light candles. You don’t have to wait until the power goes out to set a restful (or romantic) mood. I like to line the hallway with little tea lights […]
  • Gain Clarity, Inspiration & Purpose: a List of Loves
    One of my favorite exercises that I share with Boot Camp clients is called a List of Loves. It’s as simple as it sounds–it’s a long list of things that you love. A “List of Loves” is powerful because Paying attention to things that you love feels good. It can remind you that life is […]
  • Enthusiam ROCKS!: 5 Reasons to be More Enthusiastic
    Did you know that the leaves of a lemon tree make a yummy herbal tea? This weekend I went to an herbal medicine class taught by Darren Huckle. The best part about the class was Darren’s attitude. His enthusiasm about plants and the earth and taking care of our bodies is contagious. He is so […]
  • Ideas and Inspiration: Sample Artist Dates
    Artist Dates are mini adventures that I often prescribe to clients for homework. Click here for a background on Artist Dates (from Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist Way) . What is an artist date? An artist date is sacred YOU time. It’s a precious way to feed the well and become inspired. It’s essentially an […]
  • Simple Self Care Secrets
    How often to you feel worn out, anxious, on edge or sick? Did you know that any of these emotional and physical sensations are your body’s way of telling you something’s up? How do you typically handle your body’s messages? Do you: a) ignore the messenger by pushing it down with chocolate, chips, caffeine, alcohol […]

Rebecca Arora is a facilitator for growth, healing and change. Her mission is to inspire and empower women to align themselves with their fullest potential and joy. Rebecca is like a lightning rod for change.

Rebecca facilitates peace, inner calm, profound healing and joy through Restorative Healing. Rebecca motivates and encourages clients to take inspired action and become a magnet for their dreams with her innovative Mind Body Spirit Boot Camp.

Rebecca is a zentherapy® practitioner, healing touch provider, coach, wellness editor, workshop facilitator, yoga instructor, and former software product manager. She is one of the co-founders of Glam Media where she created and launched the Wellness category. Rebecca draws upon her own rich life experiences with business, martial arts, healing, meditation, yoga, and zen in her work.

My Story
I have a healthy vibrant body, an incredible husband, good finances, and loving friends and family. I live in a beautiful place and I do work that I feel I was born to do. I adore my clients and I rejoice as they transform and thrive.

Things didn’t always feel this good. About eight years ago I went through a very difficult time in my life. There wasn’t one specific trigger; it was as if I’d been slowly sinking over time without even realizing it. I felt fatigued daily and I complained constantly. I would sneak away to take naps on my lunch break, and I found myself crying in the bathroom at work. I remember days when I felt so depressed that I could not get out of bed.

I didn’t know what to do or how to help myself. Thankfully, I met someone who said: “You look like someone who could use some bodywork.” He was right. And he proceeded to throw me a lifeline by introducing me to a healing technique called Zentherapy®—a form of bodywork that focuses on releasing pain and tightness from the body to improve posture and muscle tone.

I was shocked at how good I felt after just one Zentherapy® session, so I immediately opted for a series of 10 sessions and slowly my life started to shift. I began to have more energy and enthusiasm. I started doing things to take better care of myself like getting counseling and coaching. I started keeping a journal. I learned to meditate. I read books. I became a sponge for anything that could teach me how to improve my life and how I felt.

It was incredible to me that, as my body released its tension my mind and emotions became “like buttah” too. Better than butter, though—I started to sparkle again. I became more resilient. I felt younger. I stood taller. I even lost weight! Most importantly, I was no longer sinking. The clouds were beginning to lift.

It wasn’t long before I attended my first training to be certified in both Zenbodytherapy® and ZenTriggerpoint Anatomy®. I began to give and receive this work as much as possible, and I’m continually amazed by the results I experience for myself and for those I work with.

In 2007 I discovered another powerful healing modality called Healing Touch. Healing Touch is a restorative form of energy healing that uses light touch or no touch. Similar to my experience with Zentherapy®, after just one session I was hooked. I began receiving Healing Touch regularly for self-care, nurturing and spiritual growth. People at work would ask me if I’d just gotten a facial. “No,” I’d reply, “It’s Healing Touch.” I loved the sessions so much that I decided to become a practitioner.

I soon became a volunteer with Stanford’s Healing Partner’s program and I quickly discovered how effective Healing Touch is for anyone in crisis, grief or difficult transitions. I now provide Healing Touch as part of the MBS Boot Camp or as a stand-alone series (see Restorative Healing).

Fast forward a few years…after doing Zentherapy® and teaching yoga “on the side” for several years, in Jan 2009 I decided to take the plunge and make wellness my full-time career. Though my practice continues to evolve, I have created two primary programs that focus on supporting women who want to transform their lives.

The first program is called Mind Body Spirit Boot Camp.
This program is for women seeking powerful transformation. It is like coaching on steroids. Why? Because it has the structure of weekly coaching (for the mind) paired with Zentherapy® for the body and Healing Touch for the spirit. This provides a 360 approach to healing and change. We meet weekly for this program over the course of 4 months.

The second program is called Restorative Healing.
Restorative healing is ideal for women experiencing a life or health crisis. It is also perfect for women who neglect themselves and put everything else first. Sound familiar? Restorative Healing is a series of Healing Touch sessions over time. I discovered that it takes an average of 6 sessions for clients to experience profound results so the Restorative Healing program is 6 sessions over your chosen time span.