PART I: INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
- Rituals are powerful in these ways:
- You are honoring by creating a structured event that will move you from one level of conscious to another – making the ordinary into something sacred
- Calling other resources beyond self
- Brain doesn’t know difference between ritual or actual event
- Barbara shares a very personal story about her sisters passing and how that led her into practicing rituals.
- Rituals gives us feeling of comfort to try new things and stretch ourselves.
- How can one use ritual to open themselves up to more prosperity and success in their lives? You must be open to receiving.
- A simple ritual for prosperity and success is practicing daily gratitude – especially when struggling with lack. The ritual is the key to open the door and you have to walk through and do something new.
- The keys to seeing lasting results after a ritual are consistency and a change of behavior.
- If you feel like things aren’t changing use a letting go ritual – write on paper or write key words on rocks and consciously let go as you drop the rocks or shred the paper.
- A quick everyday practice of releasing and letting go has changed Barbara’s life – she shares how to do it.
PART II: ACTION STEPS
Start a Success Jar
- Set a goal for yourself or create a to-do list.
- Designate a beautiful jar to acknowledge your successes.
- Each time you take a step closer to your goal (small or large) put money in your success jar.
- Watch your success & money grow.
- Use the money to spend on yourself and savor your success.
About the Guest:
Over the last three decades, Barbara Biziou has empowered tens of thousands of people from all walks of life through her Joy of Ritual books, TV & speaking engagements, consulting, customized life rituals and group intensives. Her greatest passion is marrying cross-cultural ancient rituals and rites and applying it to current times, creating what she refers to as the “alchemical art of ritual fusion.”