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_Hello my gorgeous

Last weekend was the start of my birthday week and I love that in fact it falls in New Zealand during our annual Waitangi Day celebrations so this short week is all about ME!

Today’s message is about birthdays, aging and never failing to celebrate you. I notice more and more that as we get older (I like to say mature .. like expensive wine) the more we like to play down our age and birthdays. Like it is some curse haunting us to our grave.

I so often see clients’ cringe when they tell me they are reaching or have reached their 30’s, 40’s or a certain age. Like it is something we should shy about, like we have contracted a terminal disease.

I don’t know about you, however, doesn’t it seem ridiculous to deny both who we are and our precious time we have shared so far in this planet with our loved ones? Isn’t it insane that society has influenced our ability to ‘mature’ with so much grace and beauty?

So today come on and celebrate with me ... let’s have a party. The kind of party where we are all standing tall and proud of our maturity, our wisdom and life experience, where we no longer deny the totality of who we are. And ... why not prepare ourselves to receive the most precious gift this Valentines ... YOU!

Please feel free to share your comments :)

Happy birthday to you all!


Susana Sarmiento X
Self-Image & Style Transformational Expert (cert)

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         Welcome to a fabulous New Year full of light and opportunities for us all._

It is a chance to energetically (or literally) clean house and discard or upgrade certain areas of your life that are no longer current or do not serve you. The Mayan's predicted 2012 to be be a pinnacle year for collective and personal transformation; the end and start of a new era. So ... how would you like to leap into your pool of yummy possibilities?


For me this year is about letting go of all the parts that do not resonate fully with my brilliance and love. It is about embracing the fullness of my being, having the courage to play a bigger game, believing in myself and transforming and touching the hearts of women at a global scale. I am excited and to be completely honest a little nervous. It's time for me to dive into my pool of adventures!

In this note let’s talk about ways we can be more authentic, kind and loving to ourselves. If you wish to welcome more kindness in your life, more romance, more playfulness, more abundance, a special someone and burst of joy this year, let’s start by celebrating the most amazing person .. YOU!

I wish you so much magic, softness and juiciness for 2012! I truly love you.

Susana Sarmiento x
Self-Image & Style Transformational Expert (cert)

_                                         10 Ways to celebrate YOU:

1. Speak only the words that generate lightness.
2. Learn to play more. (Whether it is with your wardrobe, combinations, at home, at work etc.) Find ways to be a more quirky, bringing out more of YOU ... a more fun person to be around. Become a magnet of joy).
3. Avoid gossip at all costs.
4. Listen to the quiet whispers of your body. Our bodies are ALWAYS communicating with us.
5. Embark on a new relationship with money. If money was a lover what type of relationship would you have?
6. Love unconditionally, especially when it is not being reciprocated.
7. Smile and show your teeth more often :) The power of a natural smile is so sexy!
8. Breathe more. It is our natural way to connect with ourselves.
9. Be delicious with yourself ... and ...
10. Become your #1 Fan. There is only ONE of you in this planet!

_WOW, only one day until Christmas and I love the energy this time of the year brings … with all the joy and magic you see in children’s eyes. It reminds me on how innocent and light I was and how much less I worried about life. Isn’t it interesting that as we grow-up we begin to stress, judge more & worry often and all the time forgetting about the magic and laughter we once embodied?

So for me this Christmas, I wish recapture lightness, laughter and innocence of a child. The same child that cracked-up laughing so hard that her cheeks would get sore, the girl that laid on her bed daydreaming about all the possibilities that existed as she stared up at the stars and saw life with total awe.

Whatever you are doing this Holiday season I want to personally wish you all the MAGIC that your heart can hold.

Thank you for being the amazing unique YOU!

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_                            Tired of carrying the kitchen sink away with you?  

Are you the type of person that packs all of your favourite items to later discover that, even though you had to sit on your suitcase to shut it close, you still have nothing to wear?    Or, are you just clueless every time you have to travel wondering what to pack?

Traveling light does not mean recycling one outfit from day to night.  Regardless if you are traveling for business or for a holiday destination, no one wants to be burdened with lugging too much luggage around writes Susana Sarmiento, NZ’s N#1 Self-Image & Style Expert from La’Qua Image. 
Happy packing!