LOST AND FOUND: A Journey to Wholeness

Year-long Lost and Found Study, including Monthly Tele-workshops with Karen Ely

Five years ago I published Daring to Dream: Reflections on the Year I Found Myself, which chronicles the year following the end of my 32-year marriage.

Often it’s only from a distance that we’re able to see the gifts we received in difficult times. Thirteen years have passed since my divorce and with that has come a great deal of introspection and insight. I now know that magic possibilities exist in the broken open space between "How the hell did this happen to me?” and a new life.

I know that amazing opportunities appear when you make the decision to use a current challenge as a transformational opportunity. I know this because I've seen it in my own life . . . over and over again.

Many women who have read Daring to Dream or have come to A Woman's Way programs have asked me for "the rest of the story," the prequel and sequel to Daring to Dream.

I'm happy to announce that I've written a book about my journey. Lost and Found: A Journey to Wholeness is my story of moving from an unhappy, confused woman sleepwalking through her life to the peaceful, authentic, engaged woman I am today.

I am nowhere near perfect nor is my life but what I do know without equivocation is that I am lost no more.

There’s great freedom in the journey to wholeness and I’d love to share it with you. So rather than publish this book, as I have my other three books, I'm turning Lost and Found into a serialized opportunity for you to share in my journey, reflect on ways my journey can inform your own, and participate in a forum for discussion and personal growth.

Give yourself the gift of freedom!

REGISTER NOW: Lost and Found (including all of the above PLUS 10% off a future A Woman's Way program) will cost you ONLY $195 if you register before December 15th (after December 15th the cost will be $250). Click here for more information or to register today!

Three Ways to Join Me in France

I'm in LOVE!

I've had a love affair with France since the first time I stepped off the plane at Charles de Gaulle airport in November of 2005.

I felt an immediate and deep connection to the country and also a sense that I belonged there. And that brought me to France four times in the past six years and a realization that I wanted to spend several months there in 2012 . . . learn the language, shop the markets, soak in the culture . . . oh, I could go on and on . . .

This is where you come in!

JOIN ME FOR A PARISIAN ADVENTURE:

~ MIDNIGHT IN PARIS: Writing in the Magic of the Left Bank of Paris ~ May 13 - 18, 2012

Many writers have longed to travel back in time to the sizzling Paris of the 1920s when Paris was the center of the artistic universe. If you're one of them, then pack your bags, your favorite pen and notebooks and join me and a small group of women writers for a weeklong immersion in the magical setting of Paris' Left Bank ~ 2012 style! Click here for details ~ there are only 9 spaces in this retreat.

~ STAY WITH ME FOR A WEEK IN PARIS: I've rented a two-bedroom flat in the creative/prestigious area of Paris's left bank, St Germain des-Pres, for the month of May. We'll be using it May 13 - 18 for the writing retreat, but I'm renting out the second bedroom for any of the other weeks to any woman who would like to experience the enchantment of Paris. The bedroom is double-occupancy and will cost $700/person/week. So call me at 928-254-1897 if you're infested.

JOIN ME FOR A LIFECHANGING JOURNEY:

~ THE CAMINO
Light on the Path: Finding Tranquility, Clarity & Meaning on The Camino
Béduer, France, May 31 - June 8, 2012

The Camino, which comprises a nearly 500-mile trek across highways, mountains, cities and fields of France and Spain, has attracted pilgrims for centuries. People walk The Camino for a variety of reasons: to be part of an ancient tradition, to feel close to nature, to search for meaning, authenticity, a rekindled sense of wonder, to renew faith, or to find it . . . to celebrate or mourn a passage in their lives. To join me and a community of 9 other women for a retreat and 45 mile walk on The Camino. Cick here for details (only 5 spaces left).

I hope you'll be able to join me for one of these extraordinary French adventures . . . it will enhance your life . . . and I know it will mine.

Au revoir,
Karen