Phoenix Alexander is a Published Author, Successful Spa Business Owner, Professional Speaker and Consultant

I wrote Turning Trials Into Triumphs The Way Of The Phoenix: A Guide to Personal Empowerment Through Coping Strategies and Life Skills.

Available On Amazon

This Book Covers Subjects As Diverse As:

Healthy Relationships
Emotional Wellness
Creating Lasting Change
Aromatherapy For The Mind And Body
Creating A Legacy,
Overcoming Adversity
Cultivating Humor
Healing Though Massage And Bodywork
Inspiration
Communication and Negotiation
Life Balance Through Supportive Loving Relationships
Romancing Your Spouse or Partner
Life Purpose
Creating A Legacy
Using Symbolism For Powerful Change
And many more…

All of the above subjects are familiar and fun for me to present. They have become a way of living not just something I write about.

Testimonials: For Turning Trials Into Triumphs The Way Of The Phoenix

I have “superstar” endorsement (from the genre of Personal Development) about my book with testimonials from Brian Tracy, Patrick Snow and Fredric Lehrman to name a few.

“This moving, insightful book gives you the ideas and inspiration to overcome adversity in any area of your life.”

—Brian Tracy, International Best-Selling Author: The Way to Wealth

“It’s not the difficult circumstances in our life that determines who we are; it’s what we make of ourselves despite them. Let this book show you a path to greatness.”

—*Patrick Snow**, International Best-Selling Author of Creating Your Own Destiny*

“I have known Phoenix for more than a decade and watched her transform her life. Her book is a creative guide to getting what you most want by playing whatever cards you are dealt skillfully and with understanding. All your past failures can give you a tremendous personal advantage if you apply the lessons of wisdom to be learned from each experience, and this book can show you how.”

—Fredric Lehrman, Author: Prosperity Consciousness; How to Tap Your Unlimited Wealth.

…”Phoenix gives her reader not only a profoundly moving story of personal courage, survival, and the transformative power of a loving spirituality, she gives them tools (in workbook form) to work through their own doubts, fears, obstacles, memories, failures and personal horrors. The book is full of Phoenix’s wit, hope, and honest foibles as well as her fresh (alongside tried and true) ideas for change.”

…”As a scholar of religion, gender and violence myself, I found Phoenix’s vision for transforming violence through various self-improvement methods and skillful therapies to be a supportive complement to cultural and social understanding of violence in modern culture. Turning Your Trials into Triumphs teaches us more about love, spirituality, trauma, truth telling, and hope than all the self-help books combined. It is one of the bravest, most honest books I’ve read in years”….

…”I applaud Phoenix’s candidness and perseverance in her steadfast pursuit of the power of healing. Phoenix’s readers will be as helped as they will be blessed by her triumphs over her own trials.”

~ Jennifer Manlowe, Ph.D, Psychology and World Religion, Author of: Faith Born of Seduction: Sexual Trauma, Body Image and Religion (NYU Press, 1995).

Audio Seminar Presentations:

I have recorded a 7 hour Seminar Entitled: Transform Yourself .

This Seminar includes cutting edge techniques and practices to enhance brain integration, develop mental toughness and get the most out of your life. It includes hands on bodywork techniques including acupressure for healing the emotions.

I have recently been interviewed by Radio Talk Show Host: Lisa Singer on her show “Open Forum” from the Woman’s Radio network at www.WRNW1.com (Found at Show Archive for 8-13-14)

Hear the interview right here. (Be Patient While It Loads)

Website Design:

I have created and authored content on multiple websites:

(Using Templates Already Created By Developers)

www.MyNameIsPhoenix.com www.TurningTrialsIntoTriumphs.com www.TheWayOfThePhoenix.com www.BalancedHealthMassageAndSpa.com www.BodaciousRomance.com www.LiveLifeLikeACruise.com

Professional Public Speaker:

I am also a Professional Public Speaker, and trained in the prestigious Bill Gove Speech Workshops. (Other Bill Gove Graduates includes speaking giants such as: Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar, Mark Victor Hanson and many more. I use short story vignettes to convey my message and incoroporate “edutainment” into my lecture topics.

My speaking website is: www.MyNameIsPhoenix.com

I have Owned And Operated A Successful Massage And Spa Business for 25 Years.

Website Is: www.BalancedHealthMassageAndSpa.com

Credentials By Topic:

Live Life Like A Cruise: 10 Great Ways To Increase Your Fun Factor –Daily

I have been on five cruises and have incorporated many of the ideas on this topic into my book Turning Trials Into Triumphs. Putting fun into your live is vital to your mental and physical well-being. I also draw on my 25 years experience as a massage therapist and spa owner. I believe this topic will play out like” Everything I need to know I learned on a cruise!”

Do Your Loved Ones Really Know You?–Creating Your Legacy With Short Stories From Your Life

In my Audio Seminar: Transform Yourself I include over 50 short stories from my own life that illustrate the point I am making with the topic. This helps the listener remember the point made long after the presentation and provide “edutainment”–education and entertainment. It’s fun to write your own life history as vignettes (little stories) that capture the essence of your experience. You can also include what you learned from it that you’d like to pass on. Additionally, since I have authored and had a book published, I can provide resources for others who may want to publish their life history in short story form.

Bodacious Romance: Are You Getting The Most Out Of Your Love Life?

www.BodaciousRomance.com

I host a blog devoted to improving your most important relationship–with your spouse or partner. It is devoted exclusively to “enhance your romance”. The Lecture is tasteful and appropriate but provides some spicy ideas and advice to make your romance sizzle. Very importantly, it includes the worst mistakes couples make that kill romance and often end a relationship. Not only are they pointed out, but the solutions I have identified through trial and error in my own life are identified. This is a fun and lively topic that is sure to draw a crowd. It is a topic I truly have a passion for…

More Than Just Nice Smells: How Aromatherapy Increases Your Health and Well-Being

I have been a certified Aromatherapist since 1991 and use Essential Oils and Aromatherapy daily, both in my personal life and in my Spa. An entire chapter in my book Turning Trials Into Triumphs is devoted to the history, benefits and multiple uses of Aromatherapy. I consider Aromatherapy a critical key not only in my health and well-being, but in creating and enhancing positive mood states. Aromatherapy is a field I have immersed my life in. I love to teach others how to use it also!

Create Your Own Spa Oasis:

Ancient Beauty Secrets Revealed: Slow Signs Of Aging On Your Face Naturally

Learn An Effective, Luxury Spa “Massage Facelift”

I have studied and taken training on many styles of” Massage Facelifts”. One course instructor explained that his method was used in exclusive luxury spas that charge up to $250 for this treatment. I have combined several methods and teach it to the participants as a hands on your own face kind of activity. They will leave with a beauty routine that is worth hundreds of dollars that they can apply to themselves. I specialize in facelift massage in my own spa. While they do not have as dramatic results as going under the knife, (initially) they are very effective, non-invasive, health promoting and will benefit them indefinitely. No side effects included! No one has to inject botulism near their brain to make their lines and wrinkles less visible. (They will also be able to have normal expressions.) I am a serious advocate of healthy, alternatives that help us age gracefully. I am walking proof. At 50, most people guess my age at 15 or more years younger!

Turning Trials Into Triumphs: Finding the Value In Your Worst Experiences

Turning Trials Into Triumphs is the definition of my life! It is why and how I have come to live the extraordinary life I enjoy today. I have experienced surreal difficulties and circumstances repeatedly in my life. Instead of allowing those experiences to destroy me, I used them as stepping stones to the life I have purposefully designed. Having Fun, and developing an empowering perspective are key factors in overcoming a “terminal illness” that I was diagnosed with at 30 years of age. I am now 50 and a grandmother. Of all the topics I teach on, this one may well be the most critical to the wellbeing of the audience. I share very unique strategies and tools for overcoming adversity, developing mental toughness, and creating the life you truly deserve. I AM this topic! This is me on the world’s longest zipline overcome a lifelong fear of heights. See it on my Youtube Account (The wind noise is loud because I’m going 70 mph.) I did this on my Caribbean Cruise in 2009.

The Secret To Beautify Your Life: Learn Stenciling In About An Hour

I learned the art of layered stenciling over 18 years ago. Since then many of the walls in my home and office boast custom murals and stencil art. Every wall in a potential canvas. For Example: In my Spa I have a 20 foot mural of a coral reef that resembles places I have snorkeled while cruising. Because of the detail and intricacies this mural took over 3 months to paint. I made many of the stencils I used by finding clip art that fit my theme and cutting the stencils myself! In my home I have a beautiful Tulip Tree with a Peacock in the branches. I designed it using several stencils from various artists. It is the center of attention in my dining room. I also have a hand embroidered Phoenix from China in a frame. Above the frame is a beautiful filigree stencil that mirrors the colors of the embroidery and showcases this valuable piece of art.

Marine Life In Coral Seas: Creatures You May Encounter Snorkeling or Swimming:

Credentials: Snorkeling and exploring the ocean had been a hobby of mine ever since I fell in love with the ocean at 14. I have been to some of the top snorkeling spots on shore excursions while cruising to Hawaii and Mexico. I am not a Marine Biologist, just a person who got hooked on snorkeling because of my experiences cruising and traveling to tropical destinations. Which is what I hope to convey to the audience–they need to go explore the ocean through excursions. I have researched the marine life found in coral seas to learn more about the creatures I painted on my coral sea mural that adorns my spa. I share some of my favorite snorkeling experience with me and my children with the audience, work in some playful humor about what does and does not work for a jellyfish sting, and even sing a few lines of a famous Hawaiian fish. (I was a voice major in college.) While not strictly in my area of expertise, the audience will be entertained and informed in this lively presentation. Ideas are presented about conservation of coral, some endangered fish and mollusks–the nautilus. See For Yourself Here. Note: The camera was uncooperative with the lighting fluctuating– but is was a live presentation so the show must go on…..

Totems & Symbolism: How The Customs Of Pacific Coast Native Americans Might Influence Us Today

Credentials: I live in the Pacific Northwest—Seattle Area and have for half my life, 25 years. I have cruised to Alaska, and visited Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle, where I have seen totem poles and pondered their meaning. I have studied Native American cultures as a hobby. I have written and published a book called “Turning Trials Into Triumphs The Way Of The Phoenix: A Guide To Personal Empowerment Through Coping Strategies And Life Skills”. (Available on Amazon) And have a 7 hour audio seminar entitled “Transform Yourself”. In both of these products I talk about the use of symbols to transform your life and gain the cooperation of the subconscious mind to achieve your highest potential. I chose a mystical symbol as my legal name after a tremendously difficult life journey including a “terminal disease”. When I healed from the illness, I chose the name Phoenix to signify the qualities of determination, resilience, re-birth, and rising from the ashes. I love symbols and like to present how others can use symbols to benefit their lives. I have Native American ancestry. I am from the tribe –Potawatami originally from the Great Lakes region. Although not from the tribes of the Pacific Northwest Region, I do resonate with other Native Americans who call themselves “The people”. “The people” of the Pacific Coastal Tribes used symbols to identify themselves and their ancestors too. I feel an affinity for them because of this. I like to present some of these customs to others so they can learn about other cultures and perhaps apply a little of the culture to their own lives.