Cassandra Gaisford: Artist, storyteller, intuitive guide & mentor
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Cassandra is a New Zealand-based award-winning artist, storyteller, transpersonal art therapist, author, and Reiki master who infuses her work with positive energy and light.
She believes in magic and the power of beauty, joy, love, purpose, and creativity to transform peoples’ lives. On this website you’ll find resources she’s created to uplift, encourage and inspire.
She is also the creative director of Worklife Solutions and trains passionate people to become career and life coaches. She also mentors counsellors and life coaches to develop and grow their passion and purposeful businesses.
“One of my favourite quotes comes from Picasso, “Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” The power of creativity to positively impact people’s lives is the force that inspires me to work creatively.”
NEW! PLAY DATES: ONLINE CREATIVITY WORKSHOP
For those ready to explore the playful freedom of Abstract Art. Play Dates is my 6-week online course that I’ve created just for you!
I invite you to join me on this self-paced abstract adventure across 6 different units and over 20 different lessons. The 6 units will inspire you with the following teachings:
- Stories to tell—speaking with paint
- Finding your voice—discovering your authentic essence
- Courageous with colour-being brave and bold with vividly contrasting colours
- Inspired Intuition—allowing your heart to rule
- Playful-not perfect—letting go of perfection
- Expressing feelings and healing through art
The course includes videos, resources and audio files you can enjoy over and over again.
You don’t need to be an experienced artist to enjoy this course. I am self-taught all the way! Learning for yourself is one of the great joys and freedom of creativity. The University of Life has taken me a long way—winning prizes, selling work in galleries to important collectors; solo and group exhibitions and finalling in the prestigious portraiture award with my first-ever portrait; and learning the spiritual art of Sumi painting in Maui with internationally celebrated, New York-based, artist Max Gimblett.
And, guess what? All the time I was playing. Experimenting. Trying things out. Just for fun! Joseph Campbell was right when he said, when you follow your bliss, door open for you wouldn’t open for anyone else.
About 3 years into my painting journey…
…I remember thinking ‘I’ve lost my mojo. My art isn’t speaking to me.”
The incessant comparing myself to others who had some kind of “voice. ” I just couldn’t express myself. In 2012 won the Supreme Prize in a prestigious art award. I had a successful exhibition, selling several thousands of dollars of art. People loved the Sumi ink series but I KNEW there was something more inside me, something I wanted to articulate with my painting…something more joyful.
I looked around the art world and found myself drawn to paintings that oozed fresh, fluid, fun energy, paintings that were both mysterious and compelling, paintings that told a story—without sharing their secrets. Paintings that intrigued, entranced and danced. Paintings that spoke to peoples hearts.
Fast forward another 8 years, I’ve held successful group and shows, explored a million possibilities, shipped my works to buyers across the globe, travelled the world teaching workshops, made a truckload of mistakes (or happy accidents), shared with my passion and purpose with students online and honed my skills and passion as an artist and as a teacher whose burning desire is to have her students succeed in whatever way is right for them.
I would so love to play with you.
I’m excited to show you so many things!
Whether you are a beginner, experienced or a pro who has lost their flow, I can show you how to loosen up, how to create art that speaks, art you love. I can help you take your art to the next level.
Would you love to play?
Investment: Reduced from $285 USD to $185 USD for a limited time.
Get in touch with me to play Cassandra@cassandragaisford.com
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“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life. That word is love.”
~ Sophocles
SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE
In Greek Mythology, Cassandra was given the gift of prophecy and could see the future. Gain added value in a personalised oracle reading with me. I just did one with a lady in Texas and the results were dramatic!
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How to overcome anxiety, panic, and stress and reclaim joy
Vesna Hrsto (ND), Naturopath and Holistic Life Coach, and Cassandra Gaisford (Dip Psych.BCA, Dip. Counselling) chatting on the Womens Reinvention Project
BREAKING NEWS! CASSANDRA’S GALLERY OPENS SOON!
Preview and take a peek at some of my creations >>https://www.cassandragaisford.com/gallery/
Happy at Work For Mid-lifers
Would you like to wake up every day looking forward to going to work? Do you want a job that is in harmony with your passions, values and deepest interests? Do you want a job that is deeply rewarding and gives you a sense of meaning and purpose? Do you dream of discovering happiness at work in a role that allows you to be you truly are and who you truly want to be?
Global career change expert and courage coach, Gaisford (BCA, Dip. Psych.) shows you how to determine what it is that you really want to do, clarify what you can do and create powerful but simple strategies to make your dream a practical, and inspiring reality. Designed for disgruntled mid-Iifers laid off or no longer happy in their work, this book is for anyone willingly or unwillingly, facing the need to revisit what they really want from their work life.
If you are serious about embarking on a career change, finding career satisfaction, joy and fulfilment, and gaining a competitive edge then tapping into the innate power of passion and purpose Is vital to your success. Happy at Work will help undo any conditioning that has held you back, exploring ways to create your dream job from the inside out, using inspiration, passion and values-driven purpose to inform, guide and motivate you from the heart.
Working with passion and purpose is your calling- lay claim to it now!
“Guides are necessary throughout mid-life, this book is a guide. Teachers to face and touch are guides. Mid-life will not be rushed. Everybody experiences mid-life. It is a sacred journey, a sacred path, the Way. I urge you to use this book as an inspirational tool and carry it as a treasure. Persevere with your mid-life. Bring into consciousness your childhood dreams, as they will become your living realities.” ~ Max Gimblett, Visual Artist, New York
“Happy at Work has you thinking about what drives you, why you are doing what you are doing. is it making me happy, am I using my full set of skills, what can I do differently and how to have the courage to change.” ~Anthony Lewis, Account Director, New Zealand
“Really good stuff, needed stuff. Happy at Work helps you learn who you and what you want to be when you grow up. This book is of maximum benefit.” Joe Gutje, investment Banker, New York
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HOW TO FIND YOUR JOY AND PURPOSE
Focus Your Energy and Time to Achieve Outstanding Personal and Professional Results With Absolute Health, Certainty and Excitement.
What if you could increase your success, health, and happiness with a few simple steps? How would your life be different if you had more energy, motivation, confidence, and self-belief? What if you could hit your career, personal and financial targets easily? Imagine waking up every morning looking forward to your day, working and living with joy, purpose, and profit.
Amazon bestselling author of Mid-Life Career Rescue, and How to Find Your Passion and Purpose, Cassandra Gaisford (BCA, Dip. Psych.) and Spiritual Conduit and Intuitive Healing Coach, Hannah Joy (BCom) provides simple but powerful and easy to implement ways to find your joy and purpose
Available Now in Audiobook, eBook, and Paperback!
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Reader Reviews
TRANSFORMATIONAL SUPER KIDS!
I HAVE TO GROW
Sing Your Song! Heed the Call for Courage
Feeling discouraged, bullied, sabotaged or held back? If you need some support, look no further than this book.
Part moral allegory and part spiritual biography, I Have to Grow is a timeless charm which tells the story of a young girl who leaves the security of playing small, to follow her heart and heal the world.
Little Hannah, is a beautiful and kind-hearted child, with a very special voice. When the cruel and jealous Angie tries to rob Little Hannah of her gifts she believes the answer is to stay small. But, things go from bad to worse.
Bullied and taunted Little Hannah doesn’t stand much of a chance. Until a magical creature appears and encourages her to stand tall and shine like a star.
Reader Reviews
“Courageous, compassionate and inspiring…
Courage is more than just standing up for yourself or doing hard things—it’s doing so with compassion. Little Hannah is courageous, compassionate, talented and inspiring!”
~ Sheree Clark, Midlife Courage Coach
Available Now in Audiobook, eBook, and Paperback!
To purchase on Amazon>> getbook.at/IHavetoGrow
THE LITTLE PRINCESS
A Little Book with a Powerful Message…
Follow your heart!
Feeling stuck, depressed or demotivated? There are so many reasons why you should follow your dreams. If you need some motivation, look no further than this book.
Part moral allegory and part spiritual autobiography, The Little Princess is a timeless charm which tells the story of a young woman who leaves the safety of fitting in with everyone else, to follow her heart.
Be inspired by this journey to transformation and self-acceptance, and self-belief as she learns to overcome the vagaries of adult behavior. Her personal odyssey culminates in a voyage of self-belief, passion, and purpose.
Reader Reviews
“A Beautiful and Life Changing Message…
This book shares a powerful message for all women of any age, I wish I had this when I was growing up. Today more than ever, we have to stay true to ourselves, follow our Spirit and do the work we’re here to do – amidst disapproval and criticism. The simple steps in this book will guide your way, and help you to navigate through the confusion, uncertainty, and inner blocks, so you live your one precious life in a big way.”
~ Vesna Hrsto, Naturopath and Coach
The Little Princess is ‘brilliant.’
Short concise & full of tremendous vision & wisdom, expressed lovingly.
Many of the comments read true for my own journey. I recognize my passion to be different than many others, my persistence to succeed, & the pure joy I have at the end of each day when I lay down my head & give thanks.
~ Kenn Butler
Available Now in Audiobook, eBook, and Paperback!
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Other Amazon Bestsellers
The Surprising Joy of Sobriety
Are you worried you’re drinking too much? Has alcohol become a major part of your life? Do you fear it’s affecting your health? Your relationships? Your career? Or would you like to experiment with sobriety and take a break?
Millions of people are dependent on alcohol to self-medicate trauma, stress, depression, or succumbing to peer pressure to drink more than they want. They’d love to cut-back but fear losing the buzz they associate with alcohol, and mistakenly believe that a sober life will doom them to a life of loss, boredom, pain, and misery.
Anyone who needs to be kept on track or inspired to kick the drink habit and commit to living sober will find genuine help in this refreshingly insightful and solution-focused book.
Integrating groundbreaking research, neuroscience, cognitive therapy, proven tools, and teachings, in this deeply personal book, Cassandra talks candidly about her own challenges with controlling alcohol. Drawing on Eastern and Western approaches to help people suffering from alcohol dependence and addiction, Cassandra shows us how to cut back or quit drinking entirely without becoming a hermit, being ostracized, or cutting back on an enjoyable social life.
Available Now
Amazon:getbook.at/MindYourDrink
Kobo, Barnes, Nook & Noble, iBooks: https://www.books2read.com/u/bQBLj0
Or direct from the author here—http://www.cassandragaisford.com/product/mind-your-drink-the-surprising-joy-of-sobriety/
Bounce: Overcoming Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
Are you feeling flat? Despondent? Stressed or lacking energy? If so, you’ve come to the right place. It’s time to turn up the volume and get your vitality back.
Bounce offers short, sound-bites of stand-alone readings designed to help you cultivate resilience and awareness amid the challenges of daily living.
Gently, conversationally, and with humour, Bounce: Overcoming Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy offers strategies for seeing and thinking differently. For many people, the approach is nothing less than transformational.
More than a collection of thoughts for the day, Bounce: Overcoming Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy offers a progressive program of holistic—mental, emotional, physical and spiritual—study, guiding you through essential concepts, themes, and practices on the path to well-being, joy, and happiness.
The teachings are gently humorous, sometimes challenging, occasionally provocative, but always compassionate and kind, and, seemingly infinitely wise.
Available in paperback and eBook here—myBook.to/Bounce
Define success on your own terms. Overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Learn how in Cassandra’s bestsellers The Art of Success,
Available in print and eBook from Amazon.
Need a career rescue? Cassandra’s Amazon #1 bestselling books, ‘Mid-Life Career Rescue’, are now available from Amazon.
Download the ebook or purchase the paperback today!
Flower Power: How Extraordinary Beauty Can Change Your Life
Who doesn’t love flowers?
Beautiful photography blends with the timeless wisdom of 13th-century Persian poet, and mystic, Rumi, to inspire, delight, and heal.
Aesthetically, we know that flowers enrich our lives and symbolize our emotions, yet they also have the power to restore and replenish us on a mental, physical, and spiritual level.
Whether you’d love a gorgeous book to grace your coffee table or waiting room, a place to retreat to when you need a lift, or you’d love to purchase this book as a gift for someone you love, “Flower Power” will provide lasting benefits and a greater sense of appreciation for one of nature’s most stunning and diverse wonders.
Drawing upon my love of flowers and favourite inspirational words, personal photographs and professional success as an award-winning artist, and holistic therapist, discover how extraordinary beauty can change your life.
“Simply Stunning.”
“Exquisite.”
Available in hardcover here—http://www.blurb.com/b/9040650-flower-power
FOLLOW YOUR PASSION TO PROSPERITY. ONLINE COURSE NOW AVAILABLE
Focus Your Energy and Time to Achieve Outstanding Personal and Professional Results With Absolute Certainty and Excitement.
What if you could increase your success, health, and happiness with a few simple steps? How would your life be different if you had more energy, motivation, confidence, and self-belief? What if you could hit your business, personal and financial targets easily? Imagine waking up every morning looking forward to your day, working and living with purpose, passion, and profit.
Discover how to discover and follow your passion and purpose, make money, earn extra income on the side, and easily create more joy using Cassandra’s fail-proof system. All from the comfort of your own home or exotic destination.
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Manifest your dream of running a holistic business from home.
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