Bio

Arielle Ford is a leading pioneer and personality in the personal growth and contemporary spirituality movement. For the past 25 years she has been living, teaching, and promoting consciousness through all forms of media. Her stellar career includes years as a prominent book publicist, author, literary agent, TV lifestyle reporter, television producer, Sirius radio host, publishing consultant, relationship expert, speaker, columnist and blogger for the Huffington Post.

As the president of The Ford Group, Arielle was widely recognized as America’s foremost book publicist and was instrumental in launching the careers of many NY Times bestselling self-help authors including Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Neale Donald Walsch, and Debbie Ford. Arielle was the publicist for dozens of other top selling authors such as Wayne Dyer, Gary Zukav, Dean Ornish, Joan Borysenko, Louise Hay, Jorge Cruise, and don Miguel Ruiz.

Arielle is a gifted writer and the author of seven books including the HOT CHOCOLATE FOR THE MYSTICAL SOUL series, and her most recent, THE SOULMATE SECRET, now in a 4th printing and 20 languages.

Sharing her wisdom about manifesting a soulmate, Arielle has been invited to speak at Omega Institute, Unity Village, Mile Hi Church, Celebrate Your Life, Conscious Living Expo, Your Best Life Ever, and many other high profile events. Her Soulmate column “Big Love” is syndicated to over 15 media outlets.

Her national TV credits include TODAY SHOW, NBC’s The Other Half, CNN and countless major market morning and news shows across the country. Arielle has been featured in USA TODAY (twice), Los Angeles Times, O Oprah magazine, Redbook, More, and First for Women. Her by-lined articles can be found at beliefnet.com, eharmony.com, gaiamlife.com, gaia.com intent.com and dozens of other sites.

Arielle is one of the founding partners of the Spiritual Cinema Circle, a subscriber-based monthly DVD club dedicated to providing movies about love and compassion. She is responsible for the rapid growth of this company that has now been acquired by Gaiam, Inc.

Arielle is also the creator of the at-home publishing study course Everything You Should Know About Publishing, Publicity and Building A Platform and the annual 21st Century Book Marketing event, which is the premiere book-marketing event for authors.

Producer for the PBS pledge shows the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and The Happiness Prescription, both featuring Deepak Chopra, Arielle is currently executive producer on a new documentary on “success” which is slated for release in Fall 2010.

She was recently hand selected as a member of the prestigious Evolutionary Leaders, an international organization founded by Deepak Chopra. Membership includes a lineup of more than 50 of the world’s leading experts in conscious evolution including Marianne Williamson, Jean Houston, Michael Beckwith, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Andrew Cohen, Don Beck, Joan Borysenko, Bruce Lipton, Gregg Braden, Peter Russell, Debbie Ford, James O’Dea and many other luminaries. Arielle co-chairs the EL Media Group with Lynne McTaggart.

Arielle is highly sought after and consulted for her laser insights, remarkable connections with everybody and anybody in the personal growth field, and her ability to make things and “miracles” happen nearly instantly.

Q&A

AF: Every morning at 7:30 Brian and I go for a long walk through our neighborhood. We talk about the dreams we had, our plans for the day, and enjoy the beauty of the morning. We also like to stop and play with and pet every dog we see along the way.

Can you briefly define “Soulmate”?

AF: I believe a soulmate is someone with whom you share a deep and profound connection and feel that you can completely be yourself. Someone you love unconditionally, and who loves you unconditionally, and when you look into their eyes you have the experience of being at “home.”

What’s the first step we need to take when we decide we want to meet our Soulmate?

AF: I believe that forgiveness is the first step. We must forgive ourselves for anything we believe we have done wrong in our past relationships. And then, we must forgive those we feel have hurt us. The manifestation prayers, rituals, tools and techniques in The Soulmate Secret are very powerful. If we begin manifesting on top of the unhealed past we are likely to create more of what we created in the past.

For those who haven’t read your book, can you provide a brief example of “feelingizations” and why are they so important?

AF: While many people know these as “visualizations,” I have renamed them “feelingizations” because they don’t work without strong emotion behind them. In order to manifest our desires we need to feel that what we have asked for is already ours. It’s the feeling not the image that holds the power to attract. You can try them out for free by visiting my website at Please visit www.soulmatesecretbook.com/audio

What are some of the most common mistakes that we make in trying to attract our Soulmate?

AF: It’s really hard to generalize but if I had to choose one thing that shows up often it is that people sometimes try to manifest a soulmate when they have an overriding belief that it’s not possible, they don’t deserve love, that they are too something (old, fat, broke, damaged, etc). It’s hard for the Universe to deliver the love of your life too you when you are sending mixed signals. I am a very big believer in therapy and coaches. If you have a negative feedback look around relationship, seek out someone qualified to help you before beginning the manifestation process.

What’s the biggest misconception about finding our Soulmate?

AF: I don’t know who started the awful rumor that we only get one big love in each lifetime but it’s just not true! There is the possibility for many soulmates in a lifetime and chances are you ALREADY have several in your life. If you look at my definition of a soulmate then you will see that you may have a best friend, co-worker, or family member that is your soulmate. While The Soulmate Secret is focused on manifesting a romantic soulmate, you should recognize the love you already have. When you put your attention on being grateful for the love that is already in your life you immediately attract MORE love into your life.

What advice do you have for someone when thoughts of a former lover come up? What about a former lover who’s done you wrong?

AF: Make a list of the ex-lovers with whom you feel incomplete or toward whom you are still harboring negative feelings. Write a letter to each of them that expresses all the things you wish had turned out differently. You need not ever mail this letter but give yourself full permission to say what you want to say. In this letter tell them what you need from them to make things right. At the same time, take responsibility for your role in what went wrong. After you’ve written the letter, read it out loud to yourself and allow any remaining anger or resentment to move through you. Then give yourself permission to forgive them and forgive yourself so that you can move on.

Any tips for creating space/energy in our homes to attract our Soulmate?

AF: There are many things you can do to prepare your home for a soulmate. I am a big believer in Feng Shui and the first rule of Feng Shui is to clear out the clutter. Then you want to clear the energy of past loves from your home. You can hire a professional energy worker to do this or you can do it yourself by utilizing the native American technique called smudging. Next you want to physically create space. This means making sure that at least one drawer in your dresser is completely empty and that the nightstand on “their” side of the bed is completely empty. This sends a message to the Universe that you literally have space in your life for another. (And even if you think you will never, ever live in your current home with your soulmate, you need to do it anyway.)

Any tips/thoughts on figuring out if the person we are dating is “the one”?

AF: Don’t try to decide on the first date or even in the first month if someone is “the one.” Some people may intuitively know it immediately but for many people it’s a gradual process of getting to really know someone, on a very deep level, before coming to understand that they are the one for you. If you have spent a year with someone and you still aren’t sure then it’s possible they aren’t the one for you.

What’s the one message that you want to get across in The Soulmate Secret?

AF: That Big Love is possible for anyone at any age if you are willing to invest a little time, energy, intention and attention to your love life. I have tons of proof this process works. It even worked for my 80-year-old mother-in-law!

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