Sedona Method Releasers

Be Happy Now With Sedona Method Releasing

2011-11-13T10:43:00.000-08:00

Many of us get into the Sedona Method/Release Technique so we can become more effective at getting what we want and along the way we become happier, have more peace of mind and develop a greater sense of being connected to all of life.

However we can also get caught up in the busyness of getting what we want out there in the world and lose sight of the source of our happiness. In fact, we might even develop habits of thinking that guarantee unhappiness.

Here are some ways we typically make ourselves unhappy...

1. We make a decision we will only be happy when we achieve a goal

2. We decide that we will only be happy when we have the perfect relationship

3. We expect to be happy one day when there are no more problems to deal with.

4. We wait until we look and feel fabulous before we will be happy.

If you`ll look more closely at these erroneous decisions and choices you`ll see there is a fear behind them all. And that`s the fear that being happy will stop us from having what we want.

It goes like this, "if I`m happy why would I do anything about getting into shape? If I was completely happy I`d have no reason to go to work and be successful!"

In other words we think we`d live in a state of apathy. Not so. Happiness is right at the top of the scale of emotions, its above AGFLAP and belongs in CAP. When you feel happy and energetic you`ll want to be active, you`ll want to create and you`ll be very effective at whatever you set your mind to.

What can you do now to be happy today?

1. Release on happiness, let go of wanting happiness by using Attachments/Aversions, Advantages/Disadvantages or Likes/Dislikes.

2. See that all your goals have the same underlying goal - the desire for happiness

3. Release on your goals with an emphasis on having step one in place - decide you want happiness more than you want the goal.

4. Moment to moment during the day, when people or situations provoke AGFLAP, ask yourself: could you decide you want happiness more than you want to hold onto this feeling? Do that constantly and you`ll be lighter, freer and happier.

5. Decide to choose happiness over lacking approval, control and security. The following questions are useful to play with to encourage deep releasing.

- Could you decide that you want happiness more than you want to hold onto lacking approval?

- Could you decide that you want happiness more than you want to hold onto lacking control?

- Could you decide that you want happiness more than you want to hold onto lacking security?

Happiness is not a state of mind we can postpone and get one day, that itself is a decision to keep it in the future. If you want to be happier right now then use releasing firstly as a tool to become happy and secondly as a tool to get what you want in the world. Ironically, that`s when you`ll be much more care free and much more successful at getting what you want.

The Getting of Happiness

2011-06-17T03:23:00.000-07:00

Quick post. I got tricked again by the lure of achieving goals to get happiness.

Yes, it was another case of getting an "important" goal and then afterwards thinking "is this it?"

The brief goal attainment high quickly gave rise to dissatisfaction.

This is of course is a great reminder to keep step 1 in place - decide you want happiness more than you want the goal itself. I`ve been doing this more honestly, really making that decision, and ironically I`m on a roll and getting more and more of what I want - I`ve got the happiness first and the goal getting is happening.

Be happy first!

Avoiding What You Don`t Want

2011-02-28T19:23:00.000-08:00

While its clear that wanting approval, wanting control and wanting security are running in the background its not always so clear the ways we deny this.

Take wanting approval. If you want to avoid the pain of not getting your want of approval satisfied you might decide to avoid disapproval. What would that look like? You could avoid situations and people that are likely to present you with the disapproval you fear.

You might also convince yourself that you don`t need or want the approval of anyone - you decide to live with a lack of approval and never seek to get approval to ensure you never get rejected.

The same applies to wanting control and wanting security. You might decide to adjust to living with little control over you destiny and in a state of ongoing insecurity while all the time telling yourself that happiness, success, money, control, security and self-determination are not important to you.

This avoidance achieves nothing. Those unsatisfied desires are still driving you and taking from your peace of mind. But you deny this and so you get stuck.

What can you do about this?

Be honest. What do you really want? If you want something, release and get it. Whether that be a kiss, new friends, greater harmony at home, more success at work or some toys you really want.

So many people avoid going after their dreams because they fear failure and for many they fear success even more! Be brave, face your fears and let it all go.

If you can handle success you can handle anything! With releasing you can drop the AGFLAP that pops up when you become more in control, more secure and more approving of yourself and the world. You`ll be okay!

Be The Freedom You Want To See In The World

2011-01-18T21:17:00.000-08:00

If you`ve listened to the audios you may have heard Lester talking about going high to release. This means getting into a high emotional state before releasing agflap. That way you are in a much more resourceful state and you can let go of the heavy issues much more easily.

This is a key distinction Rich Furlanic, one of Larry Crane`s trainers, noted when developing the Lesterizing process. A core principle in Lesterizing is getting into the state of goal havingness before letting go of the agflap in the way of having the goal. At the same time you make sure to have step one in place - you decide you want freedom more than you want the goal.

I was releasing earlier this evening on a goal and the thought came to mind - what if you get into the state of freedom before you start releasing the agflap? I tested this and for me it gets me into a very high state, a state higher than the state of goal havingness. Its as if you are looking down on the goal from a place of power over it rather than striving to grow to get it.

How do you get into the freedom state?

You decide to! Simply pretend you can and imagine how it would feel right now in this present moment. How would you sit, how would you breath and what feelings would you focus on in your body? This is all about using some imagination to create that state in the present here and now. It feels just like making it up because you are!

Maintain the freedom state

Then release as you usually do. Maybe you like to use attachments and aversions. Release on a polarity, then check you are in the freedom state. If you are not, get back into freedom before releasing on the next polarity. And so on..

If you like you can test this for yourself and let me know what happens.

About Step 4 of The Sedona Method

2011-01-06T07:53:00.000-08:00

Step 4 of The 6 Steps is to make releasing constant. That is, instead of suppressing or expressing feelings choose to let them go instead, moment to moment, as the feelings arise. Pay attention to the feelings, go to wanting approval/control/security and let it go.

What happens when you make releasing constant?

You feel happier constantly and rest in Beingness more of the time than when you were suppressing or expressing feelings. Your sense of ego fades away and the world seems less real, less definite.

If you are learning and using the sedona method to get lasting peace, happiness and to achieve goals ultimately you may still want something even better i.e. freedom. Test it for yourself - make releasing constant, it becomes a moment to moment choice before it becomes a new habit.

You`ll feel happier, you`ll be more successful (even though that might no longer be a concern) and you`ll be living free of resistance and enjoying the ease that comes with that.

If you only release now and then that`s ok. Just bear in mind if you want to see the big promises offered by the sedona method show up in your life its step 4 that makes all the difference.

Sedona Method Observation Method

2010-11-29T07:28:00.000-08:00

I have been running a lot of letting go of wanting to figure it out/wanting to think/wanting to know what to do routines lately. It is amazing the insights that pop up when you let go of wanting to know anything.

Yesterday I got an inspiration to release in a slightly different way.

The Observation Method

1. Choose an issue to release on, a goal you desire or a problem you want resolved.

2. Observe your experience of that matter. Simply notice what you are observing in terms of feelings, images and internal dialogue. Pay attention to what you are observing without wanting to change it. Just keep watching it - the more attention you give it, the more you will notice.

3. Notice what happens

Observe the experience without judgement, effort or trying to fix it. It will then let go on its own.

I am not talking about allowing the feelings to be present. I am not talking about going deeper into the feelings to explore them. All I am saying is watch them and see what happens.

Sedona Method Scam?

2010-11-11T10:14:00.000-08:00

You learned the sedona method and you let go BUT you never got the success you wanted. You`re frustrated, had enough of trying to make it work and you`re online looking for the new new thing that will work and get you everything you`ve ever dreamed of.

The Truth About Making The Sedona Method Work

The issue I see all the time since 1999 in this forum is that people don`t fully understand what it takes to fully release on a goal or problem.

Here is a reference checklist to consider if you want to finally get the big results that are possible when you truly let go.

Letting Go Checklist

1. Release to completion

Keep releasing on the goal until there is nothing else to let go of. When you get to this stage nothing at all pops up when you view the goal from these different angles:

- resistance
- fear
- attachments/aversions
- agflap chart

Instead of noticing more limiting feelings, you`ll feel happy and at peace with a sense that the world is perfect as it is. Of course step 1 must be in place to facilitate this - release to release not to get something.

This takes commitment and time. How much time? That depends on the issue and how much agflap you have already let go of before facing the current issue.

I often have 5 hour releasing days to make progress on a goal. Then I give more hours to it on consecutive days to stay high on the chart of emotions so as to keep clearing out agflap.
I know people who release from the moment they wake up and all day long until the moment they go to sleep - they get the big results that are possible when you completely let go.

2. Momentum

When you invest time daily in releasing you will spend more time in the flow and its much easier to reach down and quickly let go of any agflap that pops up. When momentum is on your side: it is quick and easy to let go - as promised in the sedona method marketing materials.

The opposite is true if you only release now and then or when you happen to think of it. It is like starting a car on a cold winter morning after coming home from a two week holiday. It takes a lot of power just to warm up!

3. Havingness

When you are completely released on a goal there is a sense of having it right here and now. There is no sense of lacking, wanting or separation from the goal. It is as if you do have it even though that makes no sense to the mind.

Yet, there is no thinking and no trying to figure it out because you are at peace and feel that havingness with conviction. Just like you have that sense that you have your car key in your pocket before you put your hand in your pocket to open the door.

4. Step 6

Step 6 of the six steps is key if you want to go from dabbling to mastery of your world. When you make releasing constant you`ll see the power of letting go.

Use these points as a checklist if you are frustrated that the sedona method doesn`t work.

Could it get any better?

Let Go Of Disapproval - Give Yourself Approval

2010-08-24T10:52:00.000-07:00

I have been releasing with the sedona method/release technique since the summer of 1999. And I am still going deeper and deeper into the fundamentals. Why? Because just like the simplest meditation technique you can become more skilful and see greater success if you will commit to mastering the fundamentals. There is tremendous power and wisdom in the simplicity of the sedona method.

Last week I started averaging 2 hours a day releasing on letting go of disapproving of myself as well as giving myself approval. This is simple to do...

Could I let go of disapproving of myself? And more, and more and more...
Could I give myself approval? And more, and more, and more...

The results were surprising and even better than I expected. I started to feel happier and happier which I did expect and I was more accepting of myself and others. Then, some surprising events happened.

A friend I had not seen in 4 years contacted me very keen to meet up. We met the next day and had a great time catching up. Then, another friend I had not seen in 2 years contacted me also out of the blue. We met up the same day and had a blast. These are the kinds of happy "coincidences" that I often experience after a lot of releasing.

Another interesting result was that I started to notice when I was either disapproving or approving of whoever I am in conversation with. Then, by simply letting go of the disapproval as soon as I notice it in the moment the rapport in the interaction shifts immediately.

I also notice that the more I approve of myself the more people are drawn to me. Its like having a glow about you that causes people to want to be with you. Some people also commented that I looked great: that glow is what they are talking about.

Being The Goal

2010-07-20T19:50:00.000-07:00

How To Get What You Want More Quickly With A Little Help From Beingness

Lester talked about going high to release because that is when we are most capable of letting go of all the limiting thoughts and feelings that keep us from having freedom. Releasing from a high place also causes us to achieve our goals more quickly.

If you already have experience using the sedona method goal process and you`re starting to see results you might like to consider making some adjustments so you can go higher to release and speed things up.

How can we quickly go high to release?

We want to leave AGFLAP behind and start releasing from CAP.

1. Go directly to Courageousness

Consider what you want and adopt the posture you`d have IF you knew you that "Yes, I can do this, I can get what I want!" Get into that feeling state, feel the courage and the sense that you can do it. This is a decision - it does not need to be complicated.

Then release from this high state on your goal until you are hootless.

If you want to go even higher read point 2 and point 3 below.

2. Go to Havingness

Havingness is more a sense of Acceptance. You feel as if you already have the goal even though you do not yet have it. Again, simply get into that emotional state and you`ll feel as if you almost have it right now. Decide to feel you already have the goal, imagine that and feel how that would feel now in this moment.

Release on your goal in the usual way until you are hootless.

Want to go even higher? Read point 3 below.

3. Go to Beingness

Beingness is a sense of oneness and a knowingness that everything is perfect as it is. You can release on a goal from Beingness. I call this being the goal. Instead of having the sense that you have the goal, imagine that you are the goal - be the goal.

Yes, this sounds odd. Test this for yourself. Imagine there is no separation between you and the goal, the goal is part of you and you are part of the goal. Again, be the goal! Start by feeling havingness and then just imagine you are the goal - not only do you own the goal, it is you. This is how you feel when you completely love someone - oneness. i.e. you have only love feelings.

Be the goal right now in this moment and release from this high place to speed up goal achievement. Release until hootless!

If you`re new to these ideas start with releasing from Courageousness. Then as you see results, move up to releasing from Havingness or Beingness. Play with these states and be childlike rather than analysing it all.

Just notice how letting go is easier and much faster from CAP. And letting go from Beingness in the present moment is very different from the experience of releasing from AGFLAP. Its like accelerated releasing!

Could it get any better?

New Year, New Decision

2009-12-31T09:55:00.000-08:00

Life is a decision. Want a happier year in 2010? Then, make a real decision to be happier.

In the world we live in there are always reasons not to be happy at a personal, local and international level. If we wait until there are no problems in the world we will never, ever be truly happy.

On the other hand being happy is the best gift you can give yourself. You`ll live life much more fully and you`ll have a much more positive impact on the people in your life.

Here are two polarities I release on to let go of the agflap that blocks happiness:

1. What do I need to be happy? Release to - wanting approval,control or security

2. What do I need to avoid to be happy? Release to - wanting approval,control or security

Release on these polarities for 60 minutes and you`ll be happier. Do that often and you`ll notice that your happiness has nothing to do with anyone else or anything else. It is all about letting go of non loving feelings. Be more loving and you are happier. Releasing the agflap allows you to be more loving.

When you are only loving you are happy.

Go and test this for yourself and be happier today!

Have A Happy New Year!

All The Happiness You Can Handle

2009-07-04T03:38:00.000-07:00

Want even more happiness? Here´s what to do...

1. Release on "I allow myself to be happy!"

Run this goal through one or all of these polarities until you are hootless.

- attachments and aversions
- advantages and disadvantages
- likes and dislikes

2. Release on what you need to have and avoid to be happy

- what do I need to be happy?
- what do I need to avoid to be happy?

Go to the level of wanting approval/control/security and keep releasing on the responses to these questions until you are hootless.

3. Drop any resistance to happiness

- what do I resist about being happy?
- what is my resistance to happiness?

Keep releasing until no more resistance comes up.

4. Provide the commitment

The single most important success factor with releasing is doing the work of releasing. Anyone can read and understand the sedona method book, listen to and understand the audio courses etc. Releasing is experiential it is not intellectual.

If you really want happiness - make a decision to release and keep going until you have the happiness you want. In my experience it takes hours and hours of focused releasing to get to hootless on a goal. Even over many days. This is time well spent.

Could it get any better?

Sedona Method Releasing Forum - New Location

2009-02-18T16:27:00.000-08:00

The longest running Sedona Method releasing forum on the internet moved today to a new location at:

New Sedona Method Forum

Take a moment to check out the valuable insights made by our members over the last 9 years. Try it, you´ll like it!

From AGFLAP to CAP to Hootless: Goals

2008-11-29T04:35:00.000-08:00

Recently I have made changes to how I work on goals with releasing that speed up the process of going higher. Here are my top tips based on my recent experience.

1. Use a written goal chart

In the past I have tended to work on my goals without writing them down. However using a written goal chart allows you to track your progress from agflap to cap. This is encouraging and keeps you focused.

Plus, it roughly halves the time it used to take me to work through agflap because my concentration is so much more focused.

There is a goal chart with usage guidelines in the "Files And Downloads" section in the left hand margin of this site.

2. Aim to go to hootless

Releasing to get to CAP is a good start but that is all it is. If you aim higher and keep releasing to get to the hootless state you´ll see a big shift in your outlook. You´ll get a taste of imperturbability - you´ll be living step 1 of the 6 steps.

When you get to CAP you´ll think more clearly and may even have lucky coincidences or insights that move you closer to your goal. Go that extra step to hootless and you´ll have what you really want - imperturbability. Plus, the goal may just pop in with very little effort.

Take on the effort of releasing in your mind and you´ll have less efforting in the outside world.

3. Do the work

Releasing takes dedication and commitment if you want to see big results.

I have been working on one particular goal over the last week and I´ve not got to hootless yet despite five sessions of 45-60 minutes. I am much, much freer in terms of the goal but I´m not done yet.

Why do I persist?

Because I feel so much more peaceful and because the completed goal charts prove I have moved up through a lot of agflap to get to where I am right now in Acceptance. I can see I am getting somewhere, I am not imagining it!

Why not put these tips to use in your own releasing? And then report back to let me know how you got on.

Releasing Is Not Analysis

2008-10-24T06:50:00.000-07:00

Very often we can caught up in discussions about the problems people want help with.

These posts offering potential solutions while well meaning and possibly helpful are not what releasing is about.

Releasing is not about diagnosis, analysis and suggesting possible solutions.

Releasing is all about letting go of problems, letting go of wanting to figure out what to do and allowing in freedom.

If you have a problem you can let it go with releasing...

- let go of wanting to figure it out
- let go of wanting to know what to do
- let go of wanting to know the answer
- let go of wanting to think

Strange eh! Yes it is because releasing may be unlike anything else you have ever used to become happier and free.

You can also shift focus from the problem (what you do not want) to a goal (what you do want)

Finally, letting go of all resistance to a problem can work wonders.

Sedona Method Course Review On Video

2008-09-12T07:36:00.000-07:00

If you are curious about what is contained in the Sedona Method course click on the video below for a look at the cds and workbook as I walk through the contents.

Sedona Method Releasing: Love & Approval

2008-07-25T08:08:00.000-07:00

Want more love and approval from people?

The most direct way to work on this is to give yourself love and approval all day long for no reason whatsoever.

How?

Simply say " I love you!" to yourself for hours at a time. Whatever thoughts or feelings pop up simply continue by saying "I love you!".

Go one step further and do this in front of the mirror if you really want to go for it!

If you´ll do this for a while you´ll start to feel very loving and accepting of yourself, this will then expand to the people in your life and to the world generally.

You could also release on the goal:

I love and accept myself.

Run attachments and aversions, advantages and disadvantages or likes and dislikes until you only have loving feelings for yourself.

Enjoy!

3 Great Ways To Release Resistance

2008-07-12T17:24:00.000-07:00

1. Bring up the feeling of resistance, really feel it and allow it to go. This involves no thought about the nature of the resistance. Keep going until you feel lighter and freer.

2. Ask: what is my resistance to the goal.

e.g. what is my resistance to being fit?

Then, let go of each aspect of the resistance that pops up.

3. My BUT... technique

State the goal and add BUT to bring up resistance.

e.g. I allow myself to be fit BUT....

This might bring up responses like --

BUT I´m too lazy
BUT I´m too busy
BUT I´ll start another time

This is a great way to bring up more resistance to having the goal. Then, release in the usual way.

In all work with resistance I keep going until I feel lighter and freer about the goal. I will refer to the AGFLAP chart to see that I am in CAP before expecting that most of the resistance is gone.

Let Go And Be A Loser

2008-06-03T13:24:00.000-07:00

Lester talked about how important it is to become a winner in life - someone who is free to do what he wants to do and free to not do what he does not want to do. He said we need to become winners in life and to drop the AGFLAP to make this happen.

Do this and we take a big step closer to freedom.

Now, the opposite of winner is loser and that´s what I wanted to talk about in this post. If our aversions are more subtle and harder to spot than our attachments then our loser tendencies may very well be sabotaging our happiness.

In other words, we want to avoid being a loser, losing or failing in any area of our lives. But, fear and it will appear so we need to let go of this aversion to enjoy greater peace of mind.

How to drop your aversion to being a loser.....

I have been playing with allowing myself to be a loser. This proved to be an unpleasant and heavy releasing session which later gave way to a beautiful carefree lightness.

You could also release on resistance to being a loser.

I recommend playing with this as winning and success are such highly charged issues in our world. Bring up the unseen aversion to winning and let it go --- you´ll feel happier and freer.

Have All The Love And Approval You Want

2008-05-24T04:06:00.000-07:00

You are the source of the approval you want - it is a decision to give yourself approval. And best of all, it is easy, very easy to have all the love and approval you want!

Larry Crane says to turn your attention to the stomach and chest area and simply give yourself approval - "give yourself approval, and more, and more, and even more".

Do this for no reason whatsoever i.e. you don´t need to achieve a major result before you give yourself approval.

Yesterday, I was sitting in a cafe by the sea having a drink and enjoying the sunny day... and I just started giving myself approval in this way for the next 5-10 minutes. I felt fantastic, I couldn´t help smiling and I just felt this glow of goodwill. Others pick up on this and treat you really well. Before long I noticed a cute girl staring at me with a smile on her face.

This is like a magic formula - want people to feel great and to be attracted to you? All you need to do is give yourself approval and you can do so as much as you like all day long.

Create More Money In 4 Simple Ways

2008-05-05T02:50:00.000-07:00

When it comes to making more money there are a number of ways to go about it.

1. Set a specific financial goal.

e.g. I net $2,000 a week with ease

Then release on that until you move from AGFLAP to CAP. This will take some work, persist until you get to CAP and you´ll feel much better about finances and you will think more clearly about financial issues. You may even find some great ideas come to mind to earn more, spend less or you find your desires lessen.

Once you are in CAP about the goal all you need to do is check in from time to time say once a day or once every few days to see if you are still in CAP. If not release some more until you are back in CAP. You´ll soon get to a point where that takes just a few minutes if any time at all.

2. Set a general financial goal

e.g. I enjoy financial abundance with ease and joy.

Then release to go from AGFLAP to CAP as above. Again, check in from time to time to ensure you stay in CAP.

3. Release on freedom.

e.g. I allow myself to go free.

When we go directly for freedom we are working on all of our lesser goals. By releasing on the wanting approval, control and approval that comes up we are making fast progress on attaining imperturbable peace.

Simply do attachments and aversions, likes and dislikes or advantages and disadvantages to the goal statement and release on the underlying wanting a/c/s.

4. Follow the six steps

Decide to release constantly all day long and you´ll be happier and lighter more and more of the time. From this state it gets very easy to get what you want. Want more money? You´ll achieve it much more easily when your starting point is such a high state.

How To Know If Releasing Is Moving You Forward

2008-04-21T10:00:00.000-07:00

Ever find yourself releasing and wondering if you´re making any progress? Are you wasting your time?

There is a simple way to track your releasing progress. Really? Yes, it´s just a matter of referring to the AGFLAP chart.

Let´s say you set a goal... I allow myself to go free.

Simply take out the AGFLAP chart and identify which emotional state you are in before you start releasing on the goal.

Next, release on the goal. Give it at least 40 minutes of focused attention. Then, refer back to the AGFLAP chart.

Notice anything interesting? In most cases you´ll have moved up to a higher emotional state. When you think about having the goal it will seem more attainable because it is now that you have dropped some of the limitations to having it.

If possible, keep releasing until you move from AGFLAP to CAP. If you really want to go for it, continue higher into the hootless state: that peaceful care free feeling: its ok if you get the goal and just as ok if you do not.

What can you do if you don´t reach CAP or hootless in your releasing session? Return to that goal and continue releasing another day until you do!

Without the AGFLAP chart you can lose a sense of direction but with it tracking your progress is easy.

Same Old Story Or Is It?

2008-04-21T09:58:00.000-07:00

Often when we have a "problem" we think that it is different to the issues others have. However this is not the case when it comes to releasing.

If you want to get rid of X, this X could be a relationship issue, a money problem or a health matter. So what! You can still release on X in the same way.

- refer to the 6 steps

- use Advantages/Disadvantages, Attachments/Aversions, Likes/Dislikes

- let go of resistance to the problem

- go to the underlying wanting approval/control or security. Let that go.

- remember to make releasing constant

And so on.

Sedona Method Graduates

2006-05-12T02:41:00.000-07:00

Hale Dwoskin recently unveiled a new worldwide releasing community which is a wonderful
resource for graduates as well as for those who are new to releasing.

It includes Hale´s blog, live chat with Hale and many ways to network with other releasers.

You can sign up free here:

http://www.sedona.com/GraduateSite/public/login.aspx

sedona method and a perfect day

2006-04-13T01:44:00.000-07:00

When I started to learn how to release with the sedona method I stopped using some conscious creation processes that had always served me well. This is one way to isolate a new approach to see how well it works before finding your own style.

Recently I have being releasing through allowingness while visualising the desired end result. I allow the feelings of havingness to be completely present and allow the feelings to do whatever they want. I surrender to having the goal and allow it into my reality.

The more real I picture and feel the havingness the more feelings of fear, resistance, and other attachments and aversions show up. I allow them all to be present and they tend to fade away.

If I get a stuck feeling I simply ask it:: do you want to go? That works really well.

Here is what I am doing now - I´m giving twenty minutes a day minimum to creating my day. I´m starting with small stuff like arriving at the bank when there is no queue, friendly smiles from people I pass in the street, being in the right place at the right time etc.

I believe the small stuff is actually very important because these small results stack up very quickly and reinforce your belief that conscious creation does work, that you do create your reality. Once that sinks in it is much easier to get the big stuff.

Want to start creating your own perfect day? See what happens when you picture it the way you want it to be AND you use the sedona method to release all the feelings that come up.

Let me know how you get on....

http://www-abundancecourse.com

sedona method and the spiritual path

2006-04-13T00:17:00.000-07:00

This post is very relevant for many people using the sedona method and release technique.

I notice that many people have some odd ideas when it comes to being on a "spiritual path". The desire to love others, to give to people and to drop the ego gets confused with letting others walk all over you.

You have every right to set your life up in any way you see fit. It is your experience after all and if this fits with other people that´s great. If some people don´t like it so be it. Be careful about letting your want of approval destroy your the quality of your relationships.

Let me give you an example. I have some good friends in
England who do not wear shoes in the house so if you visit you will be asked to remove your shoes at the front door.

Now, most visitors have no problem with that. Well, some people won´t take their shoes off. What would you do?

This is where the practical nature of releasing comes in. Release on wanting approval, control and security and be free to ask others to remove their shoes or to leave. If they have so little respect for you it is perfectly okay to show them the door.

Self help means taking care of yourself too! For many people using the sedona method and release technique it is easy to forget this.

Let´s say someone steals from you. Is it okay to take legal action? Of course it is. Release first and when the cloud of emotion dissolves you will be clear about the best course of action - you might decide to ask nicely first and if that does not work move on to the next logical course of action.

The point I am making is that self help feel good and do good folk don´t always stand up for themselves out of a need for approval. The irony is once you do assert yourself, in a compassionate way, people pay much more attention to what you can share with them.

One more example, I was having lunch during the week with a friend who presents self help seminars that deliver magical results for people.

We were laughing about how people in the south of Spain are so laid back that have no concept of time. Now, this is great day to day but a real issue when you want to get course participants to turn up on time for an event.

No matter how he approaches it there are people who wander in well after the seminar begins. This disturbs his teaching and the small groups he works with.

What would you do? Would you work around this problem so as to not annoy the group? Would you try not to upset the late arriving student? What about the quality of life of the teacher?

Again, releasing is a practical tool for living your life. He could release and then make a clear headed choice on the best way to proceed. Having control is good

It is okay for him to have parameters. The same applies to you in your life. Be loving and giving and make sure wanting approval, control or security does not detract from your quality of life. Let go and have respect for your needs.

For people using the sedona method and release technique - check out this site for more tips:

http://www-abundancecourse.com/

sedona method and imagination

2006-03-24T11:30:00.000-08:00

This article is very relevant to sedona method students so read on if you use the sedona method to achieve goals.

I met a very wise man last week. He lives twenty minutes drive from me, along the coast road.

He has written a number of books about consciousness and related topics and he has a deep understanding of what it is all about plus he can explain complex ideas in very simple terms.

He also understands subtle distinctions that many teachers either miss completely or just get wrong.

We were talking about creating what you want and he likes to refer to manifestation as "directed imagination".Now, I think that is very clever and a useful reminder of how we create our day to day results.

If you want things to change you need to hold in mind something different;if you want more of something you need to hold in mind more of it; and, if you hold in mind things as they are now that is what will continue to be the case.

It´s very easy to forget that we imagine what we want before we get it. When we feel stuck we often think we get what turns up and that we have no power to change things.

Right now, if you examine your dominant thoughts you may well find that your life is consistent with what you allow in. Your life is no better than you allow it to be with the sedona method.

In my view if you can handle success you can handle anything. And the fear of success is what holds us back from allowing in more happiness, success, love and peace.

When you begin to notice that this situation starts with a thought you are on the road to making things better - observe your fear of success and if you like, let it go.

When you think about it... if you congruently want something and yet take little effective action towards having it there must be an opposing force at work. We can call it fear.

Drop the fear and direct your imagination to what you want by holding in mind the goal and dropping the attachments and aversions to having it. Changes can then take place very quickly with the sedona method.

Directed imagination can be like magic once we drop the blocks to allowing in what we really want.

Sedona Method - Happiness and Havingness

2006-02-18T02:41:00.000-08:00

I was sitting by an open fire last night in an Indian restaurant by a lake in the spanish countryside.

My buddy was asking me about happiness and I was talking to her about the difference between improving your standard of living and your quality of life. Big difference!

While improving your standard of living is a worthwhile objective, it is good to pause for a moment to notice how good we already have it. If you´re reading this you have electricity, internet access - not to mention food and shelter. There is no reason to take this for granted.

Most of the six billion people on this planet don´t even have clean running water. They would be stunned to see how concerned many of the people in the richest nations are about their standard of living.

The irony of it all is that when you give more attention to your quality of life you will have more peace of mind, more happiness and more time to enjoy the people and the things you love.

This in turn gives you more energy to be productive and effective in the world, giving rise to an even better standard of living if that is what you want.

Having more will not make you happier. It will not improve your quality of life. Yes, more money can ease certain hassles and day to day pressures however success brings with it other issues to deal with. You may find all you do is upgrade your concerns!

I contend that success is the ultimate challenge! Can you handle it when you have it? And that is why quality of life is the ultimate goal - in the form of health and vitality, happiness and peace of mind. Success may come and go but feeling happy can endure regardless when you master releasing.

How hard is it to have peace of mind? It´s easier than you think actually. Can you let go of one distracting thought? Yes, of course you can! Let go of two? Yes! Three, four, five, and so on....

It all comes back to one fundamental principle - you can let go of any self-imposed limitation and thereby have more quality of life and more happiness.

A little releasing a day goes a long way...........

Sedona Method - Love and Worry

2006-02-09T03:45:00.000-08:00

For any issue that leaves you feeling stuck it is really, really helpful to get into CAP first before you even start releasing on the issue.

Let´s say you are worried sick about finding the money to pay your electricity bill. If you try letting go of it you may get nowhere. The stress can keep you stuck.

Go high to release first. Release on something else that is easy for you. Only when you are in CAP can you reach down to AGFAP and let those feelings go with much more ease.

Then, make sure you follow the six steps i.e. release to go free!

You might also want to consider the difference between love and worry. Let me give an example. A while back I had some friends around and I was showing their three year old boy the roof terrace. He wanted to climb the stairs and look around.

We then came back down the stairs and he enjoyed the challenge of making his way down these, for him, huge steps. He was having a blast with this challenge. And I was ready to catch him so he was in danger whatsoever. He was smiling and delighted with himself when he got to the bottom of the stairs.

Ten minutes later we were back up on the roof terrace with his parents and this time on the way down the stairs he was terrified! Why? Because of his mother. Her worry and negative directions scared him so much he was afraid he was going to hurt himself at any moment.

For her, and she admits this herself, she doesn´t want the kid to grow up too fast. What would she do then?

It can be very revealing to see what worry gives you - wanting a/c/s? Could you let go of wanting a//c/s? Of course you can! If you have ever let go of wanting a/c/s in the past you can do so again.

The great thing about going to wanting a/c/s is that you take your mind off the details and "why this story is an exception".

Love vs. worry.

One allows the other to grow, the other can retard growth. Love does not mean not being sensible. In fact, it allows you to be more sensible because you can think more clearly when you don´t worry.

Sedona Method and Financial Worries

2006-01-14T03:17:00.000-08:00

In my opinion managing success is another skill we need to master. Becoming successful is attainable with the right tools and attitude - enjoying it and continuing to grow seem to be very difficult for most of us.

When you get more and more of what you want the possibility of loss and the fear and worry that goes with that can really take the shine off the success you worked to achieve.

Still, you are very fortunate in that you know how to release. You have already demonstrated this and now you are aware of the fear of loss feelings. This is all you need to move to the next step....

Firstly, pay attention to the fears and worries and remember they are just feelings and you can let go of any feeling. Drop them one by one as they pop up - this only takes a moment during the day.

You could also go to the underlying wanting a/c/s to shift things more quickly.

Secondly, set new goals for all aspects of your life. Keep aiming higher i.e. repeat the formula that got you to where you are now. Because you are not looking forward your mind is not focused - idle minds are fertile ground for fears and worries!

Thirdly, notice the source of your wealth. It is not a job; it is not your career; it is not the economy, it is not dollars. Your are cause the rest is effect. the source of your wealth as you have demonstrated is the ability to hold in mind what you want before letting it go to allow it in.

Consequently, even if you gave away every penny you have nothing could stop you from allowing in all the wealth you decide to have. The same applies to friendship, love, health, happiness and peace of mind.

The external world is effect not cause - once you get that concept you´ll be much more care free about money - the more real people believe money is the harder they work for it and the more effort and stress it takes to get some.

Prove this is true in a small way and then keep expanding....

Sedona Method and Work

2006-01-06T02:49:00.000-08:00

Ever get bogged down by office politics and corporate pressures? Do you find all of these things affect your attitude?

Before you know it you end up thinking about all that you dislike about work.

You need to decide what you do want. Right now you are puttting energy into what you do not want. And we all know what happens when we do that! Yes, whatever we focus on expands.

I used to play the corporate game and it wasn´t my thing although I found ways to use it to get where I wanted to go. Treat it as a game and it is much easier to detach from the corporate seriousness.

Identify the things that irritate you and release on them until those things make you smile. See the absurdity in it all.

What I enjoyed most about the corporate experience was finding ways to excel with the least effort possible. Hint: use conscious creation to manifest success.

Then you quickly become a valuable resource which gives you a lot of freedom to behave as you wish. You get away with being an individual despite pressure to conform; you become the guy in the office who is always in a good mood; you become the one others want to hang with and help out.

Why? Because you have detached from the outcome and you achieve with ease.

Final tip - if possible use your lunch break to recharge. I used to meditate on my break so as to stay in the flow. Nowadays I would release. I did n´t know about releasing back then.

sedona method and goal setting

2006-01-01T04:47:00.000-08:00

Here is some good material for us all on how to set a goal and have it come true.

There are two files to read, a goal chart (choose pdf or word version) and simple instructions on using the goal chart. Download these files here:

http://groups.msn.com/TheSedonaMethodreleasingClub/files.msnw?fc_a=0&fc_p=%2FFiles

Writing your goals down is a great way to get clear about what you really want and releasing on these goals is the best way I know of moving ahead and achieving more without the stress and anxiety that characterises traditonal approaches to goal setting and gettting.

Enjoy!

It Takes Effort To Live Without Effort

2005-12-09T03:58:00.000-08:00

When you start to learn about releasing it can sound too
good to be true. You read the information at the sedona
method site and you think "this is amazing but will this
work for me?"

Then maybe you get the book or listen to the audio course
and you start to feel happier, more in charge of your life
and ready and able to reach for the stars.

A month later you are back where you started -- surfing the
self help sites looking for an effortless sure-fire way to
have all the success and happiness you want.

You are not alone...

At some level we all want to believe we can sit around
enjoying rich food and never get fat, watch TV all day and
get an education or put no effort into our relationship and
never have an upset partner.

Unfortunately the reality seems to be that effort is
required. The difference with the sedona method is that the
effort is unseen because it occurs on the inside. That
does not mean it does not take effort to get what you want
with releasing.

The ultimate promise with releasing is that you can sit
down and release to get what you want without taking any
action. So how do you do that? By releasing for hours and
hours and hours. i.e. massive effort.

The easier approach is to release AND take action - of
course this requires effort too!

If releasing takes effort why bother? Because the more you
release the less impedance you have to getting what you
want so as you grow it takes less releasing to manifest
your goals. Plus you will continue to feel happier, at
peace and free.

I will often release for 3-4 hours a day on a goal. Not all
the time, some of the time. When I do, I can achieve
results more quickly than I could otherwise and with more
ease and flow. There is still effort involved but it is
less effort than fighting to get ahead in the outside world.

Given the choice I prefer effort on the inside over effort
on the outside. It gets me what I want with less
aggravation and it also keeps me happier.

To sum up... the sedona method promise is a big promise
just remember it takes effort on your part to fulfill that
promise. And over time the cumulaitve releasing means it
then takes less releasing to get what you want.

Looking For Love In All The Right Places

2005-10-28T03:41:00.000-07:00

Want more love? Want to feel appreciated, valued and
special?

Well, you don´t need to go very far to have all the love
you could ever ask for. It´s all inside of you.

Think about it...

Think of all the times you have been in love, all the times
you felt high on life because of a wonderful person in your
life.

Where did that feeling come from? It didn´t come from that
person. You felt those good feelings inside yourself and
attached them to that person.

That´s when the trouble started!

At that point you started to need that person to feel loved
because at some level you decided you would only feel love
for him/her. You would only associate those feeling of love
to him/her. Everyone else in the world would have to wait.

Feeling love for someone, not being loved, is the special
feeling everyone wants. And nobody can take that choice
away from you.

What happens when things go wrong is that the other person
at times fails to behave the way we want so we decide to
not feel love for him/her.

You then feel unloved, your partner reflects this back to
you and very soon you both feel unloved. You are! Because
you are both choosing to not feel love.

Find love where it is by noticing that it was always inside
you waiting to be set free. Anytime you want to feel love
it´s easy, very easy.

Pick a person, a pet or even a place you love and choose to
feel that love. If you like, you can state: I allow myself
to love (name)? And release on any wanting a/c/s that
comes up. This allows you to feel more and more love as
you drop the resistance to having it.

You could also spend time approving of yourself. Do this by
spending 3-4 hours at a time giving yourself approval. Just
send yourself love and approval by deciding to.

You could also ask yourself: could I give myself approval?
And then release on whatever comes up.

Does this mean you don´t need a relationship in order to be
happy? Yes! Does this mean don´t have a relationship? No,
it means have a much better one!

Could it get any better?

For more sedona method releasing insights click here
for a free forum:

http://groups.msn.com/TheSedonaMethodreleasingClub/

Releasing Secrets Exposed

2005-08-19T05:44:00.000-07:00

Want to know what it takes to get what you want? Pay the price!

Any lasting success you have in life depends on momentum. Achieve a goal, aim higher and keep doing what works for you.

However...

What tends to happen is the following. We feel pain. Whether financial, relationship or health -- it gets to a point where we can´t take it any longer so we look for a new and better way to get what we want.

For self help enthusiasts that can mean - get a new book/course or attend a new seminar. For the most part the common message is: you create your reality so change your mind and thereby change your life. Here is a structured way to do that.

Because and only because you are in pain, you follow the instructions and experience new success. But! Success breeds complacency....

Over time you stop doing what works and you slide back down to another point of extreme pain and the whole cycle starts all over again.

The Sedona Method suffers from the very same dynamic which we impose on it. Do you want to break out of this box?

Here´s what to do.......

1. Choose freedom and imperturbability above wanting a/c/s.

2. Devote time to releasing each day and get into the habit of releasing all day long.

3. Set ever higher goals as a game to see how high is up.

4. Appreciate that the very best way for you to help those you care about is to make your own life magnificient - people pay attention to what you can demonstrate more so than what you say.

In very simple terms - the more time you put into releasing each day the better your life will be. The daily momentum builds into an unstoppable force of peace and happiness.

If you only release now and then what do you honestly expect to happen? I´ve tested that approach so I can tell you: nuffin´ much happens!

Enough talk -- go release!

Sedona Method Goal Setting And Getting

2005-07-22T01:55:00.000-07:00

Here is what I do when I use the sedon method for goal setting and goal getting...

1. Set a specific goal using the sedona method guidelines - stated in the positive, in the present etc. as a short statement.

Sometimes I will write out a very detailed goal - up to one page of A4 and then sum it up in one short goal statement.

2. Release on the goal to completion - this can take time, how long depends on how much AGFLAP there is to drop.

3. Check in regularly and preferably daily to see if you are still hootless.

If I´m not hootless I release to completion again. This is a key element of the process because until and unless you remain hootless you are not allowing in what you want.

4. Make the goal real in your mind - see, hear, feel, smell and taste it as already here now. Do that with strong emotions and you will easily bring up all the AGFLAP you need to let go of.

You will also be encourgaed to keep working on the goal because when you daily create a rich sensory experience of the goal as already attained your sense of certainty that it is going to happen will be much greater.

All of the above requires effort so don´t set goals you don´t really want!

Now, it´s time for you to use the sedona method for goal setting!

Sedona Method releasing tip of the day

2005-07-21T10:23:00.000-07:00

When it comes to using the sedona method I see a lot of messages at the sedona method releasing club...

http://groups.msn.com/TheSedonaMethodreleasingClub/

that cry out "but this situation is different so what should I do?"

Releasing is profound IF AND ONLY IF you choose to use it.

If you want to analyse a problem, situation or issue it´s up to you however that has nothing to do with releasing. If someone replies: let go of wanting to figure it out... get annoyed if you want to but that answer is what releasing is about.

At the sedona method releasing club forum we offer releasing advice based on what we believe works and we are not here to guess and then tell you what you want to hear.

And if you feel unable to take charge of a problem go and get professional help. This board is not an alternative for professional face to face help.

See you at the forum...

http://groups.msn.com/TheSedonaMethodreleasingClub/

Sedona Method Overnight Success

2005-07-08T09:48:00.000-07:00

I find the notion of the western culture "overnight success" stars very funny. How many times do you see and hear about yet another overnight success in dance, music, movies or business?

Some 24 year old woman becomes a multi-millionaire and we all tend to think "well that must mean I´m really thick!" Of course the truth is she worked from the age of 12 for self- made parents with exceptional business skills and empowering belief systems.

So, she had a decade of intense high level business training, key contacts and access to finance before most kids had finished school.

The same applies with music - that world class drummer was born to two gifted hard working professional musicians. At the age of 4 as a boy he was beating the drums at 8am each morning before wandering off to school.

And releasing is the same story. Some people may have an advantage in having a background that showed them how to release. Most of those people won´t need the sedona method as they already let go. For the rest of use this is our opportunity to become the next overnight success!

And bear in mind...

Either you understand releasing or you do releasing. And understanding it means nothing unless you actually let feelings go.

I´m still learning how to release and it gets more profound the more I "work" at it. Sorry for using a four letter word!

Finally, let me say whether you stick at releasing until you get it is up to you - nobody else can do it for you. We can offer support here but it still is a question of your own commitment and persistence.

Sedona Method Cause And Effect

2005-07-01T12:44:00.000-07:00

All that we see, hear and feel around us in the outside world are the results of our thinking on the inside. A great way to spot this is to consider: how did you cause this to happen?

Do this with a sense of complete responsibility for your world and you´ll have some interesting insights.

And notice how breakthroughs happen - you may get to a point of giving up and for some odd reason things come together for you i.e. a haphazard way of letting go.

So, your mind and emotions shifted first then your circumstances changed.

Finally, the division between out inside world and outside world is part of the illusion. Play with that idea and see what you let go....

Could it get any better?

Hale Dwoskin Interview

2005-06-20T13:13:00.000-07:00

Hale Dwoskin has been teaching releasing for many years
and was an early student of Lester Levenson.

There is a new Hale Dwoskin interview at:

http://www.boundlessliving.com/wealth/haledwoskin.ram

You will need Real Player to listen to it, get it here:

http://www.realnetworks.com/info/freeplayer/

Just so you know, Hale Dwoskin is the man behind the sedona method.

Your Sedona Method Success Tips

2005-06-16T13:30:00.000-07:00

What is the secret to getting great results with sedona method releasing?

The more I play with the sedona method and releasing the more I sense that doing a little releasing on a daily basis makes a huge difference. As you, little by little, drop a few more limiting feelings it gets easier and easier to use the sedona method to drop even more stuckness when the big issues turn up.

It´s like any life skill - the more you develop the skill, the better you get and the faster you can produce results.

One other point worth mentioning. I am a big believer in releasing to completion. When I do this it feels like the goal has already been achieved - it´s like that feeling you get when you know someone is standing behind you... you can sense it before you turn to look.

Does releasing to completion take effort?

Yes it does! I am working on a goal right now that I return to each day in order to let go of a little more resistance. Some days I release on the goal for 40 minutes, at other times up to 2 hours.

This is time well spent because all areas of your life benefit when you drop wanting a/c/s. Just watch - you´ll start to get luckier and more and more happy coincidences will show up out of the blue (or is it?). It´s part of the sedona method magic.

Could it get any better?

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Release Technique - does it work?

2005-06-16T12:53:00.000-07:00

Over at the sedona method releasing club, people ask does the release technique work?

Yes, it does! You see, the release technique and the sedona method both teach the same fundamental techniques and principles. The only real difference is one of personal style on the part of the teachers - Larry Crane at Release Technique and Hale Dwoskin at Sedona Method. and, a difference in emphasis, Larry stresses more than Hale that releasing is about feelings - dropping limiting feelings.

While the sedona method is about dropping feelings, the way Hale teaches it many people get the idea releasing is about letting go of thoughts. Hale does say to drop feelings and still somewhere in the teaching people can get confused.

A suggestion for you -- get this free report on the release technique. You´ll be glad you did. click here now:

Release Technique Report

Lester Levenson on Love Feelings

2005-05-24T03:47:00.000-07:00

If you read some of the books based on Lester´s outlook you´ll notice him talking about dropping non-love feelings so as to have more love feelings and go higher.

One way he suggests is to change any non-love feeling to love. How? Simply ask yourself -- could I change this feeling to love?

I have been playing with this while out walking, I pay attention to what is around me and choose to feel love. I send love to all that is around me - people, pets, trees, houses, sky, sea etc.

This is a very direct and fast way to feel very, very happy. Test it for yourself and enjoy the love!

P.S. Want to drop a problem quickly? Send it love.

For much, much more on releasing, go here now....

http://groups.msn.com/TheSedonaMethodreleasingClub/_whatsnew.msnw

Sedona Method And Love

2005-04-21T08:45:00.000-07:00

Last week I was sitting with two good friends on a sunny terraza in the moutains.

The vista stretched into the distance with moutains rolling one upon the next into the distance. Beautiful.

As I sat and looked at the closest and largest mountain I welcomed the feeling of enjoying the view. This feeling grew and soon I was feeling love for the moutain, this love then grew the more I welcomed and allowed it.

In a matter of minutes it was like feeling in love. Because I was!

Now, this also works for the sea. I tested it! Stare out to sea and feel how much you enjoy the view. Then feel how much you like and love the sea. And the love feelings will grow.

I have also done the same while out walking - feeling love for pets as they walk with their owners.

The point of all this?

To expand love, pick something that is alive whether that be the sea, the mountains, a tree or a pet. Feel the love, allow it in, experience it fully and you will be "in love".

By feeling love for nature you are feeling love for all of life and you will then also feel more love for yourself and other people.

Where is the love? Right where you are!

Sedona Method And Money

2005-03-20T07:04:00.000-08:00

I wanted to talk about financial freedom which is a state of abundance without lacking money to live your life the way you want to. This also means having money without worrying about losing it or the sense of never having quite enough.

Using the sedona method to get what you want is a great way to move closer to freedom, because you drop limitations to get what you want, and having goals to do with making more money are useful because you can measure your progress or lack of it.

First of all let me say most of us have an abundant supply of limiting beliefs when it comes to having money. And these beliefs are nothing more than our self-imposed limitations.

One way to progress financially is to identify all your limiting beliefs and to change each one to an empowering one. I do not recommend this approach because you may never get to the bottom of the matter and you may not identify all of those limting beliefs since many are in your unconscious.

I regard releasing as a faster more effective way to expand your money consciousness as you can drop whole patterns when you let go of the limiting emotional dynamic that is holding you back.

I make more money now with greater ease than I have ever done because of both the releasing I have done and the actions I have taken in the world.

I now make enough money in one week to pay my outgoings for the month and I can sustain this income level with one hour of work per day. I love what I do and it makes a positive difference for other people. I am telling you this to demonstrate that what I say is based on experience of what works.

Before releasing I worked 50 + hours per week at something I hated and I had very little money or time left over at the end of the month. Living like this does not bring out the best in anyone and affects everyone you interact with.

To make more money you have to do one thing - stop making it so difficult for yourself! You need to let go of your resistance to having more and you need to take charge of your limiting emotional states.

Take a real world example...

Two people look at the same great opportunity and one turns it down while the other goes for it. Why? Assuming both people have the busines acumen to assess the opportunity - greed and fear stop you from making good decisions.

Your clouded perspective on money will stop you from having more by telling you: it can´t be that easy; I don´t deserve it; what if I lose money etc.

The more you release on money the less important money is to you emotionally. It no longer represents security in the way it used to i.e. you are less attached to it and less averse to losing it.

Only when you have no attachments and aversions to money are you free of the grip money has on most people. In this state of abundance you have a lot of power to create positive change in the world and to help others to create more abundance - staying poor or restricted financially helps nobody.

As Gandhi said: "be the change you want to see in the world!" If you feel bad about poverty, become wealthy so that you have the power to lead others to greater wealth. You can give away every penny you make if you want however do appreciate that until and unless you can make things happen in the world you have limited credibility when it comes to telling others how to have a more abundant life.

The ability to make money is really the ability to make things happen in the world - it is about mastering yourself and this paradigm. i.e deal with your fear, pride, lust etc.

Let go of non love feelings to express more love and you will have much more energy and creativity at your disposal to make things better and to achieve your goals.

And do make yourself happy as a priority. Once you decide to be happy no matter what, you give a wonderful gift to the world and you lead others to happiness. If having tons of money is something you´d like to do - go ahead.

Now, what to do?

As Larry suggests, release first on making one dollar and take it from there....

The Amazing Secret To Releasing Success

2004-12-29T05:32:00.000-08:00

Let me tell you a personal story to explain the how and why of releasing success.

Last night I was socialising with friends. And my ex partner. We often meet as friends which is a complex emotional situation. More so for me than for her!

Without going into the gory details I caught here lying and deceiving my friends and I i.e. basically saying she was going home, and then driving home before going out again with a guy she bumped into with us, once we had disappeared.

That´s the short version of the story. The point is, I felt angry and let down. Has she been lying to my face for the last five years? Does she have so little respect for me that she invites me to go out and then dumps me as soon as she finds an alternative?

Anyway....

I go home and phone one of my best friends. He says all the right stuff to me and reaffirms my belief in how great I am!

Beforehand, I text her a message of annoyance on my mobile phone. Mature eh?!

Then I spent a sleepless night releasing and drinking water. By the time the sun rose I no longer felt angry. I felt lighter, more at peace and accepting of what did happen instead of resisting it (I can´t believe she did that!)

I got up and walked down the street to go to the grocery shop and I was surprised at how good I felt. I smiled at myself - secretly amazed at how good I could feel after the painful events of last night.

I just spent the last two hours releasing on my ex partner - clean up process. I feel light, happy and in charge of what happens - not a victim of circumstances. I feel love for her even though I do not love her behaviour.

Without releasing I would probably have spent the next two weeks in emotional agony and another two weeks feeling numb and weak.

The big secret - release, release and then release some more. I have asked several Sedona Method trainers the secret to success with releasing. they all gave me the very same answer - release, release, release.

Use this amazing technology of the soul to make your life wonderful. Start right here, right now.

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Sedona Method and Prosperity

2004-12-26T04:14:00.000-08:00

You now know how to manifest prosperity. i.e. know what you really want, commit to releasing and keep letting go over time.

Keep doing what works and stop doing what does not work!

Let me explain...

I had great fun reading 10 year old journals of mine this week. Very funny reading what I was thinking, doing and struggling with.

One pattern I repeated again and again...

Do lots of personal growth work - achieve a desired goal - stop using personal growth tools or techniques - life disimproves over time - do lots of personal growth work ----

I have seen this pattern in close friends too. I´m sure most people here can relate to this dynamic.

What to do....

Understand that we slide back to our default settings on reality or back to new higher settings unless we continue to energise our desired reality - the consciously created world we live in.

I strongly recommend goal setting - go and get all the stuff, love, happiness, success and joy that you want. Contribute to others and make your life fantastic.

Along the way, as you let go, you will get closer and closer to freedom.

Sometimes spiritual seekers think having any desires is in some way negative, inappropriate and a distraction. So they deny those desires i.e. suppress them.

There is nothing spiritual about being dishonest with yourself.

What would happen if instead you let go of the desires? You would make much more progress in a spiritual sense and maybe even enjoy the journey a little more. And if you do not want what you manifest give it to others. Easy solution!

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Letting Go Of Resistance

2004-12-12T05:28:00.000-08:00

Do you release on a particular goal once and then move onto something else?

Goal manifestation requires ongoing energy. Larry Crane recommends releasing to completion on a goal and then checking in each day to see if you are still hootless about the goal.

Very often you will find yourself back in a state of wanting. You then need to release a lttle more to regain that hootless state. Repeat again the next day if required ... and so on.

I find that I usually have a great deal of resistance to having what I want - even for things I really, really want. A useful goals check is to ask yourself: do I have any resistance to having this?

If you have, and very often you will have a lot of resistance to let go of, you will have confirmation of how you are not creating what you want i.e. how you are stopping yourself from having the goal.

The more you make releasing an aspect of how you live the better your results will be. Releasing can be treated as something you turn to from time to time or as part of who you are and how you live.

When you decide to live in that way you release to release, to have more freedom, and it gets easier to achieve any goal because you are not releasing to get the goal itself.

To sum up, release to get hootless on your goals, check in daily and release more to stay hootless and allow releasing to become the way you operate in the world. You may well be astonished by how quickly things will then change.

Could it get any better?

Sedona Method and Health

2004-11-24T05:48:00.000-08:00

Re health challenges of any kind - follow the advice of the medical community first of all. Then use the material in the sedona method book on health - it goes into a lot of detaill on how to approach it.

All of the releasing processes can be used to improve health. Read Lester´s story for insight on how he used releasing to return to perfect health.

Could it get any better?

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How the Sedona Method Works To Achieve Goals

2004-11-16T05:46:00.000-08:00

First of all, sedona method fans. Ready to achieve your goals?

Let us look at how not to release...

1. Attempt to let go to get something in order to feel better
2. Try to release on a goal to attain the goal
3. Release now and again if you remember to
4. Now contrast the above outlook with -

How to release with the sedona method to achieve your goals...

Let go of limiting feelings to feel more inner peace and then it is far easier to attain your desires.

Let go of wanting a goal in order to have it in your life. Release to be free, to be hootless and hold that intention in mind until you are free of wanting the goal.
Release daily, the more you do it the easier it gets and the faster you will make progress.

Choose a releasing approach that works for you. You do not have to use could you, would you unless you want to. Diving in and welcoming the feeling are both very effective and may even be much more effective for you.

Release feelings rather than thoughts. Why? Because as Lester said we have millions of thoughts, many of which we are unaware of. You may never get around to letting them all go. However you have far fewer limiting emotional states and patterns that you can and will drop if you apply yourself. In this way you can drop clusters of thoughts at once.

At the end of the day, releasing is a very unusual way to be in the world when so few people live in this way. Consequently you have a choice to make...

Go back to your old way of being or give releasing 100% and test it for yourself.

Decide for yourself if any of my tips are true for you. If releasing does not resonate with you then move on.

If you can suspend your disbelief long enough to follow the releasing instructions to the letter you may well be pleasantly surprised at the results it brings you.

Yes, follow the exact instructions - do not add or take away any of the steps. You cannot adapt, improve or customise an approach until you have made it work for you at the basic level. You can do that later on if you really want to.

If it is all "too far out" for you then don´t spend anymore time on it - go and find something more traditional and straightforward that is right for you.

Could it get any better?

Peter

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Sedona Method and making Money

2004-11-12T05:20:00.000-08:00

Want to get more money by using the sedona method?

Sometimes people want more money, financial freedom first before they develop themselves. That is not how the sedona method works!

You´ve got it the wrong way around - success is an inside job!

You need to create an inner sense of securiity first before you create it in the outside world. And just so you know - money is not security its only pieces of paper!

I´m not joking - having more money can leave you feeling less secure unless you create inner security. Otherwise, worrying about how much you have to lose will dominate your thinking.

If you are releasing to get money you´re not releasing at all - you are actually reinforcing your lust for money and pushing it away. Releasing is about letting go of what you want to that you allow it in.

Develop yourself now, be creative now - use the challenges before you to grow. You have a perfect environment for using releasing - if you had no challenges you´d not have so much potential for growth presented to you on a plate before you.

Could it get any better?

Peter

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Sedona Method Success Stories

2004-10-27T10:18:00.000-07:00

Want To Read Some Great Sedona Method Success Stories?

It really helps to learn releasing from people already enjoying success with the sedona method. Their stories will encourage you to reach for the stars.

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How To Have Success with the Sedona Method

2004-10-19T01:46:00.000-07:00

A few thoughts on how to have success with the Sedona Method...

1. Most of what is going on in your life today is a result of your thoughts and actions over a lifetime leading up to this point. Give the Sedona Method time to work and for you to work it.

2. Everything of value you knew before the Sedona Method still applies e.g. exercising and good diet are good for you, treat people well even if its up to them to let go of your behaviour.

3. Set short-term small goals to assess your progress. You´ll find out within days or weeks if you are actually releasing. You may think you are releasing when in fact you are not. The Sedona Method is subtle.

4. When we do let go of limitations it can result in significant changes in our environment. We wake up to the way we are living and decide not to continue living in a way that is not good for us. A new job, new people and/or a new lifestyle can emerge.

All in all for from the sound of it you are equating releasing with not doing i.e. create what you want in your mind and take little or no action in the world.

Sedona Method success equals releasing and action.

That is fine for a realised master. I´m not there yet, are you? For the rest of us we will have much better results by acting and releasing on our goals.

Could it get any better?

Peter

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Sedona Method and Success

2004-10-13T09:19:00.000-07:00

Is there a secret to success with the sedona method?

Don´t think that others here know it all. Releasing and having success with the sedona method is very simple if we would only keep it simple!You may already know more than you realise!

My favourite line on this is from Lester Levenson: "I only know what I can do!"

So, just keep letting go and you´ll have more and more of those happy coincidences.

The sedona method will become second nature before you know it and you will success after success.

Could it get any better?

Sedona Method and How to Let Go

2004-10-10T03:45:00.000-07:00

Here is a tip I wrote for a friend about the Sedona Method and How to Let Go.

Why? Because we often focus on the wrong thing when we want to use the Sedona Method to let go............

That is a good question and an experience that I expect we all have at times or even most of the time when using the Sedona Method to let go.

It sounds like you are releasing to feel good. i.e. releasing to get something. And this is not how releasing works. We need to release to let go of wanting the goal itself..

So, release to release. Just let go to let go. Ironically when you do this things come your way and you will feel good. The idea is to let the limiting feelings go and when they have left all you will have is peace.

When we release with the intention of achieving a goal we are reinforcing the attachment to the goal. Part of you is actively holding onto the goal even as you pretend to let it go!

Instead, release with the intention of letting go of the goal - only then will get to the hootless state. And that feels great.

Finally, you might like to play with changing the feeling to love. Notice whatever feeling is present and ask yourself:

Could I change this feeling to love?

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Sedona Method and Happiness

2004-10-06T04:17:00.000-07:00

Sedona Method and Happiness- How much pleasure can you handle?

What if you could feel wonderfully happy even though your life isn´t perfect yet? Well you can. If you choose to!

Three suggestions for you:

1. Release on an issue which has nothing to do with money. Do this just to feel great - because when you go high you can release with greater ease on stuck issues such as money. Then, and only then, release on money.

2. Love yourself anyway even if you don´t have all the pieces of paper and metal you want or need.

3. Release to let go... not to get something. Otherwise you are building the attachments and aversions - and not releasing at all.
When you want something with intensity you are in a state of lust - in that state of mind it is very difficult to think straight. That is why when we release we can think more clearly and find novel solutions. So release and move up the scale of emotions.

Waiting until everything is absolutely perfect before you feel happy is certainly one approach however how many splt second moments have you ever had like that? Not many!

And yes being happy is also very practical - people want to be around happy people and when you infect others with your happiness they will do all that they can to help you.

Be happy even if everything isn´t perfect yet!

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Sedona Method Tip

2004-10-05T04:29:00.000-07:00

Want a good Sedona Method tip?

Well as I see it we often think we want a new sedona method tip to help our releasing when in fact we´d make more progress and achieve it more quickly if we spent that time releasing.

What do I mean?

The sedona method is simple. There is no need to complicate it. Use it and discover how powerful it is for yourself. Once you have a few results your belief in what is possible will shift.

And then you´ll be the one writing sedona method tips!

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Sedona Method Testimonials

2004-09-30T13:42:00.000-07:00

The following testimonials represents just some of the benefits you can receive from the Sedona Method®. These are real testimonials received people who have benefited from the Sedona Method over the past quarter of a century. (extracted from the Sedona Method site)

Sedona Method Testimonial 1:

“I have looked into other methods of stress management before finding The Sedona Method, but have not discovered anything else so simple, powerful and rapidly effective. It is very exciting to observe changes occurring quite quickly which are clearly the result of releasing. The most appealing feature of the Method for me is that no belief system is imposed and people can use it completely on their own with great success.”…Dr. Louis Ormont, Professor of Psychology at Adelphi University

Sedona Method Testimonial 2:

"During a break on Dynasty, I decided to take part in The Sedona Method course. I was suffering from several stressful situations in my personal life, so I went to see if the Method really worked. It’s amazing how much more you can achieve if you get rid of frustration and anxiety in your daily life. It really works! The technique relieves stress and has been enormously useful to me." Joan Collins, Star of Dynasty and author of the book, "My Secrets"

Sedona Method Testimonial 3:

“I have in the past been given to somewhat hysterical types of reactions, in that I was quick to judge and often quick to anger. I now find myself much more in the present moment, much more able to just relax and have that sense of calm and peace. The more I experience the calm that the Sedona Method has helped me with, the easier it is to become aware of those reactions early on and just let go and not let things fester.”…C.D., Walla Walla, WA

Sedona Method Testimonial 4:

"I used the Sedona Method on my smoking and found that the anxiety that drove me to smoke was gone. I stopped smoking."…Paul Mendez, New York

Sedona Method Testimonial 5:

"The biggest gain I can report to you at this time is that the (Sedona) Method has allowed me to survive the collapse of my business. Soon after, I was able to secure a great job at a wonderful firm. It's made a believer out of me."…Graduate

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Larry Crane and The Release Technique - Success

2004-09-28T03:57:00.000-07:00

FROM: Larry Crane of The Release Technique

I am writing to notify you about a development that I believe
is the greatest advancement in the history of behavioral
science.

It is a way to dramatically show you how to have a constant
winning attitude, all the time, in anything you do. It is not
motivational psychology, physical therapy, positive thinking,
subliminal programming, meditation, or anything like that.

A few years ago, I started to teach my success system with
others, just like you, on how to succeed in the game of life.
Since then, hundreds of people have attended live courses
taught around the country.

I have kept in contact with many of the Graduates who
attended. The results have been Phenomenal!

Many graduates have doubled and tripled their income, became a
partner with their employer, climbed the corporate ladder,
retired wealthy, gained a competitive edge, taken charge of
their lives, overcome serious problems, gotten a clear
direction in life.

They have gone into business for themselves and are doing
spectacularly well! They have moved into brand new homes and
have gotten better jobs, become healthier.

The momentum has been wonderful and it’’s spreading. It is my
intent to have you be successful in everything you do in life!

Now become a winner in the game of life

For years I kept looking and looking for the answers, then I
met a remarkable man. That meeting changed my life forever. He
told me, "You have no limits except those you hold on to in
your mind and when you let go of these limits you can have, do
or be whatever you desire."

At that time it sounded great but I thought "how could this be
true?" I decided to prove it out for myself.

So, I sat down and examined my thinking; I made a list of
everything in life that I wanted.

The list of wants was long and I noticed the things I wanted
were everything I didn’t have. How could I correct my
thinking? I was holding in mind all these limitations.

At the top of my list of wants was being a great success in
life. I wanted money and lots of it. Yet, I was working six
days a week, 12-hour days and barely feeding my family. I was
busy working instead of have a life.

I then made a list of all the reasons why I wasn’’t achieving
the success that I felt I deserved. The list was long. I felt
guilty, angry, confused, fearful, apathetic, and I felt a lot
of insecurity.

The answers came to me...

It was like somebody hit me over the head with a baseball bat.
For the first time in my life I realized that...

. . . It was my own negative emotions that were actually
stopping me from achieving the success that I wanted.

So, I decided to see if I could rid myself of these limited
thoughts and feelings that were keeping me from attaining
success in life.

To my amazement, I discovered that I had a natural ability to
release these limiting thoughts and feelings. I was able to
rid myself of guilt, fear, beating myself up, confusion,
apathy, poor self image, my lack of self-confidence,
insecurity and more.

The systems works and it's simple

The system was so simple I wondered if anyone would believe
me. So I decided to prove to the world that I could use the
system to make a bundle of money.

A short time later I became a self-made millionaire, my
relations started to work, I met and married the most
gorgeous gal.

I bought a ten-room penthouse in Manhattan, a 160 acre ranch
in Arizona and everything I turned to became successful with
ease and most of all, I became the embodiment of unchangeable
peace and happiness.

It's easy to show you how to have abundance because the
ability to have abundance is already there, in you.

Over 50,000 other people have already proven this out. In
fact, until recently all the people that we’’ve helped have
come to us through word of mouth. Can you imagine
thousands of people coming to you by word of mouth only?

After scientifically proving that this system works for
everyone who learns it, my only wish is to have as many people
as possible learn how to have abundance with ease.

A System Scientifically Verified by Harvard and Columbia
University Researchers...

Researchers Dr. David McClelland of Harvard University and Dr.
Richard Davidson of the State University of New York have
found "The Release Technique stands out far beyond
the rest for its simplicity, efficiency, absence of
questionable concepts and rapidity of observable results."

Read what practicing psychiatrist John L. Kemeny, M.D., and
former associate of Albert Einstein and retired professor at
New York's Columbia University said:

The Release Technique is a profound breakthrough in the
history of behavioral science. The Release Technique liberates
the subconscious mind and allows one to rid themselves of
negativity at any level.

The work that Larry Crane is teaching is a major breakthrough
in the field of behavioral science. By participating
experientially, you will reach a place where
nothing and no one will ever bother you again.

A place where you can eliminate all of your I can'ts and turn
them into I can's. I have used the Release Technique myself
for over 20 years successfully. I highly recommend it to
anyone who wants to overcome their limitations and lower their
stress level with ease.

END

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Peter

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I think it is becoming evident, in my observation, that the
techniques learned in the program were beneficial to people
who work under the stress and strain that we do in the
investment banking industry. I have personally benefited,
especially when I ran in the New York City Marathon shortly
after an illness.

Thomas J. Kitrick, New York - V.P., Training and Development,
Goldman, Sachs & Co.

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Sedona Training Associates - Tell Me More!

2004-09-28T03:52:00.000-07:00

From the Sedona Method site:

"Sedona Training Associates is an educational training organization created to continue fulfilling Lester Levenson’s wish to share the practical and powerful methods he discovered for removing an individual’s personal blocks to abundance, health, happiness, and success.

Many thousands of people from all walks of life worldwide have benefited from this work during the almost three-decade history of the Sedona Method Course. Sedona Training Associates currently offers seminars throughout the US, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Eastern and Western Europe, and Japan. It also publishes tape programs that are distributed worldwide. In addition, the organization publishes a quarterly newsletter, Release, and maintains a website: www.sedona.com."

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Who is Hale Dwoskin?

2004-09-28T03:47:00.000-07:00

From The Sedona Method site:

"HALE DWOSKIN is the author of the New York Times Best Seller The Sedona Method: Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success, Peace and Emotional Well-being He is the CEO and Director of Training of Sedona Training Associates, an organization headquartered in Sedona, Arizona.

He co-founded the company in 1996 to teach courses based on the emotional releasing techniques originated by his mentor Lester Levenson. Hale Dwoskin is an international speaker and featured faculty member at Esalen and the Omega Institute.

For the last quarter century, Hale Dwoskin has regularly been teaching the Sedona Method to individuals and at corporations throughout the United States and the United Kingdom, and leading facilitator trainings and advanced retreats since the early 1990's. Hale Dwoskin is also the co-author of Happiness Is Free: And Its Easier than You Think (a five-book series)."

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How the Sedona Method works

2004-09-24T01:06:00.000-07:00

The way releasing with the sedona method works still surprises me some times.

A few weeks ago on a Sunday afternoon I released for an hour on happiness using this polarity:

Welcome resistance to being happy
Welcome resistance to being unhappy

After I finished the session I felt very happy and very energetic with a wonderful sense of peace. And to my surprise I spent the next three hours tidying up part of the house I let become chaotic over the last five years.

In the past my fear would have been that if I get "too" happy I will get lazy and waste my life. I still need to remind myself that I am a human being and not a human doing!

Releasing changes the quality of your experience - you can do from a state of lack and unease or you can do from a state of happiness. And the more you release the clearer you get on what you do want to do and on what you really do not want to do. You can then eliminate a lot of unimportant activity.

Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.....

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Lester Levenson on Happiness with the Sedona Method

2004-09-23T05:16:00.000-07:00

What is the one thing you want more than anything else for the
people you love the most? If you had a magic wand what would you
grant your family and friends? What is it that everyone wants?

To be happy!

How can you make other people happy until you are happy? How can
you be happy?

Lester Levenson, creator of The Sedona Method, discovered the key
to happiness. He searched for 47 years and nearly died in the
process but he did find it.

Do you want to know what it is?

Lester had a breakthrough after much soul searching and found out
how to be happy only after reviewing his entire life. He spotted
a common pattern, one that was present in every happy moment.

Whenever he was feeling love towards another person he felt happy.
And whenever he felt any other feeling he was not happy.

Test this principle for yourself. Think of a time when you were
blissfully happy. Did you feel loving at that time? This works for
me every time. Is this easy or what? Simply amazing!

If this sounds too simple to work I know that you have not tested
it for yourself. Turning on a light bulb is easy too only because
someone else figured it out!

- who do I love most in my life?
- what do I love most about myself?
- what things do I love most in my life?

After doing this exercise you will feel much happier. And you
will have done it without having to spend any money on expensive
clothes, cars or holidays!

The Dalai Lama teaches that the purpose of life is to be happy.
Go on and live a life of purpose with your family and friends!

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Who was Lester Levenson? Sedona Method Founder...

2004-09-21T02:00:00.000-07:00

People wonder who Lester Levenson was? Was Lester an ordinary man who had an extraordinary life? Or maybe Lester Levenson was an extraordinary man all along!

Read this extract from the release technique site to find out...

(I added my comments in brackets.)

Lester Levenson was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on July 19, 1909, to Jewish emigrant parents.

He grew up much loved, doted on by his parents and three sisters. Yet his predominant characteristic was shyness. He was extremely withdrawn and introspective, constantly wondering what this life was about. His parents were not really religious but his grandfathers on both sides were holy people, rabbis. Lester Levenson was 21 when his beloved mother and father died. He refused to say the prayer for the dead. "Will that bring them back? If it does, I'll say it." Then defiantly he turned away from God.

(so Lester was really like most of us, an ordinary childhood with the typical challenges, ups and downs, and a good background.)

Lester Levenson sailed through school and college with astonishing ease, becoming a physicist, an engineer, a successful businessman and a self-made millionaire. Yet despite all his achievements there was an innate turmoil in his heart, an anxiety and stress that seemed to rule his life.

(we can all relate to the stress and pressure we take on as we get older, thankfully Lester found the answer to this age old challenge)

In 1952, at the age of 42, Lester Levenson had his second massive heart attack. In those days, they did not have bypass surgery or heart transplants and so when he came out of the emergency room, the doctors told him, "Lester, we're sorry to tell you, but you have two weeks to live, three at the most, and we can't do anything for you. So we're sending you home."

So Lester Levenson went home.

He was extremely fearful of dying, but he said to himself, "You're still breathing, Lester; there is still a chance." Then he sat down and began thinking around-the-clock. He had always been considered a brilliant man. Always on the honor roll. The recipient of a four-year scholarship to Rutgers University back in the days when few scholarships were handed out. But he said to himself, "Lester, you are stupid, stupid, stupid! All this accumulated knowledge, all this intellect has gotten you to the place that you're a dead man! And if you don't uncover what's in the way, eliminate it, you're going to die!"

(at this point how many of us would give up and assume the game is over. Lester had some serious motivation though - if he could figure it out he might continue to live - a very big reason to try!)

Being a physicist, he knew he had to go back to the drawing board, wipe the slate clean, and start from point zero. So he started to examine his life. He noticed that each time he was ill he was wanting something and that the intense wanting feelings were what was actually making him miserable. He wanted love, he wanted money, he wanted to change things, and every time he looked at that wanting, he had an uncomfortable feeling that he traced back to his illness. Then he noticed that whenever he was giving and loving and wasn't wanting anything, he was not ill. So, he asked himself, "Well, if I could get rid of all my non-loving feelings, would I get better?" He thought about this question and uncovered something that was startling to him at the time.

(Lester Levenson was on the verge of the breakthrough here)

He noticed that WHEN HE WAS LOVING he was happiest. That happiness equated to being loving rather than being loved.

That was a starting point. He asked himself if he could cure his illnesses this way. So, he began directing all of his thoughts and feelings in that direction—from that of "wanting to be loved," to that of "loving." He examined all his relationships and he let go of all of his non-loving feelings from the past. In that process he made another shocking discovery: He saw that he wanted to change the entire world and that was the cause of all his ailments, making him a slave to this world. He decided to reverse that by actually unloading the subconscious concepts and pressures and by taking responsibility for everything happening in his life. At this point he discovered that limitations were only concepts in our minds and can easily be dropped. He realized that God is within us all, that we are infinite beings with no limitations. With that realization, he became happier: freer, lighter and with an overall sense of well-being.

(imagine that - the secret to happiness, where else has it been explained at all? Where else has it been explained in such simple terms: See how attainable it really is!)

Later on he would say: "We are all gods acting like goddamned fools."

Months went by and Lester Levenson still wasn't dead. He hardly went to sleep, he ate a little bit, and he continued to work on himself. He corrected his physical body. All of his miseries dropped away and he found himself in a place in which he was happy all the time, without sorrow. He totally cured himself.

More than that, Lester Levenson unlocked the science of the mind: How the mind works, what to do about it and how to correct it. How to correct your thinking. How to call up the menu of your mind, take a look at this menu and eliminate what you don't want.

Lester Levenson was a giving person—one thousand percent! He spent the remainder of his life helping others discover this secret that he had unlocked for himself.

He passed on in 1994 at the age of 84— 42 years after being told he had two to three weeks to live!

NOW go here...

http://groups.msn.com/TheSedonaMethodreleasingClub/

At the releasing club we use releasing - the approach Lester Levenson discovered. The very same Sedona Method Lester Levenson released to the world.

Goal Manifestation with the Sedona Method

2004-09-20T03:10:00.000-07:00

How can you manifest your goals more quickly and easily?

When you hold the goal vividly in mind you can create it FAST. Of course make sure to let go completely until you feel hootless.

Now, start small.

Bigger goals typically have more limitations for you to let go of. Otherwise you´d already have them. When you start small you´ll have validation that releasing does work and your belief system will change and at this point it is easier to aim higher.

Release to manifest $1, release to make one great new friend, release to feel a little happier, release to release!

Could it get any better?

Peter

http://groups.msn.com/TheSedonaMethodreleasingClub/

Getting What You Want With The Release Technique

2004-09-16T06:37:00.000-07:00

1. Re Larry Crane and 20 days to get what you want.

He says to check in and make sure you are hootless each day re the goal and if not go ahead and release to completion.

Keep releasing until you feel carefree and love re the goal. i.e. carefree rather than not caring.

2. I favour highly specific goals.

Why?

Because you are likely to get what you ask for - no more and no better.

Remember the posts recently about releasing to get a job. The person got one and doesn´t like it. http://groups.msn.com/TheSedonaMethodreleasingClub/

Ask for more! Not a job but a job you love and that pays $´000 or better.

So re finding a husband - ask for what you really want to ensure you don´t get what you don´t want.

3. Too many goals at once.

For me I would not make any progrees having such a long list of goals to release on at once. Maybe that will work for you.

It´s good to be aware of all that you want and maybe focus on one or two special goals for the moment.

4. Attaining your goals with no action on your part.

I believ it is possible when you become very advanced with releasing. I have had small and significant instances of it happening for me. Most of the time however I actually take action as well to get what I want.

Usually releasing allows me to think new and original thoughts that lead me to creative solutions and breakthroughs. I then act from a heightened sense of intuition with a very good sense of what needs to be done.

Could it get any better?
http://www.workwealth.com/rt.htm

Peter

A Letter from Lester Levenson...at age 84

2004-09-10T05:26:00.000-07:00

Almost forty years ago with my back to the wall and with only three months to live, I was forced to search for the answers to life. I decided to ask myself what it is we all want, and the answer came to me. We all want to be happy!

I had spent my entire life, looking for happiness and security in making money, having personal relationships and keeping busy. But, I only achieved happiness for short periods of time. Somehow happiness still eluded me.

I wondered, how could I get all the things I want and be happy all the time, too?

Most of the great philosophers have told us that our basic inherent nature is happiness. So what is it that happens that causes us to lose what is already ours? The answer is: Our feelings cover up our happiness and keep it hidden from us.

The key to securing the happiness that is yours . . . forever . . . is to discover how to discharge the negative feelings you've accumulated. By discharging these negative feelings, you will not only increase the happiness in your life, but everything else will get better too! Money, health, relationships, looks, you name it!

It's so simple and it’s the one answer you've been looking for.

Please give us the opportunity to share this with you. You have nothing to lose and EVERYTHING TO GAIN.

Love,
Lester
http://www.workwealth.com/rt.htm

Larry Crane - Release Technique Story: What would it be like if you were unable to worry?

2004-09-07T06:11:00.000-07:00

Larry Crane - Release Technique Story...

Imagine feeling secure about the future and looking forward
to it with an excitement you have not felt since you were a
child. (This is the Larry Crane - Release Technique Story)

What I am going to talk about today is not for everyone...

It is true, the Release Technique Story of Larry Crane.

If you are open minded and of at least average intelligence
the following information could lead you to the most
important breakthrough of your entire life....

If you are as busy as me -- you know that making your life
better sometimes takes a back seat to dealing with that
never ending list of things to do that never gets done.

This is why as the UPS driver handed me the package and as
I signed his electonic pad -- I honestly did not know when
I would get a chance to listen to the potentially life
changing information I now held in my hands.

Later that evening...

I switched off the PC, ignored the TV and the phone... and
ripped open the first set of tapes.

Although some of what I listened to was familiar -- a lot
of it was totally different to anything I have ever heard.

This course produced by Larry Crane, a self made
millionaire, offers a new and refreshing alternative to
getting what you want whether that be greater happiness,
more confidence or greater success... and it works.

But first.

Let me tell you about Larry...

Larry was a very successful business man. He was
written up in the business press, including TIME magazine,
and made millions for himself.

And he had the luxury cars and planes, an expensive home and
he could buy whatever he wanted.

But.

He was extremely unhappy. In fact he was miserable and
hated his life. And he was angry and totally stressed out.

One night he even considered jumping off the roof terrace
of his 10 room Manhattan penthouse apartment. For about two
hours he contemplated jumping.

He didn´t.

This was a TURNING POINT and put him on a search for a way
to succeed and be happy without feeling stressed out,
worried and anxious.

His quest lead him to Lester Levenson and The Release
Technique...

http://www.workwealth.com/rt.htm

Let me tell you what I have gained already from listening
to this unusual course:

What Have I got from the Release Technique?

1. I Stopped Worrying

Like most people I have a knack for worrying about what
might go wrong. Even though I make a point of being
positive.

I can still have a few worrying thoughts working away in
the back of my mind that stop me from feeling total peace
of mind.

After listening to tape 4B its as if my worrying program
has short circuited. I feel secure about the future in a
way I never have before.

All of that negative thinking that used to tire me out and
leave me feeling anxious has evaporated.

And if I want to give this new state of mind even more
energy I can simply listen to this tape again anytime I
want.

2. I Feel Happier.

Even after listening to the first 5 tapes of this 10 tape
package I felt happier. All I did was follow along and do
the exercises under Larry´s guidance and things started to
feel different.

I feel lighter and more at ease with myself.

I notice myself smiling for no reason whatsoever. And when
you think about it shouldn´t this be true for all of us.

3. Problems Seem Less of a Challenge

Problems don´t seem so overwhelming and I have a new sense
of possibility. Whatever I put my mind to I can achieve.

I can think more clearly and find new and better solutions
to whatever challenges I am facing. This alone has given me
a whole new sense of what is possible.

4. I Approve of Myself More

I already knew that when it comes to having more success
that money does not motivate me once I have enough.

After completing the course it hit me. What I really want
by succeeding is the approval and respect of my role models.

And ironically this craving approval stops me from giving
100% Why? Because I am afraid I won´t get it.

The solution? Let go of wanting this approval.

I have been doing this for the past two days and I have had
the most productive week I have had in months and with less
EFFORT. It feels like I am in the flow...

I am making better decisions, taking less time to get
things done and not holding back when it comes to really
excelling with my work.

Imagine feeling like this every day!

You can...

Take a look at the Release Technique site and see what you
think.

http://www.workwealth.com/rt.htm

You can listen to some fascinating audio recordings and
discover why this breakthrough technique is used by the
rich and famous including:

- Joan Collins, actress

- Norman Vincent Peale, Author, The Power of Positive
Thinking

- Sally Jesse Raphael, TV Talk Show Hostess

- Britt Eklund, actress

- Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia

- Laura Dern, actress

- Diane Ladd, actress

There is also a fr*e newsletter you can sign up for at:

http://www.workwealth.com/rt.htm

Have Fun,

Peter

Did you enjoy the Larry Crane - Release Technique Story

Sedona Method Polarities

2004-09-06T03:56:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend I was thinking about how I always seem to want more. I learn some great material like releasing and then I immediately want more results, more peace, and even more flashes of insight. It´s never enough!

So, inspired by the recent discussions on polarities and holistic releasing, I decided to create a set of polarities to deal with this. Here´s what I came up with:

Greed - Gratitude

Could you allow yourself to be as greedy as you are?
Could you allow yourself to be as grateful as you are?

Could you allow yourself to feel as much greed as you do?
Could you allow yourself to feel as much gratitude as you do?

I released on these polarities a lot over the weekend, and even as I type this there is more to release so I seem to have found a really charged issue.

What do you think? Even if the opposite of greed is not gratitude I decided to go ahead in the manner described above because it resonated for me.

Which would you rather - more freedom or more restriction?

Peter

Sedona Method As Part Of Your Daily Life

2004-09-06T03:54:00.000-07:00

How to integrate releasing into your day...

Here is what I do.

1) Release specifically on going all the way with the Sedona Method i.e. let go of internal controls by the Ego that dictate whether and /or how you attain realisation.

2) When you wake up in the morning, while in that waking state, ask yourself :

Could you just allow yourself to feel what you are feeling?

Could you allow wanting control/security/approval to be completely present?

By starting the day in this way, I find it easier to maintain the momentum during the day.

3) During various activities as the day progresses, pay attention to how you feel in your body especially in your chest and stomach where relaxation or tension can often be detected more easily than elsewhere in the body.

Then just allow the feelings to be present, and let it go until you release to completion.

4) Read related material by spiritual masters. I have recently read Yogananda´s autobiography. He teached the same essential message that Lester Levenson taught i.e. this world is nothing more than a dream that we have not awakened from. And we can transcend it if we are disciplined and have the desire to do so.

Reading the thoughts of these masters stengthens my resolve to continue releasing for the long term. Yogananda used to meditate for hour upon hour everyday. That level of dedication is possible for us too if we are prepared to pay the price.

I think it is unreasonable to expect much from any spiritual or personal development philosophy unless you commit 100% to using it and making it part of who you are.

In my opinion, people who become seminar junkies are avoiding themselves, they choose to live in hope rather than living in the present moment. It takes courage to go all the way with the Sedona Method. What if you don´t get anywhere? What if it´s not what it claims to be? Let go of your fears and go all the way. Use the Method to make the most of the Method!

Anyone else with ideas? Please feel free to share what works for you. What works best for you in integrating the Method into your daily life?

Which do you prefer becoming free or the fantasy of being free?

Peter

Sedona Method for Happiness and Goal Attainment

2004-09-06T03:52:00.000-07:00

I use releasing as a tool to enjoy my life more and to get what I want in the world. I find that the more I allow my BEingness to just be, the happier I am and the easier the game of life seems to be. And a growing feeling of oneness and love for all of life comes from somewhere inside of me. As well the sense of seperation from other people fades which is why for me the unrestrained ego is useful but only goes so far.When I am cultivating Ego I have a real sense of seperation and a cap on how much love I feel.

As my awareness expands or maybe it´s just my perceptions changing - I find that through meditation and releasing I tap into more of my creativity and inner resources, some would even use the word channel. Perhaps one can tap into the universal life force and make more of yourself by surrendering to something greater than yourself, whatever you want to call it.

Re to clarify re letting go of all limitations. What I mean is that if you release more and more of your self imposed limitations you will be able to get out of your own way. If you are 5 foot tall and very ambitious, you still might not be able to play basketball for a living but you may well become the best you can be at that sport.

When I mentioned letting go of all wanting, I was talking about wanting for nothing so that you could paradoxically have everything, if that is what you want to create. An inner focus on lack tends to expand lack in your life while also creating inner tension (motivation). You want, you feel tension, you achieve your goal and feel a release of tension because the lack is temporarily satisfied. And then the cycle starts over again.

I use releasing and the Silva Method to create the goal as already achieved in my mind. Then I let go of wanting it, and I can then do what it takes to create it without feeling tense, because I feel more certain of success, the quality of my actions is better and it comes across when I deal with people who in turn believe it will happen and so they contribute more.

Ultimately there may be a state of being where I can do the "sitting on my ass and just release technique" and the goal will be attained without any other effort on my part. If someone has consistently managed to do this and can prove it objectively then I´d love to hear from them. For me I release and take action and I believe that the having state rather than the wanting state helps me to be more effective, it may also bring about happy coincidences.

Clearing away all the desires helps me to see who I really am. The rest of the time I am so busy with doing and getting that I can seem to be just a gofer for some want.

Re wanting versus having when it comes to money. When I release into that havingness I get ideas about how to make more money and I also feel more satisfied with what I already have. I may spend a little more but nothing excessive.

Future Perfect Sedona Method

2004-09-06T03:51:00.000-07:00

What would it be like if you wanted for nothing whatsoever? If you had no attachments and no aversions to any events, any people or any feelings – what would be left? Just you!

That might actually be quite challenging for most of us to deal with. Western cultures are so caught up in striving, doing and being active that to simply just be can seem lazy and unacceptable. As a result of this you may have major resistance to letting go of the identity that comes with being a productive, active member of society. We can easily equate productivity with virtue without really assessing the value or quality of the contribution itself. Hamsters are very busy creatures!

When I step forward in time in my imagination to a time when I have let go of all limitations, I sense a reality untainted by the DISease of wantings and at the same time it seems very odd. I´m finding it useful and productive to just allow these feelings to be as I´m sure they could well be working away in the background otherwise, working to keep me in the comfort zones I already know.

Becoming more means letting go of what you already know. Make it easier for yourself by having a bright future to aim for, and then let go of it.

Could it get even better?

Peter

Release to release - not to get when using the Sedona Method

2004-09-06T03:48:00.000-07:00

A while back a friend pointed out that he gets the best results when he releases to let go rather than releasing to get something. It´s worth looking at this distinction more closely.

When do you most want to release? When you need or want something! Especially if things are not going your way, and at times like this you could not be more attached to wanting things to change. Consequently it is very easy to just get wound up trying harder and harder to have it all work out just the way you want it, just now. A great recipe for trying to release rather than releasing. i.e. putting your focus on the wanting and not on the letting go.

At times like this it´s good to release to let go of the limiting feelings and to leave the goal until later. Even release on the goal itself only allow your focus to be on getting lighter and freer not the goal itself. Use the goal as a signpost for your self imposed limitatations.

When you feel high you will then be more powerful in any releasing or actions you take towards goal attainment.

Could it get any better?

Peter

Sedona Method Tips - What you don´t want

2004-09-06T03:47:00.000-07:00

Sedona Method tips...

The sedona method is all about getting what you want and dropping the holding in mind of what you don´t want. Read on for sedona method tips.

Have you noticed that you don´t always get what you want? Why? Because you have so many limiting beliefs and expectations - these nullify the occasional effort to focus on a positive outcome.

I have been getting into the habit of noticing what I don´t want, and each time one pops up I realise that for one reason or another I am setting myself up to attract negatives and difficulties. i.e. limitations.

Ask yourself:

What is it that I do not want to happen?

What am I worried about?

What am I afraid will happen?

Then let it all go. You´ll enjoy the peace of mind and maybe even have ideas that will propel forward towards what you really want.

Could it get any better?

Peter
http://groups.msn.com/TheSedonaMethodreleasingClub/

Come back soon for more sedona method tips!

Sedona Method Shopping Tips

2004-09-06T03:44:00.000-07:00

One thing I have noticed lately is that the more I release the less desire I have for those things that I don´t really want when I am out shopping. That cloud of wanton desire just lifts and I can clearly assess whether or not I really want to buy the object in front of me.

Next time you are shopping, pause when you get caught up in that gimmee gimmee feeling and release first BEFORE heading over to the sales assistant with your credit credit.

Here´s what I do. When I´m in a shop considering buying something, I will just allow myself to feel whatever it is that I´m feeling in the moment. After a few moments the mental fog will lift.

Then I´ll decide if I really want the item- If I do I´ll get it although a lot of the time it´s just a feeling that I want rather than something outside of myself, and I ´ll have just got it by releasing!

Warning signs for me include that greedy feeling, that gimmee it now feeling or that sense that the item will really impress other people.

Could it get any better?

Peter

Sedona Method Newbie Guide

2004-09-06T03:38:00.000-07:00

This posting is for you if you are looking to find out more about The Sedona Method. I will do my best to answer the following questions for you:

1 What is The Sedona Method?

2 Does it really work?

3 Who developed the Sedona Method and why?

4 How does it work?

5 Is it worth your time learning The Sedona Method?

Before I answer these questions I think it is important to tell you a little about my background and why I set up this site.

From an early age I found it fascinating that you could develop your mind and learn how to make your life better. The first course I ever took was The Silva Method, which was excellent and it got me off to a great start with personal development.

From there I continued to read anything good that I could get my hands on and I quickly realized that there are only so many principles to learn - after that you need to apply these principles daily in your life. So I did.

Life got better especially after I trained in NLP, that really boosted my confidence in what was possible and I got better and better at getting what I wanted in my life.

I started to earn a lot more money than ever before and I also started to find lots of new friends on the same wavelength which was great fun.

The next big jump in my happiness and success came after I became a Reiki healer. Reiki is very powerful and it gives you a heightened sensitivity to life and to the vibes that people give off.

When I was in a business meeting I could almost feel how the other people felt about the business of the day. And when I would meet someone for the first time, in those first few seconds I could feel their pain, their humanity and what they were really like as a person. What they said later in words would only confirm these strong intuitive impressions.

At this point you might be thinking - why am I telling you all this? Im telling you so that you know what my background is and so that you understand what experiences I already had when I first heard about The Sedona Method. Later on this will make more sense when you read about my first impressions of The Sedona Method.

Back to our story!

O.K. At this stage I was becoming more and more successful in my career and in my personal life. I was making a lot more money than ever before with a lot less effort and in my free time I had plenty of great friends that I enjoyed spending time with.

One morning I was driving to work in heavy traffic as usual. The office was only 15 miles from where I lived and I needed to allow 50 minutes to make sure I got to the office on time. Only this day was different - I was driving to work in a brand new Mercedes. Great eh?

The fact is I wasnt really enjoying myself. I was stressed out at work, I was really tired of endless traffic jams and the truth was that despite all the money I really didnt want to do this job anymore.

Unless I was happy at work all the other stuff meant very little to me. I decided it was time to work for myself so I stashed away some more money and left two months later. I have been self-employed ever since.

Why did I learn The Sedona Method?

A few months down the road I was still stressed much to my amazement and disappointment! I used all the tools I already knew and I felt a little better but still this new lifestyle without a salary coming in was very hard to adjust to.

I opened the mail one morning and read a mailing about The Sedona Method. It sounded like exactly what I was looking for even though I didnt understand what it was or how it worked.

A few hours later I was walking out of the house to go for a walk when I went back in to order the Sedona Method tapes. That intuition that I talked about earlier was screaming - get this now!

My first impressions were very positive. The system was very easy to learn and it felt great. I started to feel more in control of my life and happier and more at peace than I had in a long time. I had a feeling conviction that everything would work out jut fine, and it did.

I have now been using The Sedona Method for over 3 years and it seems to get better the more you use it. One caveat. You must use it each day. If you use it once and then expect your life to be better youll be setting yourself up for disappointment. It is designed to be part of how you live and to be used daily.

Now that you know what got me to the point of buying the Sedona Method, let us take a look at each of the questions above.

1 What is The Sedona Method?

Its a way to let go of limiting feelings that hold us back in life.

Many spiritual teachers talk about the importance of knowing what you want and then letting go of the desire. The problem is they dont always tell you HOW to let go! And until you do let go, making progress can be difficult, stressful and painfully slow. It can be like driving with the handbrake on.

Feelings like frustration, hate, envy, greed, fear and anger are part of day to day life for so many of us and they leave you tired and worn out by the end of the day.

Instead, if you know how, you could just let go of these feelings and enjoy feeling at peace and happy. The Sedona Method shows you a simple practical way to do this.

2 Does it really work?

I set up this site - the Sedona Method releasing Club way back on October 31st 1999 because of how impressed I am with The Sedona Method. If you look back over the several pages of postings at this discussion board you will read many, many accounts of how releasing works for me...and you will also read of how other people have successfully used it in their lives.

Click on Message Board in the left hand column of this page to go to the discussion board. You can then read these postings for yourself.
From my experience it does work if you work it! However nothing will happen if buy the best tools available and leave them in storage.

3 Who developed the Sedona Method and why?

Lester Levenson developed the Sedona Method. In 1952 at the age of 42 Lester suffered a massive heart attack and was so weak after he recovered that his doctor warned him that even the slightest effort could kill him. He was ordered to go home to his penthouse in New York and to rest.

Feeling deflated and very afraid of dying, Lester had a lot of time to sit and think about his life and to reflect on his success in life. He quickly realized that he had been a failure. Although he had made a lot of money and done well in business he had never really been happy. What had been the point in working so hard if he had destroyed his health in the process and if he was still unhappy?

He reasoned that if he could figure out how to be happy he might find the reasons why his health had been so poor. So he spent three months sitting alone in his penthouse endlessly analyzing what worked and what didnt work in the pursuit of happiness.

Over this short time he completely regained his health and his discoveries are now taught as The Sedona Method. Lester discovered how to have happiness without sorrow by letting go of the self imposed limiting feelings that hold you back from living your life the way you want it to be.

4 How does it work?

The Sedona Method works by teaching you how to let go of the limiting feelings that are stopping you from being, doing or having what you want. This is done by asking a series of questions that allow you to drop the blocks to moving ahead. The questions are simple and are only meaningful once you know how to use them to access those feelings that are holding you back.

Its like learning any new skill; it all seems very obvious afterwards and almost too easy.

5 Is it worth your time learning The Sedona Method?

Only you can answer this question.

At the beginning of this page I told you about my background so that you will understand why I feel so strongly about the Sedona Method despite already having many valuable tools at my disposal.

For me the Sedona Method is the missing link. There are many ways to get motivated, loads of courses that show you how to set and go after goals but no other course that shows you how to easily get out of your own way and get ahead while having more happiness.

Decide for yourself and click below for a free tape and a complimentary email guide because you will also get a bundle of other goodies that will give you a taster of The Sedona Method.

Click here for a free Sedona Method tape/CD:

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Resisting and Getting

2004-09-06T03:35:00.000-07:00

just wanted to take a moment to share some learnings and recent experiences.

On Sunday I felt like things were not working out very well in my business, I had launched a promotional campaign last week and had not got anywhere near the results I expected and hoped for.

I spent quite a lot of time analysing what was working and not working. I wondered why my results were not better. Then I got nowhere trying to figure out what to do next.

So, I put on my Light & Sound machine and spent two 35 minute sessions in a state of deep relaxation releasing on my resistance to having things work out well. I certainly felt a lot beter after doing this - less stressed and worried and a lot more optimistic that somehow things would work out. I didn´t feel completely at peace but a lot better.

Still, I didn´t have any new solutions pop into my head as I sometimes do after releasing.

Then Sunday I found some material online that answers a lot of the issues I need a strategy for. Finally yesterday I stumbled onto exactly what I need right now to get the results I want!

Moral of this story - thinking and reasoning will only get you so far, releasing is the missing link that lets you tap into the collective unconscious and its storehouse of knowledge.

Could it get any better?

Peter

Releasing Blue Light

2004-09-06T03:34:00.000-07:00

I spent an hour last night releasing on one question:

Which would you rather - wanting security or having security?

For most of that time until the last five minutes the answer that popped up was wanting security and then at the end it changed to having security. And all of the time I was releasing deeply with deep breathing happening all by itself.

I had my eyes closed. What was interesting was the images that came with this shift.

I started imagining a strong dark blue colour radiating out from my chest to my entire body and then away from me as I exhaled.

Afterwards I felt a sense of deep peace.

Has anyone else had a similar experience and seen colours when you release?

Peter

"No!" is an acceptable response

2004-09-06T03:20:00.000-07:00

Today I was releasing on a minor irritation where I did not get my way with a friend.

I started releasing and I wanted a Yes response to the could you, would you questions. And I was forcing the answers so I got stuck. I was also releasing to get something rather than to let it go!!

Once I allowed to answer to be No! ... if that is what was to come up - the releasing went fine.

Note to myself: release to let go not to get something and No is an acceptable response

Could it get any better?

Peter

Sedona Method Tips - Why Did X Happen?

2004-09-06T03:14:00.000-07:00

One recurring theme of Sedona Method students is the need to understand why X happened.

Releasing is all about letting go of feelings. That´s it! Letting go has nothing to do with peeking into your past to figure out why something happened.

Ironically, if you will just release on the past - insights may well pop up out of the blue.

Look at it another way, how many years have you spent attempting to figure it out? It didn´t get you to where you want to be or you wouldn´t be reading this message and learning how to release.

Looking forward. Keep releasing as simple as possible and do it daily and you will enjoy massive progress.

Could it get any better?

Peter

Responsibility for the Big Bucks $$$$

2004-09-06T03:12:00.000-07:00

I wanted to let you know what I have been up to this week...

I was listening to the Larry Crane tapes and stopped the tape when I got to the section on Responsibility (page 48 in the manual) to spend more time on that section.

Lester said that taking responsibility is both a powerful way to create abundance and a way to accelerate your releasing.

He suggested taking full responsibility for everything that is happening to you because you created it. Do this by examining your thinking and correcting it by letting go of the limitations you become aware of.

How? Ask yourself: wherein did I cause this to happen to me?

To apply this to abundance, ask yourself:

Wherein Did I Cause My Lack of Abundance?

I have been releasing on this question for an hour at a time each day this week and its amazing what is coming to the surface to be released.

Here are some of the issues that popped up for me to release and the deeper wanting I was seeking:
not wanting to stand out from the crowd - wanting approval
guilt about being rich when many people are poor - wanting control
holding back so as not to be too successful - wanting control
not applying all the knowledge I have - wanting control
afraid of losing what I accumulate - wanting security

I had no idea I had so many limiting thoughts stopping me from having abundance. Its incredible I managed to earn any money with the baggage I have in my unconscious mind!

The more I release on this question the clearer I am getting about the way ahead and the more determined I am to make my life more abundant in love, happiness and wealth.

In fact, right now I am angry about my lack of abundance whereas in the past I did´t really care. So clearly I have moved from Apathy to Anger after just a few hours of releasing.

Peace -- here I come!

Could it get any better?

Peter

Having it NOW

2004-09-06T03:03:00.000-07:00

I was listening to some tapes of Lester recently and he was pointing out that a lot of people make the mistake of not releasing to have their goals now - instead they release on having them in the future.

This results in the attainment of your goals staying in the future.

Think about a goal you have that has not manifested yet....

When you think about having this - when will that be?

If your sense of having it is in the future you may have resistance to having it now. Could you let the resistance go?

Goal setting is an integral part of the Sedona Method. If you want a refresher...
Wording a goal statement - 10 guidelines on page 45 of the course manual
Goal Chart - page 50 - release on goal
Action Steps - page 51 - release on "to do list"
Advantages and Disadvantages - page 96
Likes and Dislikes - page 38
I regard goal setting as a crucial part of the Sedona Method whether you want more happiness, love, abundance or freedom.

Could it get any better?

Peter

Sedona Method - Miracles May Take Time

2004-09-06T02:57:00.000-07:00

When you read Sedona Method or Release Technique success stories it is easy to feel like you are doing something wrong.

Why haven´t you won the lottery yet? Why hasn´t your perfect lover walked (literally) right up to your front door?

Why haven´t you cured that irritating illness that you haven´t been able to shake off for years?

First of all let me say that it is okay to release and to take action on your goals.

This reminds me of the joke about the man who had been praying to God for years for a windfall of millions of dollars. God finally responded to his call for an explanation. When God spoke this is what he said: "It would help if you bought a lottery ticket from time to time!"

The ultimate Grand Master Releaser may well be able to sit on his or her chair all day long and do nothing other than releasing... and allow in whatever he or she desires.

You are not there yet.

That ultimate releaser state might be a good long-term goal. How about taking the pressure off and getting started with small goals first?

If you were a learner driver would you apply to compete in a Formula One race? Of course not, you would learn how to drive first!

The first stage is to release, make it part of how you live, set goals and start releasing to completion.

For now, pay attention to your intuition as it will guide you to do certain things, go to certain places and to talk to certain people. The more you release the more you will know the best course of action. Your assessment of situations will improve because your thinking will not be clouded by emotion.

I get great results with releasing and it helps me to create lots of lucky coincidences. I also take a lot of action - I follow through and act on my intuition.

Could it get any better?

Peter

Sedona Method Success - what does it take?

2004-08-29T06:18:00.000-07:00

I wanted to comment on a theme that pops up from time to time.

It goes like this... "I have been releasing for 6 months and nothing much is happening!"

Here are some pointers to help you move ahead...

1. Your success with the Sedona Method depends on your correct application of the method.

Doing it the wrong way for a long time will not yield results.

Even if you think you have been releasing for two years - if you haven´t been actually releasing you have no experience of releasing. You are still at day one.

When you are new to releasing I highly recommend that you follow the instructions to the letter and only later on, after you have evidence it is working, customise it to your own way of doing things.

Let me give you an example. I play tennis and have done so since I was a boy. Like most tennis players my backhand is weaker than my forehand.

Why is my backhand weaker? I have hit as many balls on that side as on my forehand side over the years.

Because I have been repeating the same ineffective stroke year after year.

Am I going to do anything about it? I´m not, because it`s not that important to me.

In terms of releasing you need a good enough reason to change what you are doing - if your life depended on it I´ll bet you would be releasing like a master before the day is out.

2. Vague notions about what success with the Sedona Method means will get you frustrated

What do you regard as success? Total bliss, fantastic relationships and amazing health?

These are very vague and intangible ideals. You have to get highly specific about what you want. This is the only way to know if you are making progress or not.

Measure where you are today and track your progress or lack of it. If you are clearly making progress then keep doing what is working.

If things are not getting better stop doing what is not working and get help.

3. Releasing with the Sedona Method is simple

Does this mean that all you is ask could you, would you?

No!

It is not really about asking and answering questions - it is all about feelings not thoughts.

There are several different ways to release, all of which are covered in the course.

If one approach does not work for you then use one of the other approaches.

I have much more success when I do not use could you, would you.

A common mistake is the attempt to complicate the simplicity by adding steps or by leaving steps out. If you end up with your own variation and it does not work don´t blame anyone else for its ineffectiveness.

Releasing is a very different way of operating in the world - if it seems difficult to you right now its because you are still learning how to do it. It really is simple once you get past the learner driver stage!

4. Big results happen with the Sedona Method when you let go of it all

If you want a big demonstration of what releasing can do you have to earn it by releasing to completion on your goal.

Pick a highly specific goal and release until you have no resistance, no fear and no attachments or aversions to the goal.

This is easy and quick for small goals that are within your sense of possibility.

If the goal is way outside your sense of what is possible for YOU now in this very moment then you have a lot of releasing to do. And two hours releasing is unlikely to be enough.

For example, let ´s say you have never sung in public in your life and you want to sing your No.1 hit song on national TV.

Is it possible? Yes!

Is it possible for you today? The answer needs to be a congruent Yes expressed from a hootless state. Only then have you let go.

5. Your starting point with the Sedona Method is a factor in your success

Why doesn´t everyone get fast results? Well, maybe releasing isn´t for everyone. Give it 100% and decide for yourself.

At the end of the day, if you already had an ability to let go before you discovered releasing you will see results sooner rather than later.

For me it was a new experience feeling my feelings as I had done a great job of suppressing them for years. I had to learn to feel them BEFORE I could let them go so it took me longer than some to get it.

6. Miracles may take time

When you read Sedona Method or Release Technique success stories it is easy to feel like you are doing something wrong.

Why haven´t you won the lottery yet? Why hasn´t your perfect lover walked (literally) right up to your front door?

Why haven´t you cured that irritating illness that you haven´t been able to shake off for years?

First of all let me say that it is okay to release and to take action on your goals.

This reminds me of the joke about the man who had been praying to God for years for a windfall of millions of dollars. God finally responded to his call for an explanation. When God spoke this is what he said: "It would help if you bought a lottery ticket from time to time!"

The ultimate Grand Master Releaser may well be able to sit on his or her chair all day long and do nothing other than releasing... and allow in whatever he or she desires.

You are not there yet.

That ultimate releaser state might be a good long-term goal. How about taking the pressure off and getting started with small goals first?

If you were a learner driver would you apply to compete in a Formula One race? Of course not, you would learn how to drive first!

The first stage is to release, make it part of how you live, set goals and start releasing to completion.

For now, pay attention to your intuition as it will guide you to do certain things, go to certain places and to talk to certain people. The more you release the more you will know the best course of action. Your assessment of situations will improve because your thinking will not be clouded by emotion.

I get great results with releasing and it helps me to create lots of lucky coincidences. I also take a lot of action - I follow through and act on my intuition.

What can you do now?

1. If you already have the Sedona Method or Release Technique course - review the material to make sure you are following the instructions. Have you misunderstood something? Have you forgotten something?

2. If you do not have one of the two releasing courses you can find out more now at...

My Release Technique review:

http://groups.msn.com/TheSedonaMethodreleasingClub/releasetechnique.msnw

Sedona Method Introductory CD:

http://groups.msn.com/TheSedonaMethodreleasingClub/tape.msnw

You do not need both courses - choose the one that appeals to you most.

What If - You Could Let Go Of All Limitations

2004-08-29T06:09:00.000-07:00

This page is for you if you are surfing to find out more about me and why I decided to learn about emotional releasing and The Sedona Method. I will do my best to answer the following questions for you:

1 What is The Sedona Method?

2 Does it really work?

3 Who developed the Sedona Method and why?

4 How does it work?

5 Is it worth your time learning The Sedona Method?

Before I answer these questions I think it is important to tell you a little about my background and why I set up this site to share Sedona Method tips and insights.

From an early age I found it fascinating that you could develop your mind and learn how to make your life better. The first course I ever took was The Silva Method, which was excellent and it got me off to a great start with personal development.

From there I continued to read anything good that I could get my hands on and I quickly realized that there are only so many principles to learn - after that you need to apply these principles daily in your life. So I did.

Life got better especially after I trained in NLP, that really boosted my confidence in what was possible and I got better and better at getting what I wanted in my life.

I started to earn a lot more money than ever before and I also started to find lots of new friends on the same wavelength which was great fun.

The next big jump in my happiness and success came after I became a Reiki healer. Reiki is very powerful and it gives you a heightened sensitivity to life and to the vibes that people give off.

When I was in a business meeting I could almost feel how the other people felt about the business of the day. And when I would meet someone for the first time, in those first few seconds I could feel their pain, their humanity and what they were really like as a person. What they said later in words would only confirm these strong intuitive impressions.

At this point you might be thinking - why am I telling you all this? Im telling you so that you know what my background is and so that you understand what experiences I already had when I first heard about The Sedona Method. Later on this will make more sense when you read about my first impressions of The Sedona Method.

Back to our story!

O.K. At this stage I was becoming more and more successful in my career and in my personal life. I was making a lot more money than ever before with a lot less effort and in my free time I had plenty of great friends that I enjoyed spending time with.

One morning I was driving to work in heavy traffic as usual. The office was only 15 miles from where I lived and I needed to allow 50 minutes to make sure I got to the office on time. Only this day was different - I was driving to work in a brand new Mercedes. Great eh?

The fact is I wasnt really enjoying myself. I was stressed out at work, I was really tired of endless traffic jams and the truth was that despite all the money I really didnt want to do this job anymore.

Unless I was happy at work all the other stuff meant very little to me. I decided it was time to work for myself so I stashed away some more money and left two months later. I have been self-employed ever since.

Why did I learn The Sedona Method?

A few months down the road I was still stressed much to my amazement and disappointment! I used all the tools I already knew and I felt a little better but still this new lifestyle without a salary coming in was very hard to adjust to.

I opened the mail one morning and read a mailing about The Sedona Method. It sounded like exactly what I was looking for even though I didnt understand what it was or how it worked.

A few hours later I was walking out of the house to go for a walk when I went back in to order the Sedona Method tapes. That intuition that I talked about earlier was screaming - get this now!

My first impressions were very positive. The system was very easy to learn and it felt great. I started to feel more in control of my life and happier and more at peace than I had in a long time. I had a feeling conviction that everything would work out just fine, and it did.

I have now been using The Sedona Method for over 3 years and it seems to get better the more you use it. One caveat. You must use it each day. If you use it once and then expect your life to be better youll be setting yourself up for disappointment. It is designed to be part of how you live and to be used daily.

Now that you know what got me to the point of buying the Sedona Method, let us take a look at each of the questions above.

1 What is The Sedona Method?

It is a way to let go of limiting feelings that hold us back in life. i.e. you release emotional states that are holding you back.

Many spiritual teachers talk about the importance of knowing what you want and then letting go of the desire. The problem is they dont always tell you HOW to let go! And until you do let go, making progress can be difficult, stressful and painfully slow. It can be like driving with the handbrake on.

Feelings like frustration, hate, envy, greed, fear and anger are part of day to day life for so many of us and they leave you tired and worn out by the end of the day.

Instead, if you know how, you could just let go of these feelings and enjoy feeling at peace and happy. The Sedona Method shows you a simple practical way to do this.

2 Does it really work?

I set up a site - the Sedona Method releasing Club way back on October 31st 1999 because of how impressed I am with The Sedona Method. If you look back over the several pages of postings at this discussion board you will read many, many accounts of how releasing works for me...and you will also read of how other people have successfully used it in their lives.

You can then read these postings for yourself.

http://groups.msn.com/TheSedonaMethodreleasingClub/messageboard.msnw

From my experience it does work if you work it! However nothing will happen if buy the best tools available and leave them in storage.

3 Who developed the Sedona Method and why?

Lester Levenson developed the Sedona Method. In 1952 at the age of 42 Lester suffered a massive heart attack and was so weak after he recovered that his doctor warned him that even the slightest effort could kill him. He was ordered to go home to his penthouse in New York and to rest.

Feeling deflated and very afraid of dying, Lester had a lot of time to sit and think about his life and to reflect on his success in life. He quickly realized that he had been a failure. Although he had made a lot of money and done well in business he had never really been happy. What had been the point in working so hard if he had destroyed his health in the process and if he was still unhappy?

He reasoned that if he could figure out how to be happy he might find the reasons why his health had been so poor. So he spent three months sitting alone in his penthouse endlessly analyzing what worked and what didnt work in the pursuit of happiness.

Over this short time he completely regained his health and his discoveries are now taught as The Sedona Method. Lester discovered how to have happiness without sorrow by letting go of the self imposed limiting feelings that hold you back from living your life the way you want it to be.

4 How does it work?

The Sedona Method works by teaching you how to let go of the limiting feelings that are stopping you from being, doing or having what you want. This is done by asking a series of questions that allow you to drop the blocks to moving ahead. The questions are simple and are only meaningful once you know how to use them to access those feelings that are holding you back.

Its like learning any new skill; it all seems very obvious afterwards and almost too easy.

5 Is it worth your time learning The Sedona Method?

Only you can answer this question.

At the beginning of this page I told you about my background so that you will understand why I feel so strongly about the Sedona Method despite already having many valuable tools at my disposal.

For me the Sedona Method is the missing link. There are many ways to get motivated, loads of courses that show you how to set and go after goals but no other course that shows you how to easily get out of your own way and get ahead while having more happiness.

Feel free to email me to ask me any questions you have or to join the discussion board to post your questions to the community. Send email to Peter 1510 @hotmail.com

Decide for yourself and click below for a free tape and a complimentary email guide because you will also get a bundle of other goodies that will give you a taster of The Sedona Method.

Click here: http://www.workwealth.com/sedonamethodsite.htm

Letting go of wanting your own approval

2004-08-29T06:03:00.000-07:00

It is easy to see how important it is to be approved by those
people who matter most to you in your life. Family and friends
are the ones you turn to first in a time of crisis. You count on
them for support and encouragement and their approval of who you
are and what you do is deeply significant.

Ever had a time in your life when those closest to you
disapproved of your behavior? It is very uncomfortable is it not?
In a moment, peace of mind can vanish in a puff of smoke and you
crave approval more than anything else. This time in the
wilderness seems to last forever and when it is finally over the
newly earned approval of your peers feels just great.

This wanting approval can get out of control though. We can
easily extend this need for approval to all people we come into
contact with in our life. When we want and need approval
we encounter this lack of approval everywhere we go; the waiter
does not smile when he takes your order; the checkout operator
hardly looks at you; and your boss only compliments your work when
the moon is full and the first Tuesday of the month precedes a wet
weekend!

All of a sudden life is a struggle, a constant battle to get other
people, all people, to like you and to approve of you. And the more
you want this approval the less you seem to get it.

What is the solution? The answer is to not be concerned about what
other people think of you. This can be achieved by approving of
yourself completely despite your past indiscretions, failings and
errors of judgment. When you totally accept and approve of
yourself you will have little interest in how other people view
you. If they like you *Great*, if they do not, that is their
choice and their loss.

There are many ways to boost your opinion of yourself. I have
discovered that just letting go of wanting your own approval works
really well. Simply ask yourself the following question:

Could I let go of wanting my own approval?

Sounds too simple to work. I know! It works if and only if you
ask the question with your attention on your feeling response not
on the answer that pops into your head. Our goal is to let go of
the limiting feelings, this is not a mental exercise.

Spend twenty minutes concentrating on this question. Ask the
question again and again, and each time just notice your feeling
response before asking the question again. After twenty minutes
you can expect to feel lighter and more at peace with yourself.
Your breathing may also change and it is likely to become deeper
and more relaxed.

The effect of letting go of wanting your approval is that you
release the limitations that stop you from approving of yourself
and you are left with what you wanted - your own approval.

You can also ask yourself the question, could I let go of wanting
my own approval?... anytime you need to communicate at your best
to make a good impression. Just say it softly to yourself under
your breath or quietly inside your head. Ask the question, notice
your feeling response, and repeat the process again and again.

By approving completely of yourself you will not be concerned
with winning the approval of your listeners and ironically
people will tend to reflect this approval back to you since they
will take you at your own value.

Now, go and prove this for yourself!

Could it get any better?

Peter

Barriers to Releasing And A Flexible Solution

2004-08-29T05:59:00.000-07:00

Today I want to discuss one barrier to releasing - being too mechanical in how you apply the Method.

Let´s take an example. When releasing on wanting security, if you are a good student of the Method, you will know that all you need to do is ask yourself one question:

Could you let go of wanting security?

However what if you get bored with this question or you just feel stuck? What is the answer to this barrier? I recommend taking a flexible approach. Ask yourself variations on the wanting security question until you find one that clicks for you. Here are some suggestions:

- Could you let go of wanting security?

- Could I let go of wanting security?

- Could you let go of wanting insecurity?

- Could I let go of wanting insecurity?

In this example I only looked at dealing with wanting security from the "could you let it go?" angle. You could also use this approach when allowing the feeling to be present or when you dive into the heart of the feeling.

Again, ask youself variations of the question until you find what works best for you.

Could it get any better?

Peter

Reality Shifting

2004-08-29T05:58:00.000-07:00

Hello and welcome to a new week -- your best releasing week yet!

Did you get what you wanted last week? Some of it? Same here. And when you think about the difference between what you got and what you didn´t get - did you notice that your mind stopped you from having it all?

Limiting beliefs and feelings prevented you from having everything you asked for.

Maybe you felt that you didn´t quite deserve the really good stuff and perhaps part of you didn´t believe you would be able to pull it off and somehow manifest some of those BIG goals.

I had the same experience. So what did we learn from all of this?

1 Set big goals but don´t concern yourself with how you make it happen or else you will not even try. The solution isn´t obvious now. If it was you´d already be on the way to achieving your goal. The more you release the clearer the way ahead will be.

2 Set a highly specific goal and release on it until you feel complete i.e.until the sense of wanting is gone. Do this over time as and when the feelings of wanting return.

3 Release to release and not to get. Releasing to get just causes you to be stuck in the desire and satisfaction loop. Release to release and see what happens.

Any tips you´d like to share?-- go on get typing

Could it get any better?

Peter

Taking Your releasing Even Deeper

2004-08-29T05:53:00.000-07:00

Do you want your releasing to be more effective? How about easier when you work on tricky issues?

I make a point of entering a state of deep relaxation before I release whenever I want to spend some focused time on an issue or a goal.

This makes relasing:

a lot easier
considerably faster
more effective

Use whatever approach you enjoy to get relaxed whether that be yoga, meditation or listening to relaxing music. Then release.

You don´t need to spend lots of money to relax.
- Listen to Mozart
- Learn to meditate at an inexpensive class
- Listen to a low cost relaxation tape
- do something you enjoy that calms you

Relax....and then release to go higher

Could it get any better?

Wanting To Be Disappointed

2004-08-29T05:52:00.000-07:00

I was doing some thinking the other day about goals and getting what you want. And the thought crossed my mind that maybe as we get older we get more cautious in our goal setting. When in fact we could be setting bigger goals since we have more knowledge and experience of how to get results.

Why do we set our sights lower? Because we have more experience of not getting what we want! The last thing we want is to go through all the emotional and mental effort of giving 100% only to fall short.

I´m not talking about fear of failure here. I´m talking about not wanting to be disappointed again -- fear of disappointment.

Anyway I spent an hour releasing on not wanting to be disappointed on Sunday and I feel lighter and more at peace ever since.

Play with your disappointments and see how good it feels?

Could you let go of wanting to be disappointed?

Could it get any better?

Sedona Method Questions And Answers

2004-08-29T05:48:00.000-07:00

Here are my responses to some questions that pop up again and again.

How do you welcome the feeling and allow it to be present?Ask yourself ---

Could you just allow yourself to feel the feeling?
Could you allow it to be completely present?

How do you release on a fear of loss in the future? Ask yourself --

Could you let go of wanting that to happen?

Would you...

When..?

You´ll notice the above directions are straight out of the Sedona Method basic course. There is no great mystery with releasing. The directions are simple.Ask the querstuions and pay attenttion to your feeling response not your mental response.

To release on a goal, resistance etc. just follow the steps Lester Levenson discovered.

The greatest error any of us can make is to attempt to complicate releasing to satisfy the ego.

Finally in terms of using releasing during an activity. I use releasing while playing tennis. I do this by paying attention to how I´m feeling.

Usually I ´m preoccupied with winning, not losing and playing at my best. So as these feelings surface I will simply allow them to be present and let them go. As a result I feel more in the flow, play better and enjoy the game more.

To sum up there is only one secret to getting the most out of the Sedona Method:

--- Use It As Given!

Later on after you have mastered the basics you can put your own variation on it if you choose even though this is not necessary.

Could it get any better?

Lady Twilight dives deeper into approval

2004-08-29T05:42:00.000-07:00

She stood by the side of the pool and stared into the deep blue
water below. The sun sparkled back at her as she dived into the
water. At first it felt cold then cool and then refreshing and
revitalising. She resurfaced for air, and laughed and giggled
with the sheer delight of playing in the water.

Her friends got ready to join her while Lady Twilight took a deep
breath and dived under. Deeper and deeper she went until she
could touch the bottom. She paused at the pool floor and felt her
body easing upwards until she let go and slowly made her way back
to the surface.

It had been a perfect day thought Lady Twilight to herself as she
lay down to sleep later that evening. As her mind wandered she
looked ahead to tomorrow. She took a deep breath and wished she
could spend the day at the pool playing with her friends.

She started to dream and this is what she dreamed of.

The pool was even brighter and bigger than normal and an unusual
light blue colour as she dived in and swam to the bottom. She
touched the tiles on the floor as usual only this time a doorway
opened and she swam through into a chamber.

In this chamber there was a small lake from which she surfaced
into a candlelit cave. At that moment she felt a hand on her
left shoulder. She turned to look into the kind eyes of Kuma the
wise one. Without saying a word he passed on his ancient wisdom
until Lady Twilight felt sleepy enough to close her eyes.

She reopened her eyes to find Kuma was nowhere to be seen.
Feeling happy and warm inside she stepped into the lake and swam
into its depths chasing the blue light in front of her. Before
long she was sliding through the opening back into the swimming
pool.

Feeling lighter and lighter she gently made her way higher and
higher to the surface. Her face broke through the water into the
air and everything seemed different in the world.

Lady Twilight awoke and she reviewed what Kuma had taught her.
Here is what he said:

We all want the same things at a deep level. We all want to be
loved and appreciated by the important people in our lives but
sometimes this desire for approval gets out of control and we
start to crave this approval. We may even start to need this
acceptance from complete strangers.

There is a better way. If you can take charge of your feelings
you can let go of wanting approval. Very few people know that
when you dive into the core of your feelings you can let them go
and free yourself from their bondage.

In the same way that you dive into a pool you can dive into that
feeling of wanting approval.

Take a moment to recall a recent situation when you wanted the
approval of someone. Now allow yourself to feel that feeling
again, and imagine that you are diving into the feeling itself.

Notice how this feels. And allow the feeling to expand and extend
throughout your body until it washes right over you. At this
point ask yourself: could you let go of wanting approval?

You will then feel the release, a sense of feeling lighter and
free, more at peace and more relaxed.

And now over to you:

Dive deeper and deeper into your feelings before you let them go
and you will be amazed at the peace and serenity you will find at
the core of your being.

Like many good things the more you play with this process the
easier and better it becomes. And as you let go of wanting
approval you will find yourself expressing your true personality,
and so your communication with others will start to flow more
naturally.

Is it time you went swimming with Kuma?

How To Fail With The Sedona Method

2004-08-29T05:38:00.000-07:00

1 Release thoughts in you head and not the limiting feelings you experience

2 Only release when an emergency occurs (when you are stressed out)

3 Don´t set goals and don´t release on them

4 Go looking for a new and better solution to your problems

5 Release with an obsession to get your goal and hold that need in mind as you release

6 Never review the Sedona Method material - assume you are using it correctly

7 Neglect to pat yourself on the back for the little successes you achieve - instead focus on what is still wrong with your life

8 Don´t spend time online or offline with like minded people to share, grow and learn together

9 Try releasing once on a huge goal and give up when you don´t get instant results

10 Expect to learn releasing without putting the theory into practice