Are you wasting the most important part of your life?

I’m always interested in reading studies and this past week, I read two that I discovered have a huge impact when you take them together. What the studies showed were:
• The first 90 minutes of your day are when you are most productive, you have the most focus, you have the highest level of energy and the highest level of will power.
• Most people are distracted an average of 2 hours per day (distracted by things like constantly checking their phone, texts and emails, scrolling through Facebook, watching funny videos on YouTube, joining in gossip, etc.) and it takes 21 minutes to get re-focused on what they were doing before they got distracted.
Most thought leaders these days are in agreement that FOCUS is the most important thing we need in our lives – that it’s even more important than intelligence and creativity.
When we’re unfocused, we’re scattered, we’re adrift and the worst part is, we feel like we are never accomplishing anything. It’s a terrible feeling.
So let me ask you – What do you do with the first 90 minutes of your day?
And throughout the day, are you prone to distraction? Do you…

• Check your email and texts, and other social media constantly? (Do you have special dings for notifications? That will definitely distract you!)
• Do you spend a lot of time on Facebook?
• Do you spend a lot of time on YouTube, watching videos of cute kittens and puppies?

Don’t get me wrong, videos of cute kittens and puppies and laughing babies make me happy. And I’m not perfect in this area — It’s so easy for me to get distracted, especially when I’m writing this newsletter! All of a sudden I’ll get a notification of something on Facebook. I’ll go to check that, and then on the sidebar I’ll see that some celebrity has done something outrageous and I’ll give myself a guilty pleasure and click on that, and then on the sidebar there’s some YouTube video that sounds especially interesting and uplifting, so I’ll click on that until I finally Stop!
And when you realize that it takes 21 minutes (!) to really get back into what you were doing, it’s easy to see how we can go through an entire day feeling scattered.
I’m not saying don’t go on Facebook anymore. And I’m not saying don’t go on YouTube — there are lots and lots of inspiring videos on YouTube. What I am saying is that living your life with FOCUS will make you feel better… it will make every area of your life feel better.
And isn’t that what it’s all about?
Right before I left on our Egypt trip we had someone here for a retreat who came to us because she felt like her life was out of control. Sarah said her brain felt scattered, she couldn’t accomplish anything at work because she was constantly distracted, she felt somewhat anxious all the time, she had trouble sleeping because her mind was always racing, and it was making her miserable. Every area of her life was suffering, from her work to her finances to her relationships. Because that’s what happens — when we have problems that are affecting us deeply, they end up affecting every area of our lives.
In talking with her, we found out that she grew up in a household where she never felt like she was good enough. No matter what she did, it wasn’t enough. Her father had left her mother very unexpectedly when she was five and in one of her sessions, we discovered that her little five year old self was still blaming herself for her father leaving (even though the real reason had been sexual infidelity and emotional abuse, but when we’re five years old, we don’t understand things rationally).
Her father leaving had created this huge empty hole in her heart and soul — she was always waiting for the other shoe to drop… for something to go wrong. And when we hold ourselves in the energy that things are going to go wrong, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy — and then things always go wrong!
We did some sessions that cleared up this huge empty hole. In her breath work, she had a direct experience of the Divine Mother and felt the first real love she had ever felt in her life. She felt her angels around her and knew she wasn’t alone. She came back into connection on all levels (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual) and realized she didn’t have anything to be afraid of.
When I spoke with her, I recommended that she do the following:

1. Start her day with meditation.
2. Start her work day doing one thing that, if she accomplished it, it would make her feel like she had accomplished something for that day.

After I got back from Egypt, I got an email from her and she can’t quite believe how much things have changed in such a short period of time. She told me “I feel whole for the first time in my life.”
Since she’s been home, she’s continued to do the breath journey and meditate. She told me, “Every time I meditate, I feel like I’m back in Sedona and I just feel so peaceful.”
She’s now using my “Sedona Meditations.” They’re only 9 minutes each, so she always has time to do one of them every morning.
She said that starting her day with doing the one thing that will make her feel like she’s accomplishing something has been magical. She said she’s never felt so focused in her life. Her scattered brain is a thing of the past.
And then yesterday, I read those two studies. She’s doing exactly what they say: she’s utilizing the beginning of her day to do things that make her feel really good and she’s staying focused until she does them.
So it’s not magic – it’s coming back into connection and staying there.
Do you feel unfocused?
Do you feel scattered?
Does your mind race while you lie in bed trying to get to sleep?
Do you feel anxious?
Do you constantly feel like you should be doing more and more?
What I’ve found in these 16 years of working with people here, is that these feelings are usually on top of something deeper. When we find what that is, clear them and bring people back into connection, everything changes.
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Barbara says her Soul Adventure gave her a “clearer understanding of
her inner self” and she’s “continuing meditation and the wondrous Breath
and Sound.”

“My adventure within myself during my journey drew me into a very deep understanding of my soul and how to rely upon Spirit. I found such a noted lightness in my body where stress and pain had been held in the past. SSA practitioners taught me how to rely upon Spirit and understand my soul’s path in this world…but more profoundly, a clearer understanding of my inner self. Since my return home, I am continuing meditation and the wondrous Breath and Sound.”

Barbara G.
Surprise, Arizona

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Last Call for Machu Picchu-Female Roommate and Males needed-April 13-24

It’s the last call for our Macchu Pichu and Peru trip April 13-24, and we need a woman because we need a female roommate, and we need some more men because my husband Richard wants some more dudes to hang out with on the trip. Not that he doesn’t enjoy hanging out with us females, he certainly does. But you know how it is, guys want some guy time, just like we women want some girl time.
We’ve just returned from Egypt, and it was so fantastic to be with such an incredible group in such an amazing place, so I’m so doubly excited about the Peru trip this year. Everyone on the Egypt trip really “got it” that over the years I’ve perfected that trip, and it’s the same thing with the Peru trip – after all these years of doing it and re-working it and tweaking it, it’s perfect. Here’s why:
•You get to really EXPERIENCE Peru and Machu Picchu. We visit all these incredible places in Peru:

• Machu Picchu
• The Sacred Valley
• Lake Titicaca
• Cusco, which is considered to be the center of Universe
• Temple of the Wind at Ollantaytambo
• Sacsayuaman (home of the giant structures that are reminiscent of the building structures at the Great Pyramid)
• Sillustani (where mummies have been discovered, just like in Egypt!)
• Amaru Muru (the doorway to other dimensions discovered by our shaman and guide, Jorge Luis Delgado)
• The island of Amantani (in the middle of Lake Titicaca, where we do ceremony and stay with a local couple)

And many more, too numerous to mention. But not only do we see these places, we truly experience them. We connect with the energy, we learn about their mysterious past and their connection to the cosmic realms. We do ceremonies and experience them on all the levels – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.
We spend three days at Machu Picchu, something you won’t find on many other tours. Going to this place, experiencing it on all the levels, is a bucket list item for many people. Are you one of them?
•You get to experience the wisdom and teachings of Jorge Luis Delgado.
I believe that Jorge is one of the most important teachers on the planet right now. He has been featured in the “Ancient Aliens” show on the History Channel and he is truly a master. Being in his presence during this entire two weeks is life changing. Every day he is connecting with us in ways designed to provide a transformation in your life.
•You get to do special ceremonies in these amazing places. Throughout our two weeks, we are doing incredible ceremonies at these amazing places. In the past, some of these ceremonies have been absolutely life changing for me and for others who have been on the trip.
•You get to have an opportunity to transform your life. There is something very special about how everything comes together here — being in this special energy, doing ceremonies in these amazing places, receiving the teachings and wisdom of Jorge Luis — that all combine to make true transformation in your life. People report to me about going home and feeling happier, more connected to their true self, more connected to God and the Universe, more connected to the people in their lives, more connected to their life purpose. These kind of transformations can happen for you in this magical place.
•You get to connect with other spiritual adventurers. Everybody commented on it on the Egypt trip – how we were all in love with each other within 48 hours. It’s such a special thing to connect with other like-minded people and experience these places in that energy. Many people make friendships on this trip that last a lifetime.
•You get to be on a trip where absolutely everything is taken care of for you. Right now Richard and I are planning a trip to Iceland in June and I can’t tell you how much time we’re spending just on figuring out where we want to go, where we’re going to stay, how we’re going to get around and where we’re going to eat. Again, everyone on the Egypt trip was remarking about how wonderful it was to simply have everything taken care of, with nothing to think about other than the transformations that were happening. This is our 13th trip to Peru! I’ve been re-working it and tweaking it over all these years and it’s perfect. Each year it comes off without a hitch. You can simply relax into the deliciousness of the energy and the knowing that things are unfolding for you in a wonderful and magical way.
Join me for this trip of a lifetime. If Peru is calling you, it’s time to heed the call! But you must act fast. We’re purchasing plane tickets for our in-Peru flights right now and releasing our unused rooms next Tuesday. If you want to come, let me know right away. If you would like a roommate (females only, please), we can set you up. If you would like your own room, that’s fine too. If you are a couple, that’s fantastic, we can accommodate you.
The cost of the trip is $5,695 per person (double occupancy) and includes 3 flights within Peru, all hotel accommodations (13 nights), Breakfast and Dinner each day, all transportation within Peru, Shaman Jorge Luis Delgado, all entrance fees, and travel insurance. It does not include air fare to Lima or lunch each day or drinks. If you want the Single Supplement (your own private room), that is $950 for the two weeks.
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Barb says she is “at peace” after her
“awe and joy inspiring pilgrimage” to Peru

“I have just returned from the Enchanted Peru trip and my feet have not touched the ground yet! I knew the trip would exceed my expectations as my Sedona Soul Adventure 8 years ago did as well. But what I could not imagine, in my most optimistic anticipation or wildest imagination, were all the intricacies that Debra would weave together to create such an awe and joy inspiring pilgrimage. The physical aspects of the trip were miraculously orchestrated by Debra. Every want was provided for, every need was answered without so much as a request! This was no small feat considering our group of travelers were ushered in worldly comfort from site to site, city to city, employing every mode of modern transportation available. Yes we traveled by bus, train, plane and watercraft to destinations that are often not available on other tours. Tickets were simply handed to us for EVERYTHING. All we needed to provide was the willingness to embrace the experience that Peru had to offer, and good hiking shoes! Thank you Debra for a truly life changing experience. I am filled with so much gratitude for all of your efforts.
But the experience did not stop here. Oh NO! After all, it was a spiritual adventure. Our group was blessed with the presence of Jorge Luis Delgado, a Peruvian Shaman who spent every waking minute with us. Jorge guided us through daily ceremonies at sacred sites too numerous to mention. We basked in the powerful Peruvian energy. We vibrated in Jorge’s energy field! With Jorge’s guidance, encouragement and mystical tools we were brought into an overwhelming space of love and appreciation for the spirit, the country, the people, each other, and ourselves. I could never have imagined the quick and intense bonding that occurred between each one of us. Every day our hearts opened wider! We laughed together, we cried together, we grew and expanded! And I sobbed when the time came to go our separate ways. To find yourself in the presence of so many like minded people is a positively jolting experience. Many are now friends that I will cherish for the rest of my life on the planet and beyond. This experience is one I will never forget. I know that the effects of this trip are now flowing constantly into my daily life. Negative responses to life’s challenges are very hard to muster. I have a permanent smile on my face. I am at peace.
If you are considering a trip with Sedona Soul Adventures I can only say one thing. GO FOR IT! These trips are undersold and over delivered!”

Barb Nadeau

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Egypt: Is this an alien with headphones?

Greetings again from Egypt! Wow! what a trip! I know that most people think that we’ve found everything there is to find in Egypt, but that is not at all true. Estimates are that we have only found 10 percent of what there is to find. Digs continue and you can see people working all over Egypt. Every year there are new things to see.
This year, it was so exciting to discover that the Sanctuary at Hatsepshut’s temple has been restored and opened again to the public. It’s so exciting to see a new place that I haven’t seen before (especially considering that I’ve been coming here since 1983!). Here’s our group at the Temple and me inside the sanctuary – it’s such an incredible place.
Hatsepshut was a female Pharaoh. She started out as a queen and when her husband died and his son was too young to take over the throne, she decided “Hey, I can do this!” and became Pharaoh. She took on the false beard and started the legend that she was born of the gods by an immaculate conception and ruled as a king.
Inside the sanctuary is this carving. Richard says it looks like it could be an alien head with earphones. What do you think? This is what I love so much about Egypt. There are so many things we don’t know and I love speculating about the possibilities.
Have you read Erich von Daniken’s book, Chariots of the Gods? It’s fascinating and has lots of theories about alien origins of the Great Pyramid and other structures around the world, and suggests that ancient astronauts connected with humans. Drunvillo Melchizedek also writes about this and specifically, about Egypt (Drunvillo even used our same tour company, Guardian Travel!). I love all these theories and far out explanations.
Which brings us to the mysterious carvings on the Temple of Abydos, which was built many thousands of years ago. When you look at this carving, what do you see? At the top left, do you see a helicopter? Next to it do you see the tank? Then on the bottom right do you see the airplane? How in the world did a helicopter, a tank and an airplane get carved onto the walls of a temple built thousands of years ago? Egyptologists have no explanation and that’s one of the things I love to speculate about when we are here.
And another question, how in the world did the ancient Egyptians make these temples with colors that have lasted thousands of years? Here are the astounding colors of the Hathor Temple at Dendara. The Egyptian government started a project about 10 years ago to clean the soot and dirt resulting from early Christians living in the temples (after the temples had been abandoned). The smoke from their cooking blackened the ceilings, plus thousands of years and dirt and grime made the colors impossible to see. With a simple solution of ammonia and water, using toothbrushes, they have eliminated the dirt and grime and revealed these amazing colors. Every year they have completed more and more and it’s such a joy each year to see this and to experience the incredible energy of this temple.
But then we had one of our most amazing days, the Temple of Karnak. This is a temple complex that was built over a period of 2500 years (!) with each Pharaoh adding their own special touches. It is such a magnificent place. When I was here in 1983, I heard voices (and I don’t hear voices, that has only happened to me 3 times in my life, and the first time was here in 1983).
I discovered through a number of readings and kinesiology testing, that I had a past life in Karnak, one that has had a huge impact on this lifetime. Imagine my astonishment when I discovered that Richard was in that past lifetime with me! Actually, I shouldn’t have been surprised, because that’s how past lives work — according to Edgar Cayce, we keep coming back with the same people to work out our past issues. For Richard, it’s all about really opening up his heart more and more, which is so beautiful. Here we are at the place where I first heard voices way back in 1983. As I keep learning more and more about that lifetime and the lessons it holds for me, it’s quite amazing.

As I was contemplating all that on the balcony of our beautiful hotel overlooking the Nile, I looked up and saw this fabulous sunset and one of the Nile cruise ships floating on the river, and snapped this beautiful photo. What beauty, what deep soul connection.

We got on our boat the next day and the following morning did a hot air balloon ride over the Valley of the Kings. Is this amazing, or what? I took this photo from our balloon, just as we had floated over the Rameseum. We had a perfect, beautiful landing. This was the first balloon ride for many of the people in our group and they loved it.

And then last night we had our Galabaya party on the cruise ship. Everyone “dressed like an Egyptian,” and it was so much fun. Here’s Richard and I with Mohammed, the owner and director of Guardian Travel. Mohammed is the son Ahmed Fayed, the founder of Guardian Travel, and Mohammed took over the business after Ahmed’s untimely death in 2003. Ahmed was known throughout Egypt and was much-beloved, and I love to see how Mohammed is following so closely in his footsteps. Guardian takes such incredible care of us, they truly are Guardians!

And that’s one of the themes we’ve talked about over and over here, is how everyone feels so incredibly safe and so well taken care of. The Egyptian people are so warm and friendly, and they love Americans. We have been pampered and cared for everywhere we go.
And last night was no exception. I’ve been bringing my groups onto this boat, The Sonesta St. George, every year for the past 7 years. The crew is virtually the same every year (right down to the jewelry store on the first floor, and the masseuse and all the waiters). They are so sweet and they all know me after all these years, so it has been so much fun to see them again and introduce them to Richard. This is his first trip to Egypt and he’s been so excited to come here ever since our wedding last October.
Last night at our special Egyptian dinner before the Galabaya party, all of the restaurant people started singing and playing drums, and they brought out a cake with a lit candle. I thought it was part of the show and then when I saw the cake, I thought it was someone’s birthday. But suddenly they were putting down the cake in front of me and it was decorated with the words “Happy Marriage.” Suddenly, Richard and I were brought up to our feet, dancing in front of everyone, then we blew out the candle and they had us cut the cake together, just like at a wedding. Then they put a big piece of it on a fork and we both had to eat the cake at the same time with no hands, which of course ended up in a very messy and tasty kiss. What a sweet surprise.
I could go on and on, there has been so much happening during these two weeks, not only the amazing places we have seen, but more importantly the incredible experiences people in the group are having. I spent yesterday afternoon floating on the Nile and connecting with one of the people in the group. She has had some incredible insights and we did a tapping session together on clearing some energy that came up that really helped her move some old patterns that were no longer serving her (Egypt does that!).
When we finished, she told me that she had used my “Bringing In Egypt” meditation to manifest this trip. She said the trip was a real stretch for her financially, but she kept using the meditation and she literally went into the energy of “I’m supposed to be on this trip” and “I belong in Egypt” and “I am going to make this trip happen.” Not only did she end up manifesting all the funds necessary for the trip (in spite of the fact that unexpected home repairs came up), but as the trip approached her mother suddenly gifted her with some money for the trip and her boss gave her a Visa gift card to do some special shopping! That’s what happens when we move into the flow and allow the Universe to work for us.
Would you like to go on the trip next year? It will be February 17 – March 3, 2019 and it will be spectacular. It looks like the new Egyptian Museum will be open by then, which will be absolutely, positively incredible.
Do what Linda did and start using the “Bringing In Egypt” meditation to manifest the trip for yourself. It’s 9 minutes, it feels really good and it will put you in the higher vibration to bring this fantastic journey into your life. Click here to download the meditation.
If you’d like to go, Click here and let us know. We’ll send you an email with all the details as soon as they are available, which should be in the next few weeks.
Decide now to go on this trip of a lifetime. Surprise yourself with what the Universe has in store for you.
Sending you so much Egyptian love and blessings,

Kissing on camels

Every year it’s such a joy for me to take people to Egypt. Everyone always has very high expectations and every year, it’s so much fun to see them get even more excited than they thought they were going to be. This is my 18th visit to Egypt (!), but it’s the first time for my husband, Richard, so it’s been especially fun to show everything to him.
On our first day, we always start out riding camels to the Great Pyramid. It is so amazing to come over the hill and then there is the Great Pyramid! To see this thing that most of us have known about since we were children and is on so many people’s bucket list is absolutely incredible.
Our camel driver took this great picture of Richard and I kissing on our camels. Richard has absolutely loved everything, it’s been more than he even imagined it would be.
And that’s what’s so incredible about Egypt. As amazing as you think it’s going to be, it’s even more amazing when you experience it.
Last night we had a fun discussion around all the different theories of who built the Pyramids and why. Was it aliens? Was it beings from another dimension? Did the ancient Egyptians know things about vibration and sound and magnetism that we don’t know? Will we ever know?

Yesterday we went to the Cairo Museum and saw the fantastic treasures of King Tut. And even though I’ve seen them 17 times before, it’s still amazing! But there’s so much more there than just that. So many statues, sarcophagi, papyrus paintings, mummies and incredible artwork. This is one of my favorite pieces, this statue of a scribe. It’s thousands of years old and the eyes are made of crystals, so when the light shines on them, you feel as if he is alive and looking straight at you.
And it’s not just about seeing the sites, meditating and doing ceremonies. Our hotel is so beautiful and it’s right next to the Pyramids! Can you imagine? It’s so amazing to sit on our balcony or drink my cappuccino in the morning and look up and see the Great Pyramid.
Last night we went to the Sound and Light show. The script and the music are so dramatic (think “Ben Hur”) and the lighting on the Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple make for such an eerie and interesting experience.
And the shopping is absolutely incredible! Today we went to Sakkara and after our visit to the Steppe Pyramid we went to a carpet factory where they make the beautiful handmade rugs that Egypt is famous for. The prices right now are absolutely incredible because the dollar is so strong against the Egyptian pound (in years past, the exchange rate was 3 to 1, now it’s 17 to 1). Almost everyone bought a rug or wall hanging, here’s Chris and Melissa very happy with the silk rug they are taking home. After all these years, I have 8 Egyptian rugs and no more places in the house to put them, so I certainly don’t need anymore. But it was hard to not buy another one! They’re so beautiful!
Tomorrow we leave for Luxor and our 5-day cruise on the Nile. I’m so excited!
Next week I’ll write again from this amazing place. And I’m posting on Facebook each day, so you can follow us there.

Elizabeth says after her Soul Adventure, “I am permanently changed”
(and then she went with me to Egypt and Peru!)

“I’m just so grateful that you are here, doing this. You gave me a framework to jumpstart the next step in my spiritual growth, you got me in touch with so many amazing healers/sages, and the whole experience is really beautifully thought out and put together. I do feel that I am permanently changed for having done this. And yes, I will most definitely be back! And I really hope I can join you on a Sacred Travel!”

Elizabeth Pande, San Francisco

Liz went on the Egypt trip the next year and had such an incredible time, she came on the Peru trip the following year! I love it so much that almost everyone on this Egypt trip has already done a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat. It’s so perfect. And what I really love is that the ones who have already done a retreat are telling the ones who haven’t done one that they definitely should, and how much it has changed their lives. You can’t imagine how good that makes me feel!
So with all this talk about Egypt, I don’t want you to forget about the most important thing we do — our life changing retreats for individuals and couples. If you really want to have the life or relationship of your dreams, contact us.

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Join me on our next adventure in Machu Picchu and Peru, April 14-27.

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Saying good-bye to Katie Kat [and so many mystical coincidences]

If someone would have told me last Sunday that Katie Kat would be gone by this Sunday, I would tell them that’s not possible. But that’s what happened. My beautiful Katie Kat, who would have been 19 in April, has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge.
I loved her so much and I will miss her so much, but I’m already marveling at exactly how this played out on so many fronts. The amazing thing is that, literally one year ago (a few days before I was leaving for our Egypt trip), I took Katie Kat in for a routine visit at the vet, they did an x-ray and found a mass. I consulted my wonderful pet psychic, Sharon, and Katie Kat told me (through Sharon), “I’ve decided to transition while you’re in Egypt because you’re still so connected to me, I can’t do it while you’re here.” I cried, I begged, I pleaded, but Katie Kat was adamant, she had made up her mind, so I told her I would honor her decision. I left for Egypt, entrusting her care.
When I was in the Isis Temple in Philae, I said a prayer to Isis (the Divine Mother) asking for Katie Kat to be okay. I wasn’t asking that anything change, I didn’t want to interfere with her decision. I just asked that she be peaceful and complete. The next day I got a text from the person taking care of her saying “I don’t know what happened, but Katie Kat is eating and drinking again.”
I came home and Katie Kat looked fine. I did another session with the pet psychic and Katie Kat said “I changed my mind! I need to be here for her with Richard coming.” Katie Kat knew that my future husband was about to move to Sedona and she decided to hang around to make sure that he would be okay.
Richard moved to Sedona this past June and we got married in October. It made me so happy that she loved Richard so much. In the last weeks of her life, she took to sitting on his lap at night instead of mine (!) and in our last session, she told Sharon that “Richard has a pure heart” and she felt it was safe to leave me in his care.
About a month ago, when we noticed that Katie was deteriorating, we contacted Sharon and Katie Kat said, “I’m feeling really old, it doesn’t feel good, and I think I am going to go soon.” She told us that she was okay with being euthanized and she was pretty sure the was how we were going to have to go. She said “You’ll know when it’s time for me to go, there won’t be any question.”
Last Friday afternoon, I was sitting in my office and Katie was sitting in the sun. She tried to stand up, and fell down. Her back legs weren’t working.
Richard was at lunch with a buddy and they were supposed to play tennis after that. I called him and he came right home. I contacted Sharon and she was gracious enough to do an emergency session 2 hours later.
Katie told us “I’m ready to go. I’m hurting, I’m in pain. And I can leave now because Richard is here to take care of you.” She said she was okay with euthanasia and I asked her if she could just go on her own. She said she couldn’t, because her heart was still so strong. And it was true, her heart was beating like a machine.
We spent the rest of the hour talking it through, talking to our dogs Daisy and Missy (who were very distraught) and telling Katie Kat how much we loved her (and she told us the same).
The truly amazing thing is that Katie thanked me for allowing her to have a life where she was able to truly actualize and access her highest spiritual self. She told me her soul had chosen to be with me because we both knew this would happen. Sharon said she’s never worked with such a self-aware cat!
The next amazing thing happened Friday night. Since menopause, I have had sleep issues and have worked with one of our amazing practitioners, Leslee, who put together 2 natural elixirs that I use each night that put me to sleep and keep me asleep. I’ve been using them for a few years and they are great. I reorder them when I get even close to running out.
This past week I had spaced off re-ordering the elixirs. Finally, I ordered them and Leslee texted me they were ready right around the same time that Katie tried to stand up and couldn’t. I spaced picking them up because of everything going on with Katie Kat.
That night, after the session with Sharon, I went for the elixirs and they were empty. I went to bed and I was so exhausted that I fell asleep immediately. At 2 am, because I hadn’t had the elixir, I couldn’t stay asleep and I was wide awake and couldn’t get back to sleep. Katie Kat (who I had placed on the bed in her favorite spot, right between Richard and I) was also wide awake. So I just stayed with her for the next 2 hours with both of us just staring into each other’s eyes.
I kept telling her how much I loved her, that I would miss her, that I was okay with letting her go (Sharon said that was important) and I was thinking about all the wonderful times we had together.
I feel so blessed that I was able to have this very special time with Katie Kat, it comforts me so much. I’m a huge believer in coincidences and synchronicities. I know that my teacher would say that the Universe completely conspired for me to space off ordering the elixirs and then space off picking up the elixirs just so I would wake up at 2 am to be with her. Can you imagine everything that had to happen to make that happen?
The next morning, they told us the vet would come to the house around noon, and I appreciate so much that our vet provides that in-home service. I stayed in bed all morning with Katie Kat (that was always her favorite place to be with me). Around 10 am I remembered how much she loved to sit in the sun. But I was concerned to move her, because every time I did, she would yelp in pain.
Finally I picked up the blanket and put her in the sun. She didn’t yelp and suddenly stretched out her legs luxuriously. She so loved being in the sun. Do you see Daisy’s paw at the bottom of the picture? She wanted to be with with Katie Kat too.
I laid there for a long time with her on the floor and then the vet called to say they were on their way. Richard said “I want to take her out to see the red rocks one more time.” He was holding her and for 19 years she would never let me (or anyone else hold her). After a few minutes, I took her from him and I got to hold her. When the vet came, she said that I could hold her until the end. Which I did. It was so amazing to me that after 19 years I finally got to hold her in my arms at the end.
She was such an amazing being. I rescued her just a few months after my first trip to Sedona in 1999. She and her brothers had been left in a box on the side of a country road outside Omaha. Can you imagine someone doing that? When I got her she was so tiny and small, and so frightened of everything that it took a month of acclimating her so that she would come out from under the bed. She moved to Sedona with me in 2002, making the trek across the country.
One of my favorite stories about her happened eight years ago when my ex husband Tom and I ended our marriage. Tom immediately moved to Bali. It was very sudden and our dog, Daisy, started moping around and lying by the front door, as if she were waiting for him to come home. It broke my heart. Then she started peeing on one of my Egyptian rugs. I contacted Sharon for the first time and told her I wanted to do a session. She does the sessions on the phone and when she called me, she suddenly said, “Do you have a cat?” And I said, “Yes, Katie Kat.” She said, “I thought you only had a dog and the minute I started talking with you the cat is saying all this stuff to me, she just keeps on talking.”
I told her it was the dog I wanted to her to speak with and she asked what I wanted to tell Daisy. I said to her “Please tell Daisy that Mommy and Daddy are getting a divorce, it’s not her fault, we both love her very much, but Tom is not coming back.” She told Daisy and Daisy replied, “I know, the cat told me!”
That was Katie Kat — very wise and trying to help everybody. Daisy never peed on the rug again.
I love this photo of them – this 8 pound cat and this 100 pound dog!
I loved her so much and I know she’s going to be with me for a while. One of my intuitive friends told me to look out for her in Egypt – that she’ll be showing me some signs.
As you read this on Sunday, we are on our way to Egypt with our group and I’ll be looking for some signs of my beloved little Katie. Please send some love and light for her and for me — it helps my broken heart.
My neighbor and dear friend sent me this from the French poet Anatole France:
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”
Katie Kat certainly awakened a part of my soul, and I will love her forever. Safe journeys, my sweet little girl.

I hope you won’t be offended by this

I love Bulletproof Coffee. It tastes great, it has lots of fat in it (butter from grass fed cows) and lots of energy. I also love David Asprey, who is the man behind Bulletproof Coffee. He’s a very successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur, who’s done all kinds of what he calls “Biohacks” to make his life better — he used to weigh 300 pounds (now he’s 180, he’s into meditation and generally living the most wonderful life possible).
So I received this graphic from one of his postings this week and I love it, because it’s so true. I hope you won’t be offended by this (I put in the * to help with that), but the message is so powerful.

Even if you don’t like the word, isn’t this what all of us want?
To be truly at peace.
To be truly in touch with that highest part of yourself.
So that no matter what anyone says or does, it doesn’t bother you
And no matter what happens, there is no negativity that can even touch you.
Do you feel buffeted by life? That you’re at the mercy of your boss, your mate, your children, etc.?
Or do you feel grounded and peaceful and like you can handle anything that comes at you?
Think about how you move through your day. Does every little thing set you off — getting cut off in traffic, long line at Starbucks, too much work to do, problems with your mate, children, co-workers or friends?
Or even worse, do you feel like your life is passing you by? Do you have a lot of regrets?
Or are you living a life of purpose and accomplishing all that you want, no matter what that is?
Most people that I see seem to think that they are at the mercy of forces outside of themselves. That they don’t have any control and they “can’t help it” when they react negatively and feel hopeless.
It really all comes down to a decision — are you going to live life or let life live you? What I mean by that is, are you going to be the one deciding how your life is going to be or are you going to allow yourself to be buffeted around by everything that happens?
When we are living our lives in connection on all the levels — physical, mental, emotional, spiritual — we are centered and balanced.  We’re like a tree with very deep roots. We’ll feel the wind when it blows every day, but it just moves our branches around in a beautiful dance.
When you’re living your life in connection, you have the feeling and the knowing that nobody can mess with you, because you’re centered and grounded. It’s a pretty wonderful feeling. 
The sad truth is, most people are living their lives in some level of disconnection – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual. Things that have happened to us throughout our lives have created thoughts, beliefs, patterns and energetic blocks (what I call “gunk”) that is holding us back and making it impossible for us to move forward. That’s why we have this feeling that we’re slogging through life.
The question is, how do you get to that place? Well, it’s about finding, releasing and moving through the thoughts, beliefs, patterns and energetic blocks (the  “gunk”) that is causing the trouble, moving back into connection and then staying there. And, of course, that’s exactly what happens with a Sedona Soul Adventure.
Our Angel Guides and Master Practitioners (we have over 50!) are absolutely amazing in their ability to:

• Discover the thoughts, beliefs, patterns and energetic blocks (the “gunk”) that are causing the trouble.
• Utilize scores of different types of processes to move, release and purge the blocks so that they are literally gone.
• With the blocks gone, we utilize other types of processes to move you back into connection on all the levels — physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.
• We give you simple, easy to use tools to take home with you, so that you not only maintain the connection, but it continues to go deeper and deeper.

It’s simply amazing what can happen in just a few days. See what happened for Lisa:

“I was skeptical and nervous at first, wondering if I was making the right choice or not.  My life was falling apart, I was lost, scared, confused, and just ready to give up until I went on my Soul Adventure.  Everyone there is just totally incredible.  Everything they taught me I have been able to bring home and use in my daily life and I am feeling stronger and stronger.  I truly believe that had I not taken this time for myself and taken my “Soul Adventure” I would not be here today.  How can I ever thank all of you for what you have given me.”

Lisa R., Provo, Utah

Connect with us and let us create a retreat that will bring you the life or the relationship of your dreams. Click below:

Or if you’d prefer, call us toll-free at 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada). For our friends outside the US and Canada call 01 928-204-5988 or click here and one of our Retreat Guides will call you.
Would you like to speak to someone today? We’re even open on Sundays, because we’re here for you.
Wishing you a week filled with soul adventures,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

 
Suzanne says the Peru trip was “life changing”
“The Sedona Soul Adventures Peru Trip was AMAZING!  It is my second Sedona Soul Sacred Travel trip and it, like the first in Egypt, was life changing.  The magic of Machu Picchu, the peacefulness of Lake Titicaca, the energy of the Apu mountain spirits is not something you can read about – it must be experienced!  On this trip, we had the privilege of being in the presence of Jorge Luis Delgado, our Peruvian Shaman and Chacaruna (bridge person – messenger of light) who is an extraordinary guide, teacher and spiritual Master.  I have been on my spiritual journey for approximately 10 years now, and I have learned and experienced many things, but Jorge had an incredible way of saying thing in such simple powerful ways, it was like I was learning them again for the first time.  I experienced with him the power of oral tradition – that it isn’t just the words that he spoke, but it was the energy and intention he imbued into his words and ceremonies that is so special.  It is that energy which touches you and teaches you.  He reaches you heart to heart, rather than from your mind.  He led me on a Pilgrimage to my Inner Sun that deepened my commitment to a higher level of consciousness, that increased my understanding of the Cosmos and its wonder, and that fueled my desire to shine brightly in the world.  I will be forever grateful for this trip and the positive impact it -had on my life.”

We finally meet 5 years later

I had the most amazing experience during this past week. Someone who came here and had a completely life changing Soul Adventure 5 years ago came back to Sedona to celebrate her 5-year anniversary. I wasn’t it town when she was here the first time, and she wanted to meet me when she came back this time.
So we emailed and texted and the first day she was here we weren’t able to meet. Then she had so much planned and I had a bunch of stuff going on, and we kept missing each other. We had texted about trying to get together on Sunday.
On Sunday morning, Richard and I slept in (which we don’t get to do very often) and very late in the morning I said to Richard “Let’s go to the Coffee Pot for breakfast”. The Coffee Pot is a very famous restaurant that’s been in Sedona since the 1950’s and boasts 101 omelettes! Whenever we go to the Coffee Pot, it’s usually at 8 am, but this time it was 11 am!
Just as we were finishing our omelettes, a woman suddenly appeared at our table and said “Debra? I’m Julia! I knew that was you!” We hugged and her partner Daniel was there and it was so beautiful. She said to me “I recognized you and I told Daniel, that’s Debra!”
She went on to tell Richard and I how when she came for her Soul Adventure 5 years ago, she was a broken person. She said her divorce had completely devastated her. We talked about how absolutely incredible it is that a person’s life can be completely changed in just a few days, like hers was.
She congratulated Richard and I on our marriage and said “I read the newsletter every week, I know everything about you!”
The four of us had so much fun connecting and then we went outside and took the photo above.
A few days later I wrote Julia and asked her if it was okay to write about her in the newsletter. She said she would be “honoured” (she’s Canadian, so cute). But then came the unexpected. The next day she sent me this most amazing and soul-baring message:

“Dear Debra,

I was thinking in the night and I am not sure I ever told you my “whole” story.

I have always been what people may call “intense”. I feel things very strongly, I over react, I am overly sensitive etc. I was a handful for my parents and for all who knew me. I know that. But I have learned with age and thru my soul searching the last few years to control and channel that intensity into positive things.

My marriage ended as a result of an affair. I know usually the stories we hear are the stories about the ones who’s spouses were unfaithful to them and we feel awful for them. Mine is the reverse. I was unfaithful, as I felt very unfulfilled in my relationship/life.

I lost everything because of it. I had it all, or so it seemed. A beautiful family, two kids, financial stability, loads of friends, our house was the social place to gather. But inside I was dying. I know it was more then my marriage. I was just not a happy person. So I shut my husband out and went searching for love elsewhere. Obviously it all came out, as lies do and ended in compete disaster. So many lives were turned upside down. I lost my family, my friends, my world. I had no one to blame but myself and I was alone.

But I put on a brave front. Moved out and tried to start over. I drank, and partied to forget everything. My life was out of control.

I will never forget the Sunday morning I woke up and took a look at the bottle of alcohol and pills beside me and burst into tears. I knew I needed help. It was either get help or that was it.

Monday morning I called Sedona Soul Adventures and Rick called me back. I bawled on the phone to him.

I was on a plane that Thursday. With no support. My family was mortified that I was leaving and again thinking of myself. I was truly trying to save myself from complete destruction.

That is what happened after 6 days in Sedona. I saved myself.

I do not expect people to feel sorry for those who are unfaithful. I regret it immensely and all the hurt I caused. But I would never be the woman I am today. I am a better mother, partner, daughter, worker and all round person after hitting “rock bottom” and crawling my way out.

I want those who are on the side I was on to know that you are not alone, you are not a horrible person, you can be forgiven, and you have to start with forgiving yourself. Own your mistakes! And one day you may even find true love like I did.

Debra, if this is repetitive, I apologize….I just felt compelled to write this down at 3am…lol”
Wow. I went back and looked at what Julia had written to us 5 years ago, one month after her retreat:
“Two words come to mind when I describe my experience: LIFE CHANGING. I left home and arrived in Sedona half a person, I came home complete, content, whole and Full of love. I “found” myself amidst the beauty of a place I now consider “home”. I look at life in a whole new light and enjoy each and every day. Thank you to all the wonderful people at Sedona Soul Adventures that helped to open me up to a whole new world of possibilities.”
Her entire life turned around. She met Daniel shortly after her Soul Adventure and they have a beautiful, committed relationship. Her children live with her and her relationship with them is rock solid. It’s five years later and everything she received here has not only maintained, but continued to deepen.
When she wrote me in November, she said she had been concerned about spending the money to come to Sedona again and was worried about leaving the kids. Just at that moment, her boss gave her a bonus that would cover the entire trip, and her family (who didn’t support her coming here the first time), said they’d be happy to take care of the kids.
I sent her an email asking if she was okay with me telling her entire story and using her name, because we always protect everyone’s privacy. She wrote back saying “if I can inspire one person to reach out for help it’s worth it.”
Then she apologized for not getting back to me right away, because today was her birthday and she was having a special celebration with her kids!
I asked her if she had a photo from her time here 5 years ago. She sent me this photo and wrote “this was taken January 12, 2013”. I couldn’t believe it. That’s my birthday! That’s why I wasn’t here to meet her, I was out of town celebrating my birthday, but the amazing thing is she sent me a photo taken on my birthday. I wrote her back and said “So many connections!”
That’s what happens when your life comes back into connection. All these synchronicities start happening – Julia had a strong desire to come back to Sedona to celebrate the 5th anniversary of her life changing retreat but she was worried about money and leaving her kids and suddenly her boss gives her a bonus that covers it all and her family was happy to take care of the kids.
We decide to go to breakfast much later than we usually do and the Universe brings us together at the same place in perfect timing.
5 years ago she had her picture taken in Sedona during a time when her life was being transformed by coming to one of our retreats, and it turns out the photo was taken on my birthday. I contact her again and it turns out to be her birthday!
But the best part is, 5 years ago her life was completely broken, she came here to do a retreat and she was totally transformed. Five years later she’s not only going strong, it just keeps on getting better and better and better.
That’s my favorite part of all the work we do here. I love it so much when someone has a fabulous, life changing retreat and that’s what happens here all day, every day. But what I love the most is hearing from someone 1 year, 2 years, 5 years, even 10 years later, that their Soul Adventure was THE event that transformed their life or saved their marriage.
And the really miraculous thing is, this isn’t out of the ordinary, this is what is happening all the time.
So if you have parts of your life or your relationship that aren’t working, come to the right place. Come to Sedona and do a Soul Adventure. I say this all the time and I’ll say it again – if you knew what could happen, you’d be coming right now!

Or if you’d prefer, call us toll-free at 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada). For our friends outside the US and Canada call 01 928-204-5988 or click here and one of our Retreat Guides will call you.
Would you like to speak to someone today? We’re even open on Sundays, because we’re here for you.
Wishing you a week filled with amazement,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

 
Come to Machu Picchu and Peru with Jorge Luis Delgado, one of the Masters on the planet right now (April 14-27)
One of the most amazing things about our Machu Picchu and Peru trip is our incredible guide and shaman, Jorge Luis Delgado. I truly believe Jorge is one of the masters on the planet right now.
And to be in his presence for 2 weeks – doing ceremonies, learning his teachings, it’s just so incredible and amazing.
Jorge’s background is so interesting. He grew up on Lake Titicaca with a family of very little means. Amazingly, he became a tour guide throughout Peru and after a few years, became very well known.
Although he grew up in a very spiritual region, he thought that all of the talk about energy and Pachamama (the Earth Mother) was a little bit crazy and not something he was interested in at all.
He became more and more successful, continuing his guiding and eventually owning some hotels in Peru.
And then suddenly he started having dreams about a portal, a doorway to other dimensions. After having the dream over and over again, he finally went to the elders in his village. They told him that it was his soul purpose to find this doorway.
As his spiritual awakening continued, Jorge spent a great deal of time finding the portal. He describes his spiritual journey and finding the portal in his book “Andean Awakenings”. On the trip we will do an incredible ceremony at the doorway (that’s Jorge doing ceremony there).
One of the things I love best about Jorge is that even though he is an incredibly spiritual person, he is also very grounded and very practical and very much a real person. He is married (and his wife is an attorney!) and he has three grown children. His teachings are practical and wonderful and life changing.
“Both Jorge and Debra helped guide me through spiritual healing that has been needed to free my mind and spirit from past resentments, fears and pain. All of the ceremonies were beautiful and enlightening. I have been home for a week and my family has made comments about how happy I seem. I really am – I feel better!”
– Stephanie Springel

If you have any questions, send me an email at:
Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com
Or better yet, give me a call – I love talking about Peru!
Call me toll-free at (877) 204-3664.
Is this the year you give yourself the gift of Machu Picchu?
 

Egypt Last Call (Feb. 11-25) – Need Female Roommate

I am so incredibly excited for our Return to Egypt tour, February 11-25. It’s going to be a small, intimate group and that’s going to make it so wonderful to have the amazing transformations that people have on this incredible journey.
Today (as I was writing this!), I got a phone call from a woman who came here for a Soul Adventure retreat in October (the day before I got married) and she suddenly decided “I have to go to Egypt!” I love it so much when things like that happen and people just decide – I’m going!
So how about you? Decide to come on this fabulous trip. And even better, we are looking for a female roommate. This is so wonderful because it saves you the $1250 cost of having a single room.
This is such an amazing trip. We see all the must see places you must go to in Egypt:

• The Great Pyramid (including 2 hours of private time just for our group for our special ceremony and meditation)
• The Sphinx
• Karnak Complex (built over a period of over 2500 years!)
• Abu Simbel (which boasts the largest statues in the world)
• The Valley of the Kings (where we have a special ticket to see the tomb of Ramses VI)
• Cairo Museum (including the Treasures of King Tut)

Plus places where the average tourist doesn’t always go:

• The Isis Temple at Philae
• Hathor Temple at Dendara (where we’ll see the original colors from thousands of years ago, thanks to Egypt’s 5 year program to clean the soot and dirt that has accumulated over centuries)
• The Temple of Abydos (I’ll show you where I had a past life – I wasn’t anyone famous, but it was incredible)

Everything is 5-star and everything is taken care of for you. One of the most wonderful things about this trip is that it is such a beautiful 5-star experience. Our hotel in Cairo is 5-star and right across from the Pyramids! Can you imagine being at the pool and looking up and seeing the Great Pyramid? Our 5-star hotel in Luxor is right on the Nile (I love eating their fabulous waffles in the morning as I sit gazing at the Nile!).
After that we’re on our 5-star Nile cruise for 5 days, cruising down the Nile and stopping at the temples along the way, such as the incredible Temple of Kom Ombo (where we’ll see the Crocodile Museum, full of crocodile mummies (the Egyptians worshipped crocodiles!). On our Nile cruise, you can have a massage (I’ll have at least 2), sip a cocktail on the sun deck, enjoy high tea each day at 4, and dance the night away at the Galabaya party (I’ll be in bed by 10, but you get the picture). They will probably also have a belly dancer.
But the best part is how absolutely everything is taken care of for you. Guardian Travel (our travel partners in Egypt) are absolutely amazing. They are a small, family-owned company and I have worked with them since 1995. They are known and respected throughout Egypt and they add an element to this trip that you won’t find with any other, knowing that you’re safe and taken care of everywhere we go. We’ll have dinner at the Fayed family home while we’re there — it’s across the street from the Sphinx! We’ll be there on the night we watch the fabulous Sound and Light Show at the Great Pyramid and Sphinx. And our guide Raafat, is so amazing. He knows everything there is to know, he reads hieroglyphics and he’s so much fun!
The shopping is always incredible, but with the dollar at a new high (vs. the Egyptian pound), it will be spectacular! When I first started going to Egypt, the exchange rate was 3:1 (3 pounds to 1 dollar). It’s gone steadily up since then and now it’s 18 to 1! Even though my house is full of treasures from Egypt, I’m already intending to get some new treasures — silk rugs, gold jewelry, alabaster (there’s a certain bowl I’ve had my eye on for many years!), Egyptian oils and perfumes, papyrus, etc.).
Change your life by going to Egypt. I went to Egypt for the first time in 1983. When I was in Karnak I heard voices for the first time in my life (in the 30 years since then, it’s only happened 2 other times). Some of the most incredible spiritual experiences of my life have happened in Egypt. I know of 2 past lives there — I wasn’t anyone famous, but both past lives have had an incredible impact on this lifetime. Plus this past year, I discovered that my husband and I had a past life in Egypt, in Karnak. He’s going on the trip for the first time, and I can’t wait to see what happens when we are both together again in the same place where we were together before. Wow! That just gives me goosebumps!
Let me address one other issue – is Egypt safe?
I’ve been going to Egypt since 1983, this will be my 18th trip! The Egyptian people are some of the nicest, friendliest, warmest people I’ve ever met in the world (and I’ve traveled all over). It’s so interesting to me, I always go to New York for a few days before the trip (that’s where we all meet – in JFK), and I actually feel more safe in Egypt than I do in New York! Every person who comes on our trips has always talked about how they feel completely safe (you can read about people saying that over and over again if you Click here) and how much they love the Egyptian people.

Don’t worry if you don’t have someone to travel with. All of our groups are typically in love with each other after 48 hours and many of them become friends for life. I had dinner last night with one of our SSA grads who went to Egypt with me twice, 2 years in a row (2013 and 2014), who lives in the Midwest and is in Sedona doing a few sessions. I love her and I always will, she is one of my Egypt sisters! These are the kinds of lifetime friendships that are made on this trip.
Don’t worry if you’re not part of a couple. This is one of the few years when there are no married couples on the trip. Everyone is a single, except for Richard and I. How funny, this will be the first time in all these years I’m finally there with a man!!
Don’t worry if you don’t have a passport. If you start right now, you can get one through an expedited process.
Travel with other like minded seekers. There is nothing more fun than being in an incredible place with other people who “get you”. It’s so wonderful to go here, connect with the energy and talk about your experiences with other people who are seeking deeper connections.
Enjoy ceremonies, meditations and deep connecting. Connecting to the higher vibrations is easier in Egypt, the veils are thinner there. And can you imagine having 2 hours of private time just for our group inside the Great Pyramid? That’s what will happen on the last day of this trip! This trip is truly transformational.
Decide now to come on this trip of a lifetime. But you need to decide now! Click below to get all the information, including pricing:

And if you haven’t already, Click here to download my beautiful “Mysterious Egypt” Report, filled with all kinds of information and beautiful photos.
To watch a 5 minute video of why this trip is so special, Click here.
I would love to have you join us!
If you have any questions, please email me at
Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com or call me on my cell at (928) 301-2896
 
 
Wishing you a week filled with adventure and excited expectation,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

3 Reasons you shouldn’t make New Year’s Resolutions

Before moving to Sedona 18 years ago, I lived in Omaha, Nebraska and one of my friends there owned a fast food restaurant that was part of a small regional chain. They had fabulous burgers, wonderful fries, heavenly onion rings and a fantastic salad bar. It was close to Mutual of Omaha, so they got a huge lunch crowd.
The first year he had the franchise, my friend was told by corporate to stock up the salad bar to double proportions for January 2, but to go back down to regular portions again on January 3. He was told the reason and didn’t quite believe it — people go with their New Year’s Resolution of “losing 10 pounds” or “eating healthy” for exactly one day. They’ll be back to the burgers and fries by January 3.
He did what he was told and corporate was exactly right. They sold double salad bar on January 2 and by January 3 it was back to business as usual. By the time he told me this, he had owned the restaurant for 10 years and it had been true every single year.
All this week I’ve been deluged with emails about “How To Have Your Best Year Ever!” and the messages are full of making “resolutions that will last”. The problem is, as you and I know, human beings just don’t stick to resolutions. For the vast majority of people, the longest they last is to the end of January, according to all the articles. Based on the salads vs. cheeseburgers scenario, I don’t think it’s even that long.
The one article that I read that was really illuminating on the subject came from “Psychology Today”, entitled “Why People Can’t Keep Their New Year’s Resolutions”, by Ray Williams. In it, he says:
“Habitual behavior is created by thinking patterns that create neural pathways and memories, which become the default basis for your behavior when you’re faced with a choice or decision. Trying to change that default thinking by “not trying to do it,” in effect just strengthens it. Change requires creating new neural pathways from new thinking.”
And the problem is, creating this new type of thinking is very difficult to do, especially when you are living your life, doing all your old behaviors and surrounded by all of your usual stimuli that you are reacting to (your spouse, your work, your children, your boss, your in-laws, etc.). That’s why most people are back to the burgers in a very short time.
So don’t make a bunch of New Year’s resolutions this year and here are the 3 reasons why:

1. The chances are you won’t stick to it.
2. It can make matters worse. Some studies show that people who resolve to lose weight actually gain weight during January. I believe this is true because “what you focus on expands” – literally!
3. The worst part is, as soon as you break the resolution you’ll feel bad about yourself, you’ll start being hard on yourself and that’s the last thing you need to begin the New Year. You need to feel good about yourself, not the opposite.

So my suggestion is to not make the standard New Year’s Resolution. Instead, do something that works, that has a high level of success and that can change around your thinking — make the decision to come to Sedona and do a Soul Adventures retreat. That can actually change your life or your relationship around.
Every week we have people come here who go from unhappy to happy, from disconnected to connected, to feeling lost to finding their soul purpose and living it. We have couples come to us who are on the verge of divorce, things are turned around and they are happier and juicier than they’ve ever been and committed to their future. We’ve even had people lose weight! Have you seen the YouTube video of our client who lost 17 pounds of what she called “protection weight” in the month after she went home? Wow – 2 resolutions in one! – Get Happy and Lose Weight!
There actually is a way to “Make 2018 The Best Year Ever!” – come here and we’ll show you. Connect with us and we’ll create a retreat that’s custom designed for exactly what you need to bring you into the life or the relationship of your dreams. Click below to set up a time to connect with one of our Retreat Guides:

Or if you’d prefer, call us toll-free at 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada). For our friends outside the US and Canada call 01 928-204-5988 or click here and one of our Retreat Guides will call you.
Would you like to speak to someone today? We’re even open on Sundays, because we’re here for you.
Wishing you a fabulous 2018 filled with adventure and transformation,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com

 
8 months later, Federico says his Soul Adventure was “life changing, transformational” and “the best thing I have ever done for myself in MY LIFE”
“Wow!!!! I’m in complete bliss and stillness…so fresh and renewed…I can’t thank you enough Sedona Soul Adventures…8 months later and I’m still feeling such powerful and incredible shifts…your work is truly beyond amazing and intuitive…Thank You!!!
My retreat was the best thing I have ever done for myself in MY LIFE and I wish the whole world would do this for themselves….it would make the world a much better place!!!
My retreat ROCKED!!! Hands down – life changing, transformational, powerful, cleansing, shifts, synchronicity, alignment, consciousness, awareness, love, peace, joy, happiness, freedom, ABUNDANCE…..you name it….it did it for me!!!
Most of all, it taught me how to integrate these teachings into my daily life and that I can keep myself in alignment in LIFE, no matter the level of stress in the high-paced world of finance and intensity of New York, or regardless of what life throws at me and the “external” circumstances…personal, relationships, or professional….it taught me that I HAVE IT ALL…ALL INSIDE ME….and that is the most POWERFUL thing and highest vibration in the Universe – tapping into your HEART AND SOUL!!!! Thank You Sedona Soul Adventures – All of YOU, THANK YOU!!!”

– Federico T., Brooklyn, New York

 
Where would you like to go this year? Egypt or Machu Picchu?

There is one decision you can make this year that will have an incredible impact — where would you like to go? Egypt or Machu Picchu?
The Egypt trip is so incredible. We go to all the must see places – the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, Abu Simbel – plus we also go to places the average tourist doesn’t see – the Isis Temple at Philae, the Hathor temple at Dendara. Plus, we do ceremonies in the temples and tombs, including 2 hours of private time just for our group inside the Great Pyramid. The trip is February 11-25, 2018 – Click here for all the information including pricing:

Or is Machu Picchu the one on your bucket list? What an amazing trip. It’s April 14-27, 2018. Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Cuzco, Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo. Plus, being with our guide and shaman, Jorge Luis Delgado, is life changing. Click here for all the information:

If you have any questions about either trip, please send me an email at:
Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com
Or call me at (877) 204-3664 – I love talking about Egypt and Peru!
 

Merry Christmas plus Wedding Video

Richard and I sent out this e-Christmas Card and Wedding video last week to our family and friends (many of whom are people who started out as clients of Sedona Soul Adventures and through the years became friends). We had such an overwhelmingly sweet response to the card and to the Wedding video that I thought, I should send this out to you, my Sedona Soul Adventures family.
We certainly do feel blessed and Sedona Soul Adventures has been such a huge part of it — I know that all the work I’ve done over the years with our fabulous practitioners helped me to recover from my divorce 7 years ago and brought me to the point of being in a place where I could bring in this beautiful, intelligent, spiritual and loving man right at the time when I was ready.
When I think about where I was two Christmases ago and where I am this Christmas, I can hardly believe it. Two Christmases ago, I was alone. As much as I loved my life, I suddenly felt like I really wanted to have someone to share my life with.
I set two intentions for 2016 – I wanted my book to come out and become an Amazon #1 Best Seller and I wanted to have a really deep, wonderful love relationship.
I did some sessions with some of my fantastic practitioners, making sure that any blocks to love were removed and gone and any thoughts of unworthiness were blasted through. My astrologer told me the end of 2016 was a great time for the book to come out and for someone to come into my life. My book (“The Journey To Happy”) hit Amazon #1 on October 16 and I remember thinking around that time, “okay, the book is done, now I have time for the man to come in”.
A few weeks later, I met Richard. So last Christmas I was filled with hope and excitement about all the possibilities, never dreaming that by this Christmas all this amazing stuff would happen.
So I’m sending you lots of love and many blessings on this very special Christmas. My prayer for you is that if your life isn’t exactly the way you want it right now, that by next Christmas it will be. If you want to make that happen, please connect with us, let us help, come here to Sedona and do a retreat. So that next Christmas you can say, “wow, I can’t believe what’s happened since last Christmas!”.
If that sounds good, give yourself this Christmas present — Click here to speak to one of our Retreat Guides. True to our promise, we’re here for you and someone is actually working today to be available to you. But don’t worry, I gave them all Christmas off!
If you would like, Click here to watch our 4 minute Wedding video, it’s very sweet.
Wishing you a happy and blessed Christmas,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

Sedona Soul Adventures – Transforming Lives One Soul At A Time
(877) 204-3664
https://old.sedonasouladventures.com