Top 5 deathbed regrets and how to not let those happen to you

I think one of the most terrible things in life is regret. And regret at the end of one’s life is even more sad and deep. The book “The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying” was written by a palliative care nurse, Bronnie Ware. She worked for many years with people in the last 3-12 weeks of their lives. Here’s what she said:
Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
1.  I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me
“This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honored even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made. Health brings a freedom very few realize, until they no longer have it.”
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard
“This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship. Women also spoke of this regret, but as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.”
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings
“Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.”
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends
“Often they would not truly realize the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved.”
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier
“This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realize until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called ‘comfort’ of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content, when deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.”
Gosh, don’t reading these just break your heart?
Why do we tell ourselves we can’t have the life we want? Why do we tell ourselves we have to work so hard? Why can’t we let ourselves be truly happy?
I think we all have emotional blocks, trauma and limiting beliefs that are holding us back from living our best life. The key is to find them, do something about them and start living a life with no regret. The great news is, that’s possible. It’s so interesting to me how all of these issues are exactly the things we work within our retreats each and every day here in Sedona.
Are you ready to start living your best life? Are you ready to transform your connection with your partner into the relationship of your dreams? Call us – that’s what we want for you too.
Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. 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 Angel Guides will call you. They’ll connect with you (or both of you if it’s a couple) and custom design a retreat that will allow you to live the life you want, have the relationship you’re craving and be happier than you ever thought possible.
Wishing you a week of no regrets,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

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

 
Tommy says “I gained so much knowledge about life and how I’m supposed to be living it” from my Soul Adventure.
“On my Soul Adventure, I gained so much knowledge about life and how I’m supposed to be living it. Sedona Soul Adventures is an amazing team of people who really care about each person who walks thru the door. They are very knowledgeable and loving. My soul adventure truly changed my life!”

Tommy R., Cowpens, South Carolina

 
Is Egypt on your bucket list?

I’m amazed at the number of people who tell me they’ve wanted to go to Egypt since they were children. And they’ve never given themselves permission to go. If Egypt is on your bucket list, perhaps it’s time to go! It’s such an amazing trip — the Great Pyramid (where we have 2 hours of private time just for our group for ceremony and meditation), the Sphinx, Abu Simbel, Karnak, 5 day cruise down the Nile on a 5 star ship and the price is virtually all inclusive — air fare to and from New York (JFK), 3 flights within Egypt, 5 star hotels, breakfast, lunch and dinner each day, our incredible Egyptian guide (who reads hieroglyphics!), tips, even travel insurance. And being in this amazing place with like minded soul adventurers is so amazing! Click here for our incredible day to day Itinerary.
Click here for all the information on pricing.
Send me an email if you would like more information – debra@sedonasouladventures.com
Or better yet, give me a call at 928/301-2896 – I love talking about Egypt!

2 minutes to feeling more confident and powerful

If you could feel more confident and powerful in 2 minutes would you be willing to do it every day? Believe me when I tell you, it’s worth it.
If you’ve been reading my newsletter this past year, you know I’ve been talking a lot about how our brains affect everything in our lives. But today I want to talk about how doing something with your body can affect everything.
Researchers at Harvard have discovered that not only does your body language effect how other people perceive you, but your body language has an affect on how you perceive yourself and how you feel. What they discovered is that people who stand or sit in a power pose for more than two minutes have increased levels of testosterone and decreased levels of cortisol.
These hormones can change within seconds and have a dramatic impact on how you’re feeling. Testosterone makes people feel more confident, more self empowered. Reducing cortisol results in lower levels of stress and anxiety. Cortisol is also known to lower immune function and bone density, interfere with learning and memory, increase weight gain, create negative impact on blood pressure, cholesterol and heart disease, so anything you can do to lower cortisol is a very good thing.
The power poses that they studied were what we usually call the Superman or Superwoman pose, with your hands on your hips, feet at least shoulder-width apart, chest out, head held high. They also included sitting back with your feet on a table, and the decidedly less-ladylike sitting with your legs spread wide apart (guys, you can get away with this one). What they found was that in 2 minutes, the hormonal levels changed dramatically.
Not only did the testosterone and cortisol levels change, but the people reported feeling much more confident and powerful. And I don’t mean the kind of power where you’re barking orders at everyone and they’re shaking in their  boots. That’s not power, that’s intimidation. I’m talking about the feeling that comes from truly being in your own power. Self empowerment.
Try doing this every day. Stand in that power pose and breathe deeply. Do it for 2 minutes each morning. Or do it for 2 minutes before an important meeting (I just did it last week in a bathroom stall!) Visualize powerful energy coursing through you and coming out of you. If you’re doing it before a meeting or an important event, visualize how you want the meeting or event to go.
Okay, so now I’ll be very vulnerable and share my secret with you about how I do this. I do the pose, but I don’t envision myself in a Superwoman costume. Instead I envision myself (don’t laugh) in full Egyptian regalia. I do this because I know I had a past life where I was a priestess in the Temple of Karnak and I had some very strange powers. I wasn’t anyone famous (I’ve never been anyone famous), but I was very powerful. One of the things I could do was blast energy through my hands and knock people over. Literally, I could knock them over. In that lifetime I abused those powers and one of the lessons for me in this lifetime has been around the abuse of power (a lesson that received a lot of healing when I was an attorney).
So I do the pose and see myself dressed as an Egyptian woman in the dresses you see depicted in the temples and tombs, I have gold bands around my wrists and upper arms and a beautiful headdress. I envision the power energy running throughout my body and then coming out of my heart. The power energy is mixed with the heart energy in a beautiful combination of power and love. The energy is never used to blast anyone (or knock them over!), it’s used for my own self empowerment and for the other person to feel that and my love. It’s a very juicy combination!
Self empowerment is so critical to a meaningful and happy life. Do you feel self empowered? Do you know that you have the inner strength to face anything that life throws at you or to create the life of your dreams? Standing in a power pose might not be enough.
If that’s the case, I urge you to contact us and do something about it. Empowering yourself, living your best life is your birthright and helping you find that is what we do best.
Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. 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 Angel Guides will call you. They’ll connect with you (or both of you if it’s a couple) and custom design a retreat that’s perfect for you for the life or the relationship you’re craving.
Wishing you a week filled with self empowerment,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

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

 
Andrew says his Sedona Soul Adventure gave him “a renewed and lasting sense of purpose, clarity, freedom, balance, and support.”
“My Sedona Soul Adventure was a 10! I am beyond excited to have returned from my retreat with a renewed and lasting sense of purpose, clarity, freedom, balance, and support. Thank you, Debra, and EVERYONE at Sedona Soul Adventures!”

Andrew L., Raleigh, North Carolina

 
Come with me to Machu Picchu and Peru June 17-30, 2016
Imagine:
• Doing ceremony at Machu Picchu on the Solstice
• Spending 2 weeks with our amazing shaman and guide, Jorge Luis Delgado
• Traveling with other like-minded adventurers making friendships that last a lifetime
• Having your entire trip planned and perfectly executed
• Coming home with a renewed connection to yourself and Spirit
“The Sedona Soul Adventures Peru Trip in June 2015 was AMAZING! It is my second Sedona Soul Adventures 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 things in such simple powerful ways, it was like I was learning them again for the first time. 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 has had on my life.”

Suzanne West, Calgary, Canada

Would you like to have a life changing experience that brings you into higher consciousness? Join us!
Click here for all the information, including pricing. And if you haven’t already, download my beautiful free report, “Machu Picchu & Sacred Peru”.

The ways we shoot ourselves in the foot (including me)

I love the expression “shooting yourself in the foot”. Could it be any more graphic? In that situation, you are loading, aiming and firing and doing something that is so destructive that is going to affect you for the rest of your life.
I do a session each week with my coach. I’m a huge believer in coaching, I’m a coach myself and because I believe in it so strongly I have my own coach. I also have a personal trainer, because I know that the best way for me to make absolutely sure I do what I say I’m going to do, is to set that appointment and never, ever break it. When I’m feeling off, I do a session with one of our amazing practitioners here at Sedona Soul Adventures because it always brings me back to where I need to be.
But this week, I was Debbie Downer with my coach. There was a particular problem we were discussing and because of it, I wasn’t in a good mood when we started the call. Every suggestion she was giving me, every insight she was providing was met with a “no” or “I’ve tried that” or a smug “I already know that”.
Suddenly she sagely said to me “Debra, why are you choosing to shoot yourself in the foot? It’s okay with me if you want to do that, but why are you choosing that?”
It was just the wake up call I needed. It hit me that here I am Miss Positive Thinking, the big believer of “you create your own reality”, but I wasn’t doing what I tell everyone else to do (gosh, it’s so easy to tell everyone else what to do and sometimes so difficult to do it ourselves). I was choosing to stay stuck, choosing to stay negative and worse, I was wallowing in it.
In that one moment, it all flipped around. Within minutes of stopping my “stinkin’ thinkin”, the problem was solved in my head and within hours I received confirmation that it had been completely taken care of and handled in a way that was much more perfect than I had originally hoped.
Do you shoot yourself in the foot? Are there things going on in your life where the real problem is how you’re looking at something or someone? Is this thing you’re calling a problem really a problem? Or is it just the way you’re thinking about it? Could it be that if you looked at it from a different perspective it might all change around?
In this situation, I was judging myself harshly and holding myself to an impossible standard. Do you ever do that? What would happen if you took yourself off the hook?
Or are you demanding that a particular situation or a particular person has to be a particular way in order for you to be happy? What would happen if you took them off the hook?
There are two things I particularly like about this story. The first is, how things can turn around in an instant. The second is that we all need help sometimes. For the difficult things in life, very often we can’t handle them all by ourselves. We need to reach out.
If you’re finding that there are times when you’re shooting yourself in the foot and you can’t seem to stop, maybe it’s time to reach out for some help. That’s what I did and the results were almost miraculous.
It’s amazing what can happen when we’re able to shift things around. And that’s what happens so incredibly during a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat. We get to the root of the problem and then shift it around. If you’re tired of shooting yourself in the foot, if you are wanting to live your best life or have the relationship of your dreams, come to Sedona to do a retreat.
Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. 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 Angel Guides will call you.
Wishing you a week filled with easy riding,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

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

 
Melissa says she’s “a different person” after her Sedona Soul Adventure
“I’m writing to you as a different person today than I was a week ago. I had so many amazing “ah ha” moments and I now have a permanent smile on my face just KNOWING that I am on my path to my true purpose.”

Melissa W., Spring Grove, Illinois

 
Don’t forget to take a Moon Bath with me tonight (10:51 pm Eastern time)
I hope you read my newsletter last week about all the amazing things that are happening tonight (September 27) at 10:51 Eastern time. The Blood Moon, a Supermoon, a total Lunar Eclipse and powerful energies flooding the planet. Go out and soak up some up of the Moon’s rays tonight and get in on that energy!

 
Where would you like to go? Egypt or Peru?

Join us for our amazing “Return to Egypt” tour (Feb. 14-28, 2016) – Click here for all the information.
Or if Machu Pichu is calling you, come on our “Enchanted Peru” tour (June 17-30, 2016) – Click here for all the information.

Take a Moon bath with me next Sunday

There are some incredible things going on over the next week culminating in the Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse Blood Moon next Sunday, September 27. I’m going to tell you how you can fully utilize those energies right now and I want to invite you to take a Moon bath with me next Sunday.
Here’s what’s going on:
– Sunday, September 27 is not only a Full Moon, it’s also a Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse. This is an incredibly rare event. The last time it happened was 1982; it won’t take place again until 2033. The moon will appear to be very large and abnormally bright. It’s considered a Supermoon when the moon reaches its full phase at or near its closest approach to Earth.
Eclipses are major life awakening events. They are designed to shake things up. They are designed to eclipse things out of your life that are no longer working and designed to give you the power to do things you never thought you could do. What an incredible combination!
– This Total Lunar Eclipse takes place in Aries so this has the greatest impact on your love relationships. This can be a time of great emotionality in your relationships. It can be a time when you really examine your relationship and ask yourself are you receiving everything you want to receive in this relationship? Conversely, are you giving everything you can give in this relationship? If the answer is no to either of those questions, what needs to happen to make it a yes?
This particular Moon will bring in fond memories of past relationships, especially those that have a karmic basis (meaning that you’ve had past lives together). Do you need to examine those relationships again? Is there something there for you?
– This particular Full Moon Eclipse is called a Blood Moon, because it is the 4th and final eclipse that we have had of 4 total eclipses in a row. The first was April 14-15, 2014, the second was October 7-8, 2014, and the third one (the shortest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century) was April 4, 2015. The fourth and final one is this one on September 27-28. If you’ve felt a little beat up this past year, this may be why and (thankfully) this part of it is coming to an end. We’re now moving into the phase where transformations are imminent and very possible.
– This is also the Harvest Moon. It’s time to reap the harvest of all the good things you have (hopefully) been planting all this year.
– The Pope is visiting the United States Sept. 22-27. I love the new Pope. He is a man of the people, he is inclusive, his message is all about love. Isn’t it fascinating that this amazing spiritual leader is coming to the US precisely during this special time?
– This one is really far out, but it’s my favorite. The channel Bashar said this about this Full Moon:
“At this Full Moon on September 28, some of the artificial satellites around our world are actually beaming energy and using your moon as a reflective mirror to add its vibrational frequency to the vibrational frequency of the polarized light coming off your moon. So if you choose to bathe in the light of this full moon, you can open up to the idea that you are receiving frequencies interdimensionally not only from your your own solar system but from other solar systems as well and you can use that energy however you wish.”
So this is why I’m inviting you to take a Full Moon bath with me on September 27. All of these incredible energies are in play on September 27 and they are being multiplied throughout other dimensions. Let’s get us some of that energy!
Here’s what I’ll be doing next Sunday evening and I invite you to do the same or your own variation, whatever feels right for you. The Full Moon starts at 10:51 pm Eastern time. At that time (which will be 7:51 pm in Arizona), I will be sitting outside and allowing the energy of the Moon to bathe me in her light. I’ll be doing some deep breathing and I’ll go into a meditation. I’ll open my heart and open my third eye. I’ll ask that any information I need to have be brought to me at that time. I’ll release that information and then I’ll just bask in the energy of the moon. Usually at those moments I start to feel vibrations throughout my body and those always feel really good.
The point of all of this is that we are living in special times. Things are happening. Things are moving faster. Do you feel that in your life? Sometimes it’s exhilarating, sometimes it’s exhausting and sometimes it’s a little overwhelming.
The great news is, we are being given special energies to help us in our transformations. How cool is that? If you are feeling the pull toward transforming your life or feeling the need to transform your relationship (remember that eclipse in Libra is all about relationships), then I urge you to take action on that NOW. You Soul is calling – are you listening to the call?
Coming to Sedona to do a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat is the perfect way to bring in these transformations. Speak to one of our Angel Guides (they’re the ones who will custom design your retreat). They’ll connect with you (or both of you if it’s a couple); they’ll figure out what’s holding you back and keeping you stuck and they’ll design a retreat that will manifest the transformations you’re looking for.
Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. 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 Angel Guides will call you.
Wishing you a week filled with transformations,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

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

 
Jennifer says her Soul Adventure was “transformational” and “exceeded” her expectations
“My Soul Adventure was truly spiritually transformational, and exactly what I needed and wanted. It met and exceeded my expectations. It broke through barriers for me that I wanted to conquer. Now four months later it provided what I need to break through my fears of leaving my career as a midwife of 15 years to start a spa, bed & breakfast. I’m living my dream. Thank you so much for providing exactly what I needed.”

Jennifer S., Mariposa, California

 
Barbara says the Machu Picchu and Peru trip was “life changing”. Join us June 17-30, 2016
“I have just returned from the Machu Picchu and Peru trip and my feet have not touched the ground yet! I knew the trip would exceed my expectations just as my Sedona Soul Adventure did 8 years ago. 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. This was truly a life changing experience”.
Barbara N., Dover, New Hampshire
This is such an incredible trip. Join me and our amazing shaman, Jorge Luis Delgado, as we explore Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Ollantaytambo the Sacred Valley, Lake Titicaca and other sites of sacred Peru. Doing ceremonies (including an incredible ceremony on the Solstice at Machu Picchu), traveling with other like-minded seekers and receiving the teachings of Jorge Luis are (as Barb says) truly life changing. Decide now to join us on this amazing adventure.
Click here for all the information on fabulous Day to Day Itinerary.
Click here for all the information on pricing.
Be sure to download a copy of my beautiful report, “Machu Pichu and Sacred Peru” it has so much information about Machu Picchu and Peru, along with beautiful pictures and more about Jorge.
If you have more questions, send me an email at
Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com
or call me toll free at 877/204-3664. For our friends outside the US and Canada, call me at 01 928-204-5988 – I love talking about Peru!

Our next Machu Picchu & Peru trip-3 reasons why this trip so unique

As I started to write this newsletter, I started thinking about all the amazing, extraordinary, fantastic, mind-blowing, expansive and wonderful things that have happened to me in Peru over the past 10 years since I’ve been going there. It’s such an amazing place and our trip and all the things we do are so incredible. Would you like to get yourself some of that? Here’s how: come with me to Peru and Machu Picchu, June 17-30, 2016.

This trip is so unique because of three special things that come together to make it that way:
• Being in the presence of our shaman and guide, Jorge Luis Delgado and receiving his teachings and ceremonies and clearings is positively life changing (that’s Jorge and I at Machu Picchu). Read more on Jorge below.
• The amazing people who come on the trips (like you!). Sedona Soul Adventures draws a particular type of person and experiencing these amazing places with fellow seekers is so wonderful. Not to mention becoming lifelong friends with some extraordinary people.
• At the risk of tooting my own horn, the third part of the combination is being with me in Peru! I love going on these trips, I love connecting with everyone on the trips and I have soooo much fun on these trips!

“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

I believe that Jorge Luis Delgado is one of the most important teachers on the planet right now. His story is so interesting. He was born and raised in a very small town on Lake Titicaca. His family had very little means, but he (amazingly) became a very well known tour guide in Peru. 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.
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.
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 children, the youngest of whom is now in college. His teachings are practical and wonderful and life changing.
And it is such a joy and provides such transformation to be in his presence for these two weeks.
“On a scale of 1 to 10, everything about the Peru trip was a 10! Everything was even more than I expected! It is the trip of a lifetime….. for many reasons. Jorge Luis Delgado is exceptional, a kind, caring, wonderful teacher. My life feels richer, my thoughts feel wiser and my intentions are more clear to me. What a pure gift you and Jorge have given through this Peru trip!”
Debra Hicks
“The Peru trip was absolutely life changing. 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 in the group. Every day our hearts opened wider! We laughed together, we cried together, we grew and expanded! 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. This experience is one I will never forget.”
Barb Nadeau
Click here for all the information on all the amazing things we’ll be doing each day.
Click here for all the information on pricing.
Be sure to download a copy of my beautiful report, “Machu Pichu and Sacred Peru” it has so much information about Machu Picchu and Peru, along with beautiful pictures and more about Jorge.
If you have more questions, send me an email at
Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com
or call me toll free at 877/204-3664. For our friends outside the US and Canada, call me at 01 928-204-5988 – I love talking about Peru!
Is this the year you’re going to give yourself the gift of Machu Picchu?
Many blessings,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

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

Wayne Dyer and me and 9/11

This past week, Wayne Dyer passed away. I started to write this newsletter to say that his work had a huge impact on my life and on the creation and formation and continuation of Sedona Soul Adventures. But in looking at the publication dates of his books, I’ve been absolutely stunned at the connections between his books and my life and Sedona Soul Adventures and 9/11, the anniversary of which is Friday.
What I loved about him was that he went from essentially a pop psychologist with his first book  “Your Erroneous Zones” and from there went on to write some of the most amazing books on spirituality. It felt to me like his journey and progression was a mirror of my own, but now I’m realizing how directly his books must have been helping to guide me all these years:
• I read “Your Erroneous Zones” when it came out in 1976. I was in law school at the time and it made me re-think my approach to life.
• In 1980, he wrote “The Sky’s The Limit” and talked about taking charge of your life and becoming a no limit person. I was a practicing attorney at the time and I really embraced his ideas about living a life that mattered.
• In 1992, he wrote “Real Magic: Creating Miracles in Your Life”. The previous year, 1991, was when I truly re-embraced the spiritual awakening that had happened to me in 1978 and made the decision to live a more spiritually-based life. It seems like that’s when he started pulling out all the stops on writing about spirituality.
• In 1994, he wrote the book that I think influenced me the most “Your Sacred Self”. At that time I was really embracing the idea that we are all spiritual beings having a physical experience and in that book he taught me how to connect with my High Self.
• In 1999, he wrote “Wisdom of the Ages: 60 Days to Enlightenment”. That was the year I came to Sedona for the first time and knew I had to change my life. I closed my law practice and started coming to Sedona regularly doing sessions with the amazing practitioners here.
• This one is the most shocking to me. His book, “There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem” was published on August 21, 2001. I know I bought it right away and read it. I have always told the story that 2 weeks before 9/11, I had the vision that came to me that told me it was time to move to Sedona. That would have made it one week after the publication of that book! I moved to Sedona in October, 2001 and started Sedona Soul Adventures on July 4, 2002.
And, of course, that is the foundation of Sedona Soul Adventures — that there is a spiritual solution to every problem.
I have always told people how much Wayne Dyer has influenced me, but I never realized until today how close the connections were. It’s giving me goose bumps.
What a huge help is must have been for the planet for those words of his to be out in the mass consciousness when 9/11 happened. Is it a coincidence that book was published 3 weeks before 9/11? As Freud says, there are no accidents.
Since 2001, all his books have been a mirror and inspiration for what we help people do here:
• “10 Secrets For Success & Peace”
• “Excuses Be Gone!”
• “Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life”
• “Wishes Fulfilled”
The other weird thing is that I always thought I was going to meet him in this lifetime, particularly because over the years there were 5 Sedona Soul Adventures clients (that I know about) who after I recommended a particular book of his to them, they ended up meeting him!
The most incredible of these was over 11 years ago, a woman called us from Toronto about doing a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat. As I spoke with her, I saw an image in my mind of the cover of his book “You’ll See It When You Believe It”. She had never heard of Wayne Dyer. I told her she should get that book as soon as possible.
This woman doesn’t drive, so she took a long taxi ride to a book store in Toronto, went to the metaphysical section and there was Wayne Dyer! He was speaking in Toronto that evening. She told him the story and he asked her to come to the event as his guest. At the event, he called her to the stage to tell her story! She then became friends with his fiancé! She came to do a Soul Adventure and it was completely life changing for her.
What a deep and abiding gratitude I have for this amazing being. I knew I was deeply indebted to him, but these close connections take my breath away. Thank you, Wayne Dyer, for all the millions of people you have helped and will continue to help. And thank you for the help you’ve given me to do a little bit of the same.
There really is a spiritual solution to every problem. No matter what problem you have in your life right now, it can be solved. I like to think that the work we do here at Sedona Soul Adventures is to help people realize that, clear out the gunk that is holding them back and then give them the tools they need in their day to day life to really live that. Reading Wayne Dyer’s books made me believe I could change my life; coming to Sedona and working with the amazing practitioners here made it possible for me to actually do that and have that.
If you believe (even a little) that things can be different in your life, I urge you to contact us. You can have the happiness and joy that is your birthright. You can come back into connection with your partner, no matter what has happened. I know it, because I’ve seen it over and over again.
Contact us and speak to one of our Angel Guides (they’re the ones who put the retreats together). They’ll connect with you (or both of you if it’s a couple); they’ll figure out the blocks that are holding you back and design a retreat that will bring you into the life and relationship that you’re craving.
Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. 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 Angel Guides will call you.
Wishing you a week filled with you embracing Your Sacred Self,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

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

 
Jackie says she was “transformed” by her Soul Adventure
“My Sedona Soul Adventure transformed me. I arrived confused, hurt and deeply sad. But I left feeling alive, connected and with a plan.”

Jackie D., Ellicott City, Maryland

 
Is Egypt calling you? Come with me on our Return to Egypt tour, Feb 14-28, 2016

I got an email today from someone who went on the Egypt trip with me this past February and she said she wishes she could go back again next year! It is such an amazing trip – the Great Pyramid (and we have 2 hours of private time just for our group doing ceremony and meditation!), the Sphinx, Abu Simbel, the Isis Temple at Philae, a 5 day cruise down the Nile (in a 5 star ship!), 5 star hotels, all your meals, air fare from New York to Egypt, 3 flights within Egypt, all transportation, even tips and travel insurance! Our amazing Egyptian guide reads hieroglyphics and traveling with other like-minded adventurers is so wonderful. It’s truly the trip of a lifetime.
If you have any questions, about the trip, email me at
Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com
or call me toll free at 877/204-3664 – I love talking about Egypt!
Click here to get all the specific information on the trip.
If Egypt is calling you, it’s time to answer the call!

Are you thinking impure thoughts?

Are you having impure thoughts? What do you think I mean when I ask you that question?
I grew up Catholic and went to Catholic school (which I loved). The nuns were always talking to us about the importance of not having impure thoughts.
I wasn’t completely sure what they meant by impure thoughts (because of course I didn’t know anything about anything and back then sex wasn’t all over the place like it is now). But somehow, my 8 year old mind knew that it was “dirty”. And I somehow knew it had to do with boys.
A few nights ago I was journaling about an issue that’s going on with me right now and I started writing about how I need to maintain a positive vibration about this issue (which of course is true about every single issue in our lives) and I was writing about how I need to not talk about it negatively or think about it negatively. I suddenly wrote in big letters “No Impure Thoughts!”.
Even though this isn’t what they were talking about , the nuns were so right! Impure thoughts are not good for you.
Thoughts are things.
We get what we think about.
What we think about, we energize.
What we think about, we get more of.
So what are you thinking about? Are you thinking impure thoughts?
Of course, I don’t mean are you having thoughts about sex? I actually hope you’re having lots of impure thoughts when it comes to sex, because that’s sexy and alive and energetic and delicious!
I’m talking about negative thoughts.
I’m talking about limiting beliefs.
I’m talking about the lies you tell yourself (“I’m terrible”, “I’m so stupid”, “I’ll never be happy”)
You are creating your reality in every moment. What are you creating? What are you telling yourself?
The National Science Foundation says our brains produce between 12,000 and 50,000 thoughts per day (so let’s meet in the middle at 31,000). Yikes!
What are the majority of your thoughts? Good, bad, positive, negative, worrying about the future, regretting the past?
What does your life look like? Your life is a direct reflection of what you’ve been thinking up to this point.
If you are happy, you are probably thinking mostly happy thoughts.
If your body is the way you want it, you probably love your body.
If you have all the money you want, you are probably thinking abundant thoughts.
If you are in a wonderful, loving relationship, you probably are thinking mostly wonderful thoughts about your partner most of the time and thinking that you deserve to be loved.
If it’s the other way around on any of these, guess what?
And please don’t think I’ve got all of my 31,000 thoughts under control. It’s so funny, earlier today I was getting a mani/pedi in anticipation of going on a trip. Instead of really relaxing and totally enjoying it, my mind kept obsessing about all the stuff I had to do before I leave town. I kept trying to practice what I preach (“breathe, Debra, relax, enjoy”), but my mind kept going off on that tangent of worrying about everything, instead of being excited for my trip. I admit it — I was thinking impure thoughts!
The other thing that is so heartbreaking is that I would guess that a huge number of your thoughts are the lies you’re telling yourself about your life and (worse) yourself.
What is the self talk that you say to yourself? Are you loving yourself? Or not so much?
I saw the most beautiful quote recently from the Buddha: “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”. Are you going to argue with Buddha?
If you aren’t loving yourself, you’ve got to do something about that now.
If the majority of your thoughts aren’t happy thoughts, something has to change around.
It is utterly amazing how a 3 or 4 day retreat can completely change everything in your life. It can push you over the tipping point into the joy and bliss that are your birthright. And we’ll give you the tools to not only maintain that after you go home, but to have it continue to go deeper and deeper.
I urge you to contact us and speak to one of our Angel Guides (they’re the ones who put the retreats together). They’ll connect with you (or both of you if it’s a couple); they’ll figure out the blocks that are keeping you stuck and design a retreat that will bring you into the life and relationship of your dreams.
Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. 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 Angel Guides will call you.
Wishing you a week filled with pure positive thoughts,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

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

 
Harry says after his Soul Adventure he has a new outlook on life and “I LOVE ME!”
“I came to Sedona wrought with fear, anxiety, and grief. Within the first three sessions I was well on the road to a spiritual Re-Awakening that would change everything. After my five days of Soul Adventuring I returned to Seattle with a new outlook on life and ready to walk my Great Path without fear, worry or angst. Thank you all for Reminding me of how important my existence in this world is, and most of all for Reminding me of all the love that is here supporting all of us. I LOVE ME!”

Harry C., Seattle, Washington

 
Download our beautiful Egypt brochure (Return to Egypt Feb. 14-28)

We just announced our next Egypt trip a few weeks ago and I’m so gratified by the response! It’s going to be such an amazing trip! — the Pyramids, the Sphinx, 5 day cruise down the Nile, Abu Simbel, Philae, Karnak, Luxor, 2 hours of private time in the Great Pyramid just for our group.
The price is virtually all-inclusive!
• Round trip air from JFK
• 3 flights in Egypt
• 3 meals each day
• 5 star hotels
• 5 day, 5 star Nile Cruise
• All transportation
• Admission to all sites
• Tips
• Travel Insurance
• Our Egyptian guide (who reads hieroglyphics!)
Download our beautiful brochure which has all the specific information – Click here
Join me on this trip of a lifetime. Send me an email if you have any questions – debra@sedonasouladventures.com
Or better yet, call me – toll free at 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada). For our friends outside the US and Canada call 01 928-204-5988. I love talking about Egypt!

Are you letting life get in the way of your life? [Video]

Are you letting life get in the way of your life?
Are you grabbing all the gusto from life? If not, my question to you is, what are you waiting for?
Your life is happening right now! This is not a dress rehearsal.
This 4 minute video from the movie “Up” says soooooo much (click on the picture below):

This is so heartbreaking because for most of us this is the way things are. Rather than living our dreams, we allow the day to dayness of life to stifle our dreams.
What are the dreams you’re putting off for “someday”?
As the video shows, “someday” might never come.
Are you living your life purpose? Or do you keep doing work that isn’t completely satisfying? Do you know that there’s something you’re supposed to be doing, but you’re not exactly sure what it is or you keep telling yourself it’s not “practical”?
Does your relationship give you the satisfaction you’re craving? Do you feel loved and treasured and adored? What would it take to bring that into your life?
Are you experiencing peace in your life every day? If not, what’s holding you back from that?
Do you tell yourself “someday I’ll go to Egypt” or “someday I’ll go to Machu Picchu” or Sedona or Bali or some other exotic locale? (I love it that in the video, there is a Peru poster on the travel agent’s wall). I can’t tell you the number of people who have said those words to me over the past 13 years and guess what? They are never the people who come. It’s always the people who say “I’m going to make this trip happen”, that make the trips happen. I spoke with someone this week who has wanted to go to Egypt since she was 5 years old. I think it’s time, don’t you?
And please stop telling yourself that it’s too late to do something different with your life. Another thing I love about “Up” is that he goes on this incredible adventure when he’s 78! Sam Walton started Wal-Mart when he was 52; Colonel Sanders started Kentucky Fried Chicken when he was 62! It’s never too late!
Take a moment to think about a dream you have that hasn’t been realized. What is one thing you could do right now that would be taking a step in the direction of your dream? It might be something small like Googling information on an exotic trip that’s on your bucket list or dreaming up the title for that book you have inside you.
Or it might be something big like deciding to go on the Egypt trip, go on the Peru trip or do a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat. If there is one thing that could bring you closer to your dreams, it would be to do a Soul Adventures retreat. Because we clear out the blocks that are holding you back, bring you into connection with that highest part of yourself, and send you home with tools that will keep you in joy and peace and living your best life.
Life is short. It’s too short to not be living it to the fullest. Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. 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 Angel Guides will call you. They will talk to you (or both of you if it’s a couple) and in that deep conversation, they’ll figure out the blocks that are holding you back and design a retreat that will bring you into the life and relationship you’re craving.
As I always say, if you knew what could happen, you’d be contacting us right now!
Don’t wait for a “someday” that will never happen. Start living your dreams. The only one who is holding you back is you!
Wishing you a week of living your dreams,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

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

 
Julia says her Soul Adventure was life changing and she looks at life in a whole new light and enjoys each and every day
“Two words come to mind when I describe my experience: LIFE CHANGING. l arrived in Sedona half a person – I came home complete, content, whole and Full of love. 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.”

Julia R., Ontario, Canada

 
Don’t wait to go to Egypt or Peru
Is Egypt on your bucket list? Are you drawn to go to Machu Picchu? If you watched the video above and you’re longing to go on one of these trips, decide now to do it! Don’t keep telling yourself “someday”. Someday won’t ever happen, if you don’t make a decision and go with it.
For all the information on the Egypt trip (February 14-28, 2016) Click here
For all the information on the Peru trip (June 17-30, 2016) Click here

This past week & your Soul Purpose

How was your week? Did you feel a little off, or a little unfocused, or a little “what the heck is going on”? Or you might have felt a little shaken up. Or, at the other end of the spectrum, you might have felt really energized from all this energy that’s coming in right now. But almost everyone I’ve talked to (myself included) felt a little off this past week.
And it’s no surprise, there was so much going on this past week. And all of this energy is continuing right now, in fact now is the time to ride this wave and see what it has for you and your life.
Here’s all the things that have been affecting you and will continue to do so in the next few weeks (and see below for how you can take advantage of these):
• 8-8-8 Lion’s Gate Harmonic Alignment
• New Moon in Leo
• Perseid Meteor Showers
• Venus in Retrograde
8-8-8 Lion’s Gate Harmonic Alignment. In numerology, 2015 is an “8” year (2+0+1+5=8), so August 8, 2015, was 8-8-8. A portal called the Lion’s Gate Harmonic opened between July 26 and August 12 and you’re still feeling the effects of it. This took place in Leo, which means it’s all about you and who you are. The number 8 has to do with personal power, self-confidence, inner-strength, manifesting abundance and prosperity and bringing together the spiritual and material.
New Moon in Leo. This past Friday, was the New Moon in Leo. You are still feeling the effects of this today (Sunday). The New Moon is a time of new beginnings and in Leo it’s all about igniting your passions (in work and in relationships) and aligning with your soul’s purpose. So when you combine that with the energy of the 8-8-8 Lion’s Gate, you have this special energy right now that you can utilize (more on that below).
Perseid Meteor Showers. The showers peaked this past week (August 9-13). Seeing this other-worldly sight, calls to the divine spark that is within each one of us. You can’t look at that without feeling that stirring within you. And even if you didn’t see them, just knowing about them or seeing pictures of them or hearing about them awakens that energetic within you.
Venus in Retrograde. I wrote about this a few weeks ago, but the special relevance now is the combination with the New Moon in Leo. This is a time for us to reflect on our deepest heart’s desires. What do you truly want?
So what does all this mean to you? It means that the Universe is conspiring to bring all these energies to you in these amazing combinations to shake you up (that’s why you may have felt a little disoriented this past week) and get you to really start asking yourself the question of what do you want? Are you living your life purpose? And then giving you the energy to manifest this in your life.
Take some time today to spend 5 minutes in reflection on your life. Are you living the life you want? Do you have the relationship you want? Are you living your life purpose? If not, what would it take to bring that into your life? Set the timer on your phone for 5 minutes and take some deep breaths, asking yourself these questions and once the timer goes off, write down your thoughts.
After that, spend another 5 minutes setting your intentions and bringing in the energy of the New Moon and the 8-8-8 portal to energize those intentions. This is powerful stuff and you might be amazed at what happens.

This is a powerful time. Use the power of this time to really come into alignment with your wishes and your desires. Come to Sedona and do a retreat. It’s the fastest way I know of to bring in the life or the relationship you’re craving.
Click here and one of our Angel Guides will call you. 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 Angel Guides will call you. They will talk to you (or both of you if it’s a couple) and in that deep conversation, they’ll figure out the blocks that are holding you back and design a retreat that will bring you into the life and relationship you’re craving.
If you knew what could happen, you’d be calling us right now!
Wishing you a week of reflection and excitement,
Debra

Debra Stangl / Founder

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

 
Cindy says her Soul Adventure helped her find her life purpose and gave her the tools to implement it
“I came to Sedona seeking clarity on my life’s purpose. In just 3 days, I was able to work through issues that had held me back for years.The practitioners were extremely gifted in helping me to completely open myself up to what I know is my life purpose and I have the tools to implement it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!”

Cindy S., Dallas Texas

 
We need a roommate for the Egypt trip Feb 14-28

I’m so excited. After announcing our next Egypt trip last week, we had 5 people sign up in one day! It’s going to be a fabulous trip. It’s so interesting to me — this will be my 15th trip to Egypt, yet it always seems new. Every year that we do ceremony in the Great Pyramid (we have 2 hours of private time just for our group!) something amazing happens. Can you imagine seeing the Great Pyramid? Is Egypt on your bucket list? If so, come with us on our next trip. Click here for all the information on our incredible Itinerary. Click here for all the information on pricing.
And we need a roommate (female) for the trip. So, If you don’t have someone to travel with, here’s your opportunity to have a roommate. Plus, don’t be concerned about traveling alone. Our groups are usually in love with each other within 48 hours and make friends for a lifetime.
“The Egypt trip was the trip of a lifetime” – Pam O’Connor
If you have any questions, please send me an email at:
Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com
Or better yet, give me a call – call me toll free at 877/204-3664 or for our friends outside the US and Canada call direct at 011-928/204-5988 – I love talking about Egypt!
If Egypt is calling you, it’s time to answer the call!

Announcing our most amazing Egypt trip yet – Feb 14-28, 2016

Is Egypt on your bucket list? if so, you should come on our next trip – Feb. 14-28, 2016.
• Have you always dreamed of seeing the Pyramids?
• Can you imagine seeing the Sphinx for the first time?
• Can you imagine seeing the treasures of King Tut up close and personal?
• How about cruising down the Nile on a luxurious 5 star cruise ship, stopping at temples along the way?
• Or staying in a beautiful 5 star hotel that is just across from the Pyramid?
“The Egypt trip was the trip of a lifetime” – Pam O’Connor
If Egypt is calling you, let me tell you all the reasons you should go on this trip:
• I think this will be the last year without all the crowds that used to be there. Egypt is safe and people are coming back (especially Europeans), so it feels like this will be the last year of no crowds.
• The price is ALL INCLUSIVE – it includes round trip air New York (JFK) to Cairo, 3 flights within Egypt, 5 star hotels, 5 star – 5 day cruise down the Nile, 3 meals each day (breakfast, lunch and dinner), all transportation, admission to all the sites, our Egyptian guide (who reads hieroglyphics!), even your tips and travel insurance.
• Our 5 star (plus) cruise ship is one of the most beautiful ships on the Nile and the service and food are incredible.
• The exchange rate now is almost unbelievable ($7 US dollars to 1 Egyptian pound – the lowest has been 3:1). This will make the incredible shopping even more incredible.
• I’m pretty sure the price will go up next year. We haven’t increased the price of the trip for the past 4 years and the pricing on some things (like the Nile Cruise) have started to increase.
• We go to all the must see places:
– The Great Pyramid (including 2 hours of private time just for our group for ceremony)
– The Sphinx
– Karnak
– Luxor
– Abu Simbel
– Cairo Museum (to see the complete King Tut exhibit and all the other treasures)
And we go to places that the average tourist doesn’t go to:
– Isis Temple at Philae
– Hathor Temple at Dendera
– Horus Temple at Edfu
– Kom Ombo (dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and Horus)
• Everything is completely handled for you. All the transportation, hotels, food, all the entrance fees, all the planning. This trip is perfect!
• Doing ceremonies and meditations and connecting with the incredible energies of Egypt is so amazing and life changing.
• Traveling with like-minded soul adventurers adds a whole new level to these journeys. And don’t worry if you don’t have someone to travel with — our groups typically fall in love with each other within 48 hours and make friendships for life.
One of the first things you might be thinking is – “Is Egypt safe?” I was just there in February and (as usual) it was wonderful and incredible and safe. A friend of mine is there right now (she’s also one of our practitioners) at a belly dancing conference – isn’t that great? It’s her first time in Egypt and she’s amazed that it’s even more wonderful than she thought it would be and it is completely safe. The United States lifted their travel advisory to Egypt over 2 years ago.
This will be my 15th trip to Egypt (my first was in 1983). I have been there 4 times since the Arab Spring and those trips (in my opinion) have been the best. The Egyptian people are some of the warmest, friendliest people you will ever meet and they love Americans.
“This last February [2015] the universe blessed me with a soul searching, life changing trip to Egypt. Despite what you hear on the news, I personally felt safer in Egypt than in the United States!”
Shelly Pitts
“I had the most wonderful time on my trip to Egypt with Debra in February, 2014. It was delightful and there were no crowds. We saw everything and took our time. I never felt unsafe for one minute. Please don’t let fear keep you from one of the most exciting adventures in your life.You will never regret your trip.”
Joyce Eleanor 

 

Download our beautiful “Mysterious Egypt” report

Download Debra’s beautiful 35-page report, including beautiful photos, about spiritual Egypt, the important temples, the Egyptian gods and goddesses, who built the Pyramids, and even discussing some of the esoteric questions such as “why is there a carving of a tank, a helicopter and a submarine in the walls of the Temple of Abydos?” Click here to download the report.

 
Join me on the Egypt trip – get more information
Come with me on this trip of a lifetime – I’d love to have you!
For all the information on the all-inclusive pricing, Click here
For all the information on our fabulous Day to Day Itinerary Click here
If you have more questions, send me an email at:
Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com
Or call me – our toll free number is 877/204-3664. For our friends outside the US and Canada, call directly at 011-928/204-5998 – I love talking about Egypt!
Wishing you a week filled with Pyramid energy,
Debra Stangl
Founder

Debra Stangl / Founder

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