Use this 3 week Mercury in Retrograde to your advantage

Mercury just went retrograde on May 19 and it continues until June 11. Many of you who read this newsletter know that many people believe you shouldn’t do anything during the times when Mercury is retrograde, that you shouldn’t even leave the house or communicate with anyone! It’s not true! This is a particularly potent time during the next three weeks and there are things you can do to alleviate the so-called “negative” aspects of this time and definitely things you can do to enhance your life during this time. And below I’ll even tell you how it’s affecting you in your own personal sign and what you can do about it.

What is Mercury in Retrograde?

For those of you who don’t know about Mercury in retrograde, this is an astrological phenomenon that happens three or four times per year, usually for about 3 weeks. It occurs when Mercury appears from the Earth to be moving backwards (retrograde). Of course, the planet doesn’t actually move backwards. As with all things that appear negative or bad, this is an illusion. And it’s the illusions in our lives that seem to cause all the trouble, don’t they?
I don’t believe that astrology determines absolutely what is or is not going to happen to us. It’s information that we can use to rise above the so called negative aspects and enhance the positive aspects.

The downside of Mercury in Retrograde

The downside of Mercury retrograde, is that it can be a time of confusion and self doubt. It’s a time when we can feel very scattered and even defeated. It’s a time when communications can be misunderstood. It can be a time when computers go completely haywire. Because of the confusion and misunderstandings that can occur during this time, it’s usually a good idea to not sign contracts or make really important life decisions. Travel plans can be changed or not go as we expect.

The upside of this Mercury in retrograde

Here’s the good part — what Mercury retrograde is really calling us to do is to become VERY CONSCIOUS about everything we are doing in our lives. To be very conscious and present in our communication. To make sure that we are saying what we mean and that the other person understands us. To be present.
And because this Mercury retrograde occurs in Gemini there are some especially delicious things that can occur. People from your past who have a strong connection to you and importance in your life could suddenly be back in your life again. Also, if there is some writing you have been doing that you had forgotten about or let go of, now is the time to bring it out again. Traveling to some place where you have never been or where you haven’t gone for a long time could also be especially rewarding.
What Mercury retrograde is absolutely best for is to be used as a time for going within. This is a time to reflect on your past and on past decisions. Because this is in Gemini, you could find that when you bring up some part of your past and really reflect on it, new awarenesses could bring you into amazing clarity and creativity. You might become aware of desires and skills you didn’t even know you possess. When brought into the light, you will find you have a new sense of power around what you really want.

How this Mercury in retrograde will affect your sign

Below I have specific information for your specific sign. There’s information on what to be careful about, to be conscious about and also how you can specifically benefit during these next three weeks:
Aries: Be conscious about communications in general but especially with your work and with health related issues.
Benefits: An excellent time to bring out something you’ve written or thought about writing.
Taurus: Be conscious about communications with loved ones and also with financial matters.
Benefits: New ideas about how you can do work that you love that will be financially viable could come in now. Don’t act on them yet, but really examine your heart’s desires.
Gemini: Be conscious of how you come across to other people, don’t be rushed into making any important decisions, especially with your family.
Benefits: Take this time to reflect on the people in your life who uplift you and those who don’t. Make more efforts to really connect with other people.
Cancer: Be conscious of your intuition and how you use it. Be very aware of your own privacy needs.
Benefits: Really examine the past, but do it with yourself and don’t involve others. What are past hurts that you need to let go of now?
Leo: Be conscious about your personal finances and don’t start anything new on that front.
Benefits: People from your past could appear and this is a perfect time to know who you want in your life and who you don’t want in your life.
Virgo: Be conscious about how you communicate with regard to your work and with the public, as there can be misunderstandings that occur.
Benefits: This is an excellent time to really delve into your life purpose. Are you living it? What’s holding you back? Spend some time in deep reflection, you may be amazed at what you discover.
Libra: Be conscious about communications with legal problems and travel.
Benefits: This is your time to re-examine the past. Are there hurts that need to be healed? Do you need to forgive yourself for some part of your past?
Scorpio: Be conscious about shared financial situations and how sexuality and intimacy are showing up in your life.
Benefits: This is a perfect review time for Scorpio, to really go within and see what parts of your life are working and what parts aren’t. Don’t take action yet, just sit with it and feel it.
Sagittarius: Be conscious about your communications with a close partner, either in business or romantically, as misunderstandings can occur.
Benefits: Spend some time in reflection about your partnerships. Are they serving you? How can they be improved? Journaling about this can be particularly helpful for you.
Capricorn: Be conscious about contracts, travel and communications with co-workers. Be especially conscious around your health and your daily routine.
Benefits: This is a very potent time to make refinements to every area of your life. Look at ways you can improve your health and make your work more enjoyable and beneficial.
Aquarius: Be conscious about your communications with lovers and children. Also, be very aware of your tax situation and your sources of income.
Benefits: Really reflect on your romantic relationship. Is it serving you? How can it be improved? Don’t take action to end things now, instead focus on what you really want and implement that when Mercury goes direct on June 11.
Pisces: Be conscious with your communications with partners and your family and home. Not a good time to buy real estate or to move.
Benefits: An excellent time to clear out clutter in your home.
Don’t be afraid of Mercury in retrograde. Use this as a time of deep reflection on all the areas of life. Don’t make rash decisions or judgments, go within, see what feels good and reflect on that.
You could actually come out of this time period really knowing for the first time that YOU are the one in control of your own destiny.
And during this time of introspection, you might find that you feel the deep need to really have some new transformations in your life. If you’re looking for real transformation that lasts, a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat is perfect. It will be a time of deep reflection and renewal. Call us and speak to one of our Angel Guides. They’ll help you with the process and design a retreat that will bring you into the peace and prosperity you’re craving.
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Wishing you a week filled with things moving forward!
Many blessings,

Debra Stangl / Founder
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Amberly says her Sedona Soul Adventure “helped me remember who I really am and gave me back the power that I truly possess”
“Sedona Soul Adventures is an amazing company. They have truly thought of everything to make it a seamless transition from the chaos of everyday to bliss. Each one of my healers I felt a deep connection to but more importantly they allowed me to remember who I really am and the power that I truly possess. During my 3 day journey I realized how to tune back into my higher self and hone my strength and brighten my light. I am taking the time to “be” instead of “do” and allowing the God force within me to do the heavy lifting. Miracles and shifts have happened both large and small since I have been home and I am working each day to keep that bliss alive.”

Amberly A., Houston, TX

3 min in the morning and the results are incredible

How would you like to do something in the morning that will take you 3 minutes max, costs pennies and will give you:
• more energy
• help you lose body fat
• help you flush toxins
• minimize caffeine cravings
• make your skin soft and luscious?
Sound too good to be true? I promise it isn’t.
People are always asking me about health and beauty tips and I wanted to share this one with you. I’ve done this regularly for a number of years, but over the past 6 months I was traveling almost non-stop and got out of the habit. What a mistake! Now that I’m back on a regular routine again and doing it, I can really tell the difference.
So here’s what it is. Every morning, I squeeze the juice of a lemon into a glass of warm water. I then drink it with intention (more on that later). The benefits of this are really nothing short of incredible.
When I got out of the habit of doing this, the first thing I noticed was my skin. I inherited my mother’s skin and it’s really soft and luscious. I noticed when I got back from our Egypt trip in March that my skin was not quite its luscious self. I realized I had stopped my years-old habit of drinking the warm water and lemon and I swear to God within 2 weeks, the lusciousness was back, as well as a kind of glow. Not to mention more energy and I even dropped a couple of pounds!
One of my friends started doing this a few years ago and she found that it made her stop drinking coffee. And she was someone who absolutely had to have a big, strong cup of java to get going in the morning. As she drank the warm lemon water, she set the intention “Energize me”, Energize me”, Energize me”, and after about 30 days she was off coffee. And that was 2 years ago! I think the combination of drinking a warm liquid and setting that intention did the trick – it tricked her body into thinking it was getting the coffee that was her habitual morning wake me up.
So I’m going to tell you EXACTLY how to do this (it’s important), but first I want to tell you all the benefits. I Googled this when I started to write this and found even more benefits than I knew before. Here’s all the amazing things this simple habit does (my thanks to FoodMatters):
• Lemon is an excellent and rich source of vitamin C, an essential nutrient that protects the body against immune system deficiencies
• Lemons contain pectin fiber which is very beneficial for colon health and also serves as a powerful antibacterial
• It balances and maintains the pH levels in the body
• Having warm lemon juice early in the morning helps flush out toxins
• It aids digestion and encourages the production of bile
• It is also a great source citric acid, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium
• It helps prevent the growth and multiplication of pathogenic bacteria that cause infections and diseases
• It helps reduce pain and inflammation in joints and knees as it dissolves uric acid
• It helps cure the common cold
• The potassium content in lemon helps nourish brain and nerve cells
• It strengthens the liver by providing energy to the liver enzymes when they are too dilute
• It helps balance the calcium and oxygen levels in the liver
• In case of a heart burn, taking a glass of concentrated lemon juice can give relief
• It is of immense benefit to the skin and it prevents the formation of wrinkles and acne
• It helps maintain the health of the eyes and helps fight against eye problems
• Aids in the production of digestive juices
• Lemon juice helps replenish body salts especially after a strenuous workout session
Wow! Isn’t it incredible that it does all those things? So here’s EXACTLY the way to do this to get maximum benefit.
• Within 15 minutes of waking up, cut up one lemon into four wedges
• I use organic lemons as they (hopefully) don’t contain toxins from insecticides
• I use Living Springs water, not tap water
• I use a glass electric kettle. It’s faster than a microwave, and I don’t want to radiate my water with microwaves. The water should be warm, not boiling.
• Squeeze the juice of the lemon into the water
• I always drink the water with intention. I will think things like “Love me”, “Help me”, “Heal me”, “Energize me”, “Cleanse me” while I’m drinking it. I’m a big believer in intentions and I think that it makes a difference when we do things with intention, especially with eating and drinking.
• I use the lemons all day long and simply pour more water into the glass during the day
That’s it!
When I went back to doing this again, I was amazed at the difference it made with my skin. I saw the difference in less than 7 days. It’s all luscious and glowing again.
Most importantly, be sure to do the part where you set your intention as you are drinking the water. I promise you it makes a huge difference. I’m reading two different books on brain chemistry and how we can change our brains with our thoughts and our intentions (I’ll be writing more on that in future newsletters) so don’t forget the intention part.
So that’s my gift to you on one simple way you can make a shift in your life. If you’re looking to have even greater shifts (like peace, joy, bliss, living a life on purpose), I want to give you another gift and that’s doing a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat. Have a conversation with one of our Angel Guides. You can talk to them about your intentions and all the amazing possibilities that are out there for you. They’ll design the perfect retreat for you (or both of you if it’s a couple) and they’ll put together a retreat that’s designed to bring you into the peace and happiness 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.
Here’s to a week of turning lemons into lemonade!
Blessings,
Debra Stangl, Founder

 
Bob says his Sedona Soul Adventure transformed his life
“I knew from the beginning that my Sedona Soul Adventure would have an impact on my life, but I didn’t know that it would transform it. Not only did Sedona Soul Adventures offer insight into my spiritual path, but it also validated some experiences I have had prior to my visit. Thanks Sedona Soul Adventure for this wonderful gift.”

Bob C., Denton, TX

 
We just had a spot open up on the Peru trip – Join us June 17-30

Maybe this is a sign that you’re supposed to go to Peru with us. We’ve had a spot open up and we’d love to have you. Can you imagine doing ceremony at Machu Picchu on the solstice? Is Machu Picchu on your bucket list? If you answered yes to those questions, don’t hesitate! Click here for all the information, including pricing. This is truly the trip of a lifetime.
 
 

Birth trauma may be affecting you

It’s Mother’s Day today and I want to acknowledge all of you moms but I also want to acknowledge YOU for being born and that you were able to go through the birth process. That might not sound like much of an accomplishment, but I will tell you that mental health professionals have known for quite sometime that there is significant trauma that happens at birth (even Freud discussed this). This is trauma that is probably still affecting you in ways that you don’t even realize. I know this was true in my own life, but the good news is there is something you can do about it.
What many people believe now is that at your birth, depending on the circumstances, an impact was made on your psyche and some decisions were made. Because this decision is made from a place of separation and fear, it is always a lie. Practitioners call it “the personal lie” and it can plague you throughout your entire life unless you do something about it. If you can figure out what your “personal lie” is, and you do something about it, it can change your life (it changed mine). This trauma is associated with normal births, but it’s even more acute if there was something unusual (baby held back, mother on anesthesia, breech birth, twins, artificial insemination, premature or late birth, etc).
So the problem comes in the personal lie we tell ourselves because very often that trauma keeps coming up in our lives in a negative way. For example, if the nurses held you back because they were waiting for the doctor, you might find you go through life holding yourself back. But most often the personal lie seems to go to your self esteem and self love. After being in the idyllic, perfect, comfy womb for 9 months, suddenly you are dragged kicking and screaming into the world. And then the doctor (usually) whacks you on the butt to get you to breathe. So having thoughts of “I shouldn’t be here” or “something is wrong” can affect you the rest of your life. For example, always feeling like something is wrong. Or, in relationships, always reaching a point where you want to get out. The personal lie usually affects our relationships the most, our relationship with ourselves and with others.
Let me tell you about my own birth trauma. I discovered this many years ago when I started doing breath work. In my first breath work session, I started doing the connected breath and suddenly I started seeing images of my birth, it was like watching a movie. My mother had already passed away by this time, but I remember that she had always told me that I was the first child where the doctors had given her anesthesia (she had given birth to my 3 older brothers without anesthesia). The image that I saw was that my mother was completely passed out and suddenly I realized that I was stuck in the birth canal. She wasn’t pushing and the doctor didn’t realize that I was stuck. I completely felt all the fear that poor little baby was feeling in the dark. My thoughts were “I’m stuck”. “I’m all alone”. “There’s nobody here to help me”. “I have to do this all by myself”.
When I found this out at the age of 38, it was stunning. I felt “stuck” in my job. I realized that from the beginning of my work career, I always worked for myself. I was an attorney for 20 years and always had a solo practice, except for trying a partnership with 3 other attorneys for one year. Guess what? It didn’t work out and one of the reasons was because I always felt like I was pulling the weight for everyone (“doing it all myself”). I had left my previous marriage because I felt “stuck” and I felt like I had to do everything myself both financially and emotionally. Now I saw how I had created all of these situations to heal my birth trauma.
At that time I shared an office with another attorney. He was also into spiritual work and when I told him about the breath work, he decided to do it. In his, he saw an image (also like watching a movie) that he’d been born in the hallway of the hospital. He decided that must be wrong, because his mother had never told him this. He called his mother and she said yes, that the two delivery rooms in their small hospital were in use and he was born in the hallway. The message he took in was “I don’t fit in”, and he saw how that message had followed him all his life. He was a loner in school and he also was not someone who fit in with the other attorneys. He was a very kind, spiritual man, so you can imagine that he didn’t “fit in” with other lawyers. When he saw this and how it affected his life, it turned around immediately. He saw this for the lie it was and he actually became much more gregarious and outgoing.
We had a Sedona Soul Adventures client who came last year and in her breath work, the birth trauma that came out was “I’m not lovable”. She saw how this had plagued her throughout her life, resulting in relationships that didn’t last. She just wrote to let me know she’s getting married in a few months. She met her new husband right after she got home from her Soul Adventure! He fell in love with this new, lovable woman.
There are basically three types of Breath Work, Rebirthing (which focuses only on birth trauma), Integrative Breathwork and Holotropic Breathwork. Holotropic Breathwork was designed by Stanislav Grof, M.D., who was a psychiatrist who worked with many clients using LSD when it was still legal. Under Dr. Grof’s guidance, his clients had incredible personal transformations and mystical experiences. When LSD became illegal, Grof spent years trying to find an alternative. He read ancient spiritual texts and developed his breath work using connected breathing and music designed to move energy through the energy centers.
We have developed a hybrid of breath work here at Sedona Soul Adventures that is designed to:
a) Remove emotional and energetic blocks that are holding you back
b) Identify and release birth trauma that is negatively affecting your life
c) Move you into an ecstatic, mystical connection with the Divine.
We’ve been doing this for over 13 years now, and it’s sort of amazing what people report with their breath work — feeling emotional blocks lifted,  seeing visions, connecting with people who have crossed over, connecting with their Angels and Guides, literally experiencing the presence of the Divine. It’s pretty incredible. It’s become a centerpiece of the work we do here.
I continue to do breath work as part of my own spiritual process. It’s so interesting to me that before doing breath work I had to do everything myself. Now I have Sedona Soul Adventures with 10 employees and 45 practitioners — it’s so much more wonderful to not do everything all by myself!
So what do you think your personal lie is? What’s the most negative thing you think about yourself? This might be the result of unhealed birth trauma.
Do you know the details of what happened at the time of your birth? If your mother is still with us, it might be interesting to ask about any details you might not know about. But even if you don’t know, it will usually come out in the breath work.
But the real question is, what’s plaguing you in this life? Do you suffer from abandonment issues? Do you feel like you’re good enough? Do you truly love yourself? Are you living a happy, content life? Are your relationships (with your partner, your family, your friends) happy and satisfying? If not, you may want to delve deeper and do a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat that includes breath work. It can transform your life. It’s still amazing to me after all these years and thousands of people what happens.
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 on a deep level and then they’ll design a retreat that’s perfect for exactly what you need. So that you can start to live the life of your dreams.

 
Audrey says she was empowered by her Sedona Soul Adventure
“I’m not sure that any other trip nor retreat could possibly be more awesome than my Sedona Soul Adventure in that beautiful Red Rock Mountain land of God. I have so much love in my heart. I feel exhilarated. I am physically 100% rejuvenated and revitalized from all my experiences, especially the breathwork. I am emotionally raised to another level – more empathetic, more sympathetic, more stimulated, more expanded, more empowered. I thoroughly enjoyed every experience – I now know the real meaning of SYNCHRONICITY! Thank you all for everything you planned and followed through with to make my Sedona Soul Adventure so meaningful.”

Audrey L., New York, NY

Wising you a week of rebirth and reinvention,

Debra Stangl
Founder

You are soooo good looking!

PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO. First of all, because it will make you laugh. But the deeper part, the juicy part is this — We all live our lives doing the same things over and over (things we tell ourselves we “have to do”), but this demonstrates in a big way that if we just put a little extra effort into it — a little more laughter, a little more joy, a little more heart — it just makes all the difference in the world.
We’ve all sat through those boring announcements about how to buckle our seat belt and put on the oxygen mask, an announcement they “have to do” to comply with federal regulations. Usually we’re listening to a monotone voice and we’re usually listening to it while scrunched up in a completely full plane with a very large man sitting next to us who’s hogging the armrest. By the time flight attendants are making this announcement, they usually have a plane full of people who are tired, bored and not in a great mood. See how this special person does the same thing everyone else “has to do” that gets the entire plane load of people laughing and applauding and in a great mood.
I also want to thank my client and friend, Patrick, who sent this video to me. Patrick is an amazing and incredibly caring physician who lives outside of San Francisco. He’s done 4 Sedona Soul Adventures retreats over an 8 year period and each time he goes higher and deeper (I’m sure you know what I mean). He’s also gone to Egypt with me (and I had to rescue him from the security police in the Valley of the Kings because they thought he had taken an illegal photo!) Patrick called me this week, saying he wanted to do something special for his very special office assistant and he had offered to send she and her daughter to Hawaii. Her response was, “I’d rather do a Sedona Soul Adventure”, because she’s seen what a difference it’s made in Patrick’s life. Wow! I love that!
So watch this video and have a good laugh but also think about some part of your everyday life where you could add a little laughter, a little joy, a little heart and it would make all the difference. If you have trouble coming up with that, maybe it’s time to get on a plane and come to Sedona and do a Soul Adventure. It’s changed Patrick’s life and it’s about to change his assistant’s life. And if you fly on Southwest, you might get this fabulous flight attendant!
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. Scroll down for the video.

 
Vincent says his Sedona Soul Adventure has added joy to his life
“My Sedona Soul Adventure provided me with adventures of a lifetime and lessons for living a more joyful, mindful, and spirit-filled life. The joy I’ve experienced and the learning I’ve incorporated into my life are profound and everlasting; and they sustain me daily. What a boost to my life!”

Vincent T., Washington D.C

 
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Wishing you a week of adding a little laughter to your daily routine,
Debra Stangl, Founder

You only live twice

By an odd set of circumstances, the theme song from “You Only Live Twice” kept coming into my awareness over the past two weeks. It’s a great song — It has such a beautiful, haunting melody, but it’s the lyrics that really get me:
You only live twice
or so it seems
One life for yourself
and one for your dreams
You drift through the years
and life seems tame
Till one dream appears
and love is it’s name
And love is a stranger
who’ll beckon you on
Don’t think of the danger
or the stranger is gone
This dream is for you
so pay the price
Make one dream come true
you only live twice
Wow, think of all the ideas that are in here. We have two lives — one for our regular Self and one for our dreams. We drift through the years and life seems tame, then suddenly a new dream appears. A dream borne out of love. It’s a stranger, it beckons us on. Stay with it, don’t go into fear, don’t think of the danger or the stranger is gone. It’s telling you to make the dream come true. It’s there for you, so pay the price. Make one dream come true, you only live twice.
So the obvious question is, what’s the life you’re living? Are you living the life that everyone else has set out for you or are you living the life of your dreams?
I’m afraid I already know the answer. It feels so often that we don’t have a choice, doesn’t it? That the only kind of life that we can live is the usual thing that’s been set out for us:
We’re born
We grow up and our parents start telling us what to do and how to behave
We go to school and our teachers start telling us what to do and how to
behave
We tell our parents and teachers we want to be firemen, ballerinas, astronauts; they tell us we need to do something where we’re paid well and have a good retirement.
We finish school
We get a job
We get married
We have kids
We go to work, pay the mortgage, get the kids off to where they’re supposed to be, maybe take a vacation during the summer or have a few week-ends to relax.
That’s the life that most people are living.
And then for many people, something starts to happen. It starts to feel like every day is the same. Worse, it starts to feel like you’ve already felt every emotion you are ever going to feel. I think that’s the thing that finally did it for me. When I had the thought that I had already experienced everything I was ever going to experience and I had already felt all the emotions I was ever going to feel.
When I think of “You Only Live Twice”, I really feel that in my own life, I’ve lived two lives. The first one was the one where I gave up my dream of being an actress and dancer, got married, went to law school, practiced law for 20 years, had a beautiful house, great cars, boats, beautiful clothes, went on some cool vacations, hosted lots of dinner parties, was politically and environmentally active, went out with friends on the week-ends, etc., etc. A lot of it was pretty wonderful, but through it all was this gnawing feeling in my gut that I was supposed to be doing more with my life.
Finally that gnawing feeling turned into more than that, it turned into a deep knowing that I wasn’t living my best life. I started reading lots of books, went to a lot of workshops and seminars and just started searching. I started tip toeing into “the river of change”.
Do you have a feeling that you’re supposed to be doing more with your life? And by more, I don’t mean bigger houses, boats, cars, more stuff, more parties, etc., etc., etc. I mean more. Deeper. Richer. A calling. A calling that isn’t defined yet, but is calling you nonetheless.
My second life started when I kept going further and further into the river of change:
I came to Sedona
I went home
I closed my law practice
I kept coming out to Sedona, doing healing sessions with different practitioners
I moved to Sedona
I sat in Sedona wondering ‘why did I move here?’ ‘What am I meant to do?’
I started having dreams about what would become Sedona Soul Adventures
When I look back on those steps, some of them sound pretty huge and amazing, like closing my law practice and moving to Sedona. But that’s never what it felt like at the time. It always just felt like the next logical step. I never felt brave, I never felt like I was doing anything out of the ordinary. It just always made perfect sense.
The one common theme throughout is that I knew I was supposed to be doing something with my life. I didn’t know what it was. I just kept listening to that little voice that told me there was something more for me in this life and I kept following the points on the path that were lighting up.
So I want to challenge you. Do you know you’re supposed to be doing more in your life than just going to your job, going out on the week-ends and going on trips occasionally? If so, when are you going to do something about it? If you have a heart attack tomorrow are you going to have the awful regret (not to mention the karma) of not having done what you were supposed to be doing in this lifetime?
We’re here for a purpose. Are you living yours? If not, my challenge to you is to do something about it. Now.
And please don’t tell me you don’t know what you’re supposed to be doing. I know, because I used that excuse myself for 5 years. I promise you there are glimmers on your path and things you already know you want to do and things you already know you don’t want to do. Stop telling yourself you don’t know and start listening to what you do know.
Is it time for you to start stepping into the river of change? For me, that was coming to Sedona. Maybe that’s the answer for you as well. If you’re ready to step into the river of change we’re here to show you how to do it, and we’ll give you the tools for how it’s done.
An unfulfilled life is one of the worst things I can think of. My wish for you is that your life is completely lived and fulfilled. If you have the stirrings and thoughts of wanting more in your life, call us and we’ll help you find it. We’ll help you connect with that highest part of your Self, the part that knows what your highest calling is and how you can manifest that into your life.
Make one dream come true, you only live twice!
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 of living life a little differently,
Debra Stangl, Founder

 
George says “I left Sedona with a deep understanding of my current path, my true life’s purpose and the tools needed to find my way home to my soul.”
“My Sedona Soul Adventure was an extraordinary experience in every way! I left Sedona with a deep understanding of my current path, my true life’s purpose and the tools needed to find my way home to my soul. As an added bonus I have also learned how to better guide my two children along their path. The changes in me are profound as I begin the next leg of my journey and I could not imagine accomplishing so much on my own in such a short amount of time. My Angel Guide at Sedona Soul Adventures thoughtfully listened to my desired transformation and then hand crafted a retreat filled with skilled and caring practitioners in areas that I have never even considered in the past. Each session built on the previous one until the crescendo on the final day where I was left with an enlightened cumulative perspective that will enrich me for the rest of my life. I can’t even begin to describe the impact of the changes in my life. I am so grateful!” 

George G., Windsor, Connecticut.

 
Is Peru Calling You? – Come with us June 17-30

Since we’re talking about living your life a little differently, maybe NOW is the time to go with us to Peru (June 17-30). Do you know how many people tell me year after year that they’re going to go to Peru (or Egypt or Bali) and then they never do? It’s time to start living your life the way you want to live it, not the way you think you’re supposed to live it. And what a perfect way to start! Machu Picchu, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Lake Titicaca, two weeks of being in the presence of our teacher and shaman, Jorge Luis Delgado, it’s truly the trip of a lifetime.

Click here for all the information or even better, send me an email at:
Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com – I love talking about Peru!
“Our sacred journey to Peru was more than we had hoped for, and was made all the more special by the people – Debra our Sedona Soul Adventures tour leader, Jorge Luis, our Shaman and guide, and all of our wonderful fellow travelers. My wife and I signed up for the journey to deepen our individual spiritual journeys and what happened was so much more. Jorge Luis was such an incredible source of information and inspiration for how to live a sacred life while still engaged with the modern world. We learned so much about Peru and even more about ourselves. Everything was beautiful, meaningful and way beyond what we expected. The group of strangers that we met on the first day became lifelong friends by the end of the two weeks. Overall, the trip was very well-run, deeply spiritual and life-changing.”

Clayton Smith, Milton, Ontario, Canada

“My life was in a shambles and then this happened…”

I received this beautiful message from someone who did a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat last month.
Does it feel sometimes like your life is in shambles?
Do you feel fearful and doubtful?
Do you want to feel balanced, grounded and sure of yourself?
Would you like to come to Sedona, do a retreat and then go home and write to me, “Debra, I’m not afraid anymore”?
If so, please read this:
Dear Debra,
What a truly extraordinary experience…this stuff really does work!!!
 
Before I began my retreat with the Sedona Soul Adventures my life was in shambles, literally. Every aspect of my life was at a critical point and I needed to get clear and focused so that I could begin to make changes with the right heart and mindset. I felt fearful and doubtful that I could make anything positive come about in my life. What immediately drew me to the program was the fact that each session would be one-on-one, not in groups. With all that was going on with me I knew I really needed that personal hands on approach.
“To have a series of powerful, transformational sessions each designed specifically for your needs was absolutely awesome. Beginning with the very first conversation I had with the Angel Guide, I felt a crescendo effect occurring. I could tell that the sessions were arranged in such a way as to build upon each other to bring about the highest and most complete transformational response. Each healer was so immensely gifted that I could actually feel them working on me before each of my sessions began and during each session I experienced breakthrough after breakthrough.
 
At the end of the retreat, I felt so balanced, grounded and sure of myself and the choices I needed to make. I’m not afraid anymore, I feel ready to take on the world with a renewed sense of self. I now believe in my ability to make changes with my heart and soul driving me from a very clear and loving place.
 
I am truly so grateful to everyone at the Sedona Soul Adventures for their integrity, their heart, their passion and their foundation in who they are and why they were put here on this planet. They each represented so much of me… the me I’m working toward becoming, because ultimately it’s who I really am. I felt like I belonged there in beautiful Sedona with these glorious teachers, like I was among kindred spirits. Thank you, Debra!”
Sanyu Coles
East Orange, NJ
Oh my gosh, this brought tears to my eyes. To have someone come when they are feeling like their life is in shambles and then to get back home and tell me “I don’t feel afraid anymore”. That is truly what this is all about.
The wonderful thing is, this is what happens all the time here. People’s lives and relationships are completely transformed. But to have someone put it so beautifully and for you to hear this from a real person, makes it priceless.
So, if you’ve been asking yourself if a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat really works, the short answer is yes! If you’re looking for peace in your life or your relationship, please contact us. 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 love, peace and kindness,
Debra Stangl, Founder

Dr. Rosenberg's Self-Esteem [Test]

I’m reading a fantastic book right now, “The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self Assurance”. This book came to my attention (not surprisingly) through one of our Sedona Soul Adventures clients. I am continually amazed at how many people come to Sedona Soul Adventures (both men and women) who are suffering from a lack of confidence, self assurance and self-esteem. Overwhelmingly, these are people who (on paper at least) would appear to  have amazing lives. They’ve had wonderful careers, they’ve accomplished much in their life, but their sense of self is shaky.
And that sense of self, that basic foundation, is everything. If we don’t have that basic foundation, we have nothing on which to build.
When they first started writing the book, the authors used the terms “confidence” and “self-esteem” interchangeably. Through research and study, they discovered that confidence is more action oriented, while self-esteem (which they refer to as a vitally important cousin of confidence), is more related to our emotional make up. Self-esteem is all about how we feel about ourselves, as opposed to how we perform in the world. And, of course, if we don’t feel good about ourselves, it’s usually much more difficult to perform well in the world.
One of my favorite parts of this book is that they resurrect the test developed by Dr. Morris Rosenberg, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Dr. Rosenberg developed this test in the mid-60’s but the whole self-esteem concept really took hold in the 70’s and this test is now considered to be the most widely-used self-esteem measure in social science research. It became the centerpiece of Dr. Rosenberg’s bestselling book, Conceiving the Self, which came out in 1979, the year I graduated from law school. I remember taking the test back then!
It is a quick and easy way to measure your self-esteem. As you take the test, it’s very important for you to answer the questions honestly. If you have half a brain, you’ll be able to easily figure out what the “correct” answer is, i.e., what is the answer you should give if you want to have a high self-esteem score. But, of course, that completely defeats the purpose. This isn’t a test for which the objective is to get a high score, the objective is to measure where you are on the self-esteem scale. As with everything in life, honesty is the best policy. Honesty will give you a true measure. As you read each question, you will have an immediate, intuitive response. Go with that.
Here’s the test. Answer the questions with one of the following four statements:
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
1.     I feel that I am a person of worth, at least on an equal plane with others.
2.    I feel that I have a number of good qualities.
3.    All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure.
4.    I am able to do things as well as most other people.
5.    I feel I do not have much to be proud of.
6.    I take a positive attitude toward myself.
7.    On the whole, I am satisfied with myself.
8.    I wish I could have more respect for myself.
9.    I certainly feel useless at times.
10.  At times I think I am no good at all.
Calculate your score as follows:
For items 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7:
Strongly agree = 3
Agree = 2
Disagree = 1
Strongly disagree = 0
For items 3, 5, 8 9 and 10:
Strongly agree = 0
Agree = 1
Disagree = 2
Strongly disagree = 3
The scale ranges from 0 to 30. Scores between 25-30 reflect high self-esteem; scores between 15 and 25 are within normal range; scores below 15 suggest low self-esteem.
It’s interesting to me that in the past decade it seems like the concept of self-esteem has come under fire. I’m guessing that’s because too many schools and parents had the idea that if they just told their kids how fabulous they are (without any evidence or any additional work) they would end up with kids who have enormous self-esteem and confidence and that the children’s lives and accomplishments would be in direct correlation with their level of self-esteem. I.e., if we constantly tell kids how great they are and we’ll end up with happy and well-adjusted doctors, lawyers and ballerinas.
Well, we’ve all seen that’s not what’s happened with the last generation of children. Unless there is action taken, accompanying the encouragement, you can tell a kid (or anyone for that matter) til you’re blue in the face that they’re wonderful, but you’re probably not going to end up with a Rhodes Scholar just by telling them how fabulous they are. The encouragement has to be accompanied by action.
My nephew is a perfect example of this. From the time Jason was born, his father (my brother) was telling Jason how fabulous he is and that he could be, do or have anything he wanted. At the same time, Jason worked very hard, got great grades, excelled at sports and was held accountable by his parents for being a good person. Now Jason is an amazing physician, husband and father (his second child was just born in March) and a really great person. He’s the whole package. The perfect example of what high self-esteem plus action can do.
So how did you do? Did you get a high score? I guess the bigger question is, how have you done with your life?
Dr. Rosenberg defines self-esteem as “an overall evaluation of one’s worth or value”. If you don’t honestly have a high evaluation of your worth or value, if you’re afraid there might actually be something a little wrong with you, then you have a problem, my friend. How’s your self talk? Are you constantly telling yourself “I’m so bad.” “I’m so terrible”, or “I’m so stupid?”. Those are actually more accurate scales of where you are than even taking a test.
Do you value yourself highly? Is everything harmonious and wonderful in the major areas of your life (relationships, work, your physical body)? If everything isn’t harmonious and wonderful, there’s something you can do about it. Come to Sedona and do a Sedona Soul Adventures retreat. We’ll uncover and clear out the blocks that are keeping you from a real knowing and experiencing of your true self, your Highest Self. That’s the ultimate in self-esteem. Knowing and experiencing your true value.
Contact us now to have a no cost, no obligation consultation with one of our Angel Guides. They’ll engage you (or both of you, if it’s a couple) in deep conversation to discover what YOU need and what YOU want. Then they’ll design the perfect retreat of one-on-one sessions with our amazing practitioners (we have over 40!)
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. The results are transformational and at their core is the self love you’ve been craving.
Wishing you a week filled with loving your cute self,
Debra Stangl, Founder

 
Eileen says her soul adventure empowered her to be her authentic self.

“My Sedona Soul Adventure was incredible. I feel so light, so openhearted, so expanded and empowered to be my authentic self. I feel so spiritually nourished. Thank you, to all of you at SSA for the fantastic work you do!”

Eileen G., Northport, Massachusetts

    Come to Bali September 12 – 25, 2015

Come with Sedona Soul Adventures on another incredible, amazing trip to beautiful, mystical Bali, September 12-25. It’s truly the trip of a lifetime.

For all the information on the trip, including pricing, click here.

“Sedona Soul Adventures helps facilitate a unique and spiritual experience in Bali that you cannot get with any other type of tour. They help guide you to recognize the spiritual significance of the country, the sites and the people. That’s what is important to me in my everyday life and that is what I was looking to experience on this vacation.”

Victoria Martinez

The best things in life are free

I love the TV show Mad Men. Is there a more beautiful man on the planet than Don Draper? He is the ultimate man’s man. The quintessential tall, dark and handsome. I especially love him because of all his faults.
This is the last season of Mad Men and I’ve been watching the last few episodes and poor Don’s been having a really rough time. [Spoiler alert] His beautiful wife left him, he’s been drinking way too much and he’s been in constant fear of being kicked out of his job. The poor guy is definitely in need of a Soul Adventure!
In the last episode, the head of the agency dies (Bert Cooper) and in the very last scene, his spirit appears to Don in the office and sings (and dances) the song “The Best Things In Life Are Free”. Bert’s spirit has appeared at one of the lowest points of Don’s life and it’s definitely a message that Don (and everyone else) needs to hear.
The moon belongs to everyone
The best things in life are free
The stars belong to everyone
They gleam there for you and me
The flowers in spring
The robin that sings
The sunbeams that shine
They’re yours, they’re mine
And love can come to everyone
Because the best things in life are free
How often do we remember this? How often do we lose sight of this? The sun, the moon, the stars, love — these are all things that are here right now for us to enjoy and luxuriate in. They’re always available, and yet we somehow don’t remember that. So many people go through life focused on their pain and the things they don’t have. When the truth is, we have the most important stuff available right now — love, hope, joy, connection. None of those have a price tag, yet they’re priceless. The joy in a child’s face, just walking out in the sunlight. Doesn’t it make you feel full just to think about that?
We live on this beautiful planet and we’re here for a reason. All of us. Including you. And that reason is inextricably linked with your own joy and connection.
Are you living your life in joy and gratitude? Or are you focused on what’s wrong and what’s driving you crazy? It’s your choice in every moment.
Sometimes we feel so mired in our circumstances and our pain that we can’t seem to pull ourselves out of it. Sometimes it feels like it will always feel this way. But I can assure you, that’s simply not true. It’s our disconnection that’s making us feel that way.
There’s a way out of your disconnection and back into the joy and bliss that are your birthright.
Take the first step back into connection. Call and speak with one of our Angel Guides. In deep conversation with you (or both of you if it’s a couple), they’ll figure out what’s causing your disconnection and how we can help you out of that. The retreat that you’ll do here in beautiful Sedona (with private one-on-one sessions with our amazing practitioners), will bring you back into connection and into the peace and joy you thought weren’t possible.

 
Courtney says “Sedona Soul Adventures is like a recipe for a happy soul”

“Sedona Soul Adventures is like a recipe for a happy soul. Each practitioner served an important purpose during the journey, and much like cooking a special sauce or soup, the ingredients mix together sometimes so perfectly you cannot pinpoint a particular flavor, but you know it’s finished. There are so many times I’m trying to recall one specific ‘a-ha’ moment and it seems to meld into one fabulous, soul-changing experience. It’s just what the soul ordered! Thank you!”

Courtney W., Nashville, Tennessee

 
Last call for Peru and Machu Picchu – June 17-30

If you’ve always dreamed of going to Peru, now is the time to go. We’ll be at Machu Picchu doing ceremony on the solstice! It’s so wonderful to travel with other like minded adventurers as we journey with our shaman and guide, Jorge Luis Delgado. Just being in Jorge’s presence for 2 weeks and absorbing his teachings is life changing. See Peru the way it is meant to be seen, through conscious travel and through the eyes of the shaman. We handle all the details so you can completely immerse yourself in the experience. Click here for all the information on pricing, our incredible Itinerary and a beautiful photo gallery of past trips.

“Every aspect of the Peru trip was a 10! Thank you, Jorge and Debra, for this trip of a lifetime.”

Barb Nadeau

Decide now to join me on this sacred journey.
If you have any questions or are even thinking about going on this amazing journey, send me an email at Debra@SedonaSoulAdventures.com or better yet, call me at 1-877-204-3664 (US and Canada) or for our friends outside the US and Canada call us direct at 01-928/204-5988. Give me a call, I love talking about Peru!

 
Take the first step back into connection. Call and speak with one of our Angel Guides. In deep conversation with you (or both of you if it’s a couple), they’ll figure out what’s causing your disconnection and how we can help you out of that. The retreat that you’ll do here in beautiful Sedona (with private one-on-one sessions with our amazing practitioners), will bring you back into connection and into the peace and joy you thought weren’t possible.
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 the sun, the moon, the stars and lots of love.
Many Blessings,
Debra Stangl, Founder

When your partner cheats

Is there anything worse? Is there anything more hurtful and horrible than finding out that your beloved has been cheating on you? That terrible feeling of having your guts ripped out when you discover the worst? It may be worse to find out that someone you love is dying, but I would say that the discovery of cheating is even more horrible than that. When someone is sick or dying it’s awful and terrible, but you don’t have the same sense of betrayal, the same sense of your entire world falling apart, you aren’t hurt to your core.
At the root is the betrayal and the dishonesty. This person that you thought you knew. This person that you trusted with your heart. This person that you trusted with your life. This person that you loved and who you believed loved you.
And then the questions start and you’re obsessively thinking the same things over and over again: how did this happen? When did it start? Could I have done something to prevent this? Has it happened before? And the worst part is, you can’t rely on answers from your partner, because you’ve realized in one fell swoop how dishonest they are. Dishonest to the core.
The dishonesty and the betrayal are the worst part. They’re telling you to your face “I love you”, but behind your back they’re betraying you and everything in your life. When we’re in a marriage or a relationship we want to believe we can trust this person with our hearts, with our lives, with our children, with our well being, with every aspect of our lives. Now, suddenly, all of that is called into question. How can I ever rely on this person again?
And with all the questions that won’t stop, you suddenly start to remember things. Times when you didn’t know where they were. Times when their answers to your questions didn’t add up, but you didn’t say anything for fear of rocking the boat. As Nora Ephron writes in her wonderful book “Heartburn”, it’s like a distant bell that’s ringing that you can’t quite hear, but you know it’s there.
Heartburn is a roman a’ clef based on Nora Ephron’s real life story of when she was married to Carl Bernstein, the Washington Post reporter who exposed the Watergate scandal (along with Bob Woodward) in All the President’s Men. While they were married (and while she was pregnant with their second child), he began an affair that would end up destroying their marriage. At the time, Nora Ephron was the Food Editor of the New York Post and the book combines her wrenching story along with recipes (!), including the recipe for the key lime pie she smashes into his face when she discovers all the lies and deceit. The book was made into a movie with Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson, directed by Mike Nichols. I just watched it again recently and it’s fantastic and, of course, heartbreaking. She went on to re-marry and wrote and directed such films as When Harry Met Sally, You’ve Got Mail and Sleepless in Seattle. Her personal story has a happy ending, but not without a lot of heartache and pain from this betrayal.
Integrity is a word that nobody talks about much anymore and it feels like it’s something that no one values anymore. Our media is so full of casual sex, celebrities who are famous for doing nothing (Kim Kardashian, I’m talking to you) and the celebration of everything that is meaningless — money, fame, jet setting, svelte bodies and walking the red carpet. I believe that integrity is the cornerstone of everything that is meaningful in our lives. Integrity in our words and in our actions with everyone with whom we come into contact, but most especially in our close relationships.
In my own life, I’ve worked with couples for over 30 years, first as a divorce attorney and now with Sedona Soul Adventures. And sadly, so many couples come to us who are struggling with the issue of cheating. I have to believe that if people were shown a video of what’s going to happen, of the devastation that this will cause, how nothing will ever be the same again, that they would choose not to do it. That the excitement of the moment wouldn’t be enough to justify the emotional and spiritual havoc this will wreak. I like to think that, that thought makes me feel better, but I think I might be woefully naive about it.
Right after I got home from Egypt a few weeks ago, one of our amazing practitioners (Sequoia) contacted me by email and told me he wanted to add a new session. Sequoia told me that in all the work he’s been doing with men on our retreats he’s finding that most men simply don’t know how to be in integrity. They’ve never been taught. Sequoia is a very wise man and guys, I hate to single you out, but I’m afraid it’s true. Something has happened somewhere along the line and I don’t know exactly what’s caused it.  And please understand, I’m not saying that women don’t cheat, they do, and we have lots of couples who come to us where that’s the situation. But what I’ve found is that once it comes out into the open, women understand that they have lied and been dishonest and they’re willing to deal with it. The problem we keep seeing is that there are so many men who don’t realize that what they’re doing is dishonest and out of integrity.
So Sequoia has now added a new session he’s calling “Stepping Into Integrity”, which involves hiking in the beautiful red rocks and talking and sharing. When I discussed this with our other practitioners who focus on couples work, their response was unanimous, because they’ve all seen this. As one of them (another man) wrote to me, “we need this process of talking and sharing and helping men release the guilt and shame and step into their truth so they can better sit with their partner’s anger, hurt and pain. To help men step back into integrity and heal from the self inflicted wounds that come from being dishonest.”
When you can talk about it, when you can let everything out into the open, you can heal. It’s difficult, it’s hard, but the healing can happen. We’ve seen it over and over again here in our retreats. There’s healing that has to happen for each person individually and then there’s the coming together and the start of re-building the trust and learning how to communicate with each other on a heart level. It’s sort of miraculous when two people can come back into a place of love and trust with each other after so much heartache and pain.
I must say, it still amazes me what can happen here. People who come on the brink of divorce and then turn it around. One couple who came last year and re-built their relationship are coming back again next week to celebrate and re-invigorate their healing and as they said, to “to take our love to a new level”. I can’t wait to see them again, it makes my heart happy.
If this issue has been haunting you, I first want to say I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry for your pain and hurt and anguish. But I also want to tell you that there’s hope. I know. I’ve seen it. I’ve seen the healing take place and people come out the other end. We’re all human. We all make mistakes, and sometimes the mistakes are more vicious and horrendous than we think we can bear. But you can bear it, you can make it through it.
And what if your partner won’t participate (which sometimes happens). Maybe it’s time for you to start the healing process on your own. We’ve actually had many times where one person does a retreat and it moves everything around and then both come back for a couples retreat.

 
Jim and Kate say “If you had told me that the connection between my partner and myself could be this deep and spiritual, I would have said it couldn’t be done.”

“Sedona Soul Adventures completely surpassed our expectations. If you had told me that the connection between my partner and myself could be this deep and spiritual, I would have said it couldn’t be done. The depth of our relationship now is far beyond anything we expected. We also have the skills to keep that bond, and keep working on our individual journeys. Sedona Soul Adventures has changed our lives, forever! Thank you from the bottom of our heart.”

Jim & Kate

 
Download a free copy of our “Sedona Guide to Couples Retreats”. It will answer so many questions and give you a taste of what you can expect.  It can start the beginning of your healing process. Click here to download the report.

 
We’re all in this together. I urge you to call us, we can help. Call and speak to one of our Angel Guides and I promise you, that at the end of that call you will start to feel the glimmers of some hope. They will talk to you and to your partner, separately. They’ll figure out what each of you need to jumpstart the healing process and they’ll put together the perfect retreat that’s designed exactly for you and the healing you need.
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. It’s the first step toward feeling better.
Wishing you a week filled with healing and hope,
Debra Stangl, Founder
 

Want Peace in your Life? Do this one thing

At the beginning of the year we sent out a newsletter asking you what you most wanted for 2015? We had such an overwhelming response (thank you!) and it was so interesting to us because the answer for the vast majority of people was:
Peace
You know that feeling of aaaahhhhhhhhhhh…..
That knowing that all is well, that everything is okay, that everything is going to be okay, even if right now you’re standing in what looks like chaos.
How do you do that? The key is dropping the resistance to what is. Making a decision in the moment that you’re not going to judge what’s going on as “good” or “bad”, you’re simply going to go with the flow of what’s happening.
Think about it. It’s your judgment, your worrying, your constant carping about what’s wrong that is creating all the trouble for you in your life.
Think about all the time and energy you spend worrying about things. And very often it’s about things that never happen! Think about all the time and energy you spend regretting the past and wishing things were different. Think about how much more energy you would have to focus on your life if you channeled that energy into what you DO want.
Dropping the resistance, going with the flow, is the key to peace in your life, in your work, in your relationships, with your body, your money, every part of your life.
In my own life, it took me so long to figure this one out, much less implement. I read so many books, went to so many workshops and seminars trying to make myself “different” and “better”. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with wanting things to be different and better, but if you’re coming from the perspective of pushing against, you’re just going to make everything harder and harder.
It’s a paradox. The more we surrender, the more we stop working so hard at everything, the easier it gets. It goes against everything we were taught. Work hard, do, do, do and it will pay off. Has that worked for you? Don’t you find that the harder you work, the deeper you get into frustration and angst?
We have a War Against Drugs, a War Against Poverty, and isn’t almost everyone you know on a diet? What’s happened? More Americans are using drugs (legal and illegal) than ever before, there are more people below the poverty line now than 10 years ago and our obesity levels just keep climbing.
The key is resistance. Where are you coming from and what’s the energy you’re bringing? If you’re pushing against, you just bring more energy to what you don’t want.
In my own life, it was by dropping the resistance that the two most amazing things in my life have happened. I was able to leave my law practice and three years later start Sedona Soul Adventures, the work of my dreams. After struggling with body and weight issues for so many years, I finally gave up the struggle, dropped the resistance and started loving my body. Within 5 weeks I went down to a size 6 and have stayed there for 5 years, all the while eating and drinking whatever I want whenever I want it. When I started loving my body (instead of constantly wanting it to be different), I dropped the resistance and everything changed.
It’s simple, but as I well know, it’s not easy. It’s about finding the ways to drop how you’re resisting what is. Gratitude is a great one. Do you have money trouble? Start being grateful for what you DO have — a roof over your head and food to eat. Abundance is all about flow and money is all about energy. If you’re constantly focused on what you don’t have, it’s impossible (from an energy standpoint) for more to come in. Stuck in a “bad” relationship? As long as you keep calling it a “bad” relationship, you are the one who’s holding it there. Want to lose 20 pounds? Start appreciating your body for all the things it does for you — be grateful for your legs which take you everywhere, for your heart that keeps beating, your circulation that keeps everything moving, your eyes that can see. Stop resisting the parts you don’t like and start focusing on the parts you do like.
And here’s another big one – Stop Talking About It! Monitor your conversations (and those of others) for the next three days and I think you’ll be shocked and amazed and a little embarrassed. It’s so incredible to me how most people spend so much time talking about what’s wrong. Their spouse, their boyfriend/girlfriend, their job, their kids, their money situation, their weight, their commute, how technology drives them crazy, how long the line was at Starbucks! What we talk about we get more of — do you want more of the same?
Sometimes we just can’t stop it. Sometimes our minds get so full of these thoughts that we keep obsessing and we can’t make ourselves stop, even when we’re trying. That’s when you know you have to do something.
My favorite part of what we do here at Sedona Soul Adventures is how we help people find the peace they’re craving. Peace in their relationships, peace about their lives. How we help them come into the knowing on all levels – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual — that all is well.
Can you imagine living your life with peace at its core? That even when things are shattering around you, that you have the inner peace to handle everything — and I do mean EVERYTHING — with grace and ease? To be able to summon that feeling of aaahhhhhhhhhhh whenever you need to?
If you can imagine it, start living it. Come here and do a Soul Adventure – we’ll show you how it’s done. Contact us now to have a no cost, no obligation consultation with one of our Angel Guides. They’ll engage you (or both of you, if it’s a couple) in deep conversation to discover what YOU need and what YOU want. Then they’ll design the perfect retreat of one-on-one sessions with our amazing practitioners (we have over 40!)
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. The results are transformational and at their core is the peace you’ve been craving.
Lin says her Soul Adventure brought here a peace that inspires her everyday

“How can I possibly condense my experience? From the first phone call to the last session, I was impressed with the level of  professionalism, integrity and profound gifts each person embodied. Each session built on the previous one and I grew, learned, let go,  healed, experienced wonders beyond my hopes and dreams and  came away with a deeper understanding of myself, my spirituality, my direction in life and a peace that inspires me everyday. This was a Wow! experience for me…Thank you so much!”

Lin P., Calgary, Canada

Wishing you a week filled with peace,
Debra Stangl, Founder