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WHAT’S NEW? A Retreat Specifically for Retreat Leaders Oct 18-24th!
If you’re a facilitator and you want to learn how to create your own transformational destination retreats I have the perfect retreat for you!
Retreat Mastermind Morocco is a retreat for those of you who want to learn how to do retreats OR up your game and learn how to make them even better and make a greater net doing so.
Over 6 delightful nights and 7 days we’ll be brainstorming planning and marketing your transformational destination retreat while learning the finer details of retreat management and best practices.
Plus we’ll be exploring the fabulous city of Marrakesh, eating incredibly delicious food, and availing ourselves of some of the most body-melting spa services! Spots are limited, so if this sounds interesting to you I suggest you let me know asap.
Details for Retreat Mastermind Morocco here!
Blessings and love, Sheri Rosenthal
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EVENTS, JOURNEYS + WEBINARS!
Akashic Records Intensive & Consultant Training – Sacred Wisdom for Transformation in Magical Bali
September 15- 30th, 2015
This life changing tour combines the Akashic Records Intensive facilitated by don Ernesto Ortiz and other Certified Instructors for Journey to the Heart in a place that is not only dedicated to beauty but with a very unique spiritual essence.
Our Akashic Records training program is designed to engage the serious spiritual seeker, the one who knows he/she has a greater mission in life. The one who knows that by sharing this oral tradition they will live his/her life dedicated to making a difference.
Explore slope gardens tasting tropical fruits, swim in hot springs, bathe in sacred waters, walk to great waterfalls, get a papaya massage… And we promise you’ll have lots of time to rest, play and explore on your own. Of course, we have reserved for you some Balinese surprises to make your trip unforgettable!! Trip cost: $2544 USD based on double occupancy & Single occupancy: $3044 USD – many meals included. Email Sheri for more details!
OUR FEATURED ARTICLE
DEALING WITH OURSELVES IN DIFFICULT TIMES
When we find ourselves faced with economic difficulties, illness, stress and intense interpersonal challenges – our default as a society is to qualify these as bad. The result of this judgment is suffering.
If we are already dealing with difficult situations, compounding that challenge with judgment only makes the situation worse. Now, not only are we dealing with a challenge, but we are compounding that by reacting emotionally to it. If the situation was not tiring enough – the emotional wear-and-tear can put us right over the edge.
So what can we do about this? Awareness is always the way – learning to identify our particular way of being in stressful times is important. Once we can see our doings and patterned behaviors to stress, we can change them. I am going to share several different patterns with you and see if you can see yourself in the following examples.
Depression: There are those of us who lean towards depression on and off our whole lives. We are the people who feel helpless, hopeless, inadequate, sad and downhearted when things seem overwhelming to us. Our judgments can look like this: I don’t know how I’m going to get out of this mess, I can’t change anything to make things better, I’ve worked so hard and now look where I am, I don’t have the resources to reinvent my way out of this, My life is going downhill and there is no way out, There is no one to help me, I’m so stupid to be in this mess, etc.
Anxiety: For those of us who are big worriers, anxiety is a life-long companion. We are the people who are constantly second guessing life, creating tragic scenarios in our minds, none of which have happy endings! We imagine the worst will unfold and we cannot stop our minds from proposing tales of impending woe. Often we become immobilized by our thought-forms which are so over-the-top. Our judgments often sound like this: The housing market is yet to crash and my house will be worth nothing, The government’s economic structure is going to collapse and we will be doomed, All my stocks are going to be worth nothing, I’ll never have enough funds to retire, I can’t figure out the right choice in this situation, etc.
Anger: Let’s not forget those of us who are moody and irritable when the going gets rough. We are the people who have no patience for long drawn out stressful situations and we often project those feelings out onto others. Our judgments can mimic these thoughts: Our government is filled with idiots that are ruining my life, The banking industry should be annihilated, Investment firms and stock managers should be shot. I’d love to blow up my ex-boss’s car after firing me after all these years, etc.
When you have these kinds of “negative” judgments and then suffer the emotional reactions to them, you are actually affecting your brain chemistry – further supporting the tendency to continue your current patterning. The shift in your brain function can also steal your clarity making it more difficult to see your way out of whatever situation you are currently in. The key is to let go of what you cannot change and take immediate and pro-active action to shift what you can.
Making sure you take the time to meditate, exercise or to do anything that brings you joy and peace is critical in these times. I encourage you to be honest and recognize your patterns and see if there is anything you can do to stop your negative thinking. Try focusing on gratitude where you can find it, volunteering, helping others worse off than yourself, and remember: keep your heart open at all times!
Blessings & love, Sheri Rosenthal
~GENTLE JUNE JOURNEYS~
The Land of Legends
Wales, Celtic Britain
Trip Leaders: Glenn & Cameron Broughton
June 17—27, 2015
~GLORIOUS JULY JAUNTS~
Mysteries + Sacred Sites of England
Sacred Britain
Trip Leaders: Glenn & Cameron Broughton
July 21—30, 2015
Crop Circles + Summer Lectures Intensive
Sacred Britain
Trip Leaders: Glenn & Cameron Broughton
July 30-Aug 3, 2015
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~AUDACIOUS AUGUST ADVENTURES~
Ayahuasca & Ayni in the Andes with Dennis McKenna
Peru
Trip Leader: Dennis McKenna
August 5-15th, 2015
Dive Into the Ancient Magic + Mysteries of Turkey
Turkey
Trip Leader: Rev David Ault
August 17th–26th, 2015
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