My husband Rainer and I attended  the workshops “The Freedom to Breathe” and, over the weekend  ”The License to Live”, as well as the “Tuesday Night Alive” here here in Hamburg.

It was so beautiful, sweet, soft, light and easy. I’m in awe of how beautiful and easy Transformation is. Life felt pretty good before the workshops. Things were going well; our businesses had been growing and I could find nothing to complain about. However, since the workshops I have felt like being in a room that someone cleaned the windows. The trees are greener, the flowers are brighter… Life feels so sweet and soft to me, I had no idea that’s possible. It shows up everywhere. Prior to the workshops, things that have been edgy between Rainer and I became softer and we became more loving towards each other. Not only that I am more efficient at work, it’s as if my clients turned to be easier and sweeter  to be with even with a tight schedule and a pressing deadline. I just took care of things when they came without stressing myself out. It makes everything so rich and sweet!

One of the things that I discovered from the workshops, how sometimes things felt edgy between Rainer and I was that I wasn’t really listening to him. I wanted to be the one leading, so I’m in charge. I said how we do things and what he had to say was not so important, and  it’s not only with Rainer, it’s with my sister, my friends, clients… I want to be “the good kid”, the one with the better story, the better…anything! Along the way over the workshops I gave up wanting to be different, to be over with something, to get rid of or hide things and  behaviors I didn’t approve of myself. All of a sudden life was softer, easier and fun to see all the ways the things I didn’t like about myself showed up! I really love the way Ariel and Shya talk about the third principle in the current Article of the month. “Anything you allow to be allows you to be”.

It’s really amazing how much I sometimes forgot or took for granted what a difference Transformation makes in my life, how much my sense of well being deepens and my ability to be in the moment strengthens after the workshops. Things just got smoother and brighter! Just as Benedict mentioned in his recent email that it’s just a huge difference of “knowing” that something is wonderful and of “experiencing” it! I’m really happy and thankful to Ariel and Shya, who made the long trip so we could have them here in Europe to! It was a treat to be with you!

I also want to invite you to share Transformation with your friends. It was such a gift to be with everybody in the courses and saw the difference Transformation makes to everybody who was there. You just never know who will say yes. I met my neighbor Monday night on the street and spontaneously invited her for the Tuesday Night Alive. She couldn’t make it but said she would love to come for the next call. She came on Wednesday to ask how it was and see if I have the date for the next call she can attend. I was so surprised. I mentioned the workshops to her before, but only in a way that we’re chatting about what we’re up to. In my idea of who she is, she wasn’t “the type” to come to a workshop. You never know!

So looking forward to see many of you in Costa Rica or hear you on the next international call.

Love to you all from beautiful, rainy morning,

xoxo

Stefanie

I’m getting ready to take my son to his second day of Kindergarten. Yesterday morning as we walked, hand in hand, into his new school, he looked up and said:
“I can’t believe it! This is going to be huge!”
So true, Laken.

Today I noticed how much I’ve been holding on to the past, and how that has truly inhibited my ability to enjoy my life. And just now I felt, for what seemed like the first time, a relaxation around judging myself for holding on to the past. Because I’ve resisted my old habit of doing so. I didn’t like that I ruminated about events I can’t change.

But just now I felt a new energy around it. The Instant I saw it, I felt transformed. Lighter.
Thanks Ariel & Shya – and to all of you.
And have a beautiful day!

Alex

I wrote an e-mail to my Dad and his wife. As I was writing, I realized that it had become normal for me not to fight with them, and the choices have always come down to “being right versus being alive” !

My daughter Lilly and I recently spent a day and a night with my Dad and his wife. Little things happened before and during our visit, in the past I would have gotten upset about (I wanted to be right that my Dad’s wife was wrong!). And now everything is so smooth and it was sweet and lovely!

At this moment not having to fight seems to me the biggest gift of Transformation!!

Love,

Antje

Yesterday I traveled back to Switzerland from my singing holidays in Greece. While checking in for my flight, I had a feeling that having FUN is such a great gift that I got from Ariel & Shya! Thanks you so much!

While I was waiting on line, I had a little fight with a lady next to me. Of course we didn’t talk, we just quarreled with looks and moans. It began with her trying  to cut the line. I was on alert and decided not to let her, but she made her way through the mass and stood right behind me.  While she stood on line she bumped into me quite a few times. Every time I moved up she moved with me and just a bit too close, so she ended up touching me a little. I was so annoyed by her!

Suddenly Ariel & Shya were in my mind and I heard them talking about fun. I realized that I had NO fun at all in that moment! As I was looking for fun I created a game. I counted the bumps and each time she bumped into me I would get points! I made big and small steps to see if she would get me. I even pretended to move up and bump there she was! It was so much fun. I was surprised how fast I went through the line and before I knew it, I was checking in for the flight. I think she didn’t even realize what had happened. She was probably just in her thoughts and the “fight” was just a thought of  mine.

Thank you Ariel, Shya and everyone for reminding me how precious every moment is! It is so good to have the Kanes’ Seminars, the PEC, the radio shows, and global self-express so I can keep in touch with Transformation and all of you!

Transformation is so precious! Let’s give it away and share as much as we can!

Love and lots of fun to you all,

Corinne

This week on 6/22:   You Think Buddha Didn’t Sleep?

In this busy technological world people often think it is a failing if they get tired. Add in the desire to be enlightened and most think that they should never fall ill or feel the need to slow down, actually rest and recharge their batteries. In this episode of Being Here, Ariel and Shya will add the “human” touch to what it means to be your own personal Buddha. Callers welcome!

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Join us in the heart of the beautiful city of Cambridge, England for an incredible life-transforming weekend. The seminar will be held at The University Centre, overlooking the river, situated next to acres of green fields, close to the Botanical Gardens and only a few minutes walk from King’s College and many other historic colleges and sites. If you stay in the city for the whole weekend, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to see the sites and even partake of an evening of picnicking and punting to enjoy Cambridge at its best in the balmy July weather.

Creativity and Intuition

Increasingly individuals are discovering the power and importance intuitive hunches play in their ability to be creative, successful and satisfied in their lives. In a light and fun way, this workshop will allow you to hone this intuitive skill-set into a fine instrument that can be used to thoroughly enhance your day-to-day experience of living. It will include a series of experiments and exercises designed to allow you to discover and trust your own natural abilities to access and utilize your intuition and creativity.

Dates: Friday-Sunday, July 15th – 17th, 2011
Time: Friday: 7.30pm–10pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am–6pm
Location: The University Centre
Granta Place, Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RU
Fee: £399; a deposit of £125 reserves your space

Give yourself the best gift for the summer! You could register online, find map and travel information, and download a PDF to share with your friends here.

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I have been traveling a lot in the past few weeks and I have a story about transformation. The night before I left for Hong Kong, I took a taxi home as I had several bags.  When I got to my apartment, the doorman helped me out and as I walked to the door, I turned to notice that my briefcase with all my work documents was not there.  I had left it in the taxi.   While this was minutes after I got dropped off, the taxi had already left our block. I was really upset.  I was leaving for Hong Kong and all my paperwork that I needed was gone.

I realized in that moment, I could be upset, really upset; however, I could also just be me.  I heard Ariel and Shya say (I parapharase), “You don’t have to lose your center when things happen that are not in your preference”.  So I walked upstairs, tried unsuccessfully to call the Taxi Commission and started dinner with my husband.  He was upset and wanted to help me find the bag, but I suggested we eat dinner and deal with the missing bag after.  (It was Hanukah and we also lit our menorah!).  As we watched the candles flickering, we were enjoying our dinner and the bell rang.  It was our doorman, the taxi driver found my bag and returned it to me!  It was a  Hanukah miracle!  But the real miracle was that I handled this situation without drama.  I had a very enjoyable evening.

Miss you all very much!

Best regards,
Corinne

I would like to tell you my experience about being right versus being alive.

For some time I know Ariel & Shya’s work, read their great books a few times, listen to the wonderful radio shows, watch the lively videos of the Premium Excellence Club and so I heard about “being right versus being alive” and I thought a lot about it but couldn’t understand it really. I thought when I’m right why should I give up my right to be right for being alive. I’m alive.

Yesterday I experienced what it meant. On Tuesday I got annoyed about an employee of mine whose name is Kosi, who made a lot of mistakes in the last weeks and again she did something wrong yesterday. I got upset and said out loud that Kosi is not a good worker right now. Other employees were around me, but she was not in the room. Her co-workers went to her and told her that I got upset and that I said bad things about her. I didn’t know that, but when I saw her again, I could feel that she was angry with me and that I hurt her feelings. But I still thought that I was right. I worked and I was not centered but ignored it and thought about the whole story all day and all night.  I FELT like I had to say I’m sorry but I THOUGHT I didn’t have to. So the next morning I took all my courage and went up to Kosi and said I’m sorry! She couldn’t take it right away but in the time after the sorry, I felt different, I felt alive. I could feel how my body relaxes and how alive I got. It is hart to describe. But for the first time I realized what it meant to be alive versus being right. I felt it, not thought about it. I really felt it physically, how my body came back to life with smelling the air, feeling the floor under my feet and sensing my body. When I saw Kosi again, she smiled at me! What an experience!

Transformation is wonderful and thank you, Ariel & Shya and all of you for sharing and spreading the gift of transformation. It is something very precious. Lets keep sharing this magic to the world and your self.
I wish you all wonderful holidays and a happy New Year.

With lots of Love,
Corinne

About a year ago I auditioned for a theater company here in New York City called The Story Pirates and was cast in their company of actors.  Story Pirates is a theater company made up of actors, teacher, improvisors and comedians and we take stories written by kids and turn them into plays and then perform them for those kids!  It is amazing company to be a part of.  Not only do we perform kids stories, but we go into schools and teach writing workshops all over New York.

Over the past year I became one of their most used actors and teachers, and I owe so much of my many successes with Story Pirates to putting myself into Ariel and Shya’s Transformation Workshops!  Thanks to you both and the support of the amazing Transformational Community I have so many amazing things going on in my life and want to share a couple with you right now.

First, last year in one of the many Story Pirates after school classes, I taught an incredible young boy named Brandon.  Brandon was very shy and hardly ever talked to the other students, but in my class he worked very hard on his story, The Adventure of Electroguy.  Any suggestion I gave Brandon about how to improve his story, or add more details or make a section clearer, he would do it.  I was very touched by him and so I asked our director if we could perform Brandon’s story and he said yes!

There were some folks at the school filming a short documentary about the Story Pirates.  You can see me a few times, but even cooler you can see Brandon watching his story!!!  Click here to watch the video (for some reason the music to the video always starts muted so make sure you un-mute it.)

The first time you can see him is about 1:25 into the video.  He has dark black hair and glasses.  And then when the video is at 1:55 you’ll see a blurry shot of a lot of kids clapping and then they move apart and there is Brandon again and his face… I can’t describe it, all I know is we made a huge impact on that kids life that day!

Second, I am honored to tell you all that I am a lead actor in one of the most amazing Story Pirates projects ever, HalloWOAH!  It’s a haunted house for kids, and it’s so silly it’s scary!  It’s an interactive haunted house, has puzzles the audience will have to work together to solve and it has a through-line story.  We’ll be performing the last three weekends in October and I would be honored if you would come out and see it.  There are multiple shows each day, so that means there are multiple casts too, so when you reserve a ticket, make sure you tell them you want to see the show Andy is doing and tell me so I can make sure I’m doing that show.  The only date I won’t be performing is Sunday the 17th, but every other day I am there.

Here’s the website with all the details http://www.hallowhoa.com/

Ariel and Shya, thank you!  I LOVE what I do!

Thanks to all of you for sharing it with me!

Love,
Andy