Hi Friends all over the world,

How are you? 14 days ago I  came back from Costa Rica.

WOW! There’s still this wonderful impact I feel in myself. What do I mean? Well, being in Costa Rica was a unique experience.  Pure self-discovery and adventure.  It was such a gift to discover myself, to discover the beauty of the moment, the wonderful nature, to meet the other participants and to be with them.

Ariel and Shya created a wonderful environment to discover Transformation. They are so wise and I am so thankful for this amazing adventure and happy to be part of this community.

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I love going to work. For someone who used to think I should have been a rock star, it amazes me how much I love being a Loan Service Officer at an Investment Bank!

I used to be in a pop/rock band for 6 1/2 years. During this time, I was the Receptionist at the Bank. At my first year review, my boss asked what I thought of my career path. I answered, “I’m not interested in climbing the corporate ladder because my band is going to be discovered”. For the next 8 years, there I stayed in my administration assistant position, treating it like a “day job,” waiting for my life to begin.

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Dearest Friends,

Last Thursday my partner Daniela and I  had the opening for our show – presenting our furniture line “Color in Form” for the first time. It was an awesome, beautiful and successful evening.

Here are some highlights from the evening: The mayor of the town spoke at the introduction, the vice president from the board of trade did the Laudatio and our friend, actress Katharina Abt, did a reading about “Art in the Living room”, which is fun piece itself, but turned into a jewel when Katharina performed it. All three where so heartfelt and brilliant , it added extra spice to the event and we felt very honored.
Also we had the most yummy and beautiful food catered by our friend Stephan Monzel; people just loved the food and felt happy and taken care of .  And a saxophonist played some beautiful background lounge music (thanks Katja for the contact:-)).
We expected about 80 guests and thought that would be wonderful, since it was summer, the baltic sea is around the corner and the weather was just perfect for the beach. It was perfect for us too – we had a 150 guests:-)) 2 People ordered right away and we have a list of people who are interested in receiving more information and some individual solutions.  A friend with a home-acessories store with a small selection of furniture is interested in selling our furniture and THE local daily newspaper for Hamburg is running a special on furniture for teens soon and part of the article is about our furniture, including a picture and of course all of our contact info

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Dear friends,

I spent some lovely days of vacation in South Germany at the foothills of the Alps with my father, a 68-year-old wonderful, humorous, caring man. We did some tours, had health treatments, lovely food, I went horseback riding twice and we had lot of fun. I bought a nice pair of hiking shoes that made walking much more fun and easy. I liked them so much that one day I put them on just to walk across to the butcher’s

I have been sharing transformation with my father since my first workshop with Ariel & Shya in spring 2007. He loves what has happened for me since then and supports me very much. I always invite him to join in. In these days I spent with him, I saw a lot of my behaviors, fears and worries in him. We shared about it and he told me about the worries of the generation of his parents in general but also concerning him who fell often ill as a child. I felt so much love and compassion for him, for all of them, and could also look at myself with love, not with judgments.

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Dear beings around the world,

I’d like to share a little experience that happened to me last week:
On my way to work, still half-asleep, I became aware that I WAS half-asleep and started to listen to the outside world. Birds chatting and singing.  In an instant, I saw a clear world around me, the colors were more colorful and rich and the whole picture around me had more depth. The thought crossed my mind: Listen from the speaker’s point of view.  So I listened to the birds’ chatter and songs as if I were them & I got very happy.  Like I was reconnected to the well inside of me for some moments.  Now, I know why birds are singing the whole day.

Thank you for your insights and wisdom.

Stephanie, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Bill discovers that he has stopped treating his job as a tenured professor at one of the world’s largest art schools as his “day job” and his 48-year-old marriage is the best it’s ever been.

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Dear Transformers from all over the world,

Not only did the Costa Rica workshop with Ariel and Shya rock and inspired me to keep going for my life with excellence but also just after a few days of coming back, still glowing, I am now celebrating that as of today I am an American citizen.

And you know what?  I could have not done it alone.

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Dear friends,

I just came back from an amazing Costa Rica workshop with Ariel and Shya and 52 other wonderful folks.

What happened?

I went for it, beyond my story, I spoke up, I went  through my fears and self-doubts,  and I really, really participated.

What did I discover?

My greatness and my power. And that I can either play small or use this immense gift of being me.  And you know, my picture of me was that I am just an ordinary guy, no miracle man.  But I got the nick-name “Mr. Incredible” in the workshop, which really blew me away.  First I saw it as a kind of joke or a little bit ironic.  But then I realized that I could try this suit on.  And as I went for it, I realized that this gift was always in me and that after Ariel and Shya dug it free, I now have the responsibility to use  this treasure:

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Here’s another great article written by Ariel & Shya .  I find it very refreshing to see that enlightenment doesn’t have to happen on a mountain top in a meditition pose, but can happen right here, right now, at home, at work or anywhere.

Enjoy,
David H

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Let’s talk about being in the moment. Let’s talk about enlightenment or Self Realization or transformation. Most people see these things as esoteric endeavors that require thought, intentionality and work that is arduous and difficult. The prevalent idea is that Self Realization can only be approached at special times under special circumstances and in special environments, such as in meditation centers, workshops or retreats. However, there is the possibility that these esoteric pursuits can not only be engaged in, but also achieved in the ordinary course of our lives, during every day activities. Since most of our days are occupied by our professional careers or work, it is possible to use this time to discover how to be in the moment and live one’s life in a transformed, Self Realized way. It has been said that it is easy to become enlightened on a mountain top but difficult in the marketplace. In today’s world, the office can be equated to the modern day marketplace. We are of the opinion that Self Realization need not be difficult and that it is possible to become aware doing the ordinary activities of our lives. Many people approach this moment as if it is not “it”. They see this moment only as a stepping stone to something else. This moment is “not what God intended”. People don’t realize that this moment of now is the only way their life can be and that whatever is happening in this moment is all that can actually be.

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Our friend Joe S. was collecting toys for a toy drive to benefit needy kids from a section of Brooklyn, New York called Bedford-Stuyvesant. Shya and I donated toys to Joe at a recent Monday Night Alive, but it didn’t feel like “enough”. First of all, we really feel an urge to give to others – and secondly, we absolutely want to support Joe in expressing his passion for taking care of others. So, with the encouragement of parents with small kids, I was reassured that Play Dough was in fact a great gift, I headed back to the local WalMart.

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