Hi everybody!

Just a quick eye/mind opener I had today that I really had to giggle about: I work as a music teacher in a high school and my room is up in the roof, so that out of the skylight I can mainly see the sky and clouds and raindrops. But from the bathroom that is one floor lower I can look down to the gorgeous park that is in front of our school.

Today was very hot, sunny weather and a few students were scattered, sitting around the shady trees, some talking to each other, others sitting alone. While I dried my hands I spotted a young couple that was sitting with their legs spread out very close together in a position where their faces were very close to each other, their arms hanging loosely around their elbows. It was very moving, intimate and beautiful to see them there, looking so at peace with each other. A moment later the thought was racing through my mind, “I should sit with somebody like that,” and then came all the reasons why I didn’t have such an intimate relationship with somebody…

While I was in the midst of all this I still was looking at the couple. Suddenly my eyes readjusted to the faraway situation differently and I just had to laugh out loud: there was actually just one person sitting there very relaxed holding a book and looking down on it. And the coat she sat on had just looked like a second person. I couldn’t stop chuckling about how my eyes/mind hand made all of this up given the opportunity and I had nearly fallen into a drama sequence over it. The young woman I was looking at was sitting there very much at peace and I just loved looking at her.

It’s so wonderful to have Instantaneous Transformation. It’s all around me, the beautiful life, nature, great human beings to look at, chat with! Let’s share it! I feel blessed being a part of this all and the community! Thank you Ariel and Shya and all my friends out there!

I’m going to be in NY for the Creativity & Intuition course end of July and would love to see all of you! So please come along if you can! Life is so precious!

Love,
Ursula
St. Gallen, Switzerland

10 days  ago, I thought it would be a nice idea to send my mother some flowers at Mother’s Day, May 9th.  So I went in the Internet to my online flower shop and checked Mother’s Days flower bouquets. They were beautiful, but nothing really touched my heart. So I checked the other offers, and suddenly a stunning bouquet of a dozen large red roses popped up. A beautiful heart shaped tin box with filled chocolate was attached.  It looked just gorgeous! Then my little voice in my head started: “No, this is something for lovers, not for moms.” And then I saw, they are only available tll April 30th. Ok, enough resonable reasons to forget about it. I looked for something else, and one minute later I jumped back to the roses.  They looked so incredible precious and beautiful.

Why not sending them just a week earlier, when she’s not expecting it, what a great surprise.  I just needed to order a card together with the flowers. The Mother’s Day cards were not yet availabe. They only offered: I love you, Happy Birthday, Thank you, Get well, and something without text. My first thought: nothing is fitting. Well, “Thank you” would be ok. But it didn’t feel appropriate, just very reasonable. But what else: There was this very coulourful “I love you” card, with hearts of red roses on it. It was so corny/mawkish, and in English. No one in my family would ever send such a printed emotional card. Then I thought of picking the neutral card and writing something nice on it.

And then my hand clicked on the “I love you” card. My little voice said, perhaps she will laugh about it and feel embarassed (as I did, picking it), but still she will like the flowers and the chocolate. I wrote in the card: Dear Mum, this year Mother’s Day is one week early. I don’t remember the next sentences, it was something about thank you for everything, included my dad and ended with a big hug.  I dated it as delivery on April 30th.

Yesterday my Mum called me in the afternoon. She cried so much, she couldn’t even talk. I said, “Oh my God, Mum, what has happened?!” She cried, “We got your gift, this incredible flowers and your card. Dad and I had not expected something so wonderful. We are sitting here togteher at the table looking at it and are crying, because we are so happy!” I got tears in my eyes and said: “You deserve it.” She whispered, “Thank you, thank you.”  We wished eachother a wonderful week-end.

I feel so rich, and so grateful. My life is fullfilled. I’m so happy that I sent this gift, yes it was a gift between lovers, and I love my Mum and my Dad, and they love me. Transformation turns the world into this magical place.

Thank you so much Ariel & Shya and all of you, for making this possible.

Love,
Stefanie

Costa Rica was amazing! It was such a treat that I was there for two weeks!  My husband Jay, our friend Susan & I watched some of the video we shot in Costa Rica.  And I was amazed to see myself. I looked calm and comfortable in my skin.

Costa Rica gave me the opportunity to be me. To be me in a place with 50 plus glorious friends in a land of pure beauty. It was magical as we all transformed and relaxed into the moment. The two weeks in Costa Rica gave me the opportunity to relax into myself, as I kept dropping the thoughts that requested I work on myself. The old mechanics didn’t have staying power as I didn’t entertain & indulge in urges of self pity. It was amazing!! And this skill set got easier & easier as each day flew by.

I was the “logistics” person for Ariel & Shya. And I got to see how I operate when I’m “working”. It was such a gift and so valuable. I got to see how I would automatically fall into self pity if I would make a “mistake”. This used to be how I operated at my job at the Bank (which I immediately saw in retrospect – my boss didn’t appreciate it – and that’s an understatement). My boss would get so frustrated with me when I worked on myself. I didn’t see this until I was in Costa Rica. Here was the game: if I went into self pity while I was performing my logistics duties, I would no longer be the logistics person. I love doing logistics, so there was a great price to pay if I indulged in self pity. I saw that if I’m lost in self pity, I can’t take care of people & my surroundings. It was a trip to feel the self pity mechanics automatically rise up within me and in an instant
see it, feel it, not judge it, and then continue with what I was doing in that moment, bypassing the uncomfortable place that used to keep me from being brilliant.

Needless to say, working this past week at the Bank was AMAZING. I had moments where I made some mistakes and I flushed & blushed with unkind thoughts about myself – all in front of my boss of course. In a split second (due to my awareness training in Costa Rica) I saw I had the choice. I then spoke with my boss without punishing myself (or her), and she quickly moved onto the next moment, trusting that I would make the correction, knowing that I supported her. I was partnering her and this is a powerful feeling.

Jay and I are in a new place in our relationship. We are partners in a new and expansive way than we were before we went to Costa Rica. I got see how I wouldn’t allow men to help me (a vestige from my pre-transformational feminist days). Jay supported me & participated with the Logistics and it was such a sweet and loving experience.

I am a new person. Costa Rica is the greatest gift I can give myself. I signed up again for next year. So much magic happened. If you’re thinking about Costa Rica 2011 – give it to yourself! I am so grateful for Ariel &
Shya, and for all of you in this Transformational Community. What a gift we have. A gift to share with others who have yet to discover Instantaneous Transformation. I’m looking forward to seeing some of you tomorrow night (with all of our guests!). And to those of you around this world (not in NYC) – I look forward to seeing you soon!

Sending my love to all of you,
Colleen

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Hello! I’m in New York, about to attend the Art of Relating this weekend, which I’m very, very excited about!! Meanwhile, I have a little magical moment to share…

When I arrived in New York, I queued up to go through Customs. After taking my fingerprints the guy at the desk started asking me questions: “what is the purpose of your visit?” “how long do you plan to stay in the United States?”…

Now, I must admit, this is a situation (official, stranger, etc..) at when my shyness/holding back would usually kick in and I might lie and say something like: “I’m on vacation.” Because it would just seem easier that way. He would stamp my form, I would take it and no real interaction would be necessary.

But why do I sometimes shy away from the possibilities of connecting with strangers? I think mainly because it makes me feel a little nervous about how they might react to the “real me” I often have thoughts about who I feel “safe” sharing Transformation with: generally people I know, or strangers I consider to be “open” to hearing all about Transformation – and no doubt my filter/judgement process leaves out a lot of lovely folks who are simply longing to know all about Transformation!

Of course, I realised, standing there at the Customs desk, my actions in the past actually had nothingat all to do with how open other people are, and everything to do with how open I am! Because when I’m totally excited, in the moment, not listening to my thoughts, then I just share with everyone, regardless!

And, in that moment I was feeling very open and excited about coming to the workshop, and didn’t mind that he (the custom’s guy) seemed a little bored and grumpy, so I just went straight ahead:

“I’ve come to attend a personal growth workshop.” I said.

He raised an eyebrow.

“It’s on Instantaneous Transformation.” I chattered on. “It’s run by an American couple called Ariel and Shya Kane. They are fantastic, I love their workshops, that’s why I’ve come to New York to attend one!”

In that moment he suddenly smiled. “It must be pretty good, for you to come all the way from England,” he said.

“Yes, they really are fantastic!” I grinned, “I go to their workshops in Costa Rica every year, and twice a year in Germany too!”

“Wow,” he said.

In that moment I realised we were no longer a Customs Official and a Visa Applicant, but two human beings actually relating to each other.  Something had shifted and it felt fantastic. I had come out of my box and he had come out of his. I suddenly felt more alive, more open-hearted, happy, and full of Transformation

Then he stamped my passport, handed back my forms and said: “have a fantastic time at your workshop.”

I smiled at him and said thank you, I would. I went to collect my luggage with a smile on my face and a bounce in my step. Transformation had just turned what could have been another “mundane” moment into a
magical experience. It was simply amaaazing.

Anyway, I send my love to you all, and very much look forward to seeing many of you at the Art of Relating tomorrow!! Yay!!!

Loads of Love, Menna xxx

Today Christina, Haydee, Susan Finch, Fernanda, Jodi, Madhu, Mike, David and Val put brochures and postcards (for either Monday Night Alive, Starting the New Year Right, Being Here Radio Show) in almost every shop and apartment building on 2nd Avenue from 42nd Street to about 30th Street and in neighboring areas as well. We had such a great time speaking with people about Transformation and the Kanes. Just our presence was enough to engage people, which made inviting them to workshops easy and fun!

The time flew and we met some lovely people and we intimately got to know the neighborhood where Monday Night Alive! happens each week. One restaurant-owner even took menus out of the menu holder to put our postcards in so they would be more prominently displayed (for next time we will bring our own!).

We are excited about the possibility of what we shared today, what’s possible for the people we met, and we invite you to be take part in sharing Transformation, too!  We will be sending a follow up email soon with simple, easy ideas about how each of us can do this.

Love,
The Postcard Crew

As the train came to a stop, I told him how beautiful it was to just look into each other’s eyes and he replied, with a big smile, “ciao.” I then left (Actually, I flew!) because suddenly I did not know what to do. When I went up the stairs, I heard a voice behind me: “ciao, buona giornata.” I guess it was him, but I did not turn around- I was so shy about what happened and how much it touched me. This is my diamond of the day.

-Stephanie B.