Peaceful Place

Story from C.R

I use the Peaceful Place technique to revitalise in the middle of the day.  I take about 20 minutes so that I can really feel the effects - it's like a couple of hours sleep.  I actually tell myself to come out of my P.P. and open my eyes after 20 minutes.   It works every time.  Is it any wonder I now successfully wake myself up - without my alarm clock.

Story from S.H

Coincidence or not?  I am often called on to extract blood from a "difficult" donor (ie. one whom others, and often the donor, says the vein is hard to find).  I go to my PP and visualise myself easily finding the vein with the needle and see the sample bottle readily filling.  I keep doing it because it work.

Story from M.S

What's in it for me?  At the end of the day I feel great.  I use my PP for focusing and dealing with difficult personalities.  Instead of ranting and raving for 15 minutes over a difficult issue I lose my cool only for a short time.  I quickly remember my PP (it's so available because I often think about "oh for the day it's automatic!") and then I easily let go what's bothering me.

Story from S.M

In emotional situations I go to my PP to switch off then come back to deal with the problem.

Story from W.C

Before my mum died she told me 2 things about her PP (incidentally, she had to learn PP from your book as she was never well enough to attend a seminar, so the book must be very good. I don't think she even used a tape!).  When she was still at home, in the last few weeks, she used to wake up overwhelmed with terror.  She said the only thing that helped was to go straight to her PP and the fear would vanish.  In the last days before she died, she suffered a massive brain haemorrhage.  After that she couldn't read her Bible any more (and it had been a great comfort to her for weeks) or even remember the words to The Lord's Prayer (due to the damage caused by the haemorrhage).  But without effort she could instantly find her PP and this is where she spent her last days.  She told me this the day she died.  I know Mum was helped enormously, not just at the end but through the whole last year of her cancer, by PP.  The chemo staff and her doctors could not explain her survival for so long, nor could they explain how she recovered from the brain haemorrhage enough to regain consciousness, let alone to recognise us and talk to us.  Who can say what role PP played in this.  Thank you from her and me for sharing PP with other people.  Imagine how strong PP must be if it survives such massive brain damage.  It is obviously not stored in the same place as other memories, or reading.  I wonder where it is?

Story from C.K, NSW

It has been almost a month since I took your seminar — it was so interesting and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I practise Alpha every day and am quite good at it now. I can go to my PP in seconds.

Well I would like to tell you about my experience during the after-Xmas sale. I went to my nearest major shopping centre only for a pair of shoes for my son as he couldn’t find what he wanted at the nearby shopping centre. He needed them for a camp starting the next day. Everybody seemed to be going to Westfield and we got caught in a horrific traffic jam on the way. It took us more than one hour to get there (it normally only takes 15 minutes). I practised Alpha in the traffic jam and asked my son to tell me when I had to move. I practised twice on the way. Once we got there it was so crowded that I would have been stressed out if I hadn’t practised PP. People were rude to each other, but I was so calm imagining all those lights were protecting me from the chaos. Thank you for teaching me those precious skills.

Story from M.G, SA

This year has proven to be both as exciting and as exasperating as may have been expected when one returned to study after an absence of 25 years. My Peaceful Place meditation continues to be a part of my daily life, and has, I am sure, been integral to the growth and healing I am experiencing.

Story from C.I, NSW

I have now convinced myself that I have the power to control my level of nervousness with PP relaxation and subconscious input. I am approaching my task of caring for my wife in a calmer more orderly manner. The big gain is for my wife to hear your tapes, as she can read very little, she is now enthusiastic to put on the headphones and listen to your guided tapes. Many aspects of control of my life are more apparent. My religious and spiritual values do not conflict with your therapy. Even when we know a correct path to follow we are lazy and dodge it, expecting things to right themselves without conscious effort. Effort is needed, perseverance to complete the task, linked with a self confidence, to improve our quality of life. Thanks again for your guidance — it is working well for both of us.

Story from P.C, Tas

Thank you for the recent seminar.  I’m so glad I attended and look forward to meeting some of the group at the Follow Up.  I find myself going to my PP frequently.  I have never previously practised meditation to any degree but am finding it helpful, but still find my mind sometimes jumping to where it shouldn’t be, but I’m trying and hoping one day to completely “Let go and let God”.

Story from E.M, QLD

I attended your recent seminar really to keep a friend company, but have left feeling revived and motivated! Thank you for putting so much of yourself into your seminar. I appreciated your personal touch! I visit my PP regularly; I can now get there in the middle of a busy classroom, which makes me a much nicer teacher! Thanks again.

Story from E.O, Vic

Thanks for the CALM Seminar last weekend and for the chat. I have just got through a very heavy week; frequent sidesteps into my PP have made a surprising difference. Next week we are so heavily booked; but I think I can handle it more easily through the principles you have taught me. For the first time I can see myself achieving my goals. Thank you Sandy.

Story from M.G, SA

I am now enrolled in a B.A. course aiming to major in both Psychology and Philosophy. This is significant when you consider that earlier in my life I suffered from anxiety so badly, I could not recall my own name at the end of an exam.

My PP and the associated meditation has changed markedly since my initial introduction to it in 1995. Although I still retain a sense of association with the original PP, I notice that my consciousness now goes directly to what was the ‘inner sanctum’ without any visualisation of conscious association with the original PP. This involved a state in which my ‘visual sense’ seem to be repeatedly swept by a sort of sensation of a light, that I register as the ‘radiance of the universe’.

In any event, it is characterised by a continual disengagement with conscious thoughts and images. Interestingly the effect has begun to transfer to waking or conscious activities, when it is characterised by an acutely focused clarity of perception and flow of ideas. I look forward to the day when I may be able to return to you something of what I have gained from CALM.

Story from L.J, SA

Firstly I would like to thank you for providing a place for growth and understanding to develop.  I really enjoyed those two days.  When I went into the releasing hurt meditation during the seminar I did not have very strong impressions when I asked the hurt what it was trying to tell me, other than that I would receive answers and everything was going to be alright.   After the seminar my husband and I discussed what we were going to do to be able to benefit in an ongoing way from the things that we had learned.  We had decided that we would get up half an hour earlier every morning and share a time of meditation together.  We also decided that we would study your book “Switch on to Your Inner Strength” every evening together.  On the Monday morning, true to our promise, we arose the half hour earlier and put on a meditation tape.  I decided to do a releasing hurt meditation – I had wonderful results.  Firstly I was taught about forgiveness.  I was told that there was no hurt, pain or loss left when forgiveness is complete.  That the pain that I was feeling and the hurt of that pain was the result of the grief that I felt in the loss of an important relationship.  I was told that we all have sinned in some way and that it was only in the degree of pain that we cause that our sins differed.  Forgiveness is the ability to take the hurt of the sin and cast it “into the light” – this was the way that it was expressed to me.  I was told that I need do no other thing than forgive.  When I am home I have two tiny bowls in the kitchen in which I have placed 20 tiny white buttons.  After I have gone to my PP I take a button from one bowl and put it into the other, then I set the timer on my oven so that I will be reminded when I will next go there.  Thank you again Sandy for the work that you do.  The world is a much better place because of the people like you.  You have been through so much but your hurt was not in vain, nor did your daughters leave this world for no reason.

Story from M.C

Firstly, even in my demanding profession as a teacher I find that my Alpha is reachable as often as I need to.  This is working as a type of "security blanket" for me with invaluable benefits.  I am calmer - there is no doubt about that.  As a result of your seminar and in conjunction with the E.K. course I am currently undertaking my possibilities are boundless!

Story from C.I

It seems such a long time ago that I, along with one of my daughters attended one of your very early seminars.  My daughter went on to obtain a great HSC and has done 2 years at Uni and obtained very good passes.  I must say that since your seminar and your book Piece of Mind I have had some great success in my work.  So much has come easily since using my PP regularly and getting the most from Alpha.  Keep up all your great work.

Story from G.J

I had great success with weight release and also "released" the fear of getting Alzheimers, like my mother.  I felt so much better.  I went to my PP when all the grandchildren were fighting and screaming around the pool and then I put on some Accelerated Learning Baroque Music - amazingly they all settled down!

Story from L.W

My PP has become somewhat of an obsession for me.  Every time I look at my left arm where my watch used to be, I immediately disappear to my PP, regardless of where I am.  I sacked the alarm clock and have been waking up naturally 2 hours earlier than before.  Thank you so much for helping me to realise there is no such thing as "I am not a morning person".  It has changed my life - you are an inspiration.

Story from S.G, Vic

Well, it’s a week since the seminar and I thought I would let you know how it is all going for me. I have applied PP at least 20 times or more a day, sometimes for more than 30 seconds and I complete two meditations minimum a day using the three tapes I bought. I meditate once in the morning and at night before bed. I have in the last week felt more relaxed, happy, and peaceful than I have in a long time. My interactions with people have been relaxed and even inspirational at times! I constantly come up with new ideas for things without trying. A good side effect for me is I noticed I have stopped biting my nails, a habit I have had for years, and I did this without even thinking about it. My dreams have increased — they are more vivid and often deal with some of the things I have been meditating about. I completed two modules of work from my Traineeship that I have been putting off for months, and actually enjoyed it! I have a couple of times been able to wake up before the alarm, but getting out of bed is the hard part! I hope to go alarm-less soon.

My goal I set myself was “I love and accept myself unconditionally.” I use my WIIFMs which I visualise with and I have done this five times a day. I imagine that I am feeling good about myself and people around me. I visualise love in me, and feeling great — I pat myself on the back and say to myself “Good one!” I feel that my goal has been reached because there have been a number of times the scenes I visualised have come true. I realise it is all up to me, and I discipline myself to regularly do it. I’ll keep in touch — I know the next months will be an exciting time for me. Have a happy 1998.

Story from W.G, ACT

Following the seminar I realized Sandy’s techniques have become automatic for me.  I don’t think about them.

I was approximately 6 months down my healing journey when I discovered Sandy’s book “Piece of Mind”.  Yes, I had used tapes loaned to me following my diagnosis, some were more successful than others but Sandy’s book demonstrated how I could take control and make a huge impact on my recovery.

Attending the CALM Life Skills Seminar was a turning point for me as the techniques learned gave me the tools to help myself in all facets of my life.  When faced with survival or not, there was a strong resolve to invest the time practicing my PP.  It is only now that I have realized I don’t think about going to my PP, I just automatically do it.

So when do I use my PP?  Several times every day.  My PP is real and has a name.  I say the name as I slowly breathe deeply in and out three times and I am there.  I just do it automatically.

I go to my PP while waiting for appointments, prior to encountering new situations, making important telephone calls, to remain centred and be able to see situations as they are and not become caught up in the emotion of the event, prior to meditation, prayer and any activity requiring total concentration, every chance I have to just sit, and every night before going to sleep.  As I now do it automatically it doesn’t seem much.  It has maximized my body’s natural healing energies, has had an enormous impact on my coping skills, energy levels and my health and well-being.  It is a major factor in me being as well as I am today.

Regarding Sandy’s other tapes, over the years I have read many success stories.  His healing tape also allows the white blood cells to increase as I experienced.  Actually it is a versatile tape as it is suitable for any healing situation.

The Forgiveness tape is so powerful.  When next I met the person I forgave it was unbelievable.  The atmosphere was so different.  I was received as a long lost friend and our relationship has not looked back.  What a relief, yet so easy thanks to Sandy’s tapes.

All the very best for practicing your PP.  Invest the time and effort and it will become automatic and life changing.  Thank you Sandy for sharing your wonderful techniques.

Story from M.C, SA

I had a car accident 2 days ago, and although there was a great deal of damage to mine as well as two other cars involved, myself and 2 of my children were not seriously hurt. However, I have whiplash and dizziness etc. and still a bit shaky occasionally. We were hit very hard from the rear at an intersection, by a drunk driver, who pushed me into oncoming traffic, where I was also hit on my (drivers) side. At that instant I made a conscious effort to remain calm. Within minutes of it happening, I kept thinking about what you taught at your seminar when you told us about your son blocking out pain from an injury he received. I tried to go to my peaceful place to avoid going into shock. Although I don't practice these techniques any where near as much as I should, I was thankful to know how to, when I need to. Because there was a bit of commotion, and police and ambulance etc. on the scene, I found it a bit difficult to go to my PP, but I think that, although I felt very shaky, I still managed to minimise the shock by focussing on what I had learnt - I kept visualising sitting in that room listening to you, and was working hard on keeping myself calm. In the 48 hours since the accident, I seem to get the shakes again every time I talk about it or think about it, and a couple of times have gone to my PP - sometimes only for a few seconds.

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