How I am here, Is how I am everywhere

How I am here, is how I am everywhere....

If you are reading this, I’m going to ask you to take as deep of a breath as you can and then, hold it.  And keep holding.  Now, what if I told you this is your last breath?  That your life ends when you've run out of the energy this last breath has provided you.  Would you have taken a deeper breath knowing it was your last?  When I asked you to take as deep of a breath as you could, did you?  If you didn't, ask yourself why not?  Did you hold on to that last breath as long as you possibly could?

Is this the way you go through your life?  If you are asked to participate in something and you accept, do you 'take as deep of a breath as you can' or just do a half job of it? This could be anything you participate in: your relationships, your job, and your hobbies.  Are the people and things in your life that you surround yourself with motivating you enough for you to give them your ALL?  Our breath is a reflection and a metaphor for how we do our life.

The practice of Transcendental Rebirthing (TR) has taught me so much about who I am; what's truly important to me and ultimately, the direction I need to go.  Just knowing the direction is not enough though.  I still need to take the steps to continue on my journey.  It's not enough to have the map.  I need a vehicle in order for there to be a road trip.

Far too often I've lived my life like it's a practice run.  I have gone through life without any direction; without a road map, so to speak.   Modern life seems designed to do that.  It provides enough distractions so I am not able to focus on what's truly important to me.

How I breathe is how I go through my life.  Do I take big deep breaths with every inhale?  Conversely, do I exhale fully and let go completely?  With every exhale of breath, our bodies cleanse itself of toxins.  Do I expel as much as I could?  Do I live my life fully?

The practice of TR is an exercise.  In a session, you will be asked to fill your lungs to maximum capacity; to draw in as much life force energy and breath as you can.  Just when you think you are at your maximum capacity, I’ll ask you to expand beyond that and to stretch past what you thought was possible.

How you participate in a TR session is the same as how you participate in your life.  An extraordinary effort will have an extraordinary result.  Our job as facilitators is simply to guide you through the exercise and process.  We are here to support you and to create a safe environment for you to go where you need to go in that particular session.  A Transcendental Rebirthing session has the ability to be transforming and LIFE transforming.  During the active portions of the session, we use our lungs to their full capacity and beyond so that we can temporarily ‘transcend’ our bodies. When we re-enter our bodies, it can be compared to being ‘reborn’. 

Every day we are given another chance to take as deep of a breath as we can.  Every day we are given another chance to live our lives fully.  How I choose to participate in a TR session is exactly the same as how I choose to participate in my life.  Am I making choices that allow me to live fully or not?

I truly believe that ‘how I am here’ is ‘how I am everywhere.’    

F**k It

F**k It

Transcendental Rebirthing (TR) is based on an ancient technique modified for our modern world.  All over the world, people are practicing techniques just like it, or very similar.  I would like to bring to your attention a few excerpts from a chapter of a book titled 'f**k It therapy: the profane way to profound happiness’ by Author John C. Parkin.

From Chapter:  Breathe It (Pages 190-192)

“So, breathing; most holistic practices have some breathing component, and that says something about breathing.  Basically, some really cool guys in India a few thousand years ago realized that your emotional patterns are connected to your breathing patterns: so when you feel peaceful, you breathe in a certain way, which is different from the way you breathe when you fill out a spreadsheet, which is different again from how you breathe when in love.  And so they realized that if you do it the other way around – i.e., change the way you breathe – you can change the way you feel.”  (Pages 190, 191)

This is so very true of TR.  It never ceases to amaze me just how much we can alter the way we feel by using something as simple and natural as our own breath.

“The other aspect of breathing is it’s the only automatic function of the body you can easily change at will.  So you can ask anyone to breathe faster, or slower, or to hold their breath, and they're able to. (Ask them to do the same with their heart rate and see how they look at you.)  So as we grow up, because breathing is connected to emotions and is easily controllable, we start creating breathing patterns connected to emotions, which eventually become fixed.   As our great friend (and great breath master) Dan Brule points out: ‘Your breathing patterns become like a fingerprint, unique to you.’  So, by working with your breathing, you can work with your way of being, and you can shift patterns quickly and deeply.  What I see in everyone is that the way a person breathes represents the way they live.  Reading someone’s breathing can tell you practically everything about him or her, and gives great potential for working with them.”  (Page 191)

I believe in a very simple precept:  How I am here is how I am everywhere.   This shows up for me every time I have a TR session.  An extraordinary effort will have extraordinary results.  A mediocre effort will have a mediocre result.  Very simple.

“Of course, the breathing we use and teach is in true F**k It style, and is inspired by a technique called Breathwork, which funnily enough isn’t at all about work.  What we do isn’t a breathing exercise as such, it is a way to open fully and let go fully using breathing.“  (Page 191)

“It’s based on a surprisingly simple technique of inhaling fully on the in-breath and letting go fully on the out-breath, without holding on to pauses.  Just try five of those breaths:  deep full in-breath, short, relaxed letting go out-breath - no pauses.  Simple stuff, it seems.  But, as usual, in simplicity is depth, too.  As most of us tend not to live fully (represented by the energy of the full in-breath), and are unable to let go (the total relaxed letting go out-breath), this breathing immediately brings up most of the issues we want to unblock – and the possibility of moving beyond them.  It is amazing to discover you can just breathe in the face of anything, instead of stopping and getting swamped by events, thoughts, and judgments.  So breathing becomes a great way of saying F**k It: F**k It, just breathe.

Life comes up with its stuff, you breathe, you embrace, you keep breathing, you move on; it’s just stuff.  Then you touch on the miraculous simplicity of life.  There’s nothing fancy about miracles, they are all there is.  But most of the time we can’t see that, and we go on looking for miracles somewhere else while it’s all happening under our noses.  So, we get people to breathe and ‘see.’”  (Pages 191, 192)

A miracle is a pretty big claim, but I can tell you from my own personal experience that the practice of Transcendental Rebirthing has improved my daily life.  Our breath and the way we breathe, truly does have the potential to dramatically change the way we feel.  Practicing TR regularly continues to have a positive effect on my life.  We invite to join us for a TR session of your own and see for yourself.

The Start of a New Phase

I consider myself fortunate.  I say this because I’m with a partner that considers Transcendental Rebirthing (TR) to be just as an important part of her journey and personal growth, as I do.  Because we are both trained and certified to facilitate TR, we are able to hold space for each other and experience our own sessions whenever time allows. 

During TR sessions, I usually reach a point of clarity.  I find that what I’m most concerned with in my life in that moment rises to the surface.  Right now the thing that is in the front of my mind the most is how you came upon reading this.

Soon after I discovered TR, I knew that sharing it with others was a part of my path and my journey.  I made the choice that sharing TR would be the next phase of my work life.  The amazing experiences people were having and the immediate feedback they were giving us is our motivation to offer Transcendental Rebirthing sessions regularly.

This is a new direction for me and it’s both scary and exciting at the same time.  It’s scary because I’ve been an employee for over 40 years.  As an employee, all that was required was for me to show up on time and do a particular job.   Sharing TR is a little different than that.

It’s exciting because in what feels like overnight, I am now in the business of offering Transcendental Rebirthing to the general public. 

Just so you know, it’s not lost on me how unusual a topic Transcendental Rebirthing may seem.  We have successfully facilitated TR sessions for many people so far, but it’s never been out in a public forum quite like this.  

  

When I feel scared or excited, that is when I truly feel alive.  I know in my heart of hearts that sharing TR with you is what I need to be doing.  Whenever I start to doubt myself, I know it’s time for another TR session for me. 

As I said earlier, I have moments of clarity during TR sessions.  It’s what led me to this point in time.  This morning’s session was no different.   It became so clear to me.   It just seems so simple. 

The only reason we are offering TR sessions for the public is because we believe it’s an awesome experience.  It’s quite unlike anything you may have experienced before, even if you have done breath work in the past.  We want to share this amazing experience with you.  In fact, we want to share it with you over and over.

We have created a life that has put us in a position to be able to do just that.  Starting tomorrow on January 10, 2017, we are offering regular Tuesday (9:00 am) and Thursday (7:00 and 9:00 am) morning TR sessions at Healing Connections in Edmonton, Alberta.  If you are interested in doing a session, but none of these days/times works for you, feel free to contact us to make other arrangements.

We would be honored for you to be a part of the start of the next phase of our journey.  Who knows?   Maybe a Transcendental Rebirthing session may be just what you need to start you on a new journey of your own.

Namaste, Rick

One of the first things people ask us after a TR session is:  "When can I do this again?"   Up until now, our answer has been:  "We're not sure."   In the recent past, we worked with local yoga studios and it has been mostly a good fit.  The challenge with this was that we did not have the ability to make our own schedule and to be able to offer the TR sessions on a regular and consistent basis.

We would like to announce that we have overcome that challenge.  Starting in 2017, we will be working out of a great space at Healing Connections in Edmonton.   It's a very tranquil and peaceful environment which is perfect for Transcendental Rebirthing sessions.

Healing Connections address is: 10548 – 115 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 3K6.
Check out their website:  http://www.healing-connections.ca/

We will have regular Tuesday and Thursday morning sessions scheduled throughout January and February.

Doing TR first thing in the morning is a great way to start your day.  The 7:00am session will give people who start work at 9:00am the opportunity to participate in a session and still be on time for work.

*The session lasts approximately 75 minutes.  We allow time at the end of each session for relaxing, journaling or the sharing of your experience with others in the group if you so desire.

Tuesday mornings at 9:00am* are:  Jan 10, 17, 24, 31 and Feb 07, 21, 28

Thursdays 7:00am* are:  Jan 12, 19 and Feb 09, 16, 23

Thursdays 9:00am* are Jan 12, 19 and Feb 09, 16, 23

Cost for a single session:  $30

We have experienced the benefits of doing a regular TR practice.  We have found these benefits to be ongoing and accumulative.   If you choose to make TR a regular practice for yourself, we have made the sessions more affordable by giving you the option of purchasing multiple sessions in advance.  

Choices for pre paid packages are:  4 sessions for $100; 10 sessions for $200

When you buy 10 sessions in advance, that works out to only $20 per session which is a tremendous value!

We have provided three ways for you to pre-pay:

1. Cash, paid before start of the session.

2. Interact Debit transfer which can be easily set up with online banking.

3. Credit Card or Visa Debit Card by using PayPal.Me and requires a PayPal account.  This account is always free and very easy to set up.

Contact us to pre-register and to arrange to purchase a pre-paid package.  Our goal is to make this process as simple and affordable as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!