From an article by Dianne Silvanna Cooke,
holistic therapist, South Africa From an article by Dianne Silvanna Cooke,
holistic therapist, South Africa
In October and November two 7-Day "Live-In" Retreats are taking place in the Cape in a rural setting at the Nuy Vallei Guest House near Worcester and at the haven of the Omega Centre, North Riding, Gauteng.
WHO ARE THE FACILITATORS?
Isa & Yolanda (Doc & Ruth Lindwall), from Arkansas are
a remarkable couple. Isa is a Chiropractor and ran a Family Practice
in Atlanta, Georgia for 34 years. Yolanda's family was patients
of Isa's. After Yolanda's first marriage ended she began to work
in the Practice. Yolanda is a Concept Therapy teacher and counselor.
They found that they complemented each other on all levels and
it was the beginning of a lifelong partnership. Their talents
complemented one another and they developed the system of "Freedom
Through Releasing" that they were destined to teach in over
30 countries. They have traveled the world and shared their wisdom
and knowledge with all who are eager to evolve. As facilitators
they have the love and life experience to hold a healing space
for the group and to guide them through the process of transformation.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO DO
A 7-DAY RETREAT?
It is extremely important to ask yourself some deep questions
before you embark on a week long retreat. During a retreat of
this nature tremendous internal change takes place. A seven-day
retreat facilitated by Isa & Yolanda and their assistants,
has the potential to provide you with a contained and safe space
in which you can explore great depths of your being and accelerate
your personal growth. It is a time in which you shift into 4th
dimensional and other realities, open your heart and fly free
of the bondage of your past and the collective misconceptions
that are part of 3rd dimensional experience. As your awareness
is raised and your perspective shifts to soul-view rather than
body-view a subtle change takes place throughout your whole being.
You learn to use the higher laws to shift from one pole to its
opposite, raise your vibrational frequency and find a place of
rest from where you watch the pendulum swing without being controlled
by its rhythm. Your life takes on a brighter hue as you see the
Divine Order that lies within you and organizes your life.
WHAT HAPPENS ON THE RETREAT?
On a 7-day retreat you deepen your experience, practice and understanding
of the Releasing method you learnt at the 2-Day Workshop. You
practice to live in the now and trust the process as Divine Guidance
sets the curriculum. The program unfolds in a non-linear way and
instead of relying on the personality level of the group leaders
for guidance, Isa & Yolanda tune into Spirit of the Most high.
They use a method of Applied Kinesiology in which they use both
their bodies as an anchor. They balance their life-streams and
neutralize their energies to maintain a clear channel through
which the guidance can flow. They ask clear unambiguous questions
and receive a clear response that indicates which activity is
in the best interest of the group. In this manner the retreat
unfolds in a lateral direction and becomes an adventure in trust
and heightened awareness that is carefully monitored according
to the level of the group.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO DO
IT? WHY WOULD PEOPLE REPEAT THE 7-DAYS AGAIN & AGAIN?
I personally have participated in five 7-day retreats in this
country, first as a participant in 1997 and since then as an assistant.
Each retreat has been different and a beacon light on my path.
In retrospect, I can review the whole scenario and see the unfoldment
of my personal soul history as a tapestry of lessons learnt and
enjoy the mystery of it all.
My first experience on the 1997 retreat in Gauteng precipitated
a 360-degree turnabout. In an atmosphere in which the circle formed
a Temenos, all seemed to be washed by their own truths that surfaced
to be transformed in the cauldron of love we created. Many of
us had come from backgrounds in which we had begun our spiritual
work and were willing to participate in the process of accessing,
healing and releasing our painful memories from our past. During
that week I realized that energetically I had been upside down
and suspended like the Hanging Man from the Tarot. As my transformation
progressed on all levels, my energies somersaulted to earth and
I was able to stand with both feet on Mother Earth again. With
each Retreat I expanded my knowledge of myself and the manner
that the Universal Laws operate and my experiences verified my
internal enlightenment and I have begun to feel like a human being
having a spiritual experience on Earth.
WHY WOULD THERAPISTS TRAVEL
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO ASSIST AT THE RETREATS?
Klaus, a Social Pedagogue from Berlin, Regina, Psychologist from
Hamburg, Bea, a Shiatsu teacher & practitioner and Doctor
of Chinese Medicine from Switzerland, Killol, Cranio-Sacral Therapist
and his wife, Gabriela, Physiotherapist, from St. Johann, Germany
and Barbara, a Massage Therapist and the International Coordinator
from Berlin, are a few of the "Releasers" who have traveled
here to assist at the Retreats. These therapists have worked with
Isa & Yolanda for many years, some for 22 years, and they
are willing and enthusiastic to share their knowledge with others.
It is extraordinary in these times to find people who are willing
to do so as a service to humanity. Because these assistants do
not charge for their facilitation it has made it possible for
others from different financial backgrounds to experience this
work and become independent and restored in mind and spirit so
that they too can generate the energy to maintain a healthy energy
exchange with life. As these Therapists give, so are they open
to receive, and as love is generated, so the line between giver
and receiver becomes indistinguishable.
The Universal Laws that govern energy are adhered to and as the
retreat unfolds you become so focused on your own process you
are not immediately aware of the deeper transformation going on.
The Seven Universal Principles
state that:
| ALL IS DIVINE ONENESS | Everything in the Universe is connected in a force field of Oneness. All is consciousness. There is One Source expressing through manifest forms on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual planes. We as human beings perceive our reality according to our level of consciousness. Everything we do, say, believe and think affects others and the Universe around us. We each create our own reality with the energy we emit in each moment. This consciousness operates through our 3rd dimensional bodies similar to the manner in which the computer processes information. We may suggest that the human soul, like the computer operator has the transformative power to alter and change the rules and is at the controls. The brain is our computer, and has a high IQ, knows what the rules are, and is able to follow them without mistakes. Our bodies and life expressions are the printout. If the computer contains erroneous programs that have accumulated over time and have not been erased, then the computer will automatically print those mistakes. It is up to the soul, the computer operator, to continuously, upgrade, delete, and re-program the brain, the computer, in order to optimally influence the outcome. |
| CORRESPONDENCES | As above so below, as below, so above. That which we experience as discomfort on the physical plane has its correspondent discordant wave pattern on other layers of the aura and beyond. If you can clear one level of negative symptoms, all the other levels will benefit. |
| VIBRATION | Nothing rests; everything vibrates. If you raise your vibrations by connecting with love, even the thought of love, you cease to vibrate at the lower frequency of hate, anger, etc., and it is a law that the lower is attracted by the higher and automatically vibrates at the higher frequency. |
| POLARITY | Everything is dual: opposites are really only two extremes of the same thing, with varying degrees between. If you hold a negative belief at any given moment, at the opposite pole of the same belief will be the positive. By an act of will you can change your negative belief and transmute it into its opposite. |
| RHYTHM | Our moods swing from high to low. We are caught in the rhythm of these ups and downs. You can learn to find a place of rest on this pendulum swing and make a conscious decision not to be controlled by the extremes. The pull of rhythm cannot be changed, but can be neutralized. |
| CAUSE & EFFECT | Everything has its effect; every effect has its cause. During the process of Releasing you evoke the highest love frequency possible, the Spirit of the Most High. You ask that you may be shown those memories that need to be accessed, healed and released. You gain a higher overview of your life and the reason for your pain, ill health, and tragedy in your life. You see the chain of karma. You are now able, armed with this knowledge, to choose to lay down the weapons of "battle" and come to a point of forgiveness and love. |
| GENDER | Everything has its masculine and feminine aspect. Herein lies a key to our disempowerment. Most of us have suppressed the true masculine aspect within us. We have lost the sense of "I", which is the masculine principle, and are more aware of "me" which is the feminine principle. Most of us take our cues from the outside world. We believe that everything happens to "me" and become victims of circumstances. We take on characteristics, beliefs, appearances that others generate as acceptable. Only a minority of individuals activate their "I"-principle to generate their own ideas and agendas from within. It is time for us to balance the male & female aspects within ourselves and allow our inner will, masculine (being), to be free from overwhelm and our feminine (becoming), to bring those ideas to fruition. |
These Seven Principles operate on all levels of creation and it is helpful to become aware of them as they hold a key to understanding our human dilemma. These Ancient Laws are fundamental to the methods of Releasing individually, in groups and in all the transformational activities that take place over these seven days. This retreat is an experiential one. You discover through direct experience the truth that in order to overcome the negative force in the form of anger, hatred, fear, etc., you use the Higher Law - for the Higher will always prevail over the lower until at last you connect with the Divine within and take refuge there. Over eons we have met anger with anger, hate with hate. We have been programmed to believe that this will solve our problems. It is the time for us to reconcile the opposites, end the cycle of retribution and transmute vibrations of hatred into love in our minds and in the minds of others.
To live fully, it is not our business to deny the existence of 3rd dimensional reality, but to live using our higher perception and knowledge of these laws and how they operate, to rise from lower to higher, to live realistically, do our best under the circumstances, arise each day and live as far as possible according to our highest ideals and ideas. The Seven- Day Freedom Through Releasing Retreat is a means to assist you on the way.
Dianne Silvanna Cooke, South Africa. e-mail: gcooke@icon.co.za