A Long Post, But An Important One.

The post I made last Thursday prompted the following comment from fellow blogger, Woodwhisperer. It brings up a point that I've encountered a few times: why is it necessary to learn PSYCH-K in workshops instead of out of books, which would be far more affordable.

I posted the comment at the Google "Everyday PSYCH-K®" group where the experts could respond. Elizabeth Powers, a Certified PSYCH-K® Instructor, wrote a better answer than one I would have come up with. You can read it yourself after Woodwhisperer's message:



"Hi Bill

OK, Psych-K works. Lots of people say so.

I am a survivor of terminal cancer and a number of near

death experiences have given me a new perspective on

life. I am brilliantly happy to be alive and hopelessly

hopeful for the future.

Psych-K interests me because I would like to compare

it to what has made the profound changes in my

perception of life. It seems it will be a long time before I

learn anything about Psych-K, however, because one

must attend workshops to learn the "details" and I have

neither the money (on disability pension with a young

family), the immune system (I do not have an immune

system and must be extraordinarily careful in public) or

the energy (I am mostly bedridden). Pretty much all my

information comes from reading and it seems Psych-K

cannot be learned from reading. Hmmmmmm.

I am somewhat suspicious of Psych-K being primarily a

new age money making scheme because I must attend

workshops which cost much more than a book. Oh well.

Maybe in another life.

There is never enough good work in the world so if a

few people make a few bucks spreading beliefs which

are balanced and empowering and promote peace and

love, who am I to argue?

All the best."


And here's Elizabeth's reply:



"I appreciate the comments of the person who wrote on the blog. It
must be frustrating being in that situation and unable to attend.

Rob, the founder of PSYCH-K has always held that PSYCH-K needs to be
taught in person and in a classroom. Rob views the transmission of
this information as sacred. He is very concerned that the
transmission of PSYCH-K remains pure. This is why all of his
instructors must go through a rigorous training to make sure that
PSYCH-K is communicated clearly so that its original transmission is
kept.

In a workshop situation, the instructor can answer questions and also
watch how each student is doing the process to assure that both the
understanding of the process and implementation of it are correct and
true to the original form. PSYCH-K is so much more than a
technique. It is a process that he feels strongly can only be
conveyed properly through direct contact. He feels guided to have it
implemented in this way and keeping PSYCH-K pure is essential so that
its power is maintained.

I hope this helps with the understanding. I know it can be
frustrating for folks who can not attend directly due to
circumstances such as described below.

Warmly,

Elizabeth Powers
Certified PSYCH-K Instructor"

All I have to add is this: A few years ago a friend of mine was trying to learn how to speak German. He was picking up the meanings of the words and the proper grammar all right, but his pronunciation was terrible! It turned out that the reason for this is that he was trying to learn exclusively from books. Books are great, but sometimes they aren't enough all by themselves.

D'OH!

Thanks to the weather, I wasn't able to sit out on "the Drive," (Vancouver's Commercial Drive for all of you non-locals).

See, every Sunday (weather permitting) for the past little while, the city has blocked off the street in the afternoons so that only pedestrians and cyclists can move about on it. A lot of the nearby merchants and causes set up tables to let the public know more about what they're up to.

It didn't happen this week because it rained so much. But there's always NEXT week!

UPDATE, TUESDAY AUGUST 11th:

It turns out it wasn't the rain that caused the "No Car Day" to be canceled. The merchants on the street weren't happy, so it's been discontinued. I guess I'll use my other methods for getting the word about PSYCH-K® out.

Happy Thursday!

I've been out today putting my fliers up on bulletin boards and spreading the word. On Sunday afternoon I'll have a table set up on Commercial Drive to tell people about PSYCH-K®.

Come on over and say "Hi" if you see me!

Eight Clips to Watch!

Here's a presentation by PSYCH-K originator Rob Williams where he gives a pretty thorough explanation of what it's all about. Posting all of them on the same day seems to be the best way ensuring that you'll easily find them in the right order, so here they are.

It takes about eighty minutes to watch them all, but I think it's worth doing. I hope you do, too.

A Testimonial:

Dear Mr. Schwarz,

I am writing this letter to thank you so very much for the help that I received through PSYCH-K®.

I am sixty-six years of age and have had an eating disorder since I was eleven years old. During all of these years I suffered with binge eating, purging and starving. My weight has been as high as over two hundred pounds and then down to one hundred and ten. This weight fluctuation has been a constant for most of my oife due to my illness.

But now, after only two PSYCH-K® sessions with you all of my symptoms have vanished completely.

I now find myself automatically eating only nutritious foods and only at the appropriate times, and only until I am just full.

I also find that I am drinking an abundant amount of water and enjoy exercizing for the first time in my life. This is an absolute miracle.

During my two sessions with PSYCH-K® I found you to be caring, kind and understanding as well as very knowledgable and professional. You took your time and I didn't feel rushed. And you were so helpful in guiding me towards meaningful (to me) affirmations used in our sessions.

I have been in traditional therapy for my illness for a total of fifty-six years, and nothing has helped. After only two PSYCH-K® sessions my symptoms have vanished completely.

I now enjoy a symptom free life and my weight has gone down almost twenty pounds with absolutely no effort on my part.

Thank you, Mr. Schwarz from the bottom of my heart for helping me.

I wish you all good things.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Carlisle.

Where I'm At

Even though I'm relatively new at this PSYCH-K® stuff, I've already gotten an incredible head start in the form of my own downtown office.

No, it isn't located in the building on display here (Vancouver's Harbour Center Building), but this photo was taken from the sidewalk just outside of my west Hastings Street location.



I'm still sprucing the place up to make it to my liking, but I sure do like the location!

Time For Some Video

This blog has been nothing but words so far, so here's a video clip about PSYCH-K®. It's made by Mary O'Brien, a PSYCH-K instructor and facilitator who lives in Australia.

If YOU happen to live in Australia, I encourage you to get in contact with her. If you live somewhere else, search the internet for facilitators in your area.



See you all tomorrow.