I’m back! So I’ve been to a Wisdom of Your Face retreat for 5 days and it was truly transformational. I have to tell everyone in the new age community who loves learning about new models of thought, check this out. You may have not seen anything like this. Louise Hay and the author of The Wisdom of Your Face, Jean Haner are collaborating on a book together. Louise Hay, herself, has said this is the most fascinating material she has come across in the last 10 or 15 years. Pretty amazing stuff, if it’s impressing Louise Hay.
Now for the big news. This retreat took place in a mountain lodge up in the majestic Cascade mountains of Washington state. There were less than two dozen of us and guess who was there? OMG!! Louise Hay! I was so starstruck and I even told her so, among other things. Her gracious reply to me was, “I’m just a person”. Yes, just a person who happens to be one of the forerunners in the new age community for the late 20th century. Just a person who is the mother of affirmations. Just a person who has influenced, inspired and motivated millions of people. Wow!
I have some notes from Louise for all of you that are appended below. I agree with Louise (look, I’m already on a first name basis with her :), this is the most exciting material I’ve recently come across. It’s the next modality I will be studying. I won’t be able to share much from it right now because it is highly specialized. However, if there is anyone who can distill and simplify material and make it user friendly, it’s me. If you would like to get a taste of what the material is about, visit the website link above and consider signing up for the newsletter. I believe she adds celebrity face readings to those.
First I’d like to blend two ideas, one from Louise the other from Jean the author. Louise talked about living a life of making decisions. She is 83, she began this decade deciding that her 80s would be the best decade of her life. She looks and acts as if she is living it. So the power is in the decision, simple and clear. What Jean adds to this is the idea of making tiny decisions or tiny changes incrementally that add up to an eventual tipping point.
Let’s use an example: you feel stuck in your life, want new things to flow in. Consider making a tiny decision to clear out a drawer or the top of a closet. Next week or every other week clear out a little more clutter. When we release things we no longer need, it frees up space to bring new energy into our life. That’s just one example, apply this to anything you want to enhance or change in your life. Do you love being around people but find yourself stuck indoors a lot, perhaps you even isolate yourself. Go downtown or into town, where there are people around, make eye contact with them, pick up some friendly conversation with the store clerk, for instance. Is your life busy, busy, busy, constantly on the go? Are you exhausted as a result? What tiny thing can you do to replenish yourself? Could you go to bed 30 minutes earlier? Could you knock off a few minutes on your workout routine just to sit and breathe mindfully? Tiny decisions, tiny changes, incrementally add up to a tipping point.
The notes I took from Louise Hay’s short talk:
Make decisions about how your life will unfold.
Do mirror work – say in the mirror every day, no matter how uncomfortable it feels at first: I love you. I really love you.
Affirmations: All is well. Only good lies before me.
What you put in your body in terms of choice of thoughts and choice of food determines the quality of your life.
When faced with a challenging situation, LH will say this 300x a day if necessary:
All is well.
Everything is working out for my highest good.
And out of this experience, only good will come.
I am safe.
She gave us a well being card with that last affirmation on it. I have it autographed! Goosebumps over here!
Those of you in Chicago and the West Coast are in for a treat because that’s where Jean Haner usually does her work. Check out the website, if she’s at a bookstore near you doing a face reading, go, go, go! I promise you if learning something new lights you up, you will not regret it.
I’m here from SheWrites. Glad I found your blog.
Your excitement is infectious. Can’t wait to explore more of the facial reading techniques. I love learning new things that can enhance my self awareness. Louise Hayes sounds fascinating. You just reminded me of the value of affirmations. I haven’t done them in a long time, and I can sure benefit from them.
Wonderful Myrna, thank you for visiting from shewrites.com! I know, some poo-poo affirmations. I say the proof is in the pudding and Louise Hay is a living example of it.
One of my main elements is fire, hence when my fire element gets going, yes, my excitement can be infectious. Happily so :). You will notice this in people who have curly hair, red hair and/or big eyes. So there you go, I’m already simplifying the elements. I think I will do a blog post, one for each element. Thanks for inspiring me!
FAbulous!! thanks, Beth. You sound amazing amazing! And sounds like you had a great time. It’s true, if anyone can distill it it’s you!
Thank you Jules! This retreat definitely helped me blossom from bud to full blown flower again. She may be doing these retreats 3 or 4 times a year. I told her, I’m her new groupie. :)
Yeah I am a groupie —ha ha —of dave matthews —-i digress–I loved your enthusiasm Beth and I am always open to learning and I find the idea of shifting with a little action daily very inviting and I want to read more! thank you for sharing this and I would love to do a retreat! fun!
and I will be going to the gorge on sep 4 th to see DMB —maybe we can do something
love
Edie
If you find you like the modality, she’ll be doing more of these retreats. Ok, the Gorge is minimum 2.5 hours away from me. I could meet you half way or are you coming into Seatac? I am not far from Seatac. Why don’t we talk on FB or email and see what we can work out. Love you too.
How exciting, Beth! I also love Louise Hay. In fact, I have a big “I Love You, Colleen” note on my bathroom mirror and an index card with that last affirmation on it staring back at me from next to my computer. Whenever, I get into a place where I’m “feeling alone in the suchness of losing my muchness” (STILL love that line!), I repeat it over and over. I love knowing that Louise (I’m apparently on a first name basis with her now too and I didn’t even go to the retreat) still uses this same affirmation! I look forward to hearing more about the retreat and this modality in your future posts.
On a side note, I did a complete double take when I read the first comment as my WordPress.com username is “shewrites4”. (lol) You seem to be a “shewrites” magnet, Beth! :)
Oh Colleen, you have no idea, not only does she still use it but when she signed mine, her edict to me was: USE IT! :)
I also have that affirmation on a home made well being card. I have these scattered all over the house. Now the metal element in me (perfectionist) wants to have the card she signed laminated, perfectly preserved forever!
Are you a member of shewrites.com? If so, feel free to friend me. :)
Beth, I can totally understand your wanting to have that card laminated. In fact, I want a copy! (Just kidding! tee hee!)
And I had no idea that there was such a thing as a SheWrites.com community until just now! I’m gonna have to check this out. I’ve been being “shewrites4” all by my lonesome. Who knew!? It sound like much more fun to come out and play with some other “shewrites”. So glad that Myrna decided to drop by and comment on your post today. :)
Just laminated it Colleen and placed it front and center by my monitor. :)
Oh I would love for you to join shewrites.com. They are just over a year old, about 10,000 mostly women strong and counting. You can find me as “Beth Atchison” there.
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I adore the vibrancy and confidence that is coming from you in BIG waves!!! Loving the book!
I just love that you are reading it … you have no idea (or maybe you do) how much that means to me, that you’re interested in something I’m interested in!
Beth, sounds like you had a great time. Sounds like you have another mentor. I love how passionate you are about life and new parts of life. Thank you for inspiring me.
Thank you Monica, such sweet things you say. It was perfect timing for me, my former mentor is closing the doors of his current work and moving on. One door closes, another opens.