Participants share their experiences from the "This Is It" retreat:
The "This Is It" retreat absolutely satisfied my expectations. I was able to voice and work on my two intentions in such a way that no other therapy has touched. – Nancy
The "This Is It" retreat provided a space in which I was free to relive my trauma as a child and to experience it in a new way. I am now able to freely pass though the walls that have trapped me for most of my life. – Michele
I'm just back from a wonderful "This Is It" retreat. I have to share with you the most magical thing that has ever happened in a Heartwork event. When one of the participants was deeply grieving the loss of his soul when his first true love committed suicide, a little bird flew into the window. I went over to the window and saw her sitting on the ground, so I went out to see if she was injured. When I came out, she flew away. She was a young female cardinal. A few minutes later, she returned, and sat on the window sill looking in at us. I went over to the window and she flew down to the ground. When I went out, she was sitting still on the ground and I went over to her and gently put my hand under her chest and she stepped up onto my fingers. I carried her into the work space, and she just sat on my hand for a while, checking everything out, and particularly the man grieving his loss. Then she flew up into the rafters, where she perched and watched from above, while the man completed his grieving. When he was complete, we went over to her and the man held a broom up to her, which she stepped onto. He took her outside and put her on the ground, and she flew away.Magical!And the clincher is: his first love's favorite birds were cardinals, and she had a family of cardinals in their backyard which she fed! - Dale
Dale's utilization of group energy and dynamics was (not unexpectedly) masterful. One person's journey touched others. I learned much about myself from everyone present. I grew in compassion and understanding as I saw commonalities between what each person was struggling with and what I struggle with. I grew by listening to and giving to others and I gained tremendously from the support that I received. I suspect I would not have gotten as much if I had been alone. - Jason
So much of the "This Is It" retreat was valuable and the "value" continues to resonate. What I will remember with absolute vividness for the rest of my life was the appearance and presence of "the cardinal". I get goosebumps every time I think of it. I have struggled to convey it to other people (and have done so only with a select few -- people who are spiritual and curious/open enough to possibly understand (or at least not "mock me" or it.). - Jason