Off to Sedona

Written on June 19, 2008 by Tom Stine


I’m sitting at the “luxurious” Springfield-Branson National Airport (what a “national” airport is, I don’t really know) waiting on my delayed flight to Dallas and then on to Phoenix. Hopefully, I will be relaxing in gorgeous Sedona, Arizona by the time the sun goes down. It will be toasty warm in Sedona, 102ºF (39ºC), but dry as a bone. Phoenix is a lung searing 112ºF (44ºC) today. Ouch!

Why am I going to Sedona, you ask? To attend my 7th Sedona Method retreat. This one is 9 days long and supposedly “advanced.” There will be lots of good spiritual inquiry involved, which is always nice. Following this 9 day retreat will be the first “Level 2 Coaching Training” that Hale (Mr. Sedona Method) has offered, which I will of course be attending. It should be both fun and very educational.

My plan is to do frequent reports on my experiences at the retreat, hopefully in the form of short, daily articles. We shall see. But my reports to you will definitely be frequent. The retreat starts Saturday evening, so look for my first report on Sunday.

Be well. More soon. Namaste.


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DavidyaNo Gravatar  said
on June 19th, 2008 at 11:39 pm

Shall Tom return more advanced? I think so. ;-)
Look forward to the reports. My mate is much impressed.

Davidya’s last blog post..Beyond no self

Tim BrownsonNo Gravatar  said
on June 22nd, 2008 at 5:46 am

Tom,

I have umed and ahed about taking the SM course for 3 or 4 years now. I’m guessing you recommend it but are there any insights you can offer that may push me over the edge so to speak?

Cheers
Tim

Tim BrownsonNo Gravatar  said
on June 22nd, 2008 at 5:49 am

Of course I could have just had the common sense to check some older posts ;-) I am informed and over the edge!

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Tom StineNo Gravatar  said
on June 22nd, 2008 at 9:42 am

@Tim I’m guessing that you are meaning come to Sedona and attend a retreat. I highly recommend it. This retreat is my 7th. Yes, 7th. I come for many reasons now, but the main one is that it is always like doing 3-4 months of intense personal growth in one week. You can’t beat that.

No matter what your focus is in spirituality, it certainly seems the case that we all are destined to do some “ego housecleaning” as I like to call it. Spirit wants to express itself more fully through us, and so we clean out the garbage that prevents that. The Sedona Method is one of the best at doing that. Byron Katie also has some great stuff in that regard.

Look for a post about this retreat later today.

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