Blog: Lester Meets Deepak.Two Masters. Same Message.
Posted by David Ellzey on February 17th, 2010
Written at 24,000 feet in the air on my way to Phoenix, for Journey Into Healing.
Since I was first introduced to The Sedona Method in 1987 I have been moved by Lester Levenson’s (The creator of this Method) message: We are unlimited beings, limited only by the concepts of limitation that we hold in mind. As I now teach this message and this technique for swiftly quieting the noisy mind around the world I’ve had the pleasure of seeing its transformative power.
As I have gotten to know more about Dr. Deepak Chopra, co-contributing to an upcoming book with him, (Stepping Stones to Success) and reading his teachings on consciousness, I see the perfect symmetry of his message with Lester’s.
In fact, it is the same message: We are a local expression of infinite existence. Our happiness and health is impacted by either focusing on our mind’s endless thoughts of limitations ~ or focusing on the unlimited background upon which all thoughts rise. This background is our essential nature, unlimited and pristine.
I am so inspired by this truth and by Dr. Chopra’s way of integrating science, medicine, and spirituality , that I will study with him and his co-founder of the Chopra Wellness Center, Dr. David Simon, for the next five days in Phoenix. The program is called Journey Into Healing and is a foundation for understanding the 5,000 year old healing approach of Ayerveda, the way to health and wellness in body, mind, and spirit. The week will include training in Ayerveda, as well as yoga and meditation. Not to mention exploring the realization that we are infinite in our essential nature.
Regarding your own life, when you feel the confines of what your mind is creating about an issue, experiment with the possibility that your mind is not the final authority, you are. When feelings arise with that issue, consider the option of letting the feelings go and moving on with a more rewarding life. If you wonder how this is possible: The Sedona Method is the quick and easy “how to”. See the Calendar link above for upcoming events so you can transform your life with more happiness, starting now. (April 10-11 is upcoming in New York City)
Meanwhile, as the pilot announces our landing, I anticipate seeing the perfect synergy of Lester and Deepak ~ and dancing in the beauty of the one truth we are all learning to celebrate. The unlimited nature of our true being. What sweet freedom.
Don’t’ forget to check the calendar for upcoming basic and advanced events ~ if you are new to The Sedona Method or a graduate of this life-changing work.
Stay tuned. I’ll have more reports for you in the next five days.
My greatest love,
For your freedom,
Blog: Did St Francis of Assisi walk his talk?
Posted by David Ellzey on January 6th, 2010
As the valley stretched before me across central Italy, my heart calmed and my stress quieted as I 
imagined St Francis of Assisi standing next to me atop the very wall I was standing on and saying, "Be still, David and know peace." As I was there in Assisi, I gained a sense of this great teacher who once voiced my favorite quote of my life, "Teach peace wherever you go and in whatever you do. And when necessary, use words."
Back in time, in a life-defining moment, St Francis stood on the battlefield and decided to walk away, against his families hopes for his reputation as a great soldier. He felt an unwavering voice inside telling him to follow peace. He definately walked the talk ~ and with violence and danger all around him.
When Lester Levenson, the creator of the Sedona Method, invites us in his teachings, to be still and know unlimited peace no matter what is going on around us, he wants us to know the peace that St Francis knew. This peace is beyond all worldly concerns. This is the invitation of the Sedona Method. Even amidst your daily trials, learn to easily feel free of anxiety, fear, anger and more.
For more information on how to dissolve anxiety and other emotions, click on The Sedona Method link above. For specifics on when and where you can find the peace that St Francis and Lester speak of click on the Calendar link above.
For your greatest life,
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Video Blog: Freedom Tip #2. What is Holistic Releasing?
Posted by David Ellzey on November 5th, 2009
As the challenges of this world and your life cause feelings of stress and anxiety, there are a few easy tools to quiet your emotional turmoil and busy mind. The Sedona Method is comprised of five essential ways to clear the inner path to clarity of mind and gentle silence of the heart. In this blog, I explain the way called, Holistic Releasing. You can benefit even from this short six minute video. Come to a full weekend and gain the ability to de-stress and dissolve all emotions that hinder your greatest experience of a fulfilled life. See the Calendar link above for our event schedule. Enjoy the video! (Are your speakers on? It may take a few seconds to start).
Life is too short. Don’t wait to discover this doorway to inner freedom. Register for a course today.
With greatest wishes for your happiness and success,
Blog: Audio excerpt from my chapter in my book with Deepak
Posted by David Ellzey on October 14th, 2009
Tonight I heard Dr. Chopra speak at Riverside Church in Manhattan. I felt the honor of co-authoring in the upcoming book, 
Stepping Stones to Success, with a man of his wisdom. I believe he is the foremost global teacher of the integration of medicine, science, and consciousness. My chapter in Stepping Stones to Success is about how, regardless of how it appears, you are fully equipped to make it through your life challenges and create a fulfilling life. Listen below to my short four minute reading of a portion of my chapter ~ and PLEASE comment on what you hear. I’d love to hear your thoughts. The book is slated to be out in December or January.
Here’s to your greatest fulfillment and success and I hope you enjoy the excerpt!
NOTE: Are your speakers on?
For freedom,
Blog: Two Days to Be Free of Stress
Posted by David Ellzey on September 9th, 2009
This is a beacon sent out from my little apartment in the upper east side of this city of 8 million souls ~ New York. Wherever 
you are sitting reading this, take this very moment, yes this one, and pause. Can you? Can you stop and breathe? Good. Because I want you fully present for this message. On Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13, I and about 30 other souls here in this metropolis gathered to ask a profound question, " Do we need to suffer as humans, in order to live on this planet?" and "How quickly can we change from suffering to contentment: 60 seconds, an hour, a lifetime?"
Well, I offer that one can know their unlimited nature in a few seconds, although it can take a while as well. The task is to have a powerful tool to unveil it. On September 12 and 13, thirty souls learned this ability. Are you ready for this lifetime to finally be yours? Come join us and learn The Sedona Method and change your life with power and with peace.
Mark your calendar for the next Sedona Method Course here in New York City on February 13-14, 2010.
Come back within this week and register to grab your spot.
See you there!
For your greatest happiness,
Blog: Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield, and Me.
Posted by David Ellzey on August 4th, 2009
There I am, in the Salt Lake City Convention Center lobby after Deepak Chopra spoke inspiringly at 
a conference. I get a call on my cell phone. The person on the other end asked, "Would you like to contribute to a book with Deepak Chopra and Jack Canfield?".
I, too, have hopes and dreams. One is to work with Deepak Chopra and others devoted to raising the consciousness of this planet. Lately, as I more fully invest my heart in doing what I love ~ supporting others to know their unlimited nature, some exciting dreams are coming true for me. Coincidence? Don’t think so.
The more I step forward from hiding behind any remaining sense of "Not good enough" or "They’ll find out I’m a fake", and live my life more fully without shame or apology, the more effortlessly these "events" and the people who can support me are showing up. However, this takes letting go of the disempowered "poor me" and "victim" orientation. That orientation means you give the world your own power to create your own life – so you end up waiting for a better life until your day of death – disappointed and feeling powerless.
Letting go of this powerless "poor me" orientation can be scary, because then you are actually responsible for your own life. But this is where the fun begins! Now you can actually let youself create and have that which brings you joy.
Do you wish to be free of your fear and feeling powerless? It is entirely possible. Jan Nolte of New York, after learning The Sedona Method, said, "Divorce, parenting issues, war, the market fluctuations are all happening, but by using The Sedona Method … I remain clear-minded and at ease. This is radical and wonderful."
Click on the Calendar link above and find out where and when you can learn – or strengthen – your ability to dissolve any sense of powerlessness and the emotions that come with it. Find the YOU that lives unbridled with joy and in courageous action.
Oh! I almost forgot! The book is called, "Stepping Stones to Success" and will be out at the end of the year. I’ll keep you posted on how you can get your copy!
With all my heart, I hope to see you at the next Sedona Method basic (Sept. 12-13) or advanced course. Take action now and move from hiding behind anything ~ to create a greater life. Click here.
With Greatest Love and freedom,
PS I love hearing your thoughts and comments. Please let me know if this had value for you or how it could have more. On the comment page, it looks public, but I am the only one who sees them AND will love reading them. So tell me!
Video Blog: Speaking at a United Nations Leadership Training.
Posted by David Ellzey on May 22nd, 2009
One of my heart’s desires happened Thursday morning; To guide world leaders to move beyond leading from emotions and instead, lead from the innate wisdom of the heart. And to use my skills of humor and inspiration to support this transformation. Long story short, the leader of a UN leadership training saw me present principles of the mind’s limitations at a prior event on Wednesday evening. Afterwards, she asked me to present at a leadership conference for the UN Development Programme the next morning. The conference participants carry out the United Nations Programs around the world. Needless to say, their responsibility and stress is high, whether they deal with irradicating poverty, war, AIDS, or more. We explored how to be free of limiting past beliefs in order to bring about change of personal, organisational, national, and global significance. But more importantly for you, watch this video for how this relates to your life. (3:30 minute video)
To learn how to let go of long held beliefs that inhibit you from living a powerful life, see the Calendar link above for the schedule of life-changing events.
REGISTER TODAY.
With my greatest wish for your happiness,
David
Blog: Is Beauty or Suffering Your Homebase?
Posted by David Ellzey on May 8th, 2009
I was recently teaching The Sedona Method Coach Training in Holland. Afterwards, while exploring the
city and the tulips in the countryside, I was reminded of the magnificence that exists in color, shape, and life. I also live in New York City and am reminded of how when we forget nature, we suffer ~ we feel a disconnection with ourselves and life. Indeed, we are nature too ~ expressed in human form.
If emotions are feeling overwhelming, one suggestion, in addition to attending one of our free introduction evenings, is to find some air you feel nourishes you. Get to some form of nature to remind you of your larger connection to existence and the universe.
Don’t postpone this self-loving step. Take a moment to plan it now. Then look at the "Free Evening" link above and mark your calendar for the next Free Introductory Evening, or register for the next full Sedona Method weekend. Life is too short to postpone knowing outer and inner beauty any longer.
Here’s to your greatest happiness and success,
Today’s Blog: Effortless Enlightenment?
Posted by David Ellzey on April 25th, 2009
In the video you are about to see, watch struggling, suffering, and … Okay, okay, I’m kidding. See the exact opposite. See laughter and the result of three full days of the advanced course, Effortless Enlightenment, lead by my good friend, and CEO of Sedona Training Associates, Hale Dwoskin. Hale was just here in NYC and is now in San Francisco sharing this great course. The three days reveal the discovery that beneath the drama of the mind and emotions, there is unfailingly a calm peace that many call home. This one and a half minute video are Hale and I simply being our serious selves. Enjoy!
Learn for yourself how to uncover this unwavering sense of lightness and ease, even in today’s challeging world. See the Calendar link above.
With my greatest love,
Today’s blog: You, Me, and Deepak Chopra
Posted by David Ellzey on April 12th, 2009
What drives us to weather challenging times like these? For example, yesterday, in a groggy state, after three hours of sleep the night before, I had the crazy impulse to go for a session of meditation and yoga at the Chopra Center and Spa at Dream, in Manhattan. As you can see, my cheeks are a bit rosy as a result. It felt wonderful.
Recently I heard Dr. Deepak Chopra say, "We are microcosms of the infinite intelligence of the universe". He expresses health as, "The ecstatic, evolutionary, impulse of the universe; A higher state of conciousness in which you spontaneously make choices that bring joy to you, but also to others in the world". Later in the day, my friends were, I’m sure, joyful that I wasn’t as grumpy as I might have been.
So on this day, take a moment and folllow that ecstatic, evolutionary, impulse which knows exactly what you need for your well being and joy. Right now, in this very moment, let go of holding back this impulse and spontaneously choose something that expresses your joy. I mean right now. No joke. I mean when you finish reading this. This impulse is beating your heart. It must know something. This is a life skill. Don’t wait for someone else to save you from your own indecision. Go for it.
So in advance, congratulations! And while you’re at it, why not decide what you will do for your joy tomorrow? Do something radical. Actually make a choice that fills your heart.
Thanks Dr. Chopra and thanks to the evolutionary impulse of this amazing universe that expresses through – and as – each of us.
For your greatest health and happiness,
PS. For you graduates of The Sedona Method, keep your eyes peeled for the "Your Moment" from the Chopra Center on Wednesday,