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“Behind the Scenes”
Yoga Retreat Photos
November 2005
Captions by Dick Sutphen
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 “Empowering Your Life With Yoga” retreat,
November 11-13, 2005 at Pura Vida USA, near Dahlonega, Georgia. Bliss Wood and I co-trained the three-day event. Gourmet vegetarian and fish meals were served in the main house. We ate like kings.
Bliss stretching in Yoga Hall during a class break. No, she did not ask the rest of us to do poses like this during the retreat. But I believe we all want to work up to doing so.
Tricia Fussell and Bliss in Yoga Hall.
 Bliss and I in Yoga Hall. Each day, we
started with Bliss leading early morning yoga or meditation at 7 AM, alternated yoga, talks and altered state sessions during the day and early evening, and ended about 9 PM after an altered-state exploration.
 During a break between yoga sessions, Bliss
threw a deck of spiritual cards on the floor and turned it into an exercise. Here she is providing insights for each of us.
 Sunday morning, Bliss led a Tratak
meditation on light. We all faced the wall holding a candle and responded to her directions. When your eyes begin to water, you blow out the candle and close your eyes. This proved to be a very powerful
meditation for me and for many others.
Sunday afternoon, after lunch, here are 14 of our 19 participants. The missing people had either booked massages or had to leave early.
 After the yoga retreat, Bliss and I went to
Stone Mountain, GA to visit friend and co-trainer Patti Conklin, and to visit New Leaf, our primary book/CD distributor. Patti’s house is on a lake, (I tell her crocodiles are lurking beneath the peaceful
waters, but she refuses to believe me.). In this photo, one of Patti’s neighbors is taking us on a night boat ride around the lake.
 Patti wanted to do some releasing work with
hypnosis, so here I am beginning the process. Bliss sat at her feet and used reiki to balance Patti’s energy. I have barely begun the body relaxation when her eyes began to rem, indicating she was in deep
trance. I quickly directed her up into Higher Self, where she found herself in a mist, and in direct communication with “Father.” Upon exploring this situation, she perceived an image that was
so shocking, she asked me to awaken her. We discussed the image and how it might impact her life. She said she wanted to journal on it for awhile before further exploring.
 Back home in California, with my daughter
Cheyenne on Thanksgiving. Five of my kids were there for the feast, but I’m sorry to say we spaced when it came to taking more pictures.
In 2006, my plans are to conduct some seminars solo, and co-train healing seminars with Patti, some Millionaire Mind $et seminars with Carol Morgan, Ph.D., and yoga retreats and outdoor adventures with
Bliss. A multi-speaker seminar is planned for five days in Sedona, AZ, August 21-25.
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