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15.11.07. Today's story is a common tale told by Zen monks in the Orient. I hope it will help you live your life with a greater sense of emotional fulfillment.

01.11.07. Read a short story that epitomizes the way many Japanese approach conflict and relationships. I share this story with you now, hoping it will help you better deal with conflict in your own life.

16.10.07. If you're having difficulty achieving the goals you've set for yourself, read this issue of our newsletter. By following these personal goal setting guidelines, you can avoid disappointment and frustration on your way to success.

01.10.07. If you're finding your plans for a better life often wind up not materializing, read today's issue and find out how to till the soil before you plant the seeds of success: Preparing for success - Till the soil before you plant the seeds.

18.09.07. Wanting to lose weight? May this issue help you discover a magical moment when your entire self says "Yes" to the change process you are wanting to engage in: Engaging all the 'I's that make up 'You'.

01.09.07. You are invited to use this issue to learn how to orchestrate the rhythms of your body, and feel more alive and joyful: Rhythms of the body, music of the soul.

15.08.07. In today's issue, Charlie  invites you to consider what Spirit, spirituality and religion mean for you. If you allow your experience and your heart to be your main teachers, you'll empower yourself to find new meaning for your life: Religion, Spirituality, and Other Potentially Thorny Concepts.

01.08.07. Charlie hopes today's story will help you have greater faith in your ability to persevere in difficult situations: Self Hypnosis and The Human Spirit.

16.07.07. The sooner you deal with stress and completely let go of all the excess energy stress traps in your body, the better life will be. There is no greater loss, than losing your day to day happiness. Charlie hopes today's story will help you renew your hopes and dreams, and set you free to live a happier life: Deal with stress before stress deals with you.

02.07.07. Read about keeping stress at bay and come closer to understanding you do have all the resources you need to achieve your dreams: Stress and the fear of failure: Lessons Learned in Somatic Coaching.

15.06.07. Find out why un-learning what you've learned in the past can be more important than learning something new.

01.06.07. Find out why the ability to enter a "mushin" state can greatly improve your ability to learn and live with grace and ease: "Mushin"- Peak Performance State.

17.05.07. Read it and learn how self hypnosis can help you understand who you really are, so you can live the life your true heart desires: Self hypnosis as a heartfelt expression of life.

01.05.07. Today, Charlie is sharing with you what happened to an old friend of his recently. Perhaps his story will prompt you to stop mortgaging the present, in order to buy a future that gets ever more elusive: Are you waiting for your wake-up call?

16.04.07. Charlie would like to invite you to use what he has written today to reexamine your learning style. The more you're able to adapt and expand upon your current style of learning, the better able you'll be to face life's many challenges.

01.04.07. Please use what Charlie has written today to reexamine the core beliefs you hold near and dear. He suggests this reexamination because if you're looking to improve the quality of your life, it's good to begin by looking at the basic beliefs and principles you use to guide yourself.

15.03.07. What do you lose when you underestimate the value of suffering?

01.03.07. Read this issue of our newsletter to find out why you may find it paradoxically reassuring to know you'll never achieve some of your most important goals: On Self Improvement, Perfection, and Imperfection: Problems First.

15.02.07. Today's story is for those of you craving a clear understanding of yourself and what you truly want to accomplish in life: Identifying With The Master.

02.02.07. Read it to have a look at the Japanese culture from the inside out and consider the importance of appreciating our time on earth, and appreciating those we are in relationship with.

15.01.07. Read today's heartwarming story about two men whose parents were alcoholics. It may help you start learning from your past rather than continuing to live in it.

31.12.06. Once again, Charlie uses his New Year issue as a chance to offer up thanks for all he has received in the past twelve months.

16.12.06. I hope today's issue of the Seishindo newsletter will help you develop an effective strategy for avoiding conflicts and at the same time getting what you want in life.

14.02.06. A new series of Seishindo Teleclasses has been announced today: "Talk" to the body and change the emotions - Somatic Coaching Skills for Coaches and EMBODIED PRESENCE -- Walking in the world with grace and power. Click on these links to find out more.

01.12.06. Have you ever sat and wondered why some of your most important relationships can be so contentious? If so, you might want to read this issue and consider how the magnetic pull of your judgments can prevent you from having the relationships you desire.

15.11.06. Do you ever think about how you'd love to engage in the activities you most love, if only you had the time and opportunity? Hopefully today's story called Everyday Life will give you a new way to think about pursuing your dreams!

03.11.06. Learn how to nurture your primary identity, your perception of the world, and your sense of self worth: Teaching Self-Love to Dogs and Humans.

16.10.06. Read about how the perceptions and beliefs we have of our counterparts have a major impact on how they perceive themselves, and the quality of our relationship with them: Self-Fulfilling Prophecies.

01.10.06. Charlie hopes today's issue entitled Learning About Yourself will help you increase your ability to be a loving caring teacher to yourself on your journey of self-discovery.

15.09.06. "Everyday Aikido" - Build relationships rather than manage conflict: Read about the vital role supportive relationships play in your overall health and well-being. Charlie hopes what he's written will help you to come to a heartfelt understanding of how you can be a better partner to others.

12.09.06. Today Charlie would like to introduce you to an article on our site written by David Sikora. David synthesizes the principles and basic movement patterns of Aikido and systemic sculpture work as applied in family therapy. Both are systems for dealing with conflict, seemingly in very divergent fields. Please have a read!
Aikido and Systemic Sculpture Work in Groups and Organizations

01.09.06. May the ten principles of Seishindo Self Hypnosis presented in today's issue of our newsletter help you experience the peace of mind and sense of well-being that resides within you!

15.08.06. In today's issue of our newsletter entitled The flow of "mind" in water and Aikido Charlie wants to share with you a recent magical moment in Japan when he had the pleasure and honor of meeting Senta Yamada sensei for the first time. He hopes you will meditate on what is written, and consider how sensing the flow of "mind" in water can bring you a deep sense of well being. May these words awaken you to join with, absorb, surround and protect all you encounter on your life's path.

12.08.06. Because of the high demand for our taster classes we increased the number of attendees for each teleclass so once again spaces are available. Thanks so much for all of the energy you have shared with us! It has been great meeting so many of you for the first time.

If you have already taken a taster class and are considering signing up for our four class series, please do let us know as soon as possible, so we can properly organize and prepare for you.

To sign up for a taster class, please go to the links below. One link for Seishindo Self-Hypnosis and one for Embodied Presence. You can sign up for both classes, or just one.

Self-Hypnosis Taster Teleclass
Embodied Presence Taster Teleclass

To sign up for the paid Seishindo Self-Hypnosis series please go here:
Self-Hypnosis Teleclass Series

To sign up for the paid Embodies Presence series, please go here:
Embodied Presence Teleclass Series

I look forward to talking to more of you soon!
Regards,
Charlie

01.08.06. Do you suffer from performance anxiety? Read today's issue of the Seishindo newsletter and learn how small changes in awareness of your body experience can dramatically change your ability to adapt, change, and perform with excellence.

19.07.06. Charlie hopes this issue will help you contemplate what you can learn from pain and suffering. Pain can be a valuable teacher, and it's important to allow your teacher in when it knocks on your door.

18.07.06. The survey many of you filled out let us know that teleclasses are something people have strong interest in, so here we go! Our first telecourse will be "Seishindo Self-Hypnosis For Self-Renewal And Healing". Our second telecourse will be "EMBODIED PRESENCE -- Live a more fulfilling life as you come to understand more about the language of your body." Click on these links to find out more!

01.07.06. Today, Charlie invites you to think about what you believe to be true. If we are careful to not confuse our opinions with "the facts," we will discover many new and wonderful things.

15.06.06. Charlie hopes this issue will help you to become more aware of your relationship with a 'higher power' as perceived by you: God and Santa Claus.

01.06.06. Have you heard about Zen koans, or perhaps even attempted to answer one? Hopefully, what Charlie has written today about Zen koans and prayer can help you to feel more at peace in the world.

15.05.06. Today Charlie wrote again about the concept of "embodied presence" with the hope of helping you understand how to live your life with greater clarity and happiness.

03.05.06. Somatic Wisdom - read about what transpired in the most recent Seishindo workshop and have a mini workshop experience of your own.

17.04.06. Read a simple story about a bonsai master Charlie met recently and think about how things would be different if everything in your life were just as it should be.

01.04.06. Today's issue of our newsletter can help you contemplate the importance of understanding the language of love, if we are to play an active part in our own healing: Do you take the time to care for yourself?

15.03.06. Read today's issue of the Seishindo Newsletter, entitled "Do you feel disabled?" and get a sense of just how blessed you really are.

01.03.06. Find out how the concept of learning styles can help you rediscover your appreciation and love for those close to you: Learning styles and "true love". From this issue, you can also learn to communicate better with people who think and learn differently than you.

15.02.06. Do you learn some things well while struggling to learn other subjects? Read today's issue of our Newsletter entitled Do you realize you have a "learning style"? and think about discovering your learning style and designing a teaching style to help you achieve greater success in whatever you study.

01.02.06. Read today's issue of the Seishindo newsletter and learn how listening to the good advice of your body is a great way to change your emotional response to your circumstances: The Language of Your Body.

16.01.06. The best day of my life! Read this and reacquaint yourself with the fact that simply being alive is indeed an amazing gift!

15.01.06. An upcoming Seishindo Personal Growth Workshop was announced: Embodied Wisdom: Embracing the Wisdom of your Body's Intelligence. Join us to learn how to say "Yes" to life, by tapping into the wisdom and intelligence of your body, heart, and soul.

31.12.05. Today, I invite you to join me in celebrating a "Thank You Day", to help deepen your connection to self and Spirit over the coming year.

16.12.05. We have just uploaded today's issue of the Seishindo newsletter entitled Reincarnation - A radical alternative to Darwinism. Read it and ponder how your life could be different if reincarnation was one of your everyday beliefs. Today, I also offer you some stunning pictures of the people of Nepal. Have a look, and I am sure you will be touched by the spirit that these folks exude.

02.12.05. Please read today's issue of our newsletter and take some time to consider how you are playing an active role in determining your destiny with your current thoughts and actions: Karma - The Wheel of Life. In order to help you consider a more fulfilling future, Charlie invites you to look at a brief gallery of Nepal pictures, taken by him and his friend Gordon Cook.

15.11.05. Today's issue of our Newsletter is entitled Your life IS going according to plan! Read it and realize that although we don't have as much control over the course of our lives as we often imagine, we can still live a proactive life and appreciate every passing emotion, every trial and challenge.

01.11.05. Read today's issue of the Seishindo Newsletter entitled A full life is not necessarily a long life to remind yourself that it is never too soon to begin to enjoy and fully appreciate the life you DO have, right here and now.

25.10.05. Are you thinking about starting your own website or want more people interested in what you do to come to your existing website? Find out right now what it takes to have a successful website nowadays from the article New and Improved 10 Tips to the Top by Jill Whalen, an internationally recognized search engine optimization consultant. Developing the Seishindo website, we followed her advice, and now we have 600-900 visitors daily, more than 6,000 sites link to us, there are 7,280 subscribers to our newsletter, and about 300 web publishers regularly republish Charlie's articles. Our Webmaster and Online Marketing Director Inessa Rebeyko will be mostly pleased to answer your questions concerning this article or your future or present website. Please write to her at inessa@seishindo.org.

18.10.05. Today's issue of the Seishindo Newsletter is entitled The unexpected rewards of exiting your comfort zone. We hope it will help you realize the very fact your goal is not "easy" to attain is exactly what makes it so worthwhile.

05.10.05. "As children, our budding nervous systems were often overwhelmed with sensations or feelings that we couldn't understand or contain. When this happened, we often learned to contract our mind and body, shutting ourselves down, to minimize the damage." Read more in an article by Robert Rossel, Ph.D., added today to our Articles Section and entitled The Expansion and Contraction of Being.

01.10.05. Read today's issue of our newsletter, entitled Balance your emotional life – Meld the wisdom of your body with the wisdom of your intellect, and learn why it is important to use the brain in your gut as a primary source of information and inspiration and how the role of this brain is grounded in scientific theory.

15.09.2005. Today's issue of the Seishindo Newsletter is entitled Fear is a relationship. We hope it will help you explore how your relationship with life is based upon the inner workings of your body. As you deepen your experience of "life as a relationship" you will find there is much to be thankful for.

01.09.05. Read today's issue of our newsletter entitled Fear, Anger, and Love to ponder how we can nurture with kindness all those we meet and enter into relationship with, and how we can begin to recover from devastating circumstances.
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Today, we are happy to greet the 7,000th subscriber to our Pure Heart, Simple Mind Newsletter. This is Veronica Lim, who is an inspiring coach, author, speaker and seminar leader. Read more about Veronica here.

31.08.05. We are continuing to translate some of our newsletters into French and Dutch. Here are newly translated issues:
Vivre avec la peur
Imperfections parfaites
Volmaakte onvolmaaktheden

20.08.05. Three new Seishindo workshops have been recently announced. Join us to learn how to say "Yes" to life, by tapping into the wisdom and intelligence of your body, heart, and soul. Click here to find out more.

17.08.05. We want to tell you how wonderful it was to get so many heartfelt responses to our last newsletter, Living with Fear. You can read some of them here. Thanks so much to all of you. We put our heart into our work, and your kind words mean a lot to us. We always look forward to hearing from you!

15.08.05. Living with Fear: experience the process of moving from turmoil to serenity, from fear to feeling blessed... to the place, where we all deserve to be.

01.08.05. In today's issue of our newsletter, read about how you can simply be, rather than needing to do, when faced with what you perceive as adversity. Nurture your ability to learn, be creative, and adapt. No thinking leads to only being. No worry, no fear.

18.07.05. Read today's issue of our newsletter and take some time to have a heartfelt appreciation for yourself and your needs: There is no more important person to love than yourself.

16.07.05. We are returning to Europe! Find out more about the upcoming Seishindo workshop in Antwerpen, Belgium -

in English:
Balancing your life

in French:
Une vie en équilibre

in Dutch:
Gebruik jouw lichaamstaal

01.07.05. Learn about the process you can follow to achieve high quality memory when learning something new: [Memory Development] Memories are made of this.

We have just started to translate our site into French and Dutch. You are welcome to our newly born sections:
Système de développement personnel Seishindo
Het Seishindo-programma voor persoonlijke groei en ontwikkeling

15.06.05. You are invited to read today's issue of our newsletter and ponder the importance of appreciating your exceptional learning abilities.

01.06.05. In today's issue of the Seishindo Newsletter, read a wonderful story that can help you understand that life is always presenting you with opportunities to succeed: [Planning your life] One person's garbage is another person's fortune.

16.05.05. Use today's issue of our newsletter to gain a fresh insight into how you live your life, and how your life might be different if you conceived of your "mind" differently. Where is your mind right now?

11.05.05. Thirteen new articles by Charlie in Japanese have been added today. We heartily thank Tsutomu Shimoozaki and Fumiyo Kitani for their great translation work!

01.05.05. Read today's issue of the Seishindo newsletter to learn how to cultivate an intuitive comprehension of non-rational, paradoxical people and situations, and understand and respect the emotional and spiritual longing that people bring with them into the workplace: "The Process of Ongoing Success."

29.04.05. A new article on Self-Relations psychotherapy by Robert Rossel, Ph.D. has been added today. We do thank Robert for a great addition to our Articles section. Read this article to learn about a simple and wonderful way to reestablish the flow of the relational self: "Mirror Work."

21.04.05. Today's issue of our newsletter is entitled "What is your element?" Read it to ponder about the elemental waters in your own life you only have to touch, and it will transform everything.

01.04.05. You can use today's issue of our newsletter entitled Adapting, healing, and connecting to life to learn how you can cultivate greater health, vitality, and adaptability by facilitating greater awareness of your somatic processes and eliciting your ability to move with grace and ease. The Practice Whole Body Breathing can offer you a powerful way to begin to really connect to, and understand more about your "whole self."

15.03.05. Read today's issue of the Seishindo newsletter, entitled "The Philosophy of Fear and Confrontation," to find out why, when faced with fear and confrontation, the best defense is no defense at all!

12.03.05. Don't miss two articles by Robert Rossel, Ph.D, added today: "Foundations: The Ericksonian Legacy and Self-relations Psychotherapy" and "Emptiness and the Relational-self."

01.03.05. Today's issue of our newsletter is entitled "We-dentity". Read about the importance of bonding to the members of a group you want to belong to, and learn what it takes to be somatically connected to other human beings. The Practice for this issue is "Breathing Together".

15.02.05. In today's issue of the Seishindo newsletter entitled "Perfect Imperfections" you can read about the importance of treating our imperfections as the signature of our soul. Today's Practice will help you to better appreciate and tap into the generative qualities that you already possess. Every process of change should start from an appreciation of what you are already good at!

01.02.05. You can use today's issue of our newsletter entitled "Are you feeling in control?" as the opportunity to reconsider your personal sense of equilibrium and self sufficiency. While doing the Practice "Who am I? Who are you?" you will likely shift your perception of "self" and "other", and thus your sense of being in the world.

26.01.05. Two new Seishindo workshops have been announced: Embodied Wisdom in Washhington DC and Self-Hypnosis for Self-Renewal and Healing in NYC. Join us to learn how to quiet your thinking mind, and enter into a state of self-renewal and healing.

17.01.05. Read today's issue of the Seishindo Newsletter to remind yourself once again that every horrible occurrence holds the seeds for new hope and life: "God is talking... Are you listening?" The Practice for this issue is "Connecting, and extending out into the world."





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