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Last night over 40 people (men, women and baby) attended the Living Well Workshop at CNY Healing Arts in Syracuse, NY. Dr. Rob led off the evening with a moment of quiet “to clear our minds” then proceeded to talk about how the most powerful thing we have is our mind.

Dr. Rob said, “Our mind and the nature of life creates fear, that knot in our stomach is that fear. We need to learn to let go and focus on the positives. Focus on the positive things in life and cling to the positive people.”

Dr. Rob shared a story about an exercise he and his brother practice:

Rob: “You are the worst brother in the world, I don’t know why God put you here on this earth…”

Brother: “I love you Rob, you are the best brother in the world, what can I do to change?”

- It’s the unexpected response. It shifts what was a negative encounter into a positive one.

As the night progressed the audience began to share stories of their own. One gentleman spoke up about his discovery of the power of words, in particular using the phrase “My pleasure”. A woman in the audience shared about a job she used to have for a hotel and how initially “My pleasure” seemed unnatural to her but over time it became automatic and always felt sincere.

Dr. Rob went on to share about the importance of starting your day off in a positive manner. He meditates on his ride to work by listening to something calm such as piano or guitar music. He never listens to the news anymore (stopped a year and a half ago) as it only produces negative feelings. Once he arrives at work he sits down to write a daily Intention and then starts his day with the staff with a “daily huddle”. It’s all about starting out in the right mood - positive, and letting go of the negative.

Elaine’s part of the evening was teaching the audience about “the secret”:

• Visualize “it”
• Believe “it”
• Know you deserve “it”
• Receive/Attain “it”

Elaine uses a vision board (several audience members shared that they do as well) and has been using it for almost 2 years. She said that most of her “it’s” have come true already and she feels the rest will come true in time. The Universe has it’s own time line.

Dr. Rob shared that for him “writing it down” works as a visualization tool. He stated these ideas have been around for thousands of years and are written about in many great books:

• Jack Canfield’s Key to Living the Law of Attraction
• Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret
• Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose
• and many more

The night ended with a lively dance to a great song led by Elaine and then a group huddle with everyone.

Dr. Rob and Elaine had such an awesome response to this workshop they have promised to do many more and soon we will have this one on video and posted here at MindBodySmile.

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