After traveling 30 hours, crossing the international date line and
arriving at Namale Resort in Fiji, we are all gathered in the registration
line. We are asked about massages, colonics and cleanses. Needless to
say, at that point, I signed on the dotted line…..never reading a thing.
Our first night, the Fijians dressed up in their native clothing all danced
and sang for us. One beautiful girl came up to me and asked me to
dance. I asked her what her name was. She answered in a voice like an
angel. My name is Josephine. As I started to cry and dance, two
Josephine’s from parallel universes were brought together. I like to call
this Divine Intervention.
We all kiss and hug and head to our rooms to sleep. I wake up two
hours later and think it’s time to get up. I go outside and see more
beautiful stars than I have ever seen in my life. I am grateful and excited
and don’t sleep the rest of the night.
As the dawn arrives, I get up go outside to be greeted by smiling Fijians
saying Bula, Bula – Welcome. And so my journey begins.
You have to remember that Fiji is on the other side of the world for me
to sat that my biological clock was way off during this tip world be an
understatement. So I head to the “Bottoms Up Lounge” . That’s right,
the Bottoms Up Lounge. I somehow don’t think this is a bar where we
are going to party.
it is called the Bottoms Up lounge because this is where we are going to
go to do our daily colonic cleanses. Or the formal word colon
hydrotherapy. An Australian couple, husband wife team, a cheery,
bubbly woman and her not so bubbly husband greet us and usher us in
to a room. Lots of G’day, G’day, happy talk going on. I haven’t eaten or
slept in about 48 hours so I am now Hangry. (to be explained further
on) This is a term that all who have attended Life Mastery feel every
day. For anyone who has not yet tried this colon hydrotherapy, I can
only say “you must do it”.. Is it a humbling experience? Yes. Is it worth
it? Yes, Did I lose 18 pounds and have the clearest eyes and skin? Yes.
Our legs are propped up, there are knobs and nozzles and clear tubes
everywhere. Instructions were given which I obviously did not pay
attention to. About 20 minutes later, I ring the bell for the bubbly
owner and share that nothing is happening. She looks at me quizzically
and informs me that I have placed the apparatus in the wrong opening.
Turning a purplish red, I allow her to show me where the thing is
supposed to go.
I look to the right and see unmentionable things. After watching videos
on the importance of “taking care of your gut”, it finally is time to leave.
As I leave, I am given a probiotic and water, and the bubbly wife says,
“see you tomorrow. Have a G’day!
As I walk out of the Bottoms Up Lounge, I am feeling, well, not totally
together and in control of my bodily functions. But, hey I am in Fiji, and
this is an adventure and it is so good for me.
We head to the seminar room where there are many rebounders. We
are encouraged to jump, scream, knock ourselves out. The main reason
was to change our state, and the rebounders actually do help to release
the toxins from our bodies. We are given our first breakfast meal,
greens, then udo’s oil, some broth, water, etc. Information about what
we would be feeling, why were explained. This was all voluntary, No
one forced us to participate. We were here because we wanted to
change our bodies, mind and spirits.
Groups of us are herded on to buses and driven to an open field with
telephone poles with hooks attached to the top. There is a trapeze flying
nearby. As we get off the bus, the Team Leader is telling us to harness
up, that we are getting ready to climb the 50 foot poles, step up and try
to catch the trapeze. As I stare in amazement , the first person starts
climbing the pole and gets to the top, steps us and jumps. Well, that
doesn’t look that hard. I watch as many more are harnessed with
helmuts as the Fijians are holding on to us as they climb the poles.
Everyone is cheering and screaming for each person, You Can Do It,
Let go of the rope, It’s not your friend,
It’s my turn to step up. As I get halfway up the pole, my strength gives
out, and my monkey mind starts to go in to high gear. What if, I get to
the top, I have a knee replacement, how will I be able to step up?
Am I going to crap my pants in front of 100 strangers? How will I ever
live again?
And then, I knew I had to go for it, that this was my Leap of Faith, that If
I could climb up to the top of the pole, do a pushup on top of the pole
and jump, I would be free. This would be my Leap of Faith. As my soul
brothers and sisters cheered me on, I struggled, almost gave up 100
times and then, I stepped up, put my arms out, did the Olympic signal of
Victory and jumped.
Was I scared? Yes. Was it a turning point for ne in my life? Yes. Would I
recommend this program to everyone? Absolutely, Yes.
As the days went by, the HANGRY STATE seemed to be a place I was
living between Hungry and Angry, going back and forth. There were
skinny people that were fed like kings. I was not one of them as my
body fat had been measured and yes, I could afford to lose a few pounds.
Was I doing the pity party? Yes. Was I rehashing every mistake I had
made in my life? Yes Was all this normal? Yes. The supportive staff
helped each and every one of us as we went through every emotion.
The point I am trying to make is at the end of 10 days, the word
Kumbaya comes to mind. We were one. Everyone was the same. All the
barriers, stories, self-doubt, worry, fear, limiting beliefs had suddently
disappeared.
When we final broke our fast, amazingly I wasn’t even hungry anymore,
and my Hangry state had left as well.
During the seminar, we were taken to a church in the villages. All the
churches are built around the community, and this is their gathering
place. We all sit on benches as the preacher tells us “the story of Job”
how he was tested many times and never gave up his faith in God. I had
never read the Bible or heard the story of Job. As I listened to his words
and the absolute certainty in his voice, that we must always have faith,
that we can never lose our faith in ourselves or our Creator, the walls of
doubt and limiting beliefs started to tumble down. I was mesmerized
as I sat there listening to them singing their hymns in perfect harmony.
These beautiful souls had no money, little food, yet they were happy,
content and they had faith. Young, old, male, female, they were dancing,
clapping their hands in gratitude for the gift of life that had been given
to them.
As I was leaving the church, everyone turned to me hugged me, kissed
me and said, Josephine thank you for coming. Another seed had been
planted, and my heart welled up with so much love and gratitude that I
thought it would burst.
The days went by quickly as speaker after speaker showed us that no
matter what happens to us in life, we should never give up, always have
faith.
We drank Udo’s oil, and water and greens they cut from the resort. We
jumped on trampolines ( to get the toxins out). We hugged, danced,
played games and bonded with 100 total strangers. There were people
that had used their last dime to come to this event, from all walks of life
from the very wealthy to the not so wealthy,’’ when I say that the
material, and information that every one of us took home from the event
was priceless, it is an understatement.
I found my Faith in Fiji.
Here are a couple of take aways I wish I would have done before the
trip.
Have a colon cleanse before you go
Clean up your diet, lots of fresh vegetables, juices, water, broths
Stay away from any kind of meat
Get some essential oils, peppermint, clove to put on a cloth to
inhale during the cleanse.
Take care of your health, take vitamins, beef up your immune
system
If time will allow, arrive in Fiji at least 24 to 48 hours before the
seminar to get acclimated to the time change.
Do not, I repeat, get your first colonic of your life,
not sleep for 48 hours and climb a pole and jump
You will thank me enormously for the last tip
This tip alone is worth the price of the book!
Go to the event with an open mind. Embrace everyone and every piece
of information. It will change your life for the better.
UPW SAN JOSE 2012
This was my very first event, and I wanted to be as close to the stage as
possible. On day one, a mild-mannered man sat next to me and shared
that he was from Topeka, Kansas, flew in on his private jet and was
meeting with Tony and Josh the next morning. I nodded in agreement
already thinking “is this guy for real”?
As the day goes by, Tony is working us in to a feverish pitch so that we
will be in state to “Walk on Fire”. As I tell my new friend, I am thinking
of bolting, he assures me, “you can do this”, I will be by your side. I will
help you. He stays by my side as we walk outside and hear the
drumbeats and people saying, yes, yes, yes.
My friend touches my arm and tells me he is going first, that he will
meet me on the other side. As I make my power move to keep me in a
peak state, all fear has been overpowered by force of will as I am yelling,
cool moss, cool moss, looking up to the heavens. And then, I walk on
fire, feel the coals against the soft tissue of my feet, fear will not take me,
rule me any longer, fear will no longer be my enemy, but my friend.
As I cross the coals and wipe my feet on the cool moss, I jump from a
standing position, wrap my legs around my new friend and scream, “ I
did it, I’m free”.
You probably are thinking, that was a great story but there is more,
much more.
As I walk away from the coals and my friend, I am
literally high and pray that he won’t remember the
lunatic he walked on fire with.
Fast forward, 2014, Money, master the game is out
and I am voraciously reading every word. Around
page 420, Tony shares that he and Josh met with
Cody Foster who had flown in for UPW San Jose
All fear has been overpowered by force of will,
yelling cool moss, cool moss, always looking up to
the heavens,
Making your power move to get you into a peak
state and you feel the coals against the soft tissue
of your feet, and you say yes, yes, yes, free at last,
free at last I can do this, Fear will not take me,
rule me no longer, fear be my enemy, but my
friend.