I read the book back in 1987 and it wasn't until 1990 that I managed to take a live seminar. My experiences with the Silva Method have been posted on the forum.

Alex Gonzalez Silva invited me to come and do the training to become a Trainer and Supervisor for Australia. Since I was planning a trip to the US for the Natural Brilliance Retreat and Alex's class was just before the retreat I decided to do it.

The reason learning from a book is so difficult is because you need to first train your brain to enter the right level using the count down deepening exercise. The practise is to get your mind to Alpha and be able to think there without falling asleep or coming up to beta when you start programing. So if you're going it solo you need to be persistant. The class takes you to alpha repeatedly so it's easier to start using it and seeing results after the class.

My Recent adventures with using Silva ESP?

Well actually it started by not wanting to take the trip. I picked up trouble with my flight, airline staff, missed connection and missing bag. At the same time I knew the course would be fun and a wonderful experience for me. So prepared for the misadventures I decided to go. Packed extra articles of clothing in my carry on luggage.

Well to keep a long adventure short. When I arrived in Laredo my bag was still in Tokyo and although I was now able to wash the change of clothes I had with me I decided it would be necessary for my comfort to buy some more for the weekend. I asked the hotel staff where I could buy some and he said there is a mall across the road. I looked in the direction he was pointing. 3 lanes, road divide, two lanes road divide with a 6 foot wall (to walk around) and then the tops of the semi trailers confirmed more road going the other direction. I had no desire to walk in the 103 degree heat to the mall. So I dumped my carry on luggage and cameras in my room and walked out to the front of the hotel and asked which way to cheap clothes? (I had seen the price of clothes in the US $100 for a pair of jeans is mad in my book). Turned left and found a shop that sold jeans for $8 to $20 and a, "advertising a brand of sports shoes" t-shirt for $7.

Reason I wanted to buy clothes was because I didn't feel like washing the ones I had every night till my bags got there. I knew there was going to be a delay. They didn't arrive till Monday.

Some will say that I programed for these things to happen. For me programming and knowing what is going to happen are two different senses. When I pick up what is going to happen I also find myself picking up on what I should do to handle it and when I follow the information for preparation then it's less of a problem.

Before I left Australia I knew I was going to miss my Laredo connection so I was mentally prepared for an overnight stay in Houston. When I boarded my flight at Detroit for Houston on time it seemed I was wrong about missing the flight and was glad for it. We were heading down the run way for take off when a storm hit. The captain said that take off would be delayed 6 minutes till the storm passes. We took of an hour later. Well there was no way I was going to make the Laredo flight. I would have only just made it if the flight was on time. I did stay overnight in Houston since I missed the last flight to Laredo.

Alex

[This message has been edited by Alex K. Viefhaus (edited June 28, 2005).]