Satsang Series with Brandon Bays
An Invitation to Continue Your Journey and Get Practical and Spiritual Help to Deal with Everyday Challenges
If you feel as if you’re running around in circles, with your To-Do list growing and the countdown to Christmas is getting to you, then now might be a good time to stop, take a deep breathe and allow yourself to be still.
Do you feel yourself connected with the truth within yourself or have you been unwillingly repressing some of your emotions recently?
Journey satsang is all about giving you the space to have a dialogue in truth, reconnect with yourself and with others in the Journey community – it’s a sacred time of soaking in the presence of stillness and coming home to our authentic self.
In the last video I was sharing a satsang about integrating to the real life after a Journey seminar, but satsang can also be a space for difficult questions to arise. In today’s satsangs the question comes – how to deal with terminal illnesses and death?
Please post your comments and questions below – for this or any other topic that you’re currently challenged by. The Journey presenters team will be personally replying.
Much love,
PS. I’m opening the online Journey Satsang series soon – for the first time ever. It goes live soon. Watch your inbox for more details. How do you know if the Journey Satsang series is for you? If you feel the need to re-connect your inner truth and find it difficult to have time for this, then it’s for you. More information soon…
Hi Brandon, You suggested that I could get some sight in my left eye.
I decided to go to Dr. MarkNaim (Medical doctor and Journey Prac-titioner) In addition I am having some aqu puncture.
I am reading Deepak Chopra’s newest book, REINVENTING THE BODY, RESURECTING THE SOUL, and working with Reiki on myself. I am beginning to have some sight and working on my walking. Thankyou for giving me some positive encouragement.
With warm regards.
It should come as no surprise to me that just 3 days after confirmation of my stage 4 incurable melanoma having made an unwelcome leap into the abdomen, whilst scanning thru lots of emails – there was your satsang no. 2 on facing illness and death – shining out at me like a little diamond of wisdom. No coincidence, I realise, more yet another gift from Grace. Thank you. Namaste.
It is nice to be reminded during times of challenge to connect to truth & just surrender in love.
Thanks to all for teachings
Lesley
I was really shocked by the video. It helps me to see the tons of resistance and fight within me. Soetimes it is as different personality within – which needs to behaive differently. Do not accept the present situation and always asking WHY WHy Why why ??? Than I sunk into the emotion so fast.
Thank you for showing me the door of acceptance…
I even cannot imaginne how wonderful my life will be without this resistance!
with humble heart,
Nina
To re-live my conversation with you Brandon is such a gift. The profound learning then, is increased tenfold with the blessing of time. The wisdom we have the privilege to rest in when we sit with you is truly divine. Watching and listening from a new perspective provides new insights and understanding at a deeper level. Thank you for opening & sharing these sacred Satsangs. With Love and Gratitude, Kathryn x
Hi Brandon, I returned recently from abundance retreat and have been on a massive rollercoaster of a journey since. I am living with crohn’s disease and I feel so consumed and overwhelmed by it sometimes. In the past few days I have began to befriend and write to it and am experiencing extreme physical pain. Two awakenings have happened, one being my deepest fear is that I will become so overwhelmed that I will loose control and go completely crazy and also that by befriending this crohn’s (Hobart) I have discovered that at any given moment I am being the very best that I can given who I am in this moment, I thank you in this time of hanging out that I am now in gratitude and appreciation of this.
Namaste
hi brandon
that satsang re death and terminal illness was and is great
donal
Hi all,
I’d like to share my little story: 2 and half years ago I was diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis. This illness is not possible to heal, and doctors said, in ten years time my gut will have to be removed, otherwise cancer can come. In April 2010 I attended Journey Intensive Course. After this Seminar I found “by accident” on Internet 3 books from 3 different authors who have healled themselves from this desease!!! I read them all, and I switched my diet to 100% raw food diet. I cleared myself without any drugs. And I started to take more Journey processes to clear also my soul..:)) I realised that this was the way to heal for myself, clean fysically by detoxification and clean emotionally by doing processes. Journey is a perfect process work, best I have found.
Thank you Brandon, thank you Journey Team!!!
Vlasto
Hi Vlasto
could i use your story as a sucess story for my web page.
i am a journey practitioner.
in2joy.co.nz
its a great story and im starting to accumulate similar.
kind regards
donal
Thank you – such a clear, pure, beautiful way to look at what we need to do in the face of torment for some people. To stop, breath, listen and love and great manatra for allof life. Thank you Brandon
Dear Brandon
What you said in the video is so true about surrendering and stopping the fighting.
I was diagnosed with cancer in 2006 and had two major operations and other treatment and when the cancer came back a third time I was so terrified and so scared to die. In 2009 my only kidney failed due to the tumour and the disease was declared ‘inoperable’. I decided to stop all conventional treatment and find other ways to help me.
I read your book ‘The Journey’ and also other books. I have learnt so much which I would not have learnt if there wasn’t this tumour in my body and I am so grateful. The tumour is called Lumpy and I tell him that I love him and send love energy to him (yes it is a ‘he’). I get very defensive when the doctors talk about ‘the enemy in my body that needs to be destroyed’. Lumpy is my teacher and when it’s time he will go on his own.
In August and September I became gravely ill again with two different kidney infections and the kidney started to fail again. I was booked to go to the Journey Intensive weekend in London and missed it because of this. Not sure what this was all about, was it a silent saboteur??
Hope to see you at the next Journey Intensive weekend, hopefully in London.
With love
Michaela
Hi Michaela…. It may very well be silent saboteur and it would be great to ‘hunt that down’ too…. We have an exciting 2011 schedule planned for Brandon and in the UK, and of course – Debs will be holding smaller Journey intensives too.
I love the idea of ‘Lumpy’ and like many illness, they become great teachers. I wonder what resources that Lumpy may need to leave you now….? May be worth inviting him to a campfire during a process and asking the question?
With many blessings on your Journey
Jane
Dear Jane
Thank you so much for your reply. Yes, I am hoping to come to one of the weekends in the UK, am really looking forward to it.
I feel I am on the right track now but it is a great idea to invite Lumpy to the campfire, I hadn’t thought of that.
Love
Michaela
Dear Michaela,
Brandon is currently giving seminars in Australia and can’t get to the replies personally. I admire your courage and list a few things that I’m sure you may have already considered and if not, perhaps to check it out.
As you couldn’t get to the Journey Intensive in London – is there a way you can get to a Journey Practitioner and do some work with one of them. No one can give you the answers to WHY, but in the powerful presence of love and light, you may see them quite clearly and easily. Our Journey Practitioners have all trained with Brandon for an entire year, so they can be an immense support for you at this time.
Also, how is your diet and nutrition? When Brandon healed from her tumour she was on a 100 % organic and raw diet, did cleansing work in addtition to clearing cell memories and emotional blocks.
Use this time for clearing and cleansing.
With love and many many blessings!
Dear Gaby
Thank you, too, for responding to my post. Yes, I will look practitioners up to see if there is one not too far from where I live but I also want to learn the process and I am so looking forward to attending a weekend here in the UK next year.
In terms of diet I am following the Budwig protocol and I started to improve almost right away on it. Lots of organic fruit and veggies, too.
I think I lost my way spiritually and felt hopeless and cynical and now I am finding my way back home. That’s how it feels like anyway and it feels good!
Love
Michaela
hi Michaela
could i use your story for my web page
in2joy.co.nz
i was wondering if you might consider a more beautiful name than lumpy as this tumour is you.
lot of love
donal
Hi Donal
Sorry I missed your response. Of course you can use my story. I am also writing a blog, if you like the link, please let me know.
I agree with you, this name belittles the tumour which truly is a part of me.
Without the tumour I would not be where I am now, I would not have met so many wonderful people and learnt beautiful new truths. So you are absolutely right about the name and I will be thinking about a new one.
Love
Michaela
What a wonderful video, thank you so much for sharing it with us. That makes so much sense about loving and accepting an illness, for fighting brings negativity within the body. I think this is true in life also about letting go, we try and fight to keep going and keep ourselves in control at all times, sometimes we just need to surrender and be. Thank you so much, very inspirational.
Jo x
Brandon
Thank you for this beautiful reminder that battling with our problems simply causes further pain and suffering and that the journey gives us the tools to relax, face and befriend our problems and thank them for the truths they may reveal to us.
More videos please!
Erica
Truth spoken.
It is always such a relief for clients I work with to hear this truth – that it’s not up to us, The Journey processes, medical treatment, or anything else for that matter whether this body is destined to heal or to fall away. And when that is found which doesn’t die, all is allowed to take place, all relaxation is available, all of life and death can be met with love, joy and gratitude.
Namaste
Thanks for your beautiful words Naraya.
Much love
Jane
Death…a topic not everyone wants to contemplate, let alone turn and face…is expressed beautifully in this video.
I love the way you explain that the struggle-the fight-the battle to find the cause keeps the illness ‘alive’ which does not bring the person peace nor wellness. Loving the illness, bringing it to the campfire in forgiveness and to connect with ‘this’ that does not die…that equals freedom. How wonderful!!!
These are empowering tools for ourselves and those we have the privilege to serve.
In gratitude,
Bet
Beautiful and Divinely spoken words
Brandon, thank you so much! Your message in its truth and power touched me very much.
Love and gratitude Renate
Invitation to finding that which never dies…
Nathalie
… to accept that which cannot be changed…
… to embrace that which is here.
Thank you for the reminder.
Dear Brandon thankyou for explaining in letting go the fear and the fight about cancer. I have been doing just that and have found that with your voice and the language of your hands the feeling and the message gets in deeper. I feel sad now and not afraid like I was.When I picked up your Journey cd 10 months ago Imust have known something that has bought me to this momment in writing to you. I look forward to the Journey Experience this weekend with you. Kind Thoughts
Aurelia
Dear Brandon,
These videos are received as a beautiful gift of Presence in Truth. They bring me in this moment, in the presence of Consciousness, regardless of the specific words/message. They remind me also of the deep connection with my Journey family. With all gratitude and love, Satya
Dear Brandon,
I thank you for such an honest and inspiring video about what we all
question at some stage in our lives whether it relates to ourselves or a loved one and that is how to deal with terminal illnesses and death. The key is not to be angry and as you say to accept cancer as a gift and not to battle but to embrace and learn from this gift you have been given.
I shall watch the video whenever I feel I am struggling and need a gentle reminder of why we are here.
Thank you Brandon in your second video for verifying my experience of ‘not fighting’ when I was seriously ill with cancers.
‘Not fighting’ is not the same as lying down and accepting defeat/the inevitable. It is about being present in the moment and doing what needs to be done. When you are ill, if treatment is what you need, get it if you can. If rest is the only thing you feel you can do right then, rest, if you feel like a ‘bit of a walk’ do that, maybe not a marathon. That is not the same as being lazy either it’s being present and true to yourself. Not resisting allows frees up more energy for the body to get on and do its healing work and also allows any treatment to be more effective and in my case to do less peripheral harm.
We each carry with us always our own inner child. The one that was so weak that it had to be nurtured, carried, cleaned and clothed but by degrees through our innate desire to develop and go forward through life, we learned to focus, crawl, feed ourselves, walk, run and to be independent. That same part of our being that we still have deep inside can carry us through beyond illness and almost anything if that is our destiny.
My life is now more full of love and delightful activity and more wonderful than I could have dreamed possible and the most beautiful things that have happened in my life have come as a direct result of being so tired, unwell and vulnerable.
Several years have passed and I still continue to get better.
I would rather be alive and as well as I am now, to be able to love and be loved, than with due respect, dead and admired for my fighting spirit.
Thank you for all the joy, wisdom and friendship that you and my Journey friends have brought me over the years.
With love and gratitude, Duncan
Dear Duncan,
thank you so much for the beautiful insight of just being and taking care of the things that need to be done! Such a reminder of living in effortless being and the power of that.
hi Duncan
i wonder could i use your story for my web page
in2joy.co.nz
best wishes
donal
WOW what a powerful message, thank you, so much love, amazing work. xxx
Dear Brandon,
A big big thanks for this initiative setting up such videos and giving us a sense of happinness and calmness.
You made my day with your teaching.
Love
Agatha
ps.I am 65 years of age. I have been learning english because I love to open my heart beyond the cultural teachings of my heritage.
Dear Brandon,
So miraculous you bring on this subject in this moment. Tomorrow I go to nurse a woman I haven’t n met yet, who is dying. Although I don’t dome there as a journey practitioner, but as a home nurse, it helps me to take this perspective with me to the situation tomorrow. It gets close also in the way that she is only 4 years older than I am and has a son who is one year older than mine: 9 years old! I hope I can mean something useful for this family in the next few days/weeks to come. And it helps me inmy own life, because I have always been such a fighter myself: I can definitely use some more surrender… and trust the world will not fall apart then.
Thanks from the bottom of my heart!
Lianne
I love these videos. They are great! I sometimes forget to take time for myself ech day. Then I listen to/watch your satsang video and I’ve done just that. Keep them coming!
Dear Brandon,
nice satsang about facing death by terminal illness. When you were in holland last time in april 2010 i told you that i had done exactly the same thing. i survived terminal cervixcancer cause i stop fighting and surrender to life, to grace. i am a healthy woman now, and i started my own little business two months ago. exaclty three years after my deathpenalty, to help other cancerpatients
(and all other people who are open for it) to get past the fear to come to their source or grace or how you call it. and helping them with their beliefs about life and themselves. for me this feels what life is all about, and i am thankfull that i still may be here on this beautifull blue planet, i hope that i will reach lots and lots of cancerpatients to help them.
the words KSH are translated: K for Art. S Spiritual H means a helping Hand. “De Kracht” means “The power in you”, and that means the power to jump into life by surrender to any form of fighting. and start living the way life is meant to be. This is not mean as a form of advertising although it looks like it, but i am so thrilled to tell, cause only three years ago in this month i was fighting for my life and docters had no hope at all…..
a very big hug from katja Swager ,
the netherlands
Thanks for this video Brandon, your comments were exactly what I needed to be reminded of right now. It is very easy for me to forget and fail to be open to learn from the various illnesses, aches and pains that my body gives me from time to time. I am going through a bit of healing crises right now, but I don’t know what its about as I am in such a happy place right now. Your words reminded me that I just need to be open and not expend so much energy on finding the reason. Love Amer