Reader Bonus: I’m Giving Away Simply Serene

I want you to have my Kindle book, Simply Serene: How to Calm Down, Reduce Stress, Deal with Stress, and Be Instantly Alert and at Peace. 

It will help you to live a life you love wholeheartedly – body and soul. 

Why am I giving this to you?  First, it’s a reward for reading my newsletters and blog posts. 

Second, it will give the book more visibility on Amazon.   

More visibility means more people get to live a happy life.   

More people living a happy life makes the world a better place for you and me and our children. Right?

 

For five days only… 

For five days only, you can go to Simply Serene: How to Calm Down, Reduce Stress, Deal with Stress, and Be Instantly Alert and at Peace and get the book for free.  It’s easy. 

Just click the BUY link on March 9^th 2013.

 

Here are the dates: 

From midnight west coast time on Saturday, March 9, 2013 to midnight, Wednesday, March 13^th, it will be FREE.

 

Heads Up: Be sure the price says $0.00.  Otherwise, you’ll be paying of the book.   

Obviously,at the usual list price. it’s a huge bargain, so no problem.  And, of course, if you have Amazon Prime, you can borrow it for free, anytime.

 

Simply Serene Has It All

 

When I wrote Simply Serene, I filled it with everything I could think of to help you.  So it’s packed. 

You’ll find a great description of how to employ Owl Eyes and Owl Ears. 

Why would you want to employ those things?   

Because for a moment at least, you will be able to experience enlightenment.  Is that enough for you?  

No kidding.  It’s truly remarkable. Even after decades of meditation, this method changed my life.

 

Simply Serene includes the first versions of The Magic Formula: How to Magically Attract the Life You Most Want and Foolproof Relaxation: How to Relax Your Mind Anytime, Anywhere.  Although I expanded both of these into their own books (you can click on the links above to see them), the version you will find in Simple Serene gets the job done for you. 

And it has three other ways to be Simply Serene: How to Calm Down, Reduce Stress, Deal with Stress, and Be Instantly Alert and at Peace.

 

Please Be Kind and Write a Review 

Please write a review.  It only needs to be 20 words.  Your review will help others, and it will help promote the book.   

As a big favor – you could get the book now and review it.  I’ve lowered the price as far as Amazon allows for just this purpose.  Get it.  Read it.  Review it.  

Your review will help the book get seen. 

Can you imagine how much better the world would be if this information and inspiration got out to people?  Can you imagine how much better your commute would be surrounded by serene drivers? 

And of course tell your friends, post this blog post on Twitter, and Facebook etc.  You can find some of the links in the right hand column.   

Give your friends permission to pass this on as well. 

Go for it. 

Simply Serene: How to Calm Down, Reduce Stress, Deal with Stress, and Be Instantly Alert and at Peace 

Walk in beauty, 

William 

P.S. You may not know, but you don’t need a Kindle to read a Kindle book.  You can read them on almost any device – iPad, laptop, tablet, desktop, etc. 

My daughter, Sasha, uses her phone when she’s not near her Kindle reader.  

You can get the software for your device HERE.

 

Altar Making Superb Promotional Price

You have heard that I’ve reduced the prices on all my Kindle Books.  It’s true. 

They’re all $2.99. (2.99 Euros or 2.99 Pounds)

 

EXCEPT FOR –… drum roll…

 

Altar Making: An Active Meditation for Healing Your Heart and for Deepening Spiritual Meaning in Your Life 

As a promotion, I have enrolled Altar Making in Kindle Select and dropped the price even further. 

It’s now $.99 (.99 Euros -- .99 Pounds) 

And if you have Amazon Prime, obviously, you can borrow it at no cost because it’s in the Kindle Select program. 

 

Thank You in Advance 

Thanks in advance for downloading this book.   

Please be kind and REVIEW this books on Amazon. 

I need your feedback to make the next version better.  

Thank you so much.

 

Don’t know how?  Here’s how to review --

 

Go to the book’s page on Amazon.com.  Scroll down to the last review and click the Write a customer review button.  If you’re not logged in, Amazon will ask you to login now. 

Give it a star rating.  (I like 5 stars.)  Then a title for your review.  Finally enter your review.  You can do a video review or written. 

Tip:  I always type my review in MS Word so the spelling and typos get checked and then I copy and paste that into Amazon. 

Go for it => Altar Making 

Walk in beauty, and thanks, again, 

William 

P.S. You can find all of my books and some other cool stuff at my Amazon Author’s Page.

What Was Revealed – 100 Day practice

What Was Revealed – 100 Day practice

This isn’t the most powerful question in the world –

Is today a good day to die?

This is –

Is today a good day for Suzanne to die?

Holy Poop! If I have any doubt about the nature of life and death, this question will flush it out. If I have any doubt who my wife, Suzanne, truly is, this question will slap me awake.


A Refresher –

My friend and colleague, Kim Ivy challenged me and her students with maintaining a practice for 100 days. It’s a traditional Taoist idea.

I took it on.


My Practice

My practice was to show up every morning at the beach on Lake Washington or on the Salish Sea, practice Taiji (Tai Chi) or something similar in order to be present enough to be able to say wholeheartedly, “Today is a good day to die!”

In order to be able to say that wholeheartedly, you have to be present. No mind chatter. The grasping, clinging ego never thinks it’s a good day to die. When you’re present, the ego is gone. You are free to say, “Today is a good day to die!”

My beloved Zen teacher, Genjo, said, “That’s all well and good William, but how about a good day for Suzanne to die?

“#@$%** you and the horse you came in on,” I said.

Genjo just laughed, of course.

I found this second question – Is today a good day for Suzanne to die? – most revealing. If you ask my ego, there is never a good day for Suzanne to die.

You may have guessed that someday it will be the day that Suzanne dies. I may be lucky enough to be there. We have been married for nearly four decades. We’re likely to be married until death do us part. So this practice has a point to it, doesn’t it.

In order to say – Today is a good day for Suzanne to die -- wholeheartedly, I have to be deeply present. I have to know who she is at the deepest levels.

I showed up every day for the 100 days just like the US mail – through rain, wind, cold. Some days were a tad sloppy, others fully transcendent as you might expect.

One day slipped my mind completely due to a change in routine.


The Surprises I Discovered

At some point, moving through my morning forms, I would open to the vast magic of life unfolding in the present moment, and I would find Suzanne right there, in the infinite moment.

One day she was in the curvature of the earth. Another in the Lombardy poplar, another in the cherry blossoms. Each day she appeared. Each day she appeared in a different guise. Obviously on each day, I could say, “Today is a good day for Suzanne to die.”

Blessings,

William

P.S. You can Learn 'Secrets' that Most People Will Never Know About How to Really Benefit from the Vibrantly Potent, Martial Art Form of Standing Meditation...

Give us 35 minutes listening to this playfully powerful conversation, and we, William Wittmann and Kim Ivy (www.EmbraceTheMoon.com) will reveal the power and magic of standing meditation. "This is fun. This is easy. This is hot."

Go for it =>

http://www.bodyandsoulmentor.net/getstandingmeditation.html

Colonoscopy Fun

I had the scoping today, an easy procedure, and as you may know, now being recommended for everyone starting at age 50.

In my face as I waited, I read a plaque that announced, colorectal cancer has the 2nd highest high kill rate amongst cancer patients, BUT if detected early by colonoscopy people have nearly a 100% chance of survival. It’s one of the good news stories and a no-brainer.

Dear One, when your doctor recommends it, GET A COLONOSCOPY .

Luckily, you can prepare by reading hurmorist, Dave Barry’s -- A Journey into My Colon and Yours – before you get yours.

I was fortuanate enough to read this a couple of days before mine. I laughed ‘til I couldn’t breathe. I laughed ‘til tears came. My laughter drew inquiries from the Mysterious Madam Ling from three rooms away.

OK. You turned 50. You know you're supposed to get a colonoscopy. But you haven't. Here are your reasons:

1. You've been busy.
2. You don't have a history of cancer in your family.
3. You haven't noticed any problems.
4. You don't want a doctor to stick a tube 17,000 feet up your butt.

Let's examine these reasons one at a time. No, wait, let's not. Because you and I both know that the only real reason is No. 4. This is natural. The idea of having another human, even a medical human, becoming deeply involved in what is technically known as your ''behindular zone'' gives you the creeping willies.

Read the rest here http://www.miamiherald.com/418/story/427603.html

The good Mr. Barry goes on to talk humorously of embarrassment and other such things. He doesn’t skip the real-as-death reasons for getting checked.

I have a friend dying of colon cancer. Five years back I lost Paul. My buddy lost his father to the disease. And others … I don’t want to lose you. Get checked. If you let the inner child out, you can even have fun with it all.

Certainly, I will die of something, but today it appears that it won’t be colorectal cancer. If you’re over 50, get checked.

Blessings,

William

P.S. All the way through the prep for the procedure I used the easy method you can find in Amazingly Content to be content, obviously. I tested myself by asking, “Is there anywhere you’d rather be?”

I could honestly answer, “No.”

I was in love with all I saw and heard. Amazing.

Amazingly Content -- How to Be in Love with All You See & Hear,
And Be in Harmony with Family, Friends & Work works magic.

You can find out more here. Go for it http://tinyurl.com/6ybefp

Magic with Oprah and Eckhart Tolle

I struggle with my own craziness all the time. When I’m crazy, I am living inside of my mind listening to a strident voice harangue over a tinny radio urging me to blame my closest friends and my wife for my troubles.

If I take the time to get present -- and I know lots of ways to do that – I return to a connection with the Present and Presence. I become sane. I am happy and serene.

Eckhart Tolle who penned the best seller The Power of Now wrote a follow up book – A New Earth. He is teaming up with Oprah to bring you live webcasts to talk about this stuff. Watch them or download them as podcasts. Cost = $0.0.

http://www.oprah.com/obc_classic/webevent_registration.html

I recommend you watch at least one to get a deeper feel for who these folks are. Then you can podcast if you want.

You’ll have to register at Oprah’s and download a special viewer before you can watch these. And there are ads. No sweat, it’s easy.

It will be worth it, I promise.

Blessings,

William

P.S. Simply Serene - Four Amazingly Powerful Ways to Be Instantly Alert and at Peace will serve you well if you want some guaranteed ways to become present. I talk about the famous Owl Eyes in depth in this book.

Go for it = > http://tinyurl.com/mbd4x

*** FLYING DRAGONS AND OWL EYES ***

I titled my next project I’m working on for you – Flying Dragons and Owl Eyes. Fun, huh?

In researching this book and video project, I taped a conversation with the playfully inspiring Kim Ivy of http://www.embracethemoon.com/ about the magic of standing meditation.

We discovered in our 35-minute conversation some surprisingly powerful secrets emerged. These gems were secrets for us, too. That’s the value of these freeform conversations inspired by presence. You discover what you didn’t know that you knew.

You can get listen to this freebie here => www.BodyAndSoulMentor.net/getstandingmeditation.html

Why would you want to listen?

Because –

· You’ll get to listen to a great example of playful wisdom.

· You’ll find out why standing is so good.

· You will learn to transform waiting in lines into an opportunity for enlightenment.

· You’ll discover one potent secret that can make each moment of your life magical. True!

· You’ll hear a few words from the Mysterious Madam Ling.


Again, you can get this freebie here => www.BodyAndSoulMentor.net/getstandingmeditation.html

Blessings,

William

P.S. Pass this blog on to anyone who you think would
enjoy these wonderful insights.

Sacred Intervention

You’re riding your bike at a good clip through the early fall grayness and suddenly, you glance a swath of glorious green, sun light illuminating the ridge, just there…

“Wow…”

For a moment, you’re speechless, everything stops and you’re in heaven. You feel deep serenity. You experience the peace which passeth understanding.

“Oh this is cool, I should tell people about this…” your mind is back and chattering again.

But even with the renewed chatter that inevitably comes, everything has changed by this intervention of the Sacred upon the mundane.

Your ego mind can’t let this peace stand too long. It will reassert itself with its familiar chatter. But for this brief moment, the veil between you and Heaven drops and you see clearly.

You look upon everything with a renewed eye, perhaps, for the rest of your life. Maybe just for this morning.

Do you know what I’m talking about?

How often does this happen to you? Daily?

Want more? I aim at experiencing this Heaven multiple times a day. It is part of why I do the work I do.

Want to know how to have these experiences on demand?

You can touch Heaven any time by utilizing spiritual practices that bring you into the present.

Painting, Taiji, drawing, making love, and meditation are all ways to get there. Cooking and gardening work for clients of mine. Drinking a cup of tea in silence will do it.

SIMPLY SERENE has four beautiful and easy ways you can do it.

Get some Heaven => http://tinyurl.com/mbd4x

Blessings,

William

P.S. Pass this blog on to anyone who you think would enjoy
these wonderful insights.

“The Spiders Are On My Tomatoes!”

“The spiders are on my tomatoes!” she cried, “and my husband is in front of the TV watching football... ”

The seasons change. Here in the northern hemisphere my patient laments the coming of winter, the loss of her garden signaled by the spiders, and the loss of her husband to televised sports until spring. He does emerge in the spring along with her flowers.

What is your lament about the season change?

How can you ritualize the loss of the last season?

What can you get excited about in the season to come?

You can make your seasonal transitions beautiful when you look with an artist’s eye or a poet’s heart.

And remember Ecclesiastes’ wisdom text.

To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven.

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

The rest goes on in this fashion. I am fascinated by the pairings. (You can read it all here.)

Dive into the seasonal changes.

My goal is to enjoy the loss of each season, and celebrate the new season.

Farewell summer,

William