May 27, 2009

First book on group manifesting to be unveiled at BEA

Imagine what would happen if you could tap into the power of multiple minds all focused on helping you reach for the brass ring, achieve your wildest dreams, or move beyond a recent setback, such as a job layoff? That’s what Rebecca Carswell, Mirja Heide, Tiffany Kaharick and Amy Mead discovered when they developed The GROUP in 2006. For 12 years, Heide, an entrepreneur who founded a computer training company 10 years ago, could not overcome her fear of travelling to Africa alone, despite a burning passion to help the endangered Desert Elephants of Namibia. Heide was on her way within months of bringing it to The GROUP. Mead, who spent 16 years in advertising and graphic design, was finally able to become pregnant after presenting her wish to The GROUP. Licensed massage therapist and skydiver Kaharick found her self-confidence soar as a result of the others’ beliefs in her. Only three weeks after describing her dilemma to The GROUP, Rebecca Carswell, a clinical hypnotherapist, was able to avoid a professional crisis by finding the ideal office space to relocate her practice.

What is it about The GROUP that makes it possible to harness the collective energy of its members to benefit each individual? At the heart of each gathering is the hour in which all attention focuses on the Honored One for that session. When it’s your turn, The GROUP provides a safe, supportive and encouraging environment for you to share a dream, a goal, a challenge or a desired change. At the same time, your fellow members actively listen and “hold the space” while you share thoughts and feelings. They help illuminate answers that lie within you. They help you see things from different perspectives, opening your eyes to new ways of accomplishing your goals. When you discuss specific action steps with your GROUP, you are inspired to follow through and take action.

On July 1, The GROUP: An Amazing Way to Achieve Success, Happiness & Extraordinary Relationships (DC Press, $16.95), will take manifesting to a new level as the co-founders share through step-by-step instructions how anyone can create and run their own GROUP. Readers will go behind-the-scenes of the compelling structure of The GROUP’s unique two-hour, once-a-month meetings – which makes it possible to achieve life-altering results. Discussed in detail is the meaning behind each of The GROUP’s five precisely-timed meeting segments – called Opening, Gratitude, Successes, Honoring & Action Steps, and Closing – and the important roles (Guide, Timer, Honored One, and Action Step Writer) that members take for each session. There are also invaluable chapters on “Living Your Dreams,” “Manifesting: Transforming Your Dreams into Reality,” “Active Listening: The Key to Understanding Others,” and “Permission to Dream,” along with inspiring actual success stories.

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