From Exhausted and Underwater to a Deep Sense of Inner Peace

Hey, my name is Delia Tarlea and I'm shooting this video because I believe in the 40 Years of Zen program. Only six months ago, I was living life with a lot of anxiety and fear, my deepen inability to focus on anything. After attending the 40 Years of Zen program, my life is now exciting and calm. I am able to focus and there is this deeper level of calm and commitment that I haven't felt in many, many years. I highly recommend the 40 Years of Zen program because it is life changing. It will put you out of your comfort zone and bring you around to everything that you've desired for yourself. Before attending the 40 years of Zen, my life was great. And yet I was rushing to every moment. Every single moment was filled to the brim with activities and thoughts and loops and I was going, going, going. I was always on the run, I was getting a lot accomplished, but I was always underwater and that left me extremely exhausted. What made me say yes to Zen was an inspiration at the moment. It was as if I knew deep down that it needed to happen. As soon as I found out about it kind of happened. Within the week, everything lined up and it worked out greatly. The timing, it was just perfect. And so it ended up my husband and I spending our ten year anniversary in the 40 years of Zen program. What made me appreciate the program the most would be how helpful the staff was, how wonderful our facilitator was, meeting new people, the setting, the attention to detail, the way it was paced. I really enjoyed it. It was tremendous. Moving forward, I am most excited about practicing all the tools that we were given and they already feel as if they are fully integrated and part of my daily life, so no specific reminder is needed. It's like they are part of my life already. That is a great gift. Having gone through this program, what shifted the most for me is a sense of inner peace. It's as if there is this river of calm underneath it all and I can tap into it regardless of what I'm doing, whether I'm sitting here being interviewed by you or working with a client, or sitting in front of the computer, there is always that sense that beneath it all, there's something that I can tap into. And so it allows my mind to not have the same level of anxiety. Going forward I feel this would impact my life by sticking to a meditation practice that was sort of on and off for many, many years. It's not just the commitment to it again, it feels as if it's something that's already happened, already integrated, as well as my perspective on how I view what the things that I consider need to be accomplished in a day are. For example, all that pressure on getting things done and chipping them off my list now shifted a little bit to be more like come from a sense of excitement to get to them rather than dread over. This list is long. I'll never get to it. It's really shifted my perspective in a major way. My biggest takeaway would be the reminder to stay in the moment, really. And yes, we accomplish that through different ways, but it's a gentle reminder to self and it's coming from a more aligned place rather than from I should have done this or having that sense of disappointment when something hasn't happened. I'm a lot more positive now. The main reason I would recommend 40 Years of Zen to others would be it is such an amazing program. I wish there could be really just smart reason to recommend it. It puts you out of your comfort zone and a lot of great things can be accomplished when you just push yourself. and are being supported at the same time by staff. That's absolutely wonderful supplements and nutrition and just a beautiful setting overall. it was just such a wonderful retreat. I highly recommend it.