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inspire use" stage where it was diffi cult for him to even make break- fast. In August, he joined a Power of Eight group, but sent healing intentions for two group members. Afterward, he said, he experienced his own amazing shift — a feeling of intense joy. All the activities that would have debilitated him in the past, he was able to handle with ease. During a dream shortly afterward, he met his 19-year-old self, who told him "there's still time." Sud- denly he felt compelled to re-engage in writing and even intense exercise, including weight-lifting and 90-minute power walks. "It feels like I'm 25, not 64," he said. Anita had tried everything to remove old patterns that had interfered with her ability to make a good living. When she joined a Power of Eight group, she shared her intention to fi nd a dream job with ample income. None of the intentions the group tried were working for her. Anita then started shifting her intention to a young boy who'd tried to commit suicide. "Two days after that, I got an unexpected offer to do product development and strategy for an online or- ganization involved in human development, a job that would joyfully bring me money doing work I love!" said Anita. Working in a large or small group and doing something altruistic activates the vagus nerve, one of the longest of the body, which connects with all the communication systems involved with caretaking. It slows down heart rate, calms the effects of any fi ght-or-fl ight autonomic nervous system activ- ity, and initiates the release of oxytocin, a neuropeptide that plays a role in love, trust, intimacy, kindness, or compassion. Increased levels of oxytocin also have a marked healing effect on the body; it lowers infl ammation, boosts the im- mune system, aids digestion, lowers blood pressure, heals wounds faster, and even repairs damage to the heart after a heart attack. Other evidence from neuroscience studies carried out on Power of Eight groups shows that members of the group undergo major brain-wave changes that are akin to those of a Sufi master during a state of ecstatic prayer: a feeling of blissful oneness. The powerfully transformational mechanisms at work in healing intention groups appeared to be the unique power of group prayer coupled with an amazing mirror effect. Focusing on healing someone else brings on a mirrored healing. Adaptation by Lynne McTaggart, best-selling author, re- searcher, and journalist. Her books include The Field, The Bond, and her latest, The Power of Eight, which includes full instructions about group intention and constructing your own Power of Eight group. Visit lynnemctaggart.com • Quickly flush stress • Learn simple power breathing exercises • Experience a short meditation for inner peace Energize Your Life! w i t h M a s t e r C o I n t r o d u c t i o n t o M C K S Pranic Healing® Learn the basics of working with your own energy. Utilize this life force energy, also called chi or prana, to relieve pain, to regenerate and heal yourself and others! April 11th, 7:30pm Book your Spot Now! LOCATION: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 6161 W. Centinela ave, Culver City, CA 90230 Space is limited MasterStephenCo.com • 909-548-0884 February/March 2018 19