I’m sure that just like all of us at Silva International, you’re shocked and deeply saddened when you heard about the earthquake that devastated Haiti.

Picture credits to The New York Times

The earthquake, which hit last Tuesday, left thousands without shelter, food, water and medical supplies. It’s in these times of crisis that we should all come together and offer our prayers and thoughts for the people of Haiti.

For those of you who are able to do so, I urge you to try and help in any little way possible. Please visit the Red Cross website here to see how you too, can help. For the latest news and updates on Haiti, please visit the home page of The New York Times for the latest photos, videos and news.

Haiti has always been a vulnerable island, from both a humanitarian and geographic perspective. Despite all its heartbreaking difficulties, we must help keep their dream for a better tomorrow alive with the gift of hope. Do all that you possibly can, and remember, every little thing you do, a thought, a prayer,  a donation no matter how small, will help its people and their journey to recovery.

Better and Better,

Laura

Last week, we talked about 5 simple ways to be happy.

As Silva students, we’re fortunate enough to have tips and techniques that can naturally help us achieve happiness. This of course, include meditation, which is the key ingredient used in all of Silva Method’s exercises.

Meditation helps us to relax our mind and body while giving us physical as well as inner peace. It heals stress, anxiety as well as depression.

We already know that engaging in activities that relieve you from stress, anxiety and depression, such as meditation, can reduce the negative energies in our system leading to happiness.

Unfortunately, there are still so many out there who have yet to experience its wondrous benefits.

So, in their quest to achieve happiness, they try various methods that may include medication, drugs and other adrenaline-rushing activities which just aren’t healthy in the long run.

For this reason alone, I am very happy to see that meditation is being recognized more and more in the medical world for its natural and permanent benefits.

Here’s an article written by Janis Whitlock (MPH, PhD), which talks about the increasing number of those addicted to unnatural methods in their quest to find happiness, but with less than positive results.

According to Janis, with the quest for happiness, as it is socially and culturally defined in most western nations, comes heightened risk for addictions of all sorts — particularly for youth.

The article elaborated on the science of addiction, which reveals that when someone struggles with substance abuse or process addictions present in our culture such as food, sex, gambling, self-harming behaviors, or even excessive Internet usage or workaholism, the pay-off is the same: increased levels of “feel good” chemicals.

All of these behaviors increase levels of “happiness” chemicals such as dopamine, serotonin, endogenous opiods, and norepinephrine — at least for a short while.

Meditation, meanwhile, provides the much sought-after positive and permanent qualities that so many are searching for:

• Increased understanding of the neurology of contentment suggests that practices such as meditation and contemplation may hold the key to real and lasting happiness
• Studies of long-term meditators by researchers such as Richard Davidson from the UW-Madison Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience show that meditation is linked to significant activity in the left prefrontal cortex — areas of the brain linked to positive emotion
• Studies of the effect of meditation on mental health typically show meditation linked to significantly less trait anxiety and negative affect, enhanced levels of circulating antibodies and the high-frequency gamma waves associated with higher mental activity
• Similarly, as reviewed in Stefan Klein’s book, The Science of Happiness, long-term compassion-focused meditation has been linked to the most intense left-sided, happiness-related brain activity ever recorded
• These studies have shown that the effects of meditation are believed to be permanent

You can read the rest of the article here, and see for yourself how even the medical world is now recognizing the wonderful benefits of meditation.

Better and Better,

Laura

Why teens addict: The elusive search for happiness

by Janis Whitlock, MPH, PhD

Happiness. We all want it. If you were born in America you learned early that happiness is not only your right but a national obsession as well. Indeed, not only do we individually spend huge amounts of time, energy, and money becoming and staying happy, corporations spend equal amounts of these convincing everyone that they are not happy enough and deserve more. The western relationship to happiness is indeed an odd one. And, it is into this odd relationship that adolescents are inducted as one of the many unspoken rites of passage into adulthood.

New Year’s Eve has always been a time to reflect and to look forward to the coming year.

I’m proud to say that Silva has achieved quite a lot in 2009. This means a lot to me as it’s always been one of my goals to see my father’s work continue down its path to success.

Here are achievements I’m proud of that I want to share with you:

Silva’s 2009 Achievements:

1. We developed and made available a number of Silva products to everyone and this include:
   – Silva Peaks
   – Silva Mind Body Healing
   – Silva Intuition System
2. We entered and strengthened our base in the Spanish market
3. We did the same in the Russian market
4. Silva got accredited by the BBB
5. We’ve got more than 20,000 new members joining our online Silva community
6. We’ve started working on new Silva products with Mark Waldman, author of “Why We Believe What We Believe”
7. We’ve started on a new internet continuance program (more details next year! )
8. We’ve secured the Silva brand, products and patents and this will hopefully ensure that we can go on strong for another 50 years

While it’s important to reflect on the past, it’s also important to look ahead, so here’s what I’m hoping to achieve in 2010.

My New Year Resolutions for Silva:

1. Launch the new Silva product that we’re developing with Mark Waldman
2. Continue to deliver great quality products
3. Reach more people around the world
4. Release new Silva books and videos by my father, Jose Silva
5. Complete the US Tour where I will personally present on the Silva Method
6. Travel to different parts of the world to further broaden Silva’s base i.e. Asia

PHEW! What a list eh? But I’m confident that with your help, and the help of everyone at Silva International, we can and will achieve them!

Now it’s your turn to share. Tell me what you have achieved this year and what you want to achieve in 2010. Leave them in the comments box below!

Meanwhile, on behalf of myself and everyone at Silva International, I wish you and your loved ones a very happy and wonderful 2010.

Remember, there is always hope. As long as we focus on the positive and continue to imagine and hone in all the things we want in our lives, keep a lot of hopes in our hearts and souls, we will create a powerful energy that can truly transform our world and maintain all the good things in our lives now and in the near future.

May the coming year bring you nothing but an abundance of wealth, health and happiness

Better and Better,

Laura

PS: Don’t forget to share with me your achievements in 2009 as well as your New Year’s resolutions in the comments box below. I can’t wait to read them

So many people have asked me if there is a Silva technique to find their soulmates. Well, since this is one of my most favorite subjects ever, I am going to reveal everything in the video below:

Click here to view the embedded video.

It goes without saying that there is a Silva technique that you can use to find love, just as there is a Silva technique for everything else that you desire and want to achieve in life.

In fact, I met my husband who is also my soulmate, by using the Silva Method!

All I did was program using the Silva techniques and just allow the universe to decide when I would meet my soulmate — whoever he might be — who is now my husband, Mel.

Life can truly be wonderful and while you use the Silva Method to help you achieve a life that is abundant in wealth, health and happiness, also imagine how wonderful your life would be once you have your soulmate beside you!

Better and better,

Laura

PS: Do share with the rest of us your very own love story and how the Silva Method helped you find your soulmate or a loved one. You know how much I enjoy reading your comments!

I just wanted to know how you guys feel about things… so here is a quick survey — I would really appreciate it if you filled it out.

I want to know what your concerns are.  This will help me focus my research and testing to better suit your needs.

Before you answer these questions, I want you to look deep within and be honest with yourself.

Again, thanks so much for your help.

Better and better,

Laura

Part 1 — Goals

Part 2 — Healing

Part 3 — Abilities

Laura here, just thought that I’d share a story with you.

The other day I was walking with a friend of mine and he was sharing how some of his friends questioned their potential and the power of their minds. This made me wonder that there may be many of your friends who would have asked a similar question, and they may or may not understood the power that lies within themselves and in the power of their natural intuition. Considering this, I thought that maybe I can take some time in this post to answer these questions one by on.

James Randy says there is no such thing as intuition, what do you say to that?
A couple of days back I sent you a video about scientist Dean Radin, who was invited to Google to give a talk about PSI and Intuition. Just a couple of days back, a friend of mine interviewed another scientist, and he talks about actual studies and cites facts of Intuition that have been proved by numerous studies. I believe in the power of science to conclude accurate results and replication can achieve similar results.

If Intuition was for real, why aren’t we taught about it in school?
It’s a taboo. It’s an orthodox religious block. If it wasn’t for real, then why would the Government conduct research on it? If it wasn’t for real, how could we have world-renowned scientists arguing it out. If it wasn’t for real how could we have so many people and so many instances of intuition around us.

Why do I need intuition in the first place?
Just like how a person who was blind from birth wouldn’t know the importance of vision, a person who has never been in touch with their intuitive abilities simply wouldn’t know what they were missing out on! Millions of Silva graduates have used intuition to boost their prosperity, health, and happiness. And each and every one of them say the same thing afterwords — “I don’t know how I ever lived without it.”

Is The Lost Sense really worth the price?

The extra money you’ll make when you’ve discovered your intuitive abilities will be thousands of times more than the price of the course. And that’s just the financial aspect — you can’t put a price tag on health, happiness, and peace of mind.

I already have the Silva Life System/Silva UltraMind System. Why would I need The Lost Sense?

The Silva Life System is a guide to Silva living as a whole, which means it doesn’t offer the same level of depth on the subject of intuition when compared to The Lost Sense. The Silva UltraMind System, on the other hand, DOES focus on ESP and intuition. I would still recommend getting The Lost Sense though, as this material is presented by me personally, and comes with a variety of enhancements and updates to the learning material. And if you really want to unleash your full intuitive abilities, you must always be ready to learn and improve yourself.

Reclaim Your Lost Sense And Get Your Copy Of The Silva Intuition Program Now »

Considering the requests we decided to put out simple answers to these questions.. and you can find them below.

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Solution of Problems in Concentrating

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Sami was introduced to The Silva Method when he was only 16 and today at the age of 18 he’s still benefiting from it.

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Dear Drs. Aretoula and Bill Fullam,

Praise to Jose Silva for his great Humanitarian contribution!

I am happy to serve and help the Silva and Human Community with my testimonial of the week following my taking the BLS-4, which I took 2 weeks ago in Mahwah, NJ. The workshop was everything it was posted to be.

On Monday morning I shortly went to Level and programmed for Better Trading on my part = better entry points + better exit points — something that has been plaguing me for 12 years of mostly losing money year after year.… trading Call and Put options.

Now, Monday morning Sept 15th, 2008 — I felt so calm — as the stock Market was crashing — That day I effortlessly made $1,250. The next day, Tuesday — $452. On Wednesday some $472. On Thursday some $600 as the Market crashed harder — I was still feeling so calm and focused — while Wall Street and Banks were shaken to their foundations sending ripple effects around the world. Now — On Friday — I was loaded with Call Options — hoping for a rebound — and WHOAH***!!! I got the rebound of my life. Thursday night at closing my account at Ameritrade had barely $13.387. Down from $52,000 — Then, by Friday 2PM I had some $26,000 — the greatest jump and money I ever made in 1 day — in my whole life!! — and I FELT still so calm and focused thanks to the excellent training I received during the arduous but hugely worthwhile Silva Mind Lecture Series 1 — 4 with Drs. Bill and Aretoula Fullam.

With results like these, all the classes should be full when millions and millions of people are in need of answers to pressing financial and life issues. It is a sad thing to see people not engaging in the special seminar that Jose Silva brought to us to help us solve every problem — change unproductive habits to productive ones, and become aware of and use our spiritual and Mind Power!

People should not be unwilling to believe that the Silva Method really works as advertised/claimed — I waited some 20 years myself!!! Do not make the same mistake! Though I did get into something close to that with 18 years of Yoga meditation, the Silva Method Techniques and Meditation is much — much more than what I was practicing. The Silva Method should be taught in all ashrams and meditation centers, in all schools and universities.

It is so amazing that we can harness our mind’s faculties and redirect our lives… with such little effort!

Sincerely yours,

Better, Better and Better

Derrick Baker, NYC

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