Dear Silva,
I recently tried the Silva Life System and I love it. My story doesn’t start there, though. In fact it spans two generations. My mother was a Silva practitioner for many years and sent me to the youth class in 1984– I was in the fourth grade. I used the techniques off and on for many years– especially for sleep.
This past fall I went through a devastating break-up. I had hit the end point of fatigue and depression that were result of a severe B12 deficiency. I decided to take control of my life and go back to my roots and really delve into Silva. I ordered the cds and bought the book.
I used the meditations to calm my spirit and wash away depression and increase my physical and mental energy. I learned to forgive and to cope.
The way my story spans generations is with my mother. My mother has MS and is now in the final stages of MS and dementia. Unfortunately I have not been able to speak to her about my practice. But I have become more connected with her through my meditations. I also have begun to realize how much my mother used Silva in her life. For as long as I can remember, my mother never experienced pain, shakes or other typical MS symptoms; in fact the doctors never really treated her for MS. It is now after talking to other family members and really observing the past that I know that my mother used Silva to control her disease.
My own practice has really excelled the healing of myself and of others. I can remember as a child I was exceptional at healing. I have used it now to heal injuries I get from dance class– I had a huge bruise on my ankle and after to 20 minute sessions– the bruise was a tiny mark. I have been able to accelerate the healing of some of my mom’s bedsores and my dad’s recent skin graft from skin cancer.
Also as I child I was exceptional as ESP or psychic understandings. This gift has gotten more intuitive and better over the last several months. I can feel when my mother is in pain and I can feel when another friend (a man) is thinking about me. Coincidences are popping up everywhere! Recently I saw a friend’s name in my phone’s contact list– even though I don’t have her phone number and within minutes I received an email from her. This is so exciting 
!
I also have used visualization to help me learn to give myself my B12 shots. When I learned that I would have to have shots; I was terrified at the prospect of sticking myself with a one inch long needle. I visualized myself giving myself the shots in my leg without being afraid and with a few weeks I had become an old pro.
I will say that it is remarkable how many of the techniques I remembered from childhood, even though it has been over 20 years ago. I have really enjoyed listening to Laura’s advanced lessons, there are some things I didn’t learn as a child. I’ve used the glass of water technique to work through a relationship issue and it’s worked!
My favorite is the mirror of the mind. I used it to get rid of my asthma. I was diagnosed as an adult and I use the white mirror to picture my lungs with open, healthy and pink airways. I haven’t used my inhaler in 4 months.
Silva has brought so many good things into my life. I could go on and on. I think the greatest testimonial I have though is that I have shared Silva with several friends. And isn’t that the best endorsement; telling others how to help themselves?
Thank you,
Stacey DeHay
My name is Laura Silva Quesada, and I’m the President of Silva International. After my father Jose Silva passed in 1999, I’ve dedicated my life to spreading his teachings across the world. If you want to learn more about the Silva Method and what it can do to change your life for the better, feel free to browse through my blog. You’ll find plenty of valuable information on the fields we specialize in, from meditation to intuition to healing. Enjoy, and may the rest of your life be the best of your life :).
Thanks for the inspiring story.It’s always motivating to see other peoples positive results.
Thanks!I’m inspired.
Ah! Stacey! It is really wonderful to learn the facts about you. But, you know, you are an exceptioanl healer. Everyone does not acheive such mastery. I wish, I could.…
I have become increasingly frustrated with the fact that I am not able to VISUALISE as every single self help, blog, CD or course that I have purchased. I have written to many of the presenters but never get a reply back about this. I am sure there are a lot of other people who do not *see* as well. I am continuously left short in meditations as soon as the presenter says “I want you to visualise….”. I have been told by others to imagine that you visualise but that is a rather bad cop-out because if you don’t vusualise it, you don’t imagine that you visualise it either.
I have been at this for a very long time (over 30 years), it is not just a new thing, I keep at it but it just doesn’t happen. I have a library of books and a stack of CD’s. Of course I know it probably sounds negative to someone who can see simple things but I am tired of being the dunce of every class that I do. I have even been told I should leave a course (that I had paid for) because I could not visualise what every one else was.
Some people have it and obviously others don’t. Blessings to those of you who do.
hello Stacy.
I just started the silva program 1 month ago. I have experienced all the minor manifestations. major manifestations are yet to come. my problem is only financial.
your letter gave me a boost to keep trying as i was feeling very upset and depressed again for the the past 3 days. I have cut and pasted a few sentences from your letter. thanks and your cat looks soooooooo cute…
Congratulations. always inspiring to hear someone’s success story. all the best.
great story of desire, faith , belief, and the silva method. the human race and the medical society have some much to learn about the healing method.…..jose has given us the tools that edgar cayce was talking about. you never gave us the name of your friend, who i am sure was their with you also.…..the cat. take care. god bless
To Saffier: I had trouble visualizing for a while but, luckily, I had a great Silva instructor who showed me that I had been visualizing all along. My problem was that I’m very kinesthetic (feelings and emotions are my primary was of interacting with the world) and even though I’m actually very visual, my emotions clouded my “vision”. If you can describe any common item — an apple, say — you are “visualizing” that apple. I’m thinking of a Red Delicious apple. My apple is quite a deep red, but it has a few lighter marks on the skin. I know it has, maybe, four bumps on the top, and it tapers outward from the top to the bottom. If I were to look at the bottom I’d see a brown stem coming out of an indentation in the apple. At the top of the apple there’s a little withered, brownish, flower-like thingie. If I were to cut it open, I’d see white skin with a thin, red peel around it. There would be some small, brown seeds and a center section that looks a bit like a star. If I had cut through a seed, it would be whitish inside. If the apple were quite juicy, some juice might be running down the outside. You could go on and on, making up all kinds of things like brown spots or a worm, etc. Try physically looking at some object carefully; then set it aside and describe it to yourself. The more you do this the more you’ll develop your natural ability to visualize more clearly.
Just don’t make too big a deal of it to yourself if it doesn’t seem like you are actually “seeing” the item. Besides, if you can describe a situation you desire, then add emotion to your “visualization”, you’re on your way to creating it in your life. Good luck!
Thank you for your story, it has given me the kick in the pants to start
meditating again. I am so busy with three kids, job, husband and pets that I just don’t take the time to do this for myself. God bless you and good luck. Sherrie
greetings to the reader,
my name is susila, I ve been doing the silva mind meditation for 5 months, i can feel the stillness of mind, but visualisation i still dont get it, and worse of all i have lost my job, with great finacial problem and iam lost i dont know what to do. please help and visualisation is just not happening i do medidtate for 1 hours or more. any answers, guidedance from silva mind would be appreciated.I believe if thousands of freinds can do it so can i but may i am doing it wrongly. help please i neeed help desperately bye and thanks