TESTIMONIALS

Thank you for changing my life

To everyone at Sacred Space-

I want to thank you all for the part you played in changing/saving my life. I had
been struggling with chronic insomnia for 14 years and had been taking heavy
medication day and night for a large portion of that time. I had tried everything,
sleep labs, therapy, learning different techniques to try to help me sleep. I was
even hospitalized at one point and received ECT (shock therapy) treatments, all to
no avail. My doctors just kept prescribing different medications and treatments in
hopes that something would help me get some sleep and get my life back. I wasn't
able to finish school or have a job. The sleep deprivation I suffered also caused
all kinds of health problems. I had also tried acupuncture and various other
holistic oriented treatments as well. I tried to stay positive through it all and
kept searching for a new way to approach my problem, that's when I came across your
website. I was so tired (in every sense of the word) of being heavily medicated and
not living the life I knew was somehow possible. Before the insomnia I was very
active, energetic, spontaneous and just loved living life to it's fullest. I knew
it had to be somehow possible to get that back. After speaking with you, I had a
new sense of hope and couldn't wait to get there and start this life changing
process. You provided me with the resources necessary to learn, heal and grow.
Every person I met there had an impact on me, along with the environment, and I
learned how to change my life. The food was absolutely incredible! I never knew
all the stuff you could do with fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds! It is no
exaggeration when I say that the time I spent there has truly changed and saved my
life! I am no longer just barely existing, I am LIVING and I am LOVING IT!!! Thank
you again for all of your help and for the follow-up on my progress since leaving.

Namaste,
~Alana,
Submitted September 7, 2007

Alana: I knew when you called that you could have a better life then the one you had been given by following the suggestions of your doctors. I am glad you have been able to get your lfie back and I am proud that we have contribulted in our small way in that. You did the work and you deserve great praise for your courage and tenacity in accomplishing your goal.. A.

Before I came to Sacred Space I was unhealthy, unhappy and hooked on prescription pain medications
(Oxycotin) When I first woke up and decided to change my life I enrolled in a drug Rehab facility in San Francisco. One of the many problems with that was that they only claimed to detoxify my physical body. After being there I realized it was my mind and spirit that needed detoxing for me to be whole again. Although I am a professional chef, it doesn't take a professional chef to know that something was very wrong with the food we were served and the program in general. So I did some more research and discovered Sacred Space Healing and Retreat Center. After one month at Sacred Space eating the most delicious food, and living in paradise, I started to experience healing I didn't know was possible. At Sacred Space I was treated with dignity and respect and treated more like a God then someone who had problems, I knew then I had found the true, right path. What I gained from Sacred Space can't really be put into words. What I experienced has been truly life changing and will have a ripple effect and touch every being I come in contact with. Already other family members seeing my progress are making changes in their own lives as well. Through the various therapies, sauna, food, water therapy, massage, educational books, videos, and the continuous counseling from their very awakened staff, I got much more then I thought possible. Thank you so much for sharing this Sacred Space with me and showing me the way. Peace, Love and much Gratitude.

Adam . C., 26, Santa Fe, NM
August 23, 2007

Adam, what a pleasure to meet you and to work with you for the past month. You seemed to instantly know that this was what you were looking for. I guess having experienced another place in the city was helpful in helping you to see the difference in what is possible. I know that given your awakened state you will achieve your dreams that will support you and your family. Good luck and may the peace be with you. A.

Submitted: 7/18/07
Michael, Your beautiful smile preceded you. How wonderful it was to meet you. Keep your commitment to success strong.
A.

Testimonial (male, 29, musician, San Francisco)

submitted 4/27/07

I came upon Sacred Space looking for some info on internal cleansing and found his incredibly informative site that got me to pick up the phone right away. I did not know what I was getting myself into at the time. I was generally an unhealthy person with a very acidic internal environment. I thought this was par for the course. I was just looking for a "piece of mind cleanse", not a life changing experience, but life changing is the simplest way of summing up my experience. Following our phone call, I met him at the beautiful retreat a couple hours north of the city on a creek in a hilly community around Anderson Springs.. I was given a live blood analysis that unveiled my very unhealthy state internally. Years of eating lots of meat, dairy, sugar, processed food, recreational drug use, alcohol abuse and exposure to environmental toxins told a story in my living blood; yeast over growths, uric acid crystals, deformed red blood cells, bacteria's, etc. I was ready for a change a returned two days later to the retreat for a month long term. I spent the month eating 100% raw alkaline foods, 3 hours of sauna day, visits to Harbin Hot Springs, educating myself with the library of healthy living books, being educated by Anusha and the wonderful insightful staff and meeting with the many different types of massage therapist and their unique soul cleansing methods.

I was your typical late 20's successful San Franciscan, living the good life, completely unaware of these resources and skeptical to anything associate with New Age culture. Let's just say that part of me, the stubborn fearful part, isn't around anymore. I feel like I now have a solid foundation of health in all senses of the word; mental, physical and spiritual. I am realizing that I could keep writing about this for a long time so I will say that I am now living in my new world with a hefty tool box that I use everyday with ease. Old negative patterns have been replaced with positive one's. People around me take notice at my vibrant health and I have inspired them. They can't believe that I lost 20 pounds in 30 days (which I consider a bonus to the program, a healthy body seeks it's ideal weight). I feel like a million bucks and in reality I will continue to cleanse for years as my body replaces all of it's cells and I can't imagine feeling better than this. Anusha is a good friend. He wants you to take control of your own life, to understand the tools he gives you, not rely on anyone or anything to take care of yourself (hence "self-help" program) He and his staff are dedicated, resourceful and loving people that are there to support your every need as you break through to the other side. I am just thrilled beyond words of how happy I am that I met this juncture in my life at my age. The value of this experience (if you are open to receiving it) is priceless. It's you life.

MC, I am sure your music will reflect the shift in your consciousness;
I expect nothing but success in all your endeavors. A.

Dave: Thanks for your generosity. The secret is out.
A.

Testimonial

When I came to Sacred Space, I was attempting to recover from a protracted illness. I had been to the hospital emergency room 3 times in 10 days. After massive doses of antibiotics and a 9 hour potassium drip and temperatures of 105 and 103 degrees, my nutritional state was nonexistent. I could barely walk, talk. Most recently, they had started me on high blood pressure medication adding to other medications that I was prescribed. I was very sick.

After taking care of family members, some in critical health, since 1966, I had a melt down and began looking for healing for me. I walked into Sacred Space, and knew it was a safe space to heal. It is so inviting, like living in a tree house with a stream that takes away all problems. The countryside is beautiful, unique and private.

The director Anusha is so clear and has so much, spirituality, inner peace, wisdom and knowledge, which he generously passes on, it's astounding. It takes your breath away. Or better yet he allows you to breathe.

Natasha, his partner, has a magical way with food and a genuine knowledge of nutrition and a multitude of other talents. She is very nurturing and you just know you are in good hands. The tremendous support by the entire staff is formidable. I felt like family. The healers that Anusha brings in for you are 1st class, eloquent and so full of spirit and knowledge.

The experience has uplifted and transformed me. I no longer take high blood pressure medication. I meditate and because of the food my nutritional state has leaped levels. I feel younger every day. I am exercising, lifting weights and living an elevated level of life. So happy, So committed. The hardest part of this experience was getting there.

If you can just get there to Sacred Space, everything will fall in place.

October 2006
Tamara

Carlos F.

It was sometime last week when I was able to see the miracle of my life. Today is the twentieth day of my stay at Anusha’s Sacred Space Healing Center. Today is the twentieth day of healthy eating – real eating. Today is the twentieth day of not smoking cigarettes – after fourteen years of smoking everyday. Today is the 20th day of not smoking crystal meth, snorting cocaine, taking ecstasy pills, smoking marihuana, etc, etc. Today is the 20th day of my new life.

When I first came to Sacred Space I was hurting bad, physically, mentally and emotionally. I had little to no hope. Drugs had been my master for over six years. I had been to two recovery centers and to A. A and N.A. meetings. When I first came to Sacred Space I thought I had seen it all.

Today, I don’t crave for drugs. I don’t crave for cigarettes. Today I have a clear vision full of dreams and goals. Today I see the strength in me. I see my boundaries expanding far, far away from where I stand. Today I breathe joy. Today my old fears have become mere bumps on an endless road. My demons of old have become weak, fading memories. Today I sit as I write and realize that it has been me who saved my life. I am the one who has stood up and taken the first few steps into my new life. Sacred Space has provided the space, the tools and the guidance I had been lacking and needing all these years.

At Sacred Space, I have been eating and learning about the healthy foods, my body needs, and my body is loving it. The nutrition alone has had a big impact on my success thus far. I spend more time digesting good life and energy giving food now that I did before I feel lighter and more energetic.

The other thing that has been helping me greatly is the sauna detoxification program that Anusha has personally, with lovely Jeanne’s assistance, been monitoring and administering. Sauna detoxification has been cleansing my body, getting rid of toxins that have been plaguing my life for years. Toxins from garbage food, from marijuana and cigarette smoke, from cocaine, pcp, mushrooms, LSD, ecstasy pills, crank and crystal meth, smog, you name it are leaving me. My body and mind are loving every second of it. As a result, I don’t have cravings from those drugs any more. They faded away during the first two weeks of my stay here. Sugar seems to be the only drug I crave now a days, but it is not controlling my actions or decisions – my rehabilitation is a work in progress anyway. Healthy eating and sauna detoxification, though enough to begin with, are not the only blessings in my life.

House cleaning on the physical level is further intensified with the practice of yoga, meditation and Kung Fu. Furthermore, with this guidance came an involvement of the experienced instructors, teachers and masters that work with me at Sacred Space; my mind and spirit have come alive. With Briksha, yoga teacher I am learning how to quiet my mind to allow for deep insight into my being. I am also learning about the importance and benefits of relaxation and nutrition.

Kung Fu with Master Hannibal is without a doubt one of my favorite and strongest weapons/tools I have received here. Kung fu is nourishing the warrior in me. It strengthens me physically, mentally and emotionally. It awakens my spirit. Kung Fu is a spiritual system that connects body, mind and spirit into one. Kung Fu will allow me to cut off any unwanted elements from my life – like drugs and bad influences (those people who do not support my goals, growth and development). I already feel the benefits. My will is becoming stronger. My confidence and courage are growing by the day. I no longer fear my past, and I am hopeful for the future. I now know I have the strength to confront my enemies and the obstacles that stand in my way.

If it sounds like I am advertising for Sacred Space it is because I am excited I found it. I understand it is not for everyone, but I know it isn’t just for me either. It isn’t just for those with a drug addiction. It is for anyone who has a health problem. It is for anyone who needs to gain control of their physical body, their strength, their health their mind and their spirit. It is for those of us who are looking for the solution.

Carlos F. 5/24/03
Sacred Space Healing Center

Pam C.

I passed by Sacred Space Healing Center many times over the years, and at one time I even went in and received a tour by Jeanne and thought to myself, “this place is at a whole other level” - and I wasn’t ready to experience life at a higher vibration. I continued living my life - or shall I say killing my life - with horrific imbalances. I had a diet based on sugar, coffee and ice cream with the occasional vegetable or fruit. I smoked a pack of cigarettes a day and used crystal meth as my life force. I knew I was going to stop this self-abuse at some point, and I knew that Sacred Space was the place to go. About a month before I arrived at Sacred Space and saw a new flyer in the window referring to the Sauna Detox Retreat, I thought to myself “I could sure use that” but of course I continued on my way because I still wasn’t ready. A week after that, I saw Anusha speak on public television at a San Francisco City Hall meeting and the topic was about crystal meth addiction. I wasn’t able to listen him, because I wasn’t ready to hear that I had a drug problem so I went into the other room to do drugs instead. A few weeks later I hit bottom, and I was on my knees like I never had been in my life. I began to lose all sight of any reality and lost all trust in others and especially myself. That’s when I made the call to Sacred Space Healing Center. I met with Anusha and told him of my drug addictions, then I brought my family in to meet him. We all agreed that this was the best place for me to get on the road to LIVING. Why I chose Sacred Space Healing Center was because of the unique program and approach to detoxification.

The part of the program that impressed me the most was when Anusha told me that the focus was NOT going to be on our problems - instead we would focus on SOLUTIONS. What a relief that was for me to hear, and I discovered that he was true to his word. All aspects of the program are based on solutions, and to me are of equal importance and they are all necessary to get back to our true selves as God intended us to be. The time spent in the sauna allowed me to not only sweat out the toxins, it also provided time to look inward and do the necessary self-reflection I needed to assess where I had been and where I want to be heading --- which I know now is about LIFE by taking care of the Body, Mind and Spirit. My body was cleansed by the use of supplements which were well-balanced and provided me the extra boost I needed to replenish my body with all that had been depleted of over the years. The vegan food was wonderful, and I learned how to eat less and feel full. I also lost 15 pounds. I learned that I had been using substances literally since the day I was born (I was bottle-fed with formula which has added sugar), and my body, mind and spirit weren’t in harmony because it was weighed down with toxins. I started with sugar, added cigarettes and drugs at 13, introduced coffee at 20, and I am now 37.

So, as I see it, I have been toxic for all of my life, and for the first time I realize that if your body isn’t functioning at its top performance, that you haven’t got a prayer for success. Kung-Fu class teaches about self-discipline, which is something I needed so very badly, considering I was an addict - I didn’t have any way of telling myself to stop anything. I am learning from Hannibal, our Kung-Fu teacher, how to protect myself physically and mentally from others, and more importantly from myself. My mind is developing a new focus based upon self-respect. The Yoga and Meditation classes taught by Briksha are awesome. He teaches me the importance of being still and to be kind to myself. His nutrition class is very inspiring because of his wealth of knowledge of what we really need to eat to be healthy human beings. I am so tremendously grateful to Anusha and Jeanne for making Sacred Space Healing Center available to me; I am positive - if they didn’t create what I have found to be a true healing space, I would still be using. They offer so much support, understanding and compassion - it is impossible to go anywhere but forward.

Peace, Love and Light,
Pam C. San Francisco, CA 6/16/03

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