"Now I easily find myself when distracted, and as easily come back to presence with my posture and breathing"
Ultra Presence

"Now I easily find myself when distracted, and as easily come back to presence with my posture and breathing"

I started the Quest because I was getting lost in my own mind. I wasn't focusing on anything, I kept forgetting stuff everywhere, I had so much stuff that I wanted to do and achieve and finish, and at the same time was overwhelmed and clueless about where I'm going and what I want out of life. So on I go, hoping this quest would teach me how to focus on my projects, finish everything fast and efficiently, and find a purpose I was clear about. 
And then JuanPa comes with practical methods to train the body and mind. He gets deep into how emotions and beliefs are stored in the body and how we can physically reprogram them. Without much effort, I realized that, even when I wouldn't watch a lesson, I was taking 20 minutes out of my day to do the flows. It got me moving, pumping, breathing. I started with cold showers and the days that I didn't want to get in there I just remembered JuanPa and how this was a training, and I did it just because I was training myself. Now, I wake up and I easly slip into the cold water through breathing, barely flinching! 
I took around a month to finish the Quest and--I guess it was just so gradual--I hadn't realized the change until the self-assessment. Without noticing, I integrated what JuanPa had been teaching. I took to heart the inner work, not advancing until I did it, and it made the reprogramming much more conscious; it gave it direction. Now I easily find myself when distracted, and as easily come back to presence with my posture and breathing. Whenever I get a small pain, I observe before reacting, hearing what it's telling me. I'm not identifying myself anymore as "forgetful" or with any label, but realizing "I forgot"--that it's something I did, not something I am. Now, instead of wanting to finish everything at once, am taking my time for one or two projects, one step at a time. Prioritizing and figuring out how I want to add to the world with what I know and enjoy. 
Look, there's no magic Quest that'll make you 100% productive and focused, and I knew that before starting but I still had hope. What this Quest gave me was consistency to work a bit everyday, even if I didn't "meet" the progress I had in mind--changing focus from finishing to "working on it," knowing I'd eventually get there. It gave me patience to stop myself from setting more and more goals after I finished it and instead analyzing, now that I've finished, what the next project is having something in mind. The flows are great and I will use them in my daily practice because they're simple, they're fun, don't take much, and they're effective. 
All in all, if you're thinking on starting this Quest, it'll be worth your while if you want to integrate conscious movement--one that resets and replaces beliefs in your very core--into your life and are willing to do the work. It's not hard, it just takes time. And you probably won't notice change because you just integrate it as you go along; it's at the end that you realized you've made a lot of progress. Also, JuanPa's authenticity and openness, along with his knowledge and experience make this decision a no-brainer. Great Quest, thank you! :) 

Su

Yoga Teacher

Medellin, Colombia

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