The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Page 1 of 2 After attending Zsuzsa's Firewalk, I have been empowered to push beyond the self-imposed obstacles that have prevented me from moving forward. The experience has served as a good reminder that if I can walk on fire and not get burned, then anything is possible and that I can achieve great things. Zsuzsa is an amazing facilitator. She made the whole process so very comfortable and insightful and a beautiful journey for me to remember for the rest of my life. I actually had a double fear to face during my firewalk event. One, walking on hot coals and the other, walking through the dark where I knew bullfrogs were hanging out (I had a phobia of frogs/toads before this day). At first I thought I would never do the walks, that I could not do either, not face my fears that head on. First I faced my bullfrog fear (which was part of natures way to prepare me for my next fear to face), and then came the biggy...fire! — I actually did it! I walked across the hot coals. For some reason, once I started I could not stop. I walked again and again, and it became easier with each time. I was amazed! And had not one mark on my feet. I realized that fear is an illusion and that I can break through anything I want to. I do remember how very liberating it is to know that I can break through anything in my life, once I let go of all my mind chatter. My firewalk experience was simply amazing. Zsuzsa is a wise and patient teacher who made the firewalk truly exceptional. While I had very little knowledge of what firewalking is prior to attending, Zsuzsa's gentle guidance and immersion of the student in the process, made a huge difference in opening my mind and subsequently reducing my fear. Intuitive and courageously expressive, Zsuzsa is a powerful leader and a dynamic facilitator. Of my three Firewalks with Zsuzsa, the one that brought the clearest message of transformation was when I invited three of my coworkers. When the fire had burned down and people started to walk across the coals, I was aware that my coworkers were still nervous about being there. So, to help them feel comfortable and show them that I had not invited them to some crazy 'witchy' event, I walked across the bed of hot coals. As I was about to step out of the circle of coals, I felt a sting of the coals on the bottom of my left foot. In the de-brief session, when we gathered to talk about our experiences I saw a nickel sized "ouchy" on my left foot. Zsuzsa had said that if we had gotten an "ouchy", then our bodies would know why if we chose to look at it. I spoke up and mentioned that the hot coals got me and that I suspected it was because I did not walk the coals for myself. Rather, I felt that it was my responsibility to make the people that I had invited there more comfortable with the experience. When I woke up in the morning after the Firewalk, another thing that Zsuzsa mentioned the night before came true. She said that when we acknowledge the truth of why we walked the fire, our "ouchies" would heal and disappear by the next day - and so it was. You see, I did not walk the fire for myself or my own transformation but to please and reassure others. It is a lesson that continues to return to me as I continue to transform the trauma of my experience with child sexual abuse. It's years later now, yet I remember this story as if it were yesterday. The message of transformation that happened for me in that particular Firewalk, not only stayed in my body but it continues to teach me to date. |