“Review” => Elements Program. (Format with citations in appropriate literary form) An Invitation. Sometimes, the best things in life are not free, and start with an invitation. Although Mr. David Rodriguez, extends to me the opportunity to participate in Beta testing, I think back to the hours it has taken to compile such a program. Every program, for that matter. Starting with the tactile push of plastic keys upon a spring, translating information via binary from electrical impulses shooting in this brain, and therefore creating an input output system emitting from glowing screen. A feeling, a thought “I do not work nearly hard enough to deserve this…” Arises, and dusting lint and calls from Landmark echoes, I take a leap and choose to follow through. -Is this for the sake of “Friendship?” Yes, and No. Certainly, a curiosity to see the inner working of another human’s practice chimes in, along with some hubris to think any one WAY is the Right Way. The Program presents a sample of what one's own potential can be, with portal to infinite possibilities. Create carefully with kindness. Integrity is at stake, and for once, I will follow through. After all, this program distills some rather ducked off secret lifelong awareness practices, and merges it together with a throwback 8 bit visual “game” styling’s reminiscent all the hours I spent glued to an NES system playing Zelda, and a dash of instructional manual. Oh, and mad heads I admire contribute. MAD HEADS. Not talking about the opportunity to shift emotion (Final lesson in workbook, BTW!) The Elements program reminds me of stuff wayyyy over my intellectual mind, and crafts a fantasy world which somehow… proves to embody bit by bit into waking life the more… or less one chooses to participate. Sure, there are some bugs to work out… namely my own proclivity to make stuff hard when things are really easy, along with “Passive aggressive” tendencies bounding up from the frustration felt with Fire week… I mean seriously, advanced yogic tongue-in-back-of-throat meditation?!? No amount of hyper-sexualized (sigh, Ima bad bad girl) modern day walking billboard chattering of non-sense could allow me to appropriately pay homage and not feel like a poser… but w/e… Water week is a favorite. Because um… The Moon feels her feelings in her belly And Ummm… everyone could stand to contract rhomboids, strengthen core abdominal wall strength, tuck chin and tailbone, and posture check with a deep breath every now and again. ^<Heal yourself, before presuming one can “Heal” others! > Mostly, the program gave me an opportunity to check myself. And after shaking the hands of 2 people on the bus route to work today… … These airy words just scratch the surface of what is possible with commitment to a game well played with Friends. Thank You, Rev. David Andrew Rodriguez The Water Magister. Thank You, Fellow Beta Testers… Onward Bula

The biggest key to achieving the most out of this Mindful Elements course is keeping your eye on the why-why your doing this, what's coming up for you. Be honest with yourself and with David about what story's coming up for you and what you're experiencing. Whats been a game changer for me is that the Mindful Elemental Program has brought more awareness towards my emotions, what I do and don't do, it's basically a short cut if you have too much energy to sit down and meditate. Going through it is intense, I didn't feel very supported-there was guidance-yes-during week 1 I felt like a weird maniacs hyperventilating. Week 2 had the most powerful impact on my life. Week 3 had the most difficult-yet powerful practices of them all. 4th week was one of the most impactful however without the right amount support-this is where reality as you know it slips away. The conscious "check ins" and the different layers of subconscious programming has sparked a fire within me-a gas fire. Not just a fire. A gaslighted forest fire. By week 4 I forgot I was in the program at all-by the time the week ended I did way more reality check ins the following week than i did when initiated. When it FINALLY came to week five I just wanted to ignore all the teachings, recalibrate and went along with the homework-not so much "shaking it off" but more of celebrating that the program was over. This program is not for the faint of heart-if you are physic. In all fairness-even tho it was extremely challenging (mentally) I do have David to thank-it was the extra UMPH I needed (spiritually) but never in my right mind would I ask for physically. Going into it, I wish I would have thought of it more as a game and not as "with these teachings-I shall take over the world, become god and control the elements at my will" perhaps that's why it was so challenging for me. I thought I could take on an entire practice over night when the practices with the elements are like lifting weights. The more dedicated you are-the stronger it gets, the more it shows.