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My Yellow Bamboo
Experience
I have to admit that my life was a total mess. My husband had just left me, my business was in a slump, I was feeling weak, stressed out and miserable. My emotional, psychological and physical problems made my life a shamble. Things were so bad in my life that I was willing to try anything!
I remember getting down on my knees and asking God to help
me. I went to check my email at the internet café and picked up a copy of the
When I went to meet Dr Donovan I was amazed at his
location. He lives on very holy land on the west coast
of
Dr Alvin is about the most amazing person I have ever met. The first thing I noticed about him are his eyes. He looks at you with a penetrating look that feels as if he is looking into your very soul. At the same time the gaze is one full of love, caring and healing energy.
His maid offered us a nice
As he listened to my recital of my problems I felt as if the weight of the world was lifting off of my shoulders. At last! Someone who really understands me! He said the first thing we would do is to take out the negative energy then put positive energy into me. Next he closed his eyes and said a small prayer. He held his hand onto my charka centers and although he had a gentle loving touch I felt the most intense burning. I thought he had hot coals in his hand.
Next he took some holy water and blessed me with it and told me to fast the next day and recite a special Yellow Bamboo mantra. I left to go back home feeling so much better that I wondered what all the fuss was before. Now, what were my problems? I barely remembered them. I looked at my life in a totally different light. My driver Made told me that he could tell that Dr Donovan was what he called a Balian Sakti which loosely translates to holy man with special healing powers. Made was confused because he said he had never seen a western man with such powers.
The next day after my fast and mantra I returned and we started what Dr Alvin called the Yellow Bamboo power training. We started off by saying the special Yellow Bamboo mantra and breathing exercises together. The power of these mantras is really special. I have been practicing Yoga and meditation for 10 years now but I got more from this simple breathing and mantra meditation that in all of my previous meditations.
Next we walked down to the beach in front of Dr Alvin’s house and he taught me what he called Latihan or Yellow Bamboo sport. The simple yet novel movements caused my body and mind to be suffused with a power I had never before felt. We next did what Dr Alvin called the “test of power exercise” to determine how much power we had built up. I was amazed at how much power could be cultivated in such a short time.
We finished the session with a special Yellow Bamboo relaxation meditation and I found myself crying with tranquility and bliss. The results were immediate. My luck seemed to change right away or was it how I viewed myself and my situation which changed? My personal and spiritual development was taking place at such a rapid rate I have never looked back since.
After about a week of practice I felt ready to try to knock down attackers. Dr Alvin took me to a public Yellow Bamboo class held in Indonesian. It was really interesting to see the amount of respect and loving Dr Alvin received when we got there. They treat him like and honored guru. One of the teachers who spoke English told me they consider Dr Alvin the most powerful Yellow Bamboo guru in the world even though he is a bule.
I must admit I didn’t understand a word of what was said in the class but Dr Alvin stood next to me and helped me step by step. I was terrified to try the knocking down test in case I got hurt. Dr Alvin drew a line in the sand about 2 meters in front of me and said “Don’t worry if they get past that line I will protect you and knock them down myself.”
Well I stood there and built up my energy and when I was ready I told Dr Alvin and he gave the signal to attack. I could not believe it! I actually knocked them down! I have only done the knocking down test one time but will remember it the rest of my life. Now my life is totally changed for the better and I owe it all to the power of Yellow Bamboo and my guru for life Dr Alvin.
Dr Alvin is a quiet, somewhat shy unassuming person. He is reticent to talk much about his personal life except when it comes to his 10 year old daughter Maija. She is the most important thing in his life. I did a little research on Dr Alvin and was not surprised to learn he has written best selling business books, been featured on over 1500 radio and TV shows and has been a faculty member of some of the world’s largest management institutes and has owned mortgage and investment banks.
Pretty sensational when you consider that all he does now is surf, hang with his family and teach Yellow Bamboo.
Lisa Karen Kern
For more information on Yellow Bamboo go to their website www.yellowbamboo.com or email info@yellowbamboo.com.
Dr Alvin teaches a one day Yellow Bamboo intensive every month in English on the Saturday closest to the full moon and a Yellow Bamboo class in English every Wednesday at 5PM at the Prana Resort in Seminyak.
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