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Releasing Basics

February, 2009

Learn and practice the basics of releasing

Releasing the easiest way to get rid of emotional baggage. In this report I explain
the basics of releasing, give practical examples from my life and two simple step-
by-step exercises to get you started on releasing. :)

Effortless process, time disappears, world disappears.

Creation You are totally immersed into what you are
Have you ever doing.
wondered why
It matters not what the activity is. What is
some people seem
important is that you lose yourself in the
to achieve
process. And the end result...it is spectacular!
everything easily,
You almost can’t believe that you did it, that
almost
you were capable of that! As if it was not you
effortlessly? Everything seems to fall into
who created that masterpiece...
place for them. Whatever they wish for is
fulfilled. Almost as if the whole Universe is Other times, when all hell breaks loose you
conspiring to help them! ;) just give up - there is nothing else left you can
do. You already
There are others who have worked very hard
have done all you
their whole lives and have gotten nowhere.
could think of.
Everything comes through great struggle and
You have tried
stress. It seems almost unfair, because these
everything. And
are mostly well behaved, good and hard
now you have lost
working folks. Life is not fair...or so it seems.
all hope, all faith
Let’s take a look... in yourself and
your powers. You
What is Your Experience? give up, throw in the towel.
I believe you have definitely at least once in
And what happens is...the Problem resolves
you life experienced the Flow state, being in
itself! Almost instantly and easily, effortlessly.
the Zone - when there is only the creation

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Why I wrote this report and how can you

benefit from it?
It has been said that the longest and hardest journey for a
man is the journey inwards. Re-discovering who he really is.
His Divine nature. The True Self, Inner-Being. Whatever you
want to call it. And I’m on this journey...with a burning
desire within me!

One of my spiritual teachers Gabriel Cousens described it the

best: “There is one path, but many ways”. There is not a single
recipe, method or approach to Liberation and there can never
be one. One can only be shown the direction, but he must
travel it on his own. Only by experiencing anything it truly becomes ours forever.

On his path a Student can and will have many teachers to aid his understanding and shorten the
distance. From each teacher a student will take exactly the understanding, wisdom and tools he
needs.

One such invaluable tool is Releasing. In essence it is a tool, a method of releasing karma thus
freeing oneself from needing to replay it again and again in life. A shortcut. And a simple, easy
and natural shortcut! And it works!!

In this report I am sharing my experience and understanding about Releasing that I have gained
thus far in my journey. This is my way of giving back and growing through teaching. :)

A word of caution:
This is my experience and understanding this far. Your experience most probably will be different.
We are all unique.

I am just starting to master myself, my thoughts and beliefs. I believe that you will benefit the
most if you are in a somewhat similar situation, because you will be able to relate to what I am
going through and vice versa.

Feel free to take what resonates with you and ignore the rest. :) But I believe there is some value
for you in here, because your soul guided you to this information. :)

Best wishes,

Reinis Ikass

PS: you can contact me at reinis@libertyliveshere.com if you have any questions, suggestions or
just want to talk to someone who may be on the same path. :)

Hope to hear from you soon!

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Driving forward with
brakes on
Counter-productive. Self-
sabotage. Not a very smart
thing to do. :)
The irony is that most people
are going through life like
driving forward with brakes
on. To reach the destination
faster they increase speed. The
result is a very uncomfortable,
bumpy and even dangerous
ride. It would definitely be a
much better idea to just
release the brake pedal. It
would require much less effort
to get ahead and the journey
would be much more
enjoyable.
For example, I want to create
this report to share what I
have learned and (hopefully)
assist in your journey. Besides,
that is good growth
experience for myself as
well. :)
That is the inspiration and
intention...the easy part. :) But
then kicks in the doubts, fears
and insecurities!! Suddenly I
think about how the whole
internet is full with various
reports on all subjects. I
remember that my previous
attempts at sharing my
experiences have not become
instantly famous. :) And after
all - who am I to tell you what
to do?
So what should I do?
Continue with the report and
ignore my doubts and fears?
Or maybe abandon this
project?
But what if there is a third
option? Getting rid of the
limiting beliefs and creating
this report with greater clarity
and confidence! :)
Who we are?
Some background information
that I found useful to fully
understand the concept of
Releasing.
We are infinite beings who
have come forth in this
physical reality to have fun!
Our true nature is freedom.
Through exploring world and
pursuing joy we expand,
grow. The best way to live life
is to follow your bliss! Go
where your heart directs you.
Each one of us is a part of a
whole. Like a drop of water in
an ocean. So there really is no
separation. We are the
Universe, God, Source,
Creator. The label is
unimportant..as it is
impossible to describe with
words the infinite.
Thus we are the Creator. And
we create our own realities,
worlds. On daily basis. With
our thoughts and emotions.
We can create our lives
deliberately, consciously
guiding our thoughts. Or
subconsciously - like most of
the people are doing. Needles
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to say that the first option
gives us the lives we want and
the second...well..the reality
we can observe daily.
But right now we are here no
Earth living our lives. So what
does it have to do with our
daily lives?
There are two parts to the
equation of creating our
reality. And the contrast we
experience creates our desires
- better health, more money,
peace of mind and clarity,
travel the world etc.
Law of Attraction
The first part is the Law of
Attraction. The most powerful
law in the Universe. You reap
what you saw. Like attracts
like. You can read more about
the Law Of Attraction here.
You have probably seen the
movie The Secret. I liked it a
lot...but it did not give me any
real practical advice. The best
explanation and advice on
how to incorporate Law of
Attraction in daily activities I
got from the teachings of
Abraham by Esther & Jerry.
Esther & Jerry Hicks
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But there is a tricky part to the
Law of Attraction. You get
what you turn your attention
to. If you look at something
that you like and want in your
experience, you invite it. But if
you look at something that
you do not want and shout
“No“ at it...you still get
it...because your attention was
on it. Tricky, isn’t it? :)
So you have to be very picky
of your thoughts. Deliberately
choose the ones that you
want.
Easier said than done. I
know. :)
Not only we are taught from
early age that only by hard
work and patience will we
achieve success. There is also
the subconscious mind, our
karma, the shadow self, our
dark side. Basically - the sum
total of our past thinking,
feeling and acting.
95% of our actions are actually
re-actions. Existing situations
are evaluated through past
experiences, thus creating a
distorted reality.
Nothing is bad or good in the
world, everything just is. But
our thinking makes them one
way or the other.
”The Brakes“
Karma, Subconscious mind,
self-sabotage programs.
A pile of garbage with few gold
nuggets in it :)
What is the subconscious
mind and karma? The way I
see it - subconscious mind and
karma are one and the same -
emotions and thoughts of past
memories that we are holding
on to. Blockages. They are like
computer programs. More like
viruses. When we experience
something in the now, it
triggers a response from our
subconscious and we re-act.
Instead of free will we are pre-
programmed.
It is a garbage we have
accumulated throughout our
entire life and are carrying
around all the time. A pretty
heavy bag of rocks.
If you believe in reincarnation
(I do :), karma is the garbage
we have accumulated in all
our lifetimes. But it is not
necessary to remember our
past deeds. This life we chose
our circumstances to play out
our major lessons. So it does
not really matter when or how
it was taken on. :)
The good news is that we can
let go of this garbage we have
accumulated. Even better - it
is our natural ability to do so!
We have just forgotten how
to...
Want proof? Look at children
playing. At some point
something will ”go wrong“
and the kid will look around
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to see if anyone is watching
and start screaming or crying.
That is - if there IS someone
watching or nearby. But if
there isn’t..then the little rascal
will shrug and continue
playing as if nothing had
happened.
That is our natural ability to
let go of emotions, feeling,
thoughts, memories.
Throwing out unwanted and
unnecessary stuff, not
accumulating a pile of
garbage in our own back yard
(subconscious).
There is nothing really to
learn...just to remember. :)
This bring us to a question:
HOW can we create
the life we want?
There are two parts to
creation:
1) Direction & Speed - what
you want, your goals and
dreams;
2) Obstacles & Brakes - what
is holding you back from
achieving your goals, your
subconscious self-sabotage
programs.
1. Direction & Speed
What are your desires, your
goals, dreams? What do you
want and why? How much
feelings, energy do you put
into them? How much air-
time in your mind do they
get?
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The more you think about,
visualize, feel your desires,
the faster they will come true.
You have to hope, believe and
know that your desire is
already fulfilled for it to
manifest. When your
vibration (thoughts and
feelings) is a match to your
desire, it will manifest in your
physical life.
I am not going to illustrate
this point much further. More
words will do nothing for
your understanding. Instead, I
have an assignment for you -
to test and experience how
you are creating your reality
with your thoughts. :)
Think of something that you
do not have in your life
experience at this moment
and you don’t have a slightest
idea where to find one. It
could be a bird - a particular
species or any bird, a blue
painting, a rare brand of
supercars like Lamborghini, a
book you would like to read, a
song you like but have not
heard in a long time, anything
else you fancy experiencing.
Now really think about it, feel
it, imagine what it will be like
to see that car, hear that song,
experience that sunny
weather, whatever you
picked. Feel that experience,
sense it with all your being.
Bask in that feeling. And
return to that feeling many
times during the day. Observe
what happens. :))
Better yet, tell me what
happened -
reinis@libertyliveshere.com :)
II. Obstacles &
Brakes
The lack of your desires,
absence. Scarcity. Fear, doubt,
confusion. Subconscious.
Limiting beliefs.
Every subject is really two
subjects. A thought about
more money on one hand is
having more money and on
the other hand is the lack of
money. Desire and resistance.
Everything in nature exists in
opposites. Everything. If not
for the opposites, the contrast
of our experiences - how
would we know what we
want?
This is exactly the reason why
we chose this physical
experience - so that new
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desires, new preferences could
be born. We wanted to expand
through pursuit of joy!
Expand ourselves, expand the
world, expand the universe.
There is not much incentive to
expand in ”heaven“, because
everything already is perfect
there. Only in the physical
world of contrasts new desires
can be born. And new desires
mean new directions for the
energy to flow. Flowing
energy = life. It means new
life is born. The Universe
expands through us! Oh
yeah...and we get to have fun
along the way! :)
It is in our best interests to free
the blocked energies we are
carrying around, let them go,
forgive them. Release.
A practical exercise.
This is the simplest form of
releasing. Let’s apply it in a
practical situation. :)
You are driving to work. And
you get stuck in an enormous
traffic jam. You conclude that
you’re going to be late for
work and there is nothing you
can do about it. Obviously
that feeling of helplessness
and frustration drives you
mad! Can you relate to this
kind of experience?
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There are three main
steps in Releasing:
1) Feel the emotion.
Experience the situation fully.
2) Relax into the feeling,
accept the situation.
3) Exhale and release the
emotion. Do it in a way that is
comfortable.
Let’s take a closer look at
each step.
1) Feel the emotion,
experience the
situation fully.
It is important to feel,
experience, understand what
it is that we want to release. It
can be - this pain in my leg,
fear of losing money, anger at
traffic, heavy feeling in chest,
quarrel with my mate etc.
Identify it and experience
fully.
You can even give them a
name, imagine them as a
physical object, as an alive
being. Whatever works for
you, whatever you are
inclined to do. You can not get
it wrong!
But don’t worry if you can’t
”feel“ them. Everyone is
different, and it is my promise
that this will work for you. :)
2) Relax into the
feeling, accept the
situation.
Allow it to be. Don’t judge.
Observe from side, like an
objective witness. Understand
that the feeling is not a part of
you. Separate yourself from it.
Step out of the emotion. This
is where you actually already
are starting to release. Just by
relaxing, ending resistance
and struggle against it.
What I do is usually I imagine
myself as a light in the middle
of the dark cloud of smoke, or
bubble of energy, that is
shining white light and is
completely calm. Like a center
of a tornado - there may be
chaos and destruction around,
but it is absolutely calm and
peaceful in the center.
3) Exhale and release
the emotion.
Let it go. Do it in a way that is
comfortable for you. You may
imagine it going away with
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your breath. Like a dragon
breathing fire - burning away
your karma. :) Or you can
imagine it being dissolved
into bright light. As a steam or
smoke. The possibilities are
endless. Toy around and you
will find an image that suits
you best.
By image I don’t necessarily
mean a picture - it can be a
sound or sounds, sensations
in your body, heat, cold,
shivers, energy rushing
through you. It will be unique
to you. Notice what you feel,
sense and don’t try to force
anything. This is a natural
process, you can do. It is just a
matter of remembering how. :)
Practice it:
Do this process on any
negative or disturbing feeling,
emotion or situation you are
experiencing right now.
Perhaps you had an argument
with your best friend, had a
terrible traffic to work, spilled
coffee on your brand new
jeans. Doesn’t matter what
you choose, because this is
just the beginning. :)
Notice how you feel now, after
releasing!! Can you feel being
lighter, easier, happier? ;)
Practice to achieve mastery of
your thoughts and feelings.
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What Problems
really are?
What does all of this say about
problems?
We create our problems.
Thoughts, emotions, beliefs
that reside in our
subconscious shape our
attitude, our thoughts and
thus our creations, our reality.
Basically - our problems are
created by our subconscious.
(who would consciously
create problems? :)
And all it really is - our
memories. Practiced thoughts
that became beliefs. Our
problems are only the fruits of
our memories.
The good thing about this is
that these are our memories,
our thoughts, our feelings. We
created them...and we can let
them go. And create better
ones. Better thoughts = better
life. :) I like that!
A more advanced
release technique.
This is a more conscious and
waaaay more powerful release
technique.
Think of it this way - when
panning for gold in a river, the
water washes away the sand
and lighter stuff. Bigger and
heavier rocks and gold
nuggets have to be picked out
by hands. Similarly, previous
releasing technique is like
water washing away all the
lighter stuff. But you will have
to pick out gold nuggets by
hands..because they are
valuable!
At least that has been my
experience. At first I practiced
releasing without trying to
understand the lessons. The
lighter stuff washed away.
And then I was guided to
heavier stuff, lessons I had to
learn, understand the causes
of my miseries...and let them
go.
The feeling of relief I get from
this kind of releasing is
indescribable in words! It feels
as if a heavy rock has been
lifted off of me! Fantastic!!
Overwhelmed with joy,
happiness, gratitude and
love! :))
Every problem has a piece of
gold hidden within - a lesson,
a pearl of wisdom, a solution.
It is our job to find it and then
let go of the rest.
I believe that every problem
should ever be viewed only as
an opportunity, a challenge, a
chance to grow beyond what I
am now! To practice my
mastery! I know..it’s hard...but
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man is than an exciting and
empowering point of view! :)
So here it is - a more advance
release technique to pick out
our valuable lessons:
1) Pick a feeling, belief,
situation, person you would
like to let go. Take what comes
in mind first.
2) Welcome the feeling (or
whatever you picked) as an
old friend who has come to
teach you. Express your
gratitude for the lesson. Ask
what is the lesson you need to
learn.
3) Give thanks and gratitude
again and let it go free.
Deeper explanation
of each step:
1) Choose an emotion, a
thought, a person or a
situation you want to release.
Feel, sense it fully. How does
it feel? What is its shape, color,
smell, taste? Welcome all
sensations, images or sounds.
I usually imagine a bubble of
smoke or energy around me
or in front of me. However
feels comfortable at a
particular moment.
Sometimes these balls of
energy take on another form
that expresses their essence.
For example, when I was
releasing want to control, the
energy took a form of a man
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with thousand hands that is
trying to control everything.
A tough job! Other times they
remain as bubbles. Either way
is fine.
Experiment, toy around, have
fun, take it easy. There is no
one single right way to do
this. Try many different and
create your own, what feels
comfortable and natural to
you. You can not get it
wrong! :)
2) Accept and welcome the
feeling with gratitude and
love. Problems are here to
teach us, to help us grow, to
become more, better, brighter.
So welcome them as an old
friend who has come to help
you learn! Approaching with
gratitude and love is vital to
releasing.
If you can truly feel gratitude
and love for a problem,
thought, feeling, person,
situation, you are forgiving.
And that is the start of
Releasing - forgiving. Making
peace with the past. Releasing
hostages (trapped energies,
memories that you are
carrying around in your
subconscious). You can
already start noticing that you
are feeling lighter, happier.
You have already started to
release. Congratulations! :)
Now that you have made
friends with that particular
thought, feeling, situation,
energy, ask it for the lesson
you need to learn.
For example ”What have you
come here to teach me? What
is that I need to understand?
What is your essence?“.
Take a few breaths and start
poking your conscious mind
for answers. They should
already be there.
The way I do it with questions
and answers. I ask a question,
take a few breaths to change
my point of attention and then
start answering the question
in a logical fashion. Let me
give you an example to better
illustrate this process. :)
When I was releasing the
want to control, the image I
got was a man with thousand
hands. He was trying to
control everything.
Impossible, if you ask me. :) I
thanked the thousand-hand-
man for his help and asked
what is he here to teach me.
My thoughts went something
like this: ”he has thousand
hands, he needs them to
control everything, obviously
he is not succeeding at that, he
looks stressed, out of control,
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frustrated, in despair. No
matter how hard he tried, he
still could not control
everything. He was failing.
Obviously it is easier and
more fulfilling to take it easy,
go with the flow, go
downstream, as Abraham
says. :) Let the Universe take
care of the details. You could
not possibly think of every
possible way the Universe can
arrange circumstances for
you. :)
At another time when I was
releasing the same want to
control, the same man
appeared. Only this time he
was standing in a crowd. The
people were moving along
their way. But this thousand-
hand-man was trying to fight
them, to control them. He
quickly got exhausted and
worn down...although none of
the people from crowd was
fighting back! As I accepted
the want to control and
relaxed, the thousand-hand-
man stopped fighting and just
stood there, allowing the
people to move about their
way. You know what
happened? I felt a sense of
absolute peace, well-being
and safety!! :))
3) Express gratitude again
and let go. Thank the thought,
feeling, situation, energy
again for coming to your aid
with the lesson you needed. It
is your friend. It is here for
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only one reason - to help you.
You are safe.
Relax for a moment, feel the
calmness. You can imagine
yourself as a calm lake
between mountains. Enjoy
this feeling of peace. When
ready, let the emotion,
thought, feeling, energy go
free. Imagine it being
dissolved into light. Or burn it
and see, feel the smoke going
up. Whatever feels natural
and comfortable for you.
Take a couple of deep, slow,
relaxing breaths. Notice how
you feel about the subject
now. Feeling lighter and
happier? :)
Now, do this process for a
thought, feeling, situation you
feel most discomfort about in
your life at this moment. :)
Remember that you have to
practice, experience this
process to fully understand it.
Only by experiencing it will it
become a part of you. Words
can’t describe it fully, it has to
be felt, experienced. As
Abraham says “words don’t
teach, life experience does”. :)
You’re a Creator!
The most important thing to
understand and remember is
that you are a Creator!
You create with your
thoughts. You can choose your
thoughts and guide your
attention. Thus deliberately
creating your own reality, to release. It is worth the
your life experience. trouble!
Your memories limit you. Let
go of them. You can always
create new ones. Better ones.
Look around! Do you like
what you see and feel? You
created all of that. Don’t
believe me? Look inside of
yourself - at some point you
I don’t see how it can be any
have had a thought, a feeling,
other way once you have
an experience about
really felt, experienced a long
everything that is going on in
lasting, tolerated emotion,
your life now. You created
problem, energy dissolve and
your life. Subconsciously,
leave you for good. The
most of it, but nevertheless - it
lightness, the happiness, the
was you.
joy...it can not be described in
Accept full responsibility of words. That can only be
your life, your happiness, experienced.
your reality. Empower
Notice how you feel and what
yourself. Take the power back!
happens. There are no
Be the powerful and
coincidences in life. :)
magnificent creator you are
meant to be!! :) Keep growing and learning.
But take it easy, don’t stress My best wishes to you,
about it, have fun, enjoy
yourself! :) Reinis Ikass
Do It!
You have nothing to
loose and everything
Some useful
to gain!
Practice daily.
resources:
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I choose to practice releasing
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benefits of it. Now I seek
every moment that I can spare
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