Fun Questions & Answers about Ascension!

Workshops are taught in person, with 2 teachers, qualified through The Ishaya Foundation. The minimum teacher requirement is completing a 6 month, in-resident, teacher training program and requires a bi-annual re-qualification and continued training. 

We are honored to share this practice with you and recognize it is about the Teaching and not about us. Ascension is for everyone and we all grow together! We are honored and gifted if you decide to join us for an event. We are students first and often make mistakes, but we do our best to honor the lineage and teachings of the Ishayas. We commit time, effort and choice to grow, expand and "rise above" or Ascend our limitations! Teachers for our events are part of a worldwide network of teachers and are qualified on a bi-annual basis.  

Ready to Learn the Art of Ascension? That is wonderful. Attend a weekend First Sphere Course, contact Chandika 206-735-1126. We can schedule weekend courses as folks are ready to attend.

Ascension is easy, natural and can be learned by anyone with a willingness and openness to try something new! Not having done a lot of other practices, sometimes makes it all the easier to dive into something new. Be brave, be confident and the committment to learn is only a weekend! Also, you are not asked or expected to believe in Ascension or adopt any new beliefs. We do recommend after learning, to use it for awhile and evaluate the results in your life, for yourself.

Absolutely! There are books on Ascension, written in various styles and available in many languages. Please see msibooks.org for ordering printed books and ebooks! 

The books are fun to read, creative, expand consciousness and share about the practice. We recommend Ascension! and First Thunder as great Introductory texts and to read the books that stand out for you! Many feel the "Thunder Series" would be great movies to see on the big-screen! 

Please note, this practice is always taught in person and not taught through the internet or through books, in honor of the ancient lineage and how the Ascension techniques are learned and practiced for growth.  It is a valuable vehicle for your mind and for your life, get yourself to a First Sphere Course and Learn!

Ascension is practiced sitting and also lying down. This is not a physical practice, so it's really for anyone! Ascending releases stress quickly and easily, so the body automatically begins to heal. The natural by-product of regular practiced Ascension is a much healthier, stronger body and nervous system. This varies by nervous system, life choices and health conditions. A beautiful gift of this practice is, if one's body is sick, you can still use the practice to expand your consciousness and offer healing to your body at a faster rate.

Right! How would you know what the practice can offer your life, without having your own, persona direct experience?We recommend 1) Learning the techniques 2) Practicing Ascension for a short time to see what the benefits are for your life. 

If you desire deeper rest for the body, releasing stress from the nervous system and expanding your awareness ... we recommend you give it a try.  It is only a 2 ½  day commitment, a small amount of money and has the power to completely transform your life. 

Ascension techniques can be used with both our eyes-open and eyes-closed. We recommend eyes-closed Ascending for twenty minutes, 2-3 per day. This may sound like a lot to start with, but Ascension simple and natural! Both the mind and the body find it enjoyable and people are often surprised how fast the time goes! With our eyes closed, Ascension is used as a meditative tool for inner exploration. Twenty minutes of Ascension produces deeper rest than the deepest sleep at night. This kind of rest offers tremendous healing and fills the gap in our natural circadian rhythms that are missing in our busy, modern, everyday lives. Deep rest releases stress & toxins from our nervous system and makes us more present and effective in our lives. 

The practice of Ascension can also be used during the day with our eyes open. Perhaps driving in traffic, at work, during stressful or intense moments, during live performances or creative endeavors ... the list is endless! It is simple and easy to use. The eyes-open practice helps us not take on new stress and connects us to life in the present moment.

Yes, there are Ascension attitudes beyond the "First Sphere." We teach Five Spheres to the public, given individually to the student by request. We offer resources to learn the higher spheres and ways to "further your practice" as a part of our beginner's workshop. Please note that learning the first Praise technique is enough to change your life forever and you receive this the very first night of the Workshop, so no pressure!! For those who decide to have a regular practice of Ascension, additional Ascension techniques are available. Feel free to contact us to connect with a teacher and find out how you can receive an Advanced Attitude. 

You may also "audit" or repeat a First Sphere course for no charge, unlimited times. We also do Ascender Meetings! A time to connect and have eyes-closed Ascending time with other Ascenders. 

The practice of Ascension is difficult for many to intellectually understand until they have personally learned the techniques and had their own direct experience of using the practice. Practicing Ascension is easier than explaining it! Why? This is an experiential practice!

Yes, Ascension techniques can be used as a meditative tool! Ascension does not require specific seated postures and no straining or forcing of the mind. Some of us may have experiences of a particular meditation style and expect Ascension to be the same and it's probably not. 

Some find Ascension to be like a prayer, a perfect prayer. Others resonate with the practice as a mechanical series of techniques to experience the deeper levels of the mind. Regardless of what we call it or how we choose to approach it, regular Ascension works for everyone. Twenty minutes of eyes-closed Ascension produces deeper rest than sleep, deeper than the deepest sleep at night. No belief is required to learn or “make it” work for you. It does require awillingness and openness to attend a 2 ½ day workshop and give it a try for your life!

Right! We do have monkey mind and you are smart for noticing! It has been estimated that the average person thinks over 50,000 thoughts per day! Wow, that's a lot of thoughts! Most of the thoughts people run all day long are typically downward and negative based, including reliving the regrets from our past and worry for the future! This tires out our mind and causes tremendous stress for our nervous system and this is the average life of most people!

The Ascension techniques are pleasing to the deeper levels of the mind, so they effortlessly draw us inward and automatically begin healing the stress in our nervous system. The mind is always looking for greater peace, happiness, joy and freedom. After learning to Ascend, you have a new choice point for how you want to live life.

Many folks have "failed" at other practices or feel there is no way they could sit still to learn Ascension. This practice offers both an eyes-closed and eyes-open practice for stillness and activity, that is simple, natural and easy to use. Many people have never heard of Ascension or had the opportunity to learn this practice. So come join us, give it the willingness and innocence to give it a try. Many students have jokingly or seriously called Ascension "a meditation for people who can't meditate."