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in Brazil with John of God
in January of 2008.

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     My trip to the Casa has been the most amazing journey of my life.  I
really had no expectations of what would happen so they were easily
exceeded, but I never dreamed how much healing would occur and on so many
levels.  I decided to go because I have a degenerative neurological
condition for which Western medicine has limited options, but once I decided
to go my perspective gradually shifted.  I came to realize that I developed
the neurological disease because I was supposed to go the Casa, not that I
was going to the Casa to treat the neurological problem.  This was a
wonderful spiritual experience, much of it truly indescribable but so very
real and palpable.  I have never felt such loving energy so strongly as I
did at the Casa.  There was healing on several levels-physical, emotional
and spiritual/karmic.  I had tremendous insights into some of the karma that
drives many of my habitual tendencies.  The loving support of the Entities
and of the group have given me motivation to continue down my spiritual path
with more compassion for both myself and others.  My neurological disease
has improved dramatically, and chronic knee and back pain is also much
better.
     On another note, it certainly was nice to spend two warm weeks in
Brazil in the middle of our winter.  The food was excellent food and the
Brazilian people were very friendly.  The eclectic mix of foreigners was also
a treat.  I am looking forward to returning in the future.
                    — Kevin, Plymouth, Mi

 

For me, It was--and is--an amazing and continuing experience, that is very hard to put into words.  All I can say is that--it is the most profound journey--spiritual or otherwise--that I have taken in this lifetime.  And, I have taken many--including India, Egypt and Greece.

To actually find myself in Abadiânia at the Casa, almost five years after first hearing of its "existence" from Barbara, and "knowing"  that I would someday go, but not really "planning" it, was  most amazing to me.    I kept saying to myself, I'm really here--how did I get here?  After 20 years of meditation, What brought me here?  How did this happen?  I could hardly believe that I was so blessed.  But somewhere deep inside of me, I knew that the other journeys were a necessary preparation for my being able to get to and appreciate what I found with the Entities, at the Casa in Abadiânia.  "I was home!"
                    — LD,  Ann Arbor, Michigan
 

“My three weeks at the Casa was incredibly beneficial on many levels. Being Vipassana teachers, Barbara and John understood my struggles and insights from a Buddhist perspective and helped me take my practice to a much deeper level. Thoughts and sensations, especially those tied to deeply-rooted dynamics and strong habit of mind, now seem further away, less provocative. I experience greater spaciousness in the mind and heart. I think the prayers spoken in Portuguese in the current rooms drew me back to my Christian roots and a renewed appreciation for prayer. In these few weeks, something opened up in my heart that was closed off for many years and all this Love and Gratitude started flowing through. It’s still flowing. Coming to this marvelous place with these insightful teachers has been the most powerful Spiritual experience of my life.”  

 — Steve, Tampa, Florida
 
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My experience at the Casa was extraordinary. I can’t think of a better word. It was out of the ordinary and very much beyond anything I could ever have expected. In fact, the limits of my small (and often stagnant) ways of looking at things became immediately much clearer, and I found I could often let go with some ease, simply because holding on suddenly felt so foolish.

My biggest problem lies in trying to adequately describe the whole experience. Suffice it say that I felt immersed in a confluence of grace-filled moments that left me left sobbing with gratitude on a number of occasions. My body was touched, my mind was touched, and my spirit was touched….tangibly. There is no way I could not notice the healing and life-affirming energy that permeated my days and nights. As a friend from Massachusetts said, “This is the real deal.”

And just to flesh out the picture, I want to add that it wasn’t just Joao’s physical presence or the amazing sessions within the Casa. It was also the good food and kindness at the pousada, the sweet dogs and children on the simple clay streets, the glorious blossoms everywhere, the magnificent skies after a rain shower, the honest-to-god good will of the group I was with…and, of course, the sincerity and dedication of our leaders. They both served and guided in ways that were truly helpful. It could never have been the same without them.

                — KT, New Hampshire