Achieving mental health naturally

My name is Brahmananda Ishaya. Five years ago, I was diagnosed as having acute psychosis and schizophrenia. I was only 22 years old at the time. My life had been turned upside down, literally.

During my teenage years and early twenties, I had experienced depression, bouts of anxiety, and low self-worth, but none of that compared to this new experience of mental dis-ease. My mind became riddled with fear as my normal reality suddenly turned into a living nightmare. I couldn't understand the world anymore and couldn't relate to anything or anyone. Life as I knew it was over.

The struggle to cope with and accept this sudden shift went on for some time. I spent a brief period in a psychiatric ward, but during most of the first year, I was practically immobilized on a couch in my mother's living room. I smoked like a chimney, and could barely take care of my basic personal needs. Of course, I was prescribed the standard anti-psychotic drugs, but even in the midst of my mental fog, I knew they weren't helping me.

Before this mental meltdown started, I had already been reading many spiritual texts and books on self-awareness. I believe it is the wisdom I had already gained from these that truly saved my life. On some level, I was aware that any mental reality can change, if it is treated from the source and not from the superficial level of symptoms. Even in the midst of severe mental and emotional anguish, this inner knowledge was my lifeline and only hope. I knew that if I could access the problem from a fundamental, root level, then healing and transformation was possible.

The conventional medical system had definitely served to help me during my rock bottom low. But to truly begin the path to recovery, it would take great courage to move out of the box of the standard, modern day treatments. My doctor scoffed at the suggestion of things such as meditation or energy work helping me. But my inner voice told me otherwise. So by my own volition, after several months of appointments with a psychiatrist and heavy-duty prescriptions, I decided it was time to try something else.

My intense desire to heal and live a happy life again was the fuel that powered my new journey of recovery. With the help of family, I tried many different therapies, ranging from acupuncture, to hypnotherapy, to reiki. All of these certainly helped, but progress was slow and changes were almost imperceptible.

It was exactly a year from when this whole nightmare began, that I learned a meditation called the Ishayas' Ascension. The weekend course helped me a lot, and I now had simple, powerful techniques I could use at any time to help clear out my mental confusion. At first I used the techniques sporadically as I still searched for the magic pill that would heal me in an instant. But I soon realized that it was going to take regular, consistent use of a tool that worked if I was going to start seeing some true results.

The Ishayas' Ascension techniques were the only tools I had that were simple enough to use in the state that I was in. The Ishayas' that lived in the Ascension Center near me were always there to help and listen whenever I was struggling or needed guidance with any aspect of my life and healing process. I had never met such a group of loving, accepting, and compassionate people. I finally felt like I was getting somewhere.

The one thing the teachers always told me was to use the techniques, which are called Ascension Attitudes, as much as I possibly could, eyes open and closed. My whole being was so severely stressed that I needed to start giving my mind and body as much rest as I could. These techniques quickly took the body and mind into a state of deep rest where healing was at its maximum. As my mental state became clearer and clearer, and my body started healing, I realized what a great gift I had been given in the form of the Ishayas' Ascension. It has truly saved my life.

All of the fear, despair and confusion that dominated my reality a few short years ago has been transformed into more positive states of peace, joy and inner contentment. I have always known that life was meant to be lived in happiness and peace. This inner knowingness is now becoming a living reality for me. I truly know that as humans we are capable of achieving anything our heart desires. No matter how far from our goal we feel, the sky truly is the limit. A sincere, seeking heart is the greatest power in the Universe. I can attest to this!

About a year and a half ago, I decided to dedicate my life to this Teaching. I practice it myself constantly, and the positive results never stop. I am a teacher of Ascension, but more importantly, I am a teacher of Truth, and the incomparable power of the human spirit. My goal is to share with others a message of hope along with practical methods in which to free ourselves from any type of pain and suffering.

Sincerely,

Brahmananda Ishaya