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Meine Reise mit der Meditation und inneren Arbeit begann bewusst als ich 12 Jahre alt war, als ich mich zutiefst gestört fühlte durch den Ausmaß an Stress, Unzufriedenheit und Leiden der Menschen auf einer individuellen und sozialen Ebene. Ich erlebte eine spontane Herz-Eröffnung in der ich mein tiefstes Selbst fand, und erlebte dieses Selbst als dasselbe Selbst im Herzen jedes Menschen. Im Innern der Herzen aller Menschen wurde mir das Leiden der Unweisheit bewusst. Ich wollte etwas tun um uns zu helfen einen Weg zur Freude zu finden und so setzte ich mich einen Tag später hin um zum ersten Mal zu meditieren. Ich beobachtete meinen Atem für mehrere Minuten und dann erfuhr ich das was wie eine Blase heftiger Freude meine Wirbelsäule emporstieg und in meinem Verstand explodierte. Als Ergebnis dieses Erlebnisses fing ich an zu meditieren und Buddhismus und Taoismus zu studieren, dann Raja Yoga und Qi-Gong. Als ich 14 war fingen Menschen an mich um Rat zu fragen und um Hilfe zu bitten mit Problemen die sie betrafen. So begann ich Meditation zu unterrichten und individuelle Wege der Problemlösung anzubieten.

Ich studierte weiter Christentum, Vedanta, Tantra, Theosophie, Transpersonale Psychologie, Stress-Management, Innere-Kind-Heilung, Re-birthing und Holotropic breath work, Qi-Gong- Theraphie, Usui und Tibetanisches Reiki, Kriya Yoga mit SRF, Ananda und Harihariananda lineage, Kundalini Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Laya Yoga, Agni Yoga und alle Methoden bezüglich der Psychologie der Liebe. Und während ich meine Praktiken entwickelte machte ich weiter und unterrichtete andere. Außerdem habe ich mehrere Diplome in Kunst, sowie Philosophie und Erziehungswissenschaften auf Master studiert.

Als Ergebnis meines Willens anderen Menschen zu helfen wahre Freude zu finden, und meiner spirituellen Praktiken die ich seit meinem 12. Lebensjahr ausgeübt habe, erlebte ich mein Kundalini Erwachen als ich 28 Jahre alt war. Die Erleuchtung passierte durch intensive Meditation des Jnana (Weisheit) Yoga mit dem Wunsch die Seele und ihren Zusammenhang mit dem Leiden zu erkennen um die Lösung zu sehen. Es war der vorherige Entschluss reif mit Erfahrung. Dieses Erwachen gab mir direkte Erkenntnis der Aspekte der Seele und steigerte sogleich meine Fähigkeit energetische Arbeit zu tun und transpersonale Beratung. Außerdem habe ich von Ananda Ashram die Erlaubnis erhalten gewisse Kriya Yoga Techniken zu unterrichten, obwohl ich bereits verschiedene Ebenen der Kontemplation vorher betreten hatte.

23 Jahre lang habe ich regelmäßig mit verschiedenen Leuten auf der ganzen Welt mit verschiedenartigen Angelegenheiten gearbeitet. Während dieser Zeit ausführlicher Erfahrung entwickelte ich das was jetzt das Citi-Zen System der kausalen Stressbewältigung und Konfliktlösung ist. Die zentralen Praktiken dieses Systems sind spezifische kausale Techniken welche Stress und Konflikt in ihrem Kern umwandeln. Es ist mir eine Freude diese Lösungen anbieten zu können.

Bildungsberatung: Felix Döppner, Lehrer, ist im Vorstand und arbeitet auch als freiwilliger Mitarbeite

Persönliche Assistentin: Olga T. Circosta arbeitet zur Zeit als freiwillige Mitarbeiterin.

Reverend Lydia Trettis, Salt lake City, U.S.A
¨Andy helped me with a soul meditation that I still use to this day. The thing that is so wonderful about knowing Andy is that he has a great depth of spiritual experience/beingness that he is able to share/confer on the person with whom his is working.

He also radiates fun and joy. He radiated an unswerving joy to me when we met that made me see that there was a joy inside of me, that, despite what I was going through at the time, which was hugely difficult, I could access that joy. That joy that he highlighted in me could then be infused into all of the perceived difficulty I was experiencing and raise it up for healing and purification.

With great ease, he said, "I see the pain you are in and it doesn't frighten me. In fact, there is a lot more to you, my friend, than the pain and confusion that you are experiencing now and I am willing to walk with you a while and support you in seeing the whole, not just the current lesson and struggle."

Sofia Bustamante, Life coach & Teacher, ´Turn up The Courage´, London, U.K.
¨I met Andy through a seminar I was facilitating at. I have had my own personal practice for for years, but was looking to take it to a higher level. I was waiting for the right person. I joined Andy´s session and was duly impressed by the quality of mediation and soul connection that he enabled. I followed up with him and we began some 1-1 work. We covered several methods including the Citi-Zen modes of Tong-Len and Violet-Diamond-Tantra.

Violet-Diamond-Tantra took me to a whole new level in meditating. Afterwards I felt as though something had been lifted off my chest and I felt that I was vibrating at a higher level. People close to me commented on how grounded I was and how radiant I looked. I felt a sense of potency about my life and all that went with it. This feeling encouraged me to keep the practice up. Now, a year on, I still practice this meditation and it has become a part of my personal peace practice.

I recommend this process and Andy very highly. What I found most helpful about Andy was his practical capacity to lead meditation, his strong intuitive ability to identify the main areas for me to focus on and his knowledge of the art and science of meditation. It all made sense. He has a very profound knowledge of these topics and has a robust practice. Also, Andy is a very respectful person and I have a high degree of trust in his persona.

Thank you Andy for enabling a tangible connection to my own soul. This is priceless.

Wiebke Koch, c.e.o, SelfHub, Berlin, Germany

¨I have attended Andy's course when I was close to burn out and didn't know any more what to do. The impact the one week intensive teachings and meditations had on me, immediately and over time, was astounding. Synchronicity started becoming part of my daily life again and things, that I had long wished and hoped for, manifested. The course allowed me to realise that I can be replaced at work and that only by being full, authentic and deeply centered, would I be of service to others again. They say you meet the right teachers at the right time. This surely has been true in my case!¨

Felix and Collette Döppner, Teachers, Fulda, Germany

¨My wife and I consulted Andy for a two day workshop on our quest to a more harmonious, open, true and understanding relationship. One of Andy’s gifts is to describe complex issues - such as conflicts between humans, why they happen, where they come from and what lies underneath them – in very simple, clear and extremely wise words. To get this understanding and a tool such as Citi-Zen methods of Tong len to heal parts of the underlying energies of conflict and stress, has nourished our relationship. We know that we have a long way to go and we still plan to continue with more workshops. Practising with patience we felt guided by the way Citi-Zen has followed up our process so far.¨

The sessions with Andy made it possible for me to change my job after only 2 weeks of working with him. I was aware that this was the step I had to take and his counselling supported me to act in a direction that I was afraid of before, because of limiting myself. Today I see myself being able to communicate more honestly and true to my heart. I now am able to take decisions that feel true to real myself.

I am thankful for Andy´s ongoing support and I am totally convinced that his work is what we need for a better world. I am amazed that we only had about three intensive sessions, that changed my life a lot and made dreams come true.

Savitri Simpson, Teacher, Ananda Expanding Light Meditation Retreat, California, U.S.A