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Website welcomes stories about Sedona, Arizona

07.27.11

Local shop Sedona Story is allowing Red Rock enthusiasts and the like to take to their website and share inspirational stories about the majestic location.

The Sedona, Arizona attractions are plentiful. From the sweeping, peaceful deserts to the healing vortices that dot the landscape, the city has become a haven for healers and intuitives as a place where they can help inspire fulfillment for visitors and residents.

SedonaStory.com is a venue where people who want to share with the world the wonderful and life-changing stories about the city can go to put their experiences into words.

The shop Sedona Story sells goods relating to healing arts, spiritually inspired art, crystals, regional crafts and memorabilia. It is inspired by the teachings of trailblazer Ilchi Lee, who founded Dahn Yoga and is a current Sedona resident.

Ilchi lee believes in an inextricable connection that individuals have with nature, a thought that originally attracted him to Sedona.

"At every moment, the sunshine, the blue sky, even the wind around us wait to become one with us, to find our fundamental connection," Lee said.

It's been said that the attractions and features in Sedona inspire mystical healing in many individuals. People come from around the world to seek fulfillment there, and oftentimes they find it.

The city features hiking trails in which individuals can test their personal endurance, pushing themselves to finish their journey despite intense heat. It is this kind of test that helps people get to the next level of betterment. Lee believes that the human potential within each person is limitless, and that personal boundaries are many time purely in their minds.

A visit to Sedona might ignite a flame within the traveler to seek a higher state of being.  

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Big city life may hinder brain potential

06.24.11

Author and philosopher Ilchi Lee settled in Sedona, Arizona because of the area's immense natural beauty and the vastness of its wilderness, foregoing the draw of big cities like New York or Los Angeles.

Perhaps he was on to something, since a new study from Douglas Mental Health University Institute researchers suggests that living in a bustling city may cause stress and other mental disorders.

"Previous findings have shown that the risk for anxiety disorders is 21 percent higher for people from the city, who also have a 39 percent increase for mood disorders," said co-author Jens Pruessner. "In addition, the incidence for schizophrenia is almost doubled for individuals who are born and brought up in cities."

In a study on the brains of individuals who lived in the city and others who lived in more natural settings, the researchers found that city dwellers had more stress in brain regions having to do with emotion.

Results of this study underscore the importance that nature plays in the personal development of a human being.  

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Find peace in the natural beauty of Sedona

06.20.11

Ilchi Lee sees Sedona, Arizona, as an ideal location for individuals to find peace. Out in the quiet desert, practitioners of meditation and yoga can establish serenity and harmony within themselves.

Lonely Planet describes Sedona as going beyond the ordinary, and individuals who visit the city may find that they agree. The topography is gorgeous and being around such huge mesas and giant red rocks can foster a sense of appreciation for the beauty in the natural world.

There are many excellent places in Sedona where one can engage in meditation, practice yoga or try brain wave vibration strategies. Oak Creek Canyon is one specific location that may inspire contemplation and peace. One will enjoy sitting on the banks of the Grasshopper Point swimming hole surrounded by the beautiful red, orange and white cliffs.

Another place that could be of interest to practitioners of meditation is the Palatki Heritage Site. Here, visitors can tour thousand-year-old Sinagua cliff dwellings and other archeological ruins. The cave art in this area is fantastic, and individuals may find that the 9-mile hike to the location helps clear their minds and promote peace.

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Visitors to Sedona can practice mediation in peaceful surroundings

05.20.11

According to Lonely Planet, Sedona, Arizona is extraordinary and could easily win a geographical beauty contest. This southwestern locale is peaceful and secluded, which may make it a great destination for those looking to meditate on the complexity of nature and one's connection to the organic world.

Visitors may feel a mind-body-spirit connection to their surroundings while engaging in self-reflection in Sedona. One can feel a current of mysticism and peace radiating from the gorgeous red rocks and high flat-topped mesas that dot this desert locale, the travel guide states. Travelers who search for a prime location to meditate may enjoy the Amitabha Stupa, which is a sacred architectural site set in the midst of trees, greenery and other natural wonders.

Visit Sedona states that this Arizona locale is overflowing with stunning natural endowments, and visitors may want to take the opportunity to enjoy all that the destination has to offer.The desire to undergo spiritual and personal enrichment is one of the main reasons that practitioners or meditation and yoga flock to this area. As it is reputed to be a global power spot, this may be a great destination for peace seekers. 

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Experience peace on earth at Cathedral Rock in Sedona

05.06.11

There's a place in the U.S. where the air feels a little cleaner, the sun shines a little brighter and the prospect of peace on earth feels a bit more real.

Sedona, Arizona, is known for its red rock formations, but it's also a southwest hub for yoga enthusiasts and for travelers interested in finding the various hidden vortices in the area.

Also, within Sedona is a popular hiking trail called Cathedral Rock, which provides a view for visitors that is both breathtaking and relaxing in its scope.

At its summit, Cathedral Rock – so named because from a distance the rock appears like a cathedral – allows climbers to survey the land before them and to take in the natural beauty of nature.

Cathedral Rock has various perches along its trail as well. These are perfect places for people to take a breath. Vortex or not, these areas are one of the best locations in the world to examine one's life, and they offer the potential for someone to realize their one true self.

There is no bad time to visit Sedona – it's cool in the summer thanks to the altitude – though keep in mind that it can get quite cold during the winter months.  

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