“I decided to change my thoughts, and I made a change in my life. I share this story with you because, if I did it, I'm sure that you can do it.”

Belen had never heard of the autoimmune disease lupus. That is, until her skin turned purple, itching so badly she could scarcely put on clothes. The doctor insisted her active lifestyle was over – and she would need medications with side effects as bad as the disease.

But Belen refused to give up the life she loved to save it. And when her family told her about Dr Joe’s work, something clicked. “I started reading the books,” she says. “At the moment when I read about the stress, everything changed.” She began to meditate daily, deciding stress was no longer part of her life.

Within a few months, Belen arrived at a Week Long Advanced Retreat – without expectations, but open to possibilities. While practicing the breath called “Pulling the Mind Out of the Body,” she experienced a love she’d never felt before. Now, two years and several blood tests later, the lupus is in remission.

Recorded at the Cancun Week Long Advanced Retreat in June 2024