October 2008
1. Met the provider relations representative of an insurance company, to whom I gave the flier, a few months back. She told me she was practicing the method to induce sleep and it worked.

2.  Met the person who delivers medical supplies to our office, to whom I gave the flier many months back. I found the characteristic change in his face, this time. When asked about the method, he said he was practicing it and found it helping him sleep.

3.  The Brigadier General called, asking for 2 more books. When asked what he wanted to do with them, he said he had lot of friends at the VA (Veteran's Army i.e, ex-defense personnel) to whom he wants to give the book. He bought 2 books.

4. An IVF (in-vitro-fertilization) specialist was given the flier about an year back. He himself has been practicing the method to reduce stress. He believes in holistic approach to health problems. He feels people with infertility problems need to reduce stress. He has been giving the countingbreaths.com web site address to his patients regularly. When asked if he had feedback from any of them, he said 'No' because once they become pregnant, they meet only his mid level staff. He said he would add a link to  countingbreaths.com in his practice web site albanyivf.com under the wellness section.

5. An office manager 70+ years, has been practicing this method for more than a year, mostly in bed to get sleep. Recently I told her about the alternative method of tracking the breaths, using the finger segments of both hands. Today she said she is using this method whenever she has difficulty in getting back to sleep, after it is disturbed midnight, by her cat who sleeps on her back or the dog who wakes her up when it has to be taken out.  

6. The lady who cleans our office on week ends was given the flier long time back. She happened to come to our office early on a Friday.  When asked about the method, she said she uses it to fall asleep and likes it .She recently used it when she was sick and felt better due to it.

7. 'Counting Breaths' received a surprising endorsement from an IVF (in vitro fertilization) specialist Dr.  Peter Horvath as you see in the home page. I had simply given the 2 fliers when I met him at the Tae-Kwon-Do (martial arts class) where I take our grand daughter regularly about an year back. He had been practicing it off and on and told me that he was recommending it to his patients to reduce stares. Recently on his own, he said he had put it in his web page 'Health and Wellness - Exercise and Stress Reduction' page.  I have made a separate page to present the endorsements by professionals.

8. Started  the Sunday meditation class for 14 children aged 8-14 who attend the Indian Heritage class at the Albany Hindu Temple. The session is for 15 minutes. The organizers of the Heritage class wanted this meditation session, being convinced of its usefulness from the experience of last 2 years. This weekly class will continue till April 2009. This is the third year for this class. I have been gaining many insights into how this method can be introduced to this age group, with assured results. 

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September 2008
1. Feedback from one of the participants after 5 follow up classes " I really enjoyed your classes and experienced for the first time the fact that meditation can be done so easily.  It is simple, meaningful and practical.  I am regularly following this technique and can tell you for sure that it has tremendous effect on my health.  I don't get headache as often as I used to. Thanks for teaching and hope to learn more from you in due course."
3. Gave the flier and complete booklet to the senior librarian of the local library about 8 months back. Whenever I used to come across him he was telling me that he and his wife have been practicing the method and happy about it. A few days back he told me he was practicing mostly at bed time and enjoys good sleep. He also told happily that he lost 15 pounds. Asked how it happened, he put both his index fingers at his temples pointing to his head and said it is all here! Many others have attributed the weight loss to practice of this method.

4. Gave the flier to a patient of my daughter, who is a maintenance worker and gardener, a few months back. He has told me more than once that he was practicing it and getting good sleep.  

5. An office manager (lady 70+ years) had been using the method mostly before sleep. Recently she had surgery. She used the method when she was in severe pain and no sedatives were given. It helped her bear the otherwise unbearable pain. When I explained to her the '911' method to be able to bear such pains, she said she recollected her child birth 40 years back. She was advised to slowly breath out to relieve the labor pains.
Another lady also told that she practiced the method a lot, before her surgery, to relieve anxiety.  

6. Did an introductory class of 1 hour, for 4 ladies, at the local Good Buy Books store, East Greenbush NY.

7. Started on on-going meditation class, for 14 children aged 8-15, as part of the Indian Heritage class at Albany Hindu Temple. This 15 minute class will continue every Sunday till April 2009.

August 2008
1. Gave the flier to the sales rep of a phone book company about a month back. He came recently to our office and told he was practicing the method and found it useful.

2. Gave the flier when I met my eye doctor about 4 months back (See April 2008 below). He has been using this method along with other methods of meditation since about 3 months. Recently I visited him. As soon as he entered the exam room and saw me, he spontaneously told me that he has been using the method to induce sleep and when he was with a difficult patient.  

3. Gave the flier to a senior person at the Albany Hindu Temple. Next time he saw me, he remembered about it and inquired whether I was teaching the meditation at the temple. I told him to try the method as per the flier to fall asleep. Recently I was eating at a dinner party at the temple. He was passing by my table and told me on his own with a beaming face, that he was using the method to sleep and found it effective.

4. Feedback from the mom of the 8 year old boy attending classes (see July #6 below):
"I checked with my son today about the meditation when we were having dinner. He says that he noticed some change in him but not able to express it properly. I took him to work with me on Wednesday. One of my friend said her husband was reading a book when she suddenly woke up at 2 am in the morning. Immediately my son reacted and said he needs to meditate and started to explain the breathing technique to my friend. I am surprised by his reaction. I gave a copy of your flier to my friend.
I think he is following you but cannot say if he is able to perform always."


July 2008
1. I visit the local bank regularly for my office work. I gave the flier (pamphlet) of the method to the manager long back and he has been practicing the method. He was happy it helped him sleep better. About 2 months back, I gave the  flier to one of the tellers who appeared to be receptive. After a month when I asked her if she read that she said it was lying on her table. After about a month (a few days back)  when I asked her how was the method she said spontaneously that it was very good. She was
trying to reduce weight and on a diet and exercise program. She found the method useful after exercise for relieving muscle spasms and relaxing overall.

2. The second cashier at UPS store (See May 2008 #2) told with a smile on my inquiry that she was using the method and found it working. She was using the method whenever she was feeling stressed out or angry.
The male cashier said he also started practicing the method before sleep. He wanted to see how it will help him stop smoking. His is the first family I know of in which parents and child are practicing the method.

3. A pregnant lady was practicing the method after many friendly reminders from me. In her sixth month, she had sudden pains causing great anxiety. She had no immediate access to her doctor and did not know what to do. She told that she could calm herself by practicing the method  till she could get medical attention.

4. Shared the basic method with a small group I met at a birthday party in 10 minutes. I did not give them anything in writing. One of the listeners in his forties was listening without showing much interest. I met the same person after about 2 weeks at another party. He voluntarily told me that he was practicing it and found it useful. He asked me for this web site name to get more details.

5. Gave a demo of the method in 15 minutes to 12 members of a fellowship group at a church in Taborton, Sand lake NY state and distributed the fliers. They actually practiced feeling the coolness of in-breaths and counting during the out-breaths for about a minute. Most of them were seniors. One of them was 99 years and another 92. All of them said they clearly understood the method and said it was an easy one. One of them said that just one minute of practice was relaxing.  

6. Started a weekly class of Meditation for 3 adults in forties and 2 children of 8 and 10 years at Albany Hindu Temple. They paid a donation to the temple committing for 5 classes.

7. Gave the fliers about the method to the two clerks at the post office that I visit often and briefed them about its benefits. After about 2 weeks one of them told she was practicing it and found it useful. After about 2 months I met the second clerk. She said she was using the method and "it works".

8. Gave the flier to the provider rep of an health insurance company about 2 months back. He came recently to our office and told happily that he was practicing the method and found it useful.   


June,2008
1. Introduced 'Counting Breaths' to the children in our granddaughter's class of Gr 2/3, at Robert C. Parker School, Wynantskill New York. There were 17 children along with their 2 class teachers. The session was for 15 minutes. After the children learned and practiced the method for about a minute, I asked them how they felt during the practice. Their responses - 'it was relaxing', 'muscles were relaxed', 'it made me yawn', 'I felt sleepy', 'my body was melting' and 'I felt like I was in a bubble'. I asked them when they would like to use this method. Their responses - 'when angry', 'in the bus' and 'before sleep'. All these were their own ideas, based on just one minute of 'Counting Breaths'! They were smart enough to appreciate their needs and found potential uses for this method after just a touch of practice! 

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