TNR Happenings, August 17, 2026
Next TNR Community Training Is On September 19
As changing and uncertain the world appears to be at times, high-level resonance and achievement need roots, a mooring to stay centered. I have seen 1400 doctors and healers come and go throughout the decades. One constant I’ve seen is that when they train consistently, their lives become more powerful and peaceful, with less conflict and doubt. This consciousness affects all around them, including their spouses, families, and practice members. Life is not difficult; a lack of training and adaptation because of our cultural training makes it feel like it is. We simply never learned how to utilize the full potential of our minds and consciousness. Do you think that sages, mystics, and prophets have bigger brain organs? Nonsense! Nobody is showing anyone the way! As a result of this lack of training and our collective consciousness, we are unconsciously attracted to war, disease, violence, abuse, and conflict. Everyone reading this is saying to themselves, why does this person keep bringing ruination into their life? The reality is we don’t need to take in all the static, and we can still be clearly present, conscious, and able to help people others bypass to get to the easier, insurance-reimbursed, superficial cases. Every training prepares you to move toward creating more peace, harmony, and success in your life. No Buddhism or passivity is spoken here. Vital, once-in-a-lifetime people connect with others without laws or social media forcing or punishing them. We lead from the heart and the head, not one or the other.
Love Has No Color
Highlights from Boot Camp: The smiles from the people who have never seen one another and the community that was formed with 17 participants who traveled from all across the United States and Canada; Kenny Smoker holding court for 2 hours as he gave priceless, sage-like wisdom to our group; Vernice doing her Kennyesque impression and adding her own, unique mannerism and love; our group being honored at the Pow-Wow as they presented an honor blanket with a dance and drumming in front of the whole crowd. What an honor! Tears welled up in most of our faces. Although the children in our group didn’t understand what it meant, they felt the presence of something bigger than their childlike neediness, perhaps for the first time. Seeing people who were hypnotized and realizing they can become unhypnotized; sweet and sour chicken, flat bread and tacos, lemonade, Fun Day with all the kids; packing up and delivering all of the food; the smiles, face painting, painting pictures, and the beads; the concerts from a mother and her two talented teenagers singing; circus tricks; the athletic events and free throws (hundreds upon hundreds, with a girl winning much to the chagrin of the boys!); Rosie, who runs the orphanage, tracking us down in Frazer and presenting us an adorned, artistic walking stick for all of our help over the years, including a washer and dryer, mattresses, money, etc.; watching beauty being manufactured; the concert in the nursing home which brought tears of joy to the residents; the group bathroom breaks; the shuffling of feet; the refurbishing of a condemned house, both inside and outside (Who knew that Canadians were such workers? Ha, ha.); Dr. Sabrina’s artwork and posters which attracted so many participants to the Fun Day (I wonder if she did the artwork throughout the night?); I received a summons from the chairman of the Tribal Council for one of our members to attend a court ordered workshop on safe driving and laws and customs in the US; Whoa Nellie Deli for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; coffee; the house with mold that, once a resourceful member smudged, mysteriously the smell disappeared; the late night teaching and movie metaphor will not be soon forgotten (does the dog have enough spark or willingness to live?); meeting of the tribal council and hearing the chairman heap praise on our group for their longtime efforts; no more questions and that’s not happening today were heard throughout our trip; no injuries, dog bites, or incidents happened with the exception of a giant stepping in dog mess (the smell brought one member to her knees, to the point of puking); the gratitude expressed by those who received food; special thanks to the tireless work of my wife, Dr. Julie, for the infrastructure, food ordering, and every other piece of order to ensure our we got things done (she makes me look much better than I am!) Thank you to all of our donors who made this possible. Pictures will be made available in the next few days. Please share these pictures with your people. We are all one people.
From the Mind of Miyagi
Being on the Reservation with members gives me a special glimpse of them that is unique, beautiful, and different than at trainings. TNR members, practice members, guests of members, and family of members on LHNC road trips are shining examples of grace in motion. Vernice would constantly mention how our people are different, were motivated, had no excuses, and were loving and kind toward people they are not related to. Underneath all the social survival masks we wear to be approved of in our society, a beauty remains dormant for a lifetime unless released or activated. It is a sort of beauty and the beast (one member has tears right about now, as I do) that spouses, lovers, family, etc. do not recognize. It takes a high-resonating event ( 9/11, near-death event, initiation, rituals, rites of passage) for this to emerge. When these initiating events are not experienced in childhood, the adult sleepwalks throughout their life, never experiencing their True Self. They drift instead, completely unaware of this potential and ability. They become a hollow shell, a shade of their former selves, a caricature of their true potential. No wonder there are so many people with mental and emotional impairments in the world.
“Words feel small for what I am carrying in my heart after our Fort Peck adventure. I am deeply grateful for you and the group and the safe space where I can feel loved, safe, and purposeful. Being part of it has reminded me of so much I needed to remember- the connection to you, the group, and to myself is something that is not replaced, or easily found in my day-to-day life. Your words, your perspectives, and your dedication to your purpose show me a way that I didn’t know possible. Thank you for your non-judging, true acceptance you have shown me, seeing me as I am, and honoring whatever that I bring into the space. It has meant more than I can say. Thank you for everything you are, and everything you continue to be in my life.”
No matter what container you choose or find yourself in, this unused ability, power, and love is at the root of all office, staff, marriage, parenting, and living-life endeavors. In TNR, I am asked to ‘mine’ this potential in doctors and healers to help people and become increasingly successful. No matter how well or poorly you are playing the role of doctor/healer, releasing this untapped reservoir of energy increases whatever you are attending to. In Miracle Training, this released potential is recruited for healing rather than wasted holding on to events, affairs, childhood, etc. The former energy that was being squandered is now utilized in healing; oftentimes this is the difference between life and death.
Miracle Training
Speaking of this inner, dormant potential, the miracle you see in MT graduates is their changing personas. What was once absolutely impossible is now well within reach. The people they formerly answered to are simply amazed at their new ability. Their friends, associations, and even family members are now carefully scrutinized instead of blindly continuing the past with no discernment. Sometimes this infuses stale, stagnant relationships with new energy and love; other times, they need to step away from old, toxic relationships. This new persona is infinitely more capable than their former ‘lost selves’. However, the real test is when they return back home to Kansas. Some successful graduates are strong enough to weed their gardens, and others get pulled back like the crabs in a box and spiral downward into ruin.
The reality is that I give them a compass: an opportunity, not a guarantee. Health has been restored. They have a new source of energy, healing, and living. What will they do with this new superhuman power? It’s not up to me; it’s up to the individual. You can’t do it for them any more than a personal trainer can lose weight for their clients. Free will was granted by the Creator and is not manufactured by man. Choice is freedom, not bondage.
The Beauty and the Beast motif comes to mind as people judge by appearances, not essence. No matter what illness or what affliction, there is a lack of worth or a lack of capability at the core in all circumstances. Not being fully welcomed or belonging to the tribe warps the adult who must adapt to survive and get morsels of pseudo-love in the forms of financial gain, narcissistic look-at-me validation, power, or abusing others. No exceptions, even if the person proclaims, ‘she’s not doing anything’ or is a glutton for abuse. I see people who magically adopt the fountain of youth, become beautiful for the first time in their lives, begin to love themselves, etc. No life coaching here, just understanding the drain of energy it takes to keep false masks and appearances in place. As important and life-giving health is, you can direct energy instead to keep victimization in place. Life is the continual onward flow from dependent, superficial to self-reliant and depth. Kind of like TNR, LHNC, etc.
Marley, Sunny, & Beau
