To our amazing students, clients, and friends: thank you for your presence, energy and support. We wish you a joyful spring season filled with peace, renewal and endless sunlight on your path.

We hope the information below supports your journey of healing and personal growth and we hope you can join us in an upcoming study group or course.

Warmly,

Todd and Angela

info.tapseminars@gmail.com

Early Rays Illuminate Your Days

Starting your day with a dose of morning sunlight can do wonders for your physical and mental well-being. This simple habit, often overlooked, taps into the natural rhythms of your body and the environment, offering a range of health benefits especially when timed right.

Morning sunlight helps regulate your circadian rhythm, the internal clock that governs sleep, mood, and energy levels. Exposure to natural light, ideally within the first hour of waking, between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM, signals your brain to suppress melatonin (the sleep hormone) and releases healthy levels of cortisol helping you feel alert and energized.

The sweet spot is about 30 minutes after sunrise when blue light wavelengths are strongest, making even 10-20 minutes effective, though 30 minutes is optimal. Studies suggest this can lead to better sleep, a well-tuned circadian rhythm and vitamin D production which supports immune function.

Morning light also lifts your spirits. It activates the release of serotonin, a neurotransmitter tied to calm, contentment and inner peace. Research shows that regular sunlight exposure, especially before 10:00 AM, can reduce symptoms of depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD), making it a free and natural mood enhancer. Even on cloudy days, the natural light between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM is more potent than you might think.

So, tomorrow morning, greet the sun during your prime window of early sunlight and our body and mind will thank you.

What You See is What You Are

The concept of mirroring suggests that the world around us such as our relationships, circumstances, and environment act as a reflection of our inner world. Our experiences are often a manifestation of our thoughts, emotions, and beliefs. In essence, life holds up a mirror, showing us who we are beneath the surface.

At its core, mirroring operates on the principle that we attract what we embody. On one hand, if you radiate positivity, confidence, and clarity, your environment tends to respond by providing opportunities, and people gravitate toward you. One the other hand, if you harbor negativity, fear, or self-doubt, you might notice recurring conflicts, obstacles, or themes in your surroundings. Mirroring is not about blame but about awareness: the external world becomes a feedback loop and opportunity for personal growth.

When projecting our unresolved emotions or beliefs onto others, we interpret their actions through the filtered lens of our own insecurities or strengths. For example, if you’re quick to see hostility in others, it might reflect an inner struggle with anger or mistrust. The people closest to you often mirror traits you either embrace or suppress. A partner’s criticism might reflect your own self-judgment; a friend’s support might echo your capacity for kindness.

The power of mirroring lies in its invitation to shift perspective. Instead of blaming the outside world, you can ask: “What does this reveal about me?” By adjusting your inner world—through intention, self-reflection, or by holistic personal growth methods such as BodyTalk, Emotional Resolution, NLP/Mental and Emotional Release (MER), or MindScape, you can transform what’s reflected back.

Mirroring reminds us that we’re not passive observers of life. Our environment is a canvas painted by our inner brushstrokes. Change the artist, and the masterpiece evolves.

Choose Your Reality:

Reclaim the 126 Bits That Shape Your World 

Did you know your unconscious mind processes around 2 million bits of information every second? That’s everything picked up by your nervous system, including what you see, hear, feel, and sense in every moment. Yet your conscious mind can only handle about 126 bits at a time. To manage this, it filters incoming data by deleting, distorting, and generalizing based on your beliefs, values, emotional state, and past experiences. 

This means we don’t experience reality as it truly is. We experience a version of it shaped by the 126 bits our mind chooses to let in. What you focus on determines how you think, feel, and act. It shapes your expectations, your patterns, and ultimately your results. 

Unresolved emotional baggage has a powerful influence on this filtering process. If you are carrying past pain, grief, or limiting beliefs, your unconscious mind will tune in to information that matches that frequency. You may find yourself noticing what's wrong, expecting disappointment, or reliving the past without realizing it. This doesn’t mean the world is negative. It simply means your internal filters are set to look for proof of your inner emotional state. 

Client Succes Story

I once worked with a client who had gone through a painful breakup. For years afterward, he felt anger and sadness whenever he saw couples together. His emotional baggage was selecting the 126 bits that matched his unresolved hurt. After one Breakthrough Session, where we released the negative emotions, something shifted. He began seeing those same couples not as reminders of what he’d lost, but as inspiration for what was possible. His new 126 bits gave him hope, clarity, and the emotional space to believe in love again. The environment hadn’t changed. Only the way he filtered and interpreted it had. 

You already have all the information to create meaningful change. When you clear the emotional clutter, you gain the freedom to consciously choose which 126 bits to let in. You begin seeing opportunities instead of obstacles, connection instead of separation, and hope instead of fear. 

If you’re ready to shift the lens through which you experience life, I’d love to support you. Choosing your reality starts with a single step, and that choice can transform everything. click here

Cal Adkins Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Mental and Emotional Release®(MER®) and Hypnotherapy.

DNA of Our Emotions

Emotions are the tides of our human experience, rising and falling in a rhythm as natural as the breath.

When we experience positive emotions, the body releases dopamine and serotonin, muscles relax, energy levels elevate, and we might even feel lighter and move with more ease. Negative emotions such as anxiety, fear, anger, uncertainty or overwhelm steal the healing energy from your body and triggers cortisol spikes, restricts physical movement, weakens the immune system, increases blood pressure and creates brain fog. Suppressing the "small or little emotions" can manifest as tension headaches, fatigue, restless nights, or worse, serious illness and disease.

The subconscious is constantly scanning our environment predicting and reacting to danger vs. safety. When triggered through 5 sensory inputs, the subconscious generates physical sensations that have been held in the body from past high stress events. The conscious mind becomes aware of these physical sensations, and we intellectually label them as a specific emotion (anxiety, fear, anger...). The body holds the memory of these sensations and when triggered again, the subconscious activates the sensorial pathway associated with the specific emotion. In short, our physical sensations are the blueprint or DNA of our emotions. Our emotional difficulties are sensorial echos from the past.

Emotions are fluid, but their echoes linger, shaping how we engage and emotionally respond to the ups and downs of life.

The Monday Group Session

Participation in the Monday group session is free and open to all through a live Zoom event. We gather twice a month, usually the first and third Mondays. You may join live or connect later with the replay. Click here to read more about the group session.

The group session is grounded in The BodyTalk System, MindScape Intuition Method, and other holistic modalities we have learned over the years and guided by the intentions of the group. Click here to join the Monday Group Session



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