Finding Inner Peace  http://learntruehealth.com/finding-inner-peace/   Finding Inner Peace Through the Seattle Peace Project  What I love about my guest's mission today is that you are inspired by the belief that our thoughts and finding inner peace do have an impact on the external world. Troy Reicherter's mission aims to help so many people in finding inner peace through detox and meditation. Chinese Connection Reicherter earned a bachelor's degree in history from Sacramento State University, then spent five years in Taiwan studying Chinese culture, language, and religion. After that, Reicherter went to Kunming, China in 1996 to study traditional Chinese medicine, then returned to the United States and earned a master's degree from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. After working as an acupuncturist in the San Jose area, Reicherter went to San Jose State University to become a teacher where he taught history for five years in Fremont, California, before moving to the Seattle area in 2008. In 2010, Reicherter earned a second master's degree in Education from City University and has been teaching history for 14 years now. The Seattle Peace Project In addition to teaching about history, Reicherter has always wanted to make history, and that is what this project is all about. In 1993, a meditation for peace experiment conducted in Washington, D.C., showed a 23% decrease in violent crime.  Around 4,000 meditation experts got statistically significant results. Despite that, the project had no other large-scale experimentation, until now. The Seattle Peace Project is looking for volunteers to spend time daily meditating or praying for harmony and finding inner peace in Seattle from June through September 2017. A downloadable Andriod app is free and available to allow all those who wish to join. They can log in from wherever they are in times of prayer or meditation and participants can be a part of a community or make time finding inner peace alone in the privacy of their home. The violent crime records will be scrutinized to see if there is an apparent decrease, and statistical analysis used to determine the possibility that any decrease is due to chance alone. "If we can prove that finding inner peace through meditation and prayer can effect an entire city, it would have a significant impact on the future," explains Reicherter. "The project could make everyone from all over the world re-prioritize their lives, and start allocating a time every day for finding inner peace through prayer and meditation." Reicherter believes this could lead to a deeper understanding of our real potential, further holistic experimentation, and a true cultural shift in the direction of finding inner peace and wisdom. This experiment completely depends on volunteer effort, and Reicherter says they do not intend to use a penny of donated funds. Reicherter is asking everyone to join in this project, regardless of an individual's particular religious affiliation, or lack of it.  Even those who are not from Seattle proper can participate. So for those who want to start having a meditation practice, you can start now until September for a few minutes. "Set a goal for yourself on how much time you are going to spend finding inner peace through meditating. You'll start to notice that you'll feel different and become for confident. Your heart will radiate out so much energy at will," says Reicherter. For Beginner Meditators There is a link at the bottom of Reicherter's website to help guide you on how to meditate. To the people who do not know how to start a prayer for peace, you can try this non-denominational visualization. You can adapt it to your personal beliefs if you feel like it.  It is best if you do this sitting down, completely still, breathe deeply and slowly, stay completely focused, with eyes closed. Meditate with undivided attention for a minimum of 15 minutes daily: Concentrate on a golden light from above D