| "WHY DO I CHOOSE?" was the question that | | | | is IN the question. The question itself opens |
| propelled Monica Garaycoechea and Arne | | | | you to discovering new possibilities. |
| Rantzén to each other and to the birth of | | | | |
| their business, Creative Questions. Their | | | | Monica points out that "the first answers we |
| journey is an inspiration to anyone who wants | | | | may get from asking a Creative Question like |
| to connect to a life that actually works, and | | | | "WHY CAN I HAVE EXTRA MONEY?" will usually be |
| their service - - specifically helps people | | | | the ones that are familiar to us, like |
| achieve the state of clarity and aliveness | | | | "that's not true!" or "I don't have any |
| that we all, so much long for. | | | | money." But, if we return to the question we |
| | | | eventually get to a place where we tap into a |
| What is a Creative Question and why should we | | | | feeling of the Creative Question that is |
| be asking them? Monica and Arne demonstrate | | | | connected to our hearts." |
| this in kaleidoscopic ways, from the elegant | | | | |
| Creative Questions Card set to their | | | | Now, Monica has founded "Goddess |
| interactive website, their international | | | | Inspiration", a way to inspire women to |
| workshops, individual coaching, to the | | | | discover the "conscious feminine". She has |
| year-long Online Advanced Coaching program. | | | | created the "Loving Presence" modality and is |
| Their individual energy is at once vibrant | | | | a "For a Conscious Life Coach" that |
| and contagious and they are dedicated to | | | | emphasizes self-discovery and personal |
| "light you on fire". | | | | growth, bringing people to use their daily |
| | | | life to expand and transcend their |
| Monica and Arne have both worked intensively | | | | limitations. |
| with affirmations over the years, an | | | | |
| important tool used in many New Age and | | | | Arne Rantzen founded Unlimited Network in |
| self-help circles to create a supportive | | | | 1997 to distribute workshops "For a Conscious |
| frame of mind. "I am grateful to this step of | | | | Life". He is the creator of the amazing |
| evolution and to Louise Hay, Leonard Orr and | | | | healing modalities Unlimited Body and |
| Sondra Ray, the originators of much of the | | | | Unlimited Breath and in 2001, he discovered |
| body of work around the use of affirmations," | | | | the Creative Questions Approach. |
| Arne said. Creative Questions is the next | | | | |
| step in evolution. Tapping into this level, | | | | Their focus since 1988 was teaching Unlimited |
| results are accelerated and deepened at the | | | | Body, Unlimited Breath and Goddess |
| same time. "With affirmations, it's a little | | | | Inspiration workshops "but what has happened |
| more flat, continued Monica. You can use the | | | | naturally is that the Creative Question |
| affirmation "I am grateful", but when you | | | | Approach has permeated everything. We haven't |
| switch to the Creative Question "WHY AM I | | | | erased the other stuff, but the Creative |
| GRATEFUL?" you have the full power of the | | | | Questions have transformed everything. |
| Universe with you". | | | | Creative Questions are everywhere. Where we |
| | | | used to do affirmations, we now use Creative |
| The life paths of Monica and Arne intersected | | | | Questions," Arne explained. |
| because they both decided to take charge of | | | | |
| their destiny and get first-hand knowledge | | | | In 2007 Monica and Arne ushered in the |
| about the process of becoming conscious | | | | rebirth of the new Creative Questions Card |
| creators. After having been a medical doctor | | | | set, a sleek and sexy black and silver |
| in her home country of Spain for 14 years, | | | | redesign sparked by a vision Monica had |
| Monica Garaycoechea realized that although | | | | around the original yellow and blue deck, |
| she had the success most people only dreamed | | | | then called "Question Cards For A Better |
| of, she was still missing something. Swedish | | | | Life." |
| born Arne Rantzen, on the other hand, was | | | | |
| frustrated, that his life wasn't going | | | | Creative Questions are becoming a fantastic |
| anywhere. | | | | and almost fundamental tool used by committed |
| | | | healers, coaches, counselors and teachers who |
| Arne's hunger for the meaning of life led him | | | | are already doing remarkable work. It is |
| to Tibetan Buddhism and their common sense | | | | commonly accepted today that "good thinking |
| approach to life. Practicing the Tibetan way, | | | | is important," said Arne. There are hundreds |
| whereof 5 years as a Tibetan Buddhist Monk, | | | | of success affirmation cards on the market. |
| Arne held the honor of being the 24-hour | | | | "What is starting to happen is that more and |
| personal assistant to the Tibetan Master | | | | more people are realizing that when an |
| Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, while | | | | affirmation is put into the Creative Question |
| learning the Tibetan language and being part | | | | format, it naturally gets energized. If you |
| of the initial effort to translate many | | | | work with the affirmation "I am successful." |
| Tibetan books into English. | | | | many people have to work hard to get into the |
| | | | feeling of that, and for the affirmation to |
| Arne was amazed when he realized that our | | | | really work in their lives, they have to feel |
| lives are fueled by questions, and that most | | | | it. But when they turn it into the Creative |
| of them are not conducive to making the kind | | | | Question 'WHY AM I SUCCESSFUL?' or "HOW DO I |
| of permanent positive change we long to make. | | | | FEEL WHEN I AMSUCCESSFUL? they move |
| "Many of the questions people ask are | | | | immediately into the feeling space." |
| negating a positive outcome like "Why is this | | | | |
| always happening to me?", "Why do I have so | | | | What is called intentional awareness is also |
| many bills?" or "Why do I have to work so | | | | escalated by Creative Questions, like the |
| hard?" "I'll tell you why", Arne laughs, | | | | Creative Question, "HOW DO I FEEL WHEN I AM |
| "It's because you're asking," pointing to the | | | | FULFILLED?" immediately makes you live in |
| power of questions. | | | | that reality. |
| | | | |
| Because we are not aware of the power of | | | | Arne predicts, "the affirmation world is |
| questions we keep asking questions that are | | | | quickly transforming into the Creative |
| limiting; in fact, we ask more unconscious | | | | Question language. There are already books |
| than conscious questions. That's why the | | | | coming out that talk about the importance of |
| Creative Questions Cards are of such a | | | | questions, even though, it's still rare that |
| valuable support to help identify and | | | | they actually talk about what we call |
| practice good questions. For example, your | | | | Creative Questions." |
| car gets rear-ended and you ask "Why did that | | | | |
| car rear-end me?" The effect of that innocent | | | | Creative Questions direct you to investigate |
| question, leads to answers like, "because the | | | | many aspects of your life, not just improving |
| other guy is a bad driver," "because I'm | | | | your material world although they can |
| unlucky" making a whole mountain of | | | | certainly be used for that. They help point |
| negativity out of that one unsupportive | | | | you to where you want to go in every area of |
| question. Most of the time we are not even | | | | your life, from your personal relationships, |
| aware of asking questions and automatically | | | | to your health, spiritual quest, life's work. |
| and unconsciously respond to answers. It | | | | "WHY AM I GOOD ENOUGH? WHY AM I WEALTHY? WHY |
| would be better to ask, "WHAT CAN I LEARN | | | | AM I ADMIRED? WHY AM I INTIMATE? are just a |
| FROM THE ACCIDENT?" and conclude that my car | | | | handful of the 52 Creative Questions Cards |
| was rear-ended "because I need to learn to | | | | deeply integrated in their one-of-a-kind |
| speed up," or "I need to wake up and be more | | | | Creative Questions card set. |
| alert". | | | | |
| | | | How would the world be different if we spoke |
| The Creative Question Approach is an | | | | to our children with Creative Questions? "Why |
| invitation to turn around your whole life and | | | | are you so demanding?" is not a question to |
| point it in the direction that you really | | | | ask your children. "Parents wonder why their |
| want to go. There are 52 Creative Question | | | | children keep doing the same thing, and it's |
| cards in the Creative Question set, | | | | because they keep asking them the same kind |
| addressing the 52 most important aspects of | | | | of limiting questions," Monica says, and |
| your life. The Creative Questions Guidebook | | | | continuous "If they asked them "WHY ARE YOU |
| that comes with the set thoroughly acquaints | | | | ALWAYS SO COOPERATIVE?" they would really |
| you with how to play with the Creative | | | | change their teenager. It would be better to |
| Questions cards, and even suggests party | | | | ask children Creative Questions that will |
| games using them. | | | | empower them like "WHY ARE YOU SUCH A GIFT?" |
| | | | or "HOW ARE YOU IMPORTANT?" These kinds of |
| There is a little stand included for you to | | | | questions will open up a whole new level of |
| clip a card in so you can put it on your | | | | dialogue in families." |
| bedroom bureau, desk at work, etc., and the | | | | |
| idea is so transportable. You can use them in | | | | In a world where the majority of people want |
| the office, before doing your homework, right | | | | the quick fix or easy answer, Creative |
| before the big ball game, to guide students | | | | Questions are a very attractive tool because |
| in a weekend workshop, with your coaching | | | | they have an immediate impact. Monica uses |
| clients - the uses are endless and the | | | | the term "Showering Yourself with Creative |
| inspiration is evident. | | | | Question". There is a free online audio |
| | | | where she showers and guides you through |
| Monica had established her own medical clinic | | | | listening to and feeling the experience of a |
| in Spain, a history she now refers to as her | | | | Creative Question. "Try to focus on the |
| "unconscious way of living." "The deepest | | | | Creative Question", she instructs. The |
| call that I have in my heart is to support | | | | creative part is the question itself, not in |
| human beings, myself to start with and the | | | | the answers. You can get rational with "WHY |
| rest included! I loved my profession, but | | | | AM I HAPPY?" such as "because it is sunny" |
| when facing my daily life and my intimate | | | | and because my bills are paid. But if you |
| relationships - everything was upside down. | | | | keep asking the Creative Question, you start |
| So, my inner inquiry became more important | | | | to detach from the mental answers, and you |
| than practicing as a medical doctor," Monica | | | | begin to feel happy. Go back to the Creative |
| said. The Creative Question "WHY DO I | | | | Question until you see how unlimited you |
| CHOOSE?" spurred Monica to pursue her | | | | really are. You will feel it in your physical |
| spiritual calling rather than remain in her | | | | and in your emotional body. "I feel the |
| familiar world as a medical doctor. | | | | Creative Question in my heart," said Monica. |
| | | | "It's a little more experiential than a |
| Arne says, "Creative Questions are specific | | | | thought." |
| questions. "What work shall I do?", "How | | | | |
| shall I deal with my relationship?" and | | | | Another great impact of the Creative Question |
| "Should I buy this new Car?" are not creative | | | | approach is that we can impact the world. |
| questions. Creative Questions train your | | | | Until now we often impact the world in a |
| mind, by choosing the questions that will | | | | negative way, not supporting the world around |
| give you the answer that you want. When you | | | | us, when we ask with good intent things like, |
| ask yourself "How shall I deal with my | | | | "Why do you look so tired?" and "Why are they |
| relationship?" you are not guided in any | | | | against us?" There was good intent with those |
| particular direction. This question can give | | | | questions but a lack of understanding behind |
| you a variety of answers. Creative Questions | | | | what you're doing. "Mind must answer or it |
| are precise, only allowing answers that | | | | goes crazy," Arne said, so the person who |
| promote the result that you want, like "How | | | | didn't feel tired until we asked them why |
| does my relationship support me?" makes you | | | | they looked tired begins to find reasons why |
| realize how supportive your relationship is. | | | | they are tired and the person who didn't feel |
| Whatever you dwell on in your mind will have | | | | threatened starts to find reasons for threat. |
| an impact on your life, and Creative | | | | We need to learn to say "no" to unsupportive |
| Questions take you in a supportive direction. | | | | questions and consciously choose Creative |
| There's no supportive Creativity in most of | | | | Questions. |
| the questions people ask. Their daily actions | | | | |
| are still built on questions, but they are | | | | Monica is the creator of the powerful Online |
| generally not good questions and thus do not | | | | Advanced Coaching program "Expand Yourself |
| lead to positive changes." | | | | and Change Your Life." "I created this |
| | | | year-long Online Advanced Coaching program to |
| Creative Questions are designed to direct you | | | | support people who want to truly understand |
| to the attitude that will manifest the life | | | | and experience the power of Creative |
| that you want. "WHY DO I CHOOSE?" is one of | | | | Questions", Monica shared with pride and |
| the 52 Creative Questions explored, in depth, | | | | continued "Through this advanced coaching you |
| in the enlightening 80-page Creative | | | | will go deep and learn how to embrace |
| Questions Guidebook, included with the | | | | subconscious material, feelings and thoughts, |
| Creative Questions Card set. This Creative | | | | that oppose your expansion, opening up |
| Question guides you away from procrastinating | | | | "space" for you to be able to think, feel and |
| to taking charge of your life. The Guidebook | | | | be, more of who you truly are. This |
| describes this with, "Choosing is a gift of | | | | investigation is a profound and easy way to |
| freedom that you have been given to further | | | | promote the qualities of your Natural State, |
| evolution." | | | | such as gratitude, success and abundance." |
| | | | |
| In 1982 Arne sought for ways to bring Tibetan | | | | The 52 Online Advanced Coaching sessions are |
| Buddhism, hands-on healing, therapeutic | | | | designed for you to thoroughly integrate the |
| breathing techniques and the New Age worlds | | | | 52 vital Creative Questions by being guided |
| together. He worked as a trainer with such | | | | to focus a whole week on each, so you can |
| key figures in the consciousness movement as | | | | really expand and change your life. |
| Sondra Ray, the creator of the Loving | | | | |
| Relationships Training, Bob and Mallie | | | | Working with Creative Questions you connect |
| Mandel, the leaders in Rebirthing and The | | | | with your own unlimited potential that |
| International Seminar Leadership Program and | | | | already exists inside you. Then, in the |
| Don McFarland, the founder of Body Harmony. | | | | advanced study of the power of questions, you |
| And no matter how strong his credentials | | | | learn how interconnected you are to the whole |
| grow, he still brings that sparkling and | | | | world. Monica offers a practice in her Online |
| humble presence to his events. | | | | Advanced Coaching where she encourages |
| | | | participants to "offer their creative |
| Monica started her spiritual journey with Zen | | | | question to the world." For example, if you |
| Meditation and spiritual psychology. Then she | | | | ask a waitress in a restaurant "WHY ARE YOU |
| explored, in depth, A Course in Miracles, | | | | SO HAPPY?" or "WHY ARE YOU SO GOOD AT YOUR |
| yoga, Rebirthing with the founder Leonard Orr | | | | JOB?" you would see a 30-second |
| and became a teacher of Louise Hay's "You Can | | | | transformation in that stranger's attitude |
| Heal Your Life" program. She began to | | | | and aura. This is a powerful way you can |
| understand the bridge between our physical | | | | shift and transform the whole world. |
| and spiritual lives, and that we are really | | | | |
| creating our own lives. And today she follows | | | | "Be patient with yourself. You'll get it and |
| the footsteps of such teachers as Gangaji, | | | | lose it and get it again until you have |
| Eckhart Tolle and David Deida. | | | | practiced it enough so it becomes part of |
| | | | you," said Monica, which is why the 1-year |
| Monica and Arne are intimate partners, living | | | | support of the Online Advanced Coaching is so |
| and working together in a way that honors joy | | | | valuable. |
| and aliveness as priorities. They return to | | | | |
| the use of Creative Questions as part of | | | | After you read this article, try to give a |
| their daily lives, starting at breakfast time | | | | Creative Question to someone that you meet? |
| with picking a Creative Question card as the | | | | Next time you go into a store, ask someone |
| inspiration for that day. | | | | "WHY ARE YOU SO GOOD AT THIS?" or "WHY ARE |
| | | | YOU SO KIND?" Observe how people immediately |
| Monica Garaycoechea readily admits it took | | | | change their frequency when you ask the |
| her awhile to really "get them". "The day | | | | Creative Question and notice your own elation |
| that I got the Creative Questions was when I | | | | in making someone else feel good. |
| realized that the creativity of the Universe | | | | |