MODULE ONE | TRUST
Finding Roots: Planting the Roots of the Inner Self
One of the greatest teachings of all times is simply stated in the maxim "Know Thyself." In the first module you will begin the Life Mapping Process to start exploring who you are and how your personal, cultural, historical and family history has shaped the stories and perceptions you have created about yourself. We will introduce the seven chakra model as a way to look at your self system from a holistic perspective--body, mind, emotions, and spirit--and to provide a foundation for understanding how to navigate within this system to unleash healing, growth and development. Module one also begins the process of shifting your focus from your external world to your internal world. We will encourage participants to trust their internal knowing and to become rooted in the inner Self through identification of core personality patterns and the development of intuition. Intuition is the voice of the inner Self and is a pathway to higher consciousness and growth. It speaks in symbols, metaphors, dreams and patterns and can help guide you to greater balance and fulfillment in all areas of your life.
Your work is to discover your life and with all your heart give yourself to it. ~ Buddha
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MODULE TWO | LET GO
Diving Deep: Going Under the Surface of Emotions and Relationships
In module two you will examine how your emotional and relational history unconsciously drives your choices and actions in the world. You will focus on your feelings as a guide to consider your relationships with all the people on your Life Map. You will consider how the emotional stories of your past continue to affect your relationships with Self and others. You will be invited to see every experience of your life as an opportunity for learning, growth and evolution, and every person on your path as a teacher. From this perspective you can begin to engage with life in the present and let go of negative and self-defeating patterns you have created from the stories, wounds and traumas of your past. This module also takes an in depth look at consciousness from a variety of perspectives, exploring seven stages in the evolution of consciousness. Using an experiential process based in neurolinguistic programming (NLP), you will discover the stage of evolution you most frequently identify with as you connect and engage in your work with others.
Our discontent is actually a gift of spirit. It is the backside of the dream, the part of us that is held back at this moment . . . Honoring the discontent is the doorway into the next dimension of life. ~ Mary Manin Morrissey
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MODULE THREE | BELIEVE
Burning Through: Lighting the Fire of the Inner Self
In module three you will ask how your stories about yourself create limits or opportunities that affect your sense of personal power. As you continue with your life map you will examine the habitual thoughts and beliefs you have created based on your past experiences and learn to use your mind as source of clarity and focus rather than as a source of stress, confusion, anxiety and fear. You will become increasingly aware that limitations live inside of you through your thoughts and perceptions, not outside of you based on external conditions. Through an intensive experiential, this module will offer you an opportunity to identify and confront patterns of thought and behavior that keep you from expressing your highest possibilities. We will also examine the growing body of scientific evidence suggesting that all reality begins at the level of thought as we explore the impact of thoughts, emotions, attitudes and beliefs on the health of the body and on the roots of illness.
We have to go beyond the rational mind and the Ego. As long as you are in your rational mind, you are still in the sphere of ego, and that limits you; eventually it imprisons you. ~ Father Bede Griffiths
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MODULE FOUR | LOVE
Opening to Love: Extending Compassion to Heal Ourselves and Others
In module four you open yourself to transformation in your self-identity by shifting from the perceptions of your small self to the wisdom of your higher Self. From this perspective you can hold all the people and experiences of your past and present with great compassion, expanding your capacity to work with others from a place of understanding and non-judgment. You will learn about the power of love, gratitude, forgiveness and non-attachment to release yourself and others from the hold of old projections and perceptions and to awaken to a world of unseen possibilities. We will also explore more deeply the seven chakras, looking at the powers and shadows of each chakra as a tool to expand your consciousness and to extend your capacity to act as teachers, leaders, guides and healers in the world.
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. ~ Carl Jung
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MODULE FIVE | HOPE
Shining with Truth: Expressing the Light of the True Self
In module five you will explore the power of creativity and authenticity using art therapy techniques to allow the fullness and passion of your True Self to come into expression. During this module you will also identify root personality patterns which interrupt your ability to fully express the truth of your deepest Self. In an experiential designed to magnify the patterns revealed in your Life Map, you will literally "pull the root" of self limiting patterns and clear the way for richer experiences of authentic self expression in all areas of your life. We will also explore the psycho-spiritual dynamics of the sacred energy body and learn how blockages in self-expression are revealed in emotional and physical stress and illness.
The soul will break every taboo to live its life in the world. There's an astonishing passion and urgency inside each human being that demands to be addressed. ~ David Whyte
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MODULE SIX | JOY
Touching the Sacred Self: Understanding Path, Purpose and Vocation
Who are you? Why are you here? What do you have to offer the world? These are the spiritual questions that lead many on a journey to find themselves. On your journey through this module you will meet your Sacred Self. You will have an opportunity to glimpse the sacred essence of who you really are. When you touch your Sacred Self you will encounter the mystery of your own unfolding. You will recognize the gifts you hold within to share with the world. You will have a sense of your connection with All That Is. And you will expand your consciousness in ways that will forever transform your experience of ordinary reality, encouraging you not to take the journey of life for granted. You will also explore the integrative mind and its use of archetypes, metaphors, symbolic sight and sacred contracts as a way to knit together your internal essence with your external experiences. The culmination of this module is a rich and rewarding experiential that will leave you with a lasting artifact of your meeting with your Sacred Self.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? ~ Mary Oliver
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MODULE SEVEN | GRACE
Returning Home: Integrating Self and Service
Module seven is a one day capstone session designed to collect all the learning and experiences of the first six modules and to prepare participants to go back into their daily life prepared to live, lead, teach and heal from the truth of their authentic Self. This is a day of reflection, dialogue, and experientials.
Self actualization is authenticity of being. It is not doing everything well, but being the best self one naturally is. ~ Marsha Sinetar
