workshop. Practising Presence

Practising Presence

workshop. Practising Presence

Join us this Saturday for an exploration of the first path towards Integral Vitality.

We will delve into Presence and Engagement, two paths towards a life that is both vibrant and meaningful.

You can take part in this workshop without previous experience, or having attended the prior session.

Tuition is on a sliding scale: U$D 25 to $ 50. You can choose your contribution according to your possibility, and in relation to the value you feel you receive.

Payment mode: Via Paypal, to the following address: wherewonderlives@gmail.com

When: April 30th, 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 5 PM GMT

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Kindling the Fire

Kindling the fire!

Kindling the Fire

In this inaugural session, we will explore the nature of desire: how it finds expression in our lives, why it ebbs and flows, the neurology of desire and the influence of the rational mind and the emotions.

Mostly, we will share practices for sparking desire and keeping that flame lit, despite its changing nature.

We will explore stimulating ideas, psychological research and strategies, nourishing poems and music to help us connect with our zest and vitality.

When: March 19th, 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 5 PM GMT

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Workshop: Being desire

Annual Course: Being desire

Workshop: Being desire

“The force that through the green fuse drives the flower
drives my green age”, says Dylan Thomas in the oft-quoted poem.

This is the very force that we will beckon, conjure up and seek to ignite, through this year-long journey of the soul!

I invite you to join us in this exploring the mysterious energy that animates our days, and guides our actions, decisions and relationship to others, to Nature, to ourselves, to life.

Throughout 10 montly sessions, we will explore the ways in which vital energy flourishes or diminishes in our lives, the factors that influence it, and a variety of practices that we can lean on to design lives of radical aliveness, connection and meaning.

Some of the topics we will be covering:

The relationship of vital force and meaning; specifically, the three dimensions of meaning.

Strategies for designing our moments for maximum aliveness.

The role of purpose in the decisiones we take, and in getting some forward motion in our lives.

Nine “archetypes of transformation”: three that pertain to our connection with ourselves (Inner transformation), three based on our connection to Nature (Ecological transformation), three that influence our relationship to others and the world (Social transformation).

We will resort to these practices, amongst many others:

“Lectio divina” (sacred reading) of poems and songs.

Meditations, visualizations, rituals.

Creative experiments.

Suggested readings.

We-space practices.

I hope you will join us for this joint adventure, so we can find out together how much more alive life can truly be!

For information on the first session, called Kindling the Fire (to take place on March 19th), please click here.

Format: Virtual. You receive the recording and notes after each session. They are yours to keep for life.

Frequency: Monthly sessions.

Duration: Sessions last two hours, sometimes we go a little longer.

Dates: Every last Saturday of the month (with possible exceptions, which will be announced ahead of time).

First session: March 19th, 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 5 PM GMT.

Fee: U$D 25 to $ 50. It is offered on a sliding scale, so that you can choose according to your possibility, and also in relation to the value you feel you receive.

Payment mode: Via Paypal, to the following address: wherewonderlives@gmail.com

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The Power of Archetypes

The Power of Archetypes

The Power of Archetypes

FREE WORKSHOP

What does it mean to have “Warrior” energy, to exude the seduction of “The Lover”, to command “Kingly” respect, to see through the eyes of “The Innocent”, to heal others with the gifts of the “Caregiver”, or turn around a tough predicament with the mysterious arts of The Magician”?

In this two-hour session, we will explore these energies we call “archetypes”, how they unconsciously shape our lives, and how we can harness their power consciously, by entering into relationship with them.

This will be a free and open introduction to the yearly course that begins in March (more on that soon!)

I hope you will join us as we dive into the fertile ocean that is our inner life, with its fascinating cast of characters.

See you there!

February 26th, 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 7 PM CET

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The terrace

The Terrace

The terrace

Exploring transcendence

What is the “Supra-Consciousness” (or Super Consciousness) aspect of our selves, which holds the visions and intuitions that emanate from our essence? How well do we know it? Do we allow ourselves to experience then freedom and lightness it offers? Do we channel some of its light and spaciousness into our daily affairs, our relationships, our vocations? Do we participate, in other words, in the Infinite Game?

December 4th, 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 7 PM CET

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The Stairs

The Stairs

The Stairs

The Higher Reaches of Human Potential

Do we stop growing and developing when we become adults? Is “adulthood” a closed category, or does it include steps and stages? What is the difference between “states” and “stages”? What higher stages of development are available for us, and what teachings and practices allow us to fulfill that aspiration?

November 6th, 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 7 PM CET

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The Living Room

The Living Room

The Living

Connecting with others

How large is our family? Does it only encompass those with whom we are tied by blood, frienship, work? What is our relationship to the rest of the world? Do we allow ourselves to be touched and moved by the pains, joys and aspirations of the “strangers” we run across in the street, read about in the paper, intuit across space and time? How do we want to contribute to our striking, tumultuous world that is always on the edge of the abyss? Can we dance with others, cry with others, celebrate with others in our common home? What is the crucial and dynamic relationship between inner work and work in the world?

October 9th, 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 7 PM CET

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The basement

The Basement

The basement

Myths, Shadow, Ancestral Forces.

What awaits us in the “invisible” worlds that lie underground, in the watery depths, below the level of consciousness? What did shamans go in search of in their forays into “the lower world”? What can we find there, if we dare visit? What luminous forces lie in wait in the deepest darkness? What can we learn from what we never see?

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the kitchen

The Kitchen

the kitchen

The alchemy of emotions

What are emotions, and what do they bring to our lives? What is the role of afflictive emotions (fear, anger, sadness, jealousy, shame, envy), and how can we befriend them and benefit from their intelligence? What is the neurobiology of emotions? Can our emotions act as a bridge to spirituality? How do we form an intimate bond with our own heart? 

July 3th, 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 7 PM CET

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