Yesterday I offered for the third time (I called it an Encore since so many people requested it “just once more”) the MasterClass on Ten Barriers That Derail, Deflect, Cloud, Make Murky or Result in Meh When It Comes To Doing The Work….And How To Dissolve Them.
Watch and listen to the replay here. It will be available until Friday.
To be honest, I’m not sure the class could thoroughly cover how to dissolve all the barriers. I mean, really.
But just being aware of what creates havoc….
….or as someone mentioned recently…..the mind’s “antics”….
….can change everything and bring much greater awareness.
I offered four exercises that help you dig into thoughts and get to the bottom of the stressful barriers and patterns we tend to fall into.
And I offered the four ingredients I’ve found that support any kind of personal, transformational work (connect, feel, bond, imagine)….
….but only you ultimately get to discover what your barriers are and how you might dissolve them, in your own time, in your own way.
Self-inquiry is an unplanned program of wondering about your life, your own experience, your own brilliant, crazy, wildly-fast thoughts, your beliefs, your perceptions.
Some call it questioning your suffering, and the meaning of being human and living this life….wondering why it sometimes hurts, and exploring how to navigate it all.
Funny, with self-inquiry, there are no formulas, no step-by-step plans, no guarantees, no results, no certainties, no promises, no answers (but your own), no golden tickets, and nowhere to go.
What an odd business to be in.
We’re asking over and over again…..”is it true?”
And yet, here I am, here we are.
Coming back to the slight sudden in-breath that happens when we answer the question about whether or not something is absolutely true about this terrible situation we’re contemplating….
….wow….what I’m thinking and believing might not be true!!?!
There’s nothing like discovering what you thought was true (that’s scary or sad)…..isn’t.
There’s nothing like discovering you may have barriers to freedom, in your opinion….but there are four questions you can answer, to check on reality to see if it’s really as unfriendly as you imagine.
“When you realize that suffering and discomfort are the call to inquiry, you may actually begin to look forward to uncomfortable feelings. You may even experience them as friends coming to show you what you have not yet investigated thoroughly enough. It’s no longer necessary to wait for people or situations to change in order to experience peace and harmony. The Work is the direct way to orchestrate your own happiness.” ~ Byron Katie in Loving What Is
Year of Inquiry begins with our Orientation in two weeks, and our first telecall in three weeks, the first retreat in eight weeks (if you’re coming to the optional retreats).
If you’ve tried everything to stop thinking stressful thoughts, and to feel better, but it hasn’t exactly worked….and you know deep within that you are your own teacher (along with reality)….then you’re probably already thinking about joining.
Early bird ends Friday night, which helps with cost, but people will still join afterwards and still get a great deal for the support of doing The Work month in and month out for a year.
Read all about it here. I’d love to have you share in this amazing adventure with me.
Who’s coming?
Much love,
Grace