UPCOMING RETREATS
Bali
18th Aug-23rd Sept 2012
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Gold Coast Hinterland
February 2012
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Thailand
1st-7th September 2012
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PROGRAMS-OVERVIEW
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Your Facilitators- Alex, Dawn, Louise and Scott
Ganesha’s Invitation is a self development program that involves exploring our fundamental beliefs and values. In essence what is at the core of our everyday behaviours and actions - where in our life do we sabotage ourselves and block our goals with fear and low self esteem.
When we are suffering, we are stagnating in the pain of old beliefs that no longer serve us. Emotions of FEAR which often manifest as anger, frustration, sadness, jealousy, guilt and shame are signals that it is time to release and surrender these old patterns.
Emotions are the driving force for all human decision, in fact emotions are what define us as human. Behind every emotion is a thought or our beliefs that we have created.................our story.
Most of us don’t like to face these unpleasant emotions. We will tend to avoid dealing properly with these difficult feelings by repressing them, or creating a big drama, which only reinforces and strengthens these beliefs that originally created them. This is the crux of what keeps us stuck in our old patterns and causes our discomfort and sadness in our lives.
We are only able to unblock unpleasant emotions by fully accepting and owning them. For example, anger of a situation is usually a mask of our fear. Or perhaps sadness sits another layer down. Once we are responsible for what we feel and release the need to blame and externalise we start to become empowered, more able to move through our blocks.
When we are acting out these roles we usually identify very strongly with the characters that we are playing. We don’t see that there are easier choices, better parts to play. Awareness is the first step in creating better choices.
Once we have awareness of the role that we play, the emotions and the underlying thought patterns that create our characters, we can begin to write a different script.
Ganesha’s Invitation is an experiential journey that will assist you in reflecting your values and core beliefs and identifying the obstacles that are limiting you. To develop a willingness to explore those things we can change and those that we cannot, takes us to a place of inner peace and acceptance. Through this awareness we then assist you in redefining your life path with the tools to action this change.
We can often attach too strongly to our emotions and thoughts. When we do this our energy stagnates forming a blockage which can eventually threaten our health, vitality and well being. We are fooled into believing they are real, a permanent part of us. They are not. We are free to create any story we want.
Changing our thoughts will change emotions, which will change our habits, which will change our actions. Creating new thought patterns and regularly practising these actions will create permanent change and a positive result. However this takes energy as these old patterns have been practiced a lot, probably since childhood.
Breaking old patterns is made easier with the creative skills and tools to manage this change. Along with dedicated commitment, discipline and focus, any obstacle may be overcome.
Guided mediations are used to quieten the mind and open up our awareness. Learning to still the mind provides a space to see our reality more objectively.
Mindfulness activities allow us to focus and be in the present moment, releasing us from the business of our constant mind chatter and our past pain and suffering. Supporting you to explore and sit with your emotions, and identifying primary underlying emotions in a safe and nurturing environment. When you are able to clearly identify and accept these blockages, we can then begin to let go of them and allow positive emotions to flow.
We will also give you specific techniques on effective journaling. This is a powerful tool for each person to ground and make their experiences more concrete throughout the activities. It also allows everyone to express their own unique experiences at a very individual level. It helps immeasurably in releasing old patterns and creating a new story.
Through this process we are then able to become more like the observer of our thoughts and emotions, rather than seeing ourselves AS these thoughts and emotions. This in essence is the process to give us more choice and freedom in our response to everyday life situations.
Ancient Healing is an ancient Polynesian wisdom handed ritually down from a sacred lineage. This simple , powerful philosophy is based on living your truth. This entails having clear, open and honest communication with yourself and all your relationships. This is a journey into the soul, discovering the real essence of who you truly are, without the masks that we wear to suppress our true feelings. This is what the ancients believed was the root of stagnation which leads to all suffering and pain.
We take you on a journey through these layers of recognition, acknowledgement and ownership. With your openness and willingness you are able to shift these blocks that you have created from the past beliefs and choices you have made up until this point.
The final phase is developing a plan to action these techniques and implement them within our daily lives. Actions speak louder than words.
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