June 20th: The Power of the Mind
Which life are you living: the one that is actually happening or the narrative in your head? Most of us have become completely enmeshed with our thinking mind and can no longer see it as separate from who we are. In this session, we will experiment with techniques to establish healthy boundaries between ourselves and our thoughts, so that we can observe them as they emerge and notice their impact on our body, emotions and our ability to stay present.
June 27th: Limitations of the Mind
While our brain might be great at executive functioning, it is unreliable when it comes to having an accurate understanding of what is actually happening. This session will examine how perceptual information gets translated into concepts that are stitched together to create compelling stories that often are misleading. We will see how stories can escalate into core beliefs that shape our views and actions and verify the validity of some of them to see which ones need updating.
July 11th: Tendencies of Mind
Because safety takes precedence over accuracy, our mind is constantly scanning for problems or danger. This negativity bias generates a scarcity mindset and a defended heart which is not only energetically costly, but gets in the way of us being with our lives fully. This bias also shows up in the form of an inner critic. What would it be like to rewire our brain towards positivity and view life through the lens of abundance? What if we were able to meet ourselves instead with compassion?
July 18th: Wise Use of Mind
Where we point our attention determines our sense of reality. Most of the time we are captivated by the stories on what is happening and are trying to solve problems at this cognitive level. In this session we will use inquiry to discover what is driving the compulsive thinking. We will practice redirecting our attention to the layers underneath: the feelings that want to be acknowledged and felt. We will experiment with meeting our experience at the felt level, to get clarity on what is at the heart of the matter, in order to effectively attend to what is needed.