Join me in a Circle of Acceptance
My book, Waking Up Alone, illuminates the harm that comes from giving our Power to power; the harm that comes from believing inherited narratives that define Life as conditionally valuable. Believing these narratives, we relate to our bodies as objects of production, rather than living expressions of Life, an unfolding that we do not control.
As Steve Hagen writes in Buddhism Plain and Simple, “Truth or Reality is not something vague, mysterious, or hidden… Nor is it something you can look up in a book. Truth comes to us through seeing. To see is to Know.”
In these Circles of Acceptance, with the book as a frame, we will practice simply seeing: seeing patterns of sensation, emotion, behavior, and thought. Seeing, we will notice what we Know.
No matter our spiritual tradition, we will circle, resting into the truth of interconnection. We are the web of Life. And in this web, each group will create a new living organic being, unique, like each person involved, and so, each group’s practice will unfold uniquely, in concert with the needs that arise.
Supported by a kind community interested in resting into what is here now, we’ll listen for our own wisdom, our own inner guide, and offer each other grace.
Let’s Wake Up Alone, Together.
We were all born into a mind that ranks life’s value. This mind does not see all of Life as sacred. Instead it creates a ladder of up and down, oppressors and oppressed.
It’s time to hold ourselves sacred.
Circles of Acceptance
a 12-week companion to Waking Up Alone
We are in need of Presence.
For women, femmes, and nonbinary folx who are ready to practice noticing Presence. Resting into Presence we may notice Love: a deep knowing and honoring of our needs, an ability to take for ourselves without harming the Life around us, a sense of self-trust, a capacity to hold ourselves sacred, a steadiness and confidence in the face of challenge, a courage that tells the truth, an experience of Love that remains present even when standing alone.
In this group, we will sit in circle with each other,* allowing vulnerability and asking the question:
Where is the voice that always sounds like Love?
*BIPOC folx will have the option of being in a BIPOC-only group.
If you are a male-identified person and would like to join a group, please contact me.
I may develop these groups with a male co-facilitator if there is enough interest.
Let’s wake up alone, together.
About Your Guide:
As a Certified Effortless Mindfulness facilitator and a coach trained in Presence Psychotherapy, I will guide you through a variety of meditative practices to broaden your awareness of the Presence that is always present, the Presence that always feels like Love.
As Vanessa Machado de Oliveira would say, we must “compost the shit of modernity” if we are to survive as a species. Composting takes Presence. The evolution needed is collective, and these tiny Sanghas are meant to fortify us, to bring us out of isolation into communion with what is here now, to bring the experience of alone together.
As a seasoned professional, I am excited to bring you this offering designed to accompany my book, Waking Up Alone.
Course Details:
Groups meet weekly for 90 minutes over 12 weeks and cap at 8 participants.
The course is $840. Monthly payment plans of $280 are available.
❋ Is this group for me?
Although I am a licensed psychologist, this program is not therapy. This coaching program is most appropriate for those with a spirited practice who would like support to deepen their awareness of Love or Awake Awareness. If you have any of the following, please work with a therapist in your area. This structured intervention is not well-equipped to meet your needs.
Trouble making it through the day
Dissociation
Acts of self-harm
An active addiction
Current symptoms that require medication
Suicidal or homicidal thoughts or behaviors
If you are actively working with a therapist, this program may serve as a supplement to the work you are already doing. If this is your circumstance, let’s consult to determine if this program can meet your needs.