Living from the Whole Self:
An Introduction to Presence-Centered Practice
Imagine having cost-free access to the wisest, most compassionate, clear-thinking, insightful, creative, funny, calm and unshakeable person you've ever met—someone available 24/7 to aid you in the process of healing and transforming your life. This is precisely the gift that presence-centered practice makes available to you.
In this class, you'll learn methods to help you more fully experience these essential qualities at the core of your being. You'll also gain experience in bringing the light of your own higher consciousness to subconsccious thoughts and emotions that keep you stuck in limiting ruts. Mastering this little-known skill has the capacity to bring unprecedented changes to your life.
The discoveries you make in this class won't come through reading and discussion alone. Instead, they'll arise from direct experience: hands-on experimentation and exploration of your own emotions, thoughts, physical responses, and the true you, the true self illuminating it all.
Class Details
Format: Six-session tele-class; highly interactive and experiential
Activities: Individual and small group exercises, practice sessions, Q&A, troubleshooting, etc.
Frequency: Every week for six weeks
Length: 2 hours per class
Participants: 12 maximum
Preparation: You'll read assignments from the class e-book between each class
Pre-requisites: None
Cost: $250 (US dollars) for 6-class series (includes class e-book, downloadable class recordings)
Cost to repeat class: $125 (US dollars)
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To join the wait list for our next introductory class starting in September 2010, contact Rhonda
Class Descriptions
Class #1: Anchoring in Deep-Self Presence
There is a consciousness beyond thought, a source of infinite wisdom, clarity and creativity, an awareness that's the answer to every question you've ever asked and every problem you've ever encountered. Despite years of spiritual disciplines, most people haven't learned to consciously access this deeper awareness, because they continue to confuse their thoughts with the soul or self—an aspect of our consciousness that perceives without thinking! In this class, you'll start learning to anchor your awareness in the vast stillness of your spiritual nature, the first step to living a more conscious life.
Class #2: Aligning Your Life with Your Highest Truth In the Gnostic Gospels, Jesus tells his disciples "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate." In this class, we'll put these words into action by exploring three essential truths: who you are, where you are in your life, and what you most deeply want. This exploration will help you to stand more fully in your own truth and devote yourself more wholeheartedly to what you love most.
Class #3: Bringing Limiting Thoughts to the Light of Higher Consciousness
What creates suffering and limitation? In this class, we'll begin to find out by surfacing core beliefs and defensive strategies that limit the possibilities in our lives. As we explore the subtle layering of thoughts within us, we'll see why visualization and positive thinking alone don't always bring the hoped for results. Most important, we'll experience a whole new way of exploring limiting thoughts: from the vast wisdom, clarity, and compassion of unconditioned consciousness—awareness that's free of pre-conceived beliefs.
Class #4: Experiencing Challenging Emotions from the Stillpoint
People typically take one of two paths in dealing with their emotions. One is not dealing with them—just letting them spill out and do what they will. This path is responsible for untold suffering and limitation. The other path is repressing emotions: trying to control them, ignore them, or rise above them. This path is responsible for untold suffering and limitation. In this class, you'll discover a third choice: experiencing challenging emotions from the peaceful, insightful depths of unconditioned awareness.
Class #5: Breaking Free of Limiting Patterns
Most of us experience times when mechanical reactions seem to take us over and cause us to say and do things that we later regret. This class will help you to work with limiting patterns in a whole new way. As you learn to anchor in the wisdom and clarity of your deeper nature while limiting patterns are firing, love slowly begins to prevail in your life—even during your most unloving moments.
Class #6: Opening to the Gifts of Unconditional Presence
Certain doors we slam shut have the capacity to create unprecedented openings in our lives. In this class, we'll explore the life-changing experience of being unconditionally present with people, experiences, and parts of ourselves that we've exiled or ignored. As we learn to open our consciousness to experiences we've resisted, they become trusted guides and way-showers, revealing new depths of wisdom, love and compassion at the core of our being.
Please note: Class content might vary somewhat from the descriptions above in response to participants' needs.
To join the wait list for the next Living from the Whole Self tele-class, please contact Rhonda.
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This class was wonderful! The interactive format along with the written material has definitely inspired me to continue my own work. What you're offering here is a real contribution. Keep going!
K.M.
Washington, DC
I recently took Living from the Whole Self and it was a revelation. Rhonda's approach has much in common with the Diamond Heart Approach, which I've studied for 14 years, and yet it provided me with unique and helpful insights. Rhonda's work is skillful, subtle, deeply compassionate and precise, and she has a wonderful gift of communicating complex truths simply and vididly. Her love and joy are infectious, and she uses her personal experiences to bring her discoveries to life. I'm very grateful for what I learned in this class!
T.L.
New York, NY
Rhonda's ability to open people to the discovery of the wisdom available to all of us is truly a gift of grace. Beyond her vast, and I mean vast experience, her knowledge and especially her ability to nurture one's own awareness and presence is nothing short of life-transforming.
M.M.
Richmond, VA
I submitted a full chapter of my dissertation within two weeks of this class wrapping up. After two years of not writing and feeling completely stuck, this is AMAZING. This was the most nourishing class I have ever taken.
L.L.
Warrenton, VA
I have been a psychotherapist for 33 years and I heartily recommend both Rhonda and presence-centered practice. The work is elegant to use and helps people to uncover deep insights. Rhonda is knowledgeable, caring and sensitive. I've use presence-centered techniques with several of my therapist colleagues and they've loved it. I plan to continue on with this work once the introductory class is finished.
L.Z.
Woodstock, NY
These classes were the catalyst I needed to bring everything together for me in my search for spiritual growth. It has given me the tools I
need to maintain a constant awareness of the patterns that were so disruptive in my life.
R.H.
Harrisburg, PA