Whether or not we notice, we experience personal transformational processes throughout our lifetime. Some happen spontaneously and painlessly, some on the other hand occur after a trauma, tragedy or large life milestone. Most of us hear an inner calling to transform, and whether or not we make an active effort to set the stage for this transformation, it seems to occur in its own way anyways.
The workshops I lead are designed to help participants become aware of their inner calling to transform and grow, with step by step guidance on how to be active participants in this spiritual process of transforming into best versions of self.
If we were to imagine that our human form were here only to play a role as an actor, and the real “I” was the observer or audience of this human actor playing her/his role, we would most likely not take things so “personally”. Situations and circumstances would occur and pass without any judgment or criticism.
Because most of us identify the “I” with the human actor “role”, and spend all our time and energy listening to and believing every endless thought that occurs in our mind, we remain in the slumber of ego-suffering. Nothing in life seems “right”, or “enough”. We deem our own identified selves as not “right” or “enough”.
“There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid. They will try to hold on to the shore. They will feel torn apart and will suffer greatly. Know the river has its destination. The elders say we must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river, keep our eyes open, and our head above water. And I say, see who is in there with you and celebrate. At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally, least of all ourselves. For the moment we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt. The time for the lone wolf is over. Gather yourselves! banish the word “struggle” from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for”. -Attributed to an unnamed Hopi elder, Hopi Nation, Oraibi, Arizona.
Spiritual awakening and personal transformation is to calmly fall into this fast flowing river of life, fully trusting that all that is mine will not miss me/is already here. To refrain from taking it personally and to feel joy in anything and everything that arrives, stays or leaves.
My own personal transformation has been a warm handshake between the scientific understanding of human life and intuitive human-spirit knowledge. In pursuing both with equal dedication, I have created and lead several workshops which will guide anyone in their journey committed to personal growth and learning, no matter which stage they begin at.
These workshops unfold the seemingly complicated kinks of human suffering to make simple sense of the natural joy experienced when one calmly trusts and falls into the raging river of life, to have the most splendid and adventurous human/spiritual experience on this planet.