Online: Letting Go of Fear on Behalf of Collective Consciousness

Online: Letting Go of Fear on Behalf of Collective Consciousness
 
with Deborah Eden Tull
 
Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 | 10:00am – 3:00pm ET
 

 
In this age of global uncertainty, there is a collective invitation to learn to embrace, rather than fear or resist, the unknown. When we replace judgment with curiosity and turn towards, rather than away from our in-the-moment experience of fear, we can recognize the choice we have in every moment. We can remember who we really are.

While it is the imperative of the human heart to move beyond the comforts, restrictions, and boundaries of conditioned thought, the inter-subjective nature of conditioning causes us to accept things that are not real as true and absolute. What this means is that we tend not to question fear-based thought patterns that are shared by our friends, our neighbors, our relatives, and our leaders, even when they might be untrue.

In this day-long retreat, we will explore how to work with FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real) through compassionate inquiry and subtle body awareness.

We will cultivate a sense of joyful responsibility to the collective, which supports us to release fear-based conditioning.

We will explore:
* How does inquiry and subtle body awareness allow us to meet the energy of fear with compassion?
* How can we release fear-based stories in order to remain open to the spiritual dimensions of our experience?
* How can we practice conscious discernment and clear seeing when fear is not ours but the ego’s? And how do we learn to befriend the void itself?

This restorative experiential retreat will include meditation, dharma talks, mindful inquiry, relational mindfulness, and facilitated group discussion. These teachings draw upon the wisdom of Zen Buddhism, relational intelligence, and the natural world.

We will gather in conscious community through Zoom, while balancing practice and care for our bodies with time on the screen.

All are welcome.

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