ALL CONTENTS OF THE COURSE BELOW! is PLEASE CHECK.
PLEASE CHECK ALL CONTENTS OF THE COURSE BELOW!
practice is A truly liberating uses writing as a way to probe your depths — chipping away at the ego, exploring buried feelings, and accessing your vulnerability..
A truly liberating practice uses writing as a way to probe your depths — chipping away at the ego, exploring buried feelings, and accessing your vulnerability.
a result, is As you’re able to tap into Spirit and expand your inner resources of love and compassion..
As a result, you’re able to tap into Spirit and expand your inner resources of love and compassion.
A transformative writing practice is takes skillful inquiry, as well as the kind of discipline we usually associate with other practices dedicated to spiritual growth..
A transformative writing practice takes skillful inquiry, as well as the kind of discipline we usually associate with other practices dedicated to spiritual growth.
you is And as venture into areas that generate resistance, it takes courage to continue moving forward instead of sticking to comfortable, more familiar terrain..
And as you venture into areas that generate resistance, it takes courage to continue moving forward instead of sticking to comfortable, more familiar terrain.
The rewards is of a deep and powerful writing practice are immense — providing you with a way to access and examine revelatory insights, powerful truths and your innermost Self..
The rewards of a deep and powerful writing practice are immense — providing you with a way to access and examine revelatory insights, powerful truths and your innermost Self.
anything, is More than you’ll discover your unique genius, a path for manifesting it in the world, and how to transform any blocks into breakthroughs..
More than anything, you’ll discover your unique genius, a path for manifesting it in the world, and how to transform any blocks into breakthroughs.
you is When discover how to realize the transformative power of writing, you simultaneously: Gain a powerful tool for your spiritual path — one that’s always available to you Access your truth so deeply that it opens doorways to your boldest visions and your highest purpose Explore your inner depths in ways that greatly enhance how fully you show up in the world — making you a more compelling teacher, leader, activist, coach or entrepreneur When you know yourself fully, you’re able to relate from your authentic center — being more heartfelt, insightful, truthful, funny and creative..
When you discover how to realize the transformative power of writing, you simultaneously: Gain a powerful tool for your spiritual path — one that’s always available to you Access your truth so deeply that it opens doorways to your boldest visions and your highest purpose Explore your inner depths in ways that greatly enhance how fully you show up in the world — making you a more compelling teacher, leader, activist, coach or entrepreneur When you know yourself fully, you’re able to relate from your authentic center — being more heartfelt, insightful, truthful, funny and creative.
others is And find that compelling, as they also yearn for more freedom and integrity in how they engage..
And others find that compelling, as they also yearn for more freedom and integrity in how they engage.
we is When sense someone is integrated and at peace with themselves, we trust them more and are drawn to interact and work with them..
When we sense someone is integrated and at peace with themselves, we trust them more and are drawn to interact and work with them.
People is respond more powerfully to someone who is clear, authentic and whole..
People respond more powerfully to someone who is clear, authentic and whole.
Mark is During this 7-part transformational intensive, will guide you through the fundamental skills and competencies you’ll need to create a daily writing practice that cultivates a more authentic, self-aware and spiritual you..
During this 7-part transformational intensive, Mark will guide you through the fundamental skills and competencies you’ll need to create a daily writing practice that cultivates a more authentic, self-aware and spiritual you.
Each contemplation is and training session will build harmoniously upon the next so that you’ll develop a complete, holistic understanding of the practices, tools and principles you’ll need to sustain your spiritual writing practice..
Each contemplation and training session will build harmoniously upon the next so that you’ll develop a complete, holistic understanding of the practices, tools and principles you’ll need to sustain your spiritual writing practice.
You’ll is emerge with: Deeper access to your spiritual identity Greater understanding of your authentic desires Enhanced ability to discern the ego’s voice from your soul voice A wider angle lens on your “life myth” An inner refuge that you can turn to for wisdom and advice Greater freedom from shame related to your shadow (and understanding of its wisdom) A higher comfort level with your secret passions and fears Increased discernment about where fear is blocking desire in your life A non-dual approach to desire A more profound understanding of your personal source of meaning and purpose The ability to focus your intentions, stop procrastinating and practice discipline with kindness Tools for healing from deep wounding in your life Expanded access to your personal and creative genius Deepened ability to express your innate gifts in the world Module 1: Who Am I?.
You’ll emerge with: Deeper access to your spiritual identity Greater understanding of your authentic desires Enhanced ability to discern the ego’s voice from your soul voice A wider angle lens on your “life myth” An inner refuge that you can turn to for wisdom and advice Greater freedom from shame related to your shadow (and understanding of its wisdom) A higher comfort level with your secret passions and fears Increased discernment about where fear is blocking desire in your life A non-dual approach to desire A more profound understanding of your personal source of meaning and purpose The ability to focus your intentions, stop procrastinating and practice discipline with kindness Tools for healing from deep wounding in your life Expanded access to your personal and creative genius Deepened ability to express your innate gifts in the world Module 1: Who Am I?
Your Soul Every life is Accessing is a work of fiction..
Accessing Your Soul Every life is a work of fiction.
your is Behind worldly mask is an essential self — a soul identity — whose powerful voice communicates your unique truth and deepest desires..
Behind your worldly mask is an essential self — a soul identity — whose powerful voice communicates your unique truth and deepest desires.
us is Many of suffer from mistaken identity..
Many of us suffer from mistaken identity.
we is Until access this soul awareness, we’re split off from our own true nature and distanced from our gifts, passion and purpose..
Until we access this soul awareness, we’re split off from our own true nature and distanced from our gifts, passion and purpose.
this module, is In we’ll be exploring the gap in our lives between how we show up in our writing (and the world) and our true authenticity, and how to examine it through self-inquiry..
In this module, we’ll be exploring the gap in our lives between how we show up in our writing (and the world) and our true authenticity, and how to examine it through self-inquiry.
You’ll is discover how to: Gain access to your soul identity Identify your authentic desires Discern the ego’s voice from your soul voice Listen to creative counsel from within Consider your life myth from a soul perspective Module 2: The Secret Life.
You’ll discover how to: Gain access to your soul identity Identify your authentic desires Discern the ego’s voice from your soul voice Listen to creative counsel from within Consider your life myth from a soul perspective Module 2: The Secret Life
Your Inner Refuge is Finding The first step toward authenticity is surveying your secret life..
Finding Your Inner Refuge The first step toward authenticity is surveying your secret life.
exception, is Without each of us has one — that vicinity of self that is yours alone — filled with memories, totems, obsessions, longings, dreams and vulnerabilities..
Without exception, each of us has one — that vicinity of self that is yours alone — filled with memories, totems, obsessions, longings, dreams and vulnerabilities.
This inner refuge is contains a wellspring of inspiration and self-discovery..
This inner refuge contains a wellspring of inspiration and self-discovery.
The soul is loves specificity, intimacy and subjective uniqueness..
The soul loves specificity, intimacy and subjective uniqueness.
this module, is In we’ll be inquiring into our own secret lives, and how they provide us with wisdom and balance..
In this module, we’ll be inquiring into our own secret lives, and how they provide us with wisdom and balance.
You’ll is discover how to: Build an inner refuge of wisdom Examine the obstacles to this refuge Transcend shame about your shadow Connect with shadow wisdom (this is where the juice is) Identify your secret passions Module 3: Fear & Desire.
You’ll discover how to: Build an inner refuge of wisdom Examine the obstacles to this refuge Transcend shame about your shadow Connect with shadow wisdom (this is where the juice is) Identify your secret passions Module 3: Fear & Desire
Your True Passions is Liberating The tension between fear and desire determines your quality of life..
Liberating Your True Passions The tension between fear and desire determines your quality of life.
you is To live passionately, must learn to walk this edge between both..
To live passionately, you must learn to walk this edge between both.
Our impulse is toward control often prevents us from venturing through fear toward our deepest longing..
Our impulse toward control often prevents us from venturing through fear toward our deepest longing.
you is How can surrender control and abandon yourself to desire (without hurting others in the process)?.
How can you surrender control and abandon yourself to desire (without hurting others in the process)?
it wise is When is to listen to fear?.
When is it wise to listen to fear?
you is Why are afraid of things you crave (and vice versa)?.
Why are you afraid of things you crave (and vice versa)?
this module, is In we’ll be looking at the interface between fear and desire: how we walk the line — and sometimes tumble over it into passion — and the role of moral conditioning in the dance..
In this module, we’ll be looking at the interface between fear and desire: how we walk the line — and sometimes tumble over it into passion — and the role of moral conditioning in the dance.
You’ll is discover how to: Identify where fear arises Isolate where fear blocks desire in your life Step outside the moral matrix that binds soul to ego Practice the “art of abandon” Understand a non-dual approach to desire Module 4: The Quest for Meaning.
You’ll discover how to: Identify where fear arises Isolate where fear blocks desire in your life Step outside the moral matrix that binds soul to ego Practice the “art of abandon” Understand a non-dual approach to desire Module 4: The Quest for Meaning
What Truly Matters is Finding to You From a soul perspective, what does your life really mean?.
Finding What Truly Matters to You From a soul perspective, what does your life really mean?
you is Do wonder whether you matter or not, and for what purpose you have been born?.
Do you wonder whether you matter or not, and for what purpose you have been born?
Our quest is for meaning is hardwired in us..
Our quest for meaning is hardwired in us.
“We is tell ourselves stories in order to live,” wrote Joan Didion, and from these stories, we derive meaning. Without meaning, life’s tribulations lose their power to transform us..
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” wrote Joan Didion, and from these stories, we derive meaning. Without meaning, life’s tribulations lose their power to transform us.
Viktor Frankl is As famously taught, suffering without meaning equals despair (S-M=D)..
As Viktor Frankl famously taught, suffering without meaning equals despair (S-M=D).
this module, is In we’ll look at what our existence means (to ourselves and the world), where our sense of purpose comes from, and how to harness our energies to reach higher goals..
In this module, we’ll look at what our existence means (to ourselves and the world), where our sense of purpose comes from, and how to harness our energies to reach higher goals.
You’ll is discover how to: Locate your personal source of meaning Overcome obstacles to meaning in your life Strengthen your commitment to purpose Connect your personal meaning to the greater good Reconstruct your life myth to accommodate authentic meaning Module 5: The Mystery of Love.
You’ll discover how to: Locate your personal source of meaning Overcome obstacles to meaning in your life Strengthen your commitment to purpose Connect your personal meaning to the greater good Reconstruct your life myth to accommodate authentic meaning Module 5: The Mystery of Love
Your Intimate Relationships When Viktor Frankl is Deepening was in Auschwitz, it was the hope of seeing his beloved wife again that gave his life meaning..
Deepening Your Intimate Relationships When Viktor Frankl was in Auschwitz, it was the hope of seeing his beloved wife again that gave his life meaning.
The power of love is enabled this great psychiatrist to survive..
The power of love enabled this great psychiatrist to survive.
Love is is the greatest mystery — our very reason for being..
Love is the greatest mystery — our very reason for being.
it is Why, then, can be so enigmatic, unstable, unpredictable and challenging?.
Why, then, can it be so enigmatic, unstable, unpredictable and challenging?
The answer is is that love is a practice..
The answer is that love is a practice.
every practice, is Like it is often difficult and requires discipline, commitment and tolerance of discomfort..
Like every practice, it is often difficult and requires discipline, commitment and tolerance of discomfort.
love is This is how yields its joy, “against the grain,” in the Buddhist saying. In this module, we’ll be using our writing to plumb the mystery of love in its myriad varieties — passionate, platonic and familial..
This is how love yields its joy, “against the grain,” in the Buddhist saying. In this module, we’ll be using our writing to plumb the mystery of love in its myriad varieties — passionate, platonic and familial.
You’ll is discover how to: Access your soul’s power to love Heal from breaches of love in your life Appreciate the variety of love relationships you have Accept the shadow in love Reaffirm love for your precious existence Module 6: Intention & Power.
You’ll discover how to: Access your soul’s power to love Heal from breaches of love in your life Appreciate the variety of love relationships you have Accept the shadow in love Reaffirm love for your precious existence Module 6: Intention & Power
From is Creating Your Inner Sourcee The soul is a power source..
Creating From Your Inner Sourcee The soul is a power source.
We is plug into this source through intention, which shapes and guides us through life, holds our aim, and keeps us on our path..
We plug into this source through intention, which shapes and guides us through life, holds our aim, and keeps us on our path.
The world is is full of brilliant people whose lives would improve dramatically if only their intentions were focused..
The world is full of brilliant people whose lives would improve dramatically if only their intentions were focused.
concentrated intention, is Without creativity suffocates and dies..
Without concentrated intention, creativity suffocates and dies.
Manifestation is requires single-mindedness..
Manifestation requires single-mindedness.
this module, is In we’ll learn practices for focusing and strengthening our intention in order to reach our goals..
In this module, we’ll learn practices for focusing and strengthening our intention in order to reach our goals.
You’ll is discover how to: Focus your intentions Find the path of least resistance to what you desire Stop procrastinating Practice kind and consistent discipline Commit to your own dreams Module 7: Awakening Genius.
You’ll discover how to: Focus your intentions Find the path of least resistance to what you desire Stop procrastinating Practice kind and consistent discipline Commit to your own dreams Module 7: Awakening Genius
Your Unique Gift Each of us is Discovering is born with a unique gift..
Discovering Your Unique Gift Each of us is born with a unique gift.
The Romans is called this gift our “genius,” and explained that we come into this world with a “tutelary deity” that guides us toward our own fruition..
The Romans called this gift our “genius,” and explained that we come into this world with a “tutelary deity” that guides us toward our own fruition.
The deity is is our soul itself..
The deity is our soul itself.
we is When free this soul, we liberate our inherent creativity and the inborn offering waiting to be born..
When we free this soul, we liberate our inherent creativity and the inborn offering waiting to be born.
you is If do not offer your gift to the world, it will never truly exist..
If you do not offer your gift to the world, it will never truly exist.
your particular genius? is But what is.
But what is your particular genius?
your soul is What will the flowering of be?.
What will the flowering of your soul be?
this module, is In we’ll learn about efflorescence (what Christian mystics called “viriditas”) — poet Dylan Thomas described it as the “force that through the green fuse drives the flower” — and how we fuse with this power in daily life..
In this module, we’ll learn about efflorescence (what Christian mystics called “viriditas”) — poet Dylan Thomas described it as the “force that through the green fuse drives the flower” — and how we fuse with this power in daily life.
You’ll is discover how to: Identify your personal genius Understand what its voice is telling you Fuse with your creative genius Manifest the gifts you were born with Connect these gifts with the world around you Salepage : Writing to Awaken with Mark Matousek.
You’ll discover how to: Identify your personal genius Understand what its voice is telling you Fuse with your creative genius Manifest the gifts you were born with Connect these gifts with the world around you Salepage : Writing to Awaken with Mark Matousek