Overcome self-criticism and the inner critics that block access to your whole-body wisdom.
Develop an inner relationship with all your feelings and avoid being emotionally hijacked.
Recover awareness of your body's Life-Forwarding process and tap into it’s innate resilience.
Skills to resolve "emotional blocks” without needing rehearsing or reliving how they were created.
Life-time skills to quiet your mind and creatively respond to any situation with confidence.
When your inner critic raises it's voice that judges you: “You should have known better.” “You should have known better.” “You can’t change.” The inner critic sometimes is less direct and plants the idea (as if it is your own) that “Whatever I do has to be perfect” or “Don’t express an opinion unless you know everything about the issue.” You can overcome self-doubt and self-judgment and find confidence in being yourself.
When you find yourself feeling stuck and caught up in habits that hijack you from what you really want to do? We can be sidetracked by searching the internet for more information, binge-watching moving, social media or computer games? This course will assist you in being with the “something in you” wants to divert your attention away from what you want to accomplish. You will be able to become unblocked and move forward with what you want to create.
When you have one of those stressful days at work or you're overwhelmed by the daily responsibilities of life, imagine if you could have a way to pause and find a peaceful sense of your truest self and step back for being over-whelmed. This course with help in those situations to find the peaceful, inner wisdom to creatively respond to stressful people and overwhelming situations.
Let's Create a Safe Learning Environment
Seven Rules for Focusing Partnerships - View and/or Print
Here's How To Navigate the Course Material
Suggestions for Using Zoom
Class Attendance Agreements
Weekly Focusing Partnerships
Participants Enrolled Contact Information - Both Sessions
Resources to View and Download Before Each Class
NEW! Repeating Zoom Link for Tuesday and Sunday Classes
Class 7 Focusing and Companioning Pairings for Jan 23
Bonus - Using Body Scan to Increase Inner Awareness
Bonus - Whole Body Meditation To Increase Inner Awareness
Solo Focusing Model and Cues Outline to Print
Week 1: Key Concepts
Focusing Assumptions: Life Before Trauma
Trauma as Emotional Stoppage
Peaceful Path to Confident Living 1 - Exercise Week 1 (print this)
Lesson 1 Focusing and Companioning Skills - Outline Slides to Print
Lesson 1 Focusing and Companioning Skills - Video Lecture
Clearing a Space When There's Too Many "Somethings."
Week 2: Key Concepts
Self-in-Presence is Your Focusing Superpower
Lesson 2: Anatomy of Negative Reactions and Your SIP Superpower- Outline Slides to Print
Peaceful Path to Confident Living 1 - Exercise Week 2 (print this)
Lesson 3: Owning My Dreams, Desires, and the Blocking Fears (print this)
Lesson 3: Owning My Dreams, Desires, and Blocking Fears
Companioning Skill: Aware Reflecting
Peaceful Path to Confident Living 1 - Exercise Week 3 (print this)
Lesson 4: Transforming My Inner Critics (print this)
Lesson 4: Transforming My Inner Critics Lecture
Lesson 4: Transforming My Inner Critics
A pre-requisite for enrolling in this course is completing the free online course “Growing Bigger Than What’s Provoking You!” or an interview with the instructor: Paul Fitzgerald
Attendance at all Sessions: Please plan your schedule to attend all of the sessions for the complete class sessions. If you need to miss all or part of a scheduled class session, email me as soon as you know. We will be pairing you with a Focusing Partner each week and providing time at the end of each session for partners to discuss a time to meet or make arrangements to confirm a way to connect.
Participation in Peer Focusing and Companioning: Each class member will be paired with a Focusing Partner each week to share a focusing experience. Each will have an opportunity to be the Focuser and the Companion for the Focuser. The partner assignments will be posted. You will have a simple partnership feedback form to complete about how you experienced the session as Focuser and as Companion.
Partial Scholarship
Basic + $ Gift at end of class
For Any Reason
Enroll in the Peaceful Path to Confident Living Course with the assurance that if the course doesn't work for you for any reason, you have 30 days to request your money back with no questions asked. Although all past participants have loved the course we want to make sure you get value for your money and find it helpful.
