Soul Journeys

To live a fulfilling life, live in the present. Worry about the future and using obstacles as excuses, holds us back. Perception determines our reality. Develop confidence and creativity; use failure and setbacks to grow. Livestreamed: 6/9/23

Noticing the atmospheric conditions. Taking particular care of ourselves when things change. Doing what we've always done will not often serve us well. Livestreamed: 6/6/23

Objectivity: To see things as they truly are, cutting through our delusions; looking at where we've misperceived, things did not work out, and how we may have deluded ourselves; seeing with humility and compassion. Livestreamed: 6/2/23

Savoring the beginning of summer before us; resisting the temptation to rush forward; balancing doing with being; discussing the maelstrom of men; reading a Rudyard Kipling poem.
Livestreamed: 5/30/23

Nothing is either good or bad until we make it so through our story making. Noticing our narratives; steadying or nerves when difficulty arises; not allowing fear to shut us down; processing emotions effectively. Livestreamed 5/26/23

Covid returns with a vengeance! Noticing my lack of equanimity and patience, my attachment, disappointment, and stress. Virtues are not imbued, they are noticed through mindfulness and practiced with discipline. Livestreamed: 5/23/23

Exploring the stoic stereotypes and the first precept of Stoicism, right perception, seeing things clearly as they are, without influence from our emotions or conditioning. Livestreamed: 5/19/23

Bringing together the practices of yoga and stoicism to release anxieties, see more clearly, and end our suffering. Polishing the other side of the gem. Livestreamed: 5/16/23

Continuing on our journey into the Introduction of Ryan Holiday's book and Stoic philosophy. Getting used to the terrain, terminology, and a new way of thinking about the world. Noticing our habitual tendencies when confronting obstacles. Livestreamed: 5/12/23

Picking up the apple cart, and putting things back together again. Breathing through ambiguity and uncertainty. Exploring the Stoic practice of meditating upon worst case scenarios. Releasing control. Livestreamed: 5/9/23

We begin our journey with Ryan Holiday's book The Obstacle Is the Way. Seeing our setbacks and adversities as opportunities to grow, learn, and ultimately achieve. Practicing patience, courage, humility, resourcefulness, reason, justice, mindfulness and creativity. Livestreamed: 5/5/23

The second half of the chrysalis phase. Putting Humpty-Dumpty back together again. Reassembling in a new way. Transformation. Introducing Stoicism. Livestreamed: 5/2/23