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SUMMARY:The Path From Protection to Connection – a Weekend Exploration April 10-12 In-Person & Online
DESCRIPTION:“The Path From Protection to Connection,” is an exploration into the way we seek security, stability and protection in our lives – and how that is working – or isn’t – working for us! We’ll be exploring how the need to make things secure and predictable affects our relationships, our work – and ALL other parts of our lives!\nSubhan has experienced how significant these security and protection issues are in his and others’ lives! It’s amazing how much energy most of us put into making our lives secure and predictable! And how much of it is hidden from our conscious experiences and understandings!\nSubhan created this workshop from his own experience of inquiring into Protection and the ramifications of it. He writes:\nWhen I began to explore the ways I dealt with difficult\nsituations in my life, I discovered that an amazing number of them\ndealt with what could be described as “protection.” I use the word\n“protection” here to describe the strategies and actions that I\ndiscovered I unconsciously created over the years, and the things that\nI did, in order to feel more secure and safe in my life.\nIn these explorations, I found that “protection” seeped into\nvirtually EVERY area of my life! I discovered that the common\ndenominator here was a desire to seek pleasure and avoid pain, and to\nmake my life more safe and predictable. At the same time, I\nrecognized that I had created many ways to avoid pain, in the hopes\nof finding pleasure. This avoidance would be my protection!\nBut I soon realized that I often did things that proved to be painful,\nbut still with the underlying strategy and desire to protect myself\nfrom pain!\nI asked myself: “What am I doing when I am angry? Or when I am\nsad? What is being fulfilled by my running away from painful\nexperiences?”\nI recognized that the anger was painful; but it felt like I was using it\nto protect myself from others’ words and deeds. Certainly, it was to\nprotect myself from those experiences. But I also felt anxious and fearful as\nI ran away. And it followed me far beyond that moment!\nI am seeing that diversions, such as watching movies, or surfing the\ninternet, or using recreational drugs, or even having sex, are\nmotivated by a desire to seek pleasure.\nAnd, under THAT desire, was the desire to protect myself from pain or disappointment or loneliness or boredom, or some other unwanted reality.\nThe bottom line? I began to understand that just about every activity and\nsituation I examined is predicated on an unarticulated need for\nPROTECTION, SAFETY or SECURITY!\nAnd the clarity that has evolved is that all the strategies to protect\nmyself– from others, from situations, from what felt like negative\nemotions – from CHAOS – they all became a protection – a barrier –\nfrom LIFE ITSELF!\nI saw that I was removing myself from the insecurities and\nunpredictability of life, without recognizing that THAT was the nature of\nlife! And that by removing myself, I had created more difficulties, in\nthe form of tension, anxiety, disappointment, fear and worry!\nUltimately, it became clear that trying to elude the experience of pain\ncaused the stopping of pleasure as well!\nI have used these experiences and insights to assist people in my\ncounseling experiences. And this is why I created this workshop – to\nshare these understandings and insights, to assist you in living a more\nsatisfying, fulfilling life!\nIf you join me in this workshop, here’s what you’ll be able to explore:\n– What you do consciously and unconsciously that can be described as\n“protection;”\n– What underlies the need to seek protection;\n– How protection works;\n– What the real results of seeking protection are; and whether they help\nor hinder fulfilling you!\n– And you’ll discover ways to effectively deal with these protective\nstrategies and again find ways to meaningfully connect with others and\nwith yourself!\nThe workshop is happening at The World of Meditation Center and on Zoom April 10th – 12th.\nThe Early Bird Cost of the Workshop (until April 2nd) is: $240.00 plus the new 10.55% Seattle Sales Tax: = $265.32. After April 2nd, the price is $275 plus 10.55% Seattle Sales Tax = $304.00. *The City of Seattle and the State of Washington are now collecting Sales Tax on Workshops!*\nSchedule: Friday 7pm – 9:30pm,  Saturday 8:30am – 9pm,  Sunday 8:30am-5pm\n*There will be breaks for meals and teatimes. It’s best to eat lighter meals during the weekend. *\n \nWe are sorry, if you are planning to register with Credit Card, there is a glitch happening. So you can go to Register/Pay and Click on PayPal or Venmo or Donate. Then you can use your card or you can pay by Zelle or Apple Cash – text or call or email if there is a problem. Hopefully we can work this problem out soon! \n\n \n\n\n \nTo Sign-Up for the Monthly Mailing Please Click Here: \nThe Zoom Link TBA\n\n
URL:https://worldofmeditation.com/events/from-protection-to-connection-a-weekend-exploration-april-10-12-in-person-online/
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