I’m offering “classes:” a conventional word for unconventional transmissions. My classes are invitations to explore with mind, body and spirit. The intentions are to help us all shift awareness, consciousness, emotions and behavior; perhaps learn a new skill. I am in the process with you. I facilitate activities, suggest things to try, report what I observe, share where I’m from, offer feedback. I am not a “subject matter expert” inculcating you in an authoritarian style we are familiar with in school and at work (and often at home and at spiritual or religious programs.) You are encouraged to examine what does and does not click with you, what triggers you, and what you can integrate or release.
I hold our time together with care and honor for each of us present and the desire that brings us together. There will be some sort of ritual to recognize this, although I will keep it simple and non-denominational as best I can. A few words of welcome, guidelines for safe space, introductions. A candle or plant or other object in a special place for focus, an altar or centerpiece.
There will be some verbal information or instruction to set the framework and challenge the mind. There will be experiential parts, moving the body or practicing a technique. There will be time for inner contemplation or perhaps a sound journey. As much as possible there will be outside time with the aspects of Earth that are not human oriented, and explore our relationships and experiences there. There will be time to share.
The structure is fairly loose, but enough to create some time together and not go off on every tangent we find hahaha. 😹 We have an agreement of the topic and stick to that, unless a change is really called for. Such change can be a good thing sometimes! I once went to a weekend art therapy care-for-the-caretakers class, and when we got together, upon mutual interest and agreement, it morphed into a legit traditional Tibetan Buddhist 2 day ritual to get people through the Bardo. The facilitator was trained and sanctioned to do so. Care givers be care givers lol. I did not see that coming but treasure it deeply. I don’t expect to go quite that far in my classes. 😉
Classes will be 1.5 to 3 hours in length, once or twice a week. Afternoons or evenings, weekdays or weekends. Class sizes are 2-4 people. It could be a one time class, or a month long, or cyclic class. It depends on the subject matter and the people who join in.
All classes can be taken multiple times.
Here are some classes I am ready to offer:
Introduction to Playing Singing Bowls (Single class, 1.5 hours.)
Symbolism and Patterns as Structures of Life (3 classes, 1.5 hours each.)
Being With Our Inner Wounds, Part 1 (3-6 classes, 1.5 hours each.)
Being With Our Inner Wounds Part 2 (4-8 classes, 1.5 hours each.)
Opening Your Senses to the Inner and Outer Worlds (4 classes, 2 hours each.)
Using Your Imagination to Open Doorways of Experience and Expand Your Creative Thinking (3 classes, 2 hours each.)
The Emergent Relational Nature of Reality (Ongoing, 1.5 hours each.)
I will give details of each class in separate pages. (I am in process of building the pages. First three are done so far.) If I can offer some classes on zoom I will indicate so.
Please contact me if you are interested, or have questions or requests.
I am looking forward to playing with you!!
Thank you and Bless you!
~ Aravel
360-328-1193
aravel@thinningtheveil.info