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Your Partner In Spiritual & Personal Growth
Core Empowerment - 5 Day Retreat With Dr. Paula Horan at Nepal
Location : Nagarkot Farm House
Nagarkot Hills (Nepal)
Dates : 23rd Sept-29th Sept. 2011
"Self Realization has nothing to do with realization of a self. It has to do
with the realization of the illusion of ignorance."
-Shri Ramana Maharshi
"Self Realization has nothing to do with realization of a self. It has to do
with the realization of the illusion of ignorance." Shri Ramana Maharshi
The Core Empowerment is a 5-Day Retreat inspired by the Jnana Yoga
tradition and developed by Dr. Paula Horan (see biography). The purpose of
Jnana Yoga, is to help you Realize The Freedom That You Are, by assisting
you in experiencing your own true nature. This is accomplished when we can
overcome the illusion of ignorance (a mistaken belief in a separate self) by
transcending the masks of ego that are
sense-dependent and bound by karma. From a western vantage point, CE is
devoted to cutting through the ideas and beliefs we have and all of the
emotions they in turn evoke, that limit our possibilities and choices.
These preconceived notions are what deprive us of a true present and of any
sense of balance or contentment with life. The benefits received by
participants over the last twenty years of Retreats have proven that CE can
indeed point people toward Fully Experiencing Who They Are, which is usually
quite different from who they thought they were. The Retreat has been held
in different countries since 1989 and has also gone through a number of
refinements. Yet the basic structure has always remained the same.
CE-The Fast Track To Emotional Intelligence
Overview of the CE Experience
Days One & Two: The first two days involve partner exercises which transform
the emotional charge of unconscious withheld memory, that have acted for
lifetimes as an impediment or filter to fully aware presence. Brought into
conscious awareness, the thoughts and resulting emotions that once acted as
a Hidden Ruler of the Mind, lose their power.
Days Three-Five: During days three to five, the main practice of the Retreat
is intro-duced and then integrated at all levels for the
participants-body/mind/spirit. The
practices introduced allow participants the opportunity to peel away the
filters of memory that rob them of a Mindful True Presence and experience
life as if for the first time.
As each element of the persona is exposed through Clear Seeing (one of the
prac-tices), often a satori or powerful glance at one's own true nature
occurs. As such, for years, CE has provided the inspiration for a number of
its participants to make signifi-cant and lasting changes in their lives.
Likewise, it has helped others who were previ-ously dissatisfied with their
lives, see their current situation in a new light.
It can truly be said that after CE, everything changes and yet at the same
time, noth-ing changes. What really shifts is Your perspective.a new Way of
Seeing and Being.
In short, CE is a one-of-a-kind process that combines the eastern
perspective of non-duality with a western spirit of 'Can Do'. In the same
way, it combines the best of eastern wisdom with the insights of western
psychology. Ultimately, CET uses the mind to go beyond the mind (to the
Heart-Mind)-to the Realm of Pure Potential.
A Natural Leadership Training
Core Empowerment refers to the skills and energy within you that you
disregard be-cause you are too busy enmeshed in ideas and concepts that
totally conceal your own inherent and Unique Source of Genuine Power. This
5-day intensive takes you back on a journey of self-discovery, through the
maze of self-images, emotions and memories to the Creative Innocence of the
Wise. What is revealed is the man or woman who is able to live life from
Heart, whose senses become even more finely tuned to
deal effortlessly with worldly matters. For most of the participants, this
insight into their true nature comes as a great relief. They feel genuinely
empowered.
Moreover, they find that their attitude toward daily life changes
dramatically and with that change, their life also shifts from ordinary to
extraordinary. Many varied and useful processes and practices are introduced
that help you get back into the driver's seat-to take charge when needed. At
the same time, these newly acquired skills and latent talents help you relax
into your natural ability to let go, so that you can Allow Life To
Be Your Guide. Consequently, your new found initiative does not turn into
yet another frantic and frustrating pursuit of seemingly unattainable goals.
The natural leadership qualities that arise, allow you to fully embrace the
moment and make the appropriate decisions that are called for.
The Training further assists you in dissolving the kinds of blocks that
could hinder the unfolding of your own inherent creativity. CE benefits all
areas of your life-your manifestation of abundance, your career, your
relationships, your health, your body image and self-perception, but most
importantly CE will benefit your purpose for
Being. From your own direct CE experience you begin to Perceive Everything
through the Eyes of the Heart, and allow its uncanny Emotional Intelligence
to guide you where you are destined or are choosing to go.
Unconsciousness-the Cause for Unhappiness
The Wisdom & Science of CE
The words "emotional intelligence" have become something of a catch phrase.
More than being a trendy expression, they sum up the center focus of current
leading edge exploration into the nature and workings of mind and cognition.
They indeed point to the root of some Key
Fundamental Questions:
. Why is it that so much of what our minds do, remains below the threshold
of con-scious awareness?
. What does this large degree of
non-conscious-cognition-thought-processing and ensuing action mean for
our experience of the world?
. Why is our unconscious mind so extensive and inescapable?
. Why do we have recurring experiences of being the consequence of the
unconscious mind while access to our natural states of simple happiness
seem to continuously elude us?
Emotional Intelligence-East Meets West
New Brain Research Validate Ancient Traditions
The Dalai Lama has co-authored several books on the subject of emotional
intelli-gence and the psychology of cognition, together with leading western
psychologists, such as best-selling author Daniel Goleman, author of
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than I, and the late
Francisco Varela, the author of the concept of
Neurophenomenology and a founding member of the Integral Institute, and a
professor of cognitive science at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. Besides
presenting a thorough investigation into the cognitive processes, this
ongoing dialogue sheds light on ways that we can successfully deal with
destructive emotions and other forms of
unconscious behavior patterns. This approach has been a major focus for
practitioners of the Buddhist Traditions ever since the Buddha launched his
direct investigation into the workings and nature of the mind, more than
2,500 years ago.
Science Now Agrees: Our Perception Is Ruled by Memory
Awakening Your Free Will for a Fulfilled Life
Currently in several labs in the US, research is uncovering the secrets of
cognition. Through the most advanced western technologies (for example,
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation or TMS), scientists now realize that we do
not see the world as it actually is, but only in terms of what we already
know of the world. In other words, in states
of non-conscious cognition (which is where most people are most of the
time), mem-ory shapes or dictates all of what we can perceive. We are thus
deprived of free will and free agency.
The moment we find access to being conscious and aware in the present
moment, free will and free agency are restored. Brain scans using the same
TMS technology also show how the practice of different forms of meditation,
learned through long retreats, in fact influence perception in such a
way-that humans can rise above an otherwise unconscious existence. For all
human beings, this step into conscious awareness is of primary importance
for it enables you to live a happy, balanced and
fulfilled life.
Long Meditation Retreats in a Cave
Historically Only Lengthy Periods of Retreat Could Free the Mind
The question now is, how can this be accomplished? The traditional Buddhist
ap-proaches to the restoration of free will and conscious awareness require
long and ar-duous disciplines of meditation over the span of many years. As
the results of Tran-scranial Magnetic Stimulation suggest, with experienced
meditators, these primordial techniques do indeed work. The data collected
at the E.M. Keck Laboratory, for
Functional Brain Imaging and Behavior on the Madison Campus of the
University of Wisconsin, USA, demonstrate as much.
The drawback is, in the past, these techniques were invented, taught and
elucidated mainly by monks and other lay people who were in a position to
live a life of seclusion and contemplation. In other words, with these
traditional techniques, Years of time-consuming dedicated effort were
required. Many do not have this luxury today.
Short Cuts to Bring Awareness into the Present
Direct Conscious Awareness from a 21st Century Experience
The question now is, can you accomplish the same or similar results without
becoming a Monk in a cave for years? Can the average person achieve
comparable levels of mas-tership and conscious awareness, as have Buddhist
masters after twenty or more years of meditation practice? Is this possible
while living in the world, going about your business, and taking care of the
many obligations that are taken for granted by any
ordinary socially active person? The answer is, "Yes, to some degree, with
the right motivation and commitment, it is possible."
There are approaches to conscious awareness and emotional intelligence that
are geared toward direct recognition of what is so in the moment which
bypass the men-tal processing via memory. One pertinent example is the Core
Empowerment (CE), developed by Dr. Paula Horan that is grounded in the
time-tested meditative tradi-tions fused with the present-day wisdom and
knowledge of the science of cognition and emotions-Emotional Intelligence.
Dr. Horan's approach has been authenticated over and over with the hundreds
that have experience CETaround the world.
The Memory Trap Is Released by Clear Perception
Eradicating Destructive Emotions and Patterned Behavior
In the Core Empowerment , it is the destructive emotions and unconscious
behavior patterns which become the object of your exploration. They are not
judged, and nei-ther are they rejected. No effort is made to push them away.
Instead, participants are guided to directly feel them, and to cultivate a
sense of exploration about every circumstance that arises, whether seemingly
'comfortable' or 'uncomfortable', 'happy' or 'sad', 'good' or 'bad'.
This direct feeling and recognition bring about a sudden shift in
perception. You cease to identify with the immediate unconscious destructive
emotion or behavior pattern. Although you can notice and sense its presence
clearly, you also know without a shadow of a doubt that this is not what you
are, but only an automatic conditioned
response with which you sometimes identify.
Clear Perception is Due to Heart Intelligence
The Fast Track to Living A True Presence
Subsequently, once the link of identification is broken through noticing,
and most of all, feeling from the Heart, the same old destructive emotion or
behavior patterns can no longer rule you. In other words, often in the 5
days that the Retreat takes, the same depth of balance and lucidity is
experienced, which through more traditional
approaches may take years to accomplish. This fast track is made possible
through a combination of fine-tuned, scientific as well as traditional
techniques and years of experience on the part of Dr. Horan.
Depending on the individual, from the perspective of Dr. Horan's 20 years of
CE train-ing experience, participation in three to five, 5-day Retreats over
a two to three year period can help to stabilize one's ability to Transcend
the filter of Memory and Live A True Present. Because all emotions are
reactions to thoughts, the ability to live in the present, without clinging
to passing thoughts, automatically gives you the ability to transcend the
lure and ambush of your emotions.
The consummate result is a remarkable and perceptible degree of equanimity
in all situations, whether 'positive' or 'negative'.
The Emotional Intelligence of a Life Lived from Heart.
Your expedition in the Core Empowerment Retreat will awaken unimaginable
Benedic-tions from your True Nature. The natural Grace expressed through
Paula Horan's pres-ence and skillful coaching will stir the deepest inner
yearnings that lie resting in your intrinsic Being. The experience will
certainly put 'stretch-marks' on your Mind and
Heart!
What some participants say about CE
"I have investigated and tried many different trainings and seminars around
the globe for the last five years but have come across nothing that could
compare with the astounding success in terms of boosting emotional
intelligence and intellectual flexibility that the Core Empowerment can
facilitate in its participants."
I. S.
Aberdeen-based management and human resource consultant
"Continuous practices of the processes that I learned during the seminar
have taught me how to detach myself from over-involvement in my work and to
delegate respon-sibility. Although, I work less than before, the profit from
my two business ventures has risen steadily over the past two years."
U.C.
Chemical Engineer
"I have gained more in the last five days from C.E. than I did in two years
of psycho-drama."
E.B.
Psychologist
"My relationship with my family has changed dramatically for the better. I
have dropped my eagerness to please everybody and yet there is so much more
intimacy to share."
A.S.
Physiotherapist
"C.E. has taught me that I am fully responsible for what I attract in my
life and that I can indeed step back from the dramas of emotionality and
enjoy a rare sense of freedom."
M.D.
Writer and Editor
Benefits of Core Empowerment
. The power to cope with challenging situations
. Easier self-expression and the capability to say yes only when you really
mean it
. The competence to make decisions, clarify goals and the ability to fulfill
them
. Freedom from self-imposed limitations and a high degree of emotional
intelligence
. Compassion and a deepening sense of trust
. Vitality, Vigor and Joy
. A release of stress and an experience of greater health and well-being
. The capacity to communicate your true feelings and needs
. The ability to be your own master, with an accompanying increase in self
and worldly leadership skills.
To register, or for further information on Core Empowerment, please feel
free to contact the below mentioned.
<http://www.meetup.com/The-NewAge-Foundation-Meetup-Group/events/28479971/>
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