The next step is always up to you! A Warm Invitation by Shannon Eddy Feb 6, 2017 Well, 2017 is shaping up in ways that none of us expected and have ever experienced. As surprising national and global upheavals continue, we are all being challenged to stay present, centered and focused on the priorities in our lives. Over the years of doing this work, I’ve heard repeatedly from great teachers that the world we see is simply a...
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A Whisper from deep within: “There’s more to Life than this.” by Kris November 23, 2015 I signed up for my first Awareness Institute weekend workshop because I’d had enough of myself. I’d had enough of the self-hatred and the self-pitying, enough of the shame and regret. I signed up for the workshop because something deep within me whispered, “There’s more to life than this.” Today, I couldn’t be more grateful for...
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Breaking patterns of Insanity and seeing with Brand New Eyes by Helen October 26, 2015 You could say I was a mature kid for my age. As a child, I was self-sufficient and could function independently — no parental supervision required. One could say I was never a “troubled” individual, but still somewhere deep inside there was a struggle. I was unclear about the feelings I was having or why they were there, but I could see...
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Who am I? by Shannon May 19, 2015 This account was written while on a 6 day silent retreat on Mount Shasta with the Awareness Institute in August of 2014. For years I’d known I had everything in the world to be grateful for: two healthy, amazing daughters, a devoted, loving husband, a lovely home, a purposeful teaching career, long-term sobriety… however, I had always lived with a persistent sense of unease, of impending doom....
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Hello and welcome! Here are a few things that might be helpful to know as we’re getting acquainted: The Awareness Institute has been offering experiential self-awareness workshops and classes since 1987. Although our name has changed* along the way, that’s a lot of experience. (*You might know us as Aspire or The Center of Consciousness, but as of January 2015 we’re officially the Awareness Institute.) We’ve served thousands of people...
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