Awareness Intensive Facilitator Training - Module 2 (2022)
Language: Only in English | Program Type: Advanced Group | Facilitator: Sw. Avikal
(Arrival: Sep 21 till 4 pm | Departure: Sep 28 after 2 pm)
Details
The quest for 'Who is in?' and 'Who am I?' is as old as humanity. These life-koans are the core questions for every human being, no matter if man or woman, young or old, stupid or clever, seeker or businessman. All other life-koans are aspects of this master key koan; What is Life? Love? Freedom? Consciousness? Another?... to name a few. We cannot answer life koans but only live them by direct experiencing.
The key is to go into them. Relaxation, trust, love, openness for oneself and others will grow simultaneously with understanding. In the Awareness Intensive Retreat, the ancient Zen technique of facing the wall in silence is combined with the modern technique of structured communication facing a partner. Opening oneself in the presence of another person supports the incentive for the inquiry into who one truly is. As we move inside, the connection between our resources gets strengthened. We experience an infinite pool of creativity and Being, becoming ready to live our potential more fully.
Though the work is not geared towards change it evokes profound change. Though it’s not therapy, it is highly therapeutic. Apart from the obvious benefit of being in the moment, there are many other benefits hidden in this process; we learn to listen, we learn to see and feel ourselves and others. We can experience the uniqueness and ways of Being and learn to give space to ourselves and others. We get to know and speak our truth independently of the image we carry. We also come in touch with the relaxation and joy that manifests as we connect with ourselves.
Trust, love, freedom, and consciousness grow by opening up inside and rippling toward others. In fact, we don’t know a better school for relationships. These and many other paradoxes are the hidden treasures of the process.
The Technique allows each participant to move into their uniqueness, live in the moment, and expand into the unknown. It really is a training for life.
The Training is for everybody who has taken part in 'Who is in?' and/or 'AIM Satori' before and want to deepen their understanding of the process, or want to acquire the skills to lead it.
Program Structure:
The training is in two modules plus one Awareness Intensive Retreat.
Module 1:
- Understanding the container that holds the retreat, how it functions and how to communicate and support it
- Understanding what is a Koan and how does it work; the difference between
'Who am I?' and 'Who is in?'
- Understanding what is a DIRECT EXPERIENCE and how to recognise it
- Understanding the technique and the foundations of communication
- Learning to introduce the Awareness Intensive Retreat
(We will use video feedback to work on presentation skills.)
- Practising with the two basic koans
- Different functions as a leader and as an assistant:
gongs, bells, wake-up, interacting with participants when they are on the mat, etc.
- Leading the meditations
Awareness Intensive Retreat:
- Practising different positions as an assistant
- Leading meditations with Avikal and Nirupam in individual interviews
- Organising and supervising the work meditation
Module 2:
- Learning to facilitate Q&A - Video feedback
- Learning to facilitate individual interviews
- Practising with the two basic koans
- Learning to end a retreat
- General themes regarding working with a group
- Difficult cases
- Organising an Awareness Intensive Retreat
- Choosing your assistants
The key is to go into them. Relaxation, trust, love, openness for oneself and others will grow simultaneously with understanding. In the Awareness Intensive Retreat, the ancient Zen technique of facing the wall in silence is combined with the modern technique of structured communication facing a partner. Opening oneself in the presence of another person supports the incentive for the inquiry into who one truly is. As we move inside, the connection between our resources gets strengthened. We experience an infinite pool of creativity and Being, becoming ready to live our potential more fully.
Though the work is not geared towards change it evokes profound change. Though it’s not therapy, it is highly therapeutic. Apart from the obvious benefit of being in the moment, there are many other benefits hidden in this process; we learn to listen, we learn to see and feel ourselves and others. We can experience the uniqueness and ways of Being and learn to give space to ourselves and others. We get to know and speak our truth independently of the image we carry. We also come in touch with the relaxation and joy that manifests as we connect with ourselves.
Trust, love, freedom, and consciousness grow by opening up inside and rippling toward others. In fact, we don’t know a better school for relationships. These and many other paradoxes are the hidden treasures of the process.
The Technique allows each participant to move into their uniqueness, live in the moment, and expand into the unknown. It really is a training for life.
The Training is for everybody who has taken part in 'Who is in?' and/or 'AIM Satori' before and want to deepen their understanding of the process, or want to acquire the skills to lead it.
Program Structure:
The training is in two modules plus one Awareness Intensive Retreat.
Module 1:
- Understanding the container that holds the retreat, how it functions and how to communicate and support it
- Understanding what is a Koan and how does it work; the difference between
'Who am I?' and 'Who is in?'
- Understanding what is a DIRECT EXPERIENCE and how to recognise it
- Understanding the technique and the foundations of communication
- Learning to introduce the Awareness Intensive Retreat
(We will use video feedback to work on presentation skills.)
- Practising with the two basic koans
- Different functions as a leader and as an assistant:
gongs, bells, wake-up, interacting with participants when they are on the mat, etc.
- Leading the meditations
Awareness Intensive Retreat:
- Practising different positions as an assistant
- Leading meditations with Avikal and Nirupam in individual interviews
- Organising and supervising the work meditation
Module 2:
- Learning to facilitate Q&A - Video feedback
- Learning to facilitate individual interviews
- Practising with the two basic koans
- Learning to end a retreat
- General themes regarding working with a group
- Difficult cases
- Organising an Awareness Intensive Retreat
- Choosing your assistants
