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SUMMARY:Tom Kurzka ~ Meeting Difficult Energies — Integrating Presence with Fully Living Here
DESCRIPTION:10 am to 12 noon (Pacific Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) Time Zone Converter \nEvery time we stop\, we taste a gap in the experience\, spacious awareness\, that which is always here as the background and holding for the life experience\, much like the blank white screen in the movie theater upon which the images of the movie appear. We know this simple truth intellectually and also to a certain extent in our Heart. But then the challenges of life sweep us away from this simple knowing\, usually in the form of difficult energies that overwhelm us. We want to run and hide\, we feel abandoned and lost. We overeat\, we abuse substances\, we distract\, we try to escape\, but the difficult energies continue to chase us. And yet\, we’re told to just meet the difficult energies directly and they will dissolve back into spacious awareness. Easier said than done\, because the difficult energies are our worse nightmare. \nIn this event we will gently explore ways in which we can get more comfortable in our own human skin\, including the parts that we can’t stand. We will cover: \n\nFour common ways of dealing with difficult energies: suppression\, pushing away\, spacious embrace\, and wisdom action guided by spacious embrace.\nHow to use the breath and the intensity of the difficult energies as an ally\, an anchor to the present moment\, to overcome the habitual tendency of the reactive mind to run and hide or to fight back.\nAcknowledging and soothing our distrust in life as a means of establishing trust in the living Presence of Life itself to hold the vulnerability of our humanness.\n\nAbout Tom\nAfter being asked to teach\, Tom has been sharing this work for over 19 years. His sessions give attendees a taste of what he exudes\, a patient tender Love that is our true interconnected nature. His focus on connection to the immediacy of felt sensation enables potent transformations to readily manifest. His work and presence is an acknowledgement that our beautiful imperfect human condition is completely embraced by the wide openness of Life itself\, even when the most uncomfortable aspects of ourselves appear. \nhttp://tomkurzka.org \nSuggested donation: $15 to $25\nPLEASE REGISTER EARLY if you can. Review in advance info for joining event.\nTo proceed to Registration\, please affirm that you have read and agree to these terms: \nclick here to READ TERMS.\nI Accept Terms \nNOTE: All event are shown in PACIFIC TIME\, as in San Francisco\, CA\, USA (more details on time conversion below) \n  \nTIME CONVERSION for your location (see link to Time Zone Converter near top of this page)\nAll event are shown in PACIFIC TIME\, as in San Francisco\, CA\, USA: \nMORE INFO ABOUT TIME ZONE CONVERSION… \nUTC (Coordinated Universal Time)\, same as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)\, is the international basis for other time zones.\n10 am PDT (Pacific Daylight Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) is 5 pm UTC \n10 am PST (Pacific Standard Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) is 6 pm UTC \nPacific Daylight Time (PDT) March into November and Pacific Standard Time (PST) November into March\nCheck specific dates here: Clock Changes in United States
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/tom-kurzka-jan-26-2020/
LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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