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SUMMARY:Parts on Paper: An IFS Journalling Challenge
DESCRIPTION:This 3-week exploration will be light in nature\, yet aim to reach deep. We’ll investigate a single\, simple theme from the Zen Buddhist tradition through multiple perspectives\, intertwining it with the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. \nThe guiding statement is: “No vain cloud in the mind\, and for you it is a good season.” \nWhile this Zen teaching offers clarity\, we’ll acknowledge that our minds are often filled with thoughts that can cloud our view and distort our life experience. Through writing\, we’ll create a safe\, brave space to coax our shy muses out of hiding and dive into memories we may have long exiled. \nI’m excited to embark on this journey of self-discovery alongside everyone who joins. Though I will guide the group\, I will be just as much a participant as each of you. After all\, one of the best tools for knowing ourselves better is the practice of open\, free-flowing writing. \n\nWhat is IFS ?  IFS is a transformative therapeutic approach that views the mind as naturally multiple\, with each of our inner parts having positive intentions for us.  IFS integrates my lifelong passions – spirituality and psychology – by treating the mind with the intelligence that lies beyond it. \n\nEach week\, we’ll unpack one of the core concepts from IFS therapy: \nWeek 1: How are your inner “managers” and “controllers” operating? What strategies do they use to keep things running smoothly (or not)? \nWeek 2: Exploring the “protectors” and roots of our impulsive behaviours. What emotions are driving us\, and how can we develop greater self-awareness? \nWeek 3: Reaching out a compassionate hand to tend to our “exiled” parts. How can we integrate these disowned aspects of ourselves? \nI will provide thought-provoking prompts to get us started each week\, but the writing itself will be open-ended\, allowing space for personal exploration and insight. This process offers an opportunity to transform experiences into beautiful\, soul-touching art\, alchemizing pain into gold. \nWriting and sharing our stories while allowing emotions to flow through us in this safe\, sacred space is a key part of the healing process. With IFS guiding our writing experience\, we can go deeper in a safer fashion\, ensuring we get permission from the parts of us that are afraid to connect with our wounded aspects. \n\nThere will be three Zoom meetings where we can share some of our stories. You are welcome to share only what you feel comfortable sharing. The dates are September 4th\, 11th\, and 18th. We will find times that work for everyone in the group. \n\nThis course is offered on a donation basis. Proceeds will go towards funding my IFS Level 2 training in October. The suggested contribution range is: \n\nR500 – R1000 (South African Rand)\n$25 – $50 (US Dollars)\n\nI look forward to embarking on this introspective journey with you. To join\, simply send me a message here to say you are in! \n“If you’re writing\, you’re a writer. Write like you’re a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and there’s no chance for a pardon. Write like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff\, white knuckles\, on your last breath\, and you’ve got just one last thing to say\, like you’re a bird flying over us and you can see everything\, and please\, for God’s sake\, tell us something that will save us from ourselves. Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest\, darkest secret\, so we can wipe our brow and know that we’re not alone.” – Alan Watts
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SUMMARY:State Awareness Training
DESCRIPTION:Deb Dana\,  who pioneered  Polyvagal theory says\,  “The autonomic  nervous system is as the heart of our lived experience. We are always engaged with the the nervous system\, our own or other people’s” \n\n\n The goal is to befriend the  nervous system\, bring curiosity and attention to how our system responds to life around us.  Its not  to achieve some kind of perfect\, never ending calm. Autonomic state shifts are a normal  and expected response to the challenges of everyday life. The problem isn’t that we loose our sense of safety\, but that we are often pulled out of the safety and can’t find our way back. If you think about it\, its a really big deal because we’ve normalised chronic patterns of stress\, sometimes entirely forgetting what  safe enough feels like. \n\n\nWhen we feel safe\, we naturally feel more open and connected to life. Think of the last time you looked at a sunset\, took a walk in nature or spent time with someone who nourished you. That feeling we get doesn’t need to depend in us being in particular places or people.\n\nWhat if you could train yourself to be in a more calm connected state in your ordinary day ? Imagine how you would experience life differently. What opportunities might you be able to follow more easily ? How might you respond to people differently ? \n\n\n\nWhen your nervous system is running a protective state\,  the world tends to look less friendly and options are limited. We lose our innate capacities for creativity\, compassion\, courage\, curiosity and others. Instead becoming locked into patterns mostly born of the past. Sometimes there is legitimate danger and we can be thankful for the intelligence of our nervous system. More often than not there is no threat and we have picked up cues (unknowingly) from our environment or people that trigger these protective states. \n\n\n\nThe work we will do in these 3 weeks is to gently bring attention to these patterns\, learning more about what it is that triggers us and how to come back from these responses in more effective ways. \n\n\nThe course comprises weekly zoom connection circles and small\, easy to implement  exercises to engage with during the week.\nCourse fee is $50 or R 850.\n\nFor enquiries email Ryan \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere are some of the faculties that may be compromised under stress: \n\nSocial Engagement:\n\nThe ability to engage in social interactions\, read social cues accurately\, and respond effectively to others may be impaired. This can result in difficulties in communication and maintaining relationships.\n\n\nEmotional Regulation:\n\nStress can disrupt emotional regulation\, making it harder to manage and cope with strong emotions. Individuals may become more reactive or emotionally numb.\n\n\nProblem Solving and Decision-Making:\n\nUnder significant stress\, cognitive functions related to problem-solving and decision-making can be compromised. People may struggle to think clearly and make rational choices.\n\n\nEmpathy and Compassion:\n\nStress may reduce one’s capacity for empathy and compassion toward others. It can lead to self-focused thinking and a reduced ability to understand or support others.\n\n\nExecutive Functioning:\n\nExecutive functions\, such as planning\, organization\, and working memory\, can be impaired during stress\, making it challenging to manage tasks and responsibilities effectively.\n\n\nPhysical Coordination:\n\nIn extreme stress or the freeze response associated with the DVC\, fine and gross motor skills can be negatively affected. This can lead to clumsiness or difficulty performing physical tasks.\n\n\nMemory Retrieval:\n\nStress can impact memory retrieval\, making it harder to access information and memories\, especially those related to the stressful situation.\n\n\nCreative Thinking:\n\nStress often narrows focus and limits creative thinking. Individuals may struggle to come up with innovative solutions to problems.\n\n\nSelf-Awareness:\n\nA heightened stress response can diminish self-awareness\, making it harder to understand one’s own feelings\, needs\, and reactions.
URL:https://ryanklette.com/event/state-awareness-training/
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SUMMARY:Travelling with Sankofa - looking back to see forward
DESCRIPTION:Sankofa is an African word from the Akan tribe in Ghana. The mythology of Sankofa tells us to go back and find what we’ve forgotten. For the Akan people\, this search backward is what ensures a better future.\n\n\nWe live in a culture that encourages us to make resolutions at the beginning of each and every year and all too often they fail shortly after. We need a new way if we want to bring meaningful change to the year that follows and weave the threads that matter most into the fabric of our life.\n\n“the past does not equal your future .. unless you live there” Tony Robins\n\nThere will be some challenge in the process as there always is when it comes to pausing to reflect\, but mostly this will be a fun 2 weeks of dreaming and imaging the future we want to step into by learning the lessons of the past year.\n\nSliding scale contribution: $30 – $50\nor R 500 – R 850.\nryanklette@gmail.com for bookings.
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