How Boulders became an Open door to Opportunity by Kim November 16, 2015 My journey began when I noticed a new spark of light in a friend, and some energy that was pure and truthful beckoned me to find out if I could unlock this same light in myself. From the moment I made the leap into my first Awareness Institute workshop, I felt myself trusting something larger than myself. As I plunged into this unknown space, all of the...
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Freedom to Love Unconditionally by Joanne Sept 28, 2015 In the past I thought love was based on certain conditions. Conditions that I learned from my parents. As these learned conditions were not met, I blamed my parents. It was their fault that my relationships fell apart. I felt that these patterns I had learned were set in stone, unchangeable, permanent, and true. Through my work with the Awareness Institute and in being part of...
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You Are What You Believe You Are by Annie Sept 21, 2015 “You are what you believe you are. Your thoughts create your reality.” We’ve all heard or read this by now. But it takes a certain willingness or environment for me to honestly examine what this mind of mine is producing. The looking part is essential or phrases like those can quickly become cliche. What DO I believe about myself, about my world, about other people, about God?...
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Wake Up To Your Life by Ellen May 4, 2015 I first came to a Level I workshop with the Awareness Institute (then known as the Aspire Foundation) on the advice of my meditation instructor in the Shambhala lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Although I didn’t know it at the time, and although it was not what I was “supposed” to be doing, I had for a long time been trying to use meditation as a tool for what spiritual teacher Michael Browne...
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