WHEN
Saturday, January 24, 2009
10:45am-7pm
ending times are approximate
WHERE
Church of Soul
San Francisco Bay Area (Oakland)
Reviews
I left feeling energized and grounded, shared
much with my partner that night, and feel like it's provided me with
more confidence, very clear direction in areas for continued personal
and interpersonal work, and an incredibly fun and informative format to
accomplish that work.
I left actually able to feel the joy and own my
accomplishments over the last six months...I have kicked ass, and I
wasn't able to deeply feel my happiness because I was afraid of really
owning it...like if I owned it I might lose it.
If that were the only positive thing I would have
left with (and it's not) then the workshop was priceless.
I also realize how scared I've been to own yes & no
and how that's impacted my life...I have done much work around this
already but wow was that an eye opener. I loved it!
I loved how it was an interactive workshop that
mixed movement, somatic awareness, psychology & coaching to provide
insight into the ways we hold ourselves back from living the life we want.
It's a great way to get more in touch with yourself and find new
strategies for living a juicy life. And to get over any
inhibitions you might have shouting or living juicily. Getting in touch
with the life you want and going after it in body, mind and spirit.
There was a great range...from NVC to
David Deida ... the movement work,
it just felt really broad without being watered down or disconnected. It
was well structured, which I initially struggled with but found to be very
effective.
It kept us on edge as participants, and to be
able to contain that energy and openness as a group was beautiful.
Being around other people willing to go there helped
allow me to lighten up a bit. I really enjoyed the exercise of speaking
from various body parts...really useful. Also the reminder that this is
the intro and the exercises are for long term practice...I loved way it
all wrapped up so neatly, and I left with clear direction and motivation.
It was fun...this is big tough work and it takes a lot to hold but
there was a really fun playful energy that I loved and appreciated.
Krista Bray, San Francisco
I found the workshop to be a powerful chance to
communicate with the REST of your being (not just your blabbering HEAD).
Landmark, for example, focuses only on mental technologies.
Whole Body Wisdom brings the rest of one's self
into the discussion, which is incredibly robust!
J., Oakland
I enjoyed the chance to get out of my head and
into my body. I felt sexy at the event — empowered. The rest of
my being was valued and listened to, which was incredibly eye opening
and gratifying.
I liked that we were forced to choose partners in
silence. I also like that we were to write in our own diaries. At first I
thought that you should provide them for us, but I'm so much happier to
know that my notes are in a format that's already integrated into my
intimate life. Some random new notepad would just be a royal pain in
the ass to integrate!
The best part of the event for me was bringing
another person into my life as an accountability partner.
The event allowed me to focus on some really
difficult areas for me: saying yes and saying no. This is something I
have to do in my every day life, and I can't stress enough just how
valuable it is for me. I would like to have even more time to practice
(role play?) communication with people in THREATENING and UNCOMFORTABLE
ways, since it helps me to defuse my emotional attachments.
Being forced to work in a very tight time frame
helped me to see that I can really set goals and timelines in a much
shorter amount of time than I previously thought was possible. For
example, I hadn't been planning out my next years because it seemed like
it would take an entire weekend -- or longer. Instead, we wrote our
obituary and plans in less than an hour!
I left feeling amazing, powerful, excited, and
connected with myself.
Since then I've started meditating every morning
and asking the four parts of my body (head, heart, stomach, genitals)
what wisdom they have to offer me.
My gut has had the strongest info for me. I'm now
listening to my gut more and it's had a very positive impact on my life!
Justin Winokur, Los Angeles
I found the workshop really valuable in
several ways.
First, just setting aside the whole day to do
this kind of reflection was worth the money paid for the workshop.
Second, as it happened--bonus!!--the
instruction, exercises & tools were provocative & eye-opening.
I don't talk in terms of "breakthroughs" but in terms of slight changes in
perception, which can be just as powerful...Small shifts in my approach to
to-do's, "have-to's," and visioning techniques had a very positive overall
effect. I'm looking at my 2008 planning with less of a sense of
difficult compulsion and more of a sense of easy creation.
The physical element was very interesting. It's
not new to me to think of emotions, thoughts, and the life of the body
working together in concert, but the particular exercises (the No! and
Yes! ab-crunches with a partner, e.g.) were a compelling reminder to
deepen my yoga practice and spend more beneficial time at the gym and on
the dance floor.
Emily S., San Francisco
In all the work I've done, one thing that always
pissed me off was what I perceived as expert driven models that keep a
divide between participant/client/patient and expert
(dr./therapist/whatever...).
There seems to be a model that says if we meet as
human beings, we've made a mistake because one of us is there to fix the
other. And I think it's bullshit and in many situations causes far more
pain for both. One has to be fixed and one has to fix, and that's a hell
of a lot of pressure for both since I think ultimately we need to find our
own power and then our own interdependence in relationship. The current
model is disempowering.
So I found it incredibly refreshing and positive
when Scott would cheer for his own mistakes & others, or shared about his
own work and needs.
Hoorah for you for being able to do that and
still lead and facilitate and maintain both roles. I knew I had much to
learn and came away with a great experience...from genuine imperfectly
perfect facilitators.
Owning your needs, Scott, was especially powerful
since so often we're rewarded for working the extra hours and cutting
ourselves off from our bodies...I do it all too often and it was fantastic
modeling for me. Thank you.
Krista Bray, San Francisco
Thanks again so much for the opportunity to
participate in the workshop. I had some nice insights, reflections and
clarities and I'm glad I spent the day with you and everyone.
I enjoyed very much how embodied Scott was and
how comfortable he was in modeling sharing his juiciness. I thought he
was captivating to listen to, and kept my attention well, which is
hard to do.
I enjoyed the visioning at the end of the day and
found myself writing things like "I will have two kids", which very
much surprised me because I've thought for the last several years that
I wouldn't have kids.
It was nice for me to be in the workshop because
I really took a break from personal growth work for most of 2006 and 2007
and it was perfect to have it at the beginning of the year because it
really sets a stage for me to be invested in myself.
C. A., Berkeley
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