“ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. ”

- Marianne Williamson quoted by
Nelson Mandela in his inaugural address

As humans we share a common dilemma – we desire to grow and change and at the same time we seem to fear change and take every opportunity to sabotage it. This paradox describes the process of change itself – the push-pull between our desire and our fears.

Humans are creatures of habit and we sacrifice our uniqueness and our spirit for security. This is because we have never been taught that true security is to be found by aligning with the process of life itself, which is change.

The place of change is always the unknown. The place of stuckness that precedes it is called the impasse. The impasse is the doorway to change. The feeling of the impasse is the feeling of not knowing where to go, not knowing what to trust. It is a feeling of great discomfort, even of despair, and so we do everything in our power to avoid confronting it

As individuals, partners, families and groups, one of our chief ways to avoid the discomfort of the impasse is called the “ rev ” of energy. That is anything and everything we do so as not to feel the pain of our lack of fulfillment. This includes depression, anxiety, and all of our addictive patterns. We fear our life force, we fear our potential, and it appears that we fear happiness itself, replacing it with drama.

As individuals, partners, families and groups, one of our chief ways to avoid the discomfort of the impasse is called the “ rev ” of energy. That is anything and everything we do so as not to feel the pain of our lack of fulfillment. This includes depression, anxiety, and all of our addictive patterns. We fear our life force, we fear our potential, and it appears that we fear happiness itself, replacing it with drama.

What provides the critical mass to move us through the impasse joyously into the unknown, and thereby into our own evolution? Knowledge alone is not enough. Pattern Shifting is a system that is based on the simple formula that when you change one part of a pattern then the entire structure must shift. Pattern Shifting provides tools for transforming fear, doubt, insecurity and rage from enemies to allies, thus finding the energy for transformation to the light hidden within our shadow itself.

Pattern Shifting illuminates how within your nonproductive patterns of pain, the desire for life and change have always been present. This is called the creative point of neutrality from which everything is possible.

Pattern Shifting is about how non-productive patterns are the underlying cause of all addictions. We live in an addictive society, whether it is food, shopping, tv, sex, drugs etc. Pattern Shifting is designed for those who life is impacted by non-productive patterns and dependences. Combining shamanic ceremonies and techniques and Gestalt to get underneath non-productive patterns and discover what happened long before the behaviour appeared.

Pattern Shifting offers a step by step approach to reveal the patterns that cause us pain. Learn tools that help you bring more joy into your life and allow you to become the Master of Change, now.

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ABOUT THE CEREMONIAL WEEKLONG

Ceremony is an opportunity for you to discover what is out of balance and needs to be healed. It allows you to integrate what you have learned and make changes deep within. Nature is the greatest healer of all. Quietly speaking to us all the time nature touches us with beauty and wholeness. Ceremony allows for deep introspective time to look within and win the battle with the shadow. You could say ceremony helps you discard your inauthentic self. Intensive ceremony helps you develop the attitude and approach that says, "I have the determination and will to live. I have the motivation that says I will heal myself and I will experience joy in my life."


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