Soul as Living Presence:
Introduction to Hunting the Predator: Disengaging from the Critic

The Soul, like the moon is new and always new again.
And I have seen the ocean continuously creating.
Since I scoured my mind and my body, I too, Lalla,
am new, each moment new.
My teacher told one thing, Live in the soul.
When that was so, I began to go naked, and dance.
- Lalla, Naked Song

The living presence of our soul is what is transformed and matured in the course of our spiritual development. It is our living consciousness which when free to unfold, manifests its inherent dynamism, aliveness, and potentiality. The flow of our soul, if unimpeded, takes us deeper and deeper into our Essential Nature and in turn pours out of us in the unique expression of that True Nature in our individual lives. For most of us, however, our souls remain trapped in fixed conceptual and behavioral patterns that dampen and mute the quality of our daily living and limit its possibilities. These rigidities block fundamental change in our consciousness, regardless of how many spiritual experiences we have had. For this reason, understanding the nature of the soul and how the super-ego blocks its movement is essential for those who are serious about transformation.

This group will have four venues of inner work – meditation, sensing &inquiry, breath-work, and the book study of Soul without Shame by Byron Brown. We will use an open-ended inquiry with sensing and awareness to become more aware of this structure. As these restrictions within the soul relax and unwind, the dynamic flow of the soul can unfold, revealing more and more of its full potential, bringing us closer to Home.

In the last four years of teaching this work, I’ve come to understand the importance of the year long process is due to the insidious merging quality of the critic. It takes tremendous patience, perseverance, practice, and support to disengage from this structure.

Your Guide
Rowena Pantaleon has been in the Diamond Heart Approach, Ridhwan Foundation since 1993. She describes this exploration as the removal of the thick, dense and mucus like quality of her soul to the polishing of a gem (soul) with luster, beauty, vibrancy, and lightness. She is a BodyWork Therapist, Healer, and recently underwent an initiation in Africa as a Kontumbli Diviner. She eloquently and creatively weaves Diamond Heart practices with Shamanism. She leads vision quests, retreats, and women’s groups in the United States and Hawaii.

Dates
Every two weeks on Thursday evenings from 6:30p-8:30p with occasional Tuesday or Wednesday in Chico.
September 15, September 29, October 13, October 17, November 17, December 8, December 15
6:30p-8:30p

Cost
$25 per session.

More information
Please call 530-343-1883 for registration, information or location.