Monthly Archives: August 2015

Psychedelic

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The Psychedelic Space!  That is what my client yesterday called my living room after her massage.  Retreat MandalaI’d been wondering what the first energy sensitive person would think/feel upon entering my practice space.  A month’s worth of intense practice has to leave an impression.

First, when she came into the house we spent about fifteen minutes in the kitchen chatting and catching up on things.  Then we moved to the living room on the way to the massage room.  As soon as she entered the space where I had been practicing she stopped in her tracks and threw her arms up.  Wow!  She said there were no words to describe it as she made a sweeping gesture with her arm.  I just smiled:  “Welcome to my world.”

I ended the isolation of my retreat by taking a bus to the airport, flying to Orlando and spending four days in a seminar at the Hilton.  I was curious what would be left of the shifts I’d experienced during the retreat with all that worldly activity.  They seemed to hold well during my excursion, but I could feel the intensity of the energy once I picked up my practice upon returning home.  I’ve definitely created a vortex in my living room.  How cool is that?

New Book!

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Deconditioning Ground Book CoverComing next week!

 Ground is another name for our primordial state of being.
It is a state of pure inner wisdom and clarity.
To abide in ground is to dwell beyond the constructs of conventional reality.

Deconditioning Ground

is the process of removing
the dysfunctional automatic reactions
that prevent the continuous enjoyment of resting in ground.

 

Deconditioning Ground is a collection of personal stories that are intended to provide the reader with inspiration and personal insight into their own spiritual journey. This collection primarily focuses on Dorena’s process of eliminating automatic reactions that reduce the capacity for enjoying life. With a desire to create more meaningful relationships and invigorating work she goes deep within to find the habitual mental processes that keep her locked into an unconscious way of living.

Join Dorena as she explores:

  • The completion of a 20-year process of deconditioning mother issues
  • The changes in worldview brought about by insight experiences
  • Negotiating automatic reactions in the quest to find the “right” man
  • How to deal with everyday crises like broken teeth and gray hair

 

Within each story, Dorena demonstrates the use of many practical tools for creating more ease and clearing away worn-out habitual responses. The reader is invited to garner ideas and apply her methods to their own life in order to create the life of their dreams.

Retreat Ending

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Yesterday I uncovered the clocks in the house as I took another step closer to ending my retreat.  I am opting for a very slow transition out of retreat.  Tomorrow, I will leave the premises.  In part, I am wanting to go slow because I am attached to some of the changes that occurred during the retreat and I am hoping they will endure.  As much as I am ready to be done with the isolation, I am committed to continuing the work I’ve been doing.

I originally prepared for a six week retreat.  Going in, I was feeling ambivalent about retreating at all so I made a personal commitment to do two weeks with a reevaluation at that point in time.  At two weeks I decided to end early, although I had not yet decided when.

It is a little hard to sum up what the retreat was like.  I know when I started, but I’m not sure when I ended.  The retreat started fairly predictable, with my usual combination of practices.  Then, five days into the retreat my back went out*.  This disrupted my flow, but I made a decision to work with the circumstances.  Other disruptions followed that. Instead of being rigid about what practices to do, I began to entertain the question, “What will create the greatest benefit on my path?” and “What is the best thing for me to do right now given my capacities?”

This retreat was much more free form and open than I would consider a meditation retreat.  The two things I was most hoping to accomplish I did.  First, I was able to gain proficiency in the Mandarava practice.  Second, I was able to take a deep look at the Access Consciousness® tools I’d been studying for the past six months.

As a result of Access, there have been some shifts within me creating a perspective that is in better alignment with my worldview.  The retreat allowed me the time alone to integrate these changes.  Before the retreat, habitual tendencies were propelling me forward and I was not as centered as I like.  Now, I have a greater sense of center, but it still feels precarious.  I look forward to worldly interactions to test my new flexibility.

*  This is the first time in a year.  The infrared heating pad has changed my life.  I don’t use it when I travel and then neglected to start again when I got back home.  Hence, my back went out.  I am back using it all the time…