A 3-MONTH MEDITATIVE EMBODIMENT STUDY AND SOMATIC EXPERIENCE
FINDING REALIZATION in the BODY
Finding Realization in the Body
3-Month MEDITATIVE EMBODIMENT STUDY AND SOMATIC EXPERIENCE
Begins Thursday, June 6, 2024, and runs through Thursday, August 22, 2024
Dates: June 6, 20, 27; July 11, 18, 25; Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024
Meeting online via Zoom from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm EST
This 10-class course is live, synchronous learning requiring full participation.
* All classes are recorded and stored in a private course portal if absences should occur
Course dates: 10 scheduled THURSDAYS
Embodiment can often be hard to access. For starters, we live in a very disembodied culture where many of us live in our heads. We often don’t pay attention to the signs and signals of our body until it is too late and chronic pain, stress, overwhelm, and dis-ease have set in. Our body is the seat of our intuition and our direct perception of reality. Practicing meditation that is grounded in our body is the most direct and powerful path to profound spiritual transformation. Through somatic meditation, we connect with the inherent wakefulness and relaxation already present within our body and learn to live our lives from that place.
In Finding Realization In the Body, we are working on two major things:
1. To learn to relax
2. To let go of our left ego brain and open back up to a right-brained experience of life.
When we accomplish these two primary things, we can regain a sense of safety within ourselves. It is hard to feel unsafe and relaxed or to relax and feel unsafe. It is hard to open widely to our lives and stay tense and constricted. So when these two things come together, relaxation + opening up to our right brain, we reinstate our confidence, and relative safety is felt. We have confidence that we can handle our lives, and we can handle what is hard and know we are okay. This stability is anti-fragile. It is strong and soft at the same time, so it won’t bend and break with the fierce currents of our lives.
You will learn ten unique somatic meditation practices to connect with the interior experience of our human life, release unconscious holding and tension, learn the basics of quantum mechanics and how healing occurs in the quantum space, and connect with the joy and freedom at the core of your being.
In this course, we will blend Realization Process Embodiment attunement exercises, nondual meditation, and trauma-informed somatic meditation from ancient Tibetan practices. We will incorporate gentle movement, standing, sitting, and lying down practices to cultivate ease and fluidity within body-mind-spirit.
This 3-month immersive online course is an introduction to the somatic process of meditation. Drawing from centuries-old techniques of nonduality traditions, FRITB is a system of contemplative exercises designed to strengthen and sustain embodiment that improves empathic accuracy and enhances wellbeing. Somatic exercises are used to progressively foster embodiment and release emotional wounds and trauma-based constrictions through the body. The fundamental premise is that embodiment is a trait that can be developed and expanded which helps cultivate resiliency, maturity, and confidence to help you feel more connected to self and others. This may be an ideal addition to frontline healthcare workers, educators, caregivers, parents, and leaders to help buffer the deleterious effects of burnout, overwhelm and fatigue; however, all are welcome.
FRITB practices are conducive to the embodied realization of our common humanity and our shared aspirations for wellbeing and the motivation to alleviate suffering. This program draws from the deep wisdom of nonduality designed to bring about transformation that is supported by contemporary science as well as by most spiritual traditions and is supportive of any faith or belief system.
THIS MIGHT INTEREST YOU IF:
• YOU TEND TO ruminate, over-think or stay bogged down in your left brain
•you tend to stay on the map but would like to go into the territory but don’t know WHERE to begin
•you like control and fear uncertainty, as you simultaneously recognize control is an illusion and keeping you stuck
•you get stuck in indecision, perfectionism, and other limiting belief systems
• YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CATER YOURSELF (STRETCH AND SHRINK TO FIT) AROUND others and in your life situations
• YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT SOMATIC EMBODIMENT AND MEDITATION AND WANT TO FEEL WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE EMBODIED, OR YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ESTABLISHED MEDITATION PRACTICE AND WOULD LIKE TO ENHANCE IT WITH MORE SOMATIC UNDERSTANDINGS
• TRAUMA OR CHRONIC STRESS PATTERNS KEEP YOU FROM TRYING OR PRACTICING MEDITATION OR STAYING IN YOUR BODY AND FEELING YOUR SELF
• YOU WANT TO BRING BALANCE TO YOUR LIFE AND BODY-MIND-SOUL AND CURRENTLY FEEL OVERWHELMED, STRESS, AND LACK BALANCE
• YOU WANT TO RELEASE AND LET GO OF OLD RELATIONAL PATTERNING AND CONSTRICTIONS THAT ARE NOT WORKING (FROM TRAUMA, CHRONIC STRESS, INDECISION AND STUCK-NESS, EMPATHY FATIGUE, MEDICAL CONDITIONS, CHRONIC PAIN, BAD PAST OR CURRENT RELATIONSHIPS)
• YOU WANT TO BREAK FREE FROM ENMESHMENT OR FUSION PATTERNS FROM DEVELOPMENTAL RELATIONAL TRAUMA OR MALADAPTIVE RELATIONSHIP PATTERNING
• YOU CONSTANTLY FEEL YOU ARE ACCOMMODATING OTHERS AND TEND TO LEAVE YOURSELF OUT OF THE EQUATION
•you would like a SLOWER-PACED course to really feel and create radical change in your life
I Am Ready to Sign Up!
Limited Enrollment to 10 participants
🌟 WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE:
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE, YOU WILL SUBMIT WEEKLY QUESTIONS AND SHARED EXPERIENCES TO PROMOTE COLLECTIVE UNITY IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL HEALING. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE FULL LECTURES AND PSYCHO-EDUCATION, WATCH SHORT ANATOMICAL VIDEOS THAT ENHANCE YOUR LEARNING OF THE FASCIA SYSTEM OF THE BODY, learn quantum mechanics principles that align and promote whole-health healing, AND PRACTICE Ten of the top somatic meditations that increase body awareness and wellbeing. WE WILL USE DR. JUDITH BLACKSTONE’S BOOK TRAUMA AND THE UNBOUND BODY and Dr. Reginald Ray’s Book The awakening body AS GUIDING COMPANIONS TO OUR CLASS EXPERIENCE.
🌟 EXPLORE CONTEMPLATIVE EXERCISES STEEPED IN CENTURIES-OLD NONDUALITY TRADITIONS TAILORED TO STRENGTHEN YOUR CONNECTION TO SELF AND OTHERS. DELVE INTO SOMATIC EXERCISES DESIGNED TO RELEASE EMOTIONAL WOUNDS AND TRAUMA-BASED CONSTRICTIONS and open you up to a right-brained way of living life, FOSTERING RESILIENCE, MATURITY, AND CONFIDENCE.
🌱 WHY THIS COURSE: WHETHER YOU’RE A THERAPIST, COUNSELOR, BODYWORKER, LEADER, EDUCATOR, PARENT, OR SIMPLY INTERESTED IN PERSONAL GROWTH, THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN VALUABLE INSIGHTS AND TOOLS.
FRITB OFFERS A SHIELD AGAINST BURNOUT, OVERWHELM, AND FATIGUE. IT IS IDEAL FOR FRONTLINE CAREGIVERS BUT IT IS OPEN TO ALL WHO ARE INTERESTED. NO PREVIOUS MEDITATION EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED.
UNLOCK THE POWER OF EMBODIMENT AND PAVE THE WAY TO A MORE FULFILLING, CONNECTED EXISTENCE.
🌍 UNIVERSAL WISDOM, MODERN TRANSFORMATION:
GUIDED BY DR. JUDITH BLACKSTONE and Dr. Reginald Ray’s PROFOUND INSIGHTS, THIS COURSE MERGES ANCIENT WISDOM WITH CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE, UNITING DIVERSE BELIEF SYSTEMS AND FAITHS. DISCOVER A TRANSFORMATIVE PATH THAT RESONATES WITH YOUR INDIVIDUAL JOURNEY.
📅 MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
SET YOUR INTENTIONS AS WE COMMENCE ON Thursday, june 6, 2024. ENGAGE IN VIBRANT, LIVE SESSIONS on thursdays FROM 12:00pM TO 1:30pM EST, IGNITING POSITIVE CHANGE WITHIN YOU.
DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH YOUR TRUEST SELF AND IGNITE A JOURNEY OF HEALING AND GROWTH FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME. JOIN THE finding realization in the body 3-month COURSE TODAY AND LET TRANSFORMATION UNFOLD!
SIGN UP NOW TO SECURE YOUR SPOT. SPACE IS LIMITED.
What you’ll get
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Small class size that functions as a container of stability so we can explore embodiment safely.
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A student class portal that houses all course materials, supplemental readings, videos, and audio recordings of meditation exercises. All classes are recorded for scheduling flexibility.
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An opportunity to experience what embodiment feels like. Many programs offer cognitive discourse on what embodiment is and/or how it “should” be felt. This is different. You will walk away feeling your deepest contact with your own self.
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Train in subtle levels of consciousness. As we refine our focused mind and breath, we can attune to who we really are.
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Gain confidence. FRITB is a method of personal maturing, personal healing, and spiritual awakening, at the same time. Because in embodying ourselves we experience a self-possession, which engenders self-confidence.
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A chance to train with Jennifer. A skilled practitioner with 20+ years of expertise in somatic body psychotherapy, trauma-informed modalities, and somatic meditation.
Let’s get together and train to RELAX!
I HOPE YOU’RE ABLE TO JOIN US!
Thursday, june 6, 2024 12:00 -1:30 pM EST
MEETING 10 thursdays in a SLOWER-PACED format THROUGH august 22, 2024
CONTINUED EDUCATION CREDITS
* Now available for 15 Core CE’s approved by LPCAGA
This course is now approved for 15 CORE CE Continued Education in-person (synchronous) by the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia (LPCA). Licensed Professional Counselors Association of GA, Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6762. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Licensed Professional Counselors Association of GA, INC. is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Please check with your specific licensing board as Be Here Now Mindfulness, LLC is not liable if this program does not apply to your state licensing requirements. To receive CE certificate, a $25 charge will be invoiced post 100% completion of this course.
TESTIMONIALS:
“FRITB is hands down one of the best courses I’ve ever taken. Each of the practices has opened up a depth of understanding and insight of my body and how it holds tension and stress. There is a whole story there that I had not previously been able to access. Jen’s teaching style is clear and direct and her deep understanding of meditation, psychology and neuroscience adds a level of depth that enhances the experience. Her warmth and presence create a safe container for exploration. I would highly recommend taking this course.”—successful businesswoman
“Jen was incredibly helpful, patient, kind, and knowledgeable. I have a fairly strong background in meditation/mindfulness and was not sure how much new information I would learn. I was greatly surprised by how much I received and how well I was taught to implement it in my daily life. My experience was personally and professionally beneficial and well-timed. Jen is obviously well versed in her subject.”—seasoned practitioner
“As a yoga instructor, I thought I was fairly or even strongly connected to my body. What I learned from Jennifer is that I was only aware of my body, but not actually in my body. I wasn’t ‘inhabited’ as she says. I found places that were numb and constricted and full of anxiety. After her embodiment class, I am finally feeling like I am living and present in my body. This has changed everything, and the way I teach yoga now.”—successful businesswoman/yoga instructor
“This course is all about experiencing a sense of embodiment and deep connection. You will consistently gain more awareness over a 10-week weekly group as Jen expertly leads the group in bottom up learning from the work of Judith Blackstone.”
“I liked learning the science behind the experiential component of the course, and I liked the practice. I like having access to the information and the exercises outside of session to continue my personal practice when the course is over. Perfect blend of learning and practicing and the resources to continue!”
Limited Enrollment
Limited Enrollment
Begin Your Embodiment Practice So You Can Live Confidently And Comfortably in the World.
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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Absolutely! We've got a recording system that's more reliable than your morning alarm clock. 🕰️ So, if life decides to throw a scheduling curveball your way, no sweat! Just catch up with the recorded class before our next rendezvous. 🎧📚
But, and here comes the plot twist, if you're in the CE credits game, we're playing hardball! 💼🏆 100% attendance is our golden rule, no cheat codes or exceptions allowed! 🚫📜 So, make sure you've got your CE cape on and ready to soar through every class. 🦸♂️✨
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Absolutely! We've got your back like a trusty sidekick with all exercises and meditations safely stashed in your super-secret student portal. 🦸♀️🔒 You'll have access to these goodies as long as the internet itself doesn't go on vacation! 🌐✨ So, rest assured, your course materials are here for the long haul. 🚀😄
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Absolutely not! None of the course readings are mandatory, so feel free to skip them and join the rebellion against required readings. We're all about choices and giving you the freedom to pick your own adventure in this class! 😄📚🚫
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Absolutely! Currently, our Continuing Education credits (CEs) are riding the approval wave with the LPCA-GA board, which is as solid as a rock – a NBCC provider! 🏄♂️👌 But here's the twist, my friend: I won't be your CE superhero if they don't fit your license renewal puzzle. 🦸♂️ It's like checking your surfboard before hitting the waves; the responsibility to ensure it's the right fit rests with you. 🏄♀️ So, please make sure it's a match before diving into this program. 🏊♂️
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Life's full of surprises, and I'm here to make refunds a breeze, with a sprinkle of humor! 😄 If the rollercoaster of life suddenly whisks you away from our class, no worries, I'll be your co-pilot. 🎢 But, if you've practically graduated from our course and decide it's not your jam, brace yourself for some disappointment—no refunds for you, my almost-graduate! 🎓🚫
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Absolutely not! You don't need to be a meditation guru or have any prior experience to jump on board with this course. We'll be cruising along at a fairly brisk pace, but don't worry, our ultimate goal is to give you a down-to-earth, "feel it in your bones" kind of experience.
Just to put your mind at ease, this program is all about being trauma-informed and super gentle, so you shouldn't have any trouble, no matter what level you're starting from. We promise, it's going to be so easy, it'll make you wonder why you didn't sign up sooner! 😄🧘♂️
