Shift your states of mind with modern tools and ancient wisdom
9+1 weeks online course with Caty Hartung
Tuesdays, April 20th-June 22nd at 7-8 pm CET (1-2 pm ET) on Zoom
The renowned teacher and author Diane Musho Hamilton joins the May 11th session as a guest lecturer.
Have you ever wished to change your current state of mind? To flip a magical switch and make it just go away?
It’s not so easy to shift states of consciousness, be it moods, emotions, or more permanent states like depression, once we are fully immersed in them. We might not even be aware of it. Only when we recognize that we are in an unresourceful state we have a chance to also step out of it. No matter if we are bored, angry, anxious, down, in a state of deep bodily exhaustion, or feel overwhelmed, there is a way to switch the lens through which we see the world and the people around us.
My way is to bring people together and share, reflect and mirror our experiences. Through the honest deep exchange with like-minded people in a steady group, you have the chance to often learn faster and notice patterns we are usually not aware of. You will learn 3 simple techniques to handle disturbing emotions in a conscious way to ultimately shift them into more resourceful states like being joyful, calm, connected to others, and at ease.
On top you will learn how to use meditation to let go of your emotions and fixed ideas. If you are able to focus more and on the present moment and not on the future or the past you will feel lighter and the “spinning mind” can calm down. To get familiar with that state of mind, we will end each session with a guided meditation together. You will experience different types of meditations: Calming mind, energizing mind, and expanding love and compassion for oneself and others.
From one session to the next, you will meditate, observe your different states of mind and apply what you have learned. With 10-30 minutes of practice a day, you are likely to make real progress over the time of the course.
Finally, If now is the time for you to go deeper in a group of like-minded explorers who wish to understand the challenges that we are all facing, please join us. I draw from 35 years of experience in meditation, which will give the tone of this course. There is no need for you to have previous experience with meditation and you are very welcome if you have.
This course is introducing
How to open up to the constant change we are facing
How to let go and shift unpleasant states of mind
How to calm down your nervous system and make it more resilient
How to handle disturbing emotions like anger, fear, or jealousy in a skillful way
How to meditate
Which meditations are useful in which state of mind
Happiness is a skill
9 weeks online course
April 20th - June 22nd, 2021, Tuesdays at 7-8 pm CET (1-2 pm ET)
General Admission €199
Reduced rate requests: CONTACT US
CATY HARTUNG is an Integral Buddhist coach drawing from a unique 35-year background in Buddhism and her rich life experience as a cosmopolitan.
She has trained as an Integral Facilitator with Diane Musho Hamilton and is certified as an Integral Coach by Integral Coaching Canada.
Caty accompanies leaders in their conscious change process and human development and helps organizations to grow and implement their vision. She is meditating under the guidance of the 17th Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje.
Guest Lecturer
DIANE MUSHO HAMILTON is an award-winning professional mediator, author, and teacher of Zen meditation. She has been a practitioner of meditation for more than 35 years and is a lineage holder in the Soto Zen tradition.
Diane began her studies at Naropa University in 1983 with Choygam Trungpa Rinpoche and became a Zen student of Genpo Dennis Merzel Roshi in 1997. In 2003, she received ordination as a Zen monk and received dharma transmission in 2006. Diane facilitates Big Mind Big Heart, a process developed by Genpo Roshi to help elicit the insights of Zen in Western audiences. She has worked with Ken Wilber and the Integral Institute since 2004.
She is the Executive Director of Two Arrows Zen, a practice in Utah, and offers training programs oriented to personal development and advanced facilitator skills.
Diane is the author of Everything Is Workable and The Zen of You and Me. Her newest book, Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart is co-authored with Gabriel Menegale Wilson and Kimberly Myosai Loh (Shambhala, July 2020).
Learn more about Diane on her website.
During the 9+1 weeks (April 20th - June 22nd, 2021), you will learn that you have a choice in which state of mind you are in. You will get tools that will help you to move on and out of moods and disturbing feelings. The interactive live sessions will also offer space to share and reflect your experiences with your peers from our group. Each session will end with a guided meditation.