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Welcome to Go Beyond
Beyond Group is a collection of people and transformational practices developed to help people find their own truth, using ancient eastern traditional practices that are adapted for modern day living in the west.
We offer practices to help manage the stress and tension that builds up in modern day living and give people useful tools to release old destructive and restricting patterns moving beyond the fears that govern so many people's lives in today’s fast moving society.
Free Introductory Talks
Thursday 2nd September
The Healing Power of your Breath!
8:00 - 8:45pm
Lewes Werks
47 Western Road
Lewes, BN7 1RL
Thursday 9th September
An introduction to Constellation work
8:00 - 8:45pm
Lewes Werks
47 Western Road
Lewes, BN7 1RL
Please visit the Events page for information about classes and workshops that Paul is facilitating.
Being in our body
I hope you are enjoying the wonderful weather now that the sun is shining and summer is finally with us. Lovely to have the lightness after the dark cold weather of winter.
Many years ago a healer told me that I was not in my body and at the time it sounded quite mad to me, yet part of me knew it to be true, I thought I am here I can see my body how could I not be in my body, if I can see it physically in the mirror, what do you mean?
It has taken a lot of practice for me, and takes consistent work, to be fully present in my body with all the thoughts and feelings, to stay present and to find the peace behind the madness. For me that's really what yoga is all about, unifying the mind, body and feelings in the physical body, it’s not just about making shapes and stretching.
Working with substance abuse, I see how people are constantly trying to avoid being with themselves getting out of their heads using chemicals, it seems to be a national pastime these days avoiding being with ourselves. However, it is not just those using substances that are avoiding themselves, we all have avoidance tactics and mechanisms in place in order to survive, and yet we can still find freedom if we are willing to go beyond them.
Working with the Family Constellation process we can see how and why we have had to use these survival strategies to cope with the trauma in our own lives as well the past pain that is passed down unconsciously along the family line. This pain shows up in destructive patterns that we keep on repeating in our lives. When these patterns are revealed, when it appears in front of us, when the unseen is seen we can start to heal and bring about changes.
Stillness
Whatever the practice, whether it is Family Constellation, dynamic dance, bodywork, breath work or life itself we need to have a reference point to come back to after the process is completed by being in our body to feel what is going on in that moment before we can see it, feel it and acknowledge it in order to let it go.
I am constantly reminded in my own practice how important it is to also have a practice of stillness as well as the dynamic or movement practices of action. When I show willingness to be with myself fully, the breath knows what to do in order to help undo the ‘stuff’ we have been holding on to. I am inviting people to share the experience of being in their body, and to feel what is going on in that moment, before trying to shift it through any of these practices.
If you'd like to be kept informed about future workshops and events please join the Go Beyond group on facebook or subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter.
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