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Hi I'm Erik, founder of AWAKE.We help people who are sick of suffering be free and at peace with whatever is going on in life.
AWAKE is a team of psychotherapists and guides that use the tools of mindfulness, neuroscience, yoga and more to help people go beyond all limits to realize their true worth. |
This month's theme at AWAKE: Practices for Awakening
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Welcome to AWAKE’s December focus: Practices for Awakening. Last month we shared with you one of the goals of our practice - living in true peace. This month we dive into exactly how to get there.
There are countless paths that lead to awakening. At AWAKE we utilize mostly Yogic and Buddhist wisdom as our path. We are open to other traditions and ways of waking up but to stay focused we often turn to these traditions. First, we should define what awakening is. In the Buddhist path there are three things that beings wake up to, thanks to their practices. One is that there is no-self (therefore, no one there to suffer), the second is that everything is impermanent (it’s all changing so let go and relax) and the third is that there is dissatisfaction on this planet but that we can be OK with it. The main practice we use at AWAKE to facilitate your awakening is mindfulness. Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) defines mindfulness as, “the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally.” At AWAKE we like to add “with great compassion” at the end because when we slow down and actually feel what’s going on inside it may be a bit tough and require some serious self-love. At this month’s deep dive retreat Practices for Awakening | Discover who you REALLY ARE through meditation and movement with AWAKE founder Erik Vienneau and Studio B Yoga owner Tina Parisi you’ll learn the two main Buddhist practices to facilitate your awakening. You’ll be lovingly guided to practice, calm-abiding (Shamatha) and clear-seeing (Vipassana). We will also move with mindful yoga practices that help us connect with our true, spiritually healthy Self to chart a unique and enlightened life path. Join AWAKE this month on Facebook and Instagram, over on YouTube and on our monthly deep dive retreat, for individual/couple therapy or at AWAKE Festival to learn how to live in true peace. |
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