Self-Enquiry Enlightenment Intensive and Awareness Intensive Meetups

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A Request for Support

We intend to continue offering these gatherings free of charge and would like some help to cover costs. If that is something you feel moved to help with, please see our Donate page. Thank you!

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For New People without Experience of Self-enquiry Dyads

As a new person, you are warmly invited to attend all the presentations which occur at the beginning of each monthly event. To participate in dyads in breakout rooms (the second part of each event), it will be necessary for you to be introduced to the particular dyad technique we use. There is an opportunity for this during the first dyad period so that you may then, if you wish, join the second dyad practice with another participant. For more information and an explanation of terms used, see ‘New to Dyads?’

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With special thanks to Osha Reader, Lawrence Noyes, and Grace Honore for their support and suggestions. Dedicated to Murray Kennedy and Edrid for their inspiration and personal guidance. Dedicated to Osho. 

If you have any queries, please email us at info@selfenquirydyads.org 

The Presentations

Each month an Awareness Intensive Leader from the Osho communities or an Enlightenment Intensive Master will present an informative and inspiring talk about various aspects of these intensives and of the dyad process.

“Awareness Intensive (AI)” is the name used in Osho communities; the process is the same as in other communities where they use the name “Enlightenment Intensive (EI)”.

Each monthly presentation will include the unique, and often inspiring, personal experiences of the presenter.

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There are many benefits of these intensives, especially how they are an opportunity for you to discover and “directly experience” the truth of who and what you actually are, of what life is, of what love is, and of what others are.

This process is suitable for every sincere seeker of truth in their lives, regardless of religious or spiritual orientation. Care is taken so that no belief system is introduced or taught. Only a method is provided to facilitate effective and satisfying personal enquiry and experience.

Previous Presenters

These monthly gatherings started in April 2022,  So far we’ve had presentations by Edrid (a student of Charles Berner, the creator of Enlightenment Intensives); Murray Kennedy leading a tribute to Jeff Love; Lawrence Noyes, Ganga and Garimo, Simone Anliker from Global Dyads, Zen Reverend Pitaka Christie Close, Forest Dalton, founder of the Love Intensive, Avikal Costantino, Colleen Santini, Smaran Stockard, Bill Savoie, Osha Reader, Russell Scott, Emma and Barry McGuinness, Murray Kennedy, Yoah Wexler, Doug Seeley, John Heron, Emir Salihovic, Paul Weiss, Grace Honore and Jake Chapman.

Event Dates and Times

All events in this Zoom series occur on the first Wednesday of each month.

Events begin at:

• 8pm Central European time
• 7pm UK time
• 2pm in Eastern USA/Canada  
• 11am Pacific Time  

Privacy: If you would like to remain anonymous on the Zoom call, please see Privacy on Zoom.

Next Presentation in this Series

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - presenter Shivam O'Brien

About Shivam

I discovered Enlightenment intensives in 1987.

Any searching, reading, travelling I had done previously paled into insignificance.

A whole cycle of struggle ended. A new adventure began; punctuated by awakenings, fresh experiment in all directions and a kundalini explosion that was not part of this world.

In that same first year I took part in a six week EI in the Austrian alps.

A year or two after all that I took the masters training ( and a two week ) with Jake and Eva Chapman.

I started leading Intensives when I was 31 and now 35 years later must have run something like 80. They still surprise me. They still inspire me. They still taste fresh.

I set up my own off grid retreat centre - SPIRIT HORSE - in wildest wales UK. Originally in tipis and yurts camping out under a waterfall. 34 years on we are somewhat more settled and comfortable in our mountain retreat village of roundhouses and temple spaces.

A community grew up around my work and we set up a charity to purchase 200 acres of woods and waterfalls around the original camp. That’s been my main place for EI s over the years.

I’ve had good teachers in later life, taken satsang with great masters, received transmission from Tibetan lamas whose stature amazed me and also worked with indigenous shamans and drunk the medicine.

I’ve explored quite a few spokes of the wheel - but Enlightenment Intensives still stand up to any comparison with traditional spiritual paths or meditation techniques.

After all these decades of exploration I would still not claim to understand how or why dyads work. They just do. Profoundly.

If you have discovered this path to awakening you have found a jewel. Beyond compare.

At this stage I have decided to train EI masters, starting August 2025.

Look forward to sharing a bit of the journey with you all.

Shivam

Website: Spirithorse.co.uk

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About Shivam's Presentation

I would like to talk about how to approach dyads long term for integration as well as breakthrough. 

The dyad approached as “ divine instruction “ 

And working with THIS 

TELL ME WHAT THIS IS as an integration dyad for people who take more than 6 or 7 Intensives. 

And well —- I d like to just share my 35 years using enlightenment dyads.

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The presentation will be followed by two dyad sessions.

Join the Zoom Call

A few minutes before the event start time (we have music playing 15 minutes before the start), click the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83979867311?pwd=aFJjTkN5b0FzRDYvMkNVTkFjZmVnUT09

Meeting ID: 839 7986 7311

Passcode: 768440

Future Presentations

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - presenters are Lila Paradigm group members

The Lila Paradigm is a frame of reference for us to consider how we are all connected in the universe.  We can experience this by participating in a Lila group, asking "How are we all connected spiritually?"   Two Lila groups are currently meeting. 

Bio of the presenters

We are presenting as a group which includes Doug Seeley, Edrid, Grace Honore, Roy Gesley, Anjali Hill and Anatta Blackmarr.  We are all experienced in the Dyad technique.  Each participant has experienced from 30 to 70 EIs, many as masters or staff.  One started with Charles Berner before the first EI, and another was Berner’s key student when the Lila project was first developing.   Half of the first group had prior experience in Lila groups and met mostly weekly for over 20 weeks.  Most of the second group had no prior experience and met weekly for at least 8 weeks.

Presentation

Our 40 minute presentation  begins with a brief summary of the Lila paradigm.  Then we will show a video clip from one of our meetings.  We conclude with individual statements of our experience, the challenges and rewards of Lila groups and then invite your questions.

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Website: lilaparadigm.net

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Some Appreciation

"Thank you so much for this!

I'm training to be a Master and all this early history helps me learn more about the nature of the intensive.

Warmly, MM, US"