Group Events

“Self-realization is not complete until it lives as action. Live the turnarounds. When you see how you have been preaching to others, go back and make amends, and let them know how difficult it is for you to do what you wanted them to do.” – BYRON KATIE

Facilitated by Marty Epstein and often with other Certified Facilitators, these events offer the opportunity to explore The Work of self-inquiry in the company of others over a period of time. Since moments of disconnection from self often happen in relationships, healing can be more effective when supported by skilled facilitators and others in a group setting.

4 week online experiential course

Meeting Experience Directly

A four-week presence series

This four-week series is an invitation to explore what it means to meet experience directly in the midst of everyday life.

Together, we enter a space of stillness, shared inquiry, and direct observation—gently noticing thought, emotion, sensation, and relationship, and returning again and again to what is already here.

Drawing from A Mind at Home with Itself by Byron Katie and The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, each session includes guided stillness, experiential group exploration, inquiry, meditation, and reflection in a welcoming and unhurried atmosphere.

Session Flow

Week 1 — Meeting Thought Directly

Beginning with simple presence and noticing the movement of thought as it arises.
Exploring the difference between awareness itself and the stories of the mind.

Week 2 — Meeting Emotion Directly

Gently bringing awareness to emotional experience without immediately trying to change, fix, or escape it.
Learning to remain present with what is unfolding.

Week 3 — Awareness in Relationship

Bringing presence into listening, speaking, and shared space.
Exploring relationship as a living practice of awareness and connection.

Week 4 — Living with Direct Awareness

Allowing the whole arc of the series to come together in everyday life.
Meeting uncertainty, activity, and daily experience with greater openness and grounded presence.

Details

Dates: Mondays — June 1, June 8, June 15 & June 29
(Skipping June 22)

Time: 2:00–3:30 PM Eastern
Location: Online on Zoom

Exchange

Exchange: $169 for the four-week series

Contact

If you feel drawn or would like more information, you are welcome to reach out:

martyepstein@optonline.net