{"id":19,"date":"2015-04-20T02:37:20","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T02:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectiveconversation.com\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:46:50","slug":"group-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/effectiveconversation.com\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"Group Events"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cSelf-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.\u201d – BYRON KATIE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 week online experiential course<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Experience Directly<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A four-week presence series<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This four-week series is an invitation to explore what it means to meet experience directly in the midst of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together, we enter a space of stillness, shared inquiry, and direct observation\u2014gently noticing thought, emotion, sensation, and relationship, and returning again and again to what is already here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Session Flow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Week 1 \u2014 Meeting Thought Directly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 2 \u2014 Meeting Emotion Directly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gently bringing awareness to emotional experience without immediately trying to change, fix, or escape it.
Learning to remain present with what is unfolding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 3 \u2014 Awareness in Relationship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bringing presence into listening, speaking, and shared space.
Exploring relationship as a living practice of awareness and connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 4 \u2014 Living with Direct Awareness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dates:<\/strong> Mondays \u2014 June 1, June 8, June 15 & June 29
(Skipping June 22)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time:<\/strong> 2:00\u20133:30 PM Eastern
Location:<\/strong> Online on Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exchange<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Exchange:<\/strong> $169 for the four-week series<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you feel drawn or would like more information, you are welcome to reach out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

martyepstein@optonline.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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