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Recently a person on the other end of an email asked me if I knew of any therapy groups that had a spiritual component which includes the work of Eckhart Tolle (The Power of Now) and Byron Katie (Loving What Is). Anyone who has worked with me knows that my focus is about awareness, which Tolle calls presence, and my vehicle is usually Katie’s Four Questions.

That email became the key to the idea for Polishing Presence, Awareness Support Groups. The question of interest for me, is, what is Polishing Presence?

I know what it is not. Polishing Presence is not therapy or counseling, where people come to groups to tell their story and be heard. Often people in therapy are learning what their story is, how their family affected them, and how to cope with their emotional wounds. Polishing Presence is for people who already know some of their wounded places. Knowing and coping with their pain, is not enough. They want to go deeper.

For some of us, a main purpose of life is to grow, and we’ve have been working hard on ourselves. We have been reading books about awareness, mindfulness, self-mastery, presence, belief work, and putting what we learn into practice to the best of our ability.

In a respectful and constructive environment

Sharing the work with others, who care about growing, is a large part of the Polishing Present support group vision. Meeting weekly, in a respectful and constructive environment, relationships can develop that help us deepen our compassionate connections with each other.

Who will join Polishing Presence?

• People who want to grow.

• People interested in active listening and speaking with care.

• People who want to explore the habits and beliefs that keep them from living more loving lives.

• People who want to be a part of a group of people with similar spiritual leanings. Sometimes we feel lonely with our spiritual work, even when we are clear that this is important work, and we have to do it. It often seems that one person in a couple is ready to go deeper before the other, and the “other” doesn’t get it.

• Sometimes we don’t have support from other people because they have no personal interest in what concerns us, and sometimes people around us criticize and make jokes about our changing attitudes and questions.

• People interested in developing their sense of open, active, curiosity. Curiosity is an essential aspect of being, especially when we sincerely want to feel better. We need to be willing to ask, “What is this?” in an open way—not knowing, or even needing to know what the answer is, right away.

• People who are changing, growing, and wanting to understand their experiences.

• Those with a readiness to look deeper after the loss of a loved one

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