Enquiry Groups

Description

The other side of meditation - mindfulness of self.

The longer lasting benefits of Enquiry Group work come from persisting a while, till it becomes automatic to be truthful with ourselves. Therefore the booking time is 10 weeks. There will be some flexibility in how you take the 10 weeks – you can swap between times, or take leave if necessary.

What are Enquiry Groups

The Enquiry Process brings the wisdom of a long lineage of Yogic wisdom into the personal experience of relationship and felling. It was developed by Swami Shakarananda as the Shiva Process. With his encouragement, Swami Shantananda brings it to ACCY as the Enquiry Process, threading elements of her training in cognitive psychology into the process.

I cant stand those sorts of groups, they are so judgmental and self-righteous!

There is no judgement of advice giving in these groups, and we do not see them as therapy groups. They are a practice of Yoga - being okay with what you are, how you are, when you are. But that's pretty uncommon. Most of us are too busy trying to be what we'd like to be, or what we'd like others to think we are.

What's in it for me?

Enquiry group work helps you find clarity and self-acceptance. With that, you are likely to handle your situations with greater kindness to others, too. It is a means to mindfulness, a way to be in harmony with yourself. The process is not there to judge you for your faults, nor find a way to fix them, and it doesn't provide advice. You do, however, discover something of, and shape, your inner state within these groups.

"I'm still excited and delighted with the Enquiry Groups. The work is simple and sweet, and the number of people reporting shifts in to clarity, or peace, or empowerment, is just astonishing."
- Swami Shantananda