“Trust means going against the current of the competitive world. In the competitive world, trust is simply impossible. Trust is a real rose. It has roots, and roots go deep into your heart and into your being. Trust is in the heart, in your deeper world of being.” OSHO, Beyond Enlightment
Most of us have lost the deeper sense of trust and live in mistrust of ourselves, others, and life.
This wound can easily be reactivated in relationships and in the situations that life brings us. We often enter into a relationship from a place of imagined trust rather than real trust. When disappointment, pain, or rejection arise, we may react by closing ourselves off and withdrawing.
When we close our hearts, we can become like wounded animals retreating into their den. This withdrawal is painful and, even when we are unable to fully feel or recognize it, it can manifest in the body through physical and psychological symptoms.
We may then find ourselves in a space of deep mistrust, looking at the world through the lens of our wound. Mistrust can express itself through isolation, irritability, anger, or depression.
And when, in an attempt to leave the den and reconnect, we reach out to others again, we may encounter further disappointment. This happens when we continue to base our trust on how we are treated by the outside world, believing that our nourishment and wellbeing depend on how others behave towards us or on how life unfolds.
We may find ourselves torn between the desire to open to intimacy and the fear of being hurt, disrespected, or rejected again.
Healing trust does not mean waiting for the people around us, or life itself, to start behaving in a way that finally allows us to trust. This leaves us still dependent on what happens outside of us.
Real trust, instead, comes from within: from building inner security and from a deep understanding that we can move through whatever life brings us, even when it is painful, finding an opportunity for growth in every experience.
Why participate
This seminar offers a space to explore and interrupt the habit of looking outside ourselves – to others and to life – for the source of authentic trust.
Through understanding the roots of mistrust and using tools that support reconnection with our inner world, we can rediscover our innate capacity to trust ourselves, our intuition, our thoughts, and our feelings.
This work also allows us to develop greater clarity in distinguishing between what we desire to receive from others and from life, and what truly meets our needs.
Approach and methodology
The main framework is Learning Love, integrated with tools from Somatic Experiencing, work with pre- and perinatal trauma, the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), Compassion Focused Therapy, and the Polyvagal Approach.
The meditations are imaginative and exploratory. The work alternates between individual and group exploration and takes place in a relaxed, welcoming, and non-judgmental atmosphere.
Simple body-based exercises, dance, Self-Inquiry, and open sharing are used to support a deeper connection with our inner world and with our own experience.
Who is it for?
The seminar is open to everyone and is also suitable for those joining this kind of experience for the first time.
The atmosphere of the workshop
Relaxation, authenticity, and trust.
“People who trust themselves can trust others. People who don’t trust themselves cannot trust anybody. Out of self-trust, trust arises. If you are distrustful about yourself, then you cannot trust me – you cannot trust anybody. Because if you don’t trust yourself, how can you trust your trust? It is going to be your trust. Maybe you trust in me, but it is your trust – you trust in me and you don’t trust yourself. So it is not a question about me, it is a deep question about yourself.” OSHO, The Beloved
