From Fear to Freedom: The Compass Toward Our Liberation

Most of us yearn to discover who we really are at our core so that we can find true meaning and connection in our lives.  We want to live in peace with ourselves and beyond that, to experience genuine self-liberation — to be able to step into the bold and vivid presence we were born to be so we can not only be happy, but also help create families, organizations, and institutions that truly work for all.

Too often, however, we get stuck in old, painful patterns that cause fear, anger, or shame and lead us nowhere close to what we dream our lives could be about.  Worse yet, we often blame ourselves for our situation. While our problems and pain might appear to be our own personal limitations, in reality, our culture is always bearing down on us and conditioning us to be separated from our true self.

To put it bluntly, we have so many old wounds, scars, and self-critical voices from a lifetime of conditioning that life becomes more about surviving the agony than enjoying our authenticity.  Under “The Compass,” Arnina has assembled a toolbox of practices which helps you to understand and decode your hidden blocks, and fill your cells with an unprecedented sense of compassionate self-acceptance.

Who is this program for?

• • • For those who are seeking liberation for themselves and others in their lives
    • For parents, teachers and those who are nurturing children
    • For coaches, therapists or consultants who already accompany people and want to deepen and expand their tools
    • For those who are hearing the call to become coaches or ‘coach-therapists’ and are wanting to discover new ways

What can you expect (and even get) from this program?

• • • Those seeking liberation for themselves and others – un-learn old, painful internalized paradigms and (re)-learn fresh, profound, and effective ways which lead to a new sense of self-reliance, openness, and creativity
    • Parents, educators, children-lovers – flood yourself with endless compassion, learn new approaches to be a leader from within, adopt fascinating skills to create ever-lasting trust, self-confidence, understanding and bonding between you
    • Coach-therapists, consultants, coaches – discover a whole new dimension for understanding the root of the human condition, and learn exciting new ways to transform it for yourself and the people you accompany
    • Aspiring coaches – learn and embrace an integrative, innovative method you can use to facilitate deep, accelerated and lasting transformation in many (many!) human situations

About the Trainer

If you have experienced Arnina Kashtan before, you know that you are in for an amazing transformational treat with this program.  Arnina’s passion for true self-talk, her compassionate and relentless inquiry process, her laser-like wisdom and endless empathy are all accompanied by a rare sense of connecting humor, which makes learning with her a refreshing experience of love, understanding, and true healing.

This program is made up of two components:

1. 1. IN-PERSON: 6-day residential retreat on Saturday, October 5 – Thursday, October 10, 2019, in the Bay Area of California (United States) at the Ben Lomond Quaker Center (map) surrounded by beautiful redwood trees. 
   2. ONLINE: Video conference meetings following the retreat for learning, practice, and integration of the in-depth transformational processes that make up The Compass will be offered on two tracks – personal and professional. You can find detailed information about the online portion at this link.
      

We will also be making audio recordings of Arnina’s presentations, as well as her 1-on-1 coaching of participants, during the retreat… so you will also receive these recordings as part of your participation in the event!

Registration, Food, and Fees

You can register here, and secure your place by making a payment with the PayPal button below. We are offering a sliding fee scale to include as many people as possible and to give you an opportunity to support Arnina’s work and BayNVC’s mission.  (Last minute discounts reflected in the prices below.)

Residential: $475 – $825 / person

The scale is based on multiple person occupancy (no onsite single rooms are available for this retreat) and includes meals starting with dinner on the evening of October 4th through lunch on October 10th.

Weekend-Only:  $200 – $500 / person

Weekend-only option includes lodging Friday & Saturday night and 7 meals (Fri dinner through Sun dinner)

Commuter: $375 – $725 / person

There is a Quality Inn about a 10-minute drive away if a private room is needed and there are also private rooms available through AirBnB. The commuter scale includes meals starting with lunch on October 5th through lunch on October 10th.

About the food: The food will be 95% organic and natural ingredients.  Our chef is able to accommodate omnivore, vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free diets.  Breakfast service is always the same: toaster station, some type of egg dish, fresh fruit, yogurt, hot and cold cereal, coffee and tea. Lunch and dinner menus are organized according to the basic categories of carb, protein, veg, salad, drink. Dinner will also include some kind of dessert.

Questions?

Please email Heather Austin, BayNVC Event Coordinator