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Suzanna Yahya Nadler MEd.
Raphael Rod Birney MD

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Connect with Source, Heal old Wounds, Create inner Harmony, Heal the World

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Wheel of Awareness

The Wheel of Awareness is a profoundly healing contemplative practice developed through an understanding of neuroscience by Dr Dan Seigel.

This practice uses the metaphor of a wheel with the hub being awareness – and the four quadrants of the wheel being what we can be aware of: our senses, bodies, mental activities and relationships. The first two are focused awareness practices, the third open awareness and the fourth is kind intention integrating the 3 pillars of contemplative practice. Awareness is also brought to awareness as one deepens and can provide a place of deep rest and connection that often opens transpersonal spaces. We will also learn a series of movements based on Qi Gong to integrate the 9 domains of mind – interpersonal, identity, temporal, bilateral, vertical, memory, narrative, state and consciousness.

The wheel of awareness meditation practice is a powerful tool to prepare for and help with integration of psychedelic sessions.

For those familiar with SoulWork, this practice strengthens your conscious self  (observing ego or inner witness), connects you with high self and teaches you to be with your inner selves/parts. From an IFS perspective, it is very helpful in unblending and connecting with Self energy.


Sample the Wheel of Awareness

Please use the link below to preview this four-part series:

3-minute previews of all 4 Wheel of Awareness classes on YouTube

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More Information About the Wheel of Awareness


Check out the Wheel of Awareness PDF!

Check out Neuroscience of Mind & Meditation Article

Please contact Dr Birney to arrange a Wheel of Awareness training for your group or agency.

Talk from 2018 on Memory Integration & Wheel of Awareness by Rod:

https://www.selfsoul.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WOA-talk.m4a

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Finding the Philosopher’s Stone: Jungian Perspectives & Contemplative Practice

Finding the Philosopher’s Stone: Jungian Perspectives & Contemplative Practice
The Philosopher's Stone is a mysterious alchemical substance that comes in many forms & allows us to transmute heavy & chaotic internal states & complexes.

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