Awareness Play - Returning to the Self
Exploring Human Consciousness


Some months ago a few of us felt it would be fun and useful to have a peer to peer practice group for those of us truly interested or professionally involved in consciousness exploration. Our initial focus was the Family Constellation modality. In 2025 we open the field wider, to include other approaches and practices like Psychodrama, Gestalt, Bioenergetics and Somatic Experiencing.

The practice group is organised in four week segments. Participation is on the basis of meeting once a week, with a four week commitment. New participants can join at the first meeting of a segment and the group becomes closed for the remaining three meetings. Prior registration is required to participate.

The meetings are experiential, light-hearted, interactive and welcoming of contributions. They are an opportunity to refine our skills and explore how awareness of feelings, awareness of the body, and role-play lead to insights, a shift in perspectives and deeper harmony between people and within the self.


Organising Facilitator - Andy,Omjaya

      Although my preference is letting the play speak for itself, for the benefit of those who do need some preliminary information I have spent decades learning, reflecting and exploring issues of consciousness. Participating in and facilitating many workshops my approach to life and facilitation has been inspired by Taoist and Zen philosophy, and the pioneering works of Carl Rogers, Fritz Perls, Jacob Moreno, Alexander Lowen, Albrecht Mahr and Bert Hellinger.

CONTACT:
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The old monk sat by the side of the road. With his eyes closed, his legs crossed and his hands folded in his lap, he sat. In deep meditation, he sat.

Suddenly his zazen was interrupted by the harsh and demanding voice of a samurai warrior. "Old man! Can you teach me about heaven and hell!"

At first, as though he had not heard, there was no perceptible response from the monk. But gradually he began to open his eyes, the faintest hint of a smile playing around the corners of his mouth as the samurai stood there, waiting impatiently, growing more and more agitated with each passing second.

"You wish to know the secrets of heaven and hell?" replied the monk at last. "You who are unkempt. You whose hands and feet are covered with dirt. You whose hair is uncombed, whose breath is foul? You whose sword is all rusty and neglected. You who are ugly and whose mother dresses you funny. You would ask me of heaven and hell?"

The samurai uttered a vile curse. He drew his sword and raised it high above his head. His face turned to crimson and the veins on his neck stood out in bold relief as he prepared to sever the monk's head from its shoulders.

"That is hell," said the old monk gently, just as the sword began its descent.

In that fraction of a second, the samurai was overcome with amazement, awe, recognition and compassion for this gentle being who had dared to risk his very life to give him such a teaching. He stopped his sword in mid-flight and his eyes filled with grateful tears.

"And that," said the monk, "is heaven.".



 

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