FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS : 1. Is this a religious weekend? The core of the weekend is practical spirituality. All religious groups or sects are welcome. We don’t press you about “God”. Your referencing of Spirit is your business. It is your job to define what you are doing in your spiritual practice, how you practice “mindfulness” or “contemplation”. Our intention is be inclusive of all religious beliefs. 2. What are the principles of the training? We believe that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. Somehow on our human path, we lose track of our spiritual existence. We adapt to pain, mainly the loss or the threat of the loss of love. In our effort to not feel pain, we develop Burdens that come to exist in the absence of love. Gradually, we learn to live out of those burdens and find our identity within the burdens. We become, “I am…”. To Guide us out of the maze of ego-driven burdens, we need to find the Basic Truth of our human experience so that we can be accountable for our experience. And then we need to connect with Spirit to find the Guiding Truths to transform ourselves and eventually our relationships to a higher pathway and ultimately higher and greater levels of success. 3. What do you do at the training? Arriving at the site which is at a overnight campsite, you will experience a meditative state which will likely last the entire weekend. The exercises of the weekend are done mostly in the large group, small groups and in pairs. The weekend is choreographed in such a manner that one process leads into another throughout the weekend to relate to the 4 questions and the 4 energies of the training. 4. Is there follow up work after the training? Yes, we offer a 8 sessions following the training. For in-town participants, the Mastery Groups consist of a Leader and Co-Leader. We set up our sessions to consensually fit the group’s time schedules. The meetings are usually on the weekend. For out-of-town participants, we offer phone coaching. All participants have a Path Partner with which to do the follow-up exercises. 5. What about the food and sleep? We hire a cook who prepares fresh, organic, usually vegetarian food. The meals are nourishing and beautifully prepared. We want you to be rested at the weekend. With this in mind, we are intentional in allowing as much sleep as possible.