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"Finding the Breath" Guided Meditation

4/26/2018

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This week, the Choose Again blog features a sample of one of the elements of the online course we are currently creating. 
Our goal is to bring as many elements of our Retreat and Workshops into the course as possible, and those of you who have visited either will know how important meditation is to the work. 
We are recording a series of guided meditations for the online course, and here is one for you to try now. Let us know what you think!
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​Les Labadous. It was meant to be.

4/19/2018

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One of the things that I’ve become increasingly aware of since I began working with Choose Again is that there are coincidences and unusual synchronicities happening to me or around me, and other Choose Again staff and clients report the same phenomenon. In fact, Les Labadous, the Choose Again center in the South of France, has one such remarkable story attached to it.
 
In the summer of 2014, Martin Engi and his wife Christine Riedtmann, came to Vancouver from Switzerland for a visit. Martin, who is a now retired professor of geology, had lived in Vancouver for many years (first as a PhD student, finally as a staff scientist) at UBC between 1975 and 1984. I first met Martin when I came to Vancouver from Edinburgh to do graduate studies in Geological Sciences. Our families have been in close contact since that time, so it was natural that Martin would stay with us during his trip to Vancouver with Christine.
 
At that time Diederik was living in Costa Rica, making trips back to Vancouver periodically to do some counselling and giving talks to gain publicity for El Cielo. That summer was the first trip back for a particularly long stretch and so a staff meeting was arranged in order to

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Decision Making - it’s not what you think.

4/19/2018

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“I am the Decider!” 
George W. Bush, 2006

For many of us decisions can be a source of great anxiety.
Most often than not, we are unsure of how to decide, and what makes a good decision.

But have you ever stopped to asked yourself - what does it mean to decide?

Most of us think of "decision" as the activity of choosing between things or situations in our lives. 

I may decide to buy this or that brand of toothpaste. 
I may decide to leave my job and my wife for a life of stamp collecting.
Or I may even decide to invade an oil-rich Middle Eastern country if I happen to be in that position. 

But, I would like to propose a different view of decision making. ​

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Set Your Compass to Love

4/12/2018

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Instructions for "Set Your Compass to Love"
  1. On waking in the morning, take a minute to ground yourself by taking three belly breaths.
  2. Focus your mind on the feeling of Love. Try to feel it in your body. If you need a little help, think of someone you love dearly, or your pet, and this will bring a sensation of Love to awareness.
  3. Set your compass toward this feeling for the coming day.
  4. Every time you face a decision today, or have an interaction with someone, remember this feeling, and let it be a guide for your choices, decisions and actions.
You can either go through life unconsciously reacting to what comes, or consciously responding to what comes. When you consciously respond with Love, you put yourself in a position of strength and control, regardless of how uncontrollable events may seem.
To consciously respond, you need to know the direction you want to go in, otherwise you will flounder from one day to the next, hoping things will work out. Know your purpose in life and you will know what direction to take when you have choices to make—you will know what direction to set your compass toward. Let that direction be the giving and receiving of Love.
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Finally! The Book! (And a free sneak peek!)

4/5/2018

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The process of creating "Choose Again - Six Steps to Freedom" began six years ago when Diederik finally gave in to some very persistent persuasion and reluctantly started work on the book. 

Diederik was so busy at the time between the centre in Costa Rica and running workshops internationally that we chose the route of a ghost writer to put the book together. It soon became clear that without an intricate knowledge of the work of Choose Again, and the personal stories of how Diederik came to develop the Six Steps, the book would not be a success.

We knew we had the makings of a wonderful book because it has all the elements of a 'best seller' - a great personal story, a sound practice that can change lives and work that challenged established norms. More importantly- we also knew this was an incredible opportunity to share the Six Steps to Freedom more broadly so it could transform more lives for the better. 

The incredible Anne Andrew got involved at this point, and applied her knowledge and experience to the task.

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