February 1 – 3, 2019 (Friday – Sunday)
Temple Dara
4920 Telegraph Avenue,
Oakland, California
This workshop is for those who want to live from the
perspective that nothing is fundamentally wrong with anything in existence,
that everything - the light, the dark, the beauty, the pain - is perfect just
as it is. This is for people who have an understanding of reality beyond
dualistic paradigms and are looking for ways to apply this wisdom to their own
shadow sides and the darkness of the world around them. Embracing the Darkness
is a deep dive into saturating each aspect of your life with radical
acceptance, so you can experience the freedom, power, and intimacy of living
with nothing held back.
Embracing the Darkness is taught by the founders of the Light
Dark Institute, Tani Thole and Leslie Rogers, whose teachings are sought after
around the world by those with a desire to awaken their ability to be a full
“yes” to everything that is, no matter what it looks like. Their work allows
participants to move through even the most challenging aspects of themselves
and reality with a deep sense of safety, curiosity, playfulness, and approval.
Embracing the Darkness offers practical tools for those ready to honor the
unspoken parts of themselves and break free from societal conditioning that
tells us that in order to be good people, we must repress our darkest thoughts
and desires. This workshop and all others offered by the Light Dark Institute
are for participants 18 years of age and older.
Explorations for this workshop will include:
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Identifying and communicating your honest yes
and no
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Bringing a sense of play and discovery into
spots where you feel tight and fearful
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Learning how to turn pain into pleasure on a
visceral level
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Being able to both stand in your full power and
release into your full surrender
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Falling in love with your inner sadist and
masochist
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Meeting and learning to play with the "Dark
Archetypes", including the Needy Wretch, the Arrogant Disdainer, the
Resentful Victim, the Greed Monster, and more
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Exploring transformational BDSM on
psychological, energetic, and physical planes
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Facing your dark, cruel, and violent urges in a
deeply safe and supportive environment
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Learning how to radically reframe everything you
normally think of as “bad” or “wrong” in yourself and others, and find out
what’s really awesome about it!
Learn to revere your darkness and light in equal measure.
Access the power and intimacy that emerge when you incorporate radical
acceptance for yourself and the world into every aspect of your life. Come
alive with play and pleasure, fall in love with everything you’ve feared, and
experience new levels of freedom as you cross the threshold into truly
Embracing the Darkness.
Cost: $560
