The Journey of Awakening & Self-Compassion

The Quantum Gong of Self-Compassion is a simple and elegant journey of 40 Days designed to help you reconnect with yourself, reawaken your soul’s callings and be mindful and present in new ways.

We love it because it is a simple loving 15-20 minute daily “imperfect” practice designed to help you reconnect with yourself and expand your self-compassion/love. Each day you will receive a lovely inspired email for your focus and contemplation. You will also be part of a private Facebook group, where you can share or observe as you wish. It is YOUR journey.

Inspired by the Camino de Santiago de Compostela along with its Sister Taoist Practices

The Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James) is a large network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across Europe and coming together at the tomb of St. James (Santiago in Spanish) in Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain.  It is a 500-mile route that takes approximately 35 days to walk. It has been popularized in several films, our most favorite of which is The Way.

Traditionally, the practice of a Gong, which has its roots in Taoism, typically requires absolute perfect participation for 100 days. In other words, if you skip a day, you begin all over again. In our experience, we have found that if we allow for occasional lapses that come with being normal, imperfect humans, there is still much learning to be had, especially in finding our unconscious blind spots and how to cultivate compassion for ourselves.

Landscape Burguete, a small village on the Way of St. James

Why 40 Days?

While we have previously offered this experience over a period of 100 days, we have found that 40 days is far more optimal for a completion that still leads to transformation.  Those who walk the Camino typically walk the distance in approximately 35-40 days. A lot can happen on that trail.

Also like the camino, it is an individual journey however, one meets other pilgrims along the way. Sometimes they walk in silence or conversation, sometimes they share a meal. Always our co-journeyers are our our teachers.   For those of you who have the intuitive knowing that doing this with a group of other like-minded people will help you stay focused and move forward, we invite you to join us.

This program will  most definitely will take your self-care experience to an entirely new place and show you more about those times you may choose to turn your back on yourself, disconnect, or self-sabotage.

We have also found that with daily support, we are more likely to stay on the path and connected to our commitment.  This is why we love offering this as a group experience.

3 Levels of Awakening

This is truly a journey of awakening from the inside out. While we will be co-journeying on this path we will all reach a different destination.

We find that through this process we move from sheer intention, through head-down, determination, and challenge all the way through to the ease of flow and knowing you have arrived.

It is indeed a journey... not a sprint. So please consider your commitment carefully. This program is designed to raise your level of spiritual resilience.  How can you open even more to the learning which awaits you?  You may begin with an intention for this journey... A question you wish to consider... Something you need to release or accept... or perhaps you just wish to give yourself the gift of being with yourself.  There is no right or wrong answer... and sometimes it emerges on the trail. Your will know when it shows up.

As the days unfold… You will:

• Walk more consciously each day… becoming more present and awake to who you are.
• Listen for and find clarity in how you are being called to show up in your life.
• Easily release what no longer serves you.

I hope you will consider joining us. It will be an extraordinary inner journey of pure love for yourself you can take no matter where you live. We are holding a space just for you!