Rites of Passage http://www.ritesofpassageprogram.com London Life is a Rite of Passage Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:40:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Announcing the Rites of Passage Programme http://www.ritesofpassageprogram.com/2008/05/30/announcing-the-rites-of-passage-programme/ http://www.ritesofpassageprogram.com/2008/05/30/announcing-the-rites-of-passage-programme/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 15:41:31 +0000 Denise http://www.ritesofpassageprogram.com/2008/05/30/announcing-the-rites-of-passage-programme/ The Rites of Passage Program™ is a unique, personalised hypnotherapy programme for creating the changes you want to see in your life.

The ten steps follow a different journey for each person — a completely individual workshop!
These are the ten steps to gain clarity and purpose:

    1. Right Now – a reality check. It is essential to look honestly at present circumstances.
    2. The Road So Far – understanding the story. Each one of us has a story which is unique and individual, and occasionally, we need to check if that story is helping or holding us back.
    3. Remembering Dreams – is there dream or aspiration that you have left behind? If the full dream is truely impractical, how can you bring aspects of it into your life now?
    4. Creating New Dreams – give yourself permission to try new things, and choose what you will say “Yes!” to.
    5. Acknowledging Grievances– begin to let go of grievances which keep in place the connection to past hurts.
    6. Anger, Fear & Sadness – understand their role– knowing when the old, instinctive reactions kick in, and how to work with them.
    7. The Recovery of Hope – hypnotherapeutic processes are SO powerful for providing a safe time and place for opening to change.
    8. Choosing Life – realise the possibility of choosing to be happy (Yes! you can!).
    9. The Horizon – look towards and beyond the horizon of current issues
    10. Celebrating Your Life – create a ceremony — to mark what’s gone by, what is now, and what can happen

The Rites of Passage Program™ is designed in ten modules, for sessions to be held weekly over 10 weeks, or fortnightly over 20 weeks, for on-going support for this journey.

Sessions are held in Islington, London N1 and Brockley, London SE4.

It’s easy to get started with the first 2-hour session. Then you decide if it’s the personal evolution process for you!

Find out if you can benefit from this unique program by calling me for a FREE telephone chat on 07931 755 856

“It’s never too late to be who you might have been”– George Eliot

mail: denise@denisewelsh.com • web: www.denisewelsh.com © Denise Welsh 2008

]]> http://www.ritesofpassageprogram.com/2008/05/30/announcing-the-rites-of-passage-programme/feed/ It’s a seasonal thing … http://www.ritesofpassageprogram.com/2008/04/16/it%e2%80%99s-a-seasonal-thing-%e2%80%a6/ http://www.ritesofpassageprogram.com/2008/04/16/it%e2%80%99s-a-seasonal-thing-%e2%80%a6/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:44:25 +0000 Denise http://www.ritesofpassageprogram.com/2008/04/16/it%e2%80%99s-a-seasonal-thing-%e2%80%a6/ Each year, after the shortest day, I start taking note of the times of sunset. I count the extra minutes of light, waiting for the days to lengthen. Yes … I experience Seasonal Affective Disorder – I feel short-changed by short days. So, I make a point of celebrating the transition from Winter to Spring with a ‘Hello to Spring’ tree. A rococo affair with eggs and ribbons, the tree is quite over the top. It reminds me to come out of hibernation.

Recently, I came across a passage by Maya Angelou called Don’t Break the Elastic. She writes: “I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights”. In the face of Spring rain …and considering the Terminal 5 chaos at Heathrow … it is possible to choose one’s reaction to the weather and other circumstances. It is possible to be energetic, creative and happy throughout cold and dark months, and wet and blustery ones too. After all, it’s only weather, and waiting, and luggage.

Through the work that has evolved into the Rites of Passage Program, I know it is possible to choose your responses to external circumstances, and to choose to be happy despite (or because of) what’s going on around you. There’s something exciting about marking the seasons, and important changes. And there’s something exciting about knowing that you can choose to feel good, whatever the weather.

Working through the 10 modules of the Rites of Passage Program can help to alter perceptions and that’s a great place to begin creating the changes you want to see in your life. To find out more, call me for a chat on 08931 755 856.

]]> http://www.ritesofpassageprogram.com/2008/04/16/it%e2%80%99s-a-seasonal-thing-%e2%80%a6/feed/ In the beginning … http://www.ritesofpassageprogram.com/2008/04/07/3/ http://www.ritesofpassageprogram.com/2008/04/07/3/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:45:34 +0000 Denise http://www.ritesofpassageprogram.com/2008/04/07/3/ I learned about Rites of Passage from National Geographic Magazine. I loved the pictures of colourful dress and exotic places. At the natural history museum, I spent time looking at shells, bells, beads and feathers. Later, a course on the history of theatre introduced me to tribal dance and ritual. As well as seasonal festivals, there were ceremonies to mark changing roles of individuals. (Some were more of an ordeal, but that’s another story.)

In western society, we note births, marriages and deaths … and there are other and events that are important to recognise. For example…

  • navigating life’s stages - from young to older … older to elder … accepting aging (or not …)
  • changing status from relationship to single-ness … or vice versa
  • changing career paths … involving courage, hope and committment to new challenges
  • having a coming out party … to others, to ourselves … for any reason

    • Sometimes, the biggest events in our lives go unnoticed. Sometimes, the events that have the biggest effect are not the most obvious … and what’s needed is a commemoration or a celebration.

    I believe it’s important to celebrate achievements - even small ones. I’ve learned that it helps the soul to mark losses, to honour what has passed in order to move on. And I’ve learned that being still … accepting life as it is right now … is one of the most empowering attitudes for change. Being still, it is possible to observe, and with observation comes awareness of choice.

    From what I’ve learned, I’ve developed the Rites of Passage Program, a 10-module process for focussing on creative change. Steps include a reality check, letting go of disappointments, and finding ways to bring more of what we want into our lives.

    I love this quote from Mark Twain … “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did so. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” That’s valid if you’re 20 or 80. It doesn’t matter at what point you set off … because you always start from where you are, now.

    If you’re interested in discovering more about the Rites of Passage Program, call me on 07931 755 856.

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