ONLINE: Anxiety & Beyond

Even before COVID-19, people talked about anxiety as a growing challenge for themselves and others in their life. With COVID-19, almost everybody has experienced some level of isolation, uncertainty, overwhelm, and what might be called helplessness, all of which are the hallmarks of anxiety. 

How well you respond to these challenges determines your health and wellbeing, and whether you are able to contribute meaningfully in the world. 

This event, ‘Anxiety and Beyond’, addresses the current high level of individual and societal anxiety and, more importantly, explores how we can go beyond  anxiety into transformative and life-affirming understandings and actions. 

Helplessness and uncertainty are part of life, and anxiety is an elevated energy that happens as a result.  In reaction to these challenges, we tend to contract into a smaller existence and to hold ourselves there.   

Anxiety and Beyond offers the choice to move ourselves into a more expanded and open response, even in the face of such difficulties. 

It is a question of our awareness, acceptance and attitudes about our current reality.  We can move beyond our reactions to become more response-able in the face of our fears and anxiety. To do so we are called to engage moment to moment, to expand our awareness and choices, and to express our full depth and range of being alive.  

‘Anxiety and Beyond’ assists in first managing anxiety, and then in its transformation, in moving beyond.  

 This 4-hour event explores a truly unique and fulfilling perspective on anxiety, while offering valuable information, vital connection with others, practical and usable “take-home” tools, and a mix of creative, embodied and experiential learning opportunities. 

In Anxiety & Beyond, you will: 

• Question and explore ideas about anxiety, and contribute your own 
• Engage with others in an encouraging and meaningful way  
• Learn to be more present and aware, and to expand your capacity for elevated energy 
• Learn tools for moving from the contraction of anxiety to being more open, responsive and expanded in life 
• Open the door to what waits for you beyond your own anxiety 

Anxiety & Beyond is for you if you: 

• are open to a more expansive approach to your anxiety 
• are willing to stay in uncertainty 
• keep an open mind and heart 
• will participate as fully as you are able 

You may find participation more challenging if you are: stuck in your point of view; wanting change without taking action; and/or are in crisis (this is not meant to be a counselling session). 

Schedule: 

Sunday, November 15th: 10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm PT

Investment:

Accessibility and inclusion are important to us. Together with the facilitator, we are offering tiered pricing. Please select the price that best fits your context:

• Supported – $ 79, made possible by our generous supporters
• Regular – $99, standard tuition price
• Pay-It-Forward – $119, helps support another participant to join

Technical requirements:

This online program will be hosted online using one or more video conferencing applications. You will need a desktop or laptop computer, reliable internet connection, and sound capabilities (headset recommended; built in or external microphone or speaker systems can work too). Please note: due to the new interactive  online platform we’re piloting, smartphones and tablets are NOT recommended. You will be invited to join the call up to 15 minutes early to receive technical support.