18 Mar On the Path of Love

The 7 days I committed to on the POL was the best present I have ever given myself.  I made decisions afterwards that have been the most positive in my life.  But the most important thing I have taken away are the tools to be able to get through the tough times.  Of course there are always going to be challenges and obstacles that come up in my life, especially as I have a deep longing to grow into my full potential. But that I now know how to spot them and get through them in an un-judgmental way is priceless. – Natasha Corrett

What I am about to try and describe to you is actually quite indescribable; 18 months on I still struggle a bit to explain this life changing experience I went through called The Path of Love.

The Path of Love is what they call it and it really does what it says on the tin, it puts you on the path to love.

Without explaining what the exact day-to-day process is, (I wouldn’t want to as the element of surprise is in my eyes very important to the process).  I can talk a bit about my own experience though and that is what I intend to do.

After the 2 hour introductory talk I literally felt I was on ecstasy…I was flying, I was inspired, full of love and happy.  And I thought that if they could have this effect on me after 2 hours what the hell was possible in a 7-day retreat?

I found lots of excuses over the next 18 months not to do it but finally knew it was time to jump so I signed up for one in the UK.

As I have done quite a bit of therapy and group work before I had an inkling of what to expect.  After a major breakup and knowing I hadn’t completely dealt with past hurts from my childhood, I knew I needed to have a big inner shift. I felt I was ready to jump in with both feet and was happy to see that for everyone else on the course it was the same. Everyone there was at a point in their life where they wanted transformation, wanted a big shift, wanted expansion.

Very early on in the course I could see that much of the hurt, the pain and the agony I had gone through since childhood had been pushed down and was residing in me as anger.  I soon realized that anger needed to be acknowledged and come out as it was sapping my strength, vitality, clarity and love!

Given what I do for a living, I know that repressed and unconscious anger can be the cause of many diseases in the body. So finding this reservoir in me was definitely a strong wake-up call.  To think that no matter how ‘healthy’ I was being on one level through nutrition and life-style, my mind and body on another level were screaming out to let go of a lot of crap that I had been holding on to for a long long time.

When it came out – in bucket loads may I add, it was such a relief I can only say that I felt finally cleansed and empty in a very good way.

Next came trust.  I know its not just me that finds it hard to trust…we have all been hurt too many times in our lives through divorces, arguments, breakups, deceit, betrayals, relationship issues, abuse, death, illness…the list of the agents of mistrust is almost endless.  By facing those places of mistrust, feeling my wounds and sharing openly about them in the company of other brave souls doing the same, my heart profoundly opened in Trust. I found deep inner resources that I had “forgotten.” I say “forgotten” as the experience of healing was like remembering myself. Remembering who I actually am and what my essence is made of. Remembering what is possible in life and what I have the capacity to do.

And then the love started to arrive in truck loads…coming from everywhere, arising in me and being poured into me in mysterious ways. Through the process Rafia and Turiya’s team and their unconditional love and support were the main reasons I felt safe enough to expose myself and allow myself to feel so deeply.  I believe the only way I could have had such a major shift was to feel safe, supported and loved in the way they did.

The 7 days I committed to on the POL was the best present I have ever given myself.  I made decisions afterwards that have been the most positive in my life.  But the most important thing I have taken away are the tools to be able to get through the tough times.  Of course there are always going to be challenges and obstacles that come up in my life, especially as I have a deep longing to grow into my full potential. But that I now know how to spot them and get through them in an un-judgmental way is priceless.

I honestly think that if you were to give yourself or anyone in your life you love dearly a gift, it should be 7 days on the Path of Love.  It is life changing, transformational, challenging, heart-breaking, heart-warming, celebratory in a way I will not reveal and actually a lot of fun too.

by Natasha Corrett

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