Self Inquiry

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WAYE Exercise Looking Owning Naming 1.

Holding the space - safe, trustable, non-judgemental space where you allow wh atever shows up to pass on without interruption. 2. Ask the question aloud 3. Be open and honest - look,observe,name whatever your experiencing - for resol ving something you don't want to experience simply say "i'm experiencing not wan ting to reveal what i'm experiencing." 4. Name the experience - short, concise, if an emotion then slow down and be wit h the emotion, experience it, clarify it and name it. 5. Validate the answers - say "ok" - meet the experience with acceptance. This c ompletes the experience. 6. Be objective with yourself - ask, "what is being experienced?", say "ok", "wh at else is being experienced?" 7. Everybody and everything is included - if it comes up it comes out. 8. Ending formally - being a common open space, where mind is still, can be a se t amount of time or not, announce "ok, this is the end of the exercise."

AOSI - Art Of Self Inquiry 1. ask, "what is being experienced? (right now) say, "ok" ask, "what else is being experienced? (right now) say, "ok" repeat until you feel its time to end, once you have experienced a shift, or hit up against a resistance that won't pass on, then go onto step 2.

2. ask, "what might happen if one were (resisted experience from step 1)?" say, "ok" ask, "what else might happen if one were (resisted experience from step 1)?" say, "ok" repeat until you get what you would 'be' as a result. Then go on to step 3.

3. ask, "what might be the opposite of (the beingness answer from step 2)?" say, "ok" ask, "what else might be the opposite of (the beingness answer from step 2)?" say, "ok" repeat until you find the opposite positive beingness side. Then go on to step 4 .

4. ask, "is it ok to be (negative beingness answer from step 2)?" say, "ok" ask, "what might happen if one were (negative beingness answer from step 2)?" say, "ok" ask, "what else might happen if one were (negative beingness answer from step 2) ?" say, "ok" repeat until you are ok with being this way. Then go on to step 5.

5. ask, "is it ok to be (positive beingness answer from step 3)?" say, "ok" ask, "what might happen if one were (positive beingness answer from step 3)?" say, "ok" ask, "what else might happen if one were (positive beingness answer from step 3) ?" say, "ok" repeat until you are ok with being this way. Then go on to step 6.

6. Proclamations - positive beingness State, "It's ok to be (positive beingness answer from step 3)." state what comes up, repeat until nothing comes up and you are that and it's ok to be that. Then, State, "I am (positive beingness answer from step 3)." state what comes up, repe at until nothing comes up and you are that and it's ok to be that. Then on to st ep 7. Proclamations - negative beingness

7. State, "It's ok to be (negative beingness answer from step 2)." state what co mes up, repeat until nothing comes up and you are that and it's ok to be that. Then, State, "I am (negative beingness answer from step 2)." state what comes up, repe at until nothing comes up and you are that and it's ok to be that. Then on to st ep 8.

8. Exploring your time line - Close your eyes, start looking up and down your ti meline (memories) for any time relating to the positive or negative beingness. Y ou are looking at, feeling, exploring, explore all the nooks and crannies wherev er they are. This can take 5 to 15 minutes or longer. Then go on to step 9.

9. ask, "what is being experienced? (right now) say, "ok" ask, "what else is being experienced? (right now) say, "ok" repeat until you feel its time to end.

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