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SCA2014 Connection weekend – day one

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So, I have spent five days on Long Island at Max and Mary’s place. Oh. And Angie, not to forget, Angie the beagle, the sweetest dog alive! There will be more on her later though.

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Leaving from Ronkonkoma, picture courtesy of Mary Riley

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Me and Mary after my ticket was bought

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Windy and cold in New York City, outside Penn Station

Day one of the Connection weekend of Supercoach Academy flew by in a jiffy, and it has been a day of plenty full-body goose bump experiences, or God bumps, as my fellow SCA-student William calls it. For me, they let me know I am in touch with energies both within and without, and it has surely been a great day. Look forward to tomorrow!

After the class was out, I got on the tube to 103rd Street station, and walked a block to the New York Hihostel, where I checked in. Relaxed for a bit until my dinner date showed up.

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Silvio Nardo stay at the Hihostel just like I do, and suggested an Ayurvedic restaurant when I said I prefer vegetarian. Great food! Wanted to commemorate the occasion, but found out that it’s not very easy to do selfies from a mini iPad.

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The waiter gladly helped us though.

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Good spot, The Ayurveda Cafe, with a nice story behind it.

Once back at in my room, I went to open my padlock for my locker… But it just wouldn’t open! So I had to walk down to reception asking for their help to break into my locker…

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All in all a day filled with adventure, and in the words of Silvio, explaining the feeling he has around the Three Principles It’s like you are a beginner every day. I really like that, because there sure is a special sensation when you are new at something and do it for the love of it, wondrous to the magic of it. And really, isn’t that a great way to go about life?

Väntar ivrigt!

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I skrivande stund sitter jag på planet till USA. Igen. Det är bara knappt två månader sedan jag senast satt på ett plan just till USA. Fast den gången till Santa Monica i Kalifornien. Nu har piloten New York i sikte. Har besökt staden en gång innan, 1986, då min far – nyligen benämnd alla USA-nördars konung – bodde ett år i Washington DC. Då gjorde vi en rundresa och besökte även San Fransisco och Los Angeles, förutom Washington DC och New York.

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Jag ser fram emot den andra av fyra långhelgskurser inom ramen för SuperCoach Academy 2014, som går av stapeln 13-16 mars. Alla helger har fått ett namn, ett begrepp, men jag minns faktiskt inte vad denna helgen ska handla om. Den första kallades för Foundation Weekend och handlade just om att fördjupa min förståelse, bygga en solid grund att stå på i hur jag förstår omvärlden och det faktum att jag skapar min värld, inifrån och ut.

Det där med att jag inte minns förresten. För mig är det just ett sånt där bevis för hur förunderligt livet kan vara. Ni som känner mig, som kanske jobbat med mig inom ramen för ett eller annat projekt – tycker ni det låter underligt att jag är på väg till en kurs vars tema jag inte minns? Jag kan själv bli lite fascinerad över det, men jag är ganska glad över att jag är där jag är. För kursen går av stapeln ändå. Jag behöver inte veta vilket tema Michael Neill satt på helgens övningar, för att få ut något av det. Kanske är det till och med så att jag kan få ut ännu mer av det just för att jag inte ställt in mig på något specifikt.

Med öppet sinne väntar jag ivrigt på insikter och lärande, möten med fantastiska människor, tankespjärn, klivstenar och både tårar och skratt. Låter ganska bra va?

Let’s unravel

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At Tender Greens, Santa Monica, they had these pictures on the wall, with the most profound messages. I’m gonna share them with you because I think they are worthy of being shared, each and every one. They are of the same quality as the Tender Greens food is, if you ever have a chance to try it, do!

Lets unravel

This is a funny one, since to some extent that’s what I am doing by attending Supercoach Academy 2014. You cannot partake in this type of training without unravelling a bit, or a lot, for that matter. And since I like to talk about peeling off layers from myself, this one fit’s me perfectly.

Wanna unravel with me?

The problem isn’t the problem!

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Day three of Foundation Weekend at Supercoach Academy 2014, Michael Neill invited Cathy Casey and Mark Howard in to be our teachers. 20140121-153531.jpgHowever, he set up a public event the night before and one of the most interesting things I brought with me from that 2-hour session, was this:

20140121-151740.jpgMight be hard to decipher, but what this drawing shows, is that the problem isn’t the problem, your thinking about the problem is the problem. Do you get it?

Let’s take an example. How about, not being able to fall asleep. You lie awake at night, trying to get to sleep, tossing in turning in your bed. right. I’m sure you’ve experienced that.

Well, what happens is that you start to worry and fret about not falling asleep. And that keeps you awake, going nuts, worrying about not getting enough sleep to get thru tomorrow etc etc.

You think (worrying) about the problem (not sleeping). If you’d not worried about the not sleeping part, you’d probably either have fallen asleep, or you could have done something else during that time. Maybe read a book, or even write one, plan the weekend outing or whatever. That way you would go about your business, using this extra time awake for something or other. But worrying about not falling asleep – where will that get you?

So, do you see how the problem isn’t the problem, your thinking about the problem, the initial issue, is?

Day 4 Foundation Weekend, SCA2014

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Well. What a trip this has been, in more ways than one. Am sitting at LAX airport right now, waiting for my flight to take off for home. Had some serious insights today, which for sure will make for some blog posts in the future. Thank you Kenny for being my partner in crime for that last coach session. 🙂

Me and LisaHotel CarmelHad lunch with Lisa, my wonderful room mate at Hotel Carmel, and fellow SCA2014 attendee, before going to the hotel, finishing the packing, and took of on the Big Blue Bus of Santa Monica. Real nice that, can’t beat a one dollar ticket to get to the air port, can you?Big blue busLAX sunsetLAX

Have a long journey ahead of me, and luckily, it’s evening now, so I hope I will be able to sleep on the flight. Right now though, I just want to be at hoooooooome with my family! You know that feeling?

Day 3 Foundation Weekend, SCA2014

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Started the morning doing a sample CoachWalk with my roommate, a really nice experience along the Santa Monica Beach, walking into the rising sun. Not to mention the fact that Ethan Hawke came running past us. So there’s my celebrity spotting checked off the to-to-list for my LA-visit.

At Supercoach Academy, Cathy Casey and Mark Howard have been our catalysts for the day, providing ample space for a lot of deep conversations. Lots of laughter, recognition, insights. But right now, I just feel confused. The lovely prospect of that is that my thinking will clear, like a snow globe, and then there will be clarity of mind.

Muddled mindAt least, that’s what I am counting on right now. So that’s it for me. But please tell me, what you do when you feel like you have a muddled mind?

Day 1 of Foundation Weekend, SCA2014

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It’s been a full day, but still, I come away with a sense of calm. That feeling is helped along by my realization that there’s another 15 days to go, in total, before Supercoach Academy 2014  comes to a close in September. So there is plenty of time to create loads of wonderful conversations, meet with all these magnificent people, and get to a deeper level of my understanding of the three principles of Mind, Conciousness and Thought. And that, my friends, makes me one happy camper!Morning walk

Morning walk on beachI started the day with a walk along the Santa Monica beach, and ended it in a similar fashion. Can life get much better than this?

Thanks for the visit, Serrano Cougars!

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My high school friend Julie, from Lincoln, Nebraska, is someone I got to know 20+ years ago, and lost touch with a handfull of years after that. However, thanks to Facebook, we connected again a few years ago, and since she lives within driving distance of Santa Monica where I will be attending Supercoach Academy, I asked if I could come visit. I have been, since Sunday, and it’s been great!

IMG_5860Julie is a teacher at a 7th and 8th grade school called Serrano middle school, in San Bernardino, and since I am so interested in school development, I asked if I could join her for a day at work. She asked the principal, who approved it, so that’s where I spent all day Tuesday.Serrano Cougars

I see many similarities between the Swedish and US school system – and a whole bunch of differences as well, of course. The conversations I’ve had with Julie and her colleagues makes me even more determined to continue my quest for a globally changed school system though! But right now is not the time to dig into that. But more reflections will surely come.

As I write this, it’s still ”yesterday” where I am at, i.e. Tuesday, and I will just post this (on Wednesday, no less!) before going to bed. Tomorrow Julie will drive me down to Santa Monica where the real adventure starts on Thursday – Supercoach Academy here I come!

Are you gearing up for any adventures this year?

My heart goes boom boom boom

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There is a great Swedish singer by the name of Miss Li, and in one of her love songs, she sings just that: And my heart goes boom, boom, boom…

That is what my heart did just now, go boom boom boom, but for other reasons than feelings of love though. I am heading for the US to participate in Michael Neill’s SuperCoach Academy, with more than 50 other participants, from all over the world. I really look forward to the experience, and I am in the midst of finishing of my To Do-list prior to departure in a days time.

That’s when it struck me. I haven’t gotten my ESTA = Electronic System for Travel Authorization. Swedes don’t need a visa for the US, but the travel authorization is mandatory.

AND I HADN’T GOTTEN IT!

Yikes. THAT’S when my heart starting pounding in my chest. Boom, boom, boom.
Read on the applications page to please apply 72 hours before departure. Since I had exactly 26 hours until departure, that sure didn’t make my heart go any less boom I tell you! Anyway, I quickly got my passport, started to fill in the application, page after page, came to the payments section, paid…. and finally my heart could start to slow down.

AUTHORIZATION APPROVED

It wasn’t flashing red on my screen, but that’s how I saw it, let me tell you:My approved ESTA application

Phew! The adrenalin rush is waning, and I will merrily go about my day, getting ready for the big adventure, and hoping I haven’t forgotten too much else…

Know the feeling?

Welcome 2014!

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A new year is upon us, and it’s just begun. The previous year I dedicated to school development. That took me along a path I never in my wildest imagination could have pictured. A journey that isn’t over, but will continue. And for that I am happy, since it’s one of the most developing things I’ve ever experienced, I must say!

And now, here comes 2014. Tabula rasa. Apart from what’s already jotted down in my calendar of course, barring unforeseen matters. For instance I will head across the Atlantic in less than two weeks time, for the first of a total of four meet ups with SuperCoach Academy 2014, and I can only begin to grasp what a revolutionary journey that will be. Hence I know already that the coming year will be characterized by transformation. What a voyage of discovery I face! And that’s why this is so fitting, what dearest Kit wrote to me the other day, tantalizing me:20131231-125826.jpg

That is what 2014 – to an even higher extent than 2013 – will be about, integrating myself in me. That doesn’t mean I need to change for the better, or to become something which I am not. Rather the opposite, as I see it as a continuation of the process I am currently undergoing, peeling of external layers, stopping my true self from shining through. This will lead to me being more and more myself, 100% Helena (thanks Charlotte for that!) daring to show up as the genuine me in more and more situations. Integrating myself!

What tantalizes you for the year of 2014?