This past weekend was a game changer for me.
I’ve done a lot of personal development, but nothing has quite opened my heart and cracked me open the way this retreat did.
I went in there with the intention of creating more intimate relationships with the people in my life.
I came out of there with a solid sense of my needs, and broke through so much of what was holding me back in “being with” people.
And I had the most authentic, raw, honest conversation with Nayan that left me empowered and freed up from a lot of the pain and suffering that I have been going through.
If you are someone who ever feels disconnected from your tribe or pulls back when you get triggered by someone, you will identify with this video.
Check out this week’s video (scratchy voice and all!):
We’ve got some juicy treats on tap.
1) The telesummit starting today! If you aren’t on the list yet, sign up now: http://tiny.cc/tbtelesummit
2) The Dream Maker Retreat on 11.11.11 weekend. Get the goods on next week’s call: tiny.cc/dreammaker
3) Check out http://www.CelebrationOfBeing.com (the retreat I was at)
Leave your comments por favor. This was a powerful transformation for me. Where do you pull away in relationships? Where do you feel disempowered around community? What do you want to break through? What do you long for?
Congratulations to you for diving in and getting intimate with your pain. You’re totally right. When you do that, you are cracking your heart open and it is when we connect with others. That level of vulnerability is what makes a connection happen.
Thanks for sharing your story and experience from the weekend. Your vulnerability here in this video and sharing your vulnerability from the retreat helps us crack open, too.
Thanks for being you and being open.
One thing I always love about your posts is that they’re so raw. You really share everything that’s going on – and it’s so brave! I agree with Jenny that it helps the rest of is crack open too.
My number one value is truth and integrity. It’s my purpose to keep telling one on myself
There’s nothing I like more than an authentic share. (That you’ve devoted every Tuesday to it is downright breathtaking). Hell yes, getting real in the presence of our sisters is life-changing stuff. You have me missing the sisterhoods I’ve gotten raw with! But you’re so right, we are ONE tribe. What a powerful experience, a universal one, you’ve shared. May we all have the courage to get this real with our sisters, and ourselves.
Maddy, where do you live? Would love you to be part of the Tribal Truth sisterhood
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It is great that you are brave enough to share. I had trouble connecting with others and in groups. Like all of the things I am “afraid” of, I dive into them headfirst, at least since my accident. This is one of the many things I decided to change. I fought against my fear against public speaking and started teaching cooking classes. I have a fear of heights, but I force myself to go on roller coasters anyway. Not sure I would be able to do the group/retreat thing though.
Baby steps right? Keep on pushing your edge in the ways you can. I know you will. You are amazing.:)
Oh, this post is making me wish I could slip away to a retreat in the coming weeks. There’s nothing better than spending a few days really connecting with what’s truly important. ~ Loralee
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Tanya: Thank you for your very raw account of what you experienced. It’s so moving to hear that you were pulled back into the love/connectedness. How easy it is to disconnect ourselves and be distant. Thank you for this wonderful reminder that sometimes the veils we place over ourselves are just cover-ups to pain and anger, and how important and healing it is to reconnect.
If anyone is hearing a call to deepen into this experience of being held by women during your healing, the name of this retreat Tanya is referring to is Celebration of Woman. There is one happening in February! http://celebrationofbeing.com/celebration_of_woman.html
Yes! Thanks Shena! I just posted as well as I totally forgot to when I shot the video. Highly recommend everyone to go (I will be there volunteering!)
Wow…thank you for such honesty and transparency. As Jenny and Jessica noted, this is so helpful for the rest of us. Whether it is within a group or even within our own families, the lessons you shared are very powerful.
Thanks Tanya for sharing. I am so into the group experience, I am always creating groups -whether with my work in corporate and government teams, or planning a group expedition to the Australian outback or an event for 10 of my friends to get Goddess photos (that was fun!). I am challenged more at this time to find time (and be OK) with being alone. Lately I have been craving silence and solitude, not as an escape, but as a way to connect more deeply with myself. Thanks for sharing your own truth!
Thank you once again, Tanya, for revealing your open vulnerability! so supports me in my own life to be that! Our Pain DOES provide some of our greatest gifts. Yes! for me, it is the ‘white rabbit’ which leads me into my deep heart. Such a profound truth!
Yes, we are connected! thank you for that affirmation.
Love you so much, Tanya!
Tanya…love how your share yourself and your experiences. Love how you bring it all together for us….and allow us to connect as well. Profound….
Thank you for doing what you do…
xo, Tina
Tanya I am aways so impressed with how well you articulate such raw and powerful feelings. One point you brought up that really struck me when you mentioned about fleeing a community when it is uncomfortable. It reminds of when people run from their problems, only to repeat them in a new geography, and we are probably all guilty of that on some level. I know how hard it is to speak up and be brave in a group setting as you experienced. I commend you for that, and thank you for sharing such a deep part of who you are with us.