I’d like to share the journey of an inspiring 21 year-old young man named Vaughn who has non-speaking autism. Despite years of professional coaching, which helped him develop in certain ways, he still lived in the crushing isolation and anxiety of feeling utterly broken.
Vaughn’s parents asked me if I would work with him to help him express his thoughts and feelings. Having no experience with autism, I was reluctant, but quickly discovered that the issues Vaughn was grappling with had more to do with the spiritual issues that everybody faces, rather than just with autism. Like everybody, he needed to be seen, heard, reached, touched, valued, and validated.
During our sessions, Vaughn expressed the understandable rage, fear and frustration of feeling trapped in a body with autism, unable to speak. His willingness to face his own limitations and self-judgment and to gradually see himself in a new light was inspiring.
Through a profound change in perspective, Vaughn came to see his autism as a set of challenges to respond to, but not who he is. “I have autism” rather than “I am autistic.” This powerful shift from falsely identifying with being autistic is the very journey all of us can make in our own way. When we cease to think we are solely a limited self, we can live from our infinitely expansive nature.
By watching the video of Vaughn’s transformation from pain to joy, we can gain insight into making this shift more deeply in our own life. Witnessing him learn to celebrate himself as the beautiful person he is, with his own unique gifts, is deeply moving and serves as an uplifting model of what is humanly possible.
Beyond our false identity we are free to be more than we can imagine.
In this workshop we will:
• view a video of Vaughn’s transformational sessions
• go on a guided journey to move beyond our own limited self-perceptions to touch the brilliant light of who we are beyond our imagination
The workshop lasts 90 minutes.
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We’re happy when you’re inspired to share Anamika’s work with your family & friends. Please be aware that the cost is per person rather than per household or per computer. Thanks!
