The most common complaint that I hear from people is that they don’t have enough time for self-awareness and inner work. This is a valid objection given the many demands imposed upon us. Our hectic lifestyle poses many challenges that we have to address in order to allow for the healing that needs to take place. We can no longer afford to just get by without making quality time for ourselves.
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The following 3-Part Video was inspired by the following email forwarded to me by a dear friend, Chiara Ferrante:
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“I Need Your Opinion On This Tragic Event
A few years ago, Arthur Ray, one of the authors of The Secret conducted a retreat touted as the ultimate Spiritual Warrior camp that included a sweat lodge at the end of the retreat.
The price was steep, $10,000 US for 5 days.
The promise was a total transformation in people’s lives.
Unfortunately for 3 people the price was very steep.
Even though they protested of heat discomfort they were refused exit from the lodge and the life transformation for them was that they died…of heat exhaustion. Arthur Ray was charged and recently found guilty of negligent homicide.
When I heard about this event years ago it deeply troubled and angered me and as a result I began work on writing a book called “No Gurus” …on finding the teacher within. I am planning on including a chapter in the book on the pitfalls of growth work that will partly be a critique of the growth work industry, so that people can be come intelligent consumers of these type of seminars and hopefully avoid what happened to these three people.
I’d appreciate your opinion on such questions as:
What should consumers be wary of about growth work seminars and retreats.
What are some common pitfalls that people should avoid before enrolling in a workshop?
Is there too much hype and over promising of results in marketing personal development seminars eg. “after his seminar you will have no more problems ever in your life!”
Are seminars over priced?
What would you pay per day for a seminar?
What other criticisms to do you have of seminar leaders and personal growth retreats.
What suggestions do you have that would help reform the industry so that what happened to these three people will be less likely to happen again.
I really really appreciate your feedback on this.
If you will, please send this out to all your friends.
I’d love to get as much opinion on this as possible.
After I hear from you all, I’ll summarize the essence of what you have all submitted and post it on my website for anyone to read.
Get back to me at: russell@truesourceseminars.com
www.truesourceseminars.com
Wonderful blessings to you all.
Russell”
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I hope you found my video response to Russell’s email above thought provoking. As always, feel free to share your own thoughts on this important subject with the rest of our Slow Thought community by posting a comment below.
With warmth and best wishes,
Freedom Malhotra
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