One of the major wounds that most of us carry inside is a deep feeling of unworthiness and inadequacy. We can feel this wound in different aspects of our life – in our creativity, relating, sexuality, physical appearance and/or sensitivity. But most often, we feel it as a general feeling that we are not enough – that there is something basically wrong with us.
This wound is called shame. Guilt is a close cousin of shame. When we have become distracted from seeing and loving ourselves, we may feel that we are doing something wrong or have done something wrong, that we are too much, too sexual, too selfish and so on. Our guilt can be so strong that we can even be afraid to express ourselves at all.
Shame and Guilt comes from being judged and criticized and now is inside of us as our inner critic.
We usually attempt to run away from our shame and guilt by covering it up and pretending to ourselves and to others that we are okay. We push, dress up, fix ourselves – anything to convince ourselves that we can “make it”.
Often, we may go the other direction and collapse with insecurity and feelings of failure. Either way, our life becomes a constant struggle. And when we see the world from shame and guilt, it appears to be a hostile place where we have to fight and compete to survive, and we feel separate and wrong.
There are two aspects to heal the wound of shame and guilt.
The first is to go into it – feel it, understand where it comes from, and begin to realize that it is not who we are. The second is to begin to take small risk in our life to change our belief and feeling of ourselves. Instead of feeling that we are wrong, we can begin to realize that we all have gifts, that we are all unique, and if we make small efforts, we will discover our true nature which is lovely, creative, and loveable.
The work which Krishnananda and Amana do is focused on learning to love ourselves and from that place, creating love in our lives. One of the most important aspects of this work is healing the wound of shame.
In this workshop, Krishnananda and Amana will guide you into a deeper appreciation and understanding of yourself and your life. They also provide you with tools to begin healing this shame.
This workshop is suitable for anyone above the age of 18 who is sincerely interested in discovering and learning how to become more loving with him or herself and with others.
The atmosphere Krishnananda and Amana create for the group of participants is soft, loving, deep and safe.
We recommend reading these two texts written by Krishnanada and Amana: “Stepping Out of Fear” and “Healing Shame and Shock”.
“I want you to accept yourself as you are. That’s how existence wanted you to be. You have not created yourself, naturally the whole responsibility goes to existence. And there must be a need for a person like you, otherwise you would not exist. Existence needs you as you are.” OSHO, Beyond Enlightment
