“The courage to be vulnerable is not about winning or losing, it’s about the courage to show up when you can’t predict or control the outcome.”
-Brent Brown
JOURNALING AS A REFUGE
¨Getting a journal exclusively for the retreat, and one that you really like gives you an extra support space as you embark on this journey. The more you view your journal as a special item, the more likely you are to pick it up, write in it, think about it, and put quality energy into the entries you put in it. I also think having a dedicated writing implement, which you should also consider special, improves the quality of your expression by enhancing the energy you feel about writing in your journal. The first page of this journal will then be an entry you write on the first day of your newly reframed calendar date for ‘Retreat Preparation’.
In addition to getting your retreat journal and writing implement, you may want to create a daily schedule for writing in your journal, although I think it’s also a good idea to have your journal with you throughout the day. To facilitate this process of insight expression and recording, it is also advisable to incorporate a daily practice of some sort. By practicing an inward focused discipline each day, you can then follow it with a journaling session to get the most out of the effort. ¨
This writing was cut and pasted from an article found through the following link :https://www.ayahuascafoundation.org/ayahuasca-retreat-preparation-participation-integration
Journal Challenge.
Give yourself 10min to write with out stopping for each of these questions…
What are your main intentions for this ceremony?
What expectations do you want to release about the ceremony and the outcome?
How do you turn challenges into opportunities for growth?
What are your deepest fears that you want to release?
If you had no fear what would your life look like?
What does forgiveness mean to you?
What stops you from forgiveness?
What are you most grateful for?
