For people who are finding themselves on a deep spiritual quest to find their True Nature, it is common to have to face and clear ingrained patterns of behavioural and emotional conditioning. This is true for many spiritual traditions, but in particular for followers of the path of Advaita Vedanta, Non-duality, the Course in Miracles, and Yuan Qigong. This is because these spiritual paths seek to "undo" the Ego structures that have developed within our Being since early childhood and possibly during other lifetimes. During the process of searching and learning to recognise and accept our True Nature, many hurdles need to be overcome, and the structures of the "trickster" Ego-mind need to be recognized, faced and cleared.
This process of transformation is as beautiful as it is daunting at times. Much has to be faced and let go off, and often some courage is needed to keep going forward on the path of untrodden and unfamiliar territory. Facing the conditioned behavioural and emotional patterns, and learning to let go of our attachments is often referred to as doing Shadow Work.
At times, during the different stages of deep spiritual work, we feel that we are banging our heads against the same old wall. Old patterns keep resurfacing, and there seems to be no end to the process of undoing. This can leave us feeling disheartened, hopeless and exhausted..
ECP offers a synthesis of Eastern spiritual wisdom and Western psychological principles. It offers a therapeutic approach that can be used as a self-help tool, but the power of its' therapeutic benefits is amplified by working under the guidance of a trained ECP facilitator.
Releasing is effected through the facilitation of deep inner experiencing; allowing the processing of stuck feelings, emotions and energetic knots in our nervous system. By allowing this process to unfold, suppressed material will be processed and released. This kind of experiencing is different from what we are normally used to. It is a spiritual process, characterised by the presence of our inner Wisdom Guidance, and the use of Third Eye Witnessing, to allow the process of release and integration to unfold naturally.