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December Workshop · Sacred Bow as a Practice to Face Our Lives

Published 1 day ago • 1 min read

Every year in December, I encourage everyone in Fearless Living Academy to go through our Sacred Bow Challenge (note: “Bow” rhymes with “cow”), which is a process of reviewing your year to get the most out of it, and then setting intentions and structure for the coming year.

I find it a powerful process for reaping the most learnings from our year, and setting ourselves up for success in the year to come.

But there’s another benefit of going through the Sacred Bow Challenge — it can be a practice for facing our lives.

It’s something we resist — looking at how things went. We don’t like to look at where we “failed” or fell short of our intentions. We don’t like to look at the messiness of our actual lives compared to what the fantasy might have been. It’s uncomfortable.

In our December workshop, we’ll explore how Sacred Bow can become a practice for facing discomfort and meeting life as it really is.

Topics we’ll cover include:

  • Why reviewing our year can feel uncomfortable
  • How to face that discomfort
  • How that can become a practice for facing everything in our lives
  • How to work deeply with that in Sacred Bow and beyond

This 90-minute workshop will include my teaching, as well as time for coaching and questions.

Join Fearless Living Academy to participate in this live session and close your year with reflection, courage, and a renewed sense of presence.

with gratitude,
Leo

This workshop is part of our monthly members-only live series. Join Fearless Living Academy and use coupon code FEARLESS-15 to get 50% off your first month.

440 N Barranca Ave #3806, Covina, CA 91723
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