Over the last month or so particularly, working with between 15 and 20 people each week, doing inquiry work with them, I have been struck by the value of the “felt sense”.
read moreOver the last month or so particularly, working with between 15 and 20 people each week, doing inquiry work with them, I have been struck by the value of the “felt sense”.
read moreAs we develop and clarify the Odoki Method, one term that has become clearer is “inquiry” - describing a practice that an individual undertakes to discover more about themselves and bring about meaningful change.
read moreIn my last post, I noted how I was changing gear, and planning on focusing on the Odoki Method. In this post, I want to mention progress so far, which is kind of hard to believe.
read moreIn Prediction Error Minimisation theory, a key reason for the brain to work hard to avoid a prediction error, is because a prediction error is costly.
read moreAfter reading about Prediction Error Minimisation in Lisa Feldman Barrett’s How Emotions are Made, I have been finding it explains more and more, and have been using it effectively in a range of therapeutic scenarios.
read moreWhen we experience something unpleasant, it is common to ask ourselves why this is happening. Many forms of counselling ask this question.
read moreThis week I’ve been visiting my parents. I decided to attend a local Kung Fu class (I’ve been learning Kung Fu myself for the last couple of years).
read moreWhilst I have been having great success with the exercises that I referenced in my previous post, there is one context in which this approach does not appear to work.
read moreI have just uploaded some new content to the Odoki Method site. This content details some of the exercises I’ve been using with clients.
read moreMy approach to meditation has always had a flavour if inquiry about it. However, discovering Liberation Unleashed (LU) showed me a more concrete and deliberate approach to inquiry.
read moreOver the last decade, I have been exposed to, and benefitted from some substantial, even life changing practices. A natural response to this is to want to share it with others, as many people in my position go on to do.
read moreIn the summer of 2021, I read my way through How Emotions are Made, by Lisa Feldman Barrett. It was something of a shock to my system.
read moreOver the last four months, I have developed the materials at https://odoki.com and I have led two concurrent cohorts through the first course.
read moreIn my last post, I shared my fundamental question: Why can some see these benefits, while others struggle, while yet others don’t even try because they don’t believe it is possible.
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