This lab offered a space to explore spiritual trauma - experiences of disconnection, shame, or isolation in relation to the Sacred due to familial, religious, or cultural conditioning. Through self-regulation, meditation, shadow work, and contemplation (the four pillars), we created an emergent field for deep healing, post-traumatic growth, and the integration of individual, ancestral, and collective trauma.
People who search for liberation in their hearts, who want to learn to meditate, free from old belief patterns or shame, want to connect with like-minded people, create a coherent field in meditation together as a source of healing; people who want to learn trauma integration for inner and outer transformation as well as basic tools for self-, and co-regulation of trauma.
Participants engaged in meditation, grounding practices, ethical inquiry, trauma integration, and group field exploration to restore alignment and reconnect with their unique relationship to the Divine. We offered tools for self- and co-regulation, ancestral healing, and creating a coherent, heart-centered space for transformation. This lab was for those seeking inner healing and outer service, free from limiting beliefs, to embody a more integrated and liberated spiritual path.We started out with a group of 35 participants and completed with 25 participants. We met for 12 group sessions from (February 16th) - (December 13th) 2024.
Integration naturally unfolds in a safe space, one that we co-created through teaching, sharing, and meditative practices. A foundational element of this space was confidentiality, ensuring trust and openness. Over the course of five labs, we took the initial steps of sharing trauma, gradually expanding into deeper experiences only when the container felt strong and secure as everyone was prepared to regulate themselves.
When intense trauma surfaced during our group session, we effectively managed the situation by leveraging the collective intelligence of the group and inviting supportive resources. We established a ‘tea room’ where a licensed therapist provided a safe space for individuals for regulation, engaged in body awareness exercises.
This approach ensured that the environment remained safe, allowing everyone to self-regulate, preventing overwhelm.
We collectively invited ancestral blessings for support. Our preparedness included team attunement prior to the session and personal integration practices.
Tools for Self-Regulation:
• Slowing down and becoming present
• Sensing and feeling into our bodies for internal regulation
Tools for Co-Regulation:
• Connecting with another person in a dyad, triad or group
• Experiencing regulation through being seen and heard
• Listening from the heart, without judgment, fostering the experience of: “I feel you feeling me.”
We gradually introduced the four pillars: Meditation, Integration/Shadow Work, Ethics, and Service. We carefully structured each lab to align with Thomas Hübl’s six- and twelve-stage frameworks, ensuring a coherent and progressive learning experience that fosters deeper integration and understanding among participants.
Each lab session followed a structured yet flexible approach, beginning with cohering in the field—attuning to one another and fostering connection. We welcomed participants with meditative music, followed by a brief recap of previous content. This was deepened through a 20-in-4-sync meditation, leading into a 5-10 minutes introduction to a new topic. These topics included:
• Understanding shadow work
• Exploring the nature of trauma
• Practicing triad sharing
• Developing self-regulation through body awareness
• Co-regulating through relational presence
• Sharing voices and individual processes in the larger group and integration.
Following the 12 stages in all labs, in Labs 6 and 7, we delved into the profound practice of setting intentions, weaving our personal callings and traumas into the shared collective space. Together, we cultivated a nurturing environment where each participant’s journey could be openly voiced, expressed, and compassionately witnessed.
To support this sacred space, we introduced practices such as engaging in triads—both privately and within our group sessions—and the 4-sync meditation. We emphasized the importance of integration and digestion through gentle activities like walking in nature, heartfelt conversations, sharing experiences, seeking alignment, and embracing support from one another. We encouraged patience with ourselves, continuous learning, and boundless compassion, recognizing the inherent beauty in our shared vulnerabilities. We also tenderly addressed feelings of numbness, often intertwined with shame, acknowledging them as integral parts of our healing journey.
Through these collective efforts, we fostered a warm and supportive community, guiding each other toward deeper understanding and growth.
In our recent sessions, we delved into Thomas Hübl’s structure of “Listening to the Field” (Stage 6 of 12), emphasizing the importance of attuning to the collective group energy. By slowing down, we allowed ourselves to fully experience and meet the present moment, carefully tracking specific details as they emerged.
Following our 4-sync meditation, we engaged in practices to connect with our ancestors, deepening our awareness of the group field and soul through guided meditations. This approach aligns with Stage 4 of 6 in Thomas’s framework, fostering a profound sense of interconnectedness and shared presence. “Presencing voices from the group and slowing down enough as a group to meet the experience.” “Tracking the specificity.” These practices aim to cultivate a deeper understanding of our collective consciousness, enhancing our ability to navigate and integrate shared experiences within the group dynamic.
In our recent sessions, we emphasized connecting participants to their ancestral roots and exploring the collective field of trauma. We facilitated guided meditations, particularly following the 4-sync practice, to help participants “attune to the group field” and engage in soul-centered reflection. This approach encouraged individuals to open to sense the presence of their ancestors and recognize the enduring impact of ancestral experiences on their current lives.
By fostering a space where participants “could listen to the voices from the collective trauma field”, we enabled them to access deeper layers of shared human experience. This process involved “slowing down as a group” to fully meet and honor these experiences, allowing for the emergence of specific insights and emotional truths. Through this collective attunement, participants were able to “voice, express, and witness” individual and shared narratives, facilitating a profound sense of connection and healing within the group.
Throughout this process, we facilitated integration and restoration by guiding participants through reflection, embodiment, and collective exploration of their insights. By returning to synchronizing body, emotions, mind, and spirit, we supported participants in anchoring their experiences in a meaningful way.
Participants engaged in triads and small group work to share and process their evolving experiences. They explored the ways their perceptions of self, their ancestral field, and their relationship to trauma had shifted. Many experienced new creative impulses, sensing how the deep inner work opened pathways for expanded awareness, expression, and transformation.
Consciously inviting the presence of ancestors, we experienced shifts in perception - recognizing ancestral burdens with greater clarity while also feeling the upstream of light that flows through lineage.
• What new information and insights have arisen? The shared field revealed interwoven narratives of trauma and resilience, making space for a deeper sense of belonging, responsibility, and interconnectedness.
By listening to our body’s wisdom, we discover our true calling.
Ethical Restoration and Opening the Nervous System:
As we progressed, we explored what an ethical upgrade might look like - considering how we can respond differently to inherited trauma, and how collective restoration is possible when we loosen the historical binds of shadow karma. Through a resourced, embodied approach, participants became more responsive rather than reactive, cultivating a capacity for presence that supports ethical restoration at both personal and systemic levels.
"I've appreciated encountering a wide group of people from diverse backgrounds who are asking aligned questions. It has encouraged me again about the power of simply slowing down and entering into dialogue and relationship with others."
"My interest to participate was to embrace another access to life, of another culture. Living in the equinoctial zone in Ecuador there is a different perception of life. This interest was perfectly met. I appreciate very much the We-Mindfulness, systematically developed from meditations, to a group interchange and triads. Very interesting! "
"The Lab has offered me lots of reflection on how the religious education and background has influenced me. I could explore, sense and deepen into the root cause of many responses I was offering to life, that now has been transformed. The process overall has been very subtle and reflective. I made the most of it by meditating and exploring about the questions and prompts offered in each Lab Session. I'm very grateful for this opportunity."
"It was challenging and depth-ful, it allowed me to dive into and wrestle with my own spirituality and the lack of it and the glimpses of it live come to (see) know. I also got more of a sense of how disconnection keeps me from a resonant connection with spirit. Glimpses of connection to the flow of life force through me was the most powerful moment..Moments of deep connection shared also felt like an embodied sense of divinity."
"The more I was present with the group field, the more I could tune into it and enjoy the unique and wonderful presence of the group. I gained a lot of insight into my ancestral and spiritual trauma. My experience (here) has been beneficial in drawing me into deeper conversations in a safe environment to explore my resistance to moving forward from the stories that have occupied my thoughts."
"I have acquired a more international perspective of how people experience world events and their life in general, especially relating to their cultural/familial/ancestral upbringing. There is now a closer and more intimate feel for what I had felt were 'those people over there'. The sensing work was very helpful in this regard. I feel a lot of gratefulness to explore all of this in the lab - thank you very much for this opportunity and this offered space."
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