SATVATOVE INSTITUTE COMMUNITY NEWS

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October 15th 2007 Volume 3, Issue 16

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Please note that in Europe daylight savings takes place on October 28th, and in the United States on November 4th. If you are scheduled for a coaching session between October 28th and November 4th, take one our off the time difference. (Example: For people in the UK, the time difference between Oct. 28th and Nov. 4th will be 4 hours instead of 5 hours, and for people in France and Switzerland it's 5 hours instead of 6 hours.)

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Dear Reader,

Being A Distinction - that's the title of David Wolf's article in this newsletter. I thought about that title for a while and was amazed at how many thoughts, exciting and fearful, entered my mind. Theoretically I know that I'm unique, an individual person, and I want to be recognized and appreciated for that, at the same time it takes so much courage to be unique and to stand up for it! There's a story about a black sheep, that left it's herd of white sheep the day it realized it looked different. After living in the forest for a while though, it got so lonely that it went to look for its family. It took a lot of courage to go back and was surprised when they all welcomed it back home! That story reminds me of moments in my life where I gave up the pretenses I was using in the hopes of fitting in. I was willing to be open and come out of my hiding place, to show who I am with my shortcomings and qualities, my uniquenes. I remember how energized and freed I felt because I wasn't giving my energy into pretending and worrying about how I should be and what others will think. Looking back I realize they were also special moments where I actually felt and accepted the feeling of being truly loved.

I hope you receive value from reading this article, and connect with the courage to be a distinction and make this world a colourful place of unique and powerful human beings.

Sincerely,

Annette

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. BE A DISTINCTION by David Wolf, Ph.D.

2. GROUP COACHING IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER

3. COACHING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

4. CALENDAR

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Be A Distinction

by David Wolf, Ph.D.

Being authentic is a key for vibrant living. For most of us, consistent authenticity involves conscious, courageous effort. It's a challenge to recognize our deceptions and pretenses, and differentiate them from actual self-discovery. Each moment our integrity is connected with willingness to be authentic. Authenticity vitalizes our immediate experience, and also enriches the service legacy we create for others.

The habit of authenticity makes us a distinction in the world, a human being willing to be uniquely ourselves. This isn't about reactively differentiating ourselves, which is the flipside of following the crowd, but rather full and genuine expression of our spirit. This requires great intention, as social pressures tend towards conformity and conditioned behavior at the expense of honest realization of self.

Intention itself is a spiritually-based principle of personal growth, and a precept to which we've given attention in this newsletter ( Intention, Consciousness and Living Our Vision, Volume 2, Issue 3, http://www.satvatove.org/members/newsletter.php?issue=2_3 )A fundamental characteristic of intention is clarity- to be completely clear on who we want to be, what we want to experience, and the actions and results that flow from that. In addition to clarity, fully believing that our intention is possible is also essential. A third element is readiness to accept what we say we want for our lives. We can ask ourselves to what extent are we actually prepared to receive the abundance and success of our intention manifesting. This could lead to productively addressing self-defeating beliefs connected with, for example, a sense of unworthiness. The totality of these elements- clarity, belief and acceptance- constitutes clear intention. Clear intention is firm, yet flexible to the indications and will of the divine. Lacking clear intention we are likely to live a life with a script written by others. Living from clear intention we are truly the authors of our life.

Such a life of distinction represents a standard to which others may aspire. Of course, endeavoring for authenticity for the purpose of being recognized as an inspiration for others could well be another strategy for the ego to seek approval. Still, we can appreciate that an effect of an authentic life is that it is inherently a service to others. In fact, we may be most inspiring to those who struggle with the same challenges we handled in our journey. For example, if our path to genuineness is characterized by transforming the needy, helpless script to an assertion of power, confidence and intelligence, then our willingness to be authentic is especially poignant for people playing out a similar script. Similarly, if our transformation is marked by creative expression where formerly there was dull routine, or vulnerability that was covered by bravado, or adventurous risk-taking in place of playing not to lose, we serve as a model for others immersed in those same life-draining, surviving instead of thriving, conversations.

In the Satvatove environment we speak about assertiveness. Assertiveness is founded in authenticity. We need to know who we are and be connected with our core in order to know who or what it is we are asserting. Otherwise, in the name of assertiveness we may be into yet another game.

In a life of distinction we assert and communicate from our being. Otherwise, we get caught up in doing and having, disconnected from being, searching externally for experiences such as satisfaction, power and beauty, that are inherent to our nature. We are human beings, not human doings. Being a distinction is not only personally fulfilling- it is also, from my perspective, an integral aspect of our responsibility as human beings.

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GROUP COACHING IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER

Satvatove has scheduled Group Coaching sessions on the following topics for October and November:

October 17th Parenting

October 30th Spirituality

October 31st Parenting

November 1st Career/Abundance

November 8th Career/Abundance

November 13th Spirituality

November 14th Parenting

Sign up for any number of sessions of your choice.

All group sessions are scheduled from 3-4 PM United States Eastern Standard Time.

The cost for each group session is US$30

US $20 per session when you register for a package of six sessions or more.

TO REGISTER for Satvatove group coaching, or if you have questions

about this program, contact Marie at MarieGlasheen@Satvatove.org

For more information on the content of the group coaching sessions review Vol. 3 Issues 10, 11 and 12 at http://www.satvatove.org/members/newsletter.php?issue=3_10, 11, 12.

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COACHING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

Satvatove Institute will begin the next Coaching Apprenticeship Program (CAP) on November 20th, 2007. To be eligible to participate in the November 20th program your application, in the form of a letter of intent to be a Satvatove coach trainee, needs to be received by Satvatove Institute by October 26th, 2007. You can access the program description at http://www.satvatove.org/cap.php. If you have questions about the CAP, contact David Wolf at DavidWolf@Satvatove.org.

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CALENDAR

2007

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October

- Group Coaching Sessions as listed above

November

- Group Coaching Sessions as listed above

- 10th Reunion for Satvatove course graduates in Alachua, Florida (please contact annettebo@gmx.ch for further information)

- 12th Listen Up! Workshop in Alachua, Florida

- 20th Start of Coach Aprenticeship Program

December

10th Listen Up! Workshop in Gainesville, Florida

2008

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February

- 2nd - 4th Foundational Course in Switzerland

- 6th - 12th Advanced Course in Switzerland

for more information visit http://www.satvatove.org/calendar.php

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To view previous newsletters visit http://www.satvatove.org/members/newsletter.php

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October 15th 2007 Volume 3, Issue 16

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