DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK:
TEN ILLUSIONS WE LIVE WITH
THAT PREVENT US FROM FINDING
TRUE HAPPINESS
Join Wendy Treynor, Ph.D., cancer survivor (2005), scientist of human emotion, thought, and behavior (2004), inspirational speaker, and author, who shares her perspective, as both scientist and human being, on how to transcend emotional pain. At the root of human suffering lies negative emotion and when it comes to alleviating it, the trick is not necessarily to rid ourselves of the circumstances that create the negative emotion, but instead, to rid our body and mind of the negative emotion, itself. Ridding ourselves of negative emotion can be done in three ways, in particular: through (1) mental techniques, (2) body and breath work, and (3) selective everyday group (social context) placement. Drawing on her research and life experience, in this interactive workshop, Dr. Treynor will: (1) share a series of mental techniques she developed (and from which she has personally benefited), and (2) briefly describe simple body and breath work techniques (which participants can learn more about in other Wellness Community courses), which can be used to this end. Lastly, by participating in this workshop, you offer yourself (3).
You asked for them...
Here they are!
TEN ILLUSIONS
We can’t control others, only ourselves.
(2) I don’t deserve to be happy
We do deserve to be happy. To be happy is to be
fully alive.
(3) Life is meaningless
Life is meaningful if you perceive meaning. Rather than search for meaning, create the meaning in your life.
(4) I don’t have a choice
We have a choice. We just don't remember
what our options are.
(This workshop will inspire you to remember.)
(5) There’s no solution
There is a solution, we just don’t know what it is yet.
(6) I don’t have enough time.
We have enough time to do what we love.
To think we don’t have enough time is to lose it.
To think we have enough time is to have it.
(7) I don’t have enough money.
We have enough money to be happy. Happiness is free.
(8) I’m incapable.
To try is to succeed.
(9) I’m worthless.
You are precious--you have merely forgotten. Now
it's time to remember.
(10) I need someone who loves me to be happy.
You need self-love (the awareness and the experience WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
THE SAN PEDRO & PENINSULA YMCA DECEMBER 8, 2009
of your inherent perfection, beauty) to be happy.
This workshop aspires to supply "seeds" for you to
plant, and cultivate, in your own life, so that you can cherish who you truly are, and feel the joy that is yours, regardless of circumstance.
about
DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK:
TEN ILLUSIONS WE LIVE WITH THAT
PREVENT US FROM FINDING
TRUE HAPPINESS
“Wendy is pure joy.”
-Les
Krzcuk
“... I APPRECIATED THE HONESTY &
SINCERITY—VERY REVEALING & PERSONAL”
- H.
Charles Smith
Wonderful!!
-Mirha
Rhyne
“Very impressed. I
was moved.”
-William
Hulsey
“I would keep taking her workshops.”
- Kelly
McCart
“Excellent”
-Linda
Ikeler
“[G]reat [program and speaker]—I left here with a positive
outlook on so many levels”
-Julie
Lauen
“SIMPLY EXCELLENT”
-Stan
Field
“Very
informative[,] makes you think—The
speaker is [terrific] …”
-Muriel
McElhaney
“Very uplifting and positive.
A way/ways to move on with love and compassion—to move [ahead] …”
-Diane
Wing
“Excellent”
-Kathy
Weiss
“[T]he overall program was A+
I enjoyed the speaker and her style of delivery”
-Lem Bradley
“COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE BETTER”
-Mike Alva
TEN ILLUSIONS:
DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK
THE CROWNE PLAZA, REDONDO BEACH & MARINA
OCTOBER 15, 2010
"THE VISUALS, AND PERSONAL STORIES[,] ARE AMAZING….
FANTASTIC AND EMPOWERING!”
-Emanuel Zevallos, CEO, Interact Live
“Very smart & full of down to earth imparting with intelligence & compassion….Very heartwarming/touching & revelation of True to Life Experience”
-Perla Mate, Retired
“Valuable!!”
-Rita Tieszen, UCLA Clin[ical] LAB Scientist, retired!
“Excellent”
-Joan Bixter
“Excellent and a joy to hear your positive message”
-Terese Campbell, Community Relations Director, Belmont Village Assisted Living
“[G]reat[.] 10 out of 10[.]”
-Manseureh Rahimi, MS
