The Mind is the Map Chapter Program

Our courses provide the supplemental material and exercises, directly related to our book, The Mind is the Map. For the purposes of this course, the book has been separated into lessons for easier experiential learning. SO MUCH of living a full and happy life is about knowing ourselves. And both the forming and the breaking of patterns is a lifelong learning practice. Upon examining the nature of our patterns, we need to discern the healthy ones—those that we practice mindfully from the unhealthy ones of our habitual routines. What we can do is soften our habitual routines back into mindful and meaningful practices.

As we escort you through this unique experience, you will come to understand why The Mind is the Map and how The Writing on Our Walls actually echoes into your world creating your current reality. You will have many opportunities to examine the various areas of your life, from work and career, to your relationships with yourself and others. As you progress through the chapters, you will learn more about yourself and you will have many opportunities to learn how to work with your own experiences, your relationships with others, your emotions, and your behavioral patterns.

We will guide you on your personal self-discovery process and explain how these discoveries affect your life experiences. You will learn to use new tools that can empower you to lead fulfilling personal and professional lives. The lessons have been written in order by the processes and we recommend you proceed in the order they have been presented. There is an exercise at the end of each lesson and we encourage you to spend time reflecting with these sections. You may share your lessons with us for feedback or assistance or you may keep them private, that is up to you. This is a natural progressive function of this course and will serve to launch you beyond your “limits” and free any limitations for you.

Congratulations on starting your Hero’s journey! Once you’ve signed up you will receive a confirmation of your purchase. Then, check your inbox! You will receive an email with important information regarding the course. Upon logging in you will be taken to your own private member page. Your lessons will be available to you on your member dashboard. You are free to complete your lessons at your own pace. Enjoy!

Of course! We encourage our community members to participate in our Member Forum. Consider making a post to this member discussion group describing yourself and inviting others to contact you. Listen for voices of people on the community calls who appeal to you and reach out to them with an invitation to connect. Connecting with others in the program allows you to practice coaching and be coached using a buddy coach. Buddy arrangements can be made by the members and as time goes on you might consider contacting others for additional buddy arrangements or group sessions. We suggest that at any given time, you have at least one buddy and meet at least once a week for mutual practice. A format that works well is to take turns coaching each other during a weekly one-hour call. We encourage you to use your connections with your buddies to full advantage by bringing your real issues to be coached on and by being open to feedback from your buddies about your coaching.

Laser coaching sessions are your opportunity to be coached privately by either Christina or Dimitri on topics of concern to you personally. We use the term Laser Coaching to signify that the sessions are focused on your issues. They are usually short – approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour. The Laser Coaching Sessions are available to members only at a reduced cost of $60. We require 48 hours’ notice with prepayment for these sessions. You can book these sessions via the booking calendar on the member pages choosing one of the times slots that are available. You may bring any issue related to the course material that you would like coaching on to the Laser Session. You may also bring any questions or concerns you have about the exercises provided in the course. Before you call into the session, you’ll want to have your questions or issue ready for discussion.

Absolutely, familiarize yourself with what’s available. Review this document from time to time. When you sign up here, it is recommended that you also create an account on our main website. There you will have access to a number of crucial supporting documents in the student resource section. Decide to always ask questions about anything you aren’t clear on. The best way to do this is by making posts to the member program discussion group. Chances are if you aren’t clear about something, others aren’t also. You’ll likely help someone else out by posting your questions to this forum. Your questions will be reviewed and answered by one of our facilitators. Take full responsibility for your own learning. The program is rich in resources for you to pick and choose from.

They are listed below along with suggestions of how to meet them. These objectives are also posted in your member resource pages. It’s a good idea to dedicate several hours per week beyond class time to mastering the skills. Be relentless, and yet patient in working on yourself using the techniques and processes outlined in the course material. Use a mindset of curiosity and compassion as you move through this program. Commit to using your time in this program to become clear of your beliefs, patterns, and habitual behaviors as much as you possibly can. The average person does a minimum of at least an hour of work per day using the techniques and processes on themselves before they start feeling consistently “free‟ of their behavioral conditioning. Connect with as many others in the program as you can. We have a saying – “The person who connects the most – wins!” Reaching out to others for help, support, and connection will bring you opportunities that you will never have if you go through the program alone. Take full advantage of the buddy system. Even if you feel timid about your discovery and self-realization skills, there will be incredible benefits to you connecting with others in mutually beneficial buddy arrangements. Many people who have gone through this program cite the support, coaching and learning during buddy calls to be the most important part of their progress. A few people have had as many as 5 or 6 buddy ongoing arrangements! Others have initiated a weekly meeting with a group of their peers to practice coaching each other. Feel free to issue an invitation in the member group to others to do something similar. Refer back to the Program Objectives often. Print off the evaluation form that’s posted in the member resource section and regularly evaluate your progress so you can discern what areas you need to work on. Occasionally, pull out these objectives with your buddies and give each other feedback on how you see each other doing with each of them. You are never alone on your hero’s journey we are here to assist you in any way that we can. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].