Starting May 9, Sacred Stream will be offering some of their most popular workshops in Iowa’s Quad Cities region. Courses available include: Coming to Peace: Methods of Conflict Resolution (Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center, Hiawatha), Expanding Consciousness: The Four Immeasurables Resolution (Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center, Hiawatha), Embracing the Sacred Feminine (Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, Wheatland), Consciousness and Integrated Energy Medicine (Bettendorf Public Library, Bettendorf), and The Path of Service and the Nature of Suffering (Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, Wheatland).
Special Announcement: Sacred Stream Offering Series of Workshops in Iowa’s Quad Cities Region This May
Applied Buddhist Psychology, Depth Hypnosis, Empowered Living, Integrated Energy Medicine, Isa Gucciardi, NewsVideo: Shamans and Siddhas with Robert Thurman & Isa Gucciardi (Part 3)
Applied Buddhist Psychology, Applied Shamanism, Isa Gucciardi, Robert Thurman, VideoBlog: The Two Truths: Finding Meaning in Difficult Situations
Applied Buddhist Psychology, Blog, Buddhism, Cases, Depth Hypnosis, RelationshipsBy Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.
In a recent dinner conversation with friends, the Buddhist concept of the Two Truths came up. In Buddhist philosophy, the Two Truths offers an explanation of the nature of reality. The discussion wound around to how I introduced adapted elements of the Two Truths to students in the Depth Hypnosis Foundation Course. This adaptation is a bit like an overview, making the concept a little easier to grasp and apply in a Western context.Video: Shamans and Siddhas with Robert Thurman & Isa Gucciardi (Part 2)
Applied Buddhist Psychology, Applied Shamanism, Isa Gucciardi, Robert Thurman, VideoVideo: Shamans and Siddhas with Robert Thurman & Isa Gucciardi (Part 1)
Applied Buddhist Psychology, Applied Shamanism, Isa Gucciardi, Robert Thurman, VideoBlog: Ask Isa: Overcoming Guilt as a Reaction to the State of the World
Applied Buddhist Psychology, Ask Isa, Blog, Buddhism, Empowered LivingBy Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.
Question: I feel very guilty about the state of the world and my relatively good life. I have so much and others are in such pain and have so little. My response is to over-give in an effort to help, but it never seems to be enough and I just end up feeling worse about myself and about the state of the world. How do you live with the knowledge that so much is wrong in the world and then not do something about it?Article: Relationship as a Vehicle for Consciousness
Applied Buddhist Psychology, Article, Depth Hypnosis, Empowered Living, Energetic Patterns, Karma, RelationshipsBy Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.
Relationship forms the core of our experience as humans. We define ourselves and are defined by the nature of our relating. The Buddhist concept of interdependence affirms that nothing exists independently. Everything exists interdependently. In relationship, we do not and cannot exist independently of one another. It is through relationship that we come to know ourselves. It is through relating that we hold up a mirror to others for them to come to know themselves. Others do the same for us, providing us with information about ourselves that we could not see without the lens of relating. In this way, relationship provides us with a path of revelation. As we learn more about ourselves, our experience takes on richer meaning.Blog: Finding Power in Powerlessness
Applied Buddhist Psychology, Blog, Depth Hypnosis, Empowered Living, Personal Responsibility, RelationshipsBy Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.
The roots of anger, and indeed, the roots of many potentially destructive emotions, lie in powerlessness. Most people would not choose destructive emotions as a way to gain control over circumstances if they could learn to tolerate not having control over the situations around them. It is important to be gentle with yourself and have self-compassion as you learn to be present with your anger. It is easier to be compassionate with yourself if you can trust your ability to take responsibility for any way you may have harmed yourself or another with anger. In this way, you won't look for the easy "out," but instead learn everything you have to learn from the way you have related to your anger. In this way, you can understand the roots of your anger more fully, make amends where needed, and honor the information contained in your anger.Blog: Listening to Anger
Applied Buddhist Psychology, Blog, Depth Hypnosis, Energetic Patterns, Personal Responsibility, RelationshipsBy Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.
There is a Mahayana Buddhist idea that everything in our experience is part of the path to enlightenment. This is very important to remember when we find ourselves wanting to avoid relating to others because it seems too overwhelming. We must remember that everything that comes up in our experience is workable.Blog: Having Compassion for Yourself and Others
Applied Buddhist Psychology, Blog, Depth Hypnosis, Energetic Patterns, Personal Responsibility, RelationshipsBy Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.
How attentively do you listen to yourself? Are you engaging in negative self-talk? Are you seeing your own self-talk reflected in how you talk to others? Are others having a reaction? Is it hard to ignore or deny that reaction? Here’s a hint: There is probably a part of yourself that is hearing that negative self-talk and having a reaction similar to those around you who you might be treating in the same way. This is one of many benefits of being in relationship. We can learn about ourselves and see ourselves through the lens of relationship.