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Enlightened Feminine Leadership Training

Mukara Meredith, MSW


The Matrixworks Mandala of the Enlightened Feminine Leadership

Training, and....

“You are WELCOME here”

In this space ‘sleeping women wake, and mountains move....’

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You have entered.......

A present moment to describe our work......


Definitions

Weaving together five BIG THEMES:

Enlightened, Sacred, Feminine, Leadership, Embodiment


An exploration of how women and men can and do

use a ‘Connective Edge’ (combination of Unity and

Diversity) to turn

A collection of Individuals into Teams Teams into Tribes and Tribes into Networks Networks into Villages, Sanghas, Universes

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Group Geometry: Small Groups

• REVEALERS

• TRANSFORMERS

• QUESTIONERS

Another Approach to Group Geometry

• EVOLUTIONARY PARTNERS


is a journey of moving from

COMPETITION to ‘COMMON-INTENTION’

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Discussion and More

OneofourdeepestfeminineKNOWINGS/WISDOMis:theradicaltruth,loveandpowerofthePrincipleofINTERCONNECTEDNESS.

Othertermsforthisare:RadicalRelatedness,RadicalInclusion,Inter-Being,Unity,‘BelongingTogether’

And,asEFL’sweholdtheintentionandcapacitytoBalanceINTERCONNECTEDNESSwithinafieldofinarguable,undeniable,incontestableUNIQUENESS(beyondEgo)

This is the foundation of Enlightened Feminine Leadership.....

• Yourreflections,questions,challenges,celebrations• AnasideabouttheFeminineLife-Forceinthebody: Mitochondria

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Wisdom Traditions say...

• Theenergyweinheritfromour‘MotherLineage’andpassontoouroff-springsisinourphysicalbodyastheMitochondriaineverycellofourbody.

• TheMitochondriaproducetheEnergyofLifeweneedtoliveineverycellofourbody.

• Ifthereisalackofenergy,vitality,lifeforceinourbeing,wecanuseourattentiontoconnectwiththeoriginalintentionoftheMitochondriaandrestorehealing

• Enlightened(Sacred)FeminineLeadersneedMighty

• Mitochondriaandtobeabletoawakenthisinothers.


Mitochondria: Feminine Source of Life Force inherited from our Mother Lineage

RoughEndoplasmicReticulum

GolgiApparatus Smooth

EndoplasmicReticulum

Mitochondria

Ribosome

NuclearporeNucleusChloroplast

Nucleolus

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Mother Lineage: Hard-Wired to Care


Two Images

UnityUnique

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If Enlightened Feminine Leaders Led the World....


What if we stopped working for a financial system and worked for a living system instead?

We would all be teachers, artists, visionaries, growers, musicians, heelers, pioneers, scientists, researchers, storytellers, engineers, builders, care givers, creators….

Imagine the sort of world we would live in then…

Summary

•EnlightenedFeminineLeadershipis:anexpressionofInterconnectedness/UnityandUniqueness/Diversity

•FlowinginafundamentalToroidal(Torus)patternthatsustains,servesandsupportsLife.

•OurclassisaPracticeFieldtoexperience,embodyandexpressthesepersonalanduniversaltruths.

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Interconnectedness and Uniqueness


Guide Lines and Shared Agreements

• Whole-heartedintentiontoengageandmove towardhealthandnewpossibilities

• Assumeattitudeof‘notknowing’--beginner’smind

• ListenandSpeakfromthe‘deepest’,mostauthentic partsofyourself

• Self-CorrectionandRepairareanecessarypartof thehumanrelationshipexperience

• ‘Nothingisitselfwithouteverythingelse’

• Humor,InquiryandSelf-Reflectionarewelcome substitutesforBlame,Judgement,andShaming

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Practice: Present Moment Awareness

•In pairs:PartnerAspeaksfor3minutesabouttheroleofInterconnectednessinherLife.PartnerBlistensfromaplaceofopenness,spaciousnessanddeepinterest.ThenreverserolesandPartnerBspeakswithPartnerAlistening.

•RepeattheSpeakingandListeningaroundthethemeof Uniqueness/Diversity

•Sit in SilencetogetherandfeeltheTorusofEnergyflowing throughyou,betweenyouandintheFieldoftheroom.

•Completewithinteractivesharingontheimpactofthis exercise.

WHOLE GROUP SHARING

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TASK # 1

Adapted From U Theory--OTTO SHARMER

Roles: Time Keeper, Group Leader, Culture Creator

15 minutes: Working alone, journal about the following questions

1)Whatare3challengesyoucurrentlyfaceinyourlife and/orwork?

2)Whatareyourcurrentmostvitalsourcesof LoveandEnergy?

3)WhatistryingtoEmergeorbeborninyouatthistime?

• 15minutes:Shareyouranswersinpairsortriads

• 15minutes:WholeGroupsharing


Process # 1

Permissions and Taboos

Words to describe you

• OpportunitiesandChallengestoyourexpressing Enlightened(Sacred)FeminineLeadershipinyourlife

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Open Space

Work in groups of 3 or 4

Three Roles: Experiencer, Guide and Supporter

• ExperiencersitswithSupporterbehindandGuideinfront. GuideinvitesExperiencertofocusonherMitochondria, movingfromfeetuptoheadandbackdownagain.Allow severalminutesforthistodeepen.

• GuideaskstheExperiencer:“ifyourMitochondriacould speaktoyou,whatwouldtheysay.Repeat3-5x’s.

• Supporterwritesdownwhatexperiencersaysandreads backtoExperiencer.

• Shiftroles:Eachpersonhasaturnatall3roles.


Whole Group at End of the Day

Small Group Nourishment:

• Touch• Smiles• ResponsivenesstoNeeds• PositiveEmotionalStates

Closing words:

• “I wish.... • “I love.... • “We should....

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Enlightened Feminine Leadership Day 3

• Mindfulness: “Weareourconnections”

• EVOLUTIONARY PARTNERS

• Checking-In:Reports,Requests,Realizations,Guidelines

• Review:Interconnectedness-Uniqueness,Mitochondria

• Overview: TheUniversalPatternoftheTorus:5Friends:


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Natureappearstorelyononecorerecurringpatterntoevolvelifeateveryscale–thetorus.Itisadonutshapedenergyvortexthatyoucanseeeverywherefromatomstogalaxiesandbeyond.

Thetorusisnature’swayofcreatingandsustaininglifeanditcanserveasatemplateforsustainability.Knowledgeofthepatternisalreadyadvancingfanandpropellertechnologies,poweringclean,“newenergy”devices,informingnon-violent

selfdefense,andhelpingusbetterunderstandthenatureofthe“unifiedfield.”

The torus,orprimarypattern,isanenergydynamicthatlooks

http://www.thrivemovement.com/the_code-fundamental_pattern

The Torus, adapted from the

movie Thrive.


likeadoughnut–it’sacontinuoussurfacewithaholeinit.Theenergyflowsinthroughoneend,circulatesaroundthecenterandexitsouttheotherside.

Youcanseeiteverywhere–inatoms,cells,seeds,flowers,trees,animals,humans,hurricanes,planets,suns,galaxiesandeventhecosmosasawhole.

Scientistandphilosopher,ArthurYoung,explainedthatatorusistheonlyenergypatternordynamicthatcansustainitselfandismadeoutofthesamesubstanceasitssurroundings–likeatornado,asmokeringintheair,orawhirlpoolinwater.

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©HeartMathInstitute


http://www.heartmath.org

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The torusalsoappliesatthehumanlevel.Eachpersonnotonlyisatorus-ourbodiesareacontinuoussurface(skin)withaholethroughthemiddle(intestinaltract)-butweareeachsurroundedbyourowntoroidalelectro-magneticfield.

Eachindividual'storusisdistinct,butatthesametimeopenandconnectedtoeveryotherinacontinuousseaofinfiniteenergy.

Itisthesameenergyfieldyoucanfeelwithamagnet.itisusuallyinvisible,butbyscatteringironfilingslooselyaroundamagnetyoucanactuallyseethetoroidalshapeofenergy.


How these patterns flow together is the

key to EFL

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Consciously Feeding the Torus

To optimize our experience, embodiment and

expression of Enlightened Sacred Feminine

Leadership, we cultivate the Magical Keys of

the 5 Friends

• Definitions

•Safety •Support •CreativeExpression/Freedom •Truth •ValueandWorth

Whenthesearepresent,wecanliveinandfromtheCreativePrincipleoftheUniverseandpartnerwiththeEvolutionaryImpulsethatservesLife.Weenterintodeeppartnershipwiththesacred.Weexperiencethetruevalueofbeinghuman.

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Whole Group Experiential

• “I feel safe when……..” • “I feel supported when………” • “I feel free/creative when……” • “When i speak my truth, I feel.....” • “I feel valued when.........”


Five Magica Friends MANDALA

Front

R Side

Behind

L Side

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TASK #2

1) EXPLORE personal understanding of 5 Friends

Safety, Support, Creative Expression/Freedom,

Truth, Value/Worth.

2)Choosea) Workorleadershipsituation/contextandidentify

whichofthe5Friendsarepresent,whichabsent.

b)Chooseasignificantrelationshipanddothesameprocess.

c)Rememberyourmeditationonmaking2013yourbestyear.

Which of the 5 Friends will help you accomplish this?

3)Howcouldyoucultivatethepresenceofthemallinyourlife?

Share with a partner; share in the whole group


Enlightened Feminine Leadership Day 4

• Mindfulness:“Nothingisitselfwithouteverythingelse”

• EvolutionaryPartners

• CheckingIn

• Review:Torus,5Friends

Overview: 5 Friend and the EMERGENCE CYCLE;

Uniqueness; Intention and Impact

• Video:MirrorNeurons

• GRADUATION

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Time Structure


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The Conscious Choice to REFRAIN from Over-Feeding the Torus these ‘foods’

• Complaining

• (over) Controlling

• (over) Caretaking

• Cynicism

• SCAPEGOATING

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The EMERGENCE Cycle & 5 Friends

• Connection

• Chaos

• Consciousness

SafteySupport

Creative ExpressionFreedom

TruthValue/Worth


5 Friends and the Emergence Cycle

Consciousness/synergy

Connection

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For EMERGENCE to work

We must have access to our

•Uniqueness

•Demo with student


Experiential

•Repeatingquestion

•PartnerAasksPartnerB15x’s:“Tellmesomething thatisUniqueaboutyou”

•PartnerBanswersandPartnerAsays“ThankYou”

•Afterthe15thtime,decidewhichoftheanswershas themost‘juice’andsayitbacktothePartner:”it’s oktobe(contemplative)(outrageous)etc..Find wherethislivesinthebody,makecontactand repeatthephrase.

•Reverserolesandrepeattheprocess.

•WholeGroupSharing

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Task # 3 Intention and Impact

1)Byyourself,explore3importantsituations/relationships, eitherpersonalorprofessionalintermsofIntention andImpact.

•Whatareyourintentions?Whatdoyouimagineare yourimpacts?

•Whatfeedbackdoyouneedtohavethemmatch morecompletely.

2)Shareaboveinpartners

3)Doexercisewith2or3ingroup


Intention and Impact

• I am in charge of my intentions

• You are in charge of the impact on you

• FEEDBACK is needed so that Intention and Impact match

• Examples and Demonstration

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Open Space

Working in triads: Experiencer, Guide, Supporter.

• Experiencercallstomindtheirintentiontohave2013bethebestyearever.FeelingthesupportoftheSupporterbehind,andmakingeyecontactwiththeGuideinfront,theExperiencersays:

• I committotakeactionswithmyhealth,relationships,workandembodimentoftheEnlightenedSacredFeminineLeadership.

• Guide and Supporterbothreceivethecommitmentvowandaffirmthroughtouch,wordsandeyecontacttheirconfidenceintheExperiencer.


GRADUATION

• Certificate

• Bead

• Anointing Oil

• Dedication of Merit

www.matrixworks.org

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Future Opportunities

•Group Genius Accelerator,May22-29,2013,Boulder

•Advanced Practice (Evolutionary Leadership) Group Genius Accelerator--July22-26,2013,Boulder

• Group Genius Accelerator,SaoPaulo,BRAZIL:Oct.2013

Mukara Meredith [email protected]

Sarah Oswald [email protected]


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supplimentary materials


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Shadow Work for the Enlightened Feminine Leader adaptedfromworkofThomasHuebl

ACommitmenttogrowingourEnlightenedFeminineLeadershipcompetencyrequiresawillingnesstoengageourcuriosityandenlistthehelpofourcommunitytoexplorethoseaspectsofourselvesthatoperatebeneaththelevelofconsciousnessand,thatarenotintegratedintothewholeofourbeing.

Theshadowpartsofusarenotbad,butratherplacesinusthatdonotflow,donotreflectacoherencebetweeninnerandouter,betweenmental,physical,psychological,andspiritualaspectsofourselves.Theyrepresent

akindof‘arrested’development,asifsomeofourenergyisstilllivingasayoungerpartofourselves.Thisyounger,lessconsciousparttendstoattractrepeatingproblemsinmanyareasofourlives:forexample,work,personalrelationships,finances,careerchoices.

Nonetheless,withintheseshadowparts,thereisapearlordiamondofclarity,thatlongsforexpressionandintegrationintothewhole.FacingourresistancetoturntowardourshadowissupportedbyourconnectionwitheachotherinthesafetyofourEnlightenedFeminineLeadershiptrainingcontainer.


Inourtraining,wewillexploretogether,usingexercises,lecturesanddialogue:

1)howtoidentifyshadowaspectsofourselves

2)howtheshadowshowsupinourbodies,emotions,thoughts andfeelings

3)howtorecognizeincongruencesinourcommunicationthat indicateashadowispresent

4)howtoreleasetheenergyheldintheshadowtosupportthe feelingofwholenessintheindividualandcollective

5)howtorecognizeGroupShadowsandbringtheminto awarenesswithtransparencyandtruthfulness.

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