Fall 2008

Are you someone who has a deep longing for a sacred quest taking you to the deep heart of India - the holy River Ganges - the prayerful, and colorful life along the ghats - the steps along the river?

Are you someone who has always longed for a journey to India… yet it hasn’t happened so far?

Do you like to travel with a small group of seekers… people exploring their own inner world, wanting to slow down and connect with their essence, perhaps getting in touch with their own next meaningful quest ?This trip will be a adventurous… we will be on a path to Slow Down and to wear a cloak of awareness. We will look around and take in the sights, the sounds, the people, the customs, the dances, and the spiritual practices of a diverse groups of Indian people. We will adopt a meditative and reflective stance, with a chance for sharing, coaching, and tuning into the deep humanity of the Indian people as well as getting in touch with what is important for each of us in our life right NOW.

The trip will be 16 days in the Fall of 2008. It will be led by Timo Navsky, founder of InnerFocus Coaching. Timo is a professional life and career coach… with a special passion for including adventure into your life. India is her spiritual home, she has lived there full time for several years… and has made about 25 trips to India over the last 30 years.

She lived with a spiritual master in an ashram in the late 70’s (Osho)…. she has travelled extensively all over India… she is also a graduate gemologist and has done business as a gem dealer since 1990 on a regular basis. Her Indian name Anand Pratimo (Timo for short) means “image of bliss”… and it is always a reminder to choose that path whenever she can.

Please email Timo for further information and to receive updates.

Namaste… Timo

What I call the Inner Journey is your own unique spiritual path in life. When you make time to consciously explore and walk down your spiritual path… much can berevealed … what is your life purpose and calling on the planet, what are your currentvalues and prioritiesand possibly what is your right livelihood and work at this time in your life.

I am guessing that some if not all of these issues are important to you … I find India an incredible place to slow down and explore what is next for you in your life and look at what is really important and calling to you to focus on.

For me to know what is next on that path… I need to slow down… stop my busy schedule… and check in with myself to see what I need to do next, and how I can better take care of my body and soul.

Usually this means time for:

* Regular meditation

* Regular exercise, stretching and yoga

* A healthy diet

* Time for myself to play

* Time for fun with others

* Free time for creative and artistic endeavors

* Time for contemplation, reflection and giving space to hear the Devine and hear her message
* What are you missing in your life… and what does this particular trip embrace?

Leaving space for spontaneity, roaming and a sense of free time… imagine what it would be like to be loving a gentle with yourself? Stop pushing to do more, be more, be better and drop judgments about yourself and comparisons with others. On this trip we will be exploring these issues and encouraging ourselves to leave our “regular” lives behind and to step into the here and now present and listen to what India is telling us. India has a way of “speaking her truth” to each of us. We’ll be listening for these messages and taking time to journal and do coaching sessions to clarify and understand what these unique messages are for us.

Here is a section I wrote in my journal during my January 2006 meditation retreat in Jaipur: “I feel myself aligning with my inner being. Being here straightens me out – like the end of a good yoga session… my body feels stretched out and relaxed and my mind has emptied out – it’s quiet, serene and peaceful. I sink into relaxation – non-pushing – simply being and enjoying this moment. “

Who am I?
What is my path in life?
Who are my partners along the way?
Who are my teachers and what are my lessons?
What do I bring to offer to others? To our planet?

All of these questions do not have a perfect or correct or sequential answer. There is an element of mystery as the answers reveal themselves and oddly enough, there is no predicting when a flash – a sudden illumination may occur – and an understanding and clarity about what life is about may reveal itself. Ah, this moment of revelation seems pure and clear and it comes from within to me! I embrace the mystery and mysteriousness of when these revelations show up. I am so excited when I get my message. I can put my inner critic back in her cozy den, and celebrate my knowing self! I can celebrate that I am traveling on my mysterious path… and that I am in the right place at the right time!

Let’s explore the concepts of Trust – and Tether your camel.

As I see it, trust means slowing down to check into yourself, embrace the quiet yet all knowing inner voice to be your guide – and then going forward from that centered, bulls eye, target… forward to where you need to step next. There is a conscious, easy, flow in your actions when you move forward from a trusting space.

Now, what does “Tether your camel” mean? Simply put, for me it means take your conscious, trusting energy and move into positive action. As you take your first steps, trust will grow and fear and anxiety will disappear.

Is it really okay to trust? Is there such a thing as trusting your life will unfold exactly as it should? Who controls trust? Is it yourself or is it a mystical, esoteric god/goddess?

I choose to let myself sink into trusting in the universe to show me the richness and depth of all of life’s experiences… the sublime and the unfair.
If trust was flowing through your veins.. you’d know “this too shall pass” – from the greatest love to the greatest loss. Trust would ease you forward,
It would be your special inner voice, your awareness of what is next. Trust would be your guide who leads you down your own unique and special path.

What a true and amazing gift making friends with Trust can be for you in your life.

Trusting in life is not about controlling and manipulating everyone and everything you come into contact with.

Trusting in life does not look like pretending to appear trusting on the outside – and yet mind fucking yourself to near death with doubt and fear on the inside.

Trusting in life means there is a larger, more amorphous mystical entity that is merged with your being… and together you walk down life’s path and experience what your life has to offer.