Shivani Singh[MD1] in her book “ Discover Your Dharma” explored ten different ways to use journaling to unlock our hidden gifts and bring them up for consideration as life choices.
When I first read her book about six years ago I was fascinated about the number of journaling techniques that she had identified and how neatly she had packaged them into a system that she promised would effectively redefine your life purpose. Her emphasis was on effective journaling. With her engineering mind she wanted to go beyond what some might term “airy fairly” writing leading to no precise goal to a system that would guarantee fast, efficient success.
A few years later Shivani gave a tens minute TEDX talk that further clarified her notion that her Dharma Express system was a clearly set out system that could be replicated to deliver precise answers to major life questions in a short time. I have used her talk in my classes and am impressed by how quickly she communicates to various audiences that she can deliver her system smoothly and easily.
This year I started her Dharma Training course and I am again going through her journaling system. Like some readers of her book six years ago I admired her clever packaging and sporadically did the journaling exercises. Now I am doing the exercises in a systematic way linked to a definite exploration of certain life questions and choices.
So far I have explored Secret 1- Clearing the Junk. I was overwhelmed at how clarifying it was. In addition hearing how effective it was for others in different life situations and circumstances made me aware that it was replicable to others in diverse settings. Doing Secret 2-Knowing your moment of Truth illustrated that these short exercises can have quick, powerful moments of certainty. Despite our logical mind skepticism that certain questions cannot quickly uncover expert answers our intuition can.
Secrets 3 and 6—Go beyond the Line and Be your own Visionaire allowed me to uncover hidden blockages to moving forward linked to beliefs. In our sessions exploring these ideas it was amazing how many limiting beliefs we all had to peel off. Many of these beliefs we were not aware we held. Some of us had hidden denial systems to shunt us away from identifying and dealing properly with these beliefs and the consequent actions in our lives that flowed from our beliefs. I was humbled and impressed by the ways my fellow trainees shared their journey though working with these journaling secrets.
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| Supoort this project by fellow Dharma Trainee Smita |
For me personally the most powerful journaling secret I have explored is Secret 9- Stay Connected Within. I now realize that the entire process –creating a sacred space, invoking our spiritual guides, letting go and allowing the flow, the vibrational impact of the background music and the commitment to the kinetic energy of writing is life changing.
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| Website of fellow Trainees Tonya and Calvin |
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