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DEEPENING PRESENCE®

Deepening Presence® explores the infinite expressions of our spiritual nature. For over 10 years this in-depth study group has integrated mindfulness, meditation, breath work, movement, and inquiry while using tools from Energy Medicine, Energy Psychology, and the wisdom of the Enneagram. These practices help to shift the habitual aspects of our personalities to reveal our most radiant and loving nature.

The following video clips are from the past 10 years of exploration into the mystery of who we are. They are not in any order. You can listen to which ones you are drawn to or start in Section 1 and move forward. New ones will be added in the highest numbered section.

Clips

Section 4

People releasing candle lanterns in the air

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Recognize, Release, & Return

a person's hand choosing among different blocks each with a different feeling

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We get to choose how to live our lives

planets and stars emerging from a book

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Recognize the mystery of existence

Person blended with the universe

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Freedom in Returning

Woman's head undefined with swirls of colors extending outward

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Our very nature is to disassociate

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Living the meditation

person locked in a skull

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Why it’s so hard to change as you get older

a couple holding hands reaching up with mountain and sunset in backdrop

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Awe, joy, and love are avenues back to our true nature

A child's block, with a Question mark, uncertain with direction to go

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Embracing the not knowing as a strength

Children's blocks that spell out "STORY"

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Stories are fabrications coming from a biased and limited place

Love in gold letters with Hate in subdued grey letters

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Choose not to give your love away

Photo from inside a cave looking out with swirls of colored rock

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The awe is the openness to the stillness

Man holding his head

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Awareness allows us to catch ourselves in contracted states

Hands cupped reaching out in a compassionate way

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We make choices based on our capacity to love

Northern lights in the sky

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There is a grander force moving through you.

Carved stones on Easter Island

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Recognize the mystery of your existence

A heart breaking up the letters of Hate

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Even hatred is a form of love

Trees in a dimly lit sky

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We often dim the light of who we are

Man & Woman handcuffed at the wrists

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Freedom is connected to our attachments

A heart falling apart. Word, "Hate" written from the parts

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Hatred is a closing of the heart

Dashboard of a car

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At the core of the closed heart is judgment.

Section 3

Person catching a star

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Awareness allows us to catch ourselves in contracted states

Hands made from colored paper coming together to form a heart

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Learning to connect with others in a loving and healthy way

Image of Doug

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Being conscious of our choices

plant stem leaning precariously against some driftwood

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The stillness in uncertainty

Sunset

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Ground with the elements

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Unconditional love is seeing that everything is inherent love

Woman blended into universe

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Awakening is a verb. It’s an ongoing process

Eagle

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Choosing presence over doing

Person looking at the milky way

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You are a unique aspect of oneness

The letters YES in some dice like blocks

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Converting no to yes

picture of Doug

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In order for the ego to evolve, it must change

Eclipsed moon over a sun rise

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Reality express itself in diversity

Face emerging from cosmos

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Our existence is a miracle

Person with losing control of an umbrella

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At the core of reactivity we are resisting

Image of Doug

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Understanding why it’s hard to tolerate expansiveness

Section 2

Head emerging out of cosmic dust

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Using the amazing ego as a tool

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Silence and stillness are part of flow

Hiker looking off in the distance

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We judge ourselves with our ideals

Swirling energy

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Vibrating at different frequencies

person walking toward sunset

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Living the meditation

Person in a boat on a lake looking at the cosmos with balls of light in the water

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How do we have radical acceptance?

Picture of Doug

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Thoughts are simply emerging

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Awareness is ever present

Picture of universe with dust clouds creating stars

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Synchronicity of the flow of the universe.

Woman holding her heart and smiling

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How to show up when feeling reactive

Brain with chained fence around it

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The brain condenses down reality.

picture of doug

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Managing your thoughts is essential for thriving

Red hot air balloon in shape of a heart

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Unconditional love is seeing that everything is inherent love

man and woman both in hamster wheels

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Why it’s hard to change as you get older.

Picture of a galaxy

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Awe, gratitude, & grounding sets the stage for awakening.

Section 1

Picture of paint brushes with text saying. Life is FOR me to paint my own story

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Where does choice come in?

Image of Doug

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Love is our nature

painting of someone with flowers in hand

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How to develop compassion

Dandelion

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We’re all learning to flower opening and contracting

Person standing on the word, ego

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The true spiritual journey is effortless

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Things are exactly as they are supposed to be

Swirling energy in shape of a heart

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We are seeking the very thing we are love

Doug Pointing

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Whatever we’re imagining we are helping to create

Man in contemplation

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Your need to seek validation is a mirage

Little tree with a butterfly on a earth sitting in a palm

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Who we take ourselves to be doesn’t exist

Doug with arms outstretched

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Returning to Awe

Person looking up towards the sky and a setting sun

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We are pure awareness

Hot Air Balloons

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Embracing the Ride

Butterfly being released from extended hands

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Freedom doesn’t mean we are free of the ego

picture of Doug

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First step in evolving the ego

Course Content

Section 4

Recognize, Release, & Return

We get to choose how to live our lives

Recognize the mystery of existence

Freedom in Returning

Our very nature is to disassociate

Living the meditation

Why it’s so hard to change as you get older

Awe, joy, and love are avenues back to our true nature

Embracing the not knowing as a strength

Stories are fabrications coming from a biased and limited place

Choose not to give your love away

The awe is the openness to the stillness

Awareness allows us to catch ourselves in contracted states

We make choices based on our capacity to love

There is a grander force moving through you.

Recognize the mystery of your existence

Even hatred is a form of love

We often dim the light of who we are

Freedom is connected to our attachments

Section 3

Hatred is a closing of the heart

At the core of the closed heart is judgment.

Awareness allows us to catch ourselves in contracted states

Learning to connect with others in a loving and healthy way

Being conscious of our choices

The stillness in uncertainty

Ground with the elements

Unconditional love is seeing that everything is inherent love

Awakening is a verb. It’s an ongoing process

Choosing presence over doing

You are a unique aspect of oneness

Converting no to yes

In order for the ego to evolve, it must change

Reality express itself in diversity

Our existence is a miracle

Section 2

At the core of reactivity we are resisting

Understanding why it’s hard to tolerate expansiveness

The true spiritual journey is effortless

Things are exactly as they are supposed to be

We are seeking the very thing we are love

Using the amazing ego as a tool

Silence and stillness are part of flow

We judge ourselves with our ideals

Vibrating at different frequencies

Living the meditation

How do we have radical acceptance?

Thoughts are simply emerging

Awareness is ever present

Synchronicity of the flow of the universe.

How to show up when feeling reactive

The brain condenses down reality.

Managing your thoughts is essential for thriving

Unconditional love is seeing that everything is inherent love

Section 1

Why it’s hard to change as you get older.

Awe, gratitude, & grounding sets the stage for awakening.

Where does choice come in?

Love is our nature

How to develop compassion

We’re all learning to flower opening and contracting

Whatever we’re imagining we are helping to create

Your need to seek validation is a mirage

Who we take ourselves to be doesn’t exist

Returning to Awe

We are pure awareness

Embracing the Ride

Freedom doesn’t mean we are free of the ego

First step in evolving the ego