Module 2

Who Am I?

Identity, Perception & Ontological Inquiry

This module initiates a deep dive into personal identity and self-perception, aligned with the teachings of the Conscious School. Through experiential practice, students begin to question the constructs that shape their sense of self and learn to observe from the ever-present witness within.

Learning Objectives

Five core dimensions of facilitator development that will guide your journey

Identification, Conditioning, Perception & Ontology of Being

Explore modern neuroscience and phenomenology on how the mind constructs “self” as a predictive model, and how questioning that construct opens space for presence.

The Birth of the Conditioned Self and the Inner Critic

Trace the origins of your inner narrative, its adaptive survival function, and how habitual self-judgment arises.

Exploring Childhood Adaptations and Survival Strategies

Map the early parts (“managers,” “exiles,” “firefighters”) that emerged to protect you, and recognize their ongoing influence.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Introduction: Parts and Polarizations

Learn the IFS model’s key distinctions—Self, parts, burdens—and practice “unblending” to access your embodied Self.

Focusing and Body-Oriented Self-Inquiry

Practice Gendlin’s Focusing to cultivate a felt sense of inner experience, deepening relationship with parts through somatic attention .

Integration Focus

Cultivate the inner witness: rather than identifying with any one self-aspect, students learn to relate from presence to the constellation of parts within—observing, welcoming, and beginning to lead from the embodied Self.

Introduction to Transcendent Psychology & the Tree of Life

An integrative framework that maps the journey of consciousness—uniting mystical, somatic, and psychological dimensions—onto the Sefirot of the Tree of Life to guide facilitators in navigating inner landscapes.

The Facilitator as Presence: Holding, Not Fixing

The facilitator’s primary role is to embody unwavering presence and compassionate neutrality, creating a safe container where transformation can unfold without imposing solutions.

Overview of Entheogenic Traditions & Contemporary Therapeutic Context

A survey of ancestral plant and fungal rites alongside modern clinical models highlights principles of set, setting, and harm reduction to ground facilitators in both sacred lineage and evidence-based practice.

Ethical Responsibility, Projection & Boundaries

Ethical facilitation requires vigilant self-awareness to recognize and manage projections, uphold clear consent and confidentiality, and maintain boundaries that protect both client and container.

Program Schedule

Wednesday Evening – Sunday Evening

Wednesday

Opening Circle & Orientation

  • Welcome and setting intentions
  • Introduction to the module’s themes: “What is identity?” and “Who am I?”

Conscious School Seminar

  • Ontological inquiry: “Being” versus “becoming”
  • Guided meditation on “I am”

Thursday

Morning

Integrative Health Workshop

  • Somatic mapping of habitual posture and breath as identity indicators
  • Gentle movement to meet conditioned stress patterns

Noon

Group Integration

  • Sharing first impressions of self-inquiry exercises
  • Reflective journaling on inner critic emergence

Afternoon

Transcendent Psychology Lecture

  • Neuroscience of predictive self (Llinás) and its undoing
  • Experiential “mirror” exercise to witness self-narrative

Evening

Conscious School & Night Session

  • Phenomenology of perception: “How do I know I’m me?”
  • Optional gentle night journey to deepen presence

Night

Entheogenic Preparation

  • Ontological inquiry: “Being” versus “becoming”
  • Guided meditation on “I am”

Friday

Morning

Integrative Health Workshop

  • Breath-focused mindfulness to interrupt conditioned thought loops
  • Somatic exercises for unblending from parts

Noon

Group Integration

  • Small-group IFS introductions: naming and locating parts
  • Paired practice of “unblending” guided by rubrics

Afternoon

Transcendent Psychology Practicum

  • Deep dive: exploring early childhood adaptations
  • Mapping “manager,” “exile,” “firefighter” roles on paper

Evening

Conscious School & Night Session

  • Narrative deconstruction: rewriting core beliefs
  • Night ceremony to embody the witnessing Self

Saturday

Morning

Integrative Health Workshop

  • Body-based Focusing practice: tracking felt sense of Self
  • Gentle partner work to mirror somatic states

Noon

Group Integration

  • Process group: what arises when parts are invited to share
  • Creative expression (drawing, movement) of inner multiplicity

Afternoon

Transcendent Psychology Seminar

  • Interactive lecture on the inner critic: its function and befriending
  • Live coaching demo using IFS unblending

Evening

Conscious School & Night Session

  • Guided inquiry into “Who am I without my story?”
  • Third night journey: resting in pure presence

Sunday

Morning

Integrative Health Workshop

  • Integration yoga: unifying mind, body, spirit
  • Silent sitting with open awareness

Noon

Group Integration

  • Final reflections: shifts in self-perception over the week
  • Peer feedback on personal witness practice

Afternoon

Transcendent Psychology Closing

  • Ritual of parts dialogue: honoring all inner voices
  • Setting intentions for ongoing Self-led inquiry

Evening

Evening Conscious School & Farewell

  • Collective-circle ceremony to seal personal insights
  • Guidance on sustaining inner witness beyond the module

This five-day journey empowers students to step back from habitual identities and cultivate a stable, compassionate inner witness, laying the groundwork for deeper facilitation work in subsequent cycles.

Transcendent Psychology • Facilitator Training Program

Module 1

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