"Who Am I?”
An inter-disciplinary exploration of self, soul, heart and spirit
by Abdul Hayy L. Holdijk
You ought to know yourself as you really are. so that you may understand of what nature you are and whence you have come to this world and for what purpose you were created and in what your happiness and misery consist.
al‑Ghazal
Whosoever knows himself well knows his Lord!
(well know Sufi saying attributed to Sayyidina 'Ali, (kw)
Man must first of all know his own soul before he can know his Lord, for his knowledge of the Lord is as the fruit of his knowledge of himself.
Sidi Muhyidin Ibn 'Arabi (qs)
Topics to be covered:
We will be covering a number of different topics in order to understand how we can "grow up, and wake up". Topics will include
Neurobiological Considerations
Awareness/Reality
Perception
Left Right Brain
Epigenetics
How our internal and external environment determine our behaviour and physiology
Breaking Paradigms
The Energy Body
Morphic Resonance and Memory
The Chakras
Alternative Medicine as an example
Shadow Work
The power of the unconscious
Reclaiming our projections
Voice Dialogue
Typologies
The Enneagram
Astrological Typologies
Alternative Typologies
Social and Cultural Conformity
Education
Spiral Dynamics
World Values and Norms
Death and Dying
The role of death
The practice of dying
Awakening
The Spiritual Heart
Integration of it all
Energy Exercise - regular Chi Kung exercise throughout the course
Materials:
The course will include lecture formats, workshops, interactive sessions, self-reflective exercises, journal writing, movies and readings. It will also include a regular Chi Kung exercise class at the beginning of every day, so loose clothing will be the most comfortable throughout the course.
The course and its material will be structured around a Google Sites website and you will be given access to the online course material once you have paid for the course.
Readings will be provided in electronic format and are meant to further develop your understanding of the course material.
Work:
Working on oneself means coming back to oneself, to one’s essence.
Length of Course:
The course will take place one weekend per month from November 2020 onwards, for a total of 9 months.
Timing:
Friday and Saturday from 9:30 am to 5 pm
Location:
Cairo and Dubai
Recording:
Every weekend will be recorded and posted on Vimeo so that if you miss a weekend you can review the material. Sound recordings of the weekends will also be made available. The pdfs of the powerpoint will also be posted online for you to download. However, since there are many interactive exercises, the recordings can only provide a framework but not the complete experience of the course.
For a sample of student feedback from students who have taken the course, click here.
For more details email me at ahholdijk@gmail.com