What is the Sedona Method^® or Emotional Releasing?

My beliefs have been greatly influenced by the wisdom of Lester Levenson, who was the founder of the Sedona Method®.  Lester believed:

• We create our reality with our thinking.
• With clear and focused thought, intentions are created and fulfilled and goals are achievable.
• Emotionally driven thinking is clouded and based on baggage from the past.
• You can master your emotional state and be in a position to think clearly and therefore be more easily able to take action as required.

All of the programs offered at Inspired Pathways are designed with this principle in mind:

“Clear focused thinking creates a happier reality.”

This approach is premised on the fact that clearing your mind of emotionally driven thoughts and beliefs will free you up to the clarity of choice and possibilities in the present moment.

Emotional releasing is an experiential approach to personal change that deals with releasing emotions that drive behaviour.  In contrast to suppressing or expressing feelings, releasing allows you to simply acknowledge and accept the feeling (such as anger), experience it more directly, and then let it go.  Letting go or releasing, allows for a new understanding of how the event evolves. Emotional releasing contrasts with most approaches to personal change because they focus on ‘analysis’ and ‘understanding’ to guide the emotional change. 

The process of releasing leads to an awareness that emotions from past events and issues drive current behaviours, and that we are re-enacting many of our patterns when interacting with others.  Dealing with the emotional ‘glue’ underlying behaviours allows one to move ahead with changed interpretations of the past and calmness in dealing with life today.  It opens up the door for choice and clarity of thinking in the present.