Exploring Our Vision of the Path
Ondy Willson · 111 minutes · recorded July 15, 2022
Guided imagery as a way of surfacing what thinking cannot reach, and of finding a direction when you do not know which way to turn. Ondy Willson traces Freud on dreams and Jung on active imagination, and how imagery is used in therapy and medicine now. Most of the evening is the quest: a garden, a path with an obstacle and a distraction, a helper at the foot of a mountain, and a higher self at the top who gives a gift. Participants describe what they saw and she reads the symbolism back.
Online webinar with mindfulness/Buddhist teacher Ondy Willson, who explores the topic of guided imagery and guides practitioners through a visionary practice helpful for understanding our deeper aspirations and innate potential. Ondy Willson is a Dharma teacher working with both Buddhist and secular approaches to genuine wellbeing. Relying on her elaborate experience as a professional educator and storyteller, Ondy has over the years taught in multiple centres and organizations in India, Latvia, Finland, Russia, the Netherlands and the UK. Combining her understanding of the intricate social realities with the powerful traditional teachings on mind training (Tib. lojong), Ondy has supported numerous students in cultivating ethical, emotional, and contemplative skills that make one’s life more meaningful and joyful. Ondy is the author of “Spiritual Rebellion: Mindfulness with Attitude”.
Distraction and attention Symbolism and iconography Teacher and student