Soul silence
A Unique Approach To Mastering The 11th Step
About The Book
Soul silence
A Unique Approach To Mastering The 11th Step
For many people in recoverywhether newcomers or veterans with years in the programthe 11th Step (seeking through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God . . .) can prove confusing and elusive. What
exactly does it mean to pray and meditate? How does one go about making conscious contact with a Power greater than oneself? What does one do if he or she is not religious? Soul Silence: A Unique Approach to Mastering the 11th Step outlines a comprehensive program that answers these questions and offers clear definitions and instructions for prayer and meditation, teaching you how to listen within for spiritual insights that are key to ongoing sobriety and abstinence. Part guidebook, part memoir, Soul Silence is written by Peter Amato, M.A., a meditation master and psychotherapist with sixteen years of sobriety. His tried-and-true approach to prayer and meditation is the cornerstone of his Inner Harmony Workshops, which have helped thousands of men and women develop a new understanding of the 11th Step, recommit to their recovery, and enjoy lives filled with peace, passion, and purpose.
The Initial Stage
Conditioning Awareness
In this stage, you learn how to become more aware of yourself and the world around you. In this stage of Conditioning Awareness four specific behaviors appear:
The Second Stage
Questing Awareness
A Significant Life Occurrence triggers the second stage of Awakening. You’ll begin questioning what you know, reasoning and searching before you transition to the follow stages.
The Third Stage
Re-contextualizing Awareness
In the third level, you experience a significant shift from questioning into a self-discovery of the lived experience. One that allows you to place value and priority on your life activities.
The Fourth Stage
Embodying
The Embodying stage of developmental awareness is the final stage in Awakening, the accumulation of your hard work. You become the change that you perceived and indented.