Self Inquiry and Care
In this Course, we will:
Explore the mind/body relationship
Understand the root cause of stress & suffering
Prioritize time for guilt-free self-care
Reconnect with your true nature of joy, curiosity, & play
Access & trust your inner guidance
Support others from a space of authenticity, presence, & gratitude
Make decisions with more confidence, clarity, & creativity
Step out of fear and into empowerment
Create a balanced life full of love, compassion, & peace
Develop inner resources for meeting life’s curveballs with an open mind & heart
Meet Your Guide
As a Mindset Coach, Yoga Therapist, Author, & Cancer Thriver, Bethany Adair’s mission is to find freedom with everything life brings. She loves exploring the relationship between the mind & body ~ how our mental BS (belief systems) affect our emotions, physical sensations, and overall health & wellbeing. These tools provided her with a compassionate inner support system to meet Stage IV Breast Cancer (and many other life challenges) with an open mind, heart, and playful sense of humor.
Self Inquiry and Care
How do you care for yourself while caring for others? What if peace is possible, even in the toughest of circumstances? This course is a deep dive into unraveling the BS (belief systems) that block you from experiencing love, support, kindness, and compassion with yourself and those surrounding you. Embracing a powerful mindset practice called The Work of Byron Katie® - also known as “Yoga for the Mind” - you will gain simple, effective tools to navigate the mental/emotional challenges of companion care.
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Lesson 1: Yoga for the Mind
Introduce your lesson with an optional, short summary. You can edit this excerpt in lesson settings.
Introduce your lesson with an optional, short summary. You can edit this excerpt in lesson settings.
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Lesson 2: About Your Guide
Meet Bethany and hear about her personal journey of working in wellness, yoga therapy, and self-inquiry and how she has learned to embrace these tools to meet her own life challenges - especially stage 4 cancer - with an open mind, heart, and playful sense of humor.
Meet Bethany and hear about her personal journey of working in wellness, yoga therapy, and self-inquiry and how she has learned to embrace these tools to meet her own life challenges - especially stage 4 cancer - with an open mind, heart, and playful sense of humor.
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Lesson 3: Self Inquiry and Care
An in depth review of the meditative, mindset practice of self-inquiry, also known as The Work of Byron Katie or “Yoga for the Mind.”
An in depth review of the meditative, mindset practice of self-inquiry, also known as The Work of Byron Katie or “Yoga for the Mind.”
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Lesson 4: Becoming Awareness
Explore what it feels like to become a witness to your breath, body, emotions, and thoughts in this soothing meditation.
Explore what it feels like to become a witness to your breath, body, emotions, and thoughts in this soothing meditation.
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Before we move into Chapter 2, let's reflect in our journal.
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Lesson 1: Opening the Mind/Body Yoga Therapy Practice
Stretch, expand, and unwind your mind, body, and heart in this gentle inquiry-based yoga therapy practice.
Stretch, expand, and unwind your mind, body, and heart in this gentle inquiry-based yoga therapy practice.
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Lesson 2: Core Care Beliefs
It’s time to dive into the first step of self-inquiry - identifying stressful thoughts!
It’s time to dive into the first step of self-inquiry - identifying stressful thoughts!
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Lesson 3: Inquiry in Action
Ready to see the work in action? Let's watch as Bethany walks Angel through a Core Care Belief.
Ready to see the work in action? Let's watch as Bethany walks Angel through a Core Care Belief.
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Lesson 4: Self Inquiry
Using the Self-Inquiry Guide and/or Self-Inquiry Audio Guide, we'll walk each belief through the 4 questions and turnarounds.
Using the Self-Inquiry Guide and/or Self-Inquiry Audio Guide, we'll walk each belief through the 4 questions and turnarounds.
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Let’s close this lesson out with some reflecting journaling.
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Lesson 1: The 3 Types of Business
What are the 3 types of business and what would your life be like if you stayed in your own mental business? What is your “real” job when it comes to caring for others?
What are the 3 types of business and what would your life be like if you stayed in your own mental business? What is your “real” job when it comes to caring for others?
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Lesson 2: “Whose Business Are You In?” Meditation
Explore the 3 types of business - mine, yours, God’s - as a meditation.
Explore the 3 types of business - mine, yours, God’s - as a meditation.
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Lesson 3: Identifying Stressful Thoughts
Now that you’ve explored the 3 types of business, what beliefs are taking you out of your own mental business?
Now that you’ve explored the 3 types of business, what beliefs are taking you out of your own mental business?
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Let's take those stressful thoughts to inquiry!
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Lesson 5: Journaling
Time to reflect on what we've learned so far in this Chapter with some journaling.
Time to reflect on what we've learned so far in this Chapter with some journaling.
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Lesson 1: The Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheet
Let’s judge people - YAY! In this lesson, we'll discover the Judge Your Neighbor worksheet
Let’s judge people - YAY! In this lesson, we'll discover the Judge Your Neighbor worksheet
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Lesson 2: Inquiry in Action
Now that we've Judged our Neighbor, let's see what an inquiry in action looks like with some of these thoughts.
Now that we've Judged our Neighbor, let's see what an inquiry in action looks like with some of these thoughts.
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Now it’s your turn to practice self-inquiry!
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Lesson 4: "Cultivating Compassion" Meditation
Calm your mind, open your heart, and extend compassion, kindness, and love into your life and out into the world with these meditations.
Calm your mind, open your heart, and extend compassion, kindness, and love into your life and out into the world with these meditations.
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We'll finish this chapter with journaling
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Lesson 1: The Mind/Body Relationship
Are the body and mind connected? If so, in what ways? How does it feel in your body as you question and turn around your stressful beliefs about it? It’s time to dive into our BodyWork!
Are the body and mind connected? If so, in what ways? How does it feel in your body as you question and turn around your stressful beliefs about it? It’s time to dive into our BodyWork!
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What stories are you carrying about your body?
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Lesson 3: Body Love and Acceptance Yoga
Experiment with dropping your body beliefs, comparison, shoulds…get present and learn how to love and accept the REAL body you have now, seeing it as a guide and wise teacher.
Experiment with dropping your body beliefs, comparison, shoulds…get present and learn how to love and accept the REAL body you have now, seeing it as a guide and wise teacher.
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Ready to see this BodyWork in action?
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We'll close out this chapter with some journaling.
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Lesson 1: “Tapping Into Your Inner Wisdom” Meditation
Slow down, get present, and access the wisdom that always lives within you.
Slow down, get present, and access the wisdom that always lives within you.
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Lesson 2: Identifying "Should" Beliefs
We all have so much wisdom in our hearts..an inner compass that can guide us on how to move forward in challenging times with more clarity, confidence, and trust. What if we are our own Gurus? And how do we access this innate wisdom?
We all have so much wisdom in our hearts..an inner compass that can guide us on how to move forward in challenging times with more clarity, confidence, and trust. What if we are our own Gurus? And how do we access this innate wisdom?
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Lesson 3: Inquiry in Action: "Should" Beliefs
Now that we've identified a list of "Should" beliefs for others, let's take those to inquiry.
Now that we've identified a list of "Should" beliefs for others, let's take those to inquiry.
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Lesson 4: Self Inquiry and the Prescription for Happiness
We'll take some of our own "should" beliefs to inquiry, and also work on the Prescription for Happiness.
We'll take some of our own "should" beliefs to inquiry, and also work on the Prescription for Happiness.
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We'll close out this chapter with some reflection journaling.
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Lesson 1: "Moving Through Fear" Meditation
These meditations invite a safe space for fear to speak, be felt, and processed. Explore meeting fear, anxiety, grief with more love, curiosity, non-judgment, and understanding.
These meditations invite a safe space for fear to speak, be felt, and processed. Explore meeting fear, anxiety, grief with more love, curiosity, non-judgment, and understanding.
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Lesson 2: Fear + Worst Case Scenarios
The mind is very talented at dwelling on worst-case scenarios. Have you noticed? Luckily, there are tools to meet these difficult moments and messy emotions.
The mind is very talented at dwelling on worst-case scenarios. Have you noticed? Luckily, there are tools to meet these difficult moments and messy emotions.
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Lesson 3: Inquiry in Action
Meeting our fears through inquiry can help turn "worst" case scenarios into "best" case scenarios.
Meeting our fears through inquiry can help turn "worst" case scenarios into "best" case scenarios.
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Lesson 4: Self Inquiry and Turning Around the "Worst" to the "Best"
In this lesson, we'll give our deepest darkest fears a voice. Let them be heard in this safe space, where we'll take them to inquiry.
In this lesson, we'll give our deepest darkest fears a voice. Let them be heard in this safe space, where we'll take them to inquiry.
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Let's close this chapter with some reflection journaling.
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Lesson 1: “Attitude of Gratitude” Yoga
What are you grateful for and how does it feel to live with this lens?
What are you grateful for and how does it feel to live with this lens?
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Lesson 2: Top Mindset Shifts + Tips
Learn some of Bethany's top mindset shifts that have supported her most in life, love, health, relationships, and work, as well as how to implement Inquiry into your everyday life.
Learn some of Bethany's top mindset shifts that have supported her most in life, love, health, relationships, and work, as well as how to implement Inquiry into your everyday life.
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Course Review
What an adventure! You did it! Sit back, relax, and close your eyes as Bethany walks you through the journey of this course.
What an adventure! You did it! Sit back, relax, and close your eyes as Bethany walks you through the journey of this course.
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Our final journaling exercise for this course.
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Resources for ongoing support
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FAQs
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This course is for anyone who has ever served or is serving in a caregiving role. This may include but is not limited to: parents, adult children caring for parent(s), a spouse caring for another spouse, medical professionals (nurses, doctors, physical therapists, carers, etc) and therapists.
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While payment plans are not an option online. If you would like to participate in this course and financial reasons would keep you from it, please reach out to Angel at Angel@templeroadjourney.com to work out a payment schedule.
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You do not! While the course does include a few yoga practices, the practices are accessible to the complete beginner and are complementary to the concepts being taught.
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The course is completely self paced, so you can take as much or as little time as you need.
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Yes! Both Bethany and Angel are available for private sessions if you would like to add these on to your course. Rates start at $125/hour, and package pricing is available. For more information, contact Bethany at bethany@mygurucancer.com or Angel at angel@templeroadjourney.com