Announcing the Goodbye Merry-Go-Round Cohort

Maybe last week you decided you can't do God, church, religion or Christianity anymore. Perhaps you walked away months or years ago and been spinning your wheels in I-hate-religion mode, but now even that is getting old. Or maybe you have explored every feasible combination of ideas about God, renamed "God" something else, temporarily became Buddhist, studied ever philosophical and spiritual path known to humankind, and ... now you just...like...want...wish...you could jump off the merry-go-round of "figuring it out"and have a simple, meaningful, inspiring, bullshit-free life, and something like inner-serenity and peace; a sense of harmony, humanity, authenticity, purpose and congruence; relationships of depth and significance; and doing something with your life that you feel really matters. You can create this life for yourself! I promise. It won't be a cakewalk, but you can do this. If I did, you can. Since 2009 I have watched people riding the merry-go-round of replacing one belief for another, following one guru after another, trading in some "ism" for another, becoming a devotee of some new enlightened teaching after another, adopting a new spiritual practice after another... round and round and round they go. I've not only watched this occur in people's lives but for the past eight years I have listened, supported, encouraged and guided them in my spiritual direction practice. In many cases, people seek me out because they are knee-deep in the volatile and messy process of shedding religion. Some of the common areas we work through are: making peace with your past; undoing religious pathology; navigating existential angst; starting over with a different relationship with yourself; learning new mindsets and tools for creating a life you want; and exploring the depths of what it means to be human. I know this journey well, having walked this path myself many years ago. In a nutshell I've learned that if a person is serious about doing their personal and inner work, taking the actions that come from that, and has a support crew behind them... they can create that life mentioned above. Otherwise, round and round and round they go, where it stops nobody knows. This summer I'm leading a 8-week cohort. I'm calling it the: Goodbye Merry-Go-Round Cohort Group. This cohort group is not for the faint of heart. I'm inviting eight people who are tired of the religious/spirituality/self-help flavor-of-the-month approach to life and living, and interested in serious self-searching, deep growth and transformation work. There's no book to read, no teachings to hear, no belief-system to follow, no guru to worship... just you and me and eight people getting real about our lives. I will facilitate this 8-week journey for our group. I will partner with each person individually on this journey, and cohort members will actively participate in the process with one another. The 8-week experience includes: 1. Cohort prep work, which includes the creation of intentions for each participant2. 8 weekly one-on-one Skype calls with myself 3. 2 group calls 4. Pairing up cohort partners for real and authentic friendship and sharing  5. Dedicated private Facebook page for further interaction, discussion and sharing 6. Creating a 1-year intention for each participant and monthly "checking-in" calls with myself and cohort partner for support and encouragement Expect to spend 3-5 hours a week in this 8-week process. The cost of the 8-week cohort group is $425 per person. I am willing to work with folks on some sort of payment schedule. I may also have some scholarship funds available. The cohort group will be closed once the eight participants are selected.Jim's Summer Cohort is Now Fullto receive information and updates for the next one