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The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell
you must ask for what
you really want.
Don't go back to sleep.
People are going back and
forth
Across the doors
where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don't go back to sleep.
RUMI
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Biographical Sketch
After completing a Master of Science degree at Northeastern University's
College of Health Education, Surja Jessup was employed as an art and
recreational therapist at an innovative Psychiatric Day Hospital and
later taught full-time in the Vermont state college system. In the late
1970's she began a meditation program at a nearby Tibetan Buddhist retreat
Center, which opened the door to meditation and Buddhist Psychology.
In the 1980's, Surja moved to California, and pursued post-graduate
work at JFK University's School of Consciousness Studies. During the
next few years she became intrigued with the connection between Bodywork
and Hypnotherapy, studying Alchemical Hypnotherapy with David Quigley,
Ericksonian Hypnotherapy with Stephen Gilligan, Heart Centered Hypnotherapy
with Diane Zimberoff and DeHypnotherapy (Living Essence) with Arjuna
Ardagh, as well as learning acu-pressure, Rosen method of bodywork,
and deep tissue massage. She now combines Hypnotherapy with a gentle
style of bodywork to assist clients in releasing pain, stress and trauma,
and access inner resources for healing. For several years she taught
certificate programs in Hypnotherapy and Bodywork at holistic schools
for Mind-Body Wellness in several states.
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next important step in Surja's journey was a trip to India in 1992,
where she met a teacher named Poonja-ji (Papa-ji) who was a disciple
of Ramana Maharshi, and who transmitted the non-dual teaching of Self
Inquiry. This practice of exploring reality by looking inward and inquiring
into "Who am I?" profoundly changed Surja's life. For those
who are interested in looking more deeply into the truth of their own
being, Surja has integrated a process she calls Spiritual
Coaching into her Body/Mind practice. This combines Spiritual Inquiry
with "Practicing Presence", which she derived from working
with Eckhart
Tolle and the "portals" which he describes in his well-known
book, The Power of Now. Surja can be reached at her Berkeley
Ca., office at 510-848-7519.
Please call her for a free telephone consultation about her Body/Mind
Transformation sessions or e-mail her at surjajessup@earthlink.net
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