Brock Travis

Posted on November 17, 2018 by admin

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Brock Travis, PhD 

Intuitive, empathic
mindful counseling.

By telephone
or in person.

Spiritual and practical.
Non-sectarian and non-clinical.

brocktravis3@gmail.com

805-320-6079

PO Box 449 Ojai, CA 93024

$100 per Session

Visit @ drbrocktravis


							

	
			

									
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Mindfulness & Counseling


			

				Posted on May 1, 2018 by admin			


					

				




Just prior to the session

I drop my mind into my heart.


This way I can bring presence

into the encounter between

myself & the other being.


There is a silence.


I am holding a vigil –

watching & listening

for the signs of:


openness & clarity

meaning & purpose

unity & wholeness.


People often pass over

the important message –

the painful, sad & scary thing

or the tender, joyous thing.


But we can train ourselves

to simply notice

the sparkle of a glance

the timbre of a phrase,

that felt-sense of there it is.


We can gently focus into

the moment that reveals

what is really happening.


This practice creates a space

that allows the unknowns,

the hidden secret treasures,

to emerge from the depths.


It is basic consciousness

that illuminates & integrates

& brings the self to peace.


This way the client becomes

fully aware of their own


authentic intentions,

genuine impulses,

personal essence,

original nature.



							

	
			

									
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The Sacred Ojai Tour


			

				Posted on May 10, 2017 by admin			


					

				
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I began taking friends

on spiritual adventures

to sacred sites around

the Ojai Valley area

in the mid-1980s.


At this point I give clients

the Sacred Ojai Tour.


I truly love sharing

this special place.


Ojai is one of the few valleys

that run from East to West

so that there are no shadows

in the morning or evening.


Pine Mountain at 7,000 feet –

Ponderosa Pines & Matilija Sandstone

with a view of the Pacific Ocean

is about an hour away via Highway 33.


Ventura Pier at California Street –

with stretches of beaches

between two estuaries

is about half an hour’s drive & walk.

There is also a bike trail the whole way

from Ojai to the ocean.


Mountains & canyons

waterfalls, lakes, streams,

fox, squirrel, coyote

cougar, deer, bear,

heron, duck, swan, eagle,

yerba santa, wild rose

alders, sage, fern, palms.


Healthy eating,

Restful lodging.

Healing energies.

Jeweled bookstores.


This is a good place to visit

 for finding your way again.

							

	
			

									
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The Perennial Tradition


			

				Posted on February 1, 2017 by admin			


					

				
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I studied Humanities,

Literature, Music, Theater,

prior to finding Psychology –

‘The Knowledge of the Soul.’


I taught my way

across the human lifespan:

preschool, elementary,

secondary, high school,

junior college, university,

graduate, doctoral,

clinical, community, corporate,

even infants, toddlers

& geriatric day care.


Over time I came to speak for

the broad deep range of

Consciousness Disciplines

& Spiritual Traditions.


This path took quite awhile,

several decades really.

And it did not happen

in a neatly planned order.


Along the journey

I met a very few real teachers –

those who don’t just teach their topic,

but help others toward becoming

what they are meant to be.

And I found the real school –


The hidden, secret,

Teachings of Wisdom

forever pointing the Way.

							

	
			

									
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What’s Next?


			

				Posted on October 17, 2016 by admin			


					

				
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The career is finishing.

The family is raised.

The game is polished.

The home is designed.


Is that all?


The next step is spirituality.


We are troubled by emptiness.

Anxiety & depression are rooted in

yearning for meaning & purpose.

There is a depth within our being

& it draws us forever beyond.


There seems to be an urge for simplicity.

The fundamentals are not complicated.


There seems to be an urge for creativity.

We need to play our part in the unfolding beauty.


We want to bloom fully

leave our mark

sound our note

pass our flame.


We still feel the calling.

We are not done yet.

							

	
			

									
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The Gift of Time


			

				Posted on August 29, 2016 by admin			


					

				
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A client friend once said to me,


“I’m watching my thoughts.

I’m feeling my feelings.

And it still hurts.

What am I missing?”


Why doesn’t Spirituality

work instantly or constantly?


Our mind has the gift of Light.

Our heart has the gift of Love.

And these are heroic powers.


But the first aspect of our Soul

beyond even Light & Love

is the Will.


And our will proves itself over time.


Spirituality is not a one step event

but a path that must be walked.


This is how our pain finds peace.

							

	
			

									
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Healing Trauma


			

				Posted on July 2, 2016 by admin			


					

				
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 Trauma is a global impact.

Casting its shadow across

generations & incarnations.

Every human child is touched

in some way by the waves of war.


Some go sad & scared.

Some go tough & mean.

But none go free of it.


The nerves are shocked.

The heart is numb.

The mind is flashing.


So we sit fiercely vigilant.

Simply breathing the breath.


We let our hearts be great.

Spacious enough for

the pain, grief & fear,

the shame, anger & guilt,

even the hope & joy

to finally come to peace.


We train our minds to watch.

Promptly facing our wrongs.

Asking only to know the right path.


We sit in the presence

of kindness & wisdom.

Breathing the breath.

Minding our hearts.

Everyday we practice

acting upon the peace.

							

	
			

									
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Mind & Heart


			

				Posted on June 25, 2016 by admin			


					

				


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I have been teaching that mindfulness

might just as well be called “heartfulness.”


In the practice we witness

our own body, heart & mind.

We observe our thoughts & feelings

& so come to know ourselves deeply.


And in this process we befriend

our body, heart & mind also.

We embrace thoughts & feelings

& come to love ourselves more fully.


Human beings are able

to use their minds to think.

But minds can also see.

My mind can cling to a belief.

Or I can see what is.


Human beings are able to

use their hearts to emote.

But hearts can also feel.

My heart can cling to a desire.

Or I can feel what is.


Our mind is a light

meant to show us the Way.


Our heart is a love

linking us to other beings.



							

	
			

									
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Innocence


			

				Posted on April 27, 2016 by admin			


					

				
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My business training gave me

a set of very clear priorities:

You don’t perform a service

without a “return on investment.”

You don’t leave the room

without making sure

everyone has your card.

You don’t announce an event

without a “call to action.”


I tried to do all those things.

But I couldn’t stand myself.

So I don’t do any of them.


My coach also taught me –

“Just shine your light

& they will come.”

I do that one.

I simply teach my classes

& allow people to choose

how to work with me.


I’m not saying it is easy.

E-blasts & flyers don’t get read.

Clients cancel sessions.

Students don’t come to class.

But it makes sense to me

to let beings make their own choices.

That leaves me free to be & do

what I am meant to be & do.


Occasionally I catch myself

still trying to force things.

It doesn’t feel like peace

because it is driven by fears.


The Taoist holy sages

taught Wu-Wei.


This term is usually translated

as “non-action” or “not doing.”

But it can also be interpreted

as sincerity or simplicity.


Innocence is not mere naïveté.

It is bringing yourself to peace.

So that you can serve

what is greater.

							

	
			

									
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Awakening


			

				Posted on April 8, 2016 by admin			


					

				
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It begins with the love

of living creatures

for their own lives.


Then the love

of mothers & fathers

for their children.


Then the tribal chieftain

who loves the people

as if they were family.


Then the holy sage

who loves each person

as if they were the self.


It ends with the world server

who loves every one of us

as if we were a single being.


The awakening of humanity

is an expansion of identity.



Let our hearts be great.

Great enough to embrace

the whole of our very self.

Great enough to befriend

the unity of all beings.

Let our hearts be great.

Great enough not to

abandon even one of us.

Great enough not to

betray any part of us.

Let our hearts be great.



The awakening of humanity

is a universal consciousness.

							

	
			

									
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