The Selfcraft Journey – A Quest for Self-Discovery!

Today, fourteen of us in the Selfcraft Tribe have just returned from a Journey we call a Quest for Self-Discovery! On this journey, all of us met each other for the first time in life, and now, are buddies for life. What transpired during those 9 days has transformed each of us into our true self!

Selfcraft Journey is a nine-day vision quest in the wilderness. A journey designed to reconnect, rediscover and craft anew the so far forgotten and unattended to self. It is all about the beautiful wilderness in the buffer zone of reserved forest and plateaus of Kaas, Maharashtra.  

When we confine ourselves only to the external things, we lose touch with our true nature. Loss of Self and Self alienation is a shrouded misfortune suffered by millions of humans in a culture that exclusively canters around outer accomplishments. For those who are in a leadership role, this loss of self-awareness is even more concerning.

During these 9 days, we left the comfort of our daily lives and headed into the uncertainty of the great outdoors. We focused on enhancing intra-personal awareness to develop a strong self-presence through inner-work, guided inquiry, and self-discovery processes. We had deeper conversations with the self, nature, and cultivated a soulful relationship with ourselves, others, and life. Some of the activities that left us cherishing this journey, leaving us with memories for life, included Shamanic Journeying, Practicing hunger, Solitude, Crafting Talking Sticks, Feelings, Sensations, Imaginations, Visions - Dreams, Noble Silence and enduring life experiences like staying and engaging with villagers, Trekking, Sleeping under the Tree, Bathing in open, Sleeping in tents under the fear of wild animals, Tree and Rock Hugging, Early Morning Sun Gazing, Fire, Water and Star Gazing, Wandering in the Jungles in pure moon light, etc.

The Selfcraft Journey offered a possibility of marking significant life changes to develop self awareness and connect with self. It helped me bring a creative and epistemic shift in consciousness, self-perceptions, and core beliefs, leading to enhanced self-awareness, personal mastery, self-control, mindful presence, wholesomeness, and greater meaning in lives, family, and work.

Many of us long to connect with ourselves; however, we are unaware of the path to take. There are many known and unknown fears on the path that stop us from trying enough. We fear the unknown and uncertainty. We fail to realize that magic and mystery come from the unknown and the uncertain. 

During the journey, we carried 10-15 kgs of backpack and trekked/ hiked 15-17 KMs every day. While trekking/ hiking, we practiced noble silence - thinking and focused on enhancing self- awareness through guided inquiry given to us every morning. In doing so, embraced in the arms of mother nature, I met my primordial inner self. I discovered my own self, my lost heritage. I saw nature and its elements as wise elders, I listened and learnt from their manifested wisdom. The odyssey of personal discovery involved specially curated esoteric experiential and nature based practices, exercises, rituals, and ceremonies. I created a trusted and liminal space where I could speak from my heart and shared both my joys and pains, where I could listen and receive empathically from my deeper and open heart. I practiced and reinforced some sacred life standards with care, kindness, compassion, and love. 

Today, I am transformed. I have witnessed all fourteen of us transform.

I am calm, I am joyous. I am starting to learn to live in the present moment and to accept people as what they are. I now have a different meaning of life! I look forward to my Selfcraft journey 2.0.

Come, be a part of the Selfcraft journey and rediscover and re-integrate with your long-forgotten self.

I highly recommend this program!

https://www.diyanat.in/p/selfcraft-quest-in-wilderness.html