Authenticity with Love - The Option Institute

You would be surprised at how many life challenges stem from (or are exacerbated by) lack of honest communication. Most of us spend our lives hold-ing back what we think, feel and want in order to gain (or retain) the acceptance of others or to avoid confrontation and conflict. The problem is that this leads to:
• Allowing many issues to remain unresolved until they reach a crisis point
• A deep feeling of loneliness that comes from not really being known by others
• Ongoing low-grade unhappiness due to the constant disconnect between what we feel on the inside and what we express on the outside
• A cascade of unwanted events that occur because we go with what others want instead of honestly voicing what we want

Radical Authenticity is a course devoted entirely to becoming deeply comfortable and at ease with honest communication. Although the classes are bold and challenging, they lead many to so enhance their own level of authentic communication with the people in their lives, that their relationships, per-sonal happiness and ability to handle interpersonal challenges are utterly transformed.

In Radical Authenticity, you will have the opportunity to:
• Become so at ease with speaking authentically: that you head off or resolve conflicts and issues before they reach crisis proportions
• Release the fears: you may have around truly honest communication
• Learn to be powerful and direct : without being insensitive or uncaring
• Accept the parts of yourself: that you've been afraid to talk about
• Stop being shy: about acknowledging your strengths
• Encourage authenticity: from the people who are important to you

"Extraordinary! At last a program that fully delivers on its promise. This experience so demonstrated the ways in which I 'hide' from being fully real and present in the world -- and most importantly -- how to make concrete steps to change that fact. The take away: inner and outer alignment and a true sense of self. What a gift!"
- Bob Blenn, Organizational Training and Development, New York

"Radical Authenticity offers a stunningly effective alternative to society's persuasive culture of lies, deceit, omissions and judgments. It provides tools to help you let go of your own judgments, embrace love and truth, and to let go of your worry about judgments of others."
- Mike Wagner, Military Planner, Maryland

"I came to really realize how much I've been lying and how exhausting it has been. I haven't been showing up in my own life enough as me. I'm so excited and relieved to now have the tools and knowledge to live my life how I want to live it."
- Jenn Rosenthal, Radio Personality, Ohio

The personal growth and development programs at The Option Institute are engaging, interactive and dynamic. We believe in experiential training versus conventional lectures and seminars. As a student, you are not an observer, but rather, an active learner and participant.

The Option Institute is a not-for-profit educational organization founded in 1983 by best-selling author (Happiness Is A Choice) Barry Neil Kaufman and Samahria Lyte Kaufman. Located on a pastoral 100-acre campus nestled in the beautiful Berkshires of western Massachusetts, our property offers trail hikes, waterfalls, wildlife, woodlands, elegant sunrises and breathtaking vistas. From blazing fall foliage and soft downy snows to the lush green hills and explosions of life in spring and summer,

To learn more about the Radical Authenticity Program at The Option Institute visit http://www.option.org or Call in US: 1-800-714-2779 or International: 001-413-229-2100

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