Lotus Journey

Learn how to cope with the challenges of transition, create a life you love, and become more joyful, peaceful, fulfilled, and wiser as you chart your way. This course will introduce you to a proven-effective mindfulness-based holistic approach to life transition.

Are you struggling with transition after a life-altering change?

Do you want to cope with challenges during a transition, such as uncertainty, fear, anxiety, confusion, heavy heart feelings, self-doubt, and lack of confidence?

Do you want to create a new life that expresses your deepest desires and wishes?

Do you want to transform yourself into a more peaceful, joyful, and content person?

The passing of a loved one, divorce, career shift, illness, accident—every transition is different yet deals with the same challenge: Coping with uncertainty and emotional struggle and rebuilding a life and self-identity.

To feel better in a difficult transition, you may have tried escape strategies such as staying busy, distracting yourself with social media, or seeking short-term pleasure (sweets, wine, shopping, binge-watching videos, random dating—the list goes on)​. But you are still overwhelmed by strong emotions and feeling stuck. You may also be confused about your new direction.

Welcome to Lotus Journey! This course will show you how to cope with the challenges of transition and bloom into the new chapter of your life—like a lotus. Its seed falls into the water without knowing its destination, germinates in the heavy mud, grows in the muddy water, and emerges from it to bloom. In the same way, you can grow in a time of uncertainty and emotional struggle and flourish into a stronger, wiser, and happier new YOU.

6 Phases in Lotus Journey

Dying Flower

As a once-magnificent lotus flower eventually sheds its petals, the life you knew has gone. Joy and happiness that were once yours have left you. A big part of yourself has died. Loss of your old life evokes strong emotions such as grief, sadness, regret, disappointment, bitterness, and anger.

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Falling and Drifting

A lotus seed falls into the water and drifts with the current. In the same way, you free-fall into the unknown and float with uncertainty and confusion. Your old self has gone, but there is no sign of a new one. Your mind goes back (nostalgia or unpleasant emotions about your past) and forth (hope or anxiety about the future).

​Sinking into the Mud

A lotus seed lands in the mud and patiently waits for germination. You feel like sinking into heavy emotions such as sadness, loneliness, frustration, regret, and unhappiness. Many people take the escape strategy (eating, drinking, shopping, random dating, binge video watching, overworking, etc.) to avoid painful feelings. But self-transformation will occur only to those who patiently stay in the mud of heavy emotions and gain new realizations from that experience.

Sprouting

After a period of dormancy, the lotus seed cracks open, and a sprout appears. In this stage, you feel an internal shift and a pleasant sense of a new beginning. You now see possibilities and start having discoveries. You glimpse a lay of light in the darkness.

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Growing in the Muddy Water

The sprout becomes a stalk and grows in the murky water. The current pushes it around, but it stands tall and strong. Here, you face uncertainty again. This time, it attacks your confidence in a new path or direction. Bright possibilities and opportunities surround you as the sun shines through the water, nourishing the lotus stalk. But you will hardly notice the blessings if you are caught in self-doubt or anxiety about the uncertain future. Birth of a new you will not happen overnight. The time of exploration, setback, confusion, reflection, and growth is necessary for you to bloom.

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Blooming

Finally, the lotus emerges out of the water. It spreads leaves above the surface, and a tight bud opens to full bloom. You are flowering into a new beginning too. It might be something tangible (a new career, relationship, home, place to live, lifestyle, etc.) or acquired qualities (more loving, compassionate, fulfilling, appreciative, etc.). It is the time to celebrate the new chapter of your life. Let your heart dance with joy!

In this course, you will first identify which phase of the transformation process you are in. Then, you will learn how to move through each phase with more ease and clarity. You will also find out what causes setbacks in your transition journey. This course will give you many proven-effective tools that help you stay calm, gain clarity, and manifest your vision for a new chapter in your life. Lotus Journey is a mindfulness-based holistic approach to life rebuilding and self-transformation.

I created Lotus Journey based on my work with life coaching clients, extensive study, and my own experiences of navigating difficult transitions, including the one following my husband’s death after twenty years of marriage.