Portal to Presence: Beyond Spiritual Bypass

SUNDAY, MAY 3
1:00 - 5:00 pm

Center for spiritual awakening
Pacific Grove, CA

Most of us don’t actually meet our experience as it is.

We manage it.
We override it.
We try to stay “positive.”

Even in spirituality, we subtly learn to move away from what’s uncomfortable.

But the anxiety… the tension… the resistance…can be a doorway to deep Presence.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

This is not about fixing yourself.

This is a guided immersion into Presence, using your real, lived experience as the entry point.

Instead of trying to transcend what you feel, you’ll learn how to:

Turn toward what’s arising
Stay with it without shutting down
Discover what unfolds when nothing is pushed away

This is where you can directly contact the various aspects of the Divine.

ABOUT The FACILITATOR

Rev. Timothy Lin is Spiritual Director of CSA, a meditation teacher and anxiety coach who helps high-functioning individuals move beyond overthinking and into direct, embodied Presence. His work integrates psychological insight with deep spiritual practice without bypassing the human experience.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

How to stay present with difficult emotions (without numbing or escaping)
How anxiety and resistance actually function beneath awareness
How to work with triggers in real time
Why your patterns persist—and what shifts them

WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE

Guided meditations that bring you into direct contact with your experience
Real-time self-inquiry (not abstract concepts)
A grounded, structured approach you can actually apply in daily life
A small group environment for depth—not surface-level sharing

WHAT YOU’LL LEAVE WITH

By the end of this workshop, you will:

Feel more capacity to stay with difficult inner states
Have a clear way to meet anxiety without reacting or collapsing
Experience moments of genuine Presence arising naturally
Build trust in your ability to face what’s here

TIERED PRICING

Tiered pricing is an invitation to honor both your own capacity and the shared field we’re creating together. Choose the level that feels true for you.

COMMUNITY ACCESS

SUSTAINING ACCESS

BENEFACTOR ACCESS

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

You don't need to fix your life.
You Just need to fully enter it.

JOIN US FOR "PORTAL TO PRESENCE," A POWERFUL, TRANFORMATIVE MEDITATION WORKSHOP