Empowering Consciousness Workshop

How much of your own mind have you actually looked at?

Most of what runs your thinking, feeling, and reacting was never chosen — it was just absorbed. This is a hands-on weekend of looking directly at your own experience and finding out what’s actually there.

October 10th - 11th, Oslo, Grensen 9 B (Ardoq offices)

Step out of your comfort zone. Open to the unknown. Choose growth over comfort.

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Why people show up for this

You catch yourself mid-reaction, not just afterward
Charged conversations get less charged
Less energy lost to fear and craving — more spent getting things done
You stop mistaking old habits for who you actually are
Getting to know how you actually operate makes your goals, and the path to them, clearer

This isn’t insight from a book — it’s two days of investigating your own mind and how you relate to others, firsthand and as honestly as you can, using a method built on decades of Peter Ralston’s research into consciousness. No prior experience needed. You’re not asked to believe anything — only to look for yourself.

What it is — and what it isn’t

What it is	What it isn’t
A method of inquiry into your own life	Not therapy
Firsthand experience, not new beliefs	Not a belief system
Tools you keep using afterward	Not about trusting a teacher

This workshop is based on the original research done by Peter Ralston. It is not affiliated with any belief system or framework.

A taste of what you’ll explore

Automatic thought and emotion patterns you usually miss
Patterns behind how you communicate with others
Practices and principles to keep exploring on your own

A short taste, not the whole path — enough to help you decide if you want to go deeper.

Unsure? Get a test of what this work is about

You can explore the content in the Not Knowing community’s classroom to get a taste of this kind of work. (You need to sign up to have access.)

Why this workshop: A personal story

I’m excited to organize this workshop because this work has been transformative for me, and I want to give others the chance to discover what I did. In my experience, hands-on work under skilled facilitation in an intense workshop setting is orders of magnitude more effective than reading books or working on your own — I spent years doing both, with little to show for it. It was only on the second day of an earlier Ralston workshop like this one, that I had experiential insights I still benefit from today. Here’s what that work — then and since — has given me:

I had an ideal of who I should be, and kept finding myself falling short of it. I’ve mostly stopped comparing myself to other people, and to any made-up ideals — I’ve come to see it as pure self-torture. Instead, I have a direction I want to move in, without the comparing and judging.
In charged discussions I used to be preoccupied with myself — what the other person’s words meant for and about me, and how to manage that. I’ve learned to set that aside and really listen for the other person’s experience. I still fail at this more often than not, but even so it already makes heated conversations easier, with a better chance we actually understand each other.
I saw how much I was driven by fear and craving — the desire to be liked, the fear of rejection and judgment — and the high cost of that “golden cage.” I now take myself and my drives far less seriously, which lets me take risks and be honest and authentic with people.
My biggest insight: I do my best, and that’s enough. Even when it falls short of others’ expectations, or of some result, it’s still the realistic best I could do — and that makes it good enough. I can’t be perfect, and I don’t need to be.

Overall, I’m much more at ease with life as it is and whatever it brings, considerably more authentic and effective, and freer than I’ve ever been. I can’t promise you the same results, but this work is worth the effort. It is far broader, deeper, and freer from the pollution of beliefs than anything else I’ve encountered. The catch? We can’t do anything for you, other than point you in a direction — you need to do the work and discover what’s true for yourself. This workshop is a powerful kickoff on that path of discovery.

Notice that you already have some ideas what this workshop is about and what it can or can’t do for you. I’d like to invite you to notice that you don’t really know. You haven’t been there, you haven’t done it - so you cannot know. Thus, be open!

Frequently asked questions

Is this something like psychotherapy?

No. This is way deeper, and we don’t really look into your personal problems. It could be said that we explore what makes such problems possible. On the contrary, psychotherapy focuses primarily on your problems, and is limited by the mental and scientific frame of psychology.

Is this a belief system, religion, or “guru” thing?

No. You aren’t asked to adopt any beliefs, join anything, or trust the facilitator on faith. Everything is checked against your own direct experience — if it isn’t true for you when you look, it doesn’t count. You’re free to walk away with nothing more than what you personally verified.

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Logistics

Date & time: October 10th - 11th (Sat 8:30 - 19, Sun 8:30 - 18:30)

Place: Oslo, Grensen 9 B - in the yard, the offices of Ardoq

Signup deadline: September 30th. To sign up, fill in the signup form and pay 2000^1,2,- NOK either:

Vipps to 96623666; in the message include ECW <your name>. Ex.: ECW Ola Nordmann
PayPal - via PayPal, credit card & more

¹⁾ Money back guarantee: If you go through the whole workshop and participate actively yet you feel at the end it was not worth it, I will give you your money back. No questions asked.

Cancellation policy: The fee is not returned when you cancel. But if you need to cancel for some serious reason, talk to me and we will see what we can figure out.

²⁾ Special offer: partner discount If you bring your partner, they get 50% discount, i.e. it is only 3000,- for both of you. (Currently only supported via Vipps - let me know if that is a problem.)

Contact

The workshop is led by Rob van Ham, a long-time student of Ralston, a senior lecturer of the Cheng Hsin Nijmegen school of martial arts and personal development, and an experienced facilitator, with more than thirty years of experience.

The logistics of the workshop is taken care of by Jakub Holý.

Email: jakubholy@jakubholy.net

Tlf: +47 966 23 666

Good to know

To keep the price minimal, I currently don’t plan any catering. If there is enough participants and thus we can afford some food, I will explore options.