Personal inventures or inner adventures invite us to explore the uncharted territory within ourselves. At first glance, that may sound unappealing and scary, conjure up feelings of discomfort, and send us hurtling in the opposite direction. This is a normal and often necessary response when we are beckoned into spaces within ourselves where we may not have been before, yet they offer ‘adventure’, the foundation of an inventure.
What is a personal inventure?
A personal inventure is an exploration that is creative and embodied, it is not a formula, nor a process, it invites us to move within the landscape of ourselves in an undefined way beyond outcome or result. The desired ‘outcome’ of an inventure is just the entry point; it is the reason we arrive but does not determine the paths we take.
Holding the intensity of the unknown within an ‘inner adventure’, is often a greater necessity than the ‘achievement’ of something we believed to be necessary at the start. When we explore with intention beyond outcome, we honour the complexity of our interior, we welcome the richness of our story, we navigate beyond the confines of our familiar minds, and we open ourselves to the joy of discovery.
Unique and unknown, a personal inventure takes place over an initial six sessions (as agreed with you), either in person or online, where we together navigate this inner adventure experience through various approaches informed by nature and held within the five interconnected principles of creating space, slowing down, savouring beauty, embracing simplicity, and cultivating joy.