Arts of Living Exercises (ALE):

Structured program or curriculum:

Great! Here’s a structured curriculum for Arts of Living Exercises (ALE) designed especially for a psychologist and parapsychology student like yourself — blending psychospiritual development, consciousness training, and applied intuition (e.g., CRV, PSI work, contact).

Arts of Living Exercises (ALE) — 12-Week Curriculum

Structure:

12 weeks / 3 Phases

3 sessions per week (flexible: 30–60 min each)

Journaling + integration practices recommended daily

 PHASE 1: FOUNDATION (Weeks 1–4)

Goal: Establish awareness, grounding, and internal clarity.

Week 1: Awakening the Observer

Breath Awareness Meditation (10–20 min)

Journaling: 3 daily observations without judgment

Practice: “Who is watching?” reflection

Week 2: Embodied Presence

Body Scan with Emotions (somatic integration)

Walking Meditation: 15 minutes

Practice: Speak only after 3 seconds of awareness (pause training)

Week 3: Emotional Energy Mapping

Daily mood tracking (color coding + keywords)

Journaling: “Emotional messages” dialogue

Practice: Self-empathy & radical honesty micro-dialogues

Week 4: Anchoring Values & Ethics

Write personal code of integrity (5 statements)

Practice: Non-violent communication in 1 conversation/day

Reading/Reflection: “What do I serve?”

 PHASE 2: TRANSMUTATION (Weeks 5–8)

Goal: Refine inner perception, initiate higher alignment, and strengthen PSI capacities.

Week 5: Inner Symbols & Archetypes

Guided Active Imagination (Jungian technique)

Draw/write your first inner symbol or “guide”

Dream Recall & Sketching

Week 6: Remote Perception & PSI Tuning

Sensory Warmups (light, texture, temperature)

Practice: “Describe, don’t interpret” sketches

Optional: Target envelope viewing (with partner or tool)

Week 7: Thought Hygiene & Mental Field Awareness

Practice: Catch and reframe negative/invasive thoughts

Exercise: “Field scan” — subtle impressions of people/places

Journaling: What thoughts don’t belong to me?

Week 8: Subtle Energy & Biofield Alignment

Chakra balancing with breath & visualization

Practice: Hands-on energy scan (self or partner)

Mantra: “I am a vessel, not the source”

PHASE 3: ASCENT & SERVICE (Weeks 9–12)

Goal: Expand into transpersonal awareness, intuitive guidance, and life application.

Week 9: Dialogue with the Higher Self / Oversoul

Daily 10-min writing: “Message from Higher Self”

Meditation: White light pillar / Oversoul anchoring

Affirmation: “I align with truth beyond ego”

Week 10: Contact & Inner Space Communion

Create a sacred “contact space” (physical + mental)

Practice: Intention + Listening + Receiving (no control)

Document any symbols, impressions, dreams

Week 11: Creative Integration

Expression through music, poetry, dance, or visual art

Ask: “What wishes to be born through me?”

Create a personal sigil or symbolic seal of integration

Week 12: Life as Ritual

Design a daily/weekly life-ritual for inner guidance

Community outreach: Offer a supportive act/service

Closing rite: Fire ceremony, silent retreat, or vision walk

Support Materials

ALE Journal (use one notebook throughout)

Meditation tracks or recordings

Dream journal or symbol log

Optional: mentor or trusted partner for feedback

Shervan K Shahhian

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