After offering The Next Step Life Path in January and March of 2008, here's what a few of the participants were saying:
Scott Lewis said: I have found the real deal in Aaron McNaught... Aaron's teachings are a mixture of East and West that hit me right between the eyes.
Susan Ware said: Having taken Aaron's Next Step Life Path Workshop, It's obvious he has a wealth of knowledge of the many levels and intricacies of the human condition. His knowledge is his art and his art is his life. Who better to lead us than a man who lives his Truth?
Judy Andrekson said: Our lives, as most of us know them, are complicated and confusing - it is often so hard to know how to navigate this crazy existence. Aaron's Next Step Life Path gives us the opportunity to take our hands off the wheel and relax, seeing, trusting, and Knowing Life (and yourself) in a whole new way. Well worth the experience!!!

January 17, 2009, Red Deer Alberta
From the desk of Aaron McNaught:
You, like many or most, are probably so caught up in the stuff of day to day life, that you have no chance to step back and ask yourself some questions that really matter.
Where am I going this year, and for the rest of my life?
What is really important to me, and am I living that way?
What does my life look like, from the 100,000 foot view?
What have I neglected in my life that could be awakened?
Soon it will all be over... am I living my life as if it matters?
Am I living my deepest truth and giving my greatest gifts, and if not, why?
Now, I have arranged for a space where we can shut out the world, roll up our sleeves, and dedicate some time to looking at these questions, but first, let me tell you about a few things that you need to know.
About eighteen years ago, I had finally suffered so deeply and completely that I was forced out onto a path of frantic self-exploration.
Desperate, I greedily sampled one approach after another, like a fat hungry kid locked in a candy store after hours.
It was a time when I was naive, gullible and easily fooled into believing that 'if I just found the right approach', I would be changed overnight.
Yeah right! (Sadly, many adults still believe this is possible and waste years looking for a panacea)
Haven't we all chased those moments of instant gratification in our efforts at personal and spiritual development? Those elusive, orgasmic moments of 'A-ha', sudden understanding and instant enlightenment?
Here's the problem: Those moments are brief and do not last!
They do not last and they do not lead to long term change. They are called peak or 'peek' experiences, because you get to have a peek at what is possible down the road of your own potential unfolding.
Ruthless Words, From Someone Who Knows:
"We have tried them all--the quick-fix solutions, the crash diets, the "ten easy steps" to fitness or health or enlightenment - and we've found they simply don't work. Worse yet, our search for short cuts and our relentless pursuit of climactic moments have contributed not only to self-destructive, addictive behavior but also to disillusionment with the very idea of positive human change. The truth of the matter is that long-term change requires long-term, diligent practice and that such practice can produce results that seem nothing less than magical." ~ Michael Murphy |
.From Affirmations to Zen
After years of trying everything from Affirmations to Zen, I began to see that different approaches actually address different aspects or dimensions of Life, and that no single approach is complete in itself.
It was then that I began formulating my own vision of Life, a framework for exploring what Life is and what we are as human beings.
Now, after 18 years of experimentation and refinement, I am inviting you to examine this vast framework that allows you to at last, truly ffect lasting positive change.
Not only that, this approach will help us to embrace what you are BEYOND change. What is this all encompassing approach that I'm raving about?
Before we really get into it,
let me ask you a few questions:
=>> Are you tired of piecemeal approaches promising quick fix solutions, and ready to commit your life to discovering your deep potentials?
=>> Have you for the most part, moved beyond self esteem and healing, ready to step into the depths of life itself?
=>> Have you realized that there is more to life than money, success, appearance, material wealth or even happiness? (Wisdom, love, service and understanding, for instance)
=>> Do you know that the more deeply you understand yourself, the more deeply you can extend that depth of understanding to others?
=>> Are you in a position of influence, where your words and actions strongly affect those around you? (Teachers, Nurses, Managers, Administrators, Entrepreneurs, and other leaders, professionals, earth-shakers and ground breakers)
=>> Are you someone who would rather die of thirst than drink from the cup of mediocrity?
=>> Are you ready to unlock the doors to the secrets that lie within you, your lover, friends, family and humanity?
=>> If you were to die tomorrow, would it be with uncertainty and regret because you 'didn't really live it' and you didn't really know who and what you really are?
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If you answered yes to any of these questions,
then this approach is for you.
Introducing: Next Step Life Path
an integration of ancient and modern wisdom
to help you live ALL of your Life,
and to become who and what you REALLY are.
Next Step Life Path is my breakthrough approach of addressing the whole of your life, body, mind and spirit --- inside and out --- as an individual, in relationship, and beyond.
Next Step Life Path is the next logical step in personal and professional development. The basic premises are as follows:
1. Human beings are multidimensional creatures with multidimensional capacities. These capacities include physical, emotional, mental, existential, sexual, relational, social, and cultural, to name only a few.
2. Any dimension that is neglected, denied or otherwise ignored, will weaken and atrophy. Like an arm in a cast, it will waste away.
3. Conversely, exercising our numerous dimensions simultaneously creates a synergistic effect on our total body-mind, individually and socially, where each dimension affects and is affected by the others.
Put crudely, synergistic means 'more bang for your buck'. Put another way, synergistic is like saying 1 + 1 = 3. Put a final way, each dimension feeds off of, and is fed by, the others.
4. Next Step Life Path is fully integrated with the rest of life, usually demanding little extra time. Instead we use the stuff of life, AS practice.
This means the structure of our Life Path will serve us, in every situation and circumstance that will appear in our life.
All of Life becomes a laboratory... a classroom...
a magical display... an intimate encounter...
a dance floor... a funny movie.... a playground...
Here's what we'll do:
1. We will utilize a variety of Self Assessments, including Personality, Reactive Pattern, as well as my own Life Path Assessment, a detailed self evaluation that encompasses every dimension of your Life. (Twelve years in the making... a story in itself)
2. I will show you how to create a Life Path Schematic, my unique approach to maintaining real time awareness of the multi-dimensional nature of your Life.
3. We will undergo Core Values Exploration, to find out what you value, above all, and how to align your Life with your core values.
4. Then, I will introduce you to Life Path, the most complete and effective approach to personal, interpersonal and *transpersonal development, available to you today.
5. Finally, I will direct you through a variety of Core Life Path Practices that have the potential to transform the WHOLE of your life.
6. Plus, I'll teach you how to move beyond healing and growth, by connecting to Life beyond pain and time.
Not As Hard As It Sounds
I understand that it's not easy spending a winter afternoon and hundreds of dollars on something, even if that 'something' will determine the quality of your every waking moment, for the rest of your life.
But here's the deal.
It WON'T cost you hundreds of dollars and it WILL determine the quality of your every waking moment, for the rest of your Life.
Now, what is THAT worth??? Is it worth $97.00?
Yes, I AM serious, that's all it will cost you.
"Why so little", you ask?
To be perfectly honest, I'm betting you will want me to personally guide you even further and deeper when the workshop is over. (And that will cost you enough)
Let's break this down into years. Suppose this event really does have the potential to enhance your every waking moment, for the rest of your Life.
Would you pay $100 a year, for the rest of your Life? $200?? 500??
Of course you would. If you're as smart as I think you are, money would be no object.
If this event showed you a variety of skills that, when applied, have the capabilty of enriching your Life in ways you've always dreamed of, would you pay $20 a year for 5 years?
Well, that's what you're looking at.
The same as the cost of a night out on the town. The same as an afternoon at the spa. The same as countless other purchases that you've already forgotten about, long ago. Long ago.
What's In It For You?
Although it is impossible to predict the exact benefits of your Life Path, here is a list of some generally agreed upon potential results of long term consistent practice:
As you read this description of only some of the benefits you can receive from this event, ask yourself:
"Does this REALLY matter to the quality of my life?"
What Really Matters to YOU?
Your eating and sleeping patterns may improve.
You may discover how to relax in the midst of stress.
You might find your health improves in dramatic ways.
Your anxiety and tension might disappear, finally, once and for all.
A sense of overall physical
well-being may emerge that is uncaused.
Your emotions may become more stable, fluid and flowful .
You may become less reactive, detached and full of humor.
You become less impulsive, noticing a new unconditional contentment.
Your relationship skills may improve dramatically.
Forgiveness, loving kindness and compassion may finally emerge.
You may notice a sense of underlying satisfaction and contentment.
New unconditioned qualities may arise, such as gratitude, or joy.
You may discover new found purpose and passion.
Your life might become imbued with deep meaning, while you are living with poise, equanimity and maturity.
Who knows, you may discover who you truly are, beyond name and time.
The truest you. The core of your Life. The depths of your existence.