The Art of Living Authentically
The Guided Programme
Stage 1
Six months of guided tuition to feel the energetic aspects of yourself, and to live from a more balanced place: more at ease, and less conflicted in life.
Small-group and one-to-one programmes with Oliver Cox
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I run a live sixty-minute online workshop every couple of months, and in it we do a small, real version of the work: you'll be guided to notice something small that is bothering you, and take it back towards ease.
Reserve a place on the next workshopWhy I created this course
It was very important to me, when I wrote this course, that it be directly useful to the people taking it. In my own journey, amongst many other things, I have taken mindfulness courses which were fun, and occasionally made me feel slightly calmer for a short time — or simply created more tension within me as I failed, once again, to find any calm or stillness. The problem with a lot of mindfulness practice as it is taught in the West is that it leads to one part of the brain wishing the other part would be quiet. This is not calm. This is an argument with yourself.
Then, finally, through my work as a Biodynamic Cranial osteopath, I began to build a relationship with the fundamental energetic parts of me — parts that many in the West say do not exist, or whose primary importance they deny. From here I learned that the energetic aspects of us precede the formation of the physical body and the brain, and that they inform all of our growth, healing, and development. I came to understand that from here we can genuinely heal ourselves.
Once we learn to be consciously in touch with these aspects of ourselves, a whole new world opens up. One where, just by being in all aspects of ourselves, we feel increasingly balanced and at ease. More centred, and sure of who we are. Not from intellect, but from pure knowing. Not because you've made yourself calm, but because that's what it feels like when we are in this landscape. It's where balance actually comes from.
In Stage 1, over six months, you will learn to feel that for yourself. Not to understand it, not to believe in it, but to feel it directly, and to begin to know, from the inside, what is happening within you at any given moment.
Oliver
How the six months work
The online course
Over the six months, you'll work through Module 1 of The Art of Living Authentically via the online course. This gives you the theory for the module, which we work on together in the classes, and the meditations are all practical, helping you build these foundational abilities.
The live sessions are for practice, not teaching
This is the part you can't get from videos. In the group sessions we do the work in real time, under my attention, with whatever is actually present in the room that day. When a real emotion comes up, that's not an interruption. It's the lesson. The groups are kept small, between six and eight people, so everyone is focused upon.
One-to-one sessions are led by your own system
When I work with you one-to-one, I feel into your body and your energetic fields, and from there I know where you are on that day. What's ready to move and what isn't, and how to move forward. So the sessions are practical and specific to you. Nothing is forced, and nothing is generic. Your own system sets the pace, and I follow it.
Between sessions, a practice and a short check-in
One practice at a time, a few lines from you each week on what you noticed. That's all. The point is to keep the thread alive in ordinary life, which is where this actually needs to work.
Two ways to do this work
Small Group
Six to eight people, meeting online every fortnight for ninety minutes across the six months, with three one-to-one sessions with me along the way (near the start, at the midpoint, and at the end).
How the group helps: hearing what others feel makes your own perception sharper, and the shared field in a session is something you can't replicate alone.
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One-to-one
Fortnightly ninety-minute sessions with me,
across the whole six months, with the option to join a group session or two for the collective experience.
For people who want the work shaped entirely around their own system.
Join One-to-one Programme
Both include Module 1 of the course, the private online community, and the regular live Q&As.
The simplest way to know whether this is for you is to feel it
I run a live sixty-minute online workshop every couple of months, and in it we do a small, real version of the work: you'll be guided to notice something small that is bothering you, and take it back towards ease.
Reserve a place on the next workshopStage 1 is the beginning of the path
I want to be plain about this: the whole of this work takes time. The guided path is three stages of six months each, one module per stage. Stage 1 gives you the basic foundational abilities that the rest of the journey depends on. Stage 2, with Module 2, deepens your relationship with the energetic aspects of yourself and turns to healing: what is holding you back — All the beliefs, tensions, and the patterns laid down by stress and trauma.
Stage 3, with Module 3, is where it becomes creativity, flow, and staying in your own power. Beyond that, there's an ongoing practice group and a small number of specialist courses, on creative work, on perceiving beyond your own body, and more, for people who've come the whole way. Most people who go that far take two to three years to be truly at home at that level.
You're not signing up for three years. Stage 1 is complete in itself, and six months is enough to build something real and lasting. But it helps to know there's a house behind the door. Moving on to Stage 2 is by readiness, not by calendar, and it's a conversation we'll have together when the time is right.
What people say
“A beautifully constructed course that is easy to follow… The guided meditations are just wonderful. I had not anticipated the depth of the soul journey this has enabled me to go on. I am more accepting of what is, and calmer.”
Jean Garrett
“I gradually began to feel the energy in my body and learnt how to ease my physical tensions and release powerful emotions… The techniques take this much further. It is literally life-changing.”
Catherine Fleming
“My sleep has improved, I feel calmer, and I am far more focused. Things that used to make me feel stressed no longer have the same impact… It has and continues to change my life.”
Yvette Houghton
I've been running this as a small group for the past year - the people above started where you are.
The practical details
Small Group
Six to eight people
Fortnightly 90-minute group sessions
Three one-to-ones along the way (start, midpoint, end)
£2,400 (or 6 x £400)
One-to-one
Fortnightly 90-minute sessions scheduled in advance
Work shaped entirely around your own system
Option to join group sessions
£3,900 (or 6 x £650)
Already own Module 1? Your fee is credited in full. Not sure after month one? Step out with no further payments.
Start with the workshop
The simplest way to know whether this is for you is to feel it
I run a live sixty-minute online workshop every couple of months, and in it we do a small, real version of the work: you'll be guided to notice something small that is bothering you, and take it back towards ease.
Reserve a place on the next workshop
About Oliver
I've worked as a biodynamic cranial osteopath for over twenty-five years. The Art of Living Authentically came out of one simple realisation: people can learn to find calm and balance for themselves.
I live in Oxfordshire with my wife and two daughters. We're a small family run business, not connected to any other organisation. Our sole intention is to help you help yourself.
If you have any questions about the course, contact me at:
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