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Welcome to Inner Freedom
Here at the Eckhart Tolle Foundation, we are aware that incarceration has a profound impact not only on those who are inside, but also on the people who love and support them. Family members, friends, formerly incarcerated individuals, and those working alongside justice-impacted communities often carry a deep longing to support healing and well-being. We believe that Eckhart Tolle’s teachings can be a beacon of hope in those storms.
This course was created as a parallel offering to the teachings shared through our partnership with Edovo, a nonprofit learning platform that makes educational and rehabilitative content available to over 1.2 million incarcerated learners across the United States.
Core Ideas
In this course, you’ll explore Eckhart’s core ideas about living in the present moment, letting go of painful thoughts, and discovering the peace and strength within you. This self-paced online video course can be accessed on your computer or phone, allowing you to move through it in the way that best honors your needs and circumstances.
“I was lost for the past 10 years… This course within a matter of 2 weeks helped me not only find my way again but also helped me emotionally find happiness. I’m so happy right now I have tears in my eyes. ‘Thank you’ doesn’t even begin to show how grateful I am for this course.”
— Ambrose, Pennsylvania
Awaken Something Greater
Over these modules, you will begin with the foundations of Presence and then move into everyday practices for deepening it in daily life. Along the way, you will explore unconscious patterns such as reactivity, judgment, and emotional pain, and begin to recognize how the ego can keep us identified with old stories about ourselves and others.
By showing up for yourself, you are also helping to awaken something greater. You are part of a rising consciousness and a more compassionate world.
Thank you for your presence.
“This was an amazing journey, spiritual relief from everything I’ve been experiencing in my life and those things that have yet to come. Thank you.”
— Nassir, Illinois
Embodied Presence: A Journey for Inner Freedom
- To Think or Not To Think? (15:46)
- What is Our True Essence? | Q&A at Lancaster Men's Prison (LAC) (6:45)
- Why Do We Hold On To The Past? | Q&A at California Institution for Women (CIW) (3:28)
- Module 1 Quiz
- Guidance: Conceptual Thinking (5:06)
- Practice: One Conscious Breath (2:26)
- Questions for Reflection
- Portals to Presence (19:42)
- Is It Possible to Practice Spirituality Without a Higher Power? | Q&A at California Institution for Women (CIW) (7:10)
- How to Practice Acceptance | Q&A at Lancaster Men's Prison (LAC) (13:00)
- Module 2 Quiz
- Guidance: Am I Awake? (5:43)
- Practice: Inner Body Awareness (4:01)
- Questions for Reflection
- Bonus: Key Teachings at California Institution for Women (CIW) (1:37)
- Dealing With Unconsciousness and the Pain-Body (15:03)
- Discovering The Pain-Body (13:43)
- Why Do Some People Stand in Judgement of Others? | Q&A at California Institution for Women (CIW) (6:42)
- Mental Resistance | Q&A at Lancaster Men's Prison (LAC) (3:28)
- Module 3 Quiz
- Guidance: Delusory Expectations (5:22)
- Practice: Anger and Awareness (8:38)
- Questions for Reflection
- Bonus: Review of Eckhart's Books at California Institution for Women (CIW) (1:06)
- Understanding Ego: Transcending Our Inner Narrative (15:07)
- Are Negative Feelings Unworthy to be Felt? | Q&A at California Institution for Women (CIW) (3:53)
- The State of No-Mind | Q&A at Lancaster Men's Prison (LAC) (12:44)
- Module 4 Quiz
- Guidance: Balancing Two Types of Knowing (6:49)
- Practice: Releasing Painful Experiences (11:07)
- Questions for Reflection
- Bonus: Breathing as a Spiritual Practice (0:57)
- The Balance of Being and Doing (15:55)
- Balanced Existence | Q&A at Lancaster Men's Prison (LAC) (7:38)
- What Is Your Outlook on Restorative Justice? | Q&A at California Institution for Women (CIW) (1:39)
- Module 5 Quiz
- Guidance: Letting Go of Stories (4:56)
- Practice: Embrace Mystery (5:46)
- Questions for Reflection
- Bonus: Finding Peace (1:36)