Dancing In The Rain: Weathering Stress In The Face Of Uncertainty - by Dr Adam Bletsoe

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Dancing In The Rain: Weathering Stress In The Face Of Uncertainty

With Dr Adam Bletsoe

When it rains it pours. So often in life, we are faced with stress from our regular days to periods of instability and uncertainty. How do we stay grounded in who we are and what we're here to do when our bodies, minds and emotions are overwhelmed? In this 10-day course we will look at 10 principles to release stress and cultivate inner calm. We will begin by exploring the skills of arriving in the present moment with acceptance and trust; seeing the opportunity in our challenges; offering kindness and understanding to what is hurt, releasing judgements and allowing our body to be our guide. We will then focus on insulating ourselves from stress by contemplating the rythms of our energy; setting intentions for ourselves; rooting more deeply in our purpose and what's meaningful for us; and finally, moving into inspired action. Join me for the next 10 days as we learn to dance in the rain until the sun comes out again.

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Meet your Teacher

Dr Adam Bletsoe
Toronto, ON, Canada

Dr. Adam Bletsoe has been using his energetic, relatable and BIG-thinking style with groups and individuals for over a decade to empower and inspire them to create the health and results of their dreams. For more than 25 years, Dr. Adam has been studying meditation and mind-body science for healing and performance. For the past 12 years he has had a busy Chiropractic practice and in the past 5 years has facilitated group mindfulness programs. Dr. Bletsoe believes the human body has the ability to heal itself. He knows that Health comes from us, not to us – and therefore guides his patients toward natural and holistic modes of healing that allow them to function and become whole the way we were designed to.

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10 Days

6.6k students

4.7 stars

13 min / day

Stress

English

Lesson 1

Getting Here, Now - Acceptance and Trust

In this class we will look at settling into the present moment, as quickly as we comfortably can. We will use the Sleeping Dog analogy to help you more deeply understand the principle of Acceptance. You will more readily begin to unwrap stories from around the present moment to see “what is”, making room to move into a space of trust - in yourself, your senses and your capacity to make a difference.

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Lesson 2

Problems Do Not Disappear, They Are Transformed - Opportunity

In today's class, we will look at how problems are transformed by finding opportunity for personal growth and development. Problems will become a compass that points us towards areas in our life where we can gain control through cultivating skills, strengths and virtues. We will look at how our greatest opportunity for control is through choicefulness of thought and response.

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Lesson 3

See, Feel, Care, Sit - Compassion First

When times are tough it’s normal for strong emotions to bubble up and fill our attention. Our first step in settling into calm is to offer kindness and compassion to soothe the inner child who has been hurt or scared. We will journey through a 4-step process to See, Feel, Care and Sit with our emotions. We will gently process our emotions so they can become integrated and then inform our choices and actions.

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Lesson 4

It Just Is - Releasing Good and Bad

Our past experiences often wrap our current situations in a story, or judgement, which keeps us from seeing the moment as it is. This judgement, if not noticed and unwrapped, will lead to actions that don’t match our current goals in the moment. Seeing the good and bad in our life is a skill which allows space for the practice of 'Letting Go' and allows the ebbs and flows of life to be our teacher and for peace and contentment to grow within.

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Lesson 5

Your Body As a Compass - Body Talk

The body is our first messenger of threat, stress and change. In this class, we will learn to hear the body more sensitively and how to decode its messages. For when we can hear it’s messages we can make more informed decisions to help ourselves in challenging times.

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Lesson 6

Know Your Rhythms - Energy and Capacity

We each have our own rhythm and capacity for handling stress and energy. In this class, we will learn more about our own energy blueprint. That is, what increases and decreases our capacity for work and recovery. We will move closer to self-mastery by looking at the components of our life that help us adapt and those that take energy away from us. Neither are good nor bad, but by seeing them we will add choice to help us survive and thrive in uncertain times.

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Lesson 7

Setting Strong Intentions - Creation vs. Chaos

During stressful times, it is not uncommon to have our circumstances dictate how we feel, which dictates how we think and then act. This reflects the chaos of the world into our body and minds. We call this a World-Body-Mind cycle. Our choices will reflect that chaos and our outcomes will not be what we intendied. Alternatively, today we will describe the other cycle called the Mind-Body-World cycle. This cycle is where we use our mind to create strong intentions that are conveyed into the world by our purposeful actions. Outcomes will reflect our intentions. Calm and inner peace will grow.

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Lesson 8

Why Are You Here? - Purpose Is The Way Forward

Having a clear sense of Purpose in life can insulate us from stress and give us a strong sense of calm when uncertainty and chaos surround us. There are many physical and mental benefits of choosing a meaningful Purpose. We will look at a two factor equation for Purpose. Creating value and connection with others will move us towards calmer and more centred days.

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Lesson 9

What Matters To You? - Values

In times of stress and uncertainty we can often be unclear about which choice to make. In today's class, we will cultivate a sense of what matters most to us in order to create a Values Filter - a way for us to make meaningful choices. Knowing what choice is right for you will create ease and inner calm even in the most uncertain and stressful times.

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Lesson 10

What's Your Next Purposeful Step? - Action Builds Outcomes

Action defuses the Fight or Flight response by telling your brain that you are taking purposeful motion against the proverbial tiger hiding in the bushes. In other words, the mind-body cycle culminates in purposeful action. In this class, we will ask “What is your next purposeful action step?” and decode what it means in building the outcomes you want in your life.

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Ask your teacher

This course includes 126 community questions and 36 audio replies from Dr Adam Bletsoe. The community classroom and teacher audio replies are only available via the app.

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Recent Reviews

Jimmy

July 21, 2025

Excellent

Pamela

April 30, 2025

An amazing course. I'm going to quietly go back through the course and not down some notes this time. Many thanks.

Aimee

January 30, 2024

Really great & poignant

Liuba

October 5, 2023

Great and practical course, thank you 🙏

Suzanne

August 29, 2023

Excellent

Nancy

June 24, 2023

So much good content. But too much. We could spend weeks digging intn each topic. This became more of a review for me of things I already know. Not enough time to explore and absorb new ideas.

Heidi

June 16, 2023

I had a P.A. providing my IM Ketamine for treatment resistant depression. I went in quite emotional. I didn't fins the male P.A. all that sympathetic. He stood up and told me that sometimes you just need to dance in the rain Heidi. (I wanted to say I'm drowning so I can't dance and the a firm "f" you). But I held my tongue. By coincidence I found your meditation, dancing in the rain. What I learned my value to be which will guide my intentions is to be authentic. To be, for me. To dance in the rain only when I want to.

Bao

April 20, 2023

👍

Mary

September 13, 2022

Thank you for a meaningful course.

Susan

November 1, 2021

I loved this course. Thank you for all of your efforts. Well-done!

Brenda

October 17, 2021

I feel balanced and in harmony again with what is important and what I want. Wonderful. Thank you.

GINA

September 24, 2021

Thank you so very much for this class. I found it extremely helpful. I’m caregiver for our adult non verbal developmentally delayed daughter, as well as my elderly mother with dementia and severe hearing loss. The every day stresses can sometimes be overwhelming. Your course helped me to learn how to take a step back, assess the situation and move forward stronger.

Narayanan

August 18, 2021

Excellent course.

vjh

August 17, 2021

This was very helpful. Thank you

Peggy

May 14, 2021

Loved this and learned some key ways to focus actions. Thank you

stuart

March 29, 2021

Focused Practical Systematic Excellent purposeful program. Looking now for next steps. May repeat.

Diane

March 26, 2021

Exceptionally practical and broken into such small steps that it seems like something easy to embrace. I did each one in the morning first thing and then at the end of the day again and found that it reinforced each idea well. This was a gift! Thank you so much Diane.

Sarah

March 12, 2021

This is by far my favorite course that I’ve done. Dr. Bletsoe has a commanding yet gentle voice to guide you through each meditation. I found his insight and action steps so helpful, and he has inspired me to begin the process (take the first few steps) to getting my Master’s degree.

Alexandru

March 4, 2021

decent but i had issues paying attention

Rhodes

February 24, 2021

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