Living Authentically: A 7-Day Journey To Align With Your True Self - by Mark Rowland

COURSE

Living Authentically: A 7-Day Journey To Align With Your True Self

With Mark Rowland

So often, we move through life shaped by expectations, roles, and external pressures that take us further away from our deepest truth. This 7-day course is an invitation to return home to your authentic self. Each day we’ll explore a different aspect of authenticity-from self-awareness and courage to boundaries, compassion, and purpose-before moving into a guided meditation to embody the teachings. Through reflection, breathwork, and gentle visualization, you’ll learn to shed layers of conditioning, connect with your inner compass, and step into life with greater confidence and clarity. Whether you’re seeking more freedom in relationships, creativity in your work, or peace within yourself, this course offers a practical and soulful path back to living authentically.


Meet your Teacher

Mark Rowland is a meditation teacher and sound healer who shares practices that blend mindfulness, self-inquiry, and deep relaxation. With dozens of guided meditations and courses on Insight Timer, Mark’s teachings are rooted in compassion, presence, and the belief that each person has an inner wisdom waiting to be uncovered. His offerings guide listeners to reconnect with themselves, release old patterns, and live with more authenticity and ease.

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7 Days

143 students

4.9 stars

21 min / day

Awakening

English


Lesson 1

What Does It Mean To Live Authentically?

On our first day together, we begin by exploring what it truly means to live authentically. We’ll look at how conditioning, expectations, and fear can pull us away from our truth, and how awareness, courage, and compassion guide us back. Today’s meditation will invite you to reconnect with the felt sense of your authentic presence, gently releasing old layers and touching the freedom of being fully yourself.

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Lesson 2

Self-Awareness And Listening Within

Authenticity begins with awareness. Today we’ll explore how to listen deeply to yourself, to the quiet signals of your body, the whispers of intuition, and the guidance of your heart. In our meditation, you’ll be invited to rest in stillness and practice inner listening, reconnecting with the wisdom that already lives within you.

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Lesson 3

Courage And Vulnerability

Authenticity requires courage ... the courage to be seen as you are, and the vulnerability to show your truth without disguise. Today we’ll explore how fear of judgment often holds us back, and how vulnerability can actually be the doorway to connection. Our meditation will guide you through stepping into your authentic light with gentleness, trust, and strength.

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Lesson 4

Boundaries And Saying No With Love

To live authentically, we must learn to honor our own limits. Boundaries are not walls that shut people out they are bridges that allow us to meet others with clarity and respect. Today we’ll explore how saying “no” can actually be an act of love, protecting your energy and keeping you aligned with your truth. Our meditation will guide you in creating a safe, clear energetic boundary that supports your authentic self.

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Lesson 5

Compassion And Authentic Relationship

Authenticity doesn’t exist in isolation... it blossoms in connection. Today we’ll explore how compassion allows us to build relationships that are both honest and kind. By showing up as ourselves while holding space for others, we invite deeper trust and intimacy. Our meditation will guide you through a loving-kindness practice, softening the heart and weaving compassion into your authentic way of relating.

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Lesson 6

Purpose And Alignment

Authenticity naturally connects us with purpose. When we live from our truth, we begin to notice what gives us meaning, energy, and fulfillment. Today we’ll explore how authenticity guides us toward alignment...choosing paths, relationships, and practices that feel right in the deepest part of ourselves. In meditation, you’ll be guided along a symbolic path, reconnecting with your sense of direction and inner calling.

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Lesson 7

Embodying Your Authentic Self

On our final day, we bring together everything we’ve explored .. awareness, courage, boundaries, compassion, and purpose ...to embody your authentic self fully. Authenticity is not a destination but a practice, a way of living each day with presence and truth. In meditation, you’ll be guided through an integration journey, weaving authenticity into your breath, body, and daily life, so you can continue walking this path with confidence and grace.

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4.9 (14)

Recent Reviews

Lorna

September 16, 2025

Another beautiful course. So much rang true. I will definitely be revisiting it.

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