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The Truth About Calm: Journey To Inner Freedom

In 'The Truth About Calm: Journey to Inner Freedom', Clare Downham invites you on a transformative exploration of calmness and its profound relationship with inner freedom. Drawing from her journey of letting go of the Queen of Calm branding, Clare challenges the conventional notion that calmness is something to be pursued externally. Through engaging lessons, reflective exercises, and interactions in the course classroom, participants will discover the liberating truth that calmness is their inherent nature, accessible when they embrace all emotions and thoughts with presence. By releasing the need to chase calm, participants embark on a journey toward inner freedom, authenticity, and profound well-being. Throughout this course, you'll learn to: - Recognise the limitations of seeking calm externally and embrace the truth that calmness arises from within. - Explore the interconnectedness of thoughts, feelings, and the mind's quest for solutions, and how this perpetuates suffering. - Understand the principles of non-duality and their role in uncovering the innate calmness within. - Embrace all emotions as part of the human experience and learn to navigate them with grace and acceptance. - Cultivate awareness, presence, and acceptance as pathways to experiencing calmness in the present moment. Designed for individuals seeking to break free from the cycle of chasing calm and discovering true inner peace, 'The Truth About Calm' course offers practical insights to empower you on your journey towards greater freedom, authenticity, and well-being.

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Meet your Teacher

Clare Downham

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Clare is your guide to reveal your true potential & create a life you love. As a certified ILM Success Mentor, she is dedicated to empowering individuals to transform their relationship with the inner critic and guide them toward a life of fulfillment & authentic self-expression. Clare believes strongly in the infinite potential that is who we are. She expertly navigates the intricacies of the human mind, helping individuals to silence the incessant chatter of the inner critic & embrace the whispers of their intuition. Through her deep listening, gentle guidance, & insightful reflections, she helps individuals to: • Reveal their true potential & create the life of their dreams. • Cultivate resilience, & unshakeable confidence. • Navigate modern-day life’s challenges with intuition and ease. • Dissolve limiting beliefs, self-doubt, & imposter syndrome. Clare's passion for empowering others stems from her own transformative journey where she learned that awakening is not a destination but an ongoing journey, requiring courage, self-compassion, & a willingness to delve into the depths of one's being.

9 Days

320 students

5.0 stars

7 min / day

Acceptance

English

Lesson 1

Rethinking Calm

In this lesson, you will learn why Clare dropped the title of “Queen of Calm” as she began to see that the seeking of calm is creating more suffering than in is resolving. You will also be encouraged to reflect on your own relationship with calm and share your insights on the course platform.

Lesson 2

The Illusion Of Mind As Problem Solver

In this lesson, we look at how the mind creates the illusion that not being calm is not okay and then tries to solve it. We learn the metaphor of the Rolodex of the past and how the mind does not have the answers.

Lesson 3

The Mystery Of Thoughts And Feelings

In this lesson, we look in detail at the interconnectedness between thoughts and feelings. We also learn about how it is impossible to know what unconscious influences play a part in a thought that emerges in the moment and how this can help us have a lighter relationship with our thoughts and therefore not feel the need to change them as much.

Lesson 4

Embracing Non-Duality

In this lesson, we touch on non-dualism and begin to learn the truth that everything that arises within us is part of the same amazing human experience. We also begin to see more clearly how all feelings are okay and none are dangerous.

Lesson 5

Understanding Emotional Energy

In this lesson, we will learn a new perspective on emotions. Changing from seeing them as a problem to seeing them as energy moving in the body. We will also look at how we can conserve energy and use it more wisely by allowing emotions to flow without resistance.

Lesson 6

Cultivating Awareness

In this lesson, we explore the superpower of awareness. We look at the difference between judgmental and non-judgmental awareness and why the latter is preferable. We also learn how to cultivate awareness through a simple practice.

Lesson 7

Acceptance And Allowance

In this lesson, we look at the power of acceptance and allowance. Rather than doing this from a perspective of trying to make ourselves accept and allow, we look to be able to do both because we see our human experience differently.

Lesson 8

Living In Flow

In this lesson, we look at the power of living life from a place of flow. We look to see how knowing that the human experience is natural and normal can help us to stay more grounded in the present moment and live life more effortlessly.

Lesson 9

Integration And Reflection

In this lesson, we reflect on the journey throughout the course. We will also be encouraged to explore where the learnings from the course can be integrated into life and how this integration will (ironically) lead to more calm.

Ask your teacher

This course includes 20 community questions and 20 audio replies from Clare Downham. The community classroom and teacher audio replies are only available via the app.

5.0 (15)

Recent Reviews

Jocelyne

April 28, 2025

Clare offers words of inspiration and wisdom. She honestly shares her own journey and encourages us to do the same. It’s a course that can easily be listened to again. Thank you 🙏❤️

Anne

September 8, 2024

A very empowering and healing course. Lots of good advice.

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