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Empowerment Trainings

Glasswalking

Before you touch the glass, your mind has already decided what could happen.

Walking on glass Preparation and supervision Long Island City, NY 11106

The walk is voluntary. You can live the preparation and choose not to walk.

What you anticipate

You look at it. Within seconds, your mind creates images and anticipates the pain.

What you tell yourself is what we at Elemental call the conversation: the interpretations and conclusions your mind creates about what’s happening.

The glass is in front of you. But much of the experience has already begun inside you.

“It’s dangerous.” “I’m going to cut myself.” “I can’t do it.” “What if something goes wrong?”

You don’t come to prove the glass can’t hurt you. You come to discover what happens when you stop acting from fear and move forward with attention.

A transformed element

Glass is born from the meeting of earth and fire.

Sand comes from the earth. When it passes through heat, it becomes glass: transparent, firm, delicate and powerful all at once. At Elemental it represents the transformation of what once had another form.

It isn’t there to be conquered. It’s there to invite you to observe with attention, respect what’s in front of you and move forward differently.

Its paradox
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What happens and what you imagine

We don’t always react to facts. Often we react to what we believe will happen.

The mind anticipates: it imagines the outcome, builds the worst-case scenario, remembers a past experience. And you end up reacting to a story. This doesn’t only happen in front of the glass.

  • You avoid a conversation because you imagine it will go badly.
  • You don’t present an idea because you anticipate rejection.
  • You don’t start a project because you’ve already convinced yourself you could fail.
  • You stop trusting someone over something you fear might happen.

What’s in front of you is one thing. Everything your mind has built around it is another.

Creating a relationship with the glass

You don’t come to fight it. You come to learn to listen to it.

Glass demands respect: you can’t run on it or act as if the risk didn’t exist. You don’t need to turn it into an enemy either. Relating to it means approaching it without denying its nature.

Haste→attention
Force→precision
Assumption→listening
Impulse→presence

Moving forward doesn’t always mean going faster. Sometimes it means slowing down, observing clearly and placing each step consciously.

What the experience is like

You don’t walk from impulse. You walk from presence.

01

The intention

Before approaching, you define what the glass represents for you: a decision you’ve avoided, something you observe from fear, the chance to trust yourself again.

  • What story am I treating as if it were a fact?
  • Where am I moving forward too fast?
  • What’s the next step I can take consciously?
02

The preparation

A guided process with your body, breath, focus and listening. It doesn’t aim to make you believe the glass is harmless, but for you to respond to what’s actually happening.

  • The difference between a fact and an interpretation.
  • Whether your reaction is to freeze, rush or avoid.
  • How to regain attention before acting.
03

The moment to walk

The mind may keep talking or urge you to hurry. You don’t have to fight those thoughts: you can recognize them without letting them direct your movements.

You observe. You breathe. You listen. You move forward.

The glass doesn’t ask you for speed. It asks you for presence.

Trust isn’t closing your eyes

Trusting doesn’t mean ignoring what’s in front of you.

You don’t trust because the risk has disappeared. You trust because you’re present, you’ve been prepared and you choose to move forward following the instructions.

Prepare. Listen. Respect the process. Stay alert.

True trust and responsibility move forward together.

What you could discover

The glass doesn’t tell you who you are. It can show you how you’re moving forward.

How you anticipate the future

When a possibility becomes a certainty in your mind.

Facts and interpretations

Separating what happens from the story you build around it.

Your response to fear

Whether you freeze, rush, avoid or lose attention.

The power of precision

Moving forward consciously can be more powerful than moving fast.

A new trust

Trusting without stopping listening, observing and acting responsibly.

Being present

Directing your attention to the step you’re taking, not to everything that could happen.

The training continues after the last step

It isn’t about walking without fear. It’s about moving forward without stopping observing.

  • When your mind anticipates the worst outcome, will you treat it as a fact or check what’s actually happening?
  • When you have to decide, will you act in haste or regain precision?
  • When you need to trust, will you do it blindly or join trust with responsibility?
This isn’t a test of bravery

Your experience. Your choice. Your responsibility.

The walk is voluntary. There is no group pressure, competition or comparison: each participant can decide not to do it or to stop participating. It must not be attempted independently.

Walking on glass carries inherent risks and can cause injury. It requires preparation, proper materials, supervision and strict compliance with the instructions. Share any medical condition, pregnancy, injury, mobility difficulty or relevant concern beforehand and, when appropriate, consult a health professional.

Before you decide

The questions you’re probably asking yourself

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No. You’ll take part in the preparation and you’ll decide whether to do the walk. No one will be pressured to do it.

No. You’ll receive the necessary preparation and instructions during the training.

Walking on glass carries inherent risks, including possible cuts or injuries. That’s why it requires preparation, supervision and strict compliance with the instructions.

No. This activity must not be done independently or improvised.

No. Speed, endurance and performance aren’t measured. The experience is about attention, precision, listening and conscious choice.

You can live the preparation and choose not to do the walk. Making a conscious, responsible decision is also part of the training.

After registering you’ll receive instructions about clothing, preparation and logistics.

Not everything your mind anticipates is your reality

Stop. Observe. Listen. Choose your next step.

Don’t move forward to prove you can. Move forward with respect, with attention and from your own choice. When the way you observe changes, the way you move forward changes.

Limited spots to preserve the preparation, supervision and guidance for each participant.