Being Loved by Yourself First | A Beauty Way Transmission

Being Loved by Yourself First | A Beauty Way Transmission

There is a longing most of us have carried for a very long time. A longing to be seen, chosen, held — by a parent, a partner, a friend, a community. We have shaped ourselves around that longing, waiting for the love we believed we needed to come from somewhere outside of ourselves.

This Transmission begins with a single, transformative teaching from Master Chi'ang and Mistress Peony: "You've wanted so much to be loved by them — and really, you just needed to be loved by you."

This is not a simple affirmation. It is a profound reorientation — a return to the one source of love that can never be taken away, never withheld, never conditional. It is the love that already lives within you, waiting to be fully claimed.

In this gathering, we will explore:

• How the search for external love shapes our choices, our relationships, and our sense of self

• The ways we have abandoned ourselves while waiting to be chosen

• What it actually means to love yourself — beyond the surface of self-care rituals

• How self-love becomes the root system from which healthy love with others can finally grow

• Practices for meeting yourself with the same warmth and compassion you so freely offer others

This is not about turning away from the people you love. It is about becoming so rooted in your own worthiness that love flows freely — given and received — from a place of fullness rather than need.

Before you arrive:

Reflect on one relationship — past or present — where you found yourself working hard to earn love or approval. Notice what that cost you. Bring that reflection with you, not as a wound, but as a doorway.

Hybrid offering:

Join us in Corning, NY or via Zoom.

Pay What You Can:

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