Events

Moving toward the undefended self — What does this ask of us?

The Ottawa Pathwork community is offering a series of free lecture discussions focused on becoming our undefended selves — free from the burden of our masks and the need to constantly defend against anything that we deem fearful or that threatens our self-will or pride. Instead, we are invited to embrace our vulnerability — to see it not as weakness, but as strength, and as the key to satisfying our longing for unity and connection.
 
With this goal in mind, we’ll explore the following areas:

• The destructive nature of our defense mechanisms — our images, pseudosolutions, and Idealized Self-Image
• The steps to begin dismantling our defense system
• What being undefended looks like in our everyday lives
• How the courage to be vulnerable positively impacts all our relationships —including those with ourselves, our intimate partners, and God

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In these times of turmoil in our world, Lecture #257 provides context, a broad perspective and a way forward. It speaks of the divine influx, also called the New Age, reaching our earth plane now that humanity has grown sufficiently to be ready for it. This influx is an unimaginably caring energy and consciousness, also called the Christ consciousness. It is affecting us on many levels, both inner and outer, in the areas of communication, the awareness of the higher consciousness of groups, and our capacity to be more open about hidden beliefs, feelings and events. It is resulting, more and more, in the exposure of previously secret corruption in public life and in the lives of individuals. It points out that when societal structures have declined to the point of being no longer transformable, their inevitable breakdown can make room for replacement by new and better structures that couldn’t occur otherwise.

The lecture tells us that, in situations of conflict with another person: 

“You need to take the apparent risk of explaining yourself . . . You need to enter an ongoing dialogue, full of goodwill, increasing your willingness to shed your pride and to give up your stake in blaming. This is what communication entails on an emotional level. This is how fear and hate — hence war on all levels — will increasingly disappear. In other words, true communication will contribute to bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to earth.”

We are guided to participate in this New Influx, the “ever growing flow of energy and consciousness”, by deepening our commitment, effort and goodwill towards our own inner growth and developing the capacity to live in alignment with the Law of Brotherhood and Sisterhood. It requires deep inner exploration and the courage to expose appropriately, increasing inner peace and taking us collectively towards caring societies based more and more on true spiritual values.

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FACILITATOR

Jean Millar
 
Jean is a Pathwork helper in the Ottawa area. She has been studying, practicing and teaching the Pathwork process for personal and spiritual transformation since the late 1990s.  It has become her way of life, continuing to be both rewarding and beautifully challenging, a path towards increasing inner peace and quiet joy. 

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Join us via Zoom on the first Tuesday of each month (except December, and March – second Tuesday), from 7 to 8:30 pm. You can find registration details below.   

Tues. Oct. 7: 7 pm
Natalie Morisset
Lecture 100: Meeting the Pain of Destructive Patterns

Tues. Nov. 4: 7 pm
Janet Mullen
Lecture 191: Inner and Outer Experience

Tues. Jan. 6: 7 pm
Natalie Morisset & Janet Mullen
Lecture 155: Fear of Self; Giving and Receiving

Tues. Feb. 3: 7 pm
Madeline Dietrich
Lecture 26: Finding One’s Faults

Tues. Mar. 10: 7 pm
Jean Millar
Lecture 257: Aspects of the New Divine Influx: Communication, Group Consciousness, Exposure

Tues. Apr. 7: 7 pm
TBD
Lecture 252: Privacy and Secrecy

Tues. May 5: 7 pm
Mary Gordon
Lecture 250: Inner Awareness of Grace

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We welcome you to join us as we work with these lectures to discover the wisdom and guidance they can provide — helping us begin to remove our armour and risk opening ourselves to life more fully.
 
For information about the Pathwork and for free download of lectures, visit www.pathwork.org.
 
For information about Pathwork Ottawa, visit www.pathworkottawa.ca.  
 
Donations are welcome and contribute to the providing of bursaries for those in need to attend Pathwork Ottawa programs and events. Donations can be made by sending an e-transfer to the following email: info@pathworkottawa.ca.
 
For the Zoom information for this session, please email
jlmullen@outlook.com indicating you wish to attend. The Zoom link will be emailed to you a week prior to the lecture, and again on the day of the lecture.

This series is offered in conjunction with the Pathwork Ottawa Open Lecture Series
Facilitated by Janet Mullen and Natalie Morisset,
Apprentice Pathwork Helpers

What is the difference between Open Lecture and Lecture Study?

Open Lecture consists of a short teaching, a simple exercise and some discussion. It is open to whoever would like to attend, i.e. not a fixed group.  There is no cost to attend. Duration is 1½ hours.

At this time, both are via Zoom.

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As we move into winter, perhaps your awareness is turning more inwardly and you would welcome a supportive group in which to mine the wisdom in the Pathwork teachings. Maybe you are aware that there is a lot more in each lecture than can be addressed in the Open Lecture format and like us, you would like to delve more deeply.
 
The Ottawa Pathwork community is offering a Lecture Study Series focused on becoming our undefended selves — free from the burden of our masks and the need to constantly defend against anything that we deem fearful or that threatens our self-will or pride. Instead, we are invited to embrace our vulnerability — to see it not as weakness, but as strength, and as the key to satisfying our longing for unity and connection.
 
The lectures in this Lecture Study Series will follow the same schedule and lectures as the Open Lecture Series – two weeks later in each case. Note that it isn’t necessary to attend the Open Lecture in order to be part of the Lecture Study class, though it is beneficial.  

The theme of both these series is Moving Toward the Undefended Self — What does this ask of us?
 
Here is an overview of the topics:

• The fears behind our defenses; why we have them, and the harm they cause
  
• How to break the chains of fear
  
• The importance of artful communication and exposure – with self and with others
  
• Letting go of secrecy to live without fear and anxiety
  
• Removing the obstacles that separate us from God’s grace

REGISTRATION DETAILS

 
The 2-hour Lecture Study classes will be held on Tuesday evenings, two weeks after the Tuesday Open Lecture in each case.  These classes will be led by Natalie Morisset and Janet Mullen (both Apprentice Pathwork Helpers).  Class size will be limited to 10 participants.

• Dates: January 20, February 17, March 17, April 21, and May 19, 2026, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm via Zoom. 
• Cost: There is a sliding scale from C$95 to C$50 for the series of 5 classes. See note below.
• Registration: Email Natalie Morisset at nmorisset@gmail.com to indicate your intention to participate.  Note that an interview may be required. To confirm your registration, e-transfer the fee to info@pathworkottawa.ca by January 10, 2026.

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Note: It isn’t necessary for anyone who would like to attend, not to do so for financial reasons. Many people are struggling to make ends meet these days, hence the sliding scale – from C$95 to C$50. Please discern what amount within that range works for you. In addition, there is bursary available. If finances are limited for you at this time, email Natalie (nmorisset@gmail.com) to indicate the amount that would allow you to be able to attend.
 
We will work with the following lectures:

• Class 1, January 20: Lecture 155 – Fear of Self; Giving and Receiving
• Class 2, February 17: Lecture 26 – Finding One’s Faults
• Class 3, March 17: Lecture 257 – Aspects of the New Divine Influx: Communication, Group Consciousness, Exposure
• Class 4, April 21: Lecture 252 – Privacy and Secrecy
• Class 5, May 19: Lecture 250 – Inner Awareness of Grace

This series is offered in conjunction with the Pathwork Ottawa Open Lecture Series
Facilitated by Janet Mullen and Natalie Morisset,
Apprentice Pathwork Helpers

What is the difference between Open Lecture and Lecture Study?

Open Lecture consists of a short teaching, a simple exercise and some discussion. It is open to whoever would like to attend, i.e. not a fixed group.  There is no cost to attend. Duration is 1½ hours.

At this time, both are via Zoom.

~~~~~

As we move into winter, perhaps your awareness is turning more inwardly and you would welcome a supportive group in which to mine the wisdom in the Pathwork teachings. Maybe you are aware that there is a lot more in each lecture than can be addressed in the Open Lecture format and like us, you would like to delve more deeply.
 
The Ottawa Pathwork community is offering a Lecture Study Series focused on becoming our undefended selves — free from the burden of our masks and the need to constantly defend against anything that we deem fearful or that threatens our self-will or pride. Instead, we are invited to embrace our vulnerability — to see it not as weakness, but as strength, and as the key to satisfying our longing for unity and connection.
 
The lectures in this Lecture Study Series will follow the same schedule and lectures as the Open Lecture Series – two weeks later in each case. Note that it isn’t necessary to attend the Open Lecture in order to be part of the Lecture Study class, though it is beneficial.  

The theme of both these series is Moving Toward the Undefended Self — What does this ask of us?
 
Here is an overview of the topics:

• The fears behind our defenses; why we have them, and the harm they cause
  
• How to break the chains of fear
  
• The importance of artful communication and exposure – with self and with others
  
• Letting go of secrecy to live without fear and anxiety
  
• Removing the obstacles that separate us from God’s grace

REGISTRATION DETAILS

 
The 2-hour Lecture Study classes will be held on Tuesday evenings, two weeks after the Tuesday Open Lecture in each case.  These classes will be led by Natalie Morisset and Janet Mullen (both Apprentice Pathwork Helpers).  Class size will be limited to 10 participants.

• Dates: January 20, February 17, March 17, April 21, and May 19, 2026, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm via Zoom. 
• Cost: There is a sliding scale from C$95 to C$50 for the series of 5 classes. See note below.
• Registration: Email Natalie Morisset at nmorisset@gmail.com to indicate your intention to participate.  Note that an interview may be required. To confirm your registration, e-transfer the fee to info@pathworkottawa.ca by January 10, 2026.

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Note: It isn’t necessary for anyone who would like to attend, not to do so for financial reasons. Many people are struggling to make ends meet these days, hence the sliding scale – from C$95 to C$50. Please discern what amount within that range works for you. In addition, there is bursary available. If finances are limited for you at this time, email Natalie (nmorisset@gmail.com) to indicate the amount that would allow you to be able to attend.
 
We will work with the following lectures:

• Class 1, January 20: Lecture 155 – Fear of Self; Giving and Receiving
• Class 2, February 17: Lecture 26 – Finding One’s Faults
• Class 3, March 17: Lecture 257 – Aspects of the New Divine Influx: Communication, Group Consciousness, Exposure
• Class 4, April 21: Lecture 252 – Privacy and Secrecy
• Class 5, May 19: Lecture 250 – Inner Awareness of Grace

This series is offered in conjunction with the Pathwork Ottawa Open Lecture Series
Facilitated by Janet Mullen and Natalie Morisset,
Apprentice Pathwork Helpers

What is the difference between Open Lecture and Lecture Study?

Open Lecture consists of a short teaching, a simple exercise and some discussion. It is open to whoever would like to attend, i.e. not a fixed group.  There is no cost to attend. Duration is 1½ hours.

At this time, both are via Zoom.

~~~~~

As we move into winter, perhaps your awareness is turning more inwardly and you would welcome a supportive group in which to mine the wisdom in the Pathwork teachings. Maybe you are aware that there is a lot more in each lecture than can be addressed in the Open Lecture format and like us, you would like to delve more deeply.
 
The Ottawa Pathwork community is offering a Lecture Study Series focused on becoming our undefended selves — free from the burden of our masks and the need to constantly defend against anything that we deem fearful or that threatens our self-will or pride. Instead, we are invited to embrace our vulnerability — to see it not as weakness, but as strength, and as the key to satisfying our longing for unity and connection.
 
The lectures in this Lecture Study Series will follow the same schedule and lectures as the Open Lecture Series – two weeks later in each case. Note that it isn’t necessary to attend the Open Lecture in order to be part of the Lecture Study class, though it is beneficial.  

The theme of both these series is Moving Toward the Undefended Self — What does this ask of us?
 
Here is an overview of the topics:

• The fears behind our defenses; why we have them, and the harm they cause
  
• How to break the chains of fear
  
• The importance of artful communication and exposure – with self and with others
  
• Letting go of secrecy to live without fear and anxiety
  
• Removing the obstacles that separate us from God’s grace

REGISTRATION DETAILS

 
The 2-hour Lecture Study classes will be held on Tuesday evenings, two weeks after the Tuesday Open Lecture in each case.  These classes will be led by Natalie Morisset and Janet Mullen (both Apprentice Pathwork Helpers).  Class size will be limited to 10 participants.

• Dates: January 20, February 17, March 17, April 21, and May 19, 2026, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm via Zoom. 
• Cost: There is a sliding scale from C$95 to C$50 for the series of 5 classes. See note below.
• Registration: Email Natalie Morisset at nmorisset@gmail.com to indicate your intention to participate.  Note that an interview may be required. To confirm your registration, e-transfer the fee to info@pathworkottawa.ca by January 10, 2026.

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Note: It isn’t necessary for anyone who would like to attend, not to do so for financial reasons. Many people are struggling to make ends meet these days, hence the sliding scale – from C$95 to C$50. Please discern what amount within that range works for you. In addition, there is bursary available. If finances are limited for you at this time, email Natalie (nmorisset@gmail.com) to indicate the amount that would allow you to be able to attend.
 
We will work with the following lectures:

• Class 1, January 20: Lecture 155 – Fear of Self; Giving and Receiving
• Class 2, February 17: Lecture 26 – Finding One’s Faults
• Class 3, March 17: Lecture 257 – Aspects of the New Divine Influx: Communication, Group Consciousness, Exposure
• Class 4, April 21: Lecture 252 – Privacy and Secrecy
• Class 5, May 19: Lecture 250 – Inner Awareness of Grace