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### **Let the Sky Fall** Thunderstorms. Mountains. Emotional Collapse. Rebirth. [Watch this First](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAqyeQF-SC8) **Do not come - unless you’ve already tried everything else.** ### **What** A guided ascent into the mountains of Tahiti designed to create contrast: comfort → effort → exposure → clarity. This is **not a hike** and **not a workshop**. It is a carefully structured physical and psychological journey using terrain, weather, and reflection to catalyze insight. [Watch Trail Overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaNaPX21wMA) \*\*\* ### **Who It’s For** This is for people at an edge: * burnout * transition * reinvention * quiet desperation If your life feels comfortable and clear — stay home. If you feel stuck, uncertain, or at an internal threshold — this may be for you. \*\*\* ### **Why** To interrupt momentum that no longer serves you. To transform desperation into inspiration. To step out of noise, comfort, and familiar narratives — and see clearly again. And yes, to experience the raw beauty of the mountain peaks of the South Pacific. \*\*\* ### **Where** **Mount Aorai, Tahiti, French Polynesia** Meeting point: **O Belvédère Restaurant** [Restaurant location and reviews](https://maps.app.goo.gl/YTQVKEb5hCASFVtQ6) \*\*\* ### **When** **February 14, 2026** Start: **9:00 AM HST** \*\*\* ### **Structure** The Quest follows a deliberate arc: * **Arrival & Grounding** — orientation and mental preparation * **Ascent** — sustained physical effort with guided reflective pauses * **Threshold Moment** — a symbolic choice point designed to surface resistance, desire, and restraint * **Descent** — integration through movement, silence, and observation * **Closing Reflection** — communal grounding and forward intention The experience is designed around **contrast**, **controlled challenge**, and **integration** — not peak-chasing or endurance for its own sake. \*\*\* ### **Optional Support** Participants may choose to use a **private AI reflection companion** during the ascent to prompt insight, emotional awareness, and post-experience integration. This is entirely optional and shared only after RSVP. \*\*\* ### **Preparation** Participants will receive guidance after RSVP covering: * Physical readiness and terrain expectations * Mental framing and reflective practices * Optional tools for anchoring and integrating insight after the Quest This is a real mountain in real conditions. Preparation matters. \*\*\* ### **How** Arrive independently in Tahiti: * SFO → PPT \~ $481 * LAX → PPT \~ $740 * NRT → PPT \~ $906 * HNL → PPT \~ $1007 *(Flights and accommodations are your responsibility.)* \*\*\* ### **Important Notes** * Moderate-to-challenging mountain terrain * Weather is unpredictable (tropical rain, wind, clouds are likely) * Participants are responsible for their own safety, judgment, and decisions * Check visa requirements in advance This is not guided tourism. \*\*\* ### **How Much** **Free.** No fees. No upsells. No funnel. Just a real mountain, real effort, and whatever clarity emerges when comfort falls away. \*\*\* ### **What’s the Catch?** There isn’t one. This is not a retreat, workshop, coaching program, or brand activation. It’s a shared physical and psychological challenge, intentionally designed and lightly held. \*\*\* ### **Who’s Behind It** **Inspiration University** A community-driven nonprofit where people exchange ideas, skills, and encouragement to help one another pursue ambitious goals — without gurus, gimmicks, or dogma. [Check us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14609091/)

How do we recover from having had a toxic or narcissistic ex? How do we move on from the past, especially something as traumatic as a divorce or breakup? How do we avoid anxiety and depression? How do we have more self esteem? In this meeting, you will learn the mental health secrets to help you quickly get over the past and heal your mind. Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there. This group is created by the Dianetics & Scientology life improvement center.

**Photography 102: A Deeper Dive Into Photography** **Are you ready to dig deeper into photography? Then this intermediate photography course is perfect for expanding your knowledge of photography!** This intermediate photography class builds upon the foundational knowledge acquired in the Photography 101 class. It focuses on empowering students to move beyond automatic camera modes and take greater creative control over their images. This course uses an engaging and practical hands-on approach to reinforcing these newer and more advanced photographic concepts. **Through hands-on exercises and insightful lessons, you will learn:** * **Master More Advanced Camera Settings** * **Aperture and F-stops:** Understanding how aperture controls depth of field and using it to create blurry backgrounds (shallow depth of field) for portraits or sharp focus throughout a landscape (deep depth of field). * **Shutter Speed:** Learning to utilize shutter speed to freeze fast action or intentionally blur motion for artistic effects. * **ISO:** Exploring ISO settings for optimal image quality in different lighting conditions, understanding the trade-off between sensitivity and potential image noise/grain. * **Exposure Modes:** Beyond "Auto", understanding and utilizing manual (M), aperture-priority (A or Av), shutter-priority (S or Tv), and program (P) modes for specific shooting scenarios. * **White Balance:** Learn how to effectively set white balance controls to represent colors in varying lighting conditions properly. * **Metering and Exposure Compensation:** Understanding how the camera measures light and how to use exposure compensation to fine-tune exposure for desired results. * **On-Camera Flash Basics:** Gaining a basic understanding of when and how to use the built-in flash or external flash units effectively. * **Advanced Concepts and Techniques** * **Composition Beyond the Basics:** Looking at some more advanced composition concepts and taking a deeper look at the Elements of Design, learning to use space more effectively, controlling the elements of the scene that are drawing attention, and mastering visual weight. * **Lighting Beyond Natural Light:** Introduction to artificial lighting, such as off-camera flash, reflectors, and softboxes, to control and shape light for different effects. * **Basic Image Editing:** An introduction to photo editing software like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, covering essential tools for adjusting brightness, contrast, color, and sharpness. * **Developing a Personal Style:** Exploring ways to refine a unique artistic voice and create a consistent photographic style. **This class provides the next step in the path to becoming a more proficient and artistic photographer, allowing for more advanced usage of the camera system.** **Prerequisites:** * A camera (film, DSLR, or mirrorless) that has manual controls is required. Hands-on exercises make having the camera in class highly beneficial. You will need at least one lens to evaluate the results of control exercises. * You may attend this class in one of two ways: 1. With a class voucher provided by your retail camera store 2. Purchasing a seat in the class

Why are we unhappy? Where does emotional pain come from? Studies show that people who suffer from long-term emotional pain have painful experiences in their lives that were never fully resolved in their mind. In other words, there were issues in the past that were not completely dealt with. This can include abuse in childhood, breakups, divorce, death of a loved one, to name a few. How do you know whether you have gotten over something painful? Here is an easy test: Do you still have attention on what had happened to you? For instance, do you still find yourself thinking about something painful that you went through? If you are, then you are not over it. In fact, in severe cases, people find themselves playing a "tape" in their mind over and over again. So how do you heal from your past? How do you stop the "tape" playing in your mind? In this meeting, you will learn a technique to help you with that. Come join us! Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there. This group is created by the Dianetics and Scientology life improvement center.