Inward Ride™– Series I 

A Seven-week Online Journey with Ciro Coelho

New Group Starting 2024

Join me on this new, seven-week online adventure, now in its third year. Our group work offers a safe and dynamic environment in which we learn to make life choices that are based on inner wisdom – rather than on social and cultural conditioning. Together, we practice being real about what works in our lives and what doesn’t. Honesty and vulnerability are cultivated and strengthened, and a sense of freedom, connection, and intimacy ensue. Since April of 2020, Inward Ride has hosted participants from India, Panama, England, Samoa, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Germany, Brazil, and the U.S.

We need very little to be happy. But what do we need? Personal integrity, a practice of investigating what is our own very unique path, and dedication to that path. In this series, we uncover the unconscious scripts that run our choices and our behavior, as well as our addiction to the Western promises of “lasting happiness upon achievement“ that repeatedly fail to deliver.

Our small group – with a maximum of six people, plus myself – will meet weekly for ninety minutes, for seven weeks. Everyone will have time to participate and be supported in their most pressing issues, the stuff of life: relationships/intimacy, feeling stuck, the prison of to-do lists, loneliness, creativity, career path, confusion, communication, grief, etc. In our sessions, we will learn practical tools that improve the quality of our lives. When we come together with an aligned intention, the results are profound.

“Ciro, I think your work is magical. For the first time in many, many years – versus therapy and other things that I've done and experienced before –, I feel that our work together is profoundly affecting me. I get excited when it's Wednesday and I know we have our group meeting, which has created so much growth within me, so much grounding. This space is very special. It's really important for me, and it brings me great joy, so much so that I feel like I can’t miss group!”

Megan Sorel, Fine Art Lifestyle Wedding & Portrait Photographer – Santa Barbara, CA
Ongoing Group Participant Since January 2021

“Dear Ciro, I want to thank you for your work. I know where I was a month ago and I can actually say with real evidence: I am in a better place now. Thank you for coming along on this journey with me/us. Please know that I am enormously grateful.”

2021 Group Participant

Upon completion of Series I, participants will have the opportunity to continue this work in the follow up Series II, in which we will understand why, despite affirmations to the contrary, we don’t truly want to change (the reason why self-help techniques often fail to produce lasting results), and what to do about it.

“Ciro, I can’t thank you enough for this wonderful opportunity. It’s Magical on quite a few levels, from my relationship with my son (who participated in the group) to reigniting the spark of creativity!”

Michael Uys - Award-winning Filmmaker and Television Commercial Director – Brooklin, NY
Ongoing Group Participant Since April 2020

"Inward Ride arrived in my life at a moment when I was struggling with finding peace, balance and joy. Ciro created a safe and open space for me and others in our group to practice vulnerability, explore inner tools of acceptance and curiosity, and discover self-love. During my Inward Ride journey, I knew I could count on a weekly dose of wise guidance from Ciro, warmth from the support of the group, and the precious moment of honoring myself. If there's any sense of misalignment in one's life, I would highly recommend considering taking an Inward Ride."  

Iosefa Alofaituli, Executive Director CIELO – Los Angeles, CA
Ongoing Group Participant

“I have continually participated in Ciro’s online Inward Ride since April of 2020. I get my value system shaken to its core and I grow with each session, and I am hugely appreciative of the warmth and acceptance of the group. I really cannot recommend it highly enough. I am learning things that I never thought possible.”

Luke Rowe – Real Estate Investor – Jakarta, Indonesia
Ongoing Group Participant Since April 2020

SERIES INFO:

New Group Starts: 2024

Time: TBA

Duration: Seven weeks

Platform: Zoom

Series Cost Structure*:  $350 Base fee.

$250-100. Sliding scale to fit what you can afford.

(No one will be turned down for lack for funds.)

$400-500. Benefactor. To support the offer of this work to those in financial hardship.

Spots available: Six (on a first-come, first-serve basis)

Open to: anyone, worldwide (16 years old minimum age)

Signing up: Please email or text to reserve your spot at +1-805-637-2230  I  inwardride@gmail.com  I 

*Fee includes all seven group sessions plus one individual session with Ciro

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"Congratulations on the development of this amazing group offering. Rarely do I see such emotional and spiritual courage and vulnerability matched with the structure, preparedness, and groundedness that Ciro brings to this program.”

Sarah Todd – Proprietor, Musician, Creative Producer – Iggy T Music - Seattle
2020 Group Participant

“I met with the same intimate Inward Ride group within Ciro’s care for nine months during the first year of the pandemic. Our space was held with openness and compassion, welcoming each participant to show up real and raw. I was trusted with a deeply personal perspective on my peers’ lives and evolution, which was highly precious as it helped me extirpate from my close-quarter mindset, living alone during lockdown. Our group was a safe container in which I could express what was present in my life, thoughts and emotions. I felt seen, deeply held and supported, but also my blind spots were confronted – gently. Our interactions allowed me to see deeper patterns within myself that needed attention, change and healing. Ciro’s generous presence, his own vulnerable sharings and his skillful therapeutic abilities were instrumental to my personal work leading to growth and healing during the pandemic storm. Thank you, Ciro.”

Joëlle Parent-Proulx – Founder, Two Steps Out – Montreal, Canada
2020 Group Participant

Ciro Coelho is an Adventurer, a Mentor/Guide and a World-Class Photographer. For the last twenty-five years, he has studied Meditation and Mindfulness, Psychology, Spirituality, and Neuroscience. His mentoring guidance uses research-based principles that help us overcome our human challenges. With great focus, kindness and compassion, he has continually helped clients to recognize, re-contextualize and use their challenges as opportunities to live creatively and thrive. The framework of Ciro’s work combines insights and techniques from: 

Internal Family Systems (IFS) – Richard Schwartz - Ifs-Institute.com

Non-violent Communication – Marshall Rosenberg - cnvc.org

Psychosomatic Medicine – John E. Sarno, M.D.

Somatic Experiencing – Peter Levine - SomaticExperiencing.com

Dr. Robert Firestone’s Work – DrRobertWFirestone.com

Interpersonal Neurobiology – Dan Siegel - DrDanSiegel.com

Contemplative Wisdom with Modern Science – Sam Harris - SamHarris.org

Meditation/Mindfulness –

Jack Kornfield - JackKornfield.com / Spiritrock.org

Trudy Goodman - TrudyGoodman.com / InsightLA.org

Pema Chödron - PemaChodronFoundation.org

Thich Nhat Hanh - Plumvillage.org

OTHER TESTIMONIALS:

“Ciro reminds me of Deepak Chopra and Oprah with the big questions he asks.
He teaches people to pause, take time, and deeply see.“

Sharyn Church – Nonprofit Executive - Los Angeles

"During the twenty-six years I have known Ciro, I have been continually impressed by the depth of his insight about people, his compassion, and his ability to go directly to the core of a person’s obstacles in life and help them envision a way forward. Ciro has the temperament of an artist (he is a world-class professional photographer), the insight of a master therapist and the warmth and caring of a spiritual teacher. These qualities together make him an ideal mentor, in the original Greek sense of a mature guide; one who imparts wisdom and shares knowledge with a less experienced colleague."

Reuben A. Weininger, M.D. - Santa Barbara

“Ciro has a unique understanding of humanity, and is an amazing mentor and guide. Our collaborations are wonderfully intense. Consistently, he establishes trust, that safe space for honesty. He identifies the angst, mirrors it back, and with his powerful insight offers a healthier alternative. Ciro directs positive change through clarity, hope, enlightenment. I am feeling more gratitude, compassion for self, and foresee a happier, healthier future. The time I spend with Ciro is priceless, I am forever indebted. Thank you.”

Kerry C., Individual Client - Ojai

“What a beautiful gift you have offered with this Inward Ride, Ciro. Feeling your presence, your vulnerability, kindness, and courage allowed me to feel safe and supported. Your ability to see people is precious, and it allowed me to jump into the unknown, which brought me so much closer to who I truly am. A beautiful ride inward with new friends, embracing this beautiful journey of life together for a little while.
I feel nourished by, and grateful to, the power of integrity and generosity shared in the group.”

Mareike Lenhart - Creative Director – Montreal, Canada
Ongoing Group Participant Since April 2020

“Ciro’s commitment to being present and holding space for another person’s process is unlike anything I have ever encountered. Because of his stance of compassion, kindness and curiosity he creates a safe space in which personal insight and healing can blossom. Self-inquiry can at times be severely uncomfortable and there can be a tendency to turn away or find a way to avoid the discomfort. Ciro has gently, steadily and fearlessly, guided me to stay in my process without judgement of right or wrong. This kind and steady attendance has allowed me to make important changes in my life.”

T.H. – Teacher - Ojai

“I came to Ciro with a seemingly impossible dynamic I was working with. His insights into that dynamic led to  a significant shift, and energy that had been locked up for lifetimes was freed. I finally have clarity and resourcefulness in an area that had previously eluded me.”

Jennifer Ayres – Ayurveda Practitioner - Santa Barbara

“Thank you for an enlightening Inward Ride, Ciro. Your presence and focus on each student was such a gift, and I felt completely held by the love that you wrapped the entire group up in. I feel that through the extreme level of intimacy and vulnerability that we shared together as a group, you helped me cultivate my inner gold. Through conscious observation of emotion and how I engage with others, and how others engage with me, I have found a real sense of spiritual alignment even in our short seven sessions. I have learned to attend to myself in a new way. “

Alex Uys – 2020 College Graduate – San Diego
2020 Group Participant

“Ciro Coelho is a poet of the soul. His ability to touch one's heart and mind and, in the process, expand and deepen you, is unparalleled.” 

Amy Friedman, Author, Teacher and Nonprofit CEO - Los Angeles

“I have never met a man like Ciro. In fact, I had never met anyone like Ciro before. He is the most sensitive man I have ever met. Actually, he is the most sensitive person I have ever met. By being himself, he gives me permission to be myself. The depth of his speaking is such that he commands people’s attention, and they want to hear what he has to say about them. I feel that when I speak with him, my batteries are recharged and he puts me back on course.”

Dominick Magnan, – CEO, D. Magnan & Co. Inc - New York

“Ciro meets and talks with you as if your life - in turmoil or confusion - is in a perfect state, and our interaction is a normal conversation of love and understanding. The capacity to make it so light and to listen for what’s needed, to draw out the concerns, passions and ideas, are the direct reflection of his commitment to you. Ciro is present, with an unwavering ability to focus on the important parts of your world, while expanding your perspective and demonstrating how to give yourself permission to listen to your whole being.“

S. M. – Art Director - North Carolina