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If you’re tired of feeling confused about your calling and the particular qualities you can bring into the world, you’re in the right place.

You do not need to solve your whole life today.

You can begin by understanding where you’re at, what matters, and what your next true step may be.

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DharmaFinder Journey is a live online group process for people seeking clarity on their strengths, values, talents, purpose and professional direction.

Masterclass 5 November · Part 1 starts 12 November 2026 · €99 per part · €270 all three parts

Seven live online group sessions · Zoom · simple but powerful collaboration tools · guided reflection, peer exchange, mentoring and practical planning.

A place to begin

From where you are to where you could be.

You do not need to have every answer. The work begins by seeing your present situation honestly, then creating a direction that is meaningful and workable for your actual life. That’s it.

Where you are

Make sense of what is no longer working.

Perhaps life feels overfull, misaligned or harder than it needs to be. There may be a decision, transition or quiet knowing that deserves attention.

Where you could be

Move toward a life that fits.

Clarify what matters, choose a realistic direction and take a first step you can stand behind—without pretending there is one right life for everyone.

Dharma

What do we mean by Dharma?

Dharma is not merely a belief we can change or a profession we choose. It is our inseparable constitutional characteristic, just as heat and light cannot be separated from fire, or sweetness from sugar.

The living being always serves someone or something. The question is: how can our occupation, abilities and experience be aligned with the Divine and engaged in meaningful service?

DharmaFinder Journey helps us explore how what we have been given can become an expression of that service.

What you leave with

Your DharmaFinder Game Plan.

Over seven live sessions, you create a set of practical working documents and decisions that you can return to as your life develops.

What is no longer working

A clear statement of what is no longer working.

Current Reality Map

Resources, constraints, capacities and patterns.

To-Be direction

What you want to move towards.

Values and alignment picture

A clearer picture of what matters and what fits.

Working Golden Thread

Your emerging WHY and HOWs.

Practical roadmap

Goals, phases and checkpoints.

Readiness and first step

A readiness picture, first action and support request.

Part 1: Discovery & Game Plan

Seven sessions. One grounded direction.

Part 1 moves from honest reality to a practical first route forward. Each session combines guided reflection, practical tools, group exchange and individual work.

  • 1. Name What Is Not Working: See what is painful, stuck or out of alignment—and why change matters now.
  • 2. See Your Current Reality: Look honestly at your present resources, constraints, capacities and patterns.
  • 3. Design Your To-Be: Explore possible futures and clarify what would need to become true.
  • 4. Find What Is Truly Aligned: Test your direction against your own values, vision and deeper priorities.
  • 5. Find Your Golden Thread: Discover the contribution and impact that recur across your life.
  • 6. Chart Your Course: Turn your aligned direction into a credible route.
  • 7. Build Readiness & Take the First Step: Stress-test your plan, receive grounded feedback and decide what you will do next.

This Journey may be for you if:

  • You sense that something in your life needs to change but do not yet have a coherent path.
  • You want to reduce unnecessary dependencies without acting impulsively or abandoning your responsibilities.
  • You are willing to examine your habits, commitments, assumptions and trade-offs honestly.
  • You want practical structure as well as reflection and spiritual orientation.
  • You are ready to apply the work to a real area of your life—not only to think about it.
  • You value guided partner and group practice alongside independent work.

This Journey is probably not for you if:

  • You want somebody else to prescribe the correct lifestyle for you.
  • You are unwilling to examine your own choices, patterns or trade-offs.
  • You want inspiration without exercises or practical application to real life.
  • You expect seven weeks to solve every life domain.
  • You expect one final, absolute answer to your purpose or calling.

Format

Programme at a Glance

Structure

  • Seven-session guided Journey
  • Seven live group sessions over seven teaching weeks, with a holiday pause
  • Guided reflection and group exchange each week
  • Guided partner practice each week
  • Practical worksheets and personal tools
  • Application to your real life throughout

November 2026 pilot cohort

Kickoff: Thursday 12 November · 6 Thursdays + a New Year closing session 7 January, 17:00–19:00 Portugal time

  • Masterclass: Thursday 5 November 2026 (separate event)
  • Kickoff: Thursday 12 November 2026
  • Seven live sessions: 12, 19, 26 November; 3, 10, 17 December; plus New Year integration and closing session on 7 January 2027. 17:00–19:00 Portugal time

Payment options

Choose all three parts at the one-time pilot price or pay for each part separately. Part 1 starts on 12 November 2026; later dates will be confirmed.

Best value · Pilot cohort

All 3 Parts — €270

One-time pilot price: €270 for the complete three-part DharmaFinder Journey.

Normal price €500

Book all 3 parts — €270

November pilot · Weekly Thursdays

Part 1: Your Discovery & Game Plan.

Free introductory Masterclass: Thursday 5 November 2026. Part 1 starts Thursday 12 November 2026. All sessions run 17:00–19:00 Portugal time.

Part 1 · Confirmed dates

12 November 2026 to 7 January 2027

Six consecutive Thursdays: 12, 19, 26 November; 3, 10, 17 December, followed by a two-week holiday pause.

Thursday 7 January 2027: Special New Year integration, reflection and closing session, connecting the year-end and new-year period to the Journey.

Seven live meetings in total. All sessions run 17:00–19:00 Portugal time.

International session times

All workshops, masterclasses and weekly sessions take place 17:00–19:00 in Portugal (Europe/Lisbon). Corresponding local times:

RegionNov 2026–Feb 2027Part 3 · spring 2027
Portugal · Lisbon17:00–19:0017:00–19:00
Germany · Berlin18:00–20:00 (CET)18:00–20:00 (CEST)
US Eastern · New York12:00–14:00 (EST)12:00–14:00 (EDT)
India · IST22:30–00:30 (next day)21:30–23:30
Saudi Arabia · Riyadh (AST)20:00–22:0019:00–21:00

These times are valid for the currently listed dates. Seasonal daylight-saving changes are included; India and Saudi Arabia do not change clocks.

Part 2 · Tentative: Seven Thursdays: 21 and 28 January; 4, 11, 18 and 25 February; 4 March 2027.

Part 3 · Tentative: Seven Thursdays: 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 April; 6 and 13 May 2027.

Part 2 and Part 3 dates may still change. Every part is independently bookable. All sessions run 17:00–19:00 Portugal time.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ

When does the next cohort begin?

The November 2026 pilot cohort begins with a kickoff on Tuesday, 12 November. The separate introductory masterclass takes place on Tuesday, 5 November.

Part 1 meets on Thursdays: 12, 19, 26 November; 3, 10 and 17 December 2026, with a two-week holiday break and a special closing session on 7 January 2027. Exact session times will be announced. Enrol through the payment options above.

Is this an online or in-person Journey?

The seven weekly live sessions are held online. The framework and outputs are designed for application to your real everyday life throughout. Optional in-person retreats and workshops exist separately.

Do I need to have the VPTI result first?

No—the Journey stands independently. The DharmaFinder VPTI can deepen your self-understanding before or during the Journey, but it is not a prerequisite.

What if I am unsure whether this Journey is right for me?

Start with the free DharmaFinder VPTI or the Mission & Method page. Register interest below and we will be in touch when the cohort opens.

Or join a DharmaFinder Masterclass first — a single live session in which we evaluate your VPTI profile together and explore what potency it carries for the unlived parts of your life. Upcoming masterclass date: Tuesday, 5 November 2026. 17:00–19:00 Portugal time.

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Is the DharmaFinder framework a fixed formula?

No. The Simple Living High Thinking Mandala is a flexible navigation and review framework. It helps you begin where your life is asking for attention while you remain the author of your own direction.

A wider journey

Continue when the time is right.

Part 1 focuses on developing your DharmaFinder Game Plan. Continue with Parts 2 and 3 individually or book the complete journey. Dates for later parts will be announced.

Questions or supported places?

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A limited number of supported places is available for participants for whom the full pilot fee is a genuine financial barrier.

Course information

November 2026 pilot cohort — kickoff 12 November

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