Workshop Series: Self-Realization, a Universal Vision

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Many paths. One heart. One realization.

Workshop Series

  • Instructor: Carlos de León 
  • 10 Live-Streaming Sessions (2 hours each) 
  • 11:00 hours (Vancouver). Click to confirm your local time: Time and Date 
  • Dates:
  • Wednesday, September 30, 2026
    Wednesdays, October 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2026
    Wednesdays, November 11, 18 & 25, 2026
    Wednesdays, December 2 & 9, 2026
  • English Interpretation
  • Access: 1  Year 

Program Overview

At the heart of Ontogony is a simple vision: every human being is a complete expression of body, mind, energy, and spirit. Spiritual development is the natural unfolding of our deepest nature, integrating every dimension of our being.

For over five decades, Carlos de León has explored the world's great contemplative and mystical traditions, not to compare doctrines, but to discover the timeless principles they share. His life's work reveals that beneath their diverse languages, symbols, and practices lies a universal vision of human awakening.

Self-Realization, a Universal Vision, shares this rare perspective in ten live online sessions, introducing foundational teachings, many of which are presented online for the first time.

Instead of studying traditions in isolation, we’ll explore the thread that unites them: the journey from fragmentation to wholeness, from unconsciousness to presence, and from separation to the realization of our true nature.

This series is both a map of the spiritual journey and a mirror, reflecting the innate wisdom within each of us. 

"Awakening is not escape, but integration. When we are whole, wisdom naturally becomes love, freedom, and compassionate action." — Carlos de León

Why This Program is Unique

  • A Universal Vision: Rather than presenting a single spiritual tradition, this series illuminates the common principles that unite humanity's great wisdom traditions, offering a panoramic understanding of the path to awakening. 
  • Foundational Teachings: Carlos shares rarely presented essential teachings, offering a clear framework for understanding the journey of self-realization. 
  • Experiential and Transformative: Each session combines teaching, inquiry, practice, and dialogue, turning wisdom into lived experience rather than mere knowledge. 
  • Ontogony's Integrated Path: This series reflects Ontogony's vision; awakening emerges through integration of body, mind, energy, and spirit, bringing clarity, freedom, compassion, and presence into daily life. 

Journey Through the Program

What You Will Explore

  • The Self and the Human Quest: Exploring the universal longing for meaning, wholeness, and realization, as well as the timeless pursuit of Love, Freedom, and Wisdom. 
  • The Divided Self: Understanding fragmentation through Ontogony's model of the Four Minds and Five Souls, and discovering the movement toward integration. 
  • The Rights of the Self: Recognizing the inherent spiritual rights that support authentic development, inner dignity, and conscious living. 
  • Why We Practice: Understanding the Five Precepts and the universal purpose of spiritual discipline across traditions. 
  • The Three Universal Elements of Practice: Energy. Awareness. Clarity. 
  • Three Essential Dimensions: Found throughout the world's contemplative traditions that support genuine transformation. 

The Importance of the Body

  • Our Relationship with the Body: The body is far more than a physical organism; it is the living ground through which awareness, energy, and consciousness are embodied. 
  • Rescuing the Body: Healing our relationship with the body restores its sacred role as an instrument of presence, integration, and awakening. 
  • Karma and the Body: The body carries the imprint of our history while simultaneously offering the doorway to freedom.

The View • The Path • The Fruit

A universal framework shared across contemplative traditions.

  • The View: Seeing reality as it truly is. 
  • The Path: The practices that cultivate transformation and embodiment. 
  • The Fruit: The natural flowering of wisdom, compassion, freedom, and presence. 

The Living Path: Growth unfolds through cycles of expansion, challenge, integration, and renewal. Rather than obstacles to avoid, life's difficulties become invitations to deepen realization.

Together, we will explore how to work skillfully with:

  • Egotism 
  • Death and Impermanence 
  • Suffering 
  • Denial 
  • Conditioning and Unconscious Programs

What You Will Learn

Throughout the series, you will deepen your understanding of:

  • The psychology and spiritual anatomy of the Self;
  • The Four Minds and Five Souls;
  • The spiritual rights inherent to every human being;
  • Energy, awareness, and clarity as universal foundations of practice;
  • The sacred role of the body in awakening;
  • Levels of consciousness and the evolution of awareness;
  • Universal principles shared across the world's wisdom traditions;
  • Practical ways to embody Contact, Beauty, and Grace in daily life.

Who is this Program For?

This series is designed for:

  • Spiritual seekers longing for greater clarity, meaning, and inner freedom. 
  • Students wishing to deepen their understanding of the Self and the universal path of awakening. 
  • Therapists, educators, coaches, and healers seeking an integrative framework for human development. 
  • Ontogony students are ready to engage more deeply with the path's foundational teachings. 

About Carlos de León

Carlos de León is a spiritual teacher, transpersonal therapist, mystic, and founder of Ontogony. For over fifty years, he has devoted his life to studying, practicing, and integrating the world’s contemplative traditions.

His teaching stands out for its clarity, experiential depth, and ability to reveal the universal principles uniting diverse spiritual paths. Rather than just sharing information, Carlos offers a living transmission that invites direct experience and authentic transformation.

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Begin the Journey

Schedule a complimentary Meet & Greet Zoom Session to learn more about the program, tuition, and early registration opportunities. Don’t miss the opportunity to join Carlos de León for this profound exploration of the universal path of self-realization.

For more information, contact: info@ontogony.com

The wisdom traditions of the world have always pointed toward the same essential discovery: 
Embody. Integrate. Awaken.

Workshop Pricing

NON-MEMBERS

  • Special Offer (Payment in Full): $396 CAD, due at the time of registration.
  • Special Offer Payment Plan (Two Instalments): $415.80 CAD. The first payment of $207.90 CAD is due at the time of registration, plus one equal payment on the same day of the following month. 
  • Special Offer Payment Plan (Three Instalments): $435.60 CAD. The first payment of $145.20 CAD is due at the time of registration, plus two equal payments on the same day of the following months.
  • Regular Tuition (Payment in Full): $495 CAD, due at the time of registration. 
  • Regular Tuition (Two Instalments): $519.75 CAD, due at the time of registration. The first payment of $259.88 CAD is due at the time of registration, plus one equal payment on the same day of the following month. 
  • Regular Tuition (Three Instalments): $544.50 CAD, due at the time of registration. The first payment of $181.50 CAD is due at the time of registration, plus two equal payments on the same day of the following months.

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Workshop Series Registration

Special Offer: Payment in Full

$396 CAD
    • Discount on Regular Price, valued at $495 CAD
    • 10 Live-Streaming Sessions (2 hours each)
    • Videos & Audios (Access On-Demand), & Downloadable PDFs
    • 1 Year Course Access
    • After access expires, renew for 15% and enjoy an additional year!
    • Prices exclude taxes. Calculated at checkout.
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Special Offer: Payment Plan (Two Instalments)

2 payments of

$207.90 CAD

per month

    • Discount on Regular Price, valued at $519.75 CAD
    • 10 Live-Streaming Sessions (2 hours each)
    • Videos & Audios (Access On-Demand), & Downloadable PDFs
    • 1 Year Course Access
    • After access expires, renew for 15% and enjoy an additional year!
    • Prices exclude taxes. Calculated at checkout.
Register Now!

Special Offer: Payment Plan (Three Instalments)

3 payments of

$145.20 CAD

per month

    • Discount on Regular Price, valued at $544.50 CAD
    • 10 Live-Streaming Sessions (2 hours each)
    • Videos & Audios (Access On-Demand), & Downloadable PDFs
    • 1 Year Course Access
    • After access expires, renew for 15% and enjoy an additional year!
    • Prices exclude taxes. Calculated at checkout.
Register Now!

Course Curriculum