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CMA Year-End Virtual Retreat: The Hidden Work of Being Afraid

Virtual Class: 3:00 pm SGT
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  • Dec 2025
  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 09 Dec 2025

Why We Need Fear More Than Courage

We’re often told that change demands courage. We push through fear, convinced it’s something to conquer.

But what if courage isn’t what we’re missing?

What we often overlook is that fear and being afraid are not the same. Fear is the body’s warning signal; being afraid is the mind recognising that signal. When we stop resisting and start listening, that moment of awareness becomes the beginning of insight, not its interruption.

In this learning webinar with Dr Ben Koh, you’ll explore how fear can function as quiet intelligence — the body’s way of telling the mind that something meaningful is at stake. You’ll examine that pivotal moment when fear turns into awareness and discover why being afraid is not a flaw to fix, but a gateway to understanding what truly matters. Recognising this shift changes the way we face uncertainty, respond to challenge, and grow through change.

What You’ll Learn and Apply

You’ll learn to identify the point where fear transforms from reaction into reflection — and how to work with it as the most honest invitation to awareness you’ll ever meet.

You’ll leave not trying to be fearless, but understanding what being afraid is for — and why every act of courage quietly begins there.

  • Read the Signal, Not the Symptom. Distinguish fear (instinctive alarm) from being afraid (awareness arising). Practise decoding that signal so hesitation becomes insight instead of avoidance.
  • Stay Present When Certainty Falls Away. Use simple reflective techniques from human science to stay clear and connected when emotions are high — turning reactivity into coherence.
  • Turn Fear into Forward Movement. Apply a practical, three-step process to channel the energy of fear into curiosity and purposeful action, where clarity replaces control and courage feels natural.

Why Attend

Every meaningful decision begins with a moment of being afraid. Learning to understand that moment changes everything — how you meet challenge, connect with others, and create change that lasts.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the intelligence that lives inside fear — and to meet awareness right where it begins.