Foundations of Human Experience

Why Life Feels the Way It Does

For anyone who has wondered why the same life can feel so different from one moment to the next — clear one day, heavy the next, manageable in one mood, personal or overwhelming in another — and is beginning to suspect there may be a simpler explanation beneath it all.

Live Online Program with Brett Chitty
16 September – 7 October 2026


What this program is really about

Life can look completely different from one moment to the next, and from one day to the next.

The same situation can feel manageable, frightening, personal, hopeful, heavy, or clear depending on the state of mind we are in.

Most of us naturally try to make sense of that by looking outward: to our circumstances, relationships, past, habits, thoughts, emotions, or the conditions of our life. Sometimes that seems to help. Sometimes it does not. And sometimes life still feels confusing, stressful, or hard to understand, even when nothing obvious has changed.

Foundations of Human Experience points in a different direction: toward how experience itself is being created, moment by moment, through the simple principles of Mind, Consciousness, and Thought.

Not as a theory to believe.
Not as a technique to apply.

But as something you can begin to see for yourself in the middle of ordinary life.

This is not a new belief to take on.
It is something already happening in your own experience, waiting to be noticed.

You may recognize this

This program may be especially relevant if you have ever noticed how quickly life can seem to change from the inside:

  • The same situation can feel manageable one day and overwhelming the next.
  • A conversation can seem harmless in one moment and deeply personal in another.
  • You can see something clearly, then lose sight of it when life feels pressured, urgent, or uncertain.
  • Thoughts, moods, reactions, or old patterns can feel completely convincing, even when another part of you senses there may be more going on.
  • Life can look heavy, unfair, hopeful, beautiful, impossible, or full of possibility — sometimes without anything outside you changing very much.

These are not signs that something is wrong with you.

They may be invitations to look more deeply at how experience is being created in the moment.

Who this is for

This program may be a good fit if you are curious about why life can feel so different from one moment to the next, and you are drawn to look more deeply than another method for managing your thoughts or feelings.

It may be especially relevant if you:

  • Wonder why your experience can change so much, even when the facts of life have not changed very much.
  • Have noticed that feelings, moods, thoughts, reactions, or relationships can look completely different depending on your state of mind.
  • Have explored personal development, spirituality, therapy, coaching, or the Three Principles before, but still sense there is something simpler to see.
  • Want to understand Mind, Consciousness, and Thought in a grounded, practical way.
  • Are less interested in fixing yourself and more interested in seeing what is producing your experience.
  • Would value a gentle, reflective space to listen, look, and allow your own insights to emerge.

You do not need previous experience with the Three Principles to take part.

You only need a willingness to look in a fresh direction.


The direction we’ll be looking

It can often seem as though life is coming at us from the outside.

A person says something, and hurt appears. A situation changes, and life suddenly looks uncertain. A thought shows up, and the whole world can seem worrying, hopeful, personal, urgent, or impossible.

From the outside, it can look as though circumstances are producing our experience.

But the Three Principles point to something more fundamental: that experience is being brought to life from within, moment by moment, through Mind, Consciousness, and Thought.

This does not mean life does not matter.

It means there may be a deeper understanding available beneath the surface of what appears to be happening — an understanding of what is producing the way life looks and feels in the moment.

What we’ll explore

Across the four sessions, we’ll look gently and practically at how experience is created, why life can look so different from one moment to the next, and what becomes possible when this begins to be seen for yourself.

01  Session One

What Produces Experience

We’ll begin by looking at why life does not simply feel the way it is, but the way it appears to us in the moment — and what may be involved in producing that appearance.

02  Session Two

Mind, Consciousness, and Thought

We’ll explore the Three Principles as simple, universal principles behind every changing experience — not as ideas to memorize, but as something to begin recognizing in ordinary life.

03  Session Three

Why struggle can look so real

We’ll look at why stress, insecurity, fear, habits, and old patterns can feel so convincing, and how understanding the nature of experience can soften our relationship to them.

04  Session Four

Living from what you begin to see

We’ll explore what it can mean to live with this understanding in everyday life — in feelings, relationships, decisions, and difficult moments.

What you may begin to notice

This is not about promising a particular feeling, outcome, or permanent state of clarity. It is about looking in a direction where you may begin to see your experience with less confusion, less struggle, and more understanding.

How Experience Is Being Created

You may begin to see more clearly how life is being brought to life from within, moment by moment.

Less Battle With Changing Feelings

Thoughts, moods, and reactions may still move through, but they may not need to be battled, fixed, or taken quite so personally.

Seeing Struggle Differently

Stress, insecurity, uncertainty, and old patterns can begin to make more sense when you see what is producing the way they look and feel.

More Trust in Your Own Insight

Insight may begin to look less like something you have to force, and more like something that appears naturally as understanding deepens.

Everyday Life Can Feel More Workable

As experience begins to make more sense, everyday moments may feel less confusing, less personal, and easier to meet.

Less Pulled Around by the Moment

Moods and reactions may still move through, but they may not need to define the day, decide what is true, or carry the same authority.


Program details

Foundations of Human Experience is a four-part live online program with recordings, a private participant area, and a follow-up conversation included.

Dates

  • Wednesday 16 September 2026
  • Wednesday 23 September 2026
  • Wednesday 30 September 2026
  • Wednesday 7 October 2026

10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern / 6:00 pm UK / 7:00 pm Central Europe

Format

Live online sessions with Brett Chitty.
Each session will explore a different aspect of the Three Principles and how they relate to ordinary human experience.

Whiteboard

Brett often uses a whiteboard during sessions, with ideas and distinctions drawn out visually as they emerge.

Recordings

Recordings will be available after each live session, so you can catch up or revisit them in your own time.

Follow-up meeting

The follow-up meeting, “Living with the Foundations of Human Experience,” will take place on Wednesday 2 December 2026.
This informal follow-up conversation is a chance to reflect on what you’ve seen, what has stayed with you, and how this understanding is showing up in everyday life.

Included

  • Four live online sessions
  • One informal follow-up meeting in December
  • Access to the session recordings
  • Access to a private participant area between sessions
  • A grounded look at how Mind, Consciousness, and Thought shape everyday experience
  • Space to listen, reflect, and begin seeing this for yourself

Your guide

This program is led by Brett Chitty.

Brett has spent many years exploring the Three Principles and the work of Sydney Banks, with a particular interest in how this understanding speaks to the ordinary, changing experience of being human.

His approach is gentle, careful, and reflective. Rather than presenting the Principles as ideas to memorize or techniques to apply, Brett points toward what can be seen for ourselves in real life — in our feelings, relationships, struggles, questions, and moments of clarity.

Foundations of Human Experience has grown out of that interest: a wish to make this understanding simple, grounded, and relevant to the way life actually feels — and to explore what is producing that feeling in the moment.

Join Foundations of Human Experience

If this program speaks to something you have been looking for, you are warmly invited to join us.

Across four live sessions, we’ll explore how experience is created, what produces the way life looks and feels, and how this understanding can begin to make feelings, struggle, change, and ordinary life easier to understand.

Includes four live online sessions, recordings, access to a private participant area, and an informal follow-up meeting in December.

Early Bird: $99 until 31 July 2026
Regular Price: $200 after that

Frequently Asked Questions

A few practical details before you join.

Do I need previous experience with the Three Principles?

No. You do not need any previous experience with the Three Principles to take part. The program is designed as a grounded introduction to how experience is created from the inside out.

Will the sessions be recorded?

Yes. Recordings will be made available after each live session, so you can catch up if you miss a meeting or revisit the sessions in your own time.

What if I cannot attend live?

You are still welcome to join. The recordings will allow you to follow along, and the private participant area will give you a place to stay connected between sessions.

Is this therapy or personal advice?

No. This is an educational program. We will be exploring the principles behind human experience, not providing diagnosis, therapy, treatment, or personal medical advice.

What is the follow-up meeting?

The follow-up meeting, “Living with the Foundations of Human Experience,” will take place on Wednesday 2 December 2026. It will be an informal conversation to reflect on what you have seen, what has stayed with you, and how the understanding is showing up in everyday life.

How long will I have access to the recordings?

You will have access to the recordings through the private participant area after the live sessions. We intend to keep them available for as long as the program remains part of our work.

What happens after I join?

After joining, you will receive access details for the program, including information about the live sessions, recordings, and private participant area.

Choose how you would like to join

Begin with this program, join the full series, or take the series with Applied Clarity.

Join Foundations of Human Experience

A focused introduction to why life can feel so different from one moment to the next, and a fresh look at what is creating that experience.

  • Foundations of Human Experience
  • Foundations of Separate Realities in Relationships
  • Foundations of Mental Wellbeing and Peace of Mind
  • Foundations of Resilience Through Difficult Times
  • The Applied Clarity Track
Early Bird: $99
Regular Price: $200

Join the Full Foundations Series

Explore the full Foundations Series from September to March, with four programs looking at human experience, relationships, mental wellbeing, and resilience.

  • Foundations of Human Experience
  • Foundations of Separate Realities in Relationships
  • Foundations of Mental Wellbeing and Peace of Mind
  • Foundations of Resilience Through Difficult Times
  • The Applied Clarity Track
Early Bird: $500
Regular Price: $800

Join the Full Foundations Series with Applied Clarity

Take the full Foundations Series with an additional small-group space for real-life questions and the nuances that become clearer as the programs unfold.

  • Foundations of Human Experience
  • Foundations of Separate Realities in Relationships
  • Foundations of Mental Wellbeing and Peace of Mind
  • Foundations of Resilience Through Difficult Times
  • The Applied Clarity Track
$2,800, or 4 monthly payments of $700