Metaphors of Movement with Andrew T. Austin
4 days training in person with Andrew T. Austin in Cochin, Kerala, IndiaMetaphors of Movement Training
Cochin, Kerala, India
7th-10th October 2012
This is an opportunity to train with Andrew T. Austin in person in this ground breaking work for personal change and psychotherapy.
Here are just some of the things covered on this special four day event -
Part 1. Metaphors of Movement and Motion
Discover your physical/physiological metaphors
Knowing where you stand – the starting point
The 4 primary strategies of metaphorical movement: Which primary strategy do you rely on? What are your other choices?
The structure of the personal story
The 4 basic elements necessary for a successful metaphor.
Part 2. Metaphors of Emotion
Weights and measures-recognize if/how you use these in the emotional realm and its impact.
How to elicit tiny details of a metaphor in order to expand the metaphorical experience
Noticing restraint and inhibition to movement
The burden of guilt, stage fright/performance anxiety
Growing up--how and when is this a useful strategy?
Part 3. Container Metaphors, Relationships, and Stuck States
Time concepts and relationships--an often overlooked aspect of change work..
Spatial orientation and distance
Metaphors of motivation--use for self and in motivating others.
Prison metaphors: we’ll look at how they crop up in conversation, and what we can learn from real prison culture that can help us with this personal story.
Pro-activity vs reactivity--knowing how and when to change between them.
Part 4. Identity and Spirituality / Illness and Disease
Spirituality means as many things as there are people. Yet using the metaphor model and stripping out all content, what do we discover to be consistent and evident amongst people’s search for “spirituality?”
The major models for illness, disease, and recovery.
Venue: Cochin, Kerala, India
Fee: Rs. 14,000/- (Rs. 12,000/- if booked before July 15th 2012).
Participants who book early will also receive a free bonus DVD from "The Pragmatics of Change" DVD demonstrating Metaphors of Movement in client work.
Book this workshop and Provocative Change Works and receive an additional Rs. 1400/- discount for both workshops.
Group booking discount is available, please email directly for details.
Deposit of £25 payable here. The balance of payment is required on the first day of training.
