The way in which we embody ourselves is integral to our experience
of others,
and to others’ experience of us – our impact. The
messages we send before
we
even open our mouths are the ones
that clients respond to most directly and
most powerfully. Becoming
more aware of these messages means becoming
more
aware
our physical carriage: the timbre, pace, and pitch of our voice; the
speed
of
our
gestures; the engagement of our facial expressions;
the ebb and
flow
of
our
breathing; and more.
Awareness of these
typically-unconscious
aspects
of
our
physical presence
allows
us to
experiment with them, to gain
greater
and
greater
skill with them,
and to
recruit them as powerful allies in our work.
In addition, the body is an extraordinarily sensitive “register” of
subtle events in the
field. Attending to our own physical responses
gives us a great deal of information
about what’s happening in our
environment and offers insight into a client’s reality
that is unavailable
through direct questioning.
This workshop will allow participants to understand and work with
their embodied presence in new ways and to track their moment-to-
moment physical awareness
with growing precision. Using these
foundations, participants will begin to build fundamental body-oriented
observation and intervention skills.
Benefits
Participants will:
- Gain insight into their own embodied presence.
- Experience and practice new techniques to support their
own
embodied experience and awareness.
- Develop a wider range of options in using their physical
presence
to heighten their impact.
- Develop deeper access to relevant information in the field.
- Start to build body-oriented intervention skills for heightened
impact.
Participants
This workshop is designed for consultants, coaches, and
therapists who are
interested in learning more about their
embodied presence, for themselves and
their clients. It also may
be of interest to those working in other fields who want to achieve
a heightened sense of their own embodied presence.
 Coaches: This program is approved for International Coach Federation (ICF) Continuing Coaching Education (CCE) credits: 19.25 core competency units. Please see the Continuing Education page for full details.
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Dates
and Fees:
WORKING WITH THE BODY IN MIND: EMBODIED PRESENCE IN PRACTICE |
| Dates |
September 21-23, 2012 |
Begins |
Saturday, 9am |
Ends |
Monday, 1pm |
| Fee |
$600 |
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GISC Members: $550 |
| CE Hours |
19 |
| Faculty |
Archie Roberts |
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Ann Carr |
“I believe I am far more effective with my
clients as a result of my training at GISC.
And a much better person as well. The
GISC faculty and staff are great.”
Lori Heffelfinger
Founder
The Heffelfinger Company
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