We work with metaphor – why?
On average, we use six metaphors a minute, in everyday speech in the English language. We are often unaware we are using them.
Our specific metaphors are unique to each of us.
Our metaphors are the language of our subconscious minds and our bodies.
We can find out more about them using, apparently simple, ‘clean questions’.
This gives us new information and a new perspective
We can explore the way we perceive things, and the patterns in our system
Changes tend to happen naturally, in a way uniquely aligned to each person
The Background
In the 1980s, New Zealand psychotherapist, David Grove, noticed that his clients often described their traumatic memories using metaphors. When he asked questions about their metaphors, without contaminating or distorting them, it helped them to change their perception of the trauma and to heal.
Penny Tompkins and James Lawley spent hours observing David Grove. They developed a model of his work and called it Symbolic Modelling. This model is used to teach the techniques to others and to allow the principles to be used in different contexts, such as coaching. The type of questions used by David Grove are known as clean questions, coaching using these techniques is often referred to as clean coaching.
If you would like to find out more, visit James and Penny’s website, there is a vast amount of resource freely available. https://cleanlanguage.com/
We use Soul-based Coaching
Soul refers to our inner-knowing, or our deepest truth, in this context
Soul-based Coaching was developed by Annemiek van Helsdingen, it is clean coaching – symbolic modelling using clean questions and holding space – plus Yin healing and Presencing.
We use holding space and grounding or meditation practices.
Many clients find these aspects of the sessions hugely rewarding, they can give clients a shortcut to a stronger mind-body connection.
No previous experience or knowledge of meditation is needed.
To find out more visit https://academyforsoulbasedcoaching.com/
Psst! Annemiek was my coach!