I once had a yoga student who was a recovering professional dancer. She grew up doing ballet and spent some time working for an off-brand Cirque Du Soliel.
She was strong and ridiculously flexible, but she had no sensitivity. Her whole life was spent demanding performance from her body, and she never listened to it. It didn't occur to her that there was so much that the body could tell her about how it wanted to move. There was so much intensity in her practice and very little slowness.
Our practice together became so so slow.
We'd fold forward. It would take minutes. Obviously, she could easily flop forward onto the ground and fall asleep on her legs, but that wasn't the practice. We'd move forward just an inch or two until her body voiced the most subtle sign of resistance, resistance that she would usually blow right by. She'd breathe into this feeling, inviting it to express itself more fully. She'd wait patiently for it to pass, for her body to open and welcome her to move deeper. We'd repeat this process several times before she got to the full expression of the pose. Or at least the full expression for that day. There were days when she didn't even go all the way in, preferring to stay where her body guided her.
How much of our life is performance? How much is an authentic expression? Do we even know? What signals from our body and our soul go unnoticed, and how can we become better listeners?
Slowly. Quietly.
and…. I’ve got a class coming up!
Fractal Inquiry Masterclass: Powerful Questions for Psychedelic Coaching
When I learned to coach, I was taught that asking good questions is paramount. And when other coaches come to me for training and mentorship, the art of inquiry is one of the top two things that people want to talk to me about. (The other is how to build a coaching business. We'll leave that for another time.)
Inquiry is a big part of our Coaching Training Program, and it's what I'm going to be teaching in Danielle and Adam's Microdosing Facilitator Program.
On May 2nd, I made an Instagram Video inviting people to join one of these two programs to discuss this topic with me and I got so many requests for a stand-alone class on this topic. So here we are, 2 months to the day (coincidentally), with the class you requested.
It's going to be three weeks, and we will meet on Thursday nights in August.
It will focus on the impact of mindful inquiry and deep listening in your Psychedelic Integration Coaching. You'll learn coaching techniques designed to awaken your clients’ inner resourcefulness. You'll be able to practice them in our community container so that you can see how they work in real-time.
Inquiry is a practice that goes beyond mere discussions of microdosing protocols or educational sessions on molecules and dosages. Move beyond just lecturing your clients. Move beyond reactionary advice-giving; embrace the true art of coaching.
We'll cover:
See how asking the right questions can lead to closing more sales.
Know what to do after your client tells you “where they feel it in their body”
And of course, we'll discuss a little parts work as mentioned above!
As a bonus, you'll receive:
Tam’s Comprehensive Inquiry Framework Workstation - robust templates to support you in exploring essential areas of your client’s life.
Tam’s Integration Journaling Prompts - the same questions that guide us in supporting our clients as they process their psychedelic experiences.
Twice Weekly Group Meditations - take the opportunity to sit with us!
Ongoing Q&A with Daniel - Daniel answers most questions posed in the community space.
If you're thinking about joining our year-long psychedelic integration coaching training, this is a great way to explore what it means to be a psychedelic integration coach and what it's like to learn with us!
Logistics:
Class meets Thursdays, August 15, 22, 29 at 4 - 6 pm Pacific, 7 -9 pm Eastern
Meditation meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 9 - 9:30am Pacific, Noon Eastern
Community practice and discussion space through "Mighty Networks"
Class is $249, or $149 for just the recordings.
I hope this seems fun and useful to you! See you There