Metaphors of Movement with Andrew T. Austin

A Masterclass in The Mind and Body Connection

Metaphors of Movement
An Intriguing Modeling Project of Problem Solving and Emotions of Change
With Andrew T. Austin

24th April 2010, Chichester, West Sussex

Wow! I have just returned from co-training with Andy Austin in the Advanced Mastery Training sponsored by Tools For Transforming. I would have gladly given up my training days to Andy so that I could have learned even more (and I can’t recall saying something like that before—ever.)

When I edited Andy’s extraordinary book, The Rainbow Machine, I kept thinking, “How on earth did he know that would work?” Now I know at least some of the answers to that question...

Metaphors of Movement is a very effective—and easily learned—development of one aspect of “Clean Language” that provides a way of getting people “unstuck” with a multitude of problems—particularly useful with clients with very little access to their internal experience, such as seriously depressed clients. Steve Andreas

In this workshop, Andrew T. Austin, inspired by the work of Charles Faulkner, demonstrates how to overcome stuck states and create effective movement towards your personal goals. "Not enough people pay attention to their mode of transport," Austin explains, "in trying to move forward in life, people need to know in which direction they are heading and how far they need to go in order to reach their goal. The way they transport themselves towards that goal is vitally important and of course it is their body that is their transport."

Too often in personal development, excessive attention is paid to the kinesthetic system and the emotions and often we find a person who finds themselves unable to move forward until they have the right feeling in place. Austin believes this to be a gross error. "How we move is more important than how we feel," he explains, "when a tiger enters the room, it is the person who moves quickest that lives. The person who worries about how they should be feeling about that tiger will quickly become lunch."

In this workshop, Austin demonstrates the relationship between the way a person moves their body and the way a person moves through their mind. He noticed that all martial arts and systems of physical movement are highly philosophical, an example that is well known to many people is the example from Aikido, where an opponents energy is not blocked, but instead is redirected. "This is a metaphor that is so often used in business coaching," Austin comments.

Metaphors of Movement
An Intriguing Modeling Project of Problem Solving and Emotions of Change
With Andrew T. Austin

24th April 2010, Chichester, West Sussex

This is an opportunity for NLP practitioners, coaches and therapists to discover some of the patterns of success occurring in a professionally designed clinical practice.  This training moves beyond the popular training style of, “Edutainment” and into the attitudes of a professional change worker. 

Bringing with him a clinical background in neurology and neurosciences,  Andrew T. Austin will be covering many of the practical aspects of change work so often overlooked by NLP practitioners and trainers, therapists and change workers in the personal development field.  

"Your presence, style and interaction with everyone was engaging, playful and fun... which made the learning all that more enjoyable! I particularly liked the stories you told to illustrate (or is that to entertain!?!) certain points." Midgie Thompson, Performance and Lifestyle Coach

"Andy Austin is an intelligent and entertaining trainer. He demonstrates high standards regarding working with clients and more importantly, he trains you to become aware of yourself as the clinician/coach in all types of situations. His material is very useful for individuals who want to increase their therapeutic skills. He cleverly leads students to find the answers within and then offers new ideas to challenge their learning even more. I have enjoyed my experiences learning from Andy and I recommend him as a trainer." Rachel Hott, Ph.D. Co-director The NLP Center of NY