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“Most of what I know about working with people in crisis, I have learned at ISL! The year at ISL is still – after 20 years – a treasure for me and I realize often how it does shape my life. Profound professional training.”
Ferdinand Lerbscher, Psychotherapist
1984-1985
Hechst, Austria

  Skills Gained For Aiding Others on Their Interior Journey

     
Self Reflection Ability to aid others in self-reflection so that they can recognize and name their own inner experiences.

Discerning Feelings and Energy Ability to aid others in listening to their inner feelings and note how others’ words are affecting them.

  Ability to aid others in recognizing their own energy, including its tone and direction.

  Ability to aid others in recognizing the energy of another, including its tone and direction.

  Ability to aid others in recognizing the feelings and emotional tone of another.

Communication
Skills
Ability to aid others in taking note of their own body language as a means of communication.

  Ability to aid others in conveying what they are feeling in words, language and nonverbals that are congruent with their feelings.

  Ability to aid others in observing and taking note of another’s body language as a means of communication.

  Ability to aid others in listening and hearing what you are saying or trying to say.

Confrontation
Skills
Ability to aid others in challenging and confronting themselves and others.

  Ability to aid others in being challenged and confronted.

Encouragement
Skills
Ability to aid others in encouraging and supporting themselves.

  Ability to aid others in encouraging and supporting another person.

  Ability to aid others in receiving encouragement and support.

Role Separation Ability to aid others in leaving aside their role.

  Ability to aid others in creating a clear space within that is open and receptive to their own inner wisdom.

  Ability to aid others in letting go of presuppositions.

Recognition and Acceptance of Resistance Ability to help others recognize and be comfortable with their own resistances.

  Ability to help others recognize and be comfortable with another person’s resistances.

Spiritual Practices Ability to help others delve into their interior using learned approaches such as Focusing, Active Imagination, Dreamwork, etc.

  Ability to help others develop deeper relationships with others through the use of learned approaches such as Focusing, Active Imagination, Dreamwork, etc.

Personal Growth Ability to aid others in being fully aware and present in the “now” moment.

  Ability to aid others in trusting their own inner responses.

  Ability to aid others in becoming more reflective in all events in their lives.

  Ability to help others recognize and value the meaningful events in the integration of their lives, as well as in the life of another.

  Ability to aid others in discerning the movement and direction in their inner experiences.

  Capacity and ability to help others make good and sound judgment about where other persons are, their growing edges and issues.

 

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