PATHWAYS TO FREEDOM (formerly Untangling the knots)
An introduction to Untangling®
12 week closed group deep dive course
24th September 2025, 7-9.15pm BST - 12 Wednesday evenings. (no class 05/11)



Do you sense that your life is not yet expressing your deepest values and inspirations?
Do you want to make changes in yourself and the world but keep getting stuck?
Do you avoid or find it hard to turn towards life's challenges with creativity and kindness?
Do you want to make changes in yourself and the world but keep getting stuck?
Do you avoid or find it hard to turn towards life's challenges with creativity and kindness?
WHAT DOES THE COURSE HOLD IN STORE?
This is a unique opportunity to join me on a 12 week closed group course to explore what keeps us from living with full aliveness. We will delve into those aspects of our lives that feel deeply tangled and gently find ways to unleash the energy and power in these places. We will meet the core aspects of these tangled places (the critic, the safety guardian and the wounded one) and find new ways to befriend them. We will learn to find hidden treasure there and in the most tricky areas of our life and we will find new ways forward. Some of the themes we will explore will be:
The course will comprise of teaching sessions, demonstrations, paired and solo practice and optional practice sessions in between the sessions with other participants.
This is a unique opportunity to join me on a 12 week closed group course to explore what keeps us from living with full aliveness. We will delve into those aspects of our lives that feel deeply tangled and gently find ways to unleash the energy and power in these places. We will meet the core aspects of these tangled places (the critic, the safety guardian and the wounded one) and find new ways to befriend them. We will learn to find hidden treasure there and in the most tricky areas of our life and we will find new ways forward. Some of the themes we will explore will be:
- Safety and resourcing
- What holds us back
- Resources of: presence, metaphor and precision
- Deep empathy
- Befriending the Critic
- Befriending the Safety Guardian
- Befriending the Wounded One
- Hidden treasure places: grief, shame, addiction and avoidance
- Making steps towards change and freedom
The course will comprise of teaching sessions, demonstrations, paired and solo practice and optional practice sessions in between the sessions with other participants.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This course is for anyone whom has attended an introductory course with me or another teacher. Or anyone who knows the paired form of Focusing Practice.
This course is for anyone whom has attended an introductory course with me or another teacher. Or anyone who knows the paired form of Focusing Practice.
This being human is a guesthouse.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Rumi
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Rumi
Dates
Begins 24th September (no class 5th Nov) 12 Wednesday evenings. 7-9.15pm
Costs
Early Bird £295 Before June 1st 2025 (£350 Thereafter)
Payment plans and concessions available. Contact me
Begins 24th September (no class 5th Nov) 12 Wednesday evenings. 7-9.15pm
Costs
Early Bird £295 Before June 1st 2025 (£350 Thereafter)
Payment plans and concessions available. Contact me
Frequently asked questions about this course
How many people attend?
Usually somewhere between 10 and 16 people.
Do you offer concessions?
Yes, please do get in touch with me to ask about concessions. I do not have a specific rate - it is worked out individually with you.
Will the course be recorded if I miss a session?
Yes, as long as all the participants are happy for this to happen.
Can I miss a week?
Yes, up to three weeks can be missed. I can send you the handouts and recording from the missed session.
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