Untangling the Knots

An introduction to untangling® Begins 30th Sep

Are you longing for change but keep repeating the same patterns?

Do you sense that more freedom is possible but are totally stuck with how to get there?

Maybe you have a tangle!

What will you learn?

This is a unique opportunity to join me on a 12 week closed group course to explore the Untangling® process, developed by BarbaraMcGavin and Ann Weiser Cornell. We will gently explore those aspects of our lives that feel deeply stuck, finding ways to unleash the treasure and power held in these places. We will meet the core aspects of these tangled places (the Protector, the Defender and the Small one) and find new ways to befriend them. We will learn to find hidden treasure in the most tricky areas of our life. Some of the themes we will explore will be:

  • Safety and Resourcing

  • The Power of Self-in-Presence

  • The Power of And and Deep Empathy

  • Befriending the Critics and other Protectors

  • Befriending the Defenders

  • Befriending the Small ones

  • Hidden treasures in despair, 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.

Close-up of old, peeling blue paint on a wooden surface.

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

The structure of the course

Untangling the Knots course is split into two 6 week sections, with a break in between.

  • Each class is 2 1/4 hours long, comprising of teachings, Focusing practice and group discussions.

  • PDF handouts and worksheets for each week

  • Outside of class, you’ll have a weekly partnership practice, plus access to a forum to chat with students and teachers.

Who is this course for?

  • Anyone who feels stuck and tangled in their lives

  • Professionals who want to learn the essentials of the Untangling process®

What is Focusing Partnership?

Focusing Partnerships are a profound form of exploring Focusing, where you are simply an empathic listener to one another. 

No advice, no questions… just pure listening. You don’t even have to know what the person is talking about.

During your weekly Focusing partnership practice on the course, your partner simply listens to you without judgment or agenda. You will have optional themes and guide processes to support your practice of Untangling®.

Who can attend?

Dates

Begins 25th September (no class 6th Nov) 12 Thursday evenings. 7-9.15pm

Registration is limited to 20 participants per course

Costs

This course is for anyone whom has attended an introductory module with me or another teacher. Or anyone who knows the paired form of Focusing Practice.

EARLY BIRD PRICES

£350 (£450 After 30th June)

Add “EARLY” into checkout to get the early bird rate.

FAQs

  • Usually somewhere between 12 and 20 people.

  • Yes, up to three weeks can be missed. I can send you the handouts and recording from the missed session.

Still have questions?