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I enclose below extracts from the Newsletter I created for the Mind Body Spirit Festival in May 2004, updated for recent developments as at October 2004.
“I am committed to creating transformational workshops and coaching journeys that facilitate deep and lasting change, enabling you to discover your unique gifts and talents, follow your own path or 'Hero's Journey', be who you want to be and manifest your creative potential.
I’m very excited about all the results that the participants of my workshops and individual coaching journeys have been achieving. As you will see inside I have lots of new developments coming up. I look forward to meeting you at one of my events."Caroline Flexman, October 2004
As an associate of the Joseph Campbell Foundation (JCF, www.jcf.org) I am in the process of creating the first UK JCF Mythological Round Table. We plan to start meeting in the evening, once a month in West London. Although I had originally planned to officially start this group this Autumn, various family commitments have meant that I have had to postpone this until January 2005.
The purpose of this not-for-profit community is to support each other during the adventure of our lives - our heroic adventures and spiritual quests. Initially I will be facilitating these evening events using processes from my workshop series, combining the principles of Joseph Campbell’s ‘Hero’s Journey’ with NLP, creativity, metaphor, symbolism, storytelling and Carol Pearson’s archetypes of transformation.
In the longer terms I will be inviting guest speakers, as well as graduates of my Alchemy & Artistry workshops, to present workshops based on the special gifts and passions they have developed by “following their bliss”.
To receive details of the launch in January 2005 and invitations to these monthly meetings please register as a member and sign up for the “Follow Your Bliss” community newsletter.
February 2004 was an exciting month for me! I travelled to Rome to present my first workshop overseas - a three day workshop for eighteen participants:
The Hero’s Journey: Coaching the Hero Within
It was made possible by fellow NLP trainer and coach, Flaminai Fazi of U2Coach, (www.u2coach.it) who sponsored the workshop and translated for me as well. Our plans for future workshops in Rome in 2005 include:
Symbols & Mandalas of the Soul: Pathways to discovering your Authentic Self
Vision, Mission & Purpose (part of the u2Coach NLP Master Practitioner)
In September 2003 I joined the Association for Coaching (www.associationforcoaching.com) as an individual member, and my company Vision Into Action became a founding organisational member. I can thoroughly recommend this highly professional association which is dedicated to promoting excellence and ethics in the UK Coaching industry.
Having attended Dr Carol Pearson’s Journey Guide Certification Training, I am now able to offer both the Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator™ (PMAI™) and the Organisational & Team Culture Indicator™ (OTCI™) in my tailored coaching journeys.
The PMAI™ instrument is designed to help people better understand themselves by exploring the different themes or archetypal energies that shape their lives. The twelve archetypes of transformation used in the PMAI™ each have a different perspective and special gift to assist us through periods of change and transition in our lives.
My transformational coaching journeys combine Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) with creativity, mythology, mandalas, metaphor & symbolism, Joseph Campbell’s ‘Hero’s Journey’ and Carol Pearson’s archetypes of transformation.
Themes, for journeys that I have co-created with clients, include:- Follow Your Bliss - creating and following an authentic path in life
- Career & Life Transitions
- Leadership, Communication & Relationship Skills
- Presentation Skills & Creative Self Expression
- Work Life Balance
- Personal & Business Branding using the PMAI™ and OTCI™
Please contact me to arrange a free initial meeting to explore how we might co-create a tailored coaching journey to meet your individual needs and turn your dreams into reality.
Since launching this series at the MBS festival in 2002 I have now run two full series of this programme (44 days in total) and had some fantastic feedback.
In 2005 I will be launching the pilot of my new advanced Level 2 series which will give participants the equivalent of a full NLP Master Practitioner Certificate, combined with my own model of “The NLP Archetype Journey Guide Facilitator”.
As a result of these new developments I am currently in discussions with the following organisations to have my workshops accepted for the following accreditations and recognitions:- The Professional Guild of NLP
for full NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner Certification.
- Carol Pearson’s Centre for Archetypal Studies & Applications
for the accreditations to use her two archetype instruments: the Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator™ and the Organisational & Team Culture Indicator™.
- The Association for Coaching
for the recognition of the Coaching Foundation Skills within my programmes, and in time, as they develop their full accreditation procedures, I will be applying for full accreditation of all of my programmes.
In order to give you the full benefit of these new accreditations, I have decided to run a pilot for the redesigned Level 1 Certification Series commencing in September 2005 This pilot will be restricted to limited numbers so please contact me if you wish to be considered as a participant.
To receive my new brochure when it is available please register as a member and join my postal mailing list by following the link to the Member Registration page shown at the top of this page.
In June 2002 my colleague, Alice Mallorie, and I had our first article “Ten Steps to Release Your Creative Spirit” published in In Balance magazine.
In September 2003 Spiritual Lifestyles magazine (www.spiritual-lifestyles.com) published an article “Follow Your Bliss” about my workshops written by Journalist, Catherine Scott. Catherine actually won our Prize Draw at the MBS Festival in 2002 and as a result attended two of my workshops later that year.
November 2003 saw the launch of a new national magazine “Lifted” (www.liftedmagazine.co.uk) and from the December issue onwards I was writing a monthly article series “Life Journeys: Creating a Pathway to the Destiny of Your Dreams” and a monthly column “Life Guidance” answering reader’s questions.
I will be uploading many of these articles onto my website in the next few months and in 2005 I plan to write my first book based on many of the principles in my Alchemy & Artistry workshop series.
To receive notification of these and other resources as they are loaded to my website please sign-up for my Email Newsletter by following the link to the Member Registration page shown at the top of this page.
Over the past few years I have been a regular speaker and workshop presenter at various events for sponsored by other organisations such as the Inner Potential Centre (IPC, www.innerpotential.org), the Mind Body Spirit Festival (MBSF, www.mindbodyspirit.co.uk), the Junior Chamber of Commerce for London (JCCL, www.jcilondon.org.uk), the New Intermediaries (NI, www.newintermediaries.co.uk), the NLP & Hypnosis London Practice Group (NLP&Hyp LPG, www.nlp-london.com), the Association for Coaching (AfC), and the Central London NLP Practice Group (CL NLP PG, www.nlpgroup.freeserve.co.uk):- April 2001 'Jump Start Your Creativity: The Magic of Mistakes & Unexpected Results' evening workshop for the CL NLP PG, co-presented with Alice Mallorie
- Sept 2001 'The Hero's Journey & the Archetypes of Change' evening workshop for the CL NLP PG
- May 2002 'The Hero's Journey & the Archetypes of Change' four hour workshop for the MBSF
- Many 2002 'Jump Start Your Creativity' four hour workshop for the MBSF, co-presented with Alice Mallorie
- Oct 2002 ‘Release Your Creative Spirit’ evening workshop for the IPC
- Oct 2002 ‘The Essence of Creative Living’ day workshop for the IPC
- Oct - Nov 2002 ‘NLP: Creating a Life of Your Own Design’ series of 3 evening workshops for the JCCL
- Dec 2002 ‘Exploring our Personal Shadows & Value Systems’ for the NI
- Feb 2003 ‘The Hero’s Journey & the Archetypes of Transformation’ evening workshop for the NLP&Hyp LPG
- Apr 2003 ‘Release Your Creative Spirit’ evening workshop for the NLP&Hyp LPG
- May 2003 ‘Live Life as an Heroic Adventure’ weekend workshop for the IPC
- June 2003 ‘Alchemy & Artistry Leadership & Life Coaching’ for the AfC
- July 2003 ‘Follow Your Bliss’ &‘Finding the Gold in the Shadow’ two evening workshops for the CL NLP PG
To receive invitations to these types of event, which are not advertised in any other way, please sign up for my Email Newsletter by following the link to the Member Registration page shown at the top of this page.
If you run an NLP practice group (or other personal development group) and would like me to present a workshop to your group please contact me by following the link to the Contact Us page shown at the top of of this page.
In December 2003 I switched my website to a new design package which will enable me to have all sorts of exciting features including members only pages & competitions, email newsletters and community bulletin boards.
As you can see the website is still in the process of being developed. I plan to add various sections on resources and services as well as implement many of the new features between now and the end of this year.
To join my postal mailing list and/or receive my Vision Into Action Email newsletter with details of all new developments please visit the Member Registration page by following the link at the top of this page.
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