Introduction to the practice of experiential thinking (TAE/ECC1)

Do you have an idea for a project, a (heartfelt) concern, a mission statement, an attitude, a (life) dream, a vision or simply a vacation plan - however that noticable "something" is, that you would like to bring to life. 

Imagine you can connect with this vage as well as perceptible curiousity and live it from the depths of your heart. A quietly bubbling spring that fills the stream of your life. You can give more and more words, color of meaning, nuances of sense and sound to what makes you feel alive in a good and challenging way, so that you express a coherence that feels “right” and at the same time shows the way to implementation. 

“Thinking at the Edge” (TAE) offers inner thought movements that make it clear and understandable how this source of your life is available for you. By bringing logical and intuitive knowledge into exchange, you can invite, open and speak from a Felt Sense and create new, coherent (language) realities that draw on the complex richness of your whole being. Stepping out of this vague knowing and into tangible words and concepts will lead you to surprising decisions and new paths that feel aligned. 

In this workshop you will be introduced to all 14 TAE (dance) steps by precise teachings. These will enable you to move at the promising edge of what cannot yet be said. This includes the following qualities: 

• engage with a faint but physical impulse for development
• appreciate the intricacies within it
• conceptualize meanings freshly in order to express yourself in a more coherent manner from your Felt Sense
• open the treasure box of your own life experiences in order to release entrenched cultural patterns and instead create new, more fitting ones
• condense what you have found into an essence, a basic foundation that may be expanded upon to form a stable and sustainable web of meaning, your own theory 
   

You will apply all TAE movements to your interests within a group that creates a supportive and creative social environment. Confidentiality, i.e. that what is shared remains within the group as a matter of course. Listening partnerships, which you might be familiar with from your focusing practice, are our basic method of working together. Additionally in TAE we capture what is said by taking notes for our partner. Between sessions you are encouraged to deepen these practices with your partner. 

In order to reflect on your participation with this type of experiential thinking, we repeatedly take a pause and look from your meta level on the wide range of impressions and process insights as well as irritations that may occur. In this context you will receive an introduction to the fundamental concepts of Eugene T. Gendlin's philosophy from which TAE emerged. This will enable you to categorize your experiences and help you integrate your learnings to your chosen field of joy and work.  

The course, which is held online, will require your live participation. Some familiarity with focusing is helpful, but not necessary. Video recordings may be made available in exceptional circumstances. You will receive a script and instructions for all TAE steps in English. I am also happy to offer this teaching in German or Spanish on request. 

Information: 

The workshop comprises 25 units (45 minutes each) in 8 sessions and spans 12 weeks. In addition, it includes at least 10 units of partner practice. It takes place on the following dates: 

It takes place on the following dates: 

February 10, 14.00 - 17.15pm CET
February 17, 14.00 - 16.30pm CET
February 24, 14.00 - 16.30pm CET

. break - 1 week 
March 10, 14.00 - 16.30pm CET
March 17, 14.00 - 16.30pm CET 
March 24, 14.00 - 16.30pm CET
March 31, 14.00 - 16.30pm CET

. break - 3 weeks 
April 28, 14.00 - 16.30pm CET

Please check your time zone: timeanddate

Fee:

550€ (prices are dependent on country of residence and are based on a similar scale to TIFI's Schedule of Costs) 

Registration: [email protected], please use the subject (TAE1)

Note: The course qualifies for the THINKING AT THE EDGE (TAE) PROFICIENCY AWARD. 

Outlook: 

This workshop is the first part of a training: 

Experiential Concept Coaching (ECC) 
The ECC1 course is the first module of the Experiential Concept Coaching (ECC) training series, which was developed by Heinke Deloch and Prof. Dr. Hejo Feuerstein on the basis of TAE - Thinking at the Edge (Eugene Gendlin). It consists of a further 4 modules. The 5 modules can be booked individually: 

• ECC1 - Introduction to the practice of experiential thinking
• ECC2 - Supporting thinking and idea development processes in coaching and counselling in an experiential way
• ECC3 - Dealing with work and thinking blocks in an experiential way
• ECC4 - Shaping thinking processes and idea development in teams and groups in an experiential way
• ECC5 - Promoting a creativity-friendly communication culture in teams and groups

You will learn to accompany individuals as well as groups in an experiential way with TAE. If you complete all modules, you can be certified as an Experiential Concept Coach by the German Association for Person-Centered Psychotherapy and Counselling (GwG).The training comprises 200 hours of work, including 125 hours of training with a trainer and 75 hours of self-learning (collegial level, study of specialized literature). Find more details on my website: monicalindner.com

 

Your trainer

Monika Catarina Lindner, Dipl. Päd. Univ.

I got to know ‘Thinking at the Edge’ (TAE) in 2013 as part of a university training programme for teachers. Since then, I have been passionate about exploring Focusing, TAE and its philosophical foundations both practically and theoretically. My work as an educator and project manager in intercultural adult education has been significantly influenced by this. My own training path led me to become a Focusing Trainer (TIFI, Focusing España), practicing in German, English and Spanish. As an Experiential Concept Coach -Trainer (ECC, GwG), I specialize in the experiential coaching of individuals and groups based on TAE. I am currently developing training programmes as a coordinator in training (CiT, TIFI) to teach and train in Focusing, TAE and Experiential Alba Emoting. I am supported by my mentors Kjell Ribert, Heinke Deloch, Francesca Castaldi-Salas and Dr. Sergio Lara Cisternas. I have a deep interest in research and I am a member of the international research group "Embodied Critical Thinking" (ECT) at the University of Iceland. As I value the worldwide Focusing community very much, I support The International Focusing Institute as a volunter on the Membership Committee. I contribute to the Focusing Netzwerk, a network of german speaking Focusing Trainers and Coordinators from Germany and Switzerland, who organize a yearly weeklong gathering during the summer (https://www.focusing-netzwerk.de). 

In my own Focusing practice and how I teach experiential thinking and creative development, I draw inspiration from organic (ripening and growth) processes, in this particular case mirabelle plums (a beautiful and delicious tasting fruit which actually grows in my backyard). Through Gendlin's philosophy we can better understand that we humans also live processes as plants do, that we also have a plant body and that we live connected in this organic world. If we engage with this, developments can arise which, although sometimes challenging, are nevertheless harmonious and which often surprise us in a magical way, in a word - mirabilis. In this way, I would like to support and accompany people who dare to live from their own inner source of life out of this lived coherence and, in doing so, courageously and creatively set about actualising and enchantingly shaping the world and its cultural patterns.