Hi there,
Thanks for your post, thoughts, questions.
First of all, I have lived in Japan for many years and have no idea who Byron Katie is, but will investigate.
Second, I have a pretty good handle on the Zen tradition in Japan, having interned in a Zen facility, here, was pretty immersed in it for a time...am also legally-trained, U.S. law school, and have done a fair amount of mediation in workplaces. Which is to say, I have absolutely no idea what a "mediator in he Zen tradition" would do. Please tell me more about what you do.
I worked very hard in my coaching practice, work mostly with CEO's...have to deal with leadership issues, organizational issues in globalizing organizations, very complex. I had no idea, really, what life coaching was until I started seeking HELP for what was wrong with my field, in general, in this forum.
On NLP, I am not an expert, but know enough to have significant reservations about 'coaches' who employ this 'technology'. A lot of serious research says it is JUNK SCIENCE, but, NLP acolytes disagree. I tend to mistrust any magical solution to personal growth, and, it seems to me that NLP practitioners are often offering magical solutions -- my take.
bakkagirl
This is my first post to CEI forum but have been lurking for several weeks. (side note: I found this forum after doing some Googling about Byron Katie. I had previously spent many hours watching her videos on her YouTube channel, reading some of her books. I have never been to a School for the Work retreat or any live event with Katie. Anyway, I saw Katie do the work with a woman during a live event on June 7, 2018 (I saw it online) in Ojai, CA, It was disturbing how Katie minimized the woman's exposure to emotional/psychological abuse by a romantic partner. The video isn't up on her YouTube channel or else I'd link to it. It's probably in her FB page which I have since unfollowed. This forum has been very helpful in disentangling me from BK.
I am a longtime meditator in the Zen tradition, and a regular attendee at a Zen center in my town. Our resident teacher has a side gig as a "coach" and I know from talking with him that he is trained in NLP. I have searched for him on the International Coach Federation site and luckily, he's not listed. He also now has a fitness coaching gig that uses NLP to help people get over any mental blocks they have over exercising. Can someone suggest some good reading or vids about NLP. Is it nefarious? Should I be concerned about his embrace of NLP?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks for your post, thoughts, questions.
First of all, I have lived in Japan for many years and have no idea who Byron Katie is, but will investigate.
Second, I have a pretty good handle on the Zen tradition in Japan, having interned in a Zen facility, here, was pretty immersed in it for a time...am also legally-trained, U.S. law school, and have done a fair amount of mediation in workplaces. Which is to say, I have absolutely no idea what a "mediator in he Zen tradition" would do. Please tell me more about what you do.
I worked very hard in my coaching practice, work mostly with CEO's...have to deal with leadership issues, organizational issues in globalizing organizations, very complex. I had no idea, really, what life coaching was until I started seeking HELP for what was wrong with my field, in general, in this forum.
On NLP, I am not an expert, but know enough to have significant reservations about 'coaches' who employ this 'technology'. A lot of serious research says it is JUNK SCIENCE, but, NLP acolytes disagree. I tend to mistrust any magical solution to personal growth, and, it seems to me that NLP practitioners are often offering magical solutions -- my take.
bakkagirl
This is my first post to CEI forum but have been lurking for several weeks. (side note: I found this forum after doing some Googling about Byron Katie. I had previously spent many hours watching her videos on her YouTube channel, reading some of her books. I have never been to a School for the Work retreat or any live event with Katie. Anyway, I saw Katie do the work with a woman during a live event on June 7, 2018 (I saw it online) in Ojai, CA, It was disturbing how Katie minimized the woman's exposure to emotional/psychological abuse by a romantic partner. The video isn't up on her YouTube channel or else I'd link to it. It's probably in her FB page which I have since unfollowed. This forum has been very helpful in disentangling me from BK.
I am a longtime meditator in the Zen tradition, and a regular attendee at a Zen center in my town. Our resident teacher has a side gig as a "coach" and I know from talking with him that he is trained in NLP. I have searched for him on the International Coach Federation site and luckily, he's not listed. He also now has a fitness coaching gig that uses NLP to help people get over any mental blocks they have over exercising. Can someone suggest some good reading or vids about NLP. Is it nefarious? Should I be concerned about his embrace of NLP?
Thanks in advance!