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Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D.
The Art of Generative Coaching* in Tokyo

Dr. Gilligan has been helping individuals and groups to establish major changes in their lives for over 35 years. This latest workshop addresses how to develop the art of *Generative Coaching*. Generative change means creating something beyond what has ever existed, whether in personal or professional life. AT the heart of this process is attention to a person’s “state” as the core difference that makes a difference; that is, the outcomes a person produces are only as good as their state. The
training focuses on how to first develop a generative state―that is, a high level of mindbody relaxation, concentration, and fluid flexibility;
a creative mental response to whatever challenges exist; and a deep connection to positive resources beyond a person’s ego state. Generative Coaching then focuses on how to maintain this state in dealing with whatever challenges a person is facing, so that new and meaningful results can occur.
Generative Coaching allows change to occur at the deepest level of “identity,” where core beliefs and visions exist. We use sophisticated mind/body approaches to help a person transform the way they think,
feel, respond, and create in their life situations. We ensure that people improve their productivity, deepen their well-being, and increase their value to others.

 

Major topics include:

--How to develop mastery of the three minds: Somatic, Cognitive, and Field Consciousness

--How to realize the four goals of the Generative Self: happiness, health, helpfulness, and healing;

--Make deep changes in your self and others at the identity level of core beliefs and visions

--Make sure both you and your clients are centered, relaxed, focused, and committed in every important expression

--Mastering the four steps in Transformational Change: Preparation, Shifting State, Transformation, and Return to the Ordinary World.

--Sensing the gifts and wounds of the person, and utilizing both for generative change

--specific strategies for creating experiences and outcomes beyond what has existed before.


About the workshop presenter :
*STEPHEN GILLIGAN,* Ph.D., is a Psychologist in Encinitas, CA. He was
one of the original NLP students at UC Santa Cruz; Milton Erickson and
Gregory Bateson were his mentors. After receiving his psychology
doctorate from Stanford University, he became one of the premier
teachers and practitioners of Ericksonian hypnotherapy. He has taught in
many different cultures and countries over the past 30 years. In 2004,
he received the rarely given Lifetime Achievement Award from the
Erickson Foundation in honor of his many contributions. He has published
extensively, and his 7 books include the classic “Therapeutic trances,”
“The courage to love,” “The legacy of Erickson,” and the recent
“Walking in two worlds” (w. D. Simon). He has 3 books that will be published in
2009: “Generative Trance,” “The hero’s Journey” (with Robert Dilts),
and “Generative Self: The creation of Transformational consciousness”