To Bite or Not To Bite: Exploring the life myth to develop the inner facilitator

by Moises Espinoza Alvarez

Manuscript, 2015

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MANUSCRIPT ESPINOZA ALVAREZ, M.

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Abstract: This study is a personal exploration of how an enhanced awareness of the studentĀ“s individual life myth can inform their development as a process oriented facilitator. Starting from the premise that the difficulties and challenges encountered on the path of the student facilitator are traceable to the energies and polarities found in the first childhood memory, and using a heuristic self-inquiry approach, the author examines a number of relationship and group facilitation experiences, identifying recurring patterns of behavior in dealing with conflict situations. Applying innerwork techniques and exercises, the author explores the link between these recurring edge-like patterns and the dynamics of the original childhood memory, the first gateway into the ever evolving life myth. The result is an insightful perspective into the facilitatorĀ“s journey towards awareness and fluidity.

Key words: life myth, facilitator development, innerwork, heuristic self-inquiry, conflict, conflict facilitation, inner critic, mythical task, ally, inner opponent, wrestling the ally

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ESP001
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