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Biographical
Keys

Biographical Keys and Life Phases

Life Phases is the Foundation Seminar for Life Pathways Biography (Life Story Work) Training. Taken as a single workshop the seminar gives valuable insights into the themes, changes and turning points in our lives. It strengthens and deepens our self-knowledge and provides keys for future change and growth.

These personal aspects taken further into professional development have been found by many therapists, teachers, facilitators and consultants to offer a new perspective on everyday experiences. To see everyday experiences as part of a whole  life  picture can result in a deeper understanding of the connections and patterns between outer and inner life and this in turn opens new approaches to their work.

The course process leads from systematic work on one’s own biography, as a fundament for working with others, through themes related to destiny and social interaction, to preparing participants to facilitate Life Story Work with individuals or groups.

Life Story Work contributes to resilience and health by strengthening the 'Sense of Coherence' (A. Antonowsky), resulting from the ability to make sense of life, to relate, to be part of life events and to contribute meaningfully to life situations.

The seminars are based on reflexive research developed by Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), Bernard Lievegoed (1905-1992), Gudrun Burkhard, Aaron Antonowsky, Coenraad van Houten and other contemporary writers, therapists and educators.

Life Encounters and Relationships
Dependency, In-dependency, Interdependency - Anima and Animus

We will take evolutionary-biological, socio-cultural, psychological-soul and spiritual perspectives and ask: How are relationships formed and sustained, changed and dissolved? We consider the meaning of family experience, childhood and adolescent relationships, partnerships, friendships and collegial contacts. What is the deeper meaning of relating and solitude? In reviewing developmental themes and social attitudes we aim to deepen our understanding of difficulties and possibilities that can arise.

 

Date: Wed 10th – Sat 13th March

 

The Helping Conversation

Three Levels and Seven Qualities in Encounter and Conversation

We practise how to follow thoughts, sense messages and grasp underlying motives in conversations. The course aims to help us become aware of the different approaches we can take to meet daily interactions in life more consciously and effectively. Communication skills are introduced through the exploration of seven approaches derived from seven planetary qualities. By emphasising the importance of authentic interaction, we aim to widen our range of listening and responsiveness. We also focus on how to create open spaces and open questions.

Date: Wed 4th – Sat 7th August

Meeting Conflict
Ways to Recognising and Working with Conflict Patterns

We will explore the potential for self-development in the challenging encounters with other people. Typical incidents out of personal experience will be explored to find individual patterns and personal styles of action and reaction in conflict situations. We will also look at constructive and destructive forces influencing conflict situations, the dynamics and escalation of conflicts and how it can be insightful to consider the conflict partner's perspective.

Date: Thu 23rd – Sun 26th September



 

Times

Days 1-3  9.00am - 6.00 (6.30) pm      Last day 8.30am - 4.00pm

Fees

$440     Including a non-refundable deposit of $50 with enrolment

$120     For each training day. The full training process comprises of 47 days
     (36+11 training days) over three years.

$150     Biographical Keys (Distance Learning)


 

Requirements:


Applying for the Foundation or other individual modules
  • General resilience and preparedness to work on one’s own biography and share experiences.

Requirements for undertaking the full training

Facilitator


Karl Heinz Finke was born in 1955 in Germany. He studied Social Sciences and Psychology in Berlin. He is registered as an Alternative Practitioner in Psychotherapy in Berlin. Beginning with innovative projects for the unemployed he has continued in adult education since 1988. Investigating new methods for adult learning, he also came into contact with the former Centre for Social Development. From 1992 to 1997 he attended training in Biography Work led by Gudrun Burkhard (MD). Since 1997 he has contributed to the Schooling Course and Courses for Social and Spiritual Renewal and facilitates such courses in different countries.  Since 1998 he has led trainings in Biography Work in Europe and internationally.

Contact            Karl-Heinz Finke            info@Living-way.org

Application for Enrolment:

For the foundation module and other individual courses
  • Fill in and send application form including deposit.

 For the full training
  • A hand written application detailing motivation, expectations and intentions, qualifications and experience, and prior knowledge.
  • A curriculum vitae, photograph.
  • Certificates and/or references of the most recent professional training.

Enrolment Form

Open Day
Date: 19 September 2010
Time: 2pm - 5pm
Sydney Rudolf Steiner College provides a creative and inspiring education combining arts, sciences and education. The Open Day will include presentations by current students

Fairytale Writing Workshop

Day: Wednesdays Time: 7pm-9pm Fee: $260

We shall work with the symbolic nature of storytelling, through writing our own fairytales, learning through exercises, about the classic structure of storytelling used from the time of classical Greek tragedy to the present day Hollywood blockbusters.