Comments on: Understanding Yourself and Others http://manolobig.com/2009/11/13/understanding-yourself-and-others/ Fashion, Lifestyle, and Humor for the Plus Sized Woman. Fri, 25 May 2012 17:51:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Francesca http://manolobig.com/2009/11/13/understanding-yourself-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-218255 Francesca Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:48:39 +0000 http://manolobig.com/?p=3307#comment-218255 Maura- Wow that is a sobering link. Indeed one must be careful. Any program that involves humiliation or "closing doors" is not one Francesca would spend 2 minutes in! Francesca cannot vouch for other programs, only the Understanding Yourself and Others course by Global Relationship Centers. And even then, she can only vouch for her own experience - the instructors she had, the weekends she has attended. As she said, Francesca has been a course assistant many times and has never had to put out any more money, and she has found the tools she learned helpful, even though the euphoria is indeed temporary. But everyone must do what is best for them, and do their research. Thank you for doing so many hours of reading for us! xoxo Maura-

Wow that is a sobering link. Indeed one must be careful. Any program that involves humiliation or “closing doors” is not one Francesca would spend 2 minutes in!

Francesca cannot vouch for other programs, only the Understanding Yourself and Others course by Global Relationship Centers. And even then, she can only vouch for her own experience – the instructors she had, the weekends she has attended.

As she said, Francesca has been a course assistant many times and has never had to put out any more money, and she has found the tools she learned helpful, even though the euphoria is indeed temporary.

But everyone must do what is best for them, and do their research.

Thank you for doing so many hours of reading for us!

xoxo

]]> By: Maura http://manolobig.com/2009/11/13/understanding-yourself-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-218063 Maura Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:54:20 +0000 http://manolobig.com/?p=3307#comment-218063 This workshop sounds so awesome that I spent a few hours Googling to learn more. What I learned, plus your temporary euphoria, raises major red flags -- at the very least, regarding practicing therapy without a license. Google LGAT or "Large Group Awareness Training", the Legacy Center, etc. And see if this protocol is familiar: http://forum.rickross.com/read.php?4,50949,78383 in pyramid-type recruiting, it's common that your first experience would include "love bombing" and not so much hard sell. Be wary, though, of being recriuted forhigher levels of training or more expensive courses to learn to be an instructor. Namaste. This workshop sounds so awesome that I spent a few hours Googling to learn more. What I learned, plus your temporary euphoria, raises major red flags — at the very least, regarding practicing therapy without a license.

Google LGAT or “Large Group Awareness Training”, the Legacy Center, etc. And see if this protocol is familiar:

http://forum.rickross.com/read.php?4,50949,78383

in pyramid-type recruiting, it’s common that your first experience would include “love bombing” and not so much hard sell. Be wary, though, of being recriuted forhigher levels of training or more expensive courses to learn to be an instructor.

Namaste.

]]> By: mdegraffen http://manolobig.com/2009/11/13/understanding-yourself-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-217596 mdegraffen Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:05:44 +0000 http://manolobig.com/?p=3307#comment-217596 This sounds much like a course I took 15 years ago called Pathways. It was originated by Dr. Phil, yes that Dr Phil, before he became Oprahized. It literally changed my life. I was a doormat before, always trying to please. I came out of the course, which is somewhat longer than the one described above, with a whole new view of myself. As part of the course, you make a contract with yourself as to how you want to live your life. Mine is "I am a free, proud and deserving woman!" It also makes you aware of the fallback behaviors which you use when you are not living your contract. Mine is to try to control or, if I can't, just mentally blow the other person away. I didn't accept that when I first heard it but about a year later I caught myself doing just that. As to the cult question, the thing to remember is that a cult encourages its members to look inward and isolate from the outside world. A self help course encourages you to take from it the tools you get and use them in the outside world for change. Big difference. The overall principles I learned sound like cliches but still work for me: "You must take care of yourself so that you can take care of others." and "Would you rather be right or happy?" BTW, Pathways is an ongoing training that is offered only in the DFW area. There is info on the Internet if anyone is interested. This sounds much like a course I took 15 years ago called Pathways. It was originated by Dr. Phil, yes that Dr Phil, before he became Oprahized. It literally changed my life. I was a doormat before, always trying to please. I came out of the course, which is somewhat longer than the one described above, with a whole new view of myself. As part of the course, you make a contract with yourself as to how you want to live your life. Mine is “I am a free, proud and deserving woman!” It also makes you aware of the fallback behaviors which you use when you are not living your contract. Mine is to try to control or, if I can’t, just mentally blow the other person away. I didn’t accept that when I first heard it but about a year later I caught myself doing just that. As to the cult question, the thing to remember is that a cult encourages its members to look inward and isolate from the outside world. A self help course encourages you to take from it the tools you get and use them in the outside world for change. Big difference. The overall principles I learned sound like cliches but still work for me: “You must take care of yourself so that you can take care of others.” and “Would you rather be right or happy?” BTW, Pathways is an ongoing training that is offered only in the DFW area. There is info on the Internet if anyone is interested.

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