Training led by Taber Shadburne, M.A.
Creator of "R/evolutionary R/elating," certified Master Trainer in Radical Honesty,
& Founder of Church of Soul
Radical Honesty & R/evolutionary R/elating Trainer's Training
THE WORKSHOP
This is a newly designed training, created for serious Radical Honesty and R/evolutionary R/elating practitioners who have attended at least one 8-day intensive workshop, and who are practicing Radical Honesty, earnestly, in their daily lives.
This training will help you take your personal practice of Radical Honesty and R/evolutionary R/elating to the next level, and, if you so desire, to use your skills effectively to help others, by coaching, counselling, teaching, facilitating honest conversations, resolving conflict, etc.
Specifically, you will learn how to:
TRAVERSE THE TRAJECTORY OF TRANSFORMATION
During this Training you will learn to understand the developmental path of the entire Radical Honesty curriculum, including:
Destroying the belief in Belief and rejecting the power of positive thinking.
Losing faith in the mind.
Finding faith in the body of Being and the power of compassionate Awareness.
Learning the distinction between noticing and thinking.
Gaining skill in noticing and navigating the entire awareness continuum.
Using awareness practice to “demythologize” your life and create your own story.
Using awareness practice and honest conversations to complete your emotional unfinished business, clear out the backlog, and clean up your karma.
Becoming an open-hearted and honesty-lovin’, self-cleanin’ oven.
Moving beyond coping with past pain & becoming always satisfied now.
Using the power of your Love and Awareness and all your newly freed-up emotional energy to consciously create the life of your inspired waking dreams.
Living a life of passion and purpose and using it to be a contribution to others.
Savoring the sweet suffering of service and enjoying the deep joy of "being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy." - George Bernard Shaw
Workshop participants enjoying the sunshine, Burnlaw Retreat Centre May 2018
BREAK THE BELIEF IN BELIEF
Further lose faith in your own mind, and help others to do likewise.
Get good at destroying others’ belief in the power of positive thinking.
Transcend the limitations of problem-solving, and the “fix-it” mindset. Both in the client, and in yourself, as the would-be “healer” & “fixer” of others! :-)
Go beyond good and evil...beyond all blame...
Workshop attendees enjoying a break at Burnlaw, May 2018
USE COMPASSIONATE AWARENESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
Directing attention intentionally, in yourself and others.
Navigating the Awareness Continuum, in yourself and others.
Round the clock awareness practice throughout your daily life.
Unleash evolution & catalyze change by using awareness to fully experience, rather than resisting, spontaneous arising experience.
UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF LANGUAGE FOR AWARENESS & CREATION
Distinguish between the different modes of communicating such as: Descriptive, Interpretive, Evaluative, Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Explicative and Poetic.
Using descriptive language to support awareness work.
Using declarative language to support creation.
Understanding levels of abstraction & the power of descriptive specificity.
Al fresco dining, ‘The Dive’ Retreat, May 2018
PROVIDE DEEP LISTENING AND EMPATHY
Full listening with whole ears, eyes, voice, body, mind (mirroring, nodding, vocalizations, expressions).
Paraphrasing, reflection, and empathy.
Translative paraphrasing and reframing.
“Leading the witness” and taking the speaker deeper.
SKILLFULLY USE LANGUAGE TO SUPPORT AWARENESS WORK:
Leading autogenic relaxation, meditation, mindfulness, yoga & awareness work.
Conducting various forms of “hot seat” work:
Facilitating conversation
Empty chair or parts work
Social experiments or “Circle Work”
Regression work
Dream work
Skillfully using your voice in leading relaxation, meditation, yoga, hot seat work.
TEACH RADICAL HONESTY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO OTHERS
Teaching body awareness and naming of sensations.
Preparing people to have honest conversations with family, friends, etc.
Requesting and prefacing the clearing conversation.
Navigating the spectrum from “Consensual Honesty” to “Commando Honesty”.
Dancing at the Burnlaw Retreat Center, May 2018
DEAL WITH SPECIAL CHALLENGES (Q&A)...
Taber will answer questions on topics of interest, such as:
Dealing with resistance and triggers in yourself and clients.
Working with special issues (e.g., physical & sexual abuse, suicidal thinking, etc).
Professional boundaries... and the lack thereof… :-)
Attendees at the 2017 Burnlaw Retreat
THE PREREQUISITES
Successful completion of a Radical Honesty 8-day workshop is a requirement for participating in this Trainer’s Training. The Deep Dive held in Northern England in May 2018 counts towards this requirement.
Also, you will be asked to commit to complete your unfinished business from your past prior to the training.
Certification is based on Personal Attainments:
Quality of contact
Resentments and appreciations
Communication with Parents
Communication with Spouse and Past Involvements
Communication with Children
Completing of Past Events
Radical Honesty Attainments:
Co-led Weekend Workshops
Co-led Residential Workshops
Ran practice group
**NO ONE ATTENDING THIS TRAINER'S TRAINING WILL BE CERTIFIED AS A RADICAL HONESTY TRAINER UNLESS THEY HAVE EXPLICITLY DISCUSSED IT WITH TABER BEFORE THE WORKSHOP.**
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
In order to apply to attend the workshop please email us the following:
A list of the Radical Honesty workshops that you have attended (and are registered to attend).
A list of the completion conversations you’ve done so far (and plan to do before the Training).
A paragraph or two on the completion conversation that was most important to you.
A few paragraphs about how you have integrated Radical Honesty into your daily life and how you intend to apply the training you’ll receive at the Trainer's Training.
Please send the above (maximum two pages) and/or any questions for more information to andykingak@hotmail.com.
THE LOGISTICS
When:
Sunday, July 29, 2018 @ 6:00 PM - Sunday, August 5, 2018 @ 12:00 PM
Cost:
The early bird price is £2,500 (when the fee is fully paid by June 15, 2018); thereafter the regular price is £2,800. To book your spot, you are requested to make a £500 deposit upon signing up. The fee covers the training, daily healthy meals, shared accommodation, teaching and transportation from and to the local train station at Haydon Bridge (connecting to Newcastle train station).
Scholarships and payment plans available as needed.
To apply, please visit: https://www.taberji.org/scholarships
Where:
Burnlaw Centre CIC, Whitfield, Northumberland, NE47 8HF
Burnlaw Retreat Centre
The Burnlaw Retreat Centre, set in 40 acres of organic pastures, woodland and gardens in the beautiful North Pennine hills. We are lucky to have such a peaceful place to carry out this work and we’ll use both indoor and outdoor spaces as the weather allows. We will have sole use of a lovely stone built no-frills rustic cottage with a large light-filled roof top studio space with views over the countryside and a separate dining area and kitchen. Cozy simple bedrooms with two or three bunk-beds in each room are included in the price, as are all meals.
The courtyard at Burnlaw
The Centre is approximately 50 minutes (36 miles) west from Newcastle, the local train station is Haydon Bridge. Newcastle airport connects 31 cities across Europe with direct flights. For those interested in an extended trip, Burnlaw is very well located to travel further North into Scotland and borders the Lake District and North Yorkshire Dales.
Getting There:
By Train: Ride to Newcastle (a large city in the North East of England), connecting to Haydon Bridge, a journey taking around 40 minutes (Haydon Bridge is the local station approximately 9 miles from Burnlaw). From there, you will be picked up and driven to Burnlaw, taking around 20 minutes.
By Plane: Fly to Newcastle airport, which connects 31 cities across Europe. From the airport take the train to Haydon Bridge via Newcastle Metro and Newcastle stations, a journey taking around 1hr 15 minutes. From there, you will be picked up and driven to Burnlaw, taking around 20 minutes.
By Car: Drive to Burnlaw centre (Whitfield, Northumberland, NE47 8HF). Parking is provided on site.
Arriving Early / Staying Late:
If you want to arrive the day before and/or depart one day after the training ends, you can book those additional nights at the villa for an additional £25 per night. Note: during those periods outside of the actual training period, you'll be on your own for food.
Questions:
If you have any questions or want to talk to someone about the training please reach out to Andy at andykingak@hotmail.com.
THE TEACHER
Taber Shadburne is a cutting-edge counselor and teacher of transformation who has helped thousands of folks transform their lives and their relationships for over 25 years.
He has led life-changing workshops in over 50 cities, in 15 countries, on four continents. He studied Zen for 10 years, lived and practiced at the Dharma Rain Zen Center, and has worked deeply with various spiritual teachers. He has a B.A. in Music and Comparative Religion and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology. He has worked closely with Dr. Brad Blanton for 20 years, and is the only person ever to be certified by Brad as a Master Trainer of Radical Honesty. Taber co-authored a book, The Heart of Healing: Inspired Ideas, Wisdom and Comfort from Today's Leading Voices, with notables such as Deepak Chopra. Over the last few decades, Taber has created a body of work he calls R/evolutionary R/elating, and founded the Church of Soul, in Oakland, California.
