The Hero's Journey PB

Stephen gilligan and robert dilts truly take you on a voyage of self-discovery. the hero's journey examines the questions: how can you live a meaningful life? what is the deepest life you are called to, and how can you respond to that call? it is about how to discover your calling and how to embark on the path of learning and transformation that will reconnect you with your spirit, change negative beliefs and habits, heal emotional wounds and physical symptoms, deepen intimacy, and improve self-image and self-love. along this path we inevitably meet challenges and confronting these challenges forces us to develop and think in new ways and push us outside our comfort zone. the book takes the form of a transcript of a four day workshop conducted by stephen and robert. it is a powerful way of learning as you are so absorbed by the experiences of the participants that you feel you are actually there. a wonderful voyage of discovery for everyone who thinks 'there must be more to life than this'. there is also a hardback edition available, isbn 9781845902865.reviewcome along on a wonderful journey with these two master teachers and playfully deep thinkers. gilligan and dilts will challenge you, delight you and move you. with poetry, humor, exercises, and some amazing language, you will feel like you are in the room with them as they invite you to journey far and return to yourself again in a new way. heed their call; read this book. </br>bill o hanlon, author of change 101, a guide to trance land and do one thing differentthis is an absolutely outstanding collaboration between two of the world s foremost transformational pioneers and a breakthrough contribution in the field of personal development. robert dilts and stephen gilligan have produced a superb account of a magical four day seminar so vivid and dynamic, you feel you are part of it as you read. they ve developed a truly profound, integrated and evolutionary model from leading-edge approaches in nlp, ericksonian hypnosis, aikido, meditation, five rhythms and much more, and co-train it live with tremendous humour, compassion and wisdom. if you want to come more alive, be more present, bring more of yourself to the party with all its joys and difficulties then i wholeheartedly recommend the hero s journey as your guide. </br>judith lowe, ppd learning ltd, nlp training, londonthis book provides an ideal format for groups who want to explore new dimensions of personhood. for me, it crystallized concepts that i had wondered about, yet had never known how to discuss. gilligan and dilts establish a vocabulary for spirituality that for goes beyond the philosophical, into the experiential. they are teaching what mystics have always known and done. </br>judith e. pearson, phd, nlp trainer and licensed counselorrobert dilts has been a developer, author, trainer and consultant in the field of neuro-linguistic programming (nlp) a model of human behaviour, learning and communication since its creation in 1975 by john grinder and richard bandler. a long time student and colleague of both grinder and bandler, robert also studied personally with milton h. erickson, m.d., and gregory bateson.robert is the principal author of neuro-linguistic programming vol. i (with john grinder, richard bandler and judith delozier, 1980), which serves as the standard reference text for the field, and has authored numerous other books on nlp. changing belief systems with nlp (1990) and beliefs: pathways to health and well being (with tim hallbom and suzi smith, 1990) describe his work in changing limiting beliefs and creating functional belief systems. tools for dreamers (with todd epstein and robert w. dilts, 1991) and skills for the future (with gino bonissone, 1993), explore the applications of nlp to managing and enhancing creativity. effective presentation skills (1994) covers the key skills necessary for successful public speaking. strategies of genius vo