Case Study 1:
Lydia Seeks New Direction After Children Leave Home
When Lydia came to us she lacked energy, enthusiasm and enjoyment of everyday activities although everything in her life was outwardly fine. Life coaching appealed to her as a step by step method to discover what had to be changed in her life and do it. By exploring her current experience and her ideal life vision she realised she wanted more responsibility and new challenges outside the home, as her family had grown up. This set the initial intention for her coaching.
Lydia's Delight at Losing Her Fear of Flying
Supporting Lydia to explore her feelings during a typical day uncovered confusion, chaotic feelings and intense fear frequently arising. Her extreme fear of flying emerged, focussed on an upcoming international trip to visit her distant family. She was extremely anxious because her last trip had been such an ordeal and had made her seriously ill. She was actually considering giving up flying, which would mean being unable to visit her family forever.
Using friendly dialoguing (inner “conversation”) with her frightened inner child, Lydia accessed her wise inner voice, who was not afraid of flying. Asked how she would support a real frightened child, she found ways to calm the child within. As she did this this a profound inner shift occurred.
Lydia learned to allow the feelings that were triggered when she thought abut flying, and to let them go. She became much lighter and less afraid of flying as the take off day approached. Imagine her delight when during the whole flight (and the return) she was very calm and relaxed. Her son was amazed!
Lydia has been amazed that life coaching was able to help her let go of this fear of flying. She had believed that nothing could help her with this issue which she had seen as the biggest problem in her life.
It is typical of the holistic nature of the life energy coaching experience that this deeper problem came to the surface early in the sessions, without having been initially expressed in her intention for seeking coaching.
Finding Her True Direction
The shifting of the fear of flying began in the first session and Lydia felt immediately uplifted and her trust and belief in the life coaching process expanded.
Concurrently with the fear of flying focus, Lydia’s coaching session focussed around the issue of her future activity outside the home. Her tendency to try to understand everything with her logical mind was creating a lot of tension and pain. By cultivating the quality and practice of allowing,
Lydia had major insights. She moved beyond her initial goal of creating a business, discovering that this goal was not truly hers, but coming from a “should” and from wanting other’s approval.
Using the Sedona method of letting her emotions go as they arise, Lydia has clarified her direction and greatly enhanced every part of her life. She is now committed to meditation and hatha yoga as her true life’s work and sharing her understandings through her teaching.
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