Transpersonal Coaching
The central concept in Transpersonal Coaching is self-transcendence, or a sense of identity which is deeper, broader, and more unified whole. The root of the term, transpersonal or literally "beyond the mask", refers to this self-transcendence.
Transpersonal Coaching is halfway between regular/psychological or Life Coaching and Spirituality [not organized religion] Coaching.
It combines the best of both disciplines. Adding depth to regular or psychological coaching and pulling back from some of the more esoteric aspects of 'pure' Spirituality Coaching.
Another way that it differs from standard or regular psychology is that Transpersonal Coaching leads you to discover and dis-identify with your ego mind [you have an ego mind and you are not your ego mind]. Whereas regular psychology tries to make your ego more functional, more malleable but it still remains your central identity. Which in my opinion is a false identity.
Transpersonal Coaching states that "the problem is not that you have an ego mind the problem is that you have identified with it - assumed 'it' is you.
Transpersonal Coaching does have a spiritual base but that is not approached until you "totally get" that you are not your mind. Because at that point you will say "if I am not my mind, then who am I". This is one of the fundamental or basic questions of enlightenment.
Transpersonal Coaching first focuses on expanding your awareness"
- around your relationship to the past
- with memories of feelings and emotions
- with the chatter mind inside your head
- of responsibility until you let go of seeing it as judgment and start seeing it as giving you power and authority over your life, empowerment.
This creates a new base for you to view yourself and see the world. This facilitates new, fresh, solutions to old or recurring problems or situations which creates fresh new solutions. With this new perhaps "enlightened perspective" many situations you assumed were problems may just disappear and usually do.
Once you begin to climb out the the self imposed prison that is created by being identified with your ego-chatter-mind you will begin to experience new levels of freedom, happiness, satisfaction, and creativity. It is at this point that it all begins to make some sense. Before you get to this point it may be necessary to motivate yourself with miniscule glimpses of freedom because it takes a lot of diligent work to change your thought habits and dis-identify with your ego chatter mind.