ALIVE and REAL

Dedicated to the Self Acceptance Training approach to Human Development and Counseling founded by Richard Olney using Bioenergetics, Shamanism, Eidetic Imagery, Hypnosis, Gestalt, and MUCH MORE.

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Tom's book on EZ Times Table

        Dick Olney with the editor Tom Biesanz                                      Dick with Gary Flynn         

Definition: Self Acceptance Training is the experiencing of myself in a given moment without the inhibition of self criticism, self judgment, or self evaluation.

Comment: This is not about self esteem.  It is a path of re-membering and re-experiencing our greater, essential self.

Basic Information about this home page: from the editor, tjb.

Introduction to Self Acceptance Training

• Dick's opening talk Dick defines and describes many aspects of SAT to a workshop group
• Basic hypotheses of Self Acceptance Training nine short beliefs from Dick.
• Editorial comments on SAT for those unfamiliar with Dick Olney. tjb.

Client work: one-on-one work Dick does with individuals in a workshop setting.

• 1. Paying attention to our own experience short client work
• 2. Writer's block short client work
• 3. Can you trust your perceptions short client work
• 4. To experience yourself (glass of water exercise, security?) long client work
• 5. The father and memory short client work
• 6. The fear of humiliation longer client work
• 7. Asserting yourself without defensiveness longer client work

Eidetic Imagery

• 1. Ed Intro to Dick's talk to Hypnosis Seminar from GPP tape
• 2. Basic Concepts of Eidetics given at seminar from GPP tape
• 3. Emanation technique and Eidetic Parents test from GPP tape
• 4. Rhea Complex work with client client work
• Increasing imagery
• Oscillation technique and more client work and discussion

Body Awareness

• 1. Finding the body by using the unconscious from client work
• 2. Dark Vice Breathing from client work
• 3. The body as an energy conduit from client work
• How to go into your emotions client work

The Model of the four bodies

• 1. Talk about the four bodies talk
• 2. Anger & Mothers & Compassion client work

Spiritual Aspects of Self Acceptance Training

• 1. Death of the ego, karma, the prodigal son Gestalt dream work and talk
• 2. Ego Investment
• 3. Dick toots his spiritual horn (story)
• 4. Separating Psychic and Spiritual Exercises client work
• 5. The apparent is the bridge to the real short talk
• 6. Beyond therapy

Thinking in other categories

• Talk on thinking or experiencing in other categories talk

Hypnosis and Self Acceptance Training

• 1. Hypnosis in action
• a. Intro to workshop long talk
• b. The story of the Redwood tree
• 2. Natural use of trance short answer
• 3. Confusion and metaphors a fun induction
• 4. Trance for utilizing learning
• 5. Turning a problem over to the unconscious an induction

Shamanism

• 1. Shamanic Journeys and SAT short question
• 2. Power Animals short talk
• 3. Ecstasy as a goal short talk

Bioenergetics

• 1. The Bioenergetic counselor short answer
• 2. The endurer and the Challenger GPP tape
• 3. The challenger, client work

Self Acceptance Training Counselor/Facilitator

• Editorial comments on SAT Counselor
• 2. Therapist-Client Relationship from an GPP interview
• 3. New Client from GPP tape
• 4. Following the client without ego investment short answer
• 5. Confusion as an asset short
• 6. Questions turned into statements and process two short pieces
• 7. Staying Centered while seeing exercise given to client
• 8. Theory of the wipe-out fantasy
• 9. Getting a client to the Here and Now
• 10. When a session is done
• Working with specifics rather than generalities

Dick Olney

• Background of Dick Olney longer talk about his path
• Phrases of Dick Olney Dick had people speak phrases to watch how their body responds
• Life is precious short talk
• Publishing the work short talk
• Useful Information short talk

• Poetry of Dick Olney
• One joyful foot
• Shall this frail body be the bridge
• I would disclose myself to you
• Spiritus Sanctus

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Thanks personal thank you to folks who helped make this page possible

Contact Cherie McCoy who still does Self Acceptance Training work   Email info@selfacceptance.us
or call 415-897-5997

Please send a note with your comments, suggestions, connections, or just your name to the editor, Thomas Biesanz: thomasbiesanz@aol.com