Metamorphic Technique Workshop (2days)
(50 NRRI CPD credits)
Date: Sat 29th + Sun 30th June 2019
Venue: CORK
Cost: €250 (SPECIAL OFFER: First 10 bookings only €150)
Contact: Morag Mackay
Telephone: 086-3645229
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.metamorphicassociation.org
More info: Metamorphic Technique®
The Metamorphic Technique® is a simple practice which involves touching the spinal reflex areas of the feet, hands and head which have been found to reflect a pattern of time - the Prenatal Pattern. It was during this nine month period in the womb that all the characteristics that you live your life with today were first established.
A Metamorphic Technique® Practitioner lightly touches these particular points while at the same time providing a space free from direction towards a particular outcome. This means the Practitioner does not impose their will or seek to direct your energy or life force in any way. This attitude of mind, which we call Detachment, is a key aspect of this practice as it respects exactly who you are now and at the same time acknowledges your transformation potential.
There are two conditions necessary for transformation - one is to be alive and the other is the need for a specific environment. In a Metamorphic Technique® session the Practitioner creates this specific environment through their Detachment.
Transformation is an intrinsic quality of life, all of nature transforms spontaneously, naturally, creatively and without effort. We are a part of nature so we also have this innate potential but we often get in the way of our own transformation. In fact we are unique in that we are the only part of nature that is able to get in the way of our natural movement of transformation. This is because we have a very specific type of consciousness, a self reflecting consciousness, in other words we are aware that we are aware.
Nevertheless there are times in our lives when we consciously or unconsciously have a deep yearning or hunger for transformation - something may already be on the move within us - and it is perhaps then that we seek out, or resonate with, Metamorphic Technique®.
In the same way we see the acorn in a state of perfection hanging on the tree - at some particular moment - perhaps a mysterious movement of life - it seeks a specific environment in order to realise itself at another level of perfection - that of the oak tree - and so it falls to the earth.
So what does the earth do? It acts as a catalyst. The word ‘catalyst' comes from the Greek ‘Kata Luein', which means to loosen, to break down a structure. So the earth loosens the outer shell of the acorn but it does not direct it or tell it how to be an oak tree, it is the power of life and intelligence of the acorn that does this. The blueprint of the oak tree is already present within the acorn - it needs no direction from the earth.
In fact the earth is indifferent to the seed - it may have bumps or be misshapen but where are all these perceived ‘problems' when the oak tree appears? In fact the earth gives nothing to the seed, it is the roots of the plant that takes what it needs from the earth and it does that in accordance with its absolute necessity.
The first moment of our creation was the moment of conception, when the sperm and ovum surrendered their individual forms in a union that created the first cell - the zygote - which would divide and differentiate throughout a nine month journey to eventually become each of us. At that moment of conception, everything that we are now and also all our potential as a fully realised human being was present as information - our own blueprint. This potential is present in us right now and life, directed by our innate intelligence, knows the way. This type of transformation is not something that we can consciously make happen or manipulate in any way. All we can do is perhaps be willing to stop putting obstacles in the way of this natural movement.
So in a session of Metamorphic Technique® the Practitioner mimics the earth and acts like a catalyst through the practise of Detachment, which is the attitude of Letting Be. We simply stay out of the way. We do not direct the energy of our client, knowing that they are alive and that the power of life and intelligence that they are can do the work of what is absolutely necessary for them at this moment in time. For the acorn it is the structure of the outer shell that gets loosened, for us the structure that may get loosened is the Prenatal Pattern.
The Metamorphic Technique® is extremely gentle and has no contraindications making it suitable for everyone, regardless of age, circumstance or condition of life. It is accessible to all.
People are often particularly drawn to the Technique in times of difficulty or change such as: pregnancy, illness, palliative care, career changes, moving home, divorce, bereavement etc. It seems people may feel drawn to the Metamorphic Technique® to create more of what they need in their lives. Some people describe it like coming home to themselves.
Workshop Content:
During the workshop we will explore:
- The practice of Metamorphic Technique® on the feet, the hands and the head.
- The Attitude of Detachment
- Universal Principles underlying this work, in particular the Principle of Correspondence.
- Prenatal Time and the development of consciousness
- Birth Patterns; which can help us understand how the patterns with which we live our lives now came into existence
- Characteristics of the feet
- Historical approaches leading to Metamorphic Technique®
Outcomes:
Metamorphic Technique® is a wonderful work to bring into your own life and also to your family.
After
attending one workshop you will be able to offer sessions to family and
friends (not professionally with the Public) and, as this is a
certified workshop, you will also be eligible to apply for Associate
Membership of the Metamorphic Association and, if you wish, begin an
Apprenticeship towards becoming a Registered Practitioner. This workshop
also counts as one of the two workshops required in order to apply for
Practitioner Membership.
This is a stand-alone practice not an
addition to a reflexology treatment - instead it offers the possibility
of an understanding of an unique and subtle approach to life, healing
and transformation which in turn may more deeply inform and refine your
other work/therapies.
Metamorphic Technique® is gentle and
non-invasive with no contraindications and this gives Registered
Practitioner Members of the Metamorphic Association the advantage of
being able to offer sessions to specific clients whose health may have
become vulnerable or compromised and where other work is no longer
appropriate or viable.
The Metamorphic Association
The Metamorphic Association is a Educational Charitable Trust since 1984 and is the Governing Body for Metamorphic Technique® which is a Registered Trademark. Only Members of the Association have the legal right to use the Trademark.
Apprenticeship
You will need to:
- Give approximately 50 sessions of Metamorphic Technique®
- Receive approximately 20 sessions
-
Attend a further two day workshop and although it is the same workshop
as the first one, it will seem very different the second time around.
With
two workshop certificates and the completed practise you will then be
eligible to apply for Practitioner Membership with the Metamorphic
Association.
Practitioner Members who comply with the necessary
Continued Education requirements are officially recognised as being
eligible to practise Metamorphic Technique® professionally with the
Public.
All Members of the Metamorphic Association also agree to comply with a Code of Practice, Professionalism & Ethics.
About Me
My
name is Morag Mackay. I have been practising Metamorphic Technique®
for over 30 years and completed my teacher training in 1996 with Gaston
Saint-Pierre, the Founder of Metamorphic Technique®. Gaston was not only
my teacher and mentor but also a very dear friend and it is my
privilege to continue to pass on his wonderful teaching to others.
As
well as teaching workshops I also currently manage the Metamorphic
Association together with the current Director of the Association and we
also deliver the Continued Education Events and Teacher Trainings for
our Members in Ireland, the UK and Internationally.
Upcoming Workshops
I
have two upcoming Metamorphic Technique® workshops in June and I am
offering a special price of €150 to the first 10 participants that make a
booking.
8th & 9th June in Dublin 10am - 5pm both days €250
29th & 30th June in Cork City 10am - 5pm both days €250
For a booking form please email Morag Mackay at: [email protected]
© Morag Mackay 2019