Certified Ontological Coaching and Leadership Program
Your journey to Coaching Excellence and Personal Transformation
Way of Being
Ontological Coaching is characterised by coaching to Way of Being. Our Way of Being is the underlying driver of communication and behaviour. Our perceptions and attitudes, many of which may be deep seated and out of awareness, exist in our Way of Being. Change in these perceptions and attitudes can result in the removal of significant barriers to learning, and the spontaneous development of more effective patterns of communication and behaviour.
Effectiveness in personal and professional life, and the quality of our existence, is indelibly shaped by Way of Being.
Way of Being is a regarded as a dynamic interrelationship between three areas of human existence – language, emotions and body. Coaching in all three areas of language, emotions and body has the potential to be transformative, for it can generate profound learning and deep constructive change.
What is Ontological Coaching?
Ontological Coaching is a profound way to work with ourselves and others, at the level of our perceptions and attitudes, which are often deep seated and out of awareness. We focus on language, emotions and the body, separately as areas of learning, as well as how they are interrelated and affect each other.
If you are interested in bringing about change for yourself, individuals, teams, businesses and organisations, Ontological Coaching is a powerful way to make this happen. It is effective because it is based on a practical understanding of language, moods and conversations for behavioural and cultural transformation.
Ontological Coaching offers a way to living and working well and developing a life of deep satisfaction, meaning and fulfilment. In a world of relentless and continual change this is no small matter!
Ontological Coaching is highly effective as a coaching methodology as well as for:
Testimonials
The COCLP programme has been an invaluable and transformative experience that has touched every area of my life. Through this programme, I have developed an acute awareness and understanding of myself, and how I view myself, others, and the world. I have become more reflective, flexible, adaptable, agile and resilient.
Being able to make positive shifts and being my own resourceful self, enables me take effective action to take care of what is important to me and bring about richer possibilities in my life. The programme has helped me to develop and establish the offer I want to be as a coach. It is a joy to see the positive impact the ontological coaching approach has on my client’s ability to bring about the change that they desire for their own lives. For me, this bears a strong testament to the invaluable power of the Ontological work. Alan and Karen throughout the programme, displayed the qualities of rigour, humility, respect, care, and generosity, an example I aim to emulate in my journey as a coach.
Being able to make positive shifts and being my own resourceful self, enables me take effective action to take care of what is important to me and bring about richer possibilities in my life. The programme has helped me to develop and establish the offer I want to be as a coach. It is a joy to see the positive impact the ontological coaching approach has on my client’s ability to bring about the change that they desire for their own lives. For me, this bears a strong testament to the invaluable power of the Ontological work. Alan and Karen throughout the programme, displayed the qualities of rigour, humility, respect, care, and generosity, an example I aim to emulate in my journey as a coach.
For me this course was a great experience path to liberation of my mind. No matter what field you end up in life understanding your own language, body, moods and emotions is critical to ensure that you function at your best.
During the course for the first time in my life I was able to be in full control of myself, understanding how I operate as a person, and understanding how other human beings operate too. I would recommend this to any leader irrespective of the field as I think for any leader it is important to understand yourself and lead yourself before you are able to understand and lead the next person.
As a husband, father and the leader in the workspace and in community this was the greatest gift I got. NOW I LIVE LIFE IN FULL NO MORE SURVIVING.
My learning journey throughout the 18-month programme has been nothing short of remarkable! The way I observe myself and the world has been transformed. I feel more empowered to deal with life’s challenges as they arise and I have a greater sense of agency to craft the life that I choose both personally and professionally as an Ontological practitioner. I was concerned at the outset that my experience could be somewhat diminished being forced to go online due to Covid restrictions but not once has the rich content, practical process or deep connection with my group been compromised. The universal human principles of care, dignity and legitimacy purposefully contain and hold the learning environment – and together with the humility and authenticity of the very accomplished course leaders, make for a deeply meaningful and unique learning experience for which I will be ever grateful.
The programme has deepened my practice as a coach, significantly contributing to my skills, awareness and effectiveness as a mediator and facilitator. At a personal level, it has given me much greater insight into my own patterns of or, and more importantly, choices I can make that support greater well-being and effectiveness through how I am in my language, emotions, and body.
I had been coaching for 15 years, and yet the value I gained from the 18 month program was profound and transformational. I learned a great deal about my own way of being. Adding ontological elements to my coaching methodology has deepened my ability to serve my clients and has led to transformational changes in their lives, and mine.
I was originally looking for a course that would add tools and techniques to my coaching repertoire. Instead I was exposed to a philosophy; a way of thinking about and experiencing – my language, my emotions and my body, very differently to the way I had before. The experience has added substantially to my coaching ability and confidence. My originally perceived need for tools has been surpassed by a fresh way of observing, myself and others. Should I never coach again, my personal evolution has been phenomenal, and this alone has made the programme worthwhile.
Before the whole world was hit by the coronavirus pandemic; the Ontological Coaching courses were offered physically (conducted in-person). However, since March 2020, the learning has been done on virtual platforms. I had the privilege of doing both the 3-day Ontological Coaching & Leadership in Action Workshop and the 18-month Certified Ontological Coaching & Leadership Diploma twice. Doing the diploma virtually was just as transforming and as effective as when we met physically. I repeated these ontological offerings because there is just so much to learn from the course leaders, and other co-learners; that I felt compelled to do it again so that I may learn more and transform myself as a coach, a facilitator, and a leader. The feedback I get from the people I coach has been testimony to the fact that Ontological Coaching enables coachees to connect with their souls and experience deep positive change. The ontological experience as a whole is an undeniable and compelling experience which pushes people towards actions that transform their lives.
The Roadmap
18 months – 3 Levels
Level 1
The focus is on the role of language. Participant learn a new understanding of language and how to enhance results in everyday interactions and coaching through using language differently. Although the primary focus is on language and how to use and apply specific linguistic tools, there is a continual integration with emotions and body, along with developing coaching skill and competence.
Level 2
Focuses more specifically on moods and emotions and how we can understand the crucial role of moods and emotions for deep and sustainable change. As part of this participants develop their ability to work with and shift moods, which have a direct and positive impact on communication, behaviour and performance. At an organisational level, this can be considered culture work.
Level 3
This level can be considered an integration level. Time is spent on the role of the body and how to work with, in and through the body to create sustainable shifts. Participants also begin to consider how to take the learning over the 18 month period forward in their professional lives. Lastly the focus is on how to apply the ontological framework in organisations and teams in relation to business improvement and culture change.
Important Documents
Options for Enrolling and Costs
Individuals can sign up for the whole course, or per level, depending on what suits them best
Three payment options are available for the program fee (which includes all course learning materials plus three volumes of Coaching to the Human Soul):
OPTION 1:
Total Program Fee of R128,100 excl VAT for early bird special
OPTION 2: Total Program Fee: R138,000 excl VAT
Payable per Level in 3 instalments: R46 000 excl VAT
OPTION 3: Total Program Fee: R138,000 excl VAT
Payable in 12 instalments of R11,500