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Unleash the power of

Inquiry

Facilitator Training Course:
Become a Better Facilitator of The Work

5 Week Online Course
​(All Wednesdays in January)
This course is fully booked

Course Overview
This live online training course is designed for facilitators experienced in The Work of Byron Katie who seek to deepen their practice and refine their facilitation skills.

Led by Ernest Holm Svendsen, a highly experienced Certified Facilitator and trainer, this course delves into advanced aspects of facilitation, offering a comprehensive exploration of tools, techniques and innovative approaches that will improve your skills and effectiveness when guiding others through self-inquiry.

Please note​: It is the first time I run this course, and it serves as a pilot project to test and refine the effectiveness of its approach. As a pioneering endeavor, we're collectively exploring the efficacy and impact of the course structure and content. Your participation and feedback will play a pivotal role in shaping and optimizing the experience for future groups of participants.
Course Structure
  • Dates: January 3rd - 31st
  • Duration: Five consecutive weeks
  • Frequency: Two-hour sessions every Wednesday
  • Session Format: Live online sessions via Zoom
  • Recordings: Recordings will be available for participants
  • Homework: Two hours of practice in triads every week
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Course Content
  • Navigating the Client’s Inner World: In my perspective, The Work is best understood as a journey of discovery into the client’s inner landscape, rather than a specific procedure of questions and answers. Learn how to navigate this journey, and develop the skills and sensitivity required to identify the most potent beliefs and inner structures to uncover and explore.

  • Holding Space for Transformation: Our most important gift as facilitators is our ability to hold space for our clients. Learn how to cultivate a safe container, attune to the client, and create a space of acceptance and compassionate loving-kindness towards all the rejected feelings and abandoned parts that show up during inquiry.

  • Incorporating Emotional Release: Allowing and cultivating a space for emotional processing is a key element for The Work to have effect. Learn how to activate the client’s nervous system, and how to deepen your work by incorporating emotional release as an integrated part of the client’s inquiry process.
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  • Crafting the Facilitator's Toolbox: There are a lot of skillful means we can employ as facilitators to support our clients. How can we help our client's transition from question 3 to question 4? How can we go deeper in the turnarounds? Explore and develop your own toolbox of tweaks, shortcuts, and techniques to bring potency, depth, and clarity to your work.
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  • Discovering Through Masterclass Sessions: Experience live demonstrations and Q&A sessions to refine your facilitation skills and explore the subtle nuances that make up the essence of the Art of Facilitation.
Homework Sessions
You will be part of a practice triad, where you will meet for two hours every week to experiment with facilitation techniques, receive feedback from your peers, and explore the application of the course content in real-life scenarios.
Outcome
The course is crafted to empower you with practical techniques and insights that will significantly improve your ability to guide others through the transformative process of The Work of Byron Katie.

You will gain advanced skills in facilitating, develop a deeper understanding of the process, and learn innovative and effective approaches to the art of facilitation. 

How to join

If you feel inspired to join this course, apply below!​
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Practicalities

Dates 
Every Wednesday in January from the 3rd to the 31st.
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Times
Each Wednesday session is for two hours 
  • Central Europe (CET): 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm 
  • US Eastern (ET): 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm 
  • US Pacific (PT): 10.00 am - 12.00 pm
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Expect an additional two hours of homework in your triad each week. 

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Who Should Attend?

Facilitators, practitioners, or individuals familiar with The Work of Byron Katie seeking to refine and improve their facilitation skills, deepen their understanding, and embrace advanced techniques.
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Participants

The maximum number of participants in the course is 12

​Technical Requirements
We meet in Zoom, which is a video conference system akin to Skype.
  • Internet access and audio/video is required
  • Use a smartphone or a tablet by installing the Zoom app
  • Use a computer or laptop by using a normal internet browser
  • You do not need to create a zoom account to join
  • You will receive easy to follow instructions and support prior to the first session

​​​Price:
As this is a pilot project, I offer the course at 1.350 Danish Kroner (equivalent to apx. 180 Euro / 195 USD)
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"This is one of the best classes about The Work of Byron Katie I have ever done. "
Katerina Korolkova

"A great encouragement to do The Work with more flexibility and with more emphasis on its essence."
Michael Kilpper

"A very powerful course."
Laurent Dommee

"Ernest’s courses have been the most thought-provoking, free-wheeling, and unconventional that I have taken in The Work."
Brenda Dixon

"Ernest has an authentic, advanced integration of Inquiry that inspires and clarifies."
Alara Tiernan

"It felt like stepping onto an island full of new treasures of the work."
Hedda Seemann

"I learned nuances in the roles of facilitator and clients that deepens the practice for me."
Keitheley Wilkinson

"I felt so safe going deep at the course with Ernest. His experience and loving kindness opened my mind."
Ragna Rosengren

Questions?
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Here are a few samples of what  people say about my online courses
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Ernest expands the experience of The Work and brings an enriched understanding of the process which allows for exploration and insights that have become invaluable to me. I learned nuances in the roles of facilitator and clients that deepens the practice for me. I came away from his course with a renewed excitement for The Work.

​Keitheley Wilkinson, California USA
Going Deeper has provided a safe environment in which I have found myself able to push at the boundaries of my comfort zones through class discussion, partner work, and guided meditations.
Highly recommended! 

​Abby McDowell, Connecticut USA
Very effective to work with others at the same skill levels to dive deeper in The Work, and see so many different styles of delivering it. I also loved experiencing it back to me and not just practicing it as the deliverer.
​Wende Wylie, California USA 
It felt like stepping onto an island full of new treasures of the work.

Hedda Seemann, Germany
I didn't expect "Going Deeper" to be so powerful. Deep is precisely the right adjective to describe the profound coverage of the course. The chance to share and work with someone means each week I get past a vulnerability. It makes the group more intimate and closer. I feel less fearful of speaking about the thoughts that arise and open to sharing something of myself which is profound. It really feels like a deeper experience of being human is taking place.

Wayne Baron, United Kingdom
This was an extremely effective course. I loved Ernest's personal style, simultaneously encouraging and challenging, assisting each of us individually and as a group to rise above the beliefs we are carrying that are holding us back. Before the course was over, I was already circling back to Ernest's schedule, trying to figure out when I can take his next course. It was indeed a successful invitation to go deeper.

Brenda Dixon, Maryland USA
In my experience, Ernest has an authentic, advanced integration of Inquiry that inspires and clarifies. I appreciate his occasional off beat humor and the warmth and presence of how he holds a group. I was dubious about learning with someone other than Byron Katie, but I was happily surprised and will be back for more. 

Alara Tiernan, California USA
Ernest is an extraordinarily skilled facilitator. He can put his finger precisely on the core issue underlying your suffering and use this insight to sensitively craft a pathway through the blockage. The power of "The Work" in his hands is amazing to behold. 

Lynn Wilkinson, Connecticut USA
This is one of the best classes about The Work of Byron Katie I have ever done. I would take it one more time without hesitation. 

Katerina Korolkova, Florida USA
I felt so safe going Deep at the course with Ernest. His experience and loving kindness opened my mind and his deep respect for what happens during the course gives us such an opportunity to learn to accept what is within ourselves and our clients. To practice with other open-minded participants was also a great gift. 

Ragna Rosengren, Sweden
Ernest’s courses have been the most thought-provoking, free-wheeling, and unconventional that I have taken in The Work. He is simultaneously challenging and tender with us, which has propelled me to deeper personal insights and to better relationships with my husband and son. The various techniques he has shared have given me new tools to deepen my inquiry. His honesty and openness have also been thought-provoking for me, as I am habitually more guarded. I also very much appreciate his playfulness in class. I am so glad I have had the continuing opportunity to learn from Ernest. 

Brenda Dixon, Maryland USA
A very powerful course that made us go deeper in the inquiry. Ernest is very kind and have so much years of experiences that we can ask him any questions, he will have the answers.

​Laurent Dommee, France
I can highly recommend Ernest`s course "Going deeper with The Work", which offers so many valuable insights from years of practice. And it is a great encouragement to do The Work with more flexibility and with more emphasis on its essence as an experience - experiencing situations, stressful beliefs, and facilitating as a connected journey for client (and facilitator) in every step. 

Michael Kilpper, Germany
Going Deeper with Ernest is at first a gentle scratching of the surface, however, through what seems like simple exercises, pretty soon I found myself in deep waters. Ernest's style is welcoming and inviting, he holds steady the tension between structured inquiry and the freedom to take sharp turns when the situation calls for it. I simply love journeying with Ernest down the rabbit holes of the present moment. It is such an inspiration!

Inbar Sarig, California USA
Ernest has a wonderful way of communicating and interacting with others when doing The Work. He is present, straightforward, and shares his experience without ever being overly directive. I very much appreciate his presence, and will continue to take & recommend any classes he offers! 

Abby McDowell, Connecticut USA
I love your creativity, the way you see inquiry as a space more than some rigid method to be strictly followed.

Genevieve Shibolet, Israel
A course that I can really recommend. A good mix between theory, discussion and practice. It is noticeable that Ernest has a long experience of working with The work. He is educational, he teaches and guides us with warmth and with a big heart.
Hans Åkersten, Sweden
In his trademark style of clear, concise and fuss-free communication, Ernest structures and facilitates the course very well. In a unique blend of stripping things down to the bare essentials and simultaneously holding the space for honest vulnerability, the course truly offers clarity in a noisy world, and with a big heart.

Teresia Björnberg, Switzerland
Ernest is a great facilitator for learning and applying the teachings of Byron Katie's Loving What Is teachings.

His teaching method is relaxed yet professional and he has a deep understanding and systemised method of teaching the necessary information for us to apply it to our own life.

I have read several of Byron Katie's books however Ernest's deep understanding of Byron's teachings helped me apply her teachings in a more effective way than I had achieved on my own.

Without hesitation I recommend this course. Ernest is the perfect man for this job.

Anton Hooton, Australia
Ernest has a solid experience with the Work. I felt secure with him during the group's sessions. He is open-minded, attentive and very pedagogical. ​I liked the fact that all questions were welcome. It was precious to hear our questions, doubts and inquiries be enlightened by Ernest's knowledge and experience.
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I have already advised two friends to participate in the next class. They are already registered. Thank you Ernest for giving easy, convenient and efficient access to The Work.

​​Laurent Novo, France
Ernest knows his stuff! And he presents the material in a comprehensive way that is very illuminating. His teaching style is excellent and his emphasis on the body sensations/emotions is key. I highly recommend Ernest as a teacher and facilitator!

​Jenny Turco, Massachusetts USA
Ernest’s ability to listen deeply with patience and kindness gave me the confidence and courage to “Do the Work”.

Scott Lindsey, Colorado USA
The class sessions were really good. It felt okay to ask pretty much any questions we could think of and we did! I liked how straightforward you are Ernest and the stories you share from your own life are helpful.

​Kelly Walker, New Zealand
Ernest has a natural way of sharing his knowledge by interweaving theory with questions and experiences that arose during the class sessions. There was this nice balance between theory and practice and I liked the interaction with the other participants.

​I found it also very convenient that I could join from my home, not needing to travel anywhere.

Astrid van Drie, The Netherlands
This course was a fantastic introduction to how to do The Work! Ernest is passionate, knowledgeable, and skilled at communicating and teaching the subtleties of the art of Inquiry.

Derek Cummings, Oregon USA
Thank you for both planning such a delicate course as well as hosting it! During the course I've made several breakthroughs in my life (being able to taking the decision about quitting nicotine after +20 years of heavy smoking, improved relationship to my family, spouse, friends, 'complete strangers' and, not to forget, the relationship with myself). I am now connected with other participants that I do inquiry with on almost a daily basis.

Christian Sams, Denmark
Ernest’s approach to The Work of Byron Katie is creative, intuitive, and confrontational in a way I find very useful and conducive to inner growth. I have learned a lot from “going deeper still” and can recommend it to anyone willing and eager to challenge their limits and open their minds further. ​

Elena Cheah, Germany

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