"The universe is made of stories, not of atoms."
– Muriel Rukeyser

Discover a method that integrates somatic awareness and storytelling for profound personal growth

Stories in Transformation offers professionals a profound approach to guiding clients through personal narratives using a unique blend of intuitive, logical, and embodied techniques. Developed by Alé Duarte, this two-part training equips therapists, coaches, and transformative practitioners with practical tools to help clients uncover deeper layers of their stories, fostering greater self-awareness, emotional fluidity, and resilience.


Through this method you will learn to bridge the inner world of symbols and metaphors with external realities, allowing for deeper exploration and integration of personal narratives. Stories in Transformation is built on the core belief that stories carry the essence of human experience, and this method makes the intangible tangible, offering both a strategic and intuitive pathway to transformation.

During Stories in Transformation sessions, clients roll story cubes, creating moments of synchronicity that reveal meaningful, unexpected symbols. These symbols guide the exploration of emotions, ideas, and narratives, helping clients uncover deeper insights and shifts in their personal stories. The process is intuitive yet structured, blending grounded, present-moment observations with intuitive insights. It draws inspiration from somatic psychology, developmental theories, and ancient traditions, offering a broad framework for exploration that goes beyond words, allowing transformation to unfold naturally and organically.s inspiration from somatic psychology, developmental theories, and ancient traditions, offering a broad framework for exploration that goes beyond words, allowing transformation to unfold naturally and organically.

Training Format:
Workshop 1: Foundations of Stories in Transformation

In the first workshop, participants will explore the foundational principles and techniques that create a fluid and meaningful exchange between the client and practitioner:

• The Tensegrity of Meaning: Discover how meaning is constructed and held together through dynamic tension within stories.
• Somatic Embodiment Tracking Skills 1: Objective paths, cues and grounding
• Ethics and Safety: Learn to create a secure and ethical environment for clients as they navigate sensitive stories.
• The 4 Principles of Stories in Transformation: A clear framework for guiding the innerstorytelling process, offering structure and flow.
• Dynamics of Expressing Stories: Engage with your client various modes of story expression, including the Inner Story, Silent Story, Adversity-bounced Narratives, and others.
• Techniques to Enhance Story Flow: Learn techniques to facilitate smooth narrative exchanges between therapist and client, incorporating logical congruency and somatic tracking to deepen the connection between body and story.
  

Workshop 2:
Advanced Narrative Techniques and Session Series

The second workshop delves into the construction of meaning through narrative, correlating intersecting stories and themes for deeper analysis and transformation:

• Somatic Embodiment Tracking Skills 2: Subjectivity and grounding Personal Sessions:
• Narrative and Construction of Meaning: Explore how clients construct meaning through their narratives and how these stories evolve.
• Correlating and Intersecting Stories: Learn how to identify and work with overlapping themes and story intersections to reveal deeper insights.
• Working with emotional ranges from contraction to expansion, building systemic resilience and growth in the stories.
• Analogical and Metaphorical Storytelling: Practice and explore how clients use analogy and metaphor to communicate complex, often unspoken emotions and experiences.
• Learn how to develop session themes for personal growth and to offer to clients.

What you will learn:
By the end of this series of workshops, participants will:

• Integrate the Stories in Transformation method into your practice, offering a transformative framework for clients.
• Advance your somatic tracking skills and learn techniques to create flow in client's experiences.
• Exercise and refine intuitive capacities, guiding clients toward profound insights through metaphor and embodied storytelling.
• Facilitate deeper exploration of clients’ personal narratives, helping them see their stories from fresh perspectives.
• Engage with various modes of processing information, supporting clients in finding coherence between their inner and outer worlds.

What to Expect:

• Safe Space: A confidential, ethical environment for exploration of sensitive narratives.
• Symbolic Tools: Use story cubes and metaphors to unlock deeper client stories.
• Holistic Process: Engage clients with both logical structure and intuitive flow, allowing stories to unfold naturally.
• Somatic Embodiment: Experience stories in the body, offering clients the chance to integrate their narratives in an embodied way.