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Biosynthesis encompasses ten main themes and the corresponding theories, methods and practices for each:
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Centering means to deal with personal values and personal
identities. This covers the somatic, psychological and spiritual identity of an individual. The fundamental question in this context is “Who am I?”
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Facing means the interaction between internal and
external goals. In this case the question is “Where am I going?”
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Grounding means the development of effective life management
strategies, appropriate levels of assertiveness, efficient and compassionate behaviour. The question is “How do I get there?”
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Holding concerns the principles of personal boundaries,
self-preservation, and security, which in this context refers to the individual and social surroundings. The question is “Whom and what can I trust?”
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Bonding aims to encourage contact with others,
intersubjectivity, verbal and non-verbal interchange. The question is: “Who can I communicate with and how can I improve my contacts?”
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Bounding covers understanding, recognition, or negotiating of
one's own or other’s boundaries and borders, both private and public, personal and social. Social conflicts often occur for instance as a result of ambiguities when drawing up territorial boundaries. The
question is “What and where are my boundaries and how can I approach conflict in a constructive way?”
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Charging offers opportunities to release personal
energy from a static or stagnant situation, to arouse vitality and nourish creativity. Question: “Where and what are my sources of strength, and how can I improve the
uptake, circulation and output of my energy?”
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Sounding links our language with the depths of experience and
encourages the ability to listen to others empathetically and to communicate effectively. For this, you must be good at self-reflection, observing inner monologues and mental patterns. The question
is “How do I communicate?”
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Shaping means finding and developing skills, work
opportunities, competence, meaningful and practical areas of application for them, and organisational structures. Question: “How can I turn my dreams into reality?”
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©IIBS May 2002 All rights reserved. Print (also in extracts) only with approval of the IIBS.
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